28 January, 2008

Wow, what a weekend

Australia day was absolutely fantastic. My original plan was to go to
the Uluru bar in Manchester, talk to some people about signing up for
the <a href="http://www.manchesteraussierules.com">Manchester
Mozzies</a> AFL club. Which I did. I also bought 3 raffle tickets, to
help the club out because I never win these things.

Obviously that day was a bit different, as that day I won my first
raffle ever. And in true Aussie style, I won my weight in beer. Which
comes out as 6 cartons. I do know that I weigh 73.3 kilos, which is
always good to know. I of course didn't have anyway to get it back
home, so I'll be picking it up when I go to training. That's one way
to get me there :)

After that, went out to The Walkabout in town with some people I'd met
that night and had a great time there as well. Then on Sunday I went
and bought my shiny new apple macbook. It is the base version, so
nothing fancy but it's running Leopard and gee it's nice. I have
nothing installed yet, so it is pretty quick still. I think it takes
about 5 seconds, if that, to shut down. Still no internet access at
home, so I've brought it to work with me to install software I need.

So yes, that was my weekend. It was really good to be surrounded by
Australian accents again. Apparently I'm losing mine as everyone said
I didn't have a strong one..which is a bit odd as I definitely got
told by an american girl back home that I did have a strong one.
Anyway, I'm sure it'll improve with time.

Anyway, back to installing software. Happy Birthday to Mum and AJ!

1 comment:

Unknown said...

Ahhh that explains the "I won my weight in beer" comment from earlier. Congrats, that's a cool prize, do you get to pick the beer?

You're not going to do a Kylie or Jimmy Barnes on us are you and rock back over here with some imported accent? I never thought you had a strong one to start with but that's because I don't think I have one either... or most people. I guess you don't hear it when you're used to it.

Glad you had a good time and made some new mates. Also glad you're getting into some sport, I know how rewarding it can be and I know you know that already. A hobby is always fun! Best of luck with training!