Archive for October, 2004

Another test post

Sunday, October 31st, 2004

Just upgraded my blog software… somethings have gone missing, but some things in the back end operate much micer.

It has been a half a year… and two upgrades have come out. So tonight.. I did a nice clean install, and used existing database. It worked thankfully… as I threw caution to the wind whilst attempting to upgrade the Blog software using an upgrade method.

Momentary lapse of reason….

Sunday, October 31st, 2004

Well that title says it all pretty much. Its also a title to a Pink Floyd albumn. But I must say, its how I’m feeling at the moment. My emotions have been up and down, most likely due to lack of sleep, and wanting to escape for a while. Maybe a holiday would be good, but I need to get myself organised for that too.

Work has been a rollercoaster, and a few late days have crept in, and I know I must be more punctual. It was nice catching up with Stefan and Enzo over the past few days, however a trip over a guitar lead has left my face very sore indeed. I fell face down on the floor, my nose was bleeding for ages, and my forhead has battlescars at this point in time. The only good news is, the Fender Strat survived the incident without any scars that I am aware of. Hopefully my nose and head will feel better over the coming days.

So many days over the past weeks I’ve wanted to vent my spleem, or ramble on about something, but I never found any suitable words to write. Maybe because I’ve realised, tommorrow never comes… or in essence, tommorrow comes without waiting for you. So maybe I should seize each day; sounds like a line from “Dead Poets Society” movie.

My friend Jason has been a big inspiration, and I can’t thank him enough. I am sure we’re going to see some dreams fulfilled. I sure hope to get more actively involved, and I will make sacrificies to ensure it does.

It appears I am needed everywhere at the moment, whilst that is demanding on my time, it feels reassuring that your here for a worthy purpose.

My mate Angelo has also been an inspiration to me. He is genuine about his faith, and has dedicated countless hours developing ministries within his Church. He is also the type of person that goes out of his way to help others. I’m so grateful he has been patient with me, and I can’t thank him enough for giving me some sub-contacting opportunities. The learning experience has been fantastic.

What upsets me the most is that I don’t priorotise my time wisely. There are so many people I’d like to see and have fellowship with, and so little time to do it. I think I must learn to be more gracious, and tell people I can’t catch up with them, even though I want to. This is much better than being very late to meet up with people, or handing out rainchecks later on.

If I can improve on this, I’m sure I won’t let down my friends and family so often, and consequently feel better about myself. Time to head down to Geelong, as this place has been calling my name.

Project Mayhem

Monday, October 18th, 2004

Ha! The title doesn’t quite describe it, but it will do. I’ve been barely involved in some projects, while I’ve been tackling some tasks head on. However I’ve completed a few goals, and now its time to tackle some others. I’ve recently been dealing with customers from the USA to Kuwait, to China and even here, and I must say, there is no place like home. I’m thinking either my English must be very bad, or other people have really bad English. Strange language it is.

Today I am heading down to Drysdale to visit the Hard Core John, and so I must get myself organised shortly. I think killing procrastination should be a goal too… maybe I should set up a goal list? Now that is an idea, but I need to find time to do one; and that sounds like my problem. Hah…. I must admit, I am more focused and more organised than I was 2 years ago, but there is definately room for improvement.

Jury Fury

Friday, October 8th, 2004

Well maybe the title doesn’t quite describe it, however I’ve received my summons to attend sometime on either Wednesday, Thursday, or Friday this week, and now it turns out it has been postponed indefinately. I think the recorded message on the Jury phone line said that we won’t require your services. All I can say to that is “Bastards”. That is the last time I give up my week of tennis for the Commonwealth of Australia. Next time I think I shall apply to be excused. Maybe I should say I’m insane or something :P

So after all the anticipation of getting a few days off work, the whole concept of participating in a jury selection has not eventuated. To think I was looking forward to it also. I think the Prosecution has been making plea bargains with “alleged criminals”, and I think its also possible that there have been a few out of court settlements in reltation to some civil cases. But then again, it is all purely speculation. But needless to say, I missed my day in court.

Worked was surprisingly pleasant today, and nothing out of the ordinary happened. My boss has gone missing again, and is interstate again. I don’t think he likes me :) But hey, we like to agree to disagree about many things. Truth be known, we got on all OK, however the job still isn’t pleasant most of the time. So its time I put out a few more applications. Cheers.