Hi guys :)

Bad news unfortunately - the poor old wisdom teeth are not in good shape and some might have to go. I hope it is not too painful or expensive :/ Also, while at

On the good news front, my overseas trip is evolving and taking shape. Don't forget to occasionally check my openroad LJ which I tend to update with my travel news in order to avoid ( Read more... )

I've been delaying this update a bit as I think it represents a resolution of the last week, which has required a great deal of thought and planning. But I'm at peace with all that has happened finally ( Read more... )

Well, my birthday went well, if uneventfully. Having conjunctivitis since Thursday put a bit of a dampener on it. At least I'm not likely to run out of chocolate in a hurry, and we got heaps of cake :) Thanks to Cam for coming around; Stuart, Daniel, Lucas, Dean and Steven for phoning me; and everyone who sent me a card, virtual or otherwise ( Read more... )

Just a moment of total Saddam silliness... to the tune of "Hey Ya" by Outkast

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Not much to update - I've been busy at work for 2 months ( Read more... )

First anniversary of the toppling of Saddam's Baghdad statue, and the US is fighting a war of justification in Iraq, particularly in the cities of Baghdad, Fallujah, Kut, Najaf and Karbala. Confirmed reports coming in from Fallujah (US codename: "Operation Iron Resolve") are that the US Marines have suffered "substantial" casualties (no reports on ( Read more... )

Not much has been happening lately ( Read more... )

As usual, work is busy ( Read more... )

After the recent flurry of activity on this journal, I guess the last week or two have been quiet by comparison. Mainly cos of work, and the fact that when I come home from work I don't feel like doing much else but sleeping. :P This entry will probably not conform to any grammatical standard, so be forewarned ( Read more... )

After a long tiring day running up and down stairs, crawling under tables and learning new stuff, it's great to come home safe in the knowledge the world is still a delightfully crazy place.

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