Zilla Thrilla!

First of all, a big thankyou to Zilla for sorting out my gallery today and reminding me that I actually have a blog!

It's a new financial year, and what better way to celebrate than with a Coke Zero and a new blog design. It's my third design since starting my blog in 2006 and I'm glad that Blogger are making it easier for n00bs like me to actually make changing with out making a meal of the coding.

I've just come back from the city, where I have just sat my end of semester test for Legal Issues in Human Resources 660. The test wasn't easy, but I think I had enough under my belt for a decent mark. It's now time to buckle down and finish off my industrial journal which is due next week. Not huge amounts to write, but being a legal unit, it needs to be on the money.

I've also finished writing my career episode reports (CERs) for my engineering work over the last six years or so. I have four more to have signed and verified and it's off for assessment to Engineers Australia. Once that's done, I get to sit an interview, pay an exorbitant fee and get five more letters to my name. CPEng. Oh, how sweet that will be :)

Things have been pretty fast paced since starting the new job, which isn't that new anymore actually.... I'll be off my six month probation period in about two weeks. I'll be able to apply for sponsorship of my further studies - which will take some of the financial pressure off me!

Robin and I have also been looking for a property to buy. A small house or a large villa south of the river, but still within a 10km radius of the city. We don't want to be too far from work or from our friends so it's an area we're looking into. If you see any good 3x2x2's for under half a mill, give me a call! Seriously!

I'm pretty much home alone tonight, Robin is still at work doing the long shift (thank God for overtime) and I'm pondering on what to do for dinner... Christ, I think I'm turning into an Aussie; eating after 8pm!

More travel is on the cards too, Sydney in two weeks and then up to site for a shutdown before I have my intensive unit on Leading and Facilitating Teams, then to another site for a day or two, a round-trip visit in the Murchison at the end of August and in mid-September its up to the Kimberley for commissioning and some sight-seeing. I might even squeeze another visit up north before the wet season starts again.

Well, that's about it for me for this edition. I've made it one of my goals to keep blogging this year as my blog (as well as a few other things in my life) have taken a back seat to study and work. Its time for some more "me" time. Cliche I know, but its true.

Fencing, check.
Violin, check.
Blog, check.
Cooking, check.
Piano, finding the right one to buy.
Riding, need more sunny days.
Friends, need to see them!