Guilt for Study

I've been a bad student of French lately.
I've missed my classes last week, so I'm a little behind (petite derierre ho-ho).

At the moment I'm trying to catch up with what I assume is the bits I've missed out on. Thankfully I don't seem to have forgotten too much.
It would seem though that the difference between the Saturday and Week classes are the difference between the slow and fast class. Saturday being for the nonstandard picnic allocation of sandwiches (cruel I know, but there you have it).

My plan is to be good enough with French to get about the Loire next year. Also the plan is to provide enough brain exercise to stop my mind from turning to porridge.
I'm committed to learning French.

Just means a wee bit of hard work catching up and I'm ready for that!

Blogging versus Facebook

I think they can work in parallel.
But to be honest I don't really understand how to use Facebook. Still working my way through it.
I prefer blogging. Easier to jot down thoughts and post photos etc.

New Job first impressions

There is a business expression, used to describe a market space that is ready for growth but empty of competition; Blue Ocean.

What they don't tell you is the total absence of any structure.
Well it will be an experience to build it up I guess.

Hanging Around

These guys were outside my place over the weekend, just hanging out!

Little Things

Its been something of week alright, lemme see now; started a new job, car broke down, got fixed, laptop crashed, friend passed away, went to a funeral yesterday and off to Melb on Monday to see a beautiful lady.

And right now I'm ready to do my 'Drive Show' on the radio. Currently I'm distracting myself with Motley Crue. I'm trying to get out of a reflective funk yesterday put me in.

I've also noticed that I'm a little out of condition exercise wise. I haven't been bike riding as much as usual. Did a 14km ride this morning legs were okay, but I could feel 14km is about as much as I could handle.

Still its good to be here and among such fine friends.

Here be the TikiGod

Behold TikiGod!!!



TikiGod Says, "My awesomness improves this car!"

TikiGod

Is the name of my new car.
He is a Blue '99 Honda CR-V, very handy for getting around in.
He gets the name TikiGod from an air freshener I bought for him last weekend. It is in the shape of an Hawaiian Fire God (or so it seems to me) and it gives off the smell of coconut.
Now I am not normally a fan of coconut, but this smell (like most synthetics) reminds me of the beach, of surf, sand, wet hair, sunblock and the icecream/gelato you have afterwards.
But most of all TikiGod does two things extra;
1: He offers sage advice while driving, "TikiGod says, this is nice day for drive" or "TikiGod says, you look ugly in those sunglasses - appease me!"
2: TikiGod's smell reminds of someone very special, and with that she is always in the car with me.

Where have I been

Boy I tell you whut Bubba's, these last two weeks have been a blur. In fact its felt like a lifetime has past.
With good reason (and that is all ye know and ye need to know, my dears).

Last week I spent my week in the company of a trained health proffesional relaxing on the beaches of Jervis Bay. Lazing around on the whitest sands in NSW, eating fine food and drinking fancy wine. This week just gone I have been in Melbourne, again under the close personnel care of a highly trained medic - ensuring my sanity and health and relaxation.
I feel great, fighting fit anf twice and dangerous.
Which is handy because I start my new job on Monday!!!

And I finally sold my car, I now have a '99 Honda CRV.
Its Blue.