Time to do some studying
Well, it's time I now remembered the reason I am in Cairns: to finish my Masters degree. With a shock I have realised that the next semester starts in two weeks and I have to have the first phase of my project ready for a presentation/demonstration then. Considering I have done nothing since before christmas I am starting to panic. So I am now going to spend most of my free time trying to get something that will pass muster done. This is why I am sitting at a computer in the evening (obviously by writing this I am not working that hard though).
I have blown out two other offers, both of which would have been more fun. One was to go with this american guy I know to a "Brazilian Ju-Jitsu" training session. I was looking forward to this with some trepidation as a lot of the guys who go to this (and they are all big guys) are the kind of psycho nightclub bouncers who dream of becoming cage fighters. However, apparently they go easy on you when you start (ie. no biting or eye gouging) which is good as I do not want to pick up any injuries, and it is recognised as probably the world's foremost one-on-one combat system. I seem to be doing a lot of physical training at the moment but I am looking for something that will test me a bit, perhaps its a midlife crisis to convince myself that I'm not too old to handle it.
The other event I am missing out on is the "A J Hackett Adrenalin Night" at Gilligans where I work. This was handed to me as an invitation by one of the guys at the gym who works for him. Basically, AJ Hackett is the Bungy Jumping legend (no, I'd never heard of him before) who runs a centre here near the Uni. Bungy jumping is something that I've yet to try, and I can't say I really want to. They also have something called the "Minjin Swing" which catapults you through jungle canopy at 100km/h. The party is booked for the Mezzanine Bar, but according to the guy who gave me the ticket they are also going to use the ample ceiling space to set up swings and other elastic stuff so that people in the bar can swoop around. Hmm, bungy jumps and alcohol in the same building? I think its unlikely, but I'll find out tomorrow when I go in to work. Perhaps I'll spend the first part mopping up the remains of overenthusiastic punters.
Also I took (and failed) my written driving exam. This was a bit of a shock as its the first exam I have failed in a long while, so is a humbling event. I got 2 questions out of 30 wrong, but they were important ones. The good news is that I can take it again tomorrow, for another $15.90, and as they are the same questions I should pass. I hope.
I also signed up for a Tsunami benefit event - "The Aerobathon". This is 6 hours of gym classes on Saturday (which is also taking place in London apparently) which should be physically draining. I am regretting it slightly as it starts at 9.30 in the morning and I won't be home until 4am the night before. I might miss out the first couple of classes, especially the "Body Jam" which is basically funky dance moves that even at the best of times I would be too mal-coordinated to do. Still, as I am on my fitness kick I should be able to make it through.
Oh well, back to some study then, I can't put it off any longer...
I have blown out two other offers, both of which would have been more fun. One was to go with this american guy I know to a "Brazilian Ju-Jitsu" training session. I was looking forward to this with some trepidation as a lot of the guys who go to this (and they are all big guys) are the kind of psycho nightclub bouncers who dream of becoming cage fighters. However, apparently they go easy on you when you start (ie. no biting or eye gouging) which is good as I do not want to pick up any injuries, and it is recognised as probably the world's foremost one-on-one combat system. I seem to be doing a lot of physical training at the moment but I am looking for something that will test me a bit, perhaps its a midlife crisis to convince myself that I'm not too old to handle it.
The other event I am missing out on is the "A J Hackett Adrenalin Night" at Gilligans where I work. This was handed to me as an invitation by one of the guys at the gym who works for him. Basically, AJ Hackett is the Bungy Jumping legend (no, I'd never heard of him before) who runs a centre here near the Uni. Bungy jumping is something that I've yet to try, and I can't say I really want to. They also have something called the "Minjin Swing" which catapults you through jungle canopy at 100km/h. The party is booked for the Mezzanine Bar, but according to the guy who gave me the ticket they are also going to use the ample ceiling space to set up swings and other elastic stuff so that people in the bar can swoop around. Hmm, bungy jumps and alcohol in the same building? I think its unlikely, but I'll find out tomorrow when I go in to work. Perhaps I'll spend the first part mopping up the remains of overenthusiastic punters.
Also I took (and failed) my written driving exam. This was a bit of a shock as its the first exam I have failed in a long while, so is a humbling event. I got 2 questions out of 30 wrong, but they were important ones. The good news is that I can take it again tomorrow, for another $15.90, and as they are the same questions I should pass. I hope.
I also signed up for a Tsunami benefit event - "The Aerobathon". This is 6 hours of gym classes on Saturday (which is also taking place in London apparently) which should be physically draining. I am regretting it slightly as it starts at 9.30 in the morning and I won't be home until 4am the night before. I might miss out the first couple of classes, especially the "Body Jam" which is basically funky dance moves that even at the best of times I would be too mal-coordinated to do. Still, as I am on my fitness kick I should be able to make it through.
Oh well, back to some study then, I can't put it off any longer...
posted by Hamish @ 8:10 pm
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