Back to the grind
Ah, coffee makes the world a nicer place.
Back from Brisvegas yesterday and M and I were a whirlwind of activity once we arrived home. Well, M more so than me. Unpacking, organising Young Mr D for bed (twice, since he threw up after his “first” feed) and finally just being able to sit and tune out.
In addition to actually doing some thesis work while I was in ‘vegas I started a Certificate IV in Workplace Training and Assessment which is a TAFE qualification in training and assessment (natch) which will expand my options when the time comes to look for a job. It’s basically an essential qualification to teach or even work at a TAFE and there are a plethora of other jobs where some sort of formal tranining qualification gives one the extra edge. Besides, how many people will have a PhD and a Cert IV?
Yesterday I caught up with Ricky, Anna, and Matt.
The wedding went off extrememly well with D and R having a great day. I love weddings.
Sadly I was unable to convince my Dad that he needed an MGB GT. Like me he has very ecclectic taste and could equally well end up in a B GT, Volvo P1800 or a mildly worked EH Holden. He’s a died-in-the-wool Holden man so there’s no chance of a Ford, sadly.
And now, on with the Conclusion! Once the conclusion is out of the way I have some extra stuff to add to the Introduction and I’ll have a complete draft which will no doubt be 50% shorter than it should be and have only 10% of the right references. Sigh.
sweet. is the P1800 the Saint mobile? I have been seriously thinking of ditching the XR6 and getting an old merc (1960s-ish 220) that has been for sale in newtown for ages. They have really low bumpers (they must have been built before those ADR or world equivalents regarding minimum bumper height came into effect). So I reckon it would look awesome as a lowrider you know fitted with airbags and rolling on at least 19″ rims. Be a change from the five billion lo-lux’s i’ve seen around the joint…
Comment by Glen — September 27, 2005 @ 3:39 am
Yeah, the P1800 is the one from the Saint. They’re bulletproof mechanically but the downside is they’re totally unique in the body and there’s less than 1000 of them in the country.
An old-school merc is very you, I think. Low-rider stylee would annoy a lot of people as well, so I say do it!
Comment by Ben — September 27, 2005 @ 8:01 am
Hey - sorry I wasn’t able to make it that Sunday… funnily enough I was in Maleny all week writing thesis. Now over 100 pages, a bit over 80 of which is content.
sigh
Comment by Kai — October 4, 2005 @ 8:11 pm