Fit for Public Consumption

The Art of Throwing C4

2008-04-21T13:29:00.001+10:00

I wanna be like Mike. :P

Baby Nerd

2008-04-10T15:29:00.004+10:00

One of the guys at work had his photo snapped today when he was sitting on a chair at a primary school he was doing some work at.

The big bugger looks hillarious sitting on this little chair. He said I could blog the picture if I hid his face (he is a dentist you know!). :P

Click for larger pic. :)

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YMCDave

2008-03-12T13:57:00.003+10:00

This is what the engineers get up to at work when they are bored.

The Village People wannabe in the pic just returned from a construction site. That accounts for the helmet, but the high visibility wife beater..... (shakes head)

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Sad

2008-03-11T01:16:00.002+10:00

I miss her. :(

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Check Out This RC Car

2008-03-04T18:41:00.001+10:00

Holy crap, check out how fast this remote control car goes!!!

:P

Had Enough

2008-02-15T20:26:00.001+10:00

Tired of this crap! As soon as I am free of these commitments, I am 'outta here!

Alice is calling me!!!

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Doing Donuts Through the Water on the Quad

2008-02-09T20:00:00.001+10:00

I was kinda hoping he was going to jump the driveway a little faster, but he was too chicken. ;)

Jumping a Creek on the Quad

2008-02-09T19:59:00.001+10:00

Well, not actually jumping "across" the creek, but jumping into it at least. :P

iPod Touch

2008-02-07T22:42:00.000+10:00

I have one of the new iPod touch thingies. Got all my music on it and am very much enjoying all the other features that it has.

I have it joined to my wireless network and am using it for email and web browsing and even this blog entry. The keyboard is a dream to type on and I am already faster on it than I am when using my blackjack pda. All in all I am seriously impressed with the the sexy little thing, and can hardly wait for the iPhone to be released in Australia. Having all these features PLUS the ability to connect to a mobile Internet service when I am not in range of a wireless network.

Anyhow, must run to bed. Have an early start tomorrow and am feeling quite sleepy. Big day ahead of me tomorrow too, so I really do need the sleep.

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Not Happy

2008-02-05T10:59:00.001+10:00

She did not call yesterday. :(

Could she have forgotten? What does that mean?

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2008-02-04T09:42:00.000+10:00

:(

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Nearly Did It

2008-02-01T06:42:00.000+10:00

Another dentist visit yesterday. He ALMOST was going to take that last wisdom tooth out, but I stopped him. Chickened out. He was concerned that an infection was going to make it harder to remove, but I let him do a root treatment on the tooth and put a temporary dressing on it. It'll be good for a few months. I'll have it removed on a later visit. I am such a coward. :(

Mouth is still pretty sore this morning from other work done. It is crazy the amount of pain I have to go through just to have that perfect smile. But hey, I got to have something going for me right? ;)

Work this week has been as busy as ever. Lots of exciting stuff happening though, and reshuffles of staff through the company look to be turning out ok. I have strong hopes for the future, and am pretty comfortable that I will stay with this company for quite a few years to come. I am very lucky I have a good boss. :)

Well, mostly good anyway. ;)

Party this weekend with a mate. Cricket with some clients on Sunday. Hopefully the weather will be good.

Missing my gorgeous girlie. :(

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240 Thousand Free from Three

2008-01-29T13:47:00.000+10:00

OK, now this is hilarious. Stick with me on this one, it's worth it.

I have one of the 3 Skype Phones, which is basically a cellphone that has the Skype service installed on it. The result being you can use the 3 mobile broadband network to make free Skype phone calls. The handset is a regular prepaid cellphone service also, but I don't use it for that.

Anyway, the point of the matter is this. I just recharged the service to have some credit for the next two months, which is all I need to be able to make free Skype calls. :)

I logged into the 3 webpage using the handset to check the account balance, and noticed that it said I had 240 THOUSAND, yes that is 240,000 free SMS's remaining!!!

Now, I know I am supposed to get 240 free SMS's for the recharge period. I figured the webpage was just displaying the value wrong. So I sent an SMS and checked again... 239,999 remaining. OMG!!! One more SMS just to be sure... 239,998. WOO HOOOOO!!!

See for yourself!!! (click for larger pic)

Now, do the math. 3 charges 25 cents per SMS. 240 thousand SMS's are therefore valued at $60K. That's right, SIXTY THOUSAND DOLLARS. (insert Dr Evil laugh here).

W00t!

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Work Work Work

2008-01-25T11:06:00.000+10:00

And more work! Sorry I have not blogged as much as I should over the past week or so, but all I have been doing is working my ass off.

So it is just as well I have not blogged, cause I only have boring work to talk about.

Will blog more soon. Have work to do! ;)

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Guys Skis Down Tube Escalator

2008-01-22T11:54:00.001+10:00

Holy crap that is a long escalator!

Another Week

2008-01-21T16:00:00.000+10:00

Well, today started off not quite as bad as I expected it to be. Still far busier than I am comfortable with. But hey, that's what I get paid the big bucks for right?

Spent the weekend hanging with family. Went to my sisters for dinner last night. Had a chat to her partner about motorbikes. He won't sell me his Honda XR400-R road/trail bike. :( He just bought a brand new road bike, stupidly powerful, will kill himself for sure. Maybe then I can get his bike. ;)

He suggested I call around to some Team Moto Honda dealerships, see if anyone has the same bike for a decent price. Might be a good idea.

Anyhow, must go and get some work done. As usual there is too much to do and not enough time to do it. :|

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What a Busy Week

2008-01-18T15:15:00.000+10:00

This week has been a nightmare. A million things to do, and not enough time to do it. And now the week is over, and I did not get even half the things done I needed to get done. :(

Next week is going to be worse. What a great start to the year! :|

Went to the dentist again yesterday. The pain has almost gone now. Got a whole lot of dental work ahead of me to get all the things done I want done. So the dentist and I will become great buddies, he will get richer, and I will get poorer. :(

Anyhow, still a few hours left in the day. I must make use of them while I can. Sorry to all those I have neglected. Probably wont get any better anytime soon though. So hang in there. ;)

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They Lied

2008-01-13T21:27:00.000+10:00

The dentist said the pain would be mostly gone within a day or two. He lied! My family and friends said the pain would be mostly gone within a day or two. They lied!

LIARS!!!

Spent most of this weekend sleeping because of the drugs I am taking to keep the pain away. I am not looking forward to working tomorrow. I don't know why it is still hurting so much. It does not look infected, but there is still quite a bit of swelling there.

It hurts just as much as it did the day after. I think everyone has underestimated exactly how much this dentist monstered me when he cut this tooth out. :(

When I see him late next week, I'm going to ask for an explanation as to why the pain has gone on. If he does not sufficiently reassure me that the next wisdom tooth extraction will go better, I suspect it will stay in until it becomes more painful to keep it in than take it out.

Have work to do tonight that I did not get finished earlier in the week. Always so much work. (sigh)

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I Hate Dentists

2008-01-11T06:57:00.000+10:00

I went to the dentist on Wednesday to have a lower wisdom tooth removed that had developed a cavity below a filling from years ago. The cavity had weakened the tooth, and the corner had broken away and exposed nerve.

I am sure the dentist did all he could to minimise the pain, but the whole experience was very traumatic for me. He had to cleave the tooth apart because it was in too tight and he could not get good enough grip to remove it. And to make matters worse, there was an advanced infection there which required him to drill and flush out the root canals before he could try to remove the tooth.

Oh man, did that destroy me! I am no more a coward to pain than the next guy, and have a pretty high pain threshold, but that has got to be a traumatic experience for anyone!

I am still in quite a bit of pain two days later. The swelling has gone down a little, but I am still medicating myself pretty heavily, and still can only sleep sitting up.

I hope the pain goes away soon. I have heaps of work I need to get done.

Oh yeah, did I mention that the dentist said the other lower wisdom tooth needs to come out sooner rather than later! :(

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Not Looking Forward To It

2008-01-09T08:08:00.000+10:00

Another sleepless night last night. So with these hardcore painkillers combined with lack of sleep and insane pain, it's no supprise this is shaping up to be a totally crappy day.

To top it off, I am going to the dentist later today to have this bloody tooth pulled. I suspect it is going to go badly, and the dentist is going to monster me. :(

This sucks so bad!

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Serious Pain

2008-01-08T02:28:00.000+10:00

I can hardly belive how much pain a tooth ache can cause. I am unable to sleep because it is so bad, even though I have taken enough pain killers to make me feel like a dizzy sick zombie!

The pain is so serious that it feels like I have an agonising ear ache also. If I make it through this night I must find a way to see a dentist tomorrow.

This sucks!

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Back in the Saddle

2008-01-07T09:18:00.000+10:00

Back at work today. Started back a week early to try and get a head start on all the work. Holy crap is there heaps of work to do! :(

Went and saw my sister and her kids yesterday for lunch. Played chess with my nephew. Over to a mates place for the afternoon and dinner. Fun to torment his kids. His little boy is a wiz on the XBox. Puts me to shame.

Anyhow, must run. A million things to get done, and no time to do it. Enjoy your holidays people!

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Sneaky Bugger

2008-01-05T18:41:00.000+10:00

Had a migraine sneak up on me today. Oh man, it was a whopper. I was out at the shops with my mother, felt the headache coming on at lunch and figured it was just a touch of dehydration. I was wrong.

Came home, drugged myself up, slept for the whole afternoon. I still have a headache, but at least the agony of the migraine is gone.

Only had three last year. Lets hope they are not a problem for me this year. I'll need to go to the doc and get a new script for meds I use to treat it. I never want to suffer that pain if I can avoid it.

My parents came home today. No idea where they are going next, but they said they want to take the doggie with them. He monstered them good when they got home. I suspect they had a good time when they were away, but missed him. They are worse than he is. (chuckle)

Anyhow, I am about to eat dinner and go back to sleep. Am going over to my sisters tomorrow to help her put RAM in her laptop and have lunch at their friends house. Of course I have to earn my food by helping their friends with their computer. ;)

Work next week. Holidays were too short. :(

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Sound Asleep

2008-01-04T03:19:00.000+10:00

Here is a pic I took just now. Junior is sound asleep at my side as I sit and watch TV. He has fallen asleep on his back. Very cute. :P

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The Party Will Finish Early

2008-01-04T02:27:00.000+10:00

Had a meeting with my boss today. Things are going to be far busier than I expected, and our upper management are going to start back a week early. That means I will be returning to work next week so that I can get a head start on things that need to get done.

Took my nan shopping this morning, meeting over lunch, then relaxed for the afternoon watching TV and playing XBox. My doggie is getting real annoyed that he is not being taken for his daily walks. The rain is just not letting up. He is a strange dog... He refuses walk out onto the wet grass to go to the toilet but is happy to go for a walk in the rain. Go figure.

Anyhow, must make a start on this work. Will have to work at getting my sleep pattern back to normal over the weekend. Blog again soon.

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