I had a post that got eaten by Wordpress, but it was talking about our quick trip through Brisbane. Had a great meeting and we got to enjoy some great weather and an art festival in Southbank. On Monday, we did our meeting and I hit a local music shop for some Aussie tunes. I’ve got the John Butler Trio and the Whitlams covered, but got some Lior and Bernard Fanning to round things out. May try to get a couple more artists before I leave.
Tomorrow AM is all tourist shopping before the briefing (catch up to the US work before that of course). Then hit a few pubs and get ready to come home. I have really enjoyed my trip, but have fallen in love with Sydney while I am here. The city is absolutely incredible.
Keep watching the blog for more shenanigans!
As listeners of the podcast have heard, I will be undergoing a bilateral varicocele procedure a week from tomorrow. I’m having a bit of a debate with my self about how I should go through the surgery. I have the option of either going through it with a local anesthetic (that being an epidural) and a general anesthetic. I can see the pros and cons of going either way. Now I don’t need to make a decision until I get there but this is one of those things are are really on my mind right now about the surgery.
What would you do if you were me?
This week I’m showing off a product that Aaron bought for the kitchen. He likes to cook just as much as I do if not more. Aaron purchased this spice carousel at a mall. I was not with him at the time since he had gone to the mall primarily for a business meeting with Apple Computers. I must say, he did good.
We are really enjoying the spice rack. It doesn’t take up a lot of room, you can put whichever labels you want on the spice containers and the labels actually stay on. They also have a neat feature that you can measure a 1/4 teaspoon at a time to come out of a certain slot - very cool.
i couldn’t find the exact one that we have on Amazon, but here is the closest one to ours that they sell if anyone’s interested.
Robert Allerton Park and formal gardens in Monticello, Illinois
This is one amazing city. Perfect? Pretty close. It is definitely a city I could see living in with enough money. The Rocks is an amazing part of Sydney, and the pub tour I did today highlighted the culture there. I had a pretty big day today and am heading to bed shortly. Here’s what I did.
That about does it! Now I need to sort laundry and pack because I am headed to Brisbane early in the morning.
Greetings folks! Yesterday was gorgeous down here in Sydney. It was a long day for me traveling, but I hung on until about 9pm local time. Woke up a few times, but forced myself to stay in bed until 6am. I just got back from the gym at the hotel, which BTW is freaking awesome. Liability laws must be more normal down here.
Today I am going to be doing some stuff with local press and meeting a customer. I’m going to get moving here and walk around a little bit this AM, but not too much. When I was doing the elliptical today, I was getting a slight twinge in my left leg. I don’t want to push it as I still have two more cities to see before I leave.
Took the ferry over to Manly Beach yesterday and walked around there for a little bit. It was chilly, but there were at least 50 surfers in the water down the way. After I’d been there about an hour, I headed back and picked up the Jet Cat on the way back. Half the time, but COLD up on deck.
Last night I hit the Lord Nelson Brewery Hotel. Quite awesome. Then I had enough, so I walked back here to the hotel and crashed.
Yesterday on the Ferry ride, I got some great shots of the opera house. I’m going to put together some of those and hang them at the house methinks.
Australia reminds me of the UK. Ever since I arrived, there are little things that remind me. For example:
That said, I’ve learned some key differences so far.
Anyway… I’ve been up for a while now, and I’m going to sleep. Catch you in the morning (or EVENING for those of you back home!).
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August 20, 2008 10:44 PM
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