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Now that the pressure is off...
I don't think it's any secret that I've been feeling a little pressured lately. Having to make the university presentation was a big deal for me, and I envy those who can always manage to say the right things at the right time. So I'll be turning AIM back on now.
Mind you, the local power company is cutting electricity during business hours tomorrow, which is a major bummer for me. I depend on the Internet a great deal, and so I'll be out of action for seven hours, unless I want to go into town and pay to use an Internet cafe or pay hourly rates at Starbucks or something.
I can get a few hours' use out of the laptop, so I might seize the chance to get the support documentation finished, so long as I remember to transfer the files across.
I've been thinking some more about my novel idea. At the moment there's not enough to hang a whole novel off, but I'm having a great deal of fun thinking of things to do with it. It's a place where different rules apply, and I'm working through what those rules might be, once one accepts the rather extraordinary premise of the situation.
Mind you, the local power company is cutting electricity during business hours tomorrow, which is a major bummer for me. I depend on the Internet a great deal, and so I'll be out of action for seven hours, unless I want to go into town and pay to use an Internet cafe or pay hourly rates at Starbucks or something.
I can get a few hours' use out of the laptop, so I might seize the chance to get the support documentation finished, so long as I remember to transfer the files across.
I've been thinking some more about my novel idea. At the moment there's not enough to hang a whole novel off, but I'm having a great deal of fun thinking of things to do with it. It's a place where different rules apply, and I'm working through what those rules might be, once one accepts the rather extraordinary premise of the situation.
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And, oddly, I got a lot more work done this weekend. ;-)
Good luck with the novel. This is separate from the Monopoly thing, right?
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Glad the presentation went well, hope the pressure continues to ease.
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I could say the same for you though ;) It's no earlier up the Hume
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Actually no Japan to Hawaii was the weirdest. Left Japan at 9 PM Tues and landed in Hawaii 8 AM Tuesday.
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I can imagine the journal:
Tuesday: flew in an aeroplane
Tuesday AGAIN: dealt with another Tuesday.
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Fridays can be pretty long at the best of times, but that one was beyond a saga!
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On another note a friend who's going to Canberra on business is flying Dulles->LA->Sydney->Melb->Canberra. Told him he should suggest to his boss that they hire a car in Sydney, with the wait at the airports and what not, it's faster than the skip to Melbourne.
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But yes, it would certainly be quicker than going to Melbourne and then to Canberra. The freeway goes right past the airport, and it's just a couple of turns and traffic lights from the terminal carpark onto the freeway which goes all the way to Canberra with no traffic lights. Just a stop about fifteen minutes down the road to pay a $3.30 toll. Then it's 110 km/h all the way onto Canberra's main street. Two hours at that speed. Once you're on the freeway, the only turn is about an hour and a half down the road where you turn off past Goulburn onto the Federal Highway, which is more freeway.
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Knew it wasn't too bad of a drive from Sydney to Canberra--when I caught the bus it went via Sydney Airport but I was alseep before we were even that far so couldn't judge time and didn't remember from when I did the drive.
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It will take about two hours to clear customs and take the shuttle over to the domestic terminal. The LAX flights usually fly overnight and land just after the curfew lifts at 0600. Along with every other long-haul flight, so the immigration hall fills up quick. I'd want to budget three hours from getting off one plane and boarding the next, to be on the safe side, though if their tickets are flexible enough they could go for less time and catch a later flight if unlucky. Certainly not less than an hour. That goes for Melbourne flights as well, which also leave from the domestic terminal. Sydney-Melbourne is the busiest and most competitive route in the country.
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Thanks for the info, he says thanks as well :)