Moving house, Day two.

Yar! It's midday and I need another damn cup of tea!

We got access to the place at 8am today. We quickly raced over to grab the keys from the property manager and have another quick inspection to make sure that everything was looking good. I am happy to report that everything does indeed look great with the place.

We headed back home to have some breakfast and a cup of tea, had some words with Daniel (Chemical Spill) online and then it was time to get cracking. We loaded my Falcon up to the brim with boxes and bags full of gear. It was a lot of stuff, the back end of the car was sitting so low it looked like it had been lowered with sports suspension and springs! :)

We took all of the stuff over there, unloaded it into the main living room, closed the place up and went to get some shopping. It all seems to be taking much longer than you would think, but at least it feels relaxed and is not too perplexing.

Right, I am starving. Time to inspect the kitchen and the recent shopping to see what delicious treats I can get myself in to. :)

Oh yeah, as a side note. When Daniel was talking to me this morning, he filled me in on a new game pack that is available via Steam (the program required to play many of Sierra's online games such as Half Life 2). Apparently they have teamed up with Id Software to bring you the Id Super Pack. This pack includes many of the old favourites such as Wolfenstien 3D, Doom, Quake, Hexen and Commander Keen. The price is USD$69.95 which works out to be around AUD$90.00. I will be buying this pack as soon as I get paid!

Moving house, reflections on Day One.

We have packed up so much gear! Unfortunately, the tenant in the house prior to us moving in was supposed to of had her stuff out by today, and was also suposed to get the keys to the place back to the property manager and she did not end up doing this. So, Mum and I sit here with boxes and bags of things ready to be taken to the new place, and have no access to the front door to do it.

Other than that, there's not really much to say about it. Mum is a little blue about the scenario, only because we have been in this place so long. She says she will miss the garden the most.

I on the other hand am still excited about getting things over to the new place and setting things up. The only thing that does not excite me is the thought of calling Telstra, Ergon, Internode and all of the other service providers to change addresses and get services transfered. At least some of that can be done via the internet.

That is all I have for now. Photos of the move so far are scattered throughout my Flickr, and I will add them to sets for easier navigation soon.

Out for now,

-Brad

Moving house after 22 years!

Wow!

After living in this lovely little house in Railway Estate for all of my life, we are now in the process of packing up the things we actually want to keep (which for me is not much more than a few computers, desks and gadgets) in preparation to move it all over to a new little unit in Hermit Park. It's a weird feeling, but this house needs some serious work and it is slowly becoming less pleasurable to be a part of it.

The computers, gadgets & tech toys!

Recently I began cooking my own meals (late start, I know) and I'll tell you what, cooking in a kitchen that slants at an odd angle is not fun. Also, the kitchen was poorly designed in the first place and while it is quite large, there is not a lot of functionality or surfaces to prepare foods.

The idea of being in a nice brick place with straight, clean surfaces is exciting to me! Also, fan forced oven for the win!

I am just taking one or two moments to write this and have a cup of tea, which has been well earned. :P

I had best get back to it.

Iori's Travel Updates.

Heads up,

Iori is keeping a blog regarding his travels and adventures in China. He's only made limited posts thus far, and already it resembles much more of a blog than this little hovel of mine! It will probably only get better too.

Links to Iori's adventures as follows:

Iori's Blog: http://adxiori.blogspot.com
Iori's Flickr: http://www.flickr.com/photos/adxiori

Out for now,

-Brad (dopefish)