The Cleeeeeaaan Pool!

Greetings to all my friends overseas heading into winter. Just wanted to give you a taste of our lovely Australian climate and my now clean pool!!! lol (although cant brag too much, cause water still too cold to swim!) lol

The lonnnnng weekend...

Had a varied long weekend, with a public holiday today. Spent Saturday doing stuff around the house, cause still heaps to do, Sunday hung out with my friend Brooke over a lazy brunch in a nursery cafe. Monday (work holiday) spent cleaning once again, then off to new local shops to check out whats on offer (hey, who needs an excuse to shop? lol). Then came home and attempted to do some preparation for work. Am gonna be acting in General Manager role while my boss is away this week and was given the task of planning organisational restructure for programs affecting 400 staff. Not an easy task, nor fun really, cause ultimately any changes I make will also affect my own role. Couldnt quite focus on the task when took the stuff to do over coffee in local cafe (my usual weekend work mode) so brought it back and completed it while listening to Ricky Martin CDs. lol Is it wrong to plan the restructure of staff positions while dancing? Am pleased to know that at least after I had finished planning, I still had a job. Phew.

Do you think Im a Twit(ter)?

Met someone recently in SL who, after one hour of conversation forwarded me a link to his personalised Twitter home page....

Now "I" know I'm not psycho, but does he? lol

Not sure whether you are familiar with this new phenomenom, but up until yesterday I wasnt. Basically its a site where you are able to log information every 10 mins or so (presumably via phone text) providing updates about your whereabouts and what exciting things youre doing. Now call me crazy... (although I'll slap you in the face if you do! lol), but this screams amazingly rediculous to me for a number of reasons....

Who in their right mind wants people to see what they are up to every minute of their day? Would make for very interesting reading for friends of a Second Life user... Might read like this:

FRIDAY NIGHT - PARTY NIGHT

7pm: Just signed into SL 7:15pm Getting a drink 7:20pm: Back playing SL 8pm: Toilet break 8:10pm: Pixelated - Drinking cocktails, dancing in a sexy black dress at the hottest night club and socialising with all my fantastic friends - WOOT! - Real Life: Sitting at my PC in flannel PJ's and ugg boots drinking green tea! lol - woot?).

And why would you want to give people the ability to also keep track of your whereabouts in a way which would let them stalk you? Stalker would see entry: "heading for quiet walk in deserted park" and think, hmmmmm, this is just too easy! A thief might think "hmmmm, house empty for next 30 mins - bloody fantastic!"

But really, who the heck even has time to give up-to-date reports about their comings and goings? As it is I find it hard to keep up with things (outside of SL of course! lol I know my priorities). My entries would likely start with a friendly tone and then just deteriorate... 1.50pm: just finished great lunch with work colleagues 1.55pm: Just about to go into important budget meeting 2pm: Frantically looking for important budget paperwork to take to meeting 2:10: still looking for bloody paperwork.... now running late for the meeting 2:15: might actually FIND paperwork if I didnt have to keep providing these bloody updates every 5 mins!!!! 2.20: STOP FRIGGEN' PROMPTING ME FOR THESE F*%#*N UPDATES - AGHHHHHHHHH!!!

Anyway.... you get the drift.... lol
Here is the link if you want to check it out http://www.twitter.com/
And NO, Im NOT gonna sign up! You know where to find me - Its where you met me! lol

My birthday

Had a wonderful birthday. I followed my decade long tradition of not working on my birthday, so met a friend for breakfast at a beautiful beachside cafe. Was very relaxing. Made my way through 2 coffees. Even had a latte! Got some nice presents from family and friends. Here are a sample. The key ring is funny cause my friend put the Brad Pitt photo in herself cause its a long standing joke that Im Mrs Pitt since I met him years ago. I also got some great jewellery, including the below and some beautiful venitian glass :)

Also got some fantastic travel info which I will need to read over the next month if I want to know anything about Europe before I turn up on its doorstep.

Thanks for all the wonderful well wishes from friends for my birthday. x

Care for a swim?

Unpacked yet? Hell no! lol

Next time you think to ask me whether we've finished unpacking.... think of this! We will be unpacking for years! lol

Sydney Harbour

I had a work meeting in the city this week. Then wandered down to the harbour to take this short video.