Communication...
Wednesday, April 26, 2006
Guess what?
This time we got here at nine, only in fact class starts at 10 today. Apparently we were told this.
I love the ability we humans have to communicate simple ideas with no ambiguity. It's what raises us above animals
However, never one to miss an opportunity, i'm going to take this chance to update my blog once more.
'Big' news of the moment is that it looks like i'm saying goodbye to Multiply, and am investing in a faster, more user friendly photo hosting site. But then i suppose you get what you pay for! From now onwards my photos can be found at Smugmug. Hope people find the new format
a bit easier (and faster) to navigate :-) Nice quirk about Smugmug too is that you can vote for your favorite photos so feel free to let me know if you like my pics! Though given the mass of contributions i've noted to my blog i'm not going to be holding my breath.
We've just come back from our two week Easter break so apparently we're refreshed, and rejuvinated and ready for the final push; five weeks to go and far too much work to do. As you can see i'm using my time constructively.
Easter was nice though and tied up some loose ends. Got my final week of work placement out of the way at a clinic in Melbourne. It's a good thing to go somewhere where your confidence gets boosted for a change and i came away from that week feeling like i might actually know something. Having a third year student on rotation with me was big part of that; made me realise that i have actually progressed since this time last year! Sometimes i wonder though...
After the weeks hard work (watching other people earn money and save lives) we took the Easter weekend easy (and avoided the crowds) then headed off to Wilson's Prom for our dose of serenity (laughing at the chain of cars driving back to the city). The Prom was lovely, and a welcome change from the city, though since the burn off last February it is somewhat changed!
Still a day in the sun at Squeaky Beach, Frisbee, a sunset from Mount Oberon, a climb to the top of Mount Bishop and the excellent company of my flatmate Phil, his girlfriend Cat and of course Louie made for a fun trip.
We also had the added bonus of Anna's Toyota Kluger, an AWD thingy that eats petrol but had cruise control and a hell of a lot more space than my hatchback! Camping in true yuppie style. Check out the photos here
Then it was back to Melbourne, for a few days of study with ' brief' interludes of procrastination... On the plus side though i finally finished my picture frame for the cambodia print i got last year and so at last i may be able to actually display the thing!
In addition to the Wilson's Prom stuff, i'm slowly uploading more of the photos taken earlier this year before my camera packed up so keep checking in. With exams looming, procrastination levels will also be rising so expect regular updates! At present you can check out the Vet Ball 2006, the B&S Ball, the Queen's Batton visit to Williamstown, Anna's Birthday dinner at Crown and another of 383's housewarming parties!
P.S. Word up to my main man Brodie - tagger extraordinaire! Your hand signals are fully sick.
Lazy Lazy LAZY!
Monday, April 03, 2006
sigh
i had all these grand plans about what i wanted to blog about. As with many of my grand plans, they never made it past the planning stage. However, on this bright monday morning, having woken up for prac at 8am (chopping up dead chickens - the best way to spend Monday morning) only to find it's scheduled for nine, i thought, what can i do that needs doing.... So here we are.
So what's changed since Egypt?
Good things:
- We've moved again. Though when i say "we", i mean my family.
Adios Kuala Lumpur and Helllllloo Singapore.
Another job for dad and a return to the land of my birth. Bit sad really. I like KL, but hey i like Singapore too so not so bad :-) And after all we wouldn't want to stay in any one place longer than five years! - "My" shipment of furniture, as a result of aforementioned move, has arrived! House looks much more lived in now and i got all my books! And my comfy chair! and Dad's home gym/coat rack.
- A new fitter Andrew (hopefully) - as a result of aforementioned gym (dya like the way i'm linking this up?), i'm getting up earlier and working out in the morning. Getting that blood flowing and all.
- Vet parties! First half of semester is always good for that, though somewhat expensive. got a whole bunch of pics i've been intending to post for, ooh, as long as i've been planning to update this, but Multiply is giving me the shits. So far we've had: Toga Party (9/10, nudity), Barn Dance (8/10, more fun than it sounds), B&S Ball (8/10, feral), Scav Hunt (Didn't go, was being cultured) and there's Talent Night and the Veterinary Students Ball this week to come.
More on those later when i post some pics.... Hah.
- Kittens. Kittens are cool. And cute. Our new flatmate Yaz was fostering five (now three) little monsters from 3 weeks of age. They're 6 weeks now and, well, ahhhhh :-) With five they were named in honour of our house: Andrew (now Runty), Phil (still Phil - he's boring), Yaz (now Riddick - she was ugly, therefore looked like an alien, Riddick [as in chronicles of] is an alien, therefore she is now Riddick. For all that riddick is a boy... Don't ask me - Louie came up with that), Louie (still Louie) and Cat (now Tiger - cos he's stripy)
- Only 7 weeks to go till i get to be a Trainee vet.... Freeeeeeeeeeeeeedoooom!!
Bad things:
- My digital camera broke. Grr. Three frikking months old and on the way to B&S ball the bloody thing just stopped focusing. No banging, no dropping, no kicking (though i was tempted post-malfunction) just sitting in my pocket as it hasd done many many times since i've had it. Makes you realise the benefits of 'old' technology for all that it makes me sound like a croctchey old man.
- My warranty card has buggered off. Or that's what i'm saying cos i patently didn't lose it. grr.
- Too much work. Bloody vet course.
- Not enough focus. Bloody vet student.
- Only 7 weeks to go till i get to be a trainee vet.... Arrrrggggh!!!
Alright, that killed some time and i've run out of stuff to say. I think.
Big shout out to my only tagger for the last two months - my esteemed younger brother, the Yo Fo bro and the Oxford massive! Peace out.
(someone shoot me.)