Hey from Brisbane
Hey O,
Have been back in Brisbane since late X-Mas Eve.
Getting out of London wasn't too hard.
Flight was as expected. Delays, connections, cramped spaces, passable food etc. The seats were equipped with the multi-media stuff, but I couldn't play the nintendo games because of my broken thumb (I remember from the NYC trip that those games suck anyway). So after listening to some Abbott and Costello I killed time watching the TV shows and Movies they had on off; Family Guy, Simpsons, Bourne Ultimatum (nodded off all the time).
On a whim I watched Ratatouille, the computer animated feature length, and it turned out to be really good. Seriously. Smart writing, brilliantly animated and incredibly rendered.
Kuala Lumpur to Sydney I napped and read. All good.
Sydney to Brisbane: just chilled. It was only a short flight.
Got into Brisbane at about 11'ish. Slept.
Christmas Day: Immediate family plus significant others gathered. All good, no dramas.
After that headed to youngest brother's apartment on the river. Jet lag starting to catch up, so I nodded off on a couch for a bit. Went up to the roof (37th floor!) and enjoyed the view. Came back home.
Boxing Day: Went to Lone Pine because Elea's Boyf wanted to see koalas. Had a fun time. Came back, jet lag caught up with me and I passed out around five in the afternoon.
27th: Got up, checked out St Lucia Village. All shut until the first of January. Took a ride into the city and explored. A couple of new buildings, a couple of new shops etc. Ran into some friends. One I figured out where to find the 412 Bus Stop (the council moved it!) I schlepped home.
Somewhere along the way I realised that the clock on my phone was an hour fast. I had set it at the phone to someone else's watch, not knowing they were still on Sydney (daylight saving) time.
Yesterday: got up early enough. Cut dreads from cat. Went to Indooroopilly to see the new AVP movie. Looked at pre-paid phone deals, and the best I could find was about $60. I have my phone here, so I'd be on the roaming rate for that, but unless I send 100 texts or make 25 calls in the time that I'm here, it doesn't make economic sense to get a prepaid for Brisbane.
Came home and figured out how to get my laptop working with the house ethernet. Yay!
Had steak. Best steak I've tasted in three years.
Figured that if I was going to be using my phone for the occasional SMS, I should probably put more credit on it, so I logged into the Virgin site to figure out how to do that.
Then I passed out. Damn jet lag.
In town last night there was a metal show or a breakcore thing happening, and I managed to miss both because I was exhausted. Most annoying. Never mind, there'll be other stuff while I'm here.
Woke up at half five AM, and finished setting up the online thing to add credit to my british prepaid mobile. Neato.
Plans for today... I don't know.
I've just started ripping the first CD to iTunes. And I really should get cracking on catching up with people.
So I'm going to brainstorm on that for a bit.
Over and out.
-J
Have been back in Brisbane since late X-Mas Eve.
Getting out of London wasn't too hard.
Flight was as expected. Delays, connections, cramped spaces, passable food etc. The seats were equipped with the multi-media stuff, but I couldn't play the nintendo games because of my broken thumb (I remember from the NYC trip that those games suck anyway). So after listening to some Abbott and Costello I killed time watching the TV shows and Movies they had on off; Family Guy, Simpsons, Bourne Ultimatum (nodded off all the time).
On a whim I watched Ratatouille, the computer animated feature length, and it turned out to be really good. Seriously. Smart writing, brilliantly animated and incredibly rendered.
Kuala Lumpur to Sydney I napped and read. All good.
Sydney to Brisbane: just chilled. It was only a short flight.
Got into Brisbane at about 11'ish. Slept.
Christmas Day: Immediate family plus significant others gathered. All good, no dramas.
After that headed to youngest brother's apartment on the river. Jet lag starting to catch up, so I nodded off on a couch for a bit. Went up to the roof (37th floor!) and enjoyed the view. Came back home.
Boxing Day: Went to Lone Pine because Elea's Boyf wanted to see koalas. Had a fun time. Came back, jet lag caught up with me and I passed out around five in the afternoon.
27th: Got up, checked out St Lucia Village. All shut until the first of January. Took a ride into the city and explored. A couple of new buildings, a couple of new shops etc. Ran into some friends. One I figured out where to find the 412 Bus Stop (the council moved it!) I schlepped home.
Somewhere along the way I realised that the clock on my phone was an hour fast. I had set it at the phone to someone else's watch, not knowing they were still on Sydney (daylight saving) time.
Yesterday: got up early enough. Cut dreads from cat. Went to Indooroopilly to see the new AVP movie. Looked at pre-paid phone deals, and the best I could find was about $60. I have my phone here, so I'd be on the roaming rate for that, but unless I send 100 texts or make 25 calls in the time that I'm here, it doesn't make economic sense to get a prepaid for Brisbane.
Came home and figured out how to get my laptop working with the house ethernet. Yay!
Had steak. Best steak I've tasted in three years.
Figured that if I was going to be using my phone for the occasional SMS, I should probably put more credit on it, so I logged into the Virgin site to figure out how to do that.
Then I passed out. Damn jet lag.
In town last night there was a metal show or a breakcore thing happening, and I managed to miss both because I was exhausted. Most annoying. Never mind, there'll be other stuff while I'm here.
Woke up at half five AM, and finished setting up the online thing to add credit to my british prepaid mobile. Neato.
Plans for today... I don't know.
I've just started ripping the first CD to iTunes. And I really should get cracking on catching up with people.
So I'm going to brainstorm on that for a bit.
Over and out.
-J
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