<?xml version='1.0' encoding='UTF-8'?><?xml-stylesheet href="http://www.blogger.com/styles/atom.css" type="text/css"?><feed xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom' xmlns:openSearch='http://a9.com/-/spec/opensearchrss/1.0/' xmlns:georss='http://www.georss.org/georss' xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0'><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5804865</id><updated>2011-07-31T04:41:51.709+10:00</updated><category term='overseas'/><category term='Amanda Peet'/><category term='Melbourne'/><category term='Canberra'/><category term='Opera House'/><category term='transport'/><category term='movies'/><category term='books'/><category term='ferries'/><category term='DVDs'/><category term='A Very Long Engagement'/><category term='Sydney'/><category term='ABC TV'/><category term='Buffy'/><category term='air-sick'/><category term='Matt Kirshen'/><category term='Comedy'/><category term='Hazel'/><category term='The 4400'/><category term='The West WIng'/><category term='Wil Anderson'/><category term='How I Met Your Mother'/><category term='travel'/><category term='cost'/><category term='Jarred Christmas'/><category term='trains'/><category term='Farscape'/><category term='Koko Black'/><category term='buses'/><category term='family'/><category term='Avoca Beach'/><category term='Doctor Horrible'/><category term='officially become a crazy cat person'/><category term='Lance Horne'/><category term='tv'/><category term='Patrick Flueger'/><category term='bed'/><category term='work'/><category term='Firefly'/><category term='exercise'/><category term='new job'/><category term='Browncoats'/><category term='Mika'/><category term='reading'/><category term='Hungry Kids of Hungary'/><category term='reviews'/><category term='Angel'/><category term='Brisbane'/><category term='fanboy moments'/><category term='Mum'/><category term='Christmas'/><category term='Bastard Fox Network'/><category term='Summer Glau'/><category term='rants'/><category term='Popcorn Taxi'/><category term='Created Family'/><category term='cats'/><category term='Amelie'/><category term='Newtown'/><category term='Fraser Island'/><category term='Claudia Black'/><category term='UK'/><category term='employment'/><category term='self-loathing'/><category term='Enterprise'/><category term='Jamie Cullum'/><category term='photo'/><category term='Eliza Dushku'/><category term='Buppa&apos;s'/><category term='Sven'/><category term='stupid networks cancelling shows on really annoying cliffhangers'/><category term='unemployment'/><category term='Josh Thomas'/><category term='business class'/><category term='floods'/><category term='Queensland'/><category term='sick'/><category term='Stargate'/><category term='John Cusack'/><category term='Star Trek'/><category term='stupid weather'/><category term='Deep Space Nine'/><category term='cooking'/><category term='moving'/><category term='Crappy Fiction Half Hour'/><category term='Twitter'/><category term='Foxtel'/><category term='Hungary'/><category term='Lost'/><category term='Grand Designs'/><category term='Heroes'/><category term='Di'/><category term='Alien'/><category term='New Zealand'/><category term='Jean-Pierre Jeunet'/><category term='Shows'/><category term='photos'/><category term='Alan Cumming'/><category term='Politics'/><category term='Joss Whedon'/><category term='2012'/><category term='Micmacs'/><category term='Singapore'/><category term='Dolly Parton'/><category term='disaster-porn'/><category term='deaf'/><category term='Easter Show'/><category term='planes'/><category term='medical stuffs'/><category term='Marlee Matlin'/><category term='Millenium Trilogy'/><category term='Facebook'/><category term='Jeffrey Combs'/><category term='car'/><category term='meme'/><category term='new blog'/><category term='Tim Minchin'/><category term='JJ Abrams'/><category term='Amy Acker'/><category term='John Billingsley'/><category term='Skittles'/><category term='birthday'/><category term='State Theatre'/><category term='Bad Doctor Strangelove References'/><category term='Neil Gaiman'/><category term='AFS'/><category term='music'/><category term='Art'/><category term='weekend'/><category term='fiction/non-fiction?'/><category term='Where the Wild Things Are'/><category term='Mim'/><category term='Central Coast'/><category term='Germany'/><category term='recipe'/><category term='Amanda Palmer'/><category term='insomnia'/><category term='food'/><category term='The Whitlams'/><category term='Kristin Chenoweth'/><category term='job hunting'/><category term='Dollhouse'/><category term='visitors'/><category term='Jacqueline McKenzie'/><category term='Davidge'/><category term='health'/><category term='Europe'/><category term='Europe Trip'/><category term='money'/><title type='text'>Muttering With Myself...</title><subtitle type='html'>This is where I go to vent all the stuff that prevents me from sleeping, concentrating, or is generally pissing me off or just on my mind in general... Enjoy...</subtitle><link rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#feed' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://ozfinn.blogspot.com/feeds/posts/default'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5804865/posts/default?max-results=100'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://ozfinn.blogspot.com/'/><link rel='hub' href='http://pubsubhubbub.appspot.com/'/><author><name>ozFinn</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/15221983379196370135</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='32' src='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_MEEUbJZbOtI/TTK0FuhuGgI/AAAAAAAAAC8/j5WnqzlMTq0/S220/147.JPG'/></author><generator version='7.00' uri='http://www.blogger.com'>Blogger</generator><openSearch:totalResults>47</openSearch:totalResults><openSearch:startIndex>1</openSearch:startIndex><openSearch:itemsPerPage>100</openSearch:itemsPerPage><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5804865.post-901253952598578971</id><published>2011-02-08T21:49:00.001+11:00</published><updated>2011-02-08T21:49:09.958+11:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='photo'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Fraser Island'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='sick'/><title type='text'>Sick Days</title><summary type='text'>So there is really nothing for me to say here as for the last two days I have not really actually done anything.    The cold I mentioned previously was threatening to attack took advantage of the fact that I got a bout of the runs on Sunday night and got very little in the way of sleep to hit hard.    I took yesterday and today off of work to try and recover and it does seemed to have worked to a</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://ozfinn.blogspot.com/feeds/901253952598578971/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=5804865&amp;postID=901253952598578971' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5804865/posts/default/901253952598578971'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5804865/posts/default/901253952598578971'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://ozfinn.blogspot.com/2011/02/sick-days.html' title='Sick Days'/><author><name>ozFinn</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/15221983379196370135</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='32' src='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_MEEUbJZbOtI/TTK0FuhuGgI/AAAAAAAAAC8/j5WnqzlMTq0/S220/147.JPG'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://lh3.ggpht.com/_MEEUbJZbOtI/TVEfpHGBmrI/AAAAAAAAAGw/Oe3wlzcrZ2I/s72-c/Maheno_Fraser_Island_by_ozfinn_thumb%5B2%5D.jpg?imgmax=800' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5804865.post-1875931278905834036</id><published>2011-02-06T21:27:00.001+11:00</published><updated>2011-02-06T21:27:39.893+11:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='stupid weather'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Central Coast'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Avoca Beach'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='family'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='photos'/><title type='text'>Turn the Sun Down.</title><summary type='text'>So, 7 straight days of 30+degree temperature finally broke today with the temp dropping by around 20 degrees…     … from what my car recorded at Epping earlier in the day.   Hopefully I will be able to get my first decent nights sleep in a week and I won’t succumb to this cold that is threatening.        Kitten is seemingly appreciative of the fact that the unit is now somewhat cooler than it has</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://ozfinn.blogspot.com/feeds/1875931278905834036/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=5804865&amp;postID=1875931278905834036' title='2 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5804865/posts/default/1875931278905834036'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5804865/posts/default/1875931278905834036'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://ozfinn.blogspot.com/2011/02/turn-sun-down.html' title='Turn the Sun Down.'/><author><name>ozFinn</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/15221983379196370135</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='32' src='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_MEEUbJZbOtI/TTK0FuhuGgI/AAAAAAAAAC8/j5WnqzlMTq0/S220/147.JPG'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://lh3.ggpht.com/_MEEUbJZbOtI/TU53kkcWUVI/AAAAAAAAAGg/5chUZ41jxLc/s72-c/001_thumb%5B2%5D.jpg?imgmax=800' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>2</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5804865.post-7959204521993180418</id><published>2011-02-02T20:58:00.001+11:00</published><updated>2011-02-02T20:58:23.104+11:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Queensland'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Politics'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='floods'/><title type='text'>Inappropriate Politics</title><summary type='text'>So just when I thought that Tony Abbott could not be any more of an… of an… an… Ignorant, arrogant jack-ass he goes and does this:     Yes. Because what people should be doing when half of Queensland is drying out from massive flooding and the other half is about to be hit by a massive cyclone is donating money to the Liberal Party… Instead of, oh I dunno to flood relief.   Especially when the </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://ozfinn.blogspot.com/feeds/7959204521993180418/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=5804865&amp;postID=7959204521993180418' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5804865/posts/default/7959204521993180418'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5804865/posts/default/7959204521993180418'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://ozfinn.blogspot.com/2011/02/inappropriate-politics.html' title='Inappropriate Politics'/><author><name>ozFinn</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/15221983379196370135</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='32' src='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_MEEUbJZbOtI/TTK0FuhuGgI/AAAAAAAAAC8/j5WnqzlMTq0/S220/147.JPG'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://lh6.ggpht.com/_MEEUbJZbOtI/TUkqsg-WUaI/AAAAAAAAAGM/7RJx07T0gWk/s72-c/234610002_thumb%5B1%5D.jpg?imgmax=800' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5804865.post-5929620481541908967</id><published>2011-02-01T22:52:00.001+11:00</published><updated>2011-02-01T22:52:54.615+11:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='officially become a crazy cat person'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Deep Space Nine'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='cats'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='photos'/><title type='text'>Box Cat</title><summary type='text'>  I spent more money that I really should have on Sunday at the Brent Spiner convention. I came home with a snifty model of DS9. Before I had even managed to remove the model from the polystyrene that it was secured in, Caleb had made himself quite at home in the box.   He seems rather smug about the whole thing really!  </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://ozfinn.blogspot.com/feeds/5929620481541908967/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=5804865&amp;postID=5929620481541908967' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5804865/posts/default/5929620481541908967'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5804865/posts/default/5929620481541908967'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://ozfinn.blogspot.com/2011/02/box-cat.html' title='Box Cat'/><author><name>ozFinn</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/15221983379196370135</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='32' src='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_MEEUbJZbOtI/TTK0FuhuGgI/AAAAAAAAAC8/j5WnqzlMTq0/S220/147.JPG'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://lh5.ggpht.com/_MEEUbJZbOtI/TUf0FEgZxMI/AAAAAAAAAGE/WdUH9ZM2hfQ/s72-c/008_thumb%5B1%5D.jpg?imgmax=800' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5804865.post-5619791760438131463</id><published>2011-01-30T20:50:00.001+11:00</published><updated>2011-01-30T20:50:58.913+11:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='cats'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='bed'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='car'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='photos'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Europe Trip'/><title type='text'>Weekend Update</title><summary type='text'>So it has been quite a busy week, hence why I haven’t blogged in a few days.   The biggest news of the week is that our new car has *finally* arrived, and we were able to pick it up on Saturday morning.    It’s a Renault Megane and it is a bit more blue than the photo below would indicate… Guess that’s what I guess for taking the photo on my iPhone in the parking garage under our building!    The</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://ozfinn.blogspot.com/feeds/5619791760438131463/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=5804865&amp;postID=5619791760438131463' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5804865/posts/default/5619791760438131463'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5804865/posts/default/5619791760438131463'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://ozfinn.blogspot.com/2011/01/weekend-update.html' title='Weekend Update'/><author><name>ozFinn</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/15221983379196370135</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='32' src='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_MEEUbJZbOtI/TTK0FuhuGgI/AAAAAAAAAC8/j5WnqzlMTq0/S220/147.JPG'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://lh3.ggpht.com/_MEEUbJZbOtI/TUU0bkZf3oI/AAAAAAAAAFk/xnT0h5U2_MA/s72-c/001_thumb%5B2%5D.jpg?imgmax=800' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5804865.post-5942718296574824596</id><published>2011-01-27T01:05:00.001+11:00</published><updated>2011-01-27T01:05:10.961+11:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Amanda Palmer'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Neil Gaiman'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Opera House'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='music'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='fanboy moments'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='photos'/><title type='text'>Ladies and Gentlemen: Amanda ‘Fucking’ Palmer!</title><summary type='text'>This/yesterday evening Amanda Palmer was performing at the Opera House as part of her Australian tour.    We went and saw her last year at the Opera House as well. This time she had been upgraded from one of the smaller theatres to the main Concert Hall.    The show was pretty bloody brilliant. Whilst I don’t like all of her music, I like most of it. And both shows we’ve seen have been hugely </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://ozfinn.blogspot.com/feeds/5942718296574824596/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=5804865&amp;postID=5942718296574824596' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5804865/posts/default/5942718296574824596'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5804865/posts/default/5942718296574824596'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://ozfinn.blogspot.com/2011/01/ladies-and-gentlemen-amanda-fucking.html' title='Ladies and Gentlemen: Amanda ‘Fucking’ Palmer!'/><author><name>ozFinn</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/15221983379196370135</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='32' src='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_MEEUbJZbOtI/TTK0FuhuGgI/AAAAAAAAAC8/j5WnqzlMTq0/S220/147.JPG'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://lh4.ggpht.com/_MEEUbJZbOtI/TUAqACljFBI/AAAAAAAAAFA/EivE2MrdXLg/s72-c/016_thumb%5B1%5D.jpg?imgmax=800' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5804865.post-5748755688770074116</id><published>2011-01-26T10:09:00.001+11:00</published><updated>2011-01-26T10:09:32.302+11:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='moving'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Melbourne'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='overseas'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='photos'/><title type='text'>Melbourne!!</title><summary type='text'>Haven’t been able to post in a few days, because Di and I went down to Melbourne for her birthday.   Going down there makes me, somewhat, regret our decision to not move down there this year after all. Instead we are planning on heading off to live somewhere overseas for a few years. But I am aware that there will be much more to be gained by living outside of Australia, still…  Anyway here are a</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://ozfinn.blogspot.com/feeds/5748755688770074116/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=5804865&amp;postID=5748755688770074116' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5804865/posts/default/5748755688770074116'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5804865/posts/default/5748755688770074116'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://ozfinn.blogspot.com/2011/01/melbourne.html' title='Melbourne!!'/><author><name>ozFinn</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/15221983379196370135</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='32' src='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_MEEUbJZbOtI/TTK0FuhuGgI/AAAAAAAAAC8/j5WnqzlMTq0/S220/147.JPG'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://lh6.ggpht.com/_MEEUbJZbOtI/TT9YB6kfOUI/AAAAAAAAAEI/zUXCopIuxRo/s72-c/010_thumb%5B1%5D.jpg?imgmax=800' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5804865.post-6088916679693563405</id><published>2011-01-20T20:48:00.001+11:00</published><updated>2011-01-20T20:48:05.399+11:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Melbourne'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Di'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='birthday'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='photos'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='food'/><title type='text'>20/01/11</title><summary type='text'>  I’ve Got A Fan.  OK, Sydney. You know I love you right, but seriously… Stop with the  ridiculous humidity at the moment!   Melbourne, I will be in you this weekend, please be nice!    Despite having to reshuffle the (now, no longer) surprise birthday lunch on Sunday, I am really rather looking forward to lunching at The Press Club… It helps that her work is footing the bill   </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://ozfinn.blogspot.com/feeds/6088916679693563405/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=5804865&amp;postID=6088916679693563405' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5804865/posts/default/6088916679693563405'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5804865/posts/default/6088916679693563405'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://ozfinn.blogspot.com/2011/01/200111.html' title='20/01/11'/><author><name>ozFinn</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/15221983379196370135</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='32' src='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_MEEUbJZbOtI/TTK0FuhuGgI/AAAAAAAAAC8/j5WnqzlMTq0/S220/147.JPG'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://lh4.ggpht.com/_MEEUbJZbOtI/TTgE0maxrzI/AAAAAAAAAD8/4fkiZIXFwZM/s72-c/005_thumb%5B1%5D.jpg?imgmax=800' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5804865.post-1003129750116259497</id><published>2011-01-19T19:21:00.001+11:00</published><updated>2011-01-19T19:21:43.959+11:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='work'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='photos'/><title type='text'>19/01/11</title><summary type='text'>  Please Hold.  Interesting times at work and ahead. We’ve got a new guy that started on Monday. And for all and part of next week my Supervisor &amp; Manager will be away on leave. Meaning I’ll be having increased responsibilities and duties.   As I said interesting times ahead   </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://ozfinn.blogspot.com/feeds/1003129750116259497/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=5804865&amp;postID=1003129750116259497' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5804865/posts/default/1003129750116259497'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5804865/posts/default/1003129750116259497'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://ozfinn.blogspot.com/2011/01/190111.html' title='19/01/11'/><author><name>ozFinn</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/15221983379196370135</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='32' src='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_MEEUbJZbOtI/TTK0FuhuGgI/AAAAAAAAAC8/j5WnqzlMTq0/S220/147.JPG'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://lh6.ggpht.com/_MEEUbJZbOtI/TTafEdz256I/AAAAAAAAADw/pMj42ReTatM/s72-c/008_thumb%5B3%5D.jpg?imgmax=800' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5804865.post-1823225259929057536</id><published>2011-01-18T20:07:00.001+11:00</published><updated>2011-01-18T20:07:14.898+11:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='photos'/><title type='text'>18/01/11</title><summary type='text'>  My train this morning was oddly uncrowded. Normally, even in holiday times like this there’s normally not room to swing a gnat. Today, oddly… Spacious.   It was disturbing.   </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://ozfinn.blogspot.com/feeds/1823225259929057536/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=5804865&amp;postID=1823225259929057536' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5804865/posts/default/1823225259929057536'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5804865/posts/default/1823225259929057536'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://ozfinn.blogspot.com/2011/01/180111.html' title='18/01/11'/><author><name>ozFinn</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/15221983379196370135</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='32' src='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_MEEUbJZbOtI/TTK0FuhuGgI/AAAAAAAAAC8/j5WnqzlMTq0/S220/147.JPG'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://lh3.ggpht.com/_MEEUbJZbOtI/TTVYQWUsSiI/AAAAAAAAADo/rasOqgV41LU/s72-c/005_thumb%5B1%5D.jpg?imgmax=800' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5804865.post-8989368863051236476</id><published>2011-01-17T20:54:00.001+11:00</published><updated>2011-01-17T20:54:44.919+11:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='photos'/><title type='text'>17/01/11</title><summary type='text'>  Railway Square, Sydney.  </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://ozfinn.blogspot.com/feeds/8989368863051236476/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=5804865&amp;postID=8989368863051236476' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5804865/posts/default/8989368863051236476'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5804865/posts/default/8989368863051236476'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://ozfinn.blogspot.com/2011/01/170111.html' title='17/01/11'/><author><name>ozFinn</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/15221983379196370135</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='32' src='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_MEEUbJZbOtI/TTK0FuhuGgI/AAAAAAAAAC8/j5WnqzlMTq0/S220/147.JPG'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://lh6.ggpht.com/_MEEUbJZbOtI/TTQR4zUyRaI/AAAAAAAAADg/zb6-nUPk9OI/s72-c/005_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5804865.post-281575290609894743</id><published>2011-01-16T19:58:00.001+11:00</published><updated>2011-01-16T19:58:38.501+11:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='photos'/><title type='text'>16/01/11</title><summary type='text'>  Ronald Roomba. Recharging after his hard day doing the vacuuming for me.   </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://ozfinn.blogspot.com/feeds/281575290609894743/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=5804865&amp;postID=281575290609894743' title='4 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5804865/posts/default/281575290609894743'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5804865/posts/default/281575290609894743'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://ozfinn.blogspot.com/2011/01/160111.html' title='16/01/11'/><author><name>ozFinn</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/15221983379196370135</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='32' src='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_MEEUbJZbOtI/TTK0FuhuGgI/AAAAAAAAAC8/j5WnqzlMTq0/S220/147.JPG'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://lh5.ggpht.com/_MEEUbJZbOtI/TTKzPVyxF2I/AAAAAAAAAC4/eRMFvTQb8UE/s72-c/012_thumb%5B1%5D.jpg?imgmax=800' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>4</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5804865.post-6416976861622105533</id><published>2010-10-20T19:45:00.001+11:00</published><updated>2010-10-20T19:45:07.168+11:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='moving'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='DVDs'/><title type='text'>DVDs Now!</title><summary type='text'>So as part of the move we're getting rid of stuff. You've seen the books list, now see the list of DVDs!  If you would like any of these let me know (donations of cashy money would be greatly appreciated, if you're outside of Sydney then you'll at the very least have to pay for postage!).     The Jeremy Clarkson Collection (Extreme Machines, Motorworld &amp; Speed) (Unopened)        Clarkson The Good</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://ozfinn.blogspot.com/feeds/6416976861622105533/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=5804865&amp;postID=6416976861622105533' title='2 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5804865/posts/default/6416976861622105533'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5804865/posts/default/6416976861622105533'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://ozfinn.blogspot.com/2010/10/dvds-now.html' title='DVDs Now!'/><author><name>ozFinn</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/15221983379196370135</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='32' src='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_MEEUbJZbOtI/TTK0FuhuGgI/AAAAAAAAAC8/j5WnqzlMTq0/S220/147.JPG'/></author><thr:total>2</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5804865.post-3905711151998281562</id><published>2010-10-11T23:21:00.001+11:00</published><updated>2010-10-11T23:21:40.675+11:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='moving'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='books'/><title type='text'>Books! Books!! Books!!!</title><summary type='text'>So, we’re moving.   I’ve probably mentioned this before, but we now have a date… And it’s closer than I’d like!     As we’re moving from a place that is really far, far too large for us, to somewhere that’s probably too small (once you take into account the insane amount of cats we have!!), which means that stuff has got to go!    Already we’ve gotten rid of the treadmill and some other </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://ozfinn.blogspot.com/feeds/3905711151998281562/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=5804865&amp;postID=3905711151998281562' title='4 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5804865/posts/default/3905711151998281562'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5804865/posts/default/3905711151998281562'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://ozfinn.blogspot.com/2010/10/books-books-books.html' title='Books! Books!! Books!!!'/><author><name>ozFinn</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/15221983379196370135</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='32' src='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_MEEUbJZbOtI/TTK0FuhuGgI/AAAAAAAAAC8/j5WnqzlMTq0/S220/147.JPG'/></author><thr:total>4</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5804865.post-6897267713531307459</id><published>2010-10-04T01:53:00.001+11:00</published><updated>2010-10-04T01:53:25.514+11:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Buppa&apos;s'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Hungary'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='business class'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='travel'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='money'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='work'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='cost'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Sven'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='health'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Europe'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='UK'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Di'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='birthday'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='family'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Germany'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='planes'/><title type='text'>Meanderings…</title><summary type='text'>Hi Me, I though that you might like an update on my health issues. The inflamed liver turned out to be nothing too serious (not hepatitis or any of the seemingly hundreds of other serious things that it could have been). It’s just fatty.   My Doctor seemed to think that the change in diet that I need to do to try and control my uric acid levels will also sort out my liver problems. Even so, I’m </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://ozfinn.blogspot.com/feeds/6897267713531307459/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=5804865&amp;postID=6897267713531307459' title='2 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5804865/posts/default/6897267713531307459'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5804865/posts/default/6897267713531307459'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://ozfinn.blogspot.com/2010/10/meanderings.html' title='Meanderings…'/><author><name>ozFinn</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/15221983379196370135</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='32' src='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_MEEUbJZbOtI/TTK0FuhuGgI/AAAAAAAAAC8/j5WnqzlMTq0/S220/147.JPG'/></author><thr:total>2</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5804865.post-2896899948893148386</id><published>2010-09-05T00:04:00.001+10:00</published><updated>2010-09-05T00:04:28.124+10:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='health'/><title type='text'>Keeping Up Appearances? No…</title><summary type='text'> So I’ve had a very enjoyable week of visiting the Doctor, getting X-Rayed, injected with radiation, made to lay still for ages whilst a big whirly-giggy camera thingy circles around me, all to be told that I haven’t fractured or broken my foot.   In the end a simple blood test showed that I have a high level of uric acid. Which probably means Gout.    And as I’ve been getting recurring pain in </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://ozfinn.blogspot.com/feeds/2896899948893148386/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=5804865&amp;postID=2896899948893148386' title='2 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5804865/posts/default/2896899948893148386'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5804865/posts/default/2896899948893148386'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://ozfinn.blogspot.com/2010/09/keeping-up-appearances-no.html' title='Keeping Up Appearances? No…'/><author><name>ozFinn</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/15221983379196370135</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='32' src='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_MEEUbJZbOtI/TTK0FuhuGgI/AAAAAAAAAC8/j5WnqzlMTq0/S220/147.JPG'/></author><thr:total>2</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5804865.post-1319623920098007123</id><published>2010-09-02T11:53:00.001+10:00</published><updated>2010-09-02T11:53:07.398+10:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Europe'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='trains'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='planes'/><title type='text'>Musings on Europe.</title><summary type='text'>        As I mentioned in my previous entry we are no longer going to New Zealand in October. This is mostly due to the fact that I was unemployed for much longer than we anticipated my being. Which means that our debt level is larger than we’d like.       Also my determination to go to Hungary next year for my 10 Year AFS Reunion was an influence in the decision also.       I’ve been working out</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://ozfinn.blogspot.com/feeds/1319623920098007123/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=5804865&amp;postID=1319623920098007123' title='3 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5804865/posts/default/1319623920098007123'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5804865/posts/default/1319623920098007123'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://ozfinn.blogspot.com/2010/09/musings-on-europe.html' title='Musings on Europe.'/><author><name>ozFinn</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/15221983379196370135</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='32' src='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_MEEUbJZbOtI/TTK0FuhuGgI/AAAAAAAAAC8/j5WnqzlMTq0/S220/147.JPG'/></author><thr:total>3</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5804865.post-6769422724061160060</id><published>2010-09-02T00:10:00.001+10:00</published><updated>2010-09-02T00:10:04.180+10:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='medical stuffs'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Hungary'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='air-sick'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Mum'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Di'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='AFS'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='family'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Europe'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Singapore'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='New Zealand'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='new job'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='sick'/><title type='text'>Hey… I have a blog.</title><summary type='text'>Clearly I have somewhat neglected this in the last… Several months.    The short answer to why is that I’ve been busy. The long answer is that I have been busy, tired otherwise occupied, couldn’t be bothered.     Couldn’t be bothered takes up a big proportion of it I have to confess, mostly that’s because maintaining a consistent blogging schedule for something that no one reads is hardly a </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://ozfinn.blogspot.com/feeds/6769422724061160060/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=5804865&amp;postID=6769422724061160060' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5804865/posts/default/6769422724061160060'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5804865/posts/default/6769422724061160060'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://ozfinn.blogspot.com/2010/09/hey-i-have-blog.html' title='Hey… I have a blog.'/><author><name>ozFinn</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/15221983379196370135</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='32' src='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_MEEUbJZbOtI/TTK0FuhuGgI/AAAAAAAAAC8/j5WnqzlMTq0/S220/147.JPG'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5804865.post-3214394525468023598</id><published>2010-04-17T22:06:00.001+10:00</published><updated>2010-04-17T22:06:03.190+10:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Micmacs'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Created Family'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Amelie'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='movies'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Newtown'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Joss Whedon'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Jean-Pierre Jeunet'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='recipe'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='cooking'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Mim'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='food'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='A Very Long Engagement'/><title type='text'>Micmacs &amp; Meatballs…</title><summary type='text'>As a Joss Whedon fan I’m about to make two admissions that don’t win many friends within that group.    Firstly, up until the last 30minutes Alien Resurrection is a great film, and despite what Joss himself has said I don’t believe that the problems in that film lie solely on the shoulders of the director. I believe that it was the studio, the writing and the directing that led to the film not </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://ozfinn.blogspot.com/feeds/3214394525468023598/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=5804865&amp;postID=3214394525468023598' title='1 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5804865/posts/default/3214394525468023598'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5804865/posts/default/3214394525468023598'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://ozfinn.blogspot.com/2010/04/micmacs-meatballs.html' title='Micmacs &amp;amp; Meatballs…'/><author><name>ozFinn</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/15221983379196370135</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='32' src='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_MEEUbJZbOtI/TTK0FuhuGgI/AAAAAAAAAC8/j5WnqzlMTq0/S220/147.JPG'/></author><thr:total>1</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5804865.post-2449665563993582475</id><published>2010-04-05T22:14:00.001+10:00</published><updated>2010-04-05T22:14:38.869+10:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Easter Show'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='work'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='The West WIng'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Twitter'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Art'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='New Zealand'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='weekend'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Farscape'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Hazel'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Grand Designs'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Foxtel'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Davidge'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Hungry Kids of Hungary'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Di'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Canberra'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='music'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='tv'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='disaster-porn'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='food'/><title type='text'>Internal Displacement</title><summary type='text'>I know I’ve only been working again for a few weeks, but this whole idea of a 4 day working week and a 4 day weekend… Kinda could get used to it!  We’ve been reasonably busy this weekend. Friday morning we were up bright and early and headed down to Canberra.    We drove around aimlessly for a while once we got there, wound up finding Yarralumla (Government House)… Unfortunately the AFP guy in </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://ozfinn.blogspot.com/feeds/2449665563993582475/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=5804865&amp;postID=2449665563993582475' title='1 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5804865/posts/default/2449665563993582475'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5804865/posts/default/2449665563993582475'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://ozfinn.blogspot.com/2010/04/internal-displacement.html' title='Internal Displacement'/><author><name>ozFinn</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/15221983379196370135</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='32' src='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_MEEUbJZbOtI/TTK0FuhuGgI/AAAAAAAAAC8/j5WnqzlMTq0/S220/147.JPG'/></author><thr:total>1</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5804865.post-4969089212773227333</id><published>2010-04-04T02:25:00.000+10:00</published><updated>2010-04-04T02:25:00.185+10:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='deaf'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Marlee Matlin'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='tv'/><title type='text'>If Only all Reality TV was this Informative… And Entertaining!</title><summary type='text'>  </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://ozfinn.blogspot.com/feeds/4969089212773227333/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=5804865&amp;postID=4969089212773227333' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5804865/posts/default/4969089212773227333'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5804865/posts/default/4969089212773227333'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://ozfinn.blogspot.com/2010/04/if-only-all-reality-tv-was-this.html' title='If Only all Reality TV was this Informative… And Entertaining!'/><author><name>ozFinn</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/15221983379196370135</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='32' src='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_MEEUbJZbOtI/TTK0FuhuGgI/AAAAAAAAAC8/j5WnqzlMTq0/S220/147.JPG'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://lh6.ggpht.com/_MEEUbJZbOtI/S7dd3FG68CI/AAAAAAAAACk/fj0e9lhh1U4/s72-c/videoe8227d9ee47a%5B2%5D.jpg?imgmax=800' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5804865.post-5003576425197943325</id><published>2010-03-28T20:50:00.001+11:00</published><updated>2010-03-28T20:50:11.119+11:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Millenium Trilogy'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='employment'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Melbourne'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='AFS'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Koko Black'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Newtown'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='food'/><title type='text'>And It’s Surely to their Credit…</title><summary type='text'>So it’s been a busy couple of weeks all told.   Work is… Well honestly, it’s been a steeper learning curve, a bigger difference to previous positions, than I expected.  Also it appears that my brain has atrophied during my nearly 9 months of unemployment.   I’ve had some good days and some bad days. Thursday just gone, for no real apparent reason was just fucking shocking. But I weathered it and </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://ozfinn.blogspot.com/feeds/5003576425197943325/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=5804865&amp;postID=5003576425197943325' title='2 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5804865/posts/default/5003576425197943325'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5804865/posts/default/5003576425197943325'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://ozfinn.blogspot.com/2010/03/and-its-surely-to-their-credit.html' title='And It’s Surely to their Credit…'/><author><name>ozFinn</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/15221983379196370135</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='32' src='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_MEEUbJZbOtI/TTK0FuhuGgI/AAAAAAAAAC8/j5WnqzlMTq0/S220/147.JPG'/></author><thr:total>2</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5804865.post-7431344038946707581</id><published>2010-03-16T21:18:00.001+11:00</published><updated>2010-03-16T21:18:06.126+11:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='cats'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='work'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='exercise'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='trains'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='ferries'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='buses'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='new job'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='transport'/><title type='text'>First days…</title><summary type='text'>So started at my new job on Monday morning. Didn’t sleep too well on the Sunday night… Oddly enough! But pulled up ok during the day.   Of course I was in bed and asleep by 2030 on Monday evening! Other than being woken up briefly by a cat fight I slept right through until my alarm went off at 0615.     Nice… Well except for the alarm going off at 0615 part anyway!!  Work seems to be good. There’</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://ozfinn.blogspot.com/feeds/7431344038946707581/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=5804865&amp;postID=7431344038946707581' title='2 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5804865/posts/default/7431344038946707581'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5804865/posts/default/7431344038946707581'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://ozfinn.blogspot.com/2010/03/first-days.html' title='First days…'/><author><name>ozFinn</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/15221983379196370135</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='32' src='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_MEEUbJZbOtI/TTK0FuhuGgI/AAAAAAAAAC8/j5WnqzlMTq0/S220/147.JPG'/></author><thr:total>2</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5804865.post-1975295773294750099</id><published>2010-03-12T23:53:00.001+11:00</published><updated>2010-03-12T23:53:58.093+11:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Facebook'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='employment'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='unemployment'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Twitter'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='New Zealand'/><title type='text'>Finally!</title><summary type='text'>So for the none of you that don’t follow me on Facebook or Twitter and aren’t aware of the news, I was finally successful in gaining employment!   At the moment it’s just a 3month position, but there is the possibility of another permanent position opening up within the company at some stage. So I’ve got that to hope for, but at the moment I’m just happy to have a source of employment to help me </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://ozfinn.blogspot.com/feeds/1975295773294750099/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=5804865&amp;postID=1975295773294750099' title='1 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5804865/posts/default/1975295773294750099'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5804865/posts/default/1975295773294750099'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://ozfinn.blogspot.com/2010/03/finally.html' title='Finally!'/><author><name>ozFinn</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/15221983379196370135</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='32' src='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_MEEUbJZbOtI/TTK0FuhuGgI/AAAAAAAAAC8/j5WnqzlMTq0/S220/147.JPG'/></author><thr:total>1</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5804865.post-1916783389480392488</id><published>2010-03-09T14:36:00.001+11:00</published><updated>2010-03-09T14:36:18.835+11:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Queensland'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='photos'/><title type='text'>Queensland Photos</title><summary type='text'>Here’s a few pictures I took during my trip up to Toowoomba.   The first is a view from my Aunts house during the final moments of sunset:          Queensland Vista by ~ozfinn on deviantART  This picture is a macro shot of an artichoke that my Aunt picked too late and it had flowered and attracted the attention of some ants who seemed to like it. What’s interesting is the camera that I took this </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://ozfinn.blogspot.com/feeds/1916783389480392488/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=5804865&amp;postID=1916783389480392488' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5804865/posts/default/1916783389480392488'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5804865/posts/default/1916783389480392488'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://ozfinn.blogspot.com/2010/03/queensland-photos.html' title='Queensland Photos'/><author><name>ozFinn</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/15221983379196370135</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='32' src='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_MEEUbJZbOtI/TTK0FuhuGgI/AAAAAAAAAC8/j5WnqzlMTq0/S220/147.JPG'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5804865.post-3177586642422906080</id><published>2010-03-08T22:06:00.001+11:00</published><updated>2010-03-08T22:06:04.616+11:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Stargate'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Claudia Black'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Browncoats'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='unemployment'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Brisbane'/><title type='text'>So… It’s been a while…</title><summary type='text'>Not that, you know anyone actually reads this thing :)  It’s just that I mostly haven’t had a lot to say. Still unemployed, thus still moping around the house. In fact since November I’ve only had two job interviews. The first was with Flight Centre, it was the third time I’ve interviewed with them, and the third time that they’ve not given me a job. So I say, they’re not going to give me a job, </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://ozfinn.blogspot.com/feeds/3177586642422906080/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=5804865&amp;postID=3177586642422906080' title='2 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5804865/posts/default/3177586642422906080'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5804865/posts/default/3177586642422906080'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://ozfinn.blogspot.com/2010/03/so-its-been-while.html' title='So… It’s been a while…'/><author><name>ozFinn</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/15221983379196370135</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='32' src='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_MEEUbJZbOtI/TTK0FuhuGgI/AAAAAAAAAC8/j5WnqzlMTq0/S220/147.JPG'/></author><thr:total>2</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5804865.post-7970930758716569390</id><published>2009-12-12T00:28:00.000+11:00</published><updated>2009-12-12T00:28:15.447+11:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='photos'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Sydney'/><title type='text'>Sydney's Northern Beaches</title><summary type='text'>Today I took my first trip up to the Liberal (and not liberal in the good American way mind you, Liberal as in the right-wing Australian political party way) heartland of Sydneys Northern Beaches. 
I had my garlic, crucifixes and stakes on stand-by at all times lest any of those conservatives found out that I voted Greens in the last election!
Oddly enough none of this were needed as the people </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://ozfinn.blogspot.com/feeds/7970930758716569390/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=5804865&amp;postID=7970930758716569390' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5804865/posts/default/7970930758716569390'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5804865/posts/default/7970930758716569390'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://ozfinn.blogspot.com/2009/12/sydneys-northern-beaches.html' title='Sydney&apos;s Northern Beaches'/><author><name>ozFinn</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/15221983379196370135</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='32' src='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_MEEUbJZbOtI/TTK0FuhuGgI/AAAAAAAAAC8/j5WnqzlMTq0/S220/147.JPG'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5804865.post-3425106594671418123</id><published>2009-12-08T23:13:00.000+11:00</published><updated>2009-12-08T23:13:18.704+11:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='photos'/><title type='text'>Picture Post 1</title><summary type='text'>Here's a random photo from my DeviantArt gallery (link on the right). Before we had a man come around and hack the garden to shreds we had some interesting weeds growing there. Whilst I let the cats out to play one day I snapped this shot. Enjoy :)

Weeds by ~ozfinn on deviantART</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://ozfinn.blogspot.com/feeds/3425106594671418123/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=5804865&amp;postID=3425106594671418123' title='2 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5804865/posts/default/3425106594671418123'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5804865/posts/default/3425106594671418123'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://ozfinn.blogspot.com/2009/12/picture-post-1.html' title='Picture Post 1'/><author><name>ozFinn</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/15221983379196370135</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='32' src='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_MEEUbJZbOtI/TTK0FuhuGgI/AAAAAAAAAC8/j5WnqzlMTq0/S220/147.JPG'/></author><thr:total>2</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5804865.post-1461813814150647721</id><published>2009-12-06T01:53:00.001+11:00</published><updated>2009-12-06T01:53:14.048+11:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Tim Minchin'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='The Whitlams'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='reviews'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Opera House'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='State Theatre'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Sydney'/><title type='text'>Eternal Nightcap: The Sydney Symphony Shows…</title><summary type='text'>So Friday night was the long (long, long, looooooooong) awaited return of The Whitlams to the Sydney Opera House backed by the might of the Sydney Symphony Orchestra.    They last played a series here 2 years ago playing selected songs from their back catalogue as well as one or two new songs, this time however it was to pay tribute to their break-through album, Eternal Nightcap.     The entire </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://ozfinn.blogspot.com/feeds/1461813814150647721/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=5804865&amp;postID=1461813814150647721' title='2 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5804865/posts/default/1461813814150647721'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5804865/posts/default/1461813814150647721'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://ozfinn.blogspot.com/2009/12/eternal-nightcap-sydney-symphony-shows.html' title='Eternal Nightcap: The Sydney Symphony Shows…'/><author><name>ozFinn</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/15221983379196370135</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='32' src='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_MEEUbJZbOtI/TTK0FuhuGgI/AAAAAAAAAC8/j5WnqzlMTq0/S220/147.JPG'/></author><thr:total>2</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5804865.post-1800678686295050793</id><published>2009-12-01T22:29:00.001+11:00</published><updated>2009-12-01T22:29:26.423+11:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Popcorn Taxi'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='reviews'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Where the Wild Things Are'/><title type='text'>Where the Wild Things Are.</title><summary type='text'>So last night as I believe I’ve mentioned previously I saw a screening, followed by a Q&amp;A of the new movie, Where the Wild Things Are.    I’d just like to start by saying that despite this film being quite different from what I expected I really really enjoyed it.     When I first saw the trailer for the movie when it was first released online many months ago, none of it looked familiar to me, so</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://ozfinn.blogspot.com/feeds/1800678686295050793/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=5804865&amp;postID=1800678686295050793' title='2 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5804865/posts/default/1800678686295050793'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5804865/posts/default/1800678686295050793'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://ozfinn.blogspot.com/2009/12/where-wild-things-are.html' title='Where the Wild Things Are.'/><author><name>ozFinn</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/15221983379196370135</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='32' src='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_MEEUbJZbOtI/TTK0FuhuGgI/AAAAAAAAAC8/j5WnqzlMTq0/S220/147.JPG'/></author><thr:total>2</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5804865.post-2125681923396081348</id><published>2009-11-30T00:45:00.001+11:00</published><updated>2009-11-30T00:45:38.130+11:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Popcorn Taxi'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='The Whitlams'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Comedy'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='insomnia'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='AFS'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Opera House'/><title type='text'>Sitting around on the couch getting fatter…</title><summary type='text'>So another stinking hot weekend has been and gone. Although as an unemployed nobody the weekend is really no different from a weekday.   Still this weekend was full of AFS hijinks… Or in my case not so much hijinks as, well… not hijinks.    Had an AFS camp this weekend out in the Western Suburbs. For those that don’t know AFS is the organisation that I went on exchange to Hungary with way back in</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://ozfinn.blogspot.com/feeds/2125681923396081348/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=5804865&amp;postID=2125681923396081348' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5804865/posts/default/2125681923396081348'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5804865/posts/default/2125681923396081348'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://ozfinn.blogspot.com/2009/11/sitting-around-on-couch-getting-fatter.html' title='Sitting around on the couch getting fatter…'/><author><name>ozFinn</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/15221983379196370135</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='32' src='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_MEEUbJZbOtI/TTK0FuhuGgI/AAAAAAAAAC8/j5WnqzlMTq0/S220/147.JPG'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5804865.post-8494934436337435822</id><published>2009-11-27T00:28:00.000+11:00</published><updated>2009-11-27T00:28:49.239+11:00</updated><title type='text'>Help Build a Giant Gay Repellent Umbrella</title><summary type='text'></summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://ozfinn.blogspot.com/feeds/8494934436337435822/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=5804865&amp;postID=8494934436337435822' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5804865/posts/default/8494934436337435822'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5804865/posts/default/8494934436337435822'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://ozfinn.blogspot.com/2009/11/help-build-giant-gay-repellent-umbrella.html' title='Help Build a Giant Gay Repellent Umbrella'/><author><name>ozFinn</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/15221983379196370135</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='32' src='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_MEEUbJZbOtI/TTK0FuhuGgI/AAAAAAAAAC8/j5WnqzlMTq0/S220/147.JPG'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5804865.post-4722197522365125340</id><published>2009-11-26T23:01:00.001+11:00</published><updated>2009-11-26T23:01:11.612+11:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Lost'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Buppa&apos;s'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='job hunting'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Christmas'/><title type='text'>Ramblings: The First.</title><summary type='text'>So it’s been a thrilling week here…  You know, thrilling in the way that isn’t.    It’s not been a bad week really. Just boring and pretty much uneventful, hence the lack of blogging.     Wednesday was about the most exciting day this week so far, went to Buppa’s Bakehouse in Newtown for American style-noms of the pie and cake variety, which I then took up to Mims place. Mim has talents aplenty, </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://ozfinn.blogspot.com/feeds/4722197522365125340/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=5804865&amp;postID=4722197522365125340' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5804865/posts/default/4722197522365125340'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5804865/posts/default/4722197522365125340'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://ozfinn.blogspot.com/2009/11/ramblings-first.html' title='Ramblings: The First.'/><author><name>ozFinn</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/15221983379196370135</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='32' src='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_MEEUbJZbOtI/TTK0FuhuGgI/AAAAAAAAAC8/j5WnqzlMTq0/S220/147.JPG'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5804865.post-5954217749538801249</id><published>2009-11-23T21:39:00.001+11:00</published><updated>2009-11-23T21:39:19.012+11:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='insomnia'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='food'/><title type='text'>Oh drugs, how I worship thee…</title><summary type='text'>Sleep! Glorious sleep.    Oh how I missed it. The pills I got from the chemist yesterday, when we braved the 44°C heat (according to the car), worked wonderfully. Took one last night, went to bed about 2200-2230 and then woke up at about 1030 this morning. Awesome.  In other wonderful news the heat wave broke late last night and today was a lovely cool, drizzly day where the temperature barely </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://ozfinn.blogspot.com/feeds/5954217749538801249/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=5804865&amp;postID=5954217749538801249' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5804865/posts/default/5954217749538801249'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5804865/posts/default/5954217749538801249'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://ozfinn.blogspot.com/2009/11/oh-drugs-how-i-worship-thee.html' title='Oh drugs, how I worship thee…'/><author><name>ozFinn</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/15221983379196370135</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='32' src='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_MEEUbJZbOtI/TTK0FuhuGgI/AAAAAAAAAC8/j5WnqzlMTq0/S220/147.JPG'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5804865.post-8178472224819998677</id><published>2009-11-22T15:39:00.001+11:00</published><updated>2009-11-22T15:39:24.026+11:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Crappy Fiction Half Hour'/><title type='text'>The Crappy Fiction Half Hour.</title><summary type='text'>So I’ve had a lot of free time lately and I’ve also been not sleeping. That probably doesn’t breed much in the way of creativity, but I did spew this out the other night at about 4am. Not sure if it’s any good or not. Not sure if I should dump it or expand it or what.   Thoughts?  Ursula stopped suddenly. Silence reigned in the empty rain soaked streets. She knew something was not right however.</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://ozfinn.blogspot.com/feeds/8178472224819998677/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=5804865&amp;postID=8178472224819998677' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5804865/posts/default/8178472224819998677'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5804865/posts/default/8178472224819998677'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://ozfinn.blogspot.com/2009/11/crappy-fiction-half-hour.html' title='The Crappy Fiction Half Hour.'/><author><name>ozFinn</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/15221983379196370135</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='32' src='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_MEEUbJZbOtI/TTK0FuhuGgI/AAAAAAAAAC8/j5WnqzlMTq0/S220/147.JPG'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5804865.post-1762037954557823336</id><published>2009-11-22T02:39:00.001+11:00</published><updated>2009-11-22T02:39:40.120+11:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Amanda Peet'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='movies'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='2012'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='John Billingsley'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Enterprise'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='visitors'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='John Cusack'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='disaster-porn'/><title type='text'>Ridiculousness, thy name is 2012…</title><summary type='text'>Today Sue &amp; Darren who are up visiting from Melbourne (which makes a nice change from us always going to visit the Melbourne folk, them coming here for a change!) treated us to seeing disaster-porn flick 2012 in Gold Class at the George St Cinemas.  Going into it you don’t really expect it to be, well… any good. But it actually kind of was. In the whole it’s so bad that it has gone full circle </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://ozfinn.blogspot.com/feeds/1762037954557823336/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=5804865&amp;postID=1762037954557823336' title='2 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5804865/posts/default/1762037954557823336'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5804865/posts/default/1762037954557823336'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://ozfinn.blogspot.com/2009/11/ridiculousness-thy-name-is-2012.html' title='Ridiculousness, thy name is 2012…'/><author><name>ozFinn</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/15221983379196370135</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='32' src='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_MEEUbJZbOtI/TTK0FuhuGgI/AAAAAAAAAC8/j5WnqzlMTq0/S220/147.JPG'/></author><thr:total>2</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5804865.post-2487044421193045909</id><published>2009-11-20T13:42:00.001+11:00</published><updated>2009-11-20T13:42:52.962+11:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='medical stuffs'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='insomnia'/><title type='text'>Sleepless Nights…</title><summary type='text'>So it was another sleepless night last night. Second one in a row.   Though to be fair I did get to sleep very early this morning, about 5:30-6:00am, and then proceeded to sleep restlessly through till nearly midday. Which has probably killed any chance I have of getting to sleep without assistance tonight.    I’m reliably assured (not by a medical professional…) that this is because I’m not </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://ozfinn.blogspot.com/feeds/2487044421193045909/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=5804865&amp;postID=2487044421193045909' title='1 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5804865/posts/default/2487044421193045909'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5804865/posts/default/2487044421193045909'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://ozfinn.blogspot.com/2009/11/sleepless-nights.html' title='Sleepless Nights…'/><author><name>ozFinn</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/15221983379196370135</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='32' src='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_MEEUbJZbOtI/TTK0FuhuGgI/AAAAAAAAAC8/j5WnqzlMTq0/S220/147.JPG'/></author><thr:total>1</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5804865.post-4207193731320428422</id><published>2009-11-20T01:36:00.001+11:00</published><updated>2009-11-20T01:36:45.097+11:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='fiction/non-fiction?'/><title type='text'>Sleeplessness…</title><summary type='text'>He couldn’t sleep.     Again.      He lay staring at the ceiling watching the fan blades whir about his head cutting through the air. They provided the only noise whilst the rest of the city slept restlessly in the muggy heat of early summer.       It was 1am and this was the second night running he had lain in bed whilst sleep eluded him.      By his feet a cat lay sprawled taking up a rather </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://ozfinn.blogspot.com/feeds/4207193731320428422/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=5804865&amp;postID=4207193731320428422' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5804865/posts/default/4207193731320428422'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5804865/posts/default/4207193731320428422'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://ozfinn.blogspot.com/2009/11/sleeplessness.html' title='Sleeplessness…'/><author><name>ozFinn</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/15221983379196370135</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='32' src='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_MEEUbJZbOtI/TTK0FuhuGgI/AAAAAAAAAC8/j5WnqzlMTq0/S220/147.JPG'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5804865.post-5534254591517680821</id><published>2009-11-19T15:26:00.001+11:00</published><updated>2009-11-19T15:29:25.921+11:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='meme'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='tv'/><title type='text'>TV Show Meme</title><summary type='text'>Rules:    - Bold all of the following TV shows which you've ever seen 3 or more episodes of in your lifetime.     - underline a show if you're positive you've seen every episode of it.       30 Rock    7th Heaven     ALF     Alias     American Gothic     America's Next Top Model     Angel        Arrested Development     Babylon 5     Batman: The Animated Series     Battlestar Galactica     </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://ozfinn.blogspot.com/feeds/5534254591517680821/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=5804865&amp;postID=5534254591517680821' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5804865/posts/default/5534254591517680821'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5804865/posts/default/5534254591517680821'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://ozfinn.blogspot.com/2009/11/tv-show-meme.html' title='TV Show Meme'/><author><name>ozFinn</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/15221983379196370135</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='32' src='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_MEEUbJZbOtI/TTK0FuhuGgI/AAAAAAAAAC8/j5WnqzlMTq0/S220/147.JPG'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5804865.post-6682181595184261883</id><published>2009-11-18T21:07:00.001+11:00</published><updated>2009-11-18T21:07:01.961+11:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Buppa&apos;s'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Josh Thomas'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Jarred Christmas'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Comedy'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='unemployment'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='cats'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='ABC TV'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='self-loathing'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Wil Anderson'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Matt Kirshen'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='visitors'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='food'/><title type='text'>Wil Anderson: The best thing since fingering…</title><summary type='text'>… As Wil explains it, sliced bread isn’t really all that great. It’s nice and all, but there are other things that are much better. He decided that he was going to try and get the above saying to catch on.    I’m not sure how much success he’ll have, but here I am doing my bit!  So Me, I’m guessing you saw Wil Anderson recently?   That’s right Me, I went and saw him last night at the Sydney </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://ozfinn.blogspot.com/feeds/6682181595184261883/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=5804865&amp;postID=6682181595184261883' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5804865/posts/default/6682181595184261883'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5804865/posts/default/6682181595184261883'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://ozfinn.blogspot.com/2009/11/wil-anderson-best-thing-since-fingering.html' title='Wil Anderson: The best thing since fingering…'/><author><name>ozFinn</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/15221983379196370135</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='32' src='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_MEEUbJZbOtI/TTK0FuhuGgI/AAAAAAAAAC8/j5WnqzlMTq0/S220/147.JPG'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5804865.post-8845384913458648116</id><published>2009-11-14T17:11:00.001+11:00</published><updated>2009-11-14T17:11:02.483+11:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='The 4400'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Patrick Flueger'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Deep Space Nine'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Jeffrey Combs'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='stupid networks cancelling shows on really annoying cliffhangers'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='cats'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Summer Glau'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Heroes'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Star Trek'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Jacqueline McKenzie'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Enterprise'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='rants'/><title type='text'>Saturday Round-up.</title><summary type='text'>This morning we had the fun adventure of taking all three of the cats to the vets for a check-up and their vaccination injections. Caleb and Fray are a bit stupid and haven’t yet worked out that whenever they get put into their carry cages badness happens.   Kitten on the other hand has realised this and struggles valiantly to not go in.     After their first long car journey (barring when we </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://ozfinn.blogspot.com/feeds/8845384913458648116/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=5804865&amp;postID=8845384913458648116' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5804865/posts/default/8845384913458648116'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5804865/posts/default/8845384913458648116'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://ozfinn.blogspot.com/2009/11/saturday-round-up.html' title='Saturday Round-up.'/><author><name>ozFinn</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/15221983379196370135</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='32' src='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_MEEUbJZbOtI/TTK0FuhuGgI/AAAAAAAAAC8/j5WnqzlMTq0/S220/147.JPG'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5804865.post-162063624802635872</id><published>2009-11-13T14:35:00.002+11:00</published><updated>2009-11-13T14:37:13.191+11:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='unemployment'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='cats'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='self-loathing'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Jamie Cullum'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='job hunting'/><title type='text'></title><summary type='text'>So today is one of those days where some things are quite quite good and other things are really really shit.    
Unfortunately it seems that the shit is getting me down more than the good keeping me up.     
So the good first or the bad first? I don’t know me, you decide.     
Wow, me… You’re so helpful.
Ok, well lets get the Bad out of the way firstly.    
It’s a bit stupid really as it was </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://ozfinn.blogspot.com/feeds/162063624802635872/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=5804865&amp;postID=162063624802635872' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5804865/posts/default/162063624802635872'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5804865/posts/default/162063624802635872'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://ozfinn.blogspot.com/2009/11/conversations-with-myself.html' title=''/><author><name>ozFinn</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/15221983379196370135</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='32' src='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_MEEUbJZbOtI/TTK0FuhuGgI/AAAAAAAAAC8/j5WnqzlMTq0/S220/147.JPG'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5804865.post-7889743647588107108</id><published>2009-11-12T15:55:00.001+11:00</published><updated>2009-11-12T15:55:24.497+11:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Eliza Dushku'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='JJ Abrams'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Dollhouse'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Joss Whedon'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Bad Doctor Strangelove References'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Angel'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Amy Acker'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Buffy'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Doctor Horrible'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Alien'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Bastard Fox Network'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Firefly'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='rants'/><title type='text'>On why Dollhouse got more than it Deserved. Or how I learnt to stop worrying and love JJ Abrams.</title><summary type='text'>Well the interwebs are all a-twitter (heh… bad jokes…) with the news that Joss Whedons latest show has been cancelled by the evil horrible Fox network.   Now I’m not going to blindly leap in and defend Fox here, they really are a bunch of bastards, they fucked Firefly, Wonderfalls, Futurama… The list goes on. But with the extremely sub-par Dollhouse they really did give it a chance. Despite </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://ozfinn.blogspot.com/feeds/7889743647588107108/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=5804865&amp;postID=7889743647588107108' title='3 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5804865/posts/default/7889743647588107108'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5804865/posts/default/7889743647588107108'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://ozfinn.blogspot.com/2009/11/on-why-dollhouse-got-more-than-it.html' title='On why Dollhouse got more than it Deserved. Or how I learnt to stop worrying and love JJ Abrams.'/><author><name>ozFinn</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/15221983379196370135</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='32' src='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_MEEUbJZbOtI/TTK0FuhuGgI/AAAAAAAAAC8/j5WnqzlMTq0/S220/147.JPG'/></author><thr:total>3</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5804865.post-9181282936092178990</id><published>2009-11-12T00:01:00.001+11:00</published><updated>2009-11-12T00:01:16.855+11:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Lance Horne'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Dolly Parton'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Mika'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Shows'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Skittles'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Twitter'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='reading'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Millenium Trilogy'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='unemployment'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Alan Cumming'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Opera House'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Kristin Chenoweth'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='job hunting'/><title type='text'>I Bought a Blue Car Today</title><summary type='text'>Just to clarify, I didn’t actually buy a car today. Given that I’m unemployed making a rather massive purchase like that would be an incredibly stupid thing to do (I did however spend nearly $10 on Skittles, but that’s a whole other story!). No today, this evening, actually I went a saw a rather entertaining show by the multi-talented Alan Cumming at the Sydney Opera House.   I’m not really good </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://ozfinn.blogspot.com/feeds/9181282936092178990/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=5804865&amp;postID=9181282936092178990' title='2 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5804865/posts/default/9181282936092178990'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5804865/posts/default/9181282936092178990'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://ozfinn.blogspot.com/2009/11/i-bought-blue-car-today.html' title='I Bought a Blue Car Today'/><author><name>ozFinn</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/15221983379196370135</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='32' src='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_MEEUbJZbOtI/TTK0FuhuGgI/AAAAAAAAAC8/j5WnqzlMTq0/S220/147.JPG'/></author><thr:total>2</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5804865.post-2849101499738724370</id><published>2009-11-09T15:22:00.001+11:00</published><updated>2009-11-09T15:22:07.315+11:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Millenium Trilogy'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='unemployment'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='movies'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Star Trek'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='job hunting'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Enterprise'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='reading'/><title type='text'>More Interviewing…</title><summary type='text'>So on Friday evening just as Di and I were settling in to have dinner at our favourite restaurant (now conveniently located less than 10minutes walk from home!) I get a call on my mobile, which is in itself an unusual event, but this was a phone interview. As usual I thought I frakked up the phone interview, but clearly I mustn’t have done too badly as I was called up earlier today to go in for </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://ozfinn.blogspot.com/feeds/2849101499738724370/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=5804865&amp;postID=2849101499738724370' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5804865/posts/default/2849101499738724370'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5804865/posts/default/2849101499738724370'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://ozfinn.blogspot.com/2009/11/more-interviewing.html' title='More Interviewing…'/><author><name>ozFinn</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/15221983379196370135</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='32' src='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_MEEUbJZbOtI/TTK0FuhuGgI/AAAAAAAAAC8/j5WnqzlMTq0/S220/147.JPG'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5804865.post-942886889310432691</id><published>2009-11-08T20:36:00.001+11:00</published><updated>2009-11-08T20:36:15.059+11:00</updated><title type='text'>Cheating at Blogger</title><summary type='text'>   Apparently Microsoft is good for something… I’ve found a program that allows me to cheat at Blogger postings and not really have to bother with some of the HTML formatting :)     Windows Live Writer if anyone is A) interested                                                    &amp; B) Reading this.  </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://ozfinn.blogspot.com/feeds/942886889310432691/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=5804865&amp;postID=942886889310432691' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5804865/posts/default/942886889310432691'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5804865/posts/default/942886889310432691'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://ozfinn.blogspot.com/2009/11/cheating-at-blogger.html' title='Cheating at Blogger'/><author><name>ozFinn</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/15221983379196370135</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='32' src='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_MEEUbJZbOtI/TTK0FuhuGgI/AAAAAAAAAC8/j5WnqzlMTq0/S220/147.JPG'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5804865.post-6547297898240033712</id><published>2009-11-08T13:00:00.000+11:00</published><updated>2009-11-08T13:00:22.272+11:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Deep Space Nine'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='new blog'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='unemployment'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='How I Met Your Mother'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Star Trek'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='job hunting'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Enterprise'/><title type='text'></title><summary type='text'>Ok bear with me, whilst I try and work out how this is done, I've only really used LJ previously but this seems to be the better, if slightly more confusing option.
I have actually had this blog for sometime, it's just I've never really gotten around to using it until now.
Obviously it's not because I haven't had the time, I have been unemployed since June and have really had nothing but free </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://ozfinn.blogspot.com/feeds/6547297898240033712/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=5804865&amp;postID=6547297898240033712' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5804865/posts/default/6547297898240033712'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5804865/posts/default/6547297898240033712'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://ozfinn.blogspot.com/2009/11/ok-bear-with-me-whilst-i-try-and-work.html' title=''/><author><name>ozFinn</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/15221983379196370135</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='32' src='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_MEEUbJZbOtI/TTK0FuhuGgI/AAAAAAAAAC8/j5WnqzlMTq0/S220/147.JPG'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry></feed>
