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Monday, July 25th, 2011 09:38 am
  • Tried out the Alphas pilot, am cautiously interested.
  • Bought a new modem, well [personal profile] chaosmanor did the actual buying, but I contributed brain power! That counts! We're getting a much nicer wifi experience now and had the fun of naming the new network... yes, we *did* watch a lot of My Little Ponies recently, why do you ask?
  • Looked at a house the commune found, it’s very nice – has enough bedrooms, enough space and three bathrooms – it’s also priced higher than we’ve been planning for so we’re going to re-do our financing plans then, assuming we can afford it ( which I think we can) probably make an offer.
  • Tripped and fell on [personal profile] transcendancing’s Social Dance classes – was good fun, relaxed, interesting and light exercise. I’ll be going back for more both for the dancing and opportunity to spend time with [personal profile] transcendancing and [personal profile] maharetr. Alas they are held late at night, I’m going to have to start work late or skip meditating to get enough sleep.
  • Dug out my collection of jewelry – in a box in storage cleverly marked ‘Hat’s (there were hats too). I don’t usually wear jewelry but I’m aiming for a certain look at work so I’m exploring that. This has been very interesting and involved a series of conversations about what people use jewelry to convey in the workplace. I feel like I’m getting mentoring in a sekrit art. It turns out most of what I already have isn’t suitable – it’s a collection of magpie impulse buys, presents from others and stuff I’ve inherited from my grandmother.
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Tuesday, April 5th, 2011 03:35 pm
  • Broker evaluated my house, am thankful the verdict was to clean up but not to engage in any major repairs
  • Visited a new (to me) native nursery and bought plants with G.
  • Acquired presents for Housewarming / Engagement party (very nearly kept basil plant, it smelt fantastic)
  • Visited father and talked meditation, house buying, house selling, career, travel and the durability of Selleria radicans as a ground cover
  • Housewarming / Engagement party! Ironically this was for people I know through my brothers but neither of them were there so I caught up madly with all the lovely people I also know through them
  • South Korean Adoption: A friend has recently become involved with a program to offer language and cultural education to children adopted out to non-Korean families. I think this is sponsored by the Korean Govt. I was saddened to hear how affecting it was for them - they recently discovered both their birth parents are still together plus they have two full sisters which was a cause of both pain and joy
  • Birthday picnic in Kings Park - such a lovely day for it!
  • Home open visiting with [personal profile] cupidsbow and [personal profile] maharetr - we saw three houses and now all of us have had a chance to see the first one we've all liked enough to consider buying
  • Insurance company says much of the damage to the kitchen ceiling (tiles, insulation, lights, ceiling itself) from the overflow from cyclone Bianca should be covered - yay!
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Monday, March 14th, 2011 08:20 am
  • The IKEA trip resulted in 2 hours of assembling, a small amount of cursing and deep gratitude I am ambidextrous enough to switch out the tools when one hand got tired. My stuff is organised!
  • Played rather a lot of Battleheart on the iPad
  • Spent most of the weekend either working on my next assignment or avoiding working on my next assignment
  • I discovered our scanner will do multiple photos at once and knows to save them as separate images. Whee! I have scanned over 250 images from the family photo albums (which reside in a large shoebox most of the time) and will continue to work on them. I’ve been meaning to do this for ages.
  • [personal profile] giglet has started a home renovation community [community profile] fandom_joints  for discussing the tribulations of home repairs, geeking out over tools and dipping in for the first time.
  • Operation Queer Feminist Housing Collective has progressed further. We went through half of the legalese in the Co-Ownership contract and will hopefully do the other half next time we meet - there was much laughter and discussion about how we’ll handle things. We made it easier by substituting ‘Martian’ for ‘Co-Owner’ when we read it out loud.
    • 4.2 The Martians agree that after Completion, subject to any other provision of this Deed, each of the Martians will have, together with the other Martians, the quiet enjoyment of the Property, including the right to:
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Monday, February 14th, 2011 12:59 pm
  • Did laundry, changed sheets (is grown up)
  • Picnicked overlooking Kings Park with [personal profile] maharetr, [personal profile] chaosmanor and [personal profile] cupidsbow and further planned our commune
  • Ordered Co-Ownership Agreements documents *meeps*
  • Called Solar Hot Water people and indicated I am not keen on their customer service or the state of my Solar Hot Water System
  • Applied for yet another job
  • Did readings for Leadership Effectiveness
  • Too hot to think, can’t brain
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Wednesday, February 9th, 2011 11:30 am
  • Cleaned the gutters with [personal profile] chaosmanor as our contribution to managing cyclone and fire danger - it’s warm up there on the roof!
  • Discussed a plan of attack for the blown kitchen lights with my father who knows things (water and electrical damage methinks). I foresee some crawling around in the ceiling with a torch, some silicone glue and a pair of pliers in my immediate future but need to find a good time. I think both House Martians should be home to provide moral support and turn things on and off (and call an ambulance if things go horribly wrong). Also I kind of want a full body suit with a hood since last time I was up there I had a powerful urge to burn EVERTHING I was wearing after.
  • Braces tightened… it’s been five days and I’m still not back to solid foods *practices self pity* (realistically I'm already quite good at self pity and would benefit more from practicing say, Spanish or maybe Relentless Optimism). On the plus side I have blue elastics \o/
  • Discovered our awesome new hanging chairs can be used as hammocks if you put your feet in one as well. PLUS if you get your knees right when the woofer drops a tennis ball in your lap it falls straight out again.
  • Skipped Big Day Out, was sad but hit physical discomfort limit and wasn’t going to be able to enjoy it, got a bit mournful when baby brother starting texting me things like RAMSTEIIIIIIIIIIN and coped by sending him random German words from my pitiful German vocabulary - mostly learned from said baby bro who gets excited *loves*.
  • Went house hunting with [personal profile] chaosmanor and [personal profile] cupidsbow - we agree on the kind of house we want to live in - now narrowing down what locations are acceptable. Operation: Queer Feminist Commune is Go! *drowns in finance paperwork and co-ownership contracts*