Cafe DSL

Cafe DSL is our regular seminar series here at the DSL, and as usual I ordered and paid for the pizza and softdrink. I've just filed my last request for reimbursement ($545.01) and noticed how much I've spent. $4162.20 over 3 years. That's $4162.20 for 511 round bits of bread with grease and questionable meat from the cheapest provider, with softdrink. And damn it tasted good. :)

Floorplan

I have a floorplan for my place now. Well, I'm assuming it's the right floorplan. I dug it up from a site showing availability in my building. It should be a nice little place - will post photos once I get there and get an Internet connection.

Tired

I'm bloody tired at the moment. Recently I've been drinking some of these V energy drinks and finding that, straight after drinking them, I relax and feel sleepy. Taking an energy drink before bed seems wrong, but almost makes sense at the moment. Work here is just crazy. On the positive side (always have to look at the positive side) I should be able to handle any stress the new job throws at me.

Looking forward to the overnight stay in Taipei. Hope the hotel is decent and quiet. Will try to sleep on the plane so I can see some of the city in the evening.

Seacliff Bridge

Needed a break from packing yesterday, so my parents and a friend went up to Seacliff Bridge - the new bridge linking some of those communities that lie between Wollongong and Sydney. It's really quite a nice bridge. It's not as spectacular to walk along as the aerial photographs might suggest, but the views of the rocks and water beneath you, and the rockface it runs along are worth the trip. I think some beautification efforts, like removing the old roadway from the cliff face and leftover construction bits and pieces, will make it a much better attraction.

Packing Almost Done

My parents visited this weekend to take most of my stuff back to Muswellbrook, and help me organise the rest so it could be packed. So far I have just 3 boxes to go - I expect a 4th yet. These will be shipped sometime later by boat.

The bags I'm taking with me are also almost completely packed, though they still need some work. They're about 27kg each, so I'll take a bus/shuttle to the airport if possible, rather than a regular train.

And yes, that is a can of quail eggs and a jar of vegemite holding the lids closed on the boxes. They were just at hand at the time. :P