- It's official - the iPhone is cool. It wasn't cool until I got one because before that they were naff. I just want to look at its black box of marvelousness all day.
- There are not many benefits to working in an office, however air-conditioning has to be the biggest. Is it hot outside? Who'd know? I almost had to put on a cardigan today and it was pushing 40 degrees in the Western suburbs.
- Working for a French company it has become more and more obvious that I'd better brush up on the language. In the last couple of days I've received two emails with attachments only in French. I now know that when you add the words 'a pied' to a description of a camera it means tripod, not 'on foot'.
- There's a chance I'll be in Paris in May next year so that's my target to speak passable business French, again.
- I've been back at work for 6 months. My probation ended on the 5th November. They seem to want to keep me on. Go figure.
- Is anyone else's diary spinning out of control in the lead up to Christmas? I know I should expect this but it always seems to catch me unawares. Next week I have bookclub, an awards dinner, a Christmas dinner with bloggy mates, the end of year school band concert and the end of year ballet concert.
- When on earth am I going to make the Christmas pudding?
- Cripes. Christmas cards.
- We put in a Development Application (DA) to council for some minor changes to our house and entry from the street. Our crazy neighbour objected to our new street entrance and has stalled the whole process. We've had to delete the new entry so we can get on with the main part of the renovation. Our crazy neighbour has objected to every DA in the area. Now no-one talks to her and she's a virtual prisoner in her giant 5 bedroom house.
- We've decided not to host street drinks this year on account of the strained relationship between our crazy neighbour and everyone else in the suburb. We feel we'd have to invite her and then it would all dissolve into petty awkward silences.
- Not sure whether to host New Year's Eve again this year. I'd like to but Firegazer is not so keen. He wants to wait until the renovation is finished.
- Last Sunday marked the end of an era. Firegazer sold his Sporty V8 and has bought its complete opposite - a Hybrid family vehicle. Meanwhile I'm about to sell my sensible family car and buy a small zippy commuter car to drive the 45 mins to work each day.
- While I'm rambling I should mention that I hate ironing.
- I've read some GREAT books. Stieg Larsson's Millenium Trilogy is all over the independent charts at the moment for good reason. And Fairlie introduced me to The Gargoyle by Andrew Davidson. All excellent reads.
I'm off to have a shower and read my next bookclub book: The book of illusions by Paul Auster. Night all.
