After getting the 12 week scan yesterday, T (aka Gaia aka Gaidrusa :) and I are excited.. we're going to be parents ( Read more... )

The general public is stupid. (I've worked in a number of areas that seem to confirm this. Maybe one day, I'll remember and take it into account. *sigh ( Read more... )

Longer than usual and there's several reasons ( Read more... )

I was just (belatedly as always) posting a reply to Jez when I figured I should tell anyone else interested the same news. ( So here goes... )

So the weather up until Wednesday last week had been fairly hot and dry for quite a while. Then on Wednesday it pours down. Having a week of school hols, I'm at work that day. After a really crappy day on the phones, I'm getting ready to leave, look out the window and realise I'm probably going to get drenched on the bike despite wet weather gear. ( Read more... )

Someone posted this elsewhere recently and I decided to post a response about how the list doesn't apply to me and my lovely wife. Their post form didn't allow a message that long so I thought I might inflict it on you gentle folk instead. Feel free to ignore but I thought some might find some parts amusing :)

( Take a peek... )

Drove to Sydney with Gaia on Saturday spent a few wonderful days with family (saw my younger-but-eldest sister for the first time in 7 yrs!!! :D ) then drove back yesterday. I'll be tired for a couple of days but it's well worth it ( Read more... )

I've mentioned this before, but it's getting worse, so here goes again...

LJ doesn't want me having friends.

For the last n period of time, I've been reasonably certain that the number of friends' entries I can see has been decreasing. Once upon a time I could see 150+ entries. More recently, I've only been able to see the last three pages worth ( Read more... )

...to me! Well, in about twenty minutes anyway ( Read more... )

... and anyone else interested ( Read more... )