Hi everyone

Well, I'm definately moving to Perth at the end of my contract.  Still trying to decide whether to take 2 or 3 weeks to do the journey (this is assuming my car is fit to travel that distance).  I think I will sell my camper and buy another when I get there.  Will also offload a lot of the camping gear, and put a mattress in the Pajero so I can sleep in that on the trip.  Its too much setting up and taking down, to set up the camper and so on every single night after 3-500km driving that day…

I have a couple of options for the journey, anyone who has done any parts of this drive please feel free to email me and suggest stopovers.

 

As I’ll be doing most of the journey apart from the very end, alone, I will be trying to avoid the really isolated parts of Oz where possible….

 

The trip is over 5000km if I take the scenic option, which includes Canberra, Melbourne, Adelaide and the Great Ocean Road:

 

I think this route needs modifying to take in the GOR.  It doesnt follow the WA Coastline, not sure if that is worth the extra km's or not:

 

A few hundy more km (whats that when you are doing 5000km anyway?) to see the coastline most of the journey.

 

 

 This is the shortest way at jut over 4000km, but I dont like the idea of all that driving inland where I suspect help might be a wee way away if I broke down....

 

 

 

 

Oh, and here is a picture of where I work

 

 

 

 

My place at the moment (thats our pool you can see to the left).

 

 

 

You can see my red hair in the pictures above, its redder in real life...

 

At the moment I'm having to take the bus to work as my Pajero has broken down.  It will start, and run, but wont idle so stalls constantly.  I'm on the bus until its looked at on Friday.

 

So today I discovered the brisbane Busways - which are cool...roads all over the place, beside the motorways, and under the city, which are just for buses.  Means there is no congestion at all getting into the city!

 

 

 

Hi everyone

 

I am going to color my hair red, because I am bored with Blonde.

 

So here is a selection of reds using a virtual tri it on thing on the clairol website

 

Could you all please choose one or two you think are the best, and email me with your opinion or post a comment?

 

Color 1.  Firey Copper: 

 

 

 

Color 2: Very Copper:

 

Colour 3 - Light Copper:

 

Color 4:Light Auburn

 

Or Reds:

Red:

 

Dark Auburn red:

 

 

Oh and just to make you laugh... heres a colour I'm sure we will all agree I should NOT choose.....

 

Righty-o then.... You have about 24 hours to decide

 

I've created a photos page, and there are larger pix there than I can fit here.  Its at:

 

http://www.photos.boozehag.co.nz/

 

 

Brisbane Skyline (part of)

 

My camera, taking a self portrait 

 

The scales of a tree, for want of a better word to describe, taken in macro about 2 -3 cm from subject 

 

 

My flat, see the Pajy in the pic 

 

 

 The pool where I live

 

 

Pool and spa area 

 

 

 The tree 'scale" I mention above, I was at the very end of the scale (to the right in this pic) taking the photo.

hello all

I brought this Ricoh Caplio R4, on eBay on impulse as it fitted the main criteria my dad suggested (hes been a photographer for years) for a cheap (under $700) camera.  The specs I wanted were 28mm (wide angle)lens, 5x or better optical zoom...All you people who think the more megapixels are better, check these pix out.  Take optical zoom over mp any day...

Anyway this cost me $170 off eBay.   I reckin brand new Id be paying over $500 for the same specs.\

Here are some pix (resized).  The originals are much larger with same quality/definition.  These are all using the Macro setting (close up):

This is a necklace I brought from Carrara Markets for $5. 






Same necklace lager pic:




My 'Guess' oversized handbag/carry on bag.  This is the zipper thing.  Its about 2.5sm long.



The catch on my bathroom door...

F--k they are stupid, they keep repeatedly posting spam comments on my site, even though none of them appear on the site without my approval (which obviously Im not going to give to spammers0

 

Anyone not spamming feel free to post though

Hi everyone

 

This is a short post, because I just did a long one and my stupid internet disconnected and lost the whole thing before I posted

 

So the short version

 

Ive found some contracting work in Brisbane as a technical writer, and moved into Brisbane tonight into a room with own bathroom, lock, air con, desk tv etc and shared kitchen.  Its really hard to find short term accomodation in Brisbane everything is a min. 6 mth lease.

Here are some pix of the room:

 

 

 

 

 

Hi guys

 

I've just gotten back from Auckland, NZ, and Im temping till I find another contract.  So far have applied for a few testing roles, including a perm one, and 2 technical Writer roles - one at the place I was contracting before I went on holiday...

 

Here's some pictures from catching up with ppl at Auckland...

 

Sharon, Mary and Me, in a bar somewhere in Auckland city..

Sharon and Mary

 

 

Mike and Sharon, Sky City Observation Deck...  What a cute couple...   And the saddest part about this picture..... Both are sober

 

Mike looking intelligent, Sharon and me, Sky city...

 

Mike, not looking at all himself, and Sharon

 

 

Nicky and Alex, at the Food Court in Albert St, an old favourite haunt prior to my relocation to Oz...

 

Nicky and I....

 

 

Alex's Fishy Lunch dish..... (yuk)

 

 

Me, Diane and Nik, Sharon and Mike, at Sharon & Mikes

 

 

Me on the plane back to Oz

 

 

         

 

        

 Hello all

Tomorrow I am off to Auckland for a few days before returning to Australia.

So today was the last time I will see Maddison for a while, she will be a toddler probably next time I am in ChCh (unless I can sneak a weekend visit in maybe combined with some skiing

 

In honour of Maddison, I am going to see if I can change the layout of the site to something pink, for a while

 

 

So here are todays pictures...

 

Eyes sort of open, just as she was starting to think about a feed.

 

Awww....

 

Looking intelligent at one day old...

 (hey shes got half the same mixture of genes as me.... what can you expect???)

 

 

 

Feeding Time (yes my sister (mum) does know these pictures are up here! -  hey its the most natural thing on earth...)

 

 

The Happy Family.  Dale, Maddison and Grant

 

 

 

One of those pictures Dale and Grant can show all her boyfriends, and blow up and put on a big board at her 21st party

 

Happy 'Dad'

 

 

 

'Yo...wazzzup?'

 

 

 

'Up Yours..'

 

 

And finally - Just because I know you really wanna see me being a toss-pot poser... heres some pix of me from my ChCh visit:

 

Stephanie and I in a bar in ChCh, Easter Weekend

 

 

Me, pretty pissed, self portrait at Stephanies

 

 

 

Me, tonight

 

 

 

Me, tonight, in mum & dads kitchen

 

 

Child Abuse???

Before you call my sister or CYF's, this is Stephanies realistic looking baby doll that she brought as a christmas present for Vienna.  This picture was taken when I we were pretty pissed, as a joke, hopefully no one's offended.  Dont ask me why my stomach looks like Im around 5mth preggers, I can assure you I am not.

 

 

Jessy (Stephanies son) and Stephanie at Tandoori Palace

 

 

The 3 of Us at Tandoori Palace

 

So thats me, and Ill post some no doubt drunken pix from Auckland, and video clips once I get back to Australia where my plug is.