I'm now an Uncle!
Say hello to my new nephew, Jake. This is his passport photo, which apparently he needs as he's off to Greece in a couple of months. It's certainly a better one than my passport photo, although the double chin is definitely an unfortunate similarity. Is it just me, or does he bear a slight resemblance to Dr Evil (or Mini-Me at any rate)? Actually, as my inept photo manipulations show (done in about 10 minutes), no more so than any other baby.
Well, this is the first update I have done on the blog for a while. I have been fairly busy these last couple of months but have not had anything really interesting happen. My time has mainly been taken up in finishing my IT part of the degree ( I now just have a couple of intensive business subjects to complete), working, and buying a car. Vehicle purchase should be a straightforward matter you might think, and you'd be right. But in this case it was complicated by my lack of knowledge of Australian legal regulations (which vary from state to state, and occasionally even within the state) regarding registration of a newly acquired car, and also having to deal with a very slippery and dodgy buyer.
Even though I got it on "mates rates", the amount of hassle was almost not worth the saving. However, it's all now sorted out and I no longer have to get half-drowned in the wet season or sunstroke most of the rest of the time. It's a typically aussie car: a Holden VS Commodore sedan. I'll probably post a picture of it as well sometime.
Other than that, I am just waiting to finish off at the University, which by my calculations will be around September. I'll be going back to the UK for Christmas so I'll have a couple of months to spare. I have some ideas but I need to check if they are feasible in the timescale.
I hope to be buying a camera soon, so expect to see the site updated a bit more often, perhaps with pretentious pseudo-arty shots.
Well, this is the first update I have done on the blog for a while. I have been fairly busy these last couple of months but have not had anything really interesting happen. My time has mainly been taken up in finishing my IT part of the degree ( I now just have a couple of intensive business subjects to complete), working, and buying a car. Vehicle purchase should be a straightforward matter you might think, and you'd be right. But in this case it was complicated by my lack of knowledge of Australian legal regulations (which vary from state to state, and occasionally even within the state) regarding registration of a newly acquired car, and also having to deal with a very slippery and dodgy buyer.
Even though I got it on "mates rates", the amount of hassle was almost not worth the saving. However, it's all now sorted out and I no longer have to get half-drowned in the wet season or sunstroke most of the rest of the time. It's a typically aussie car: a Holden VS Commodore sedan. I'll probably post a picture of it as well sometime.
Other than that, I am just waiting to finish off at the University, which by my calculations will be around September. I'll be going back to the UK for Christmas so I'll have a couple of months to spare. I have some ideas but I need to check if they are feasible in the timescale.
I hope to be buying a camera soon, so expect to see the site updated a bit more often, perhaps with pretentious pseudo-arty shots.
posted by Hamish @ 3:14 pm
1 Comments:
What a joy to come across your blog. I recently moved from Cairns after living there for 15 years. I was an IT teacher at the TAFE until last december. Am now happily retired on the Sunshine Coast. Loved reading about "my town"
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