We made it! The settlement has gone through FINALLY and we are proud house owners. Jan is arranging now to get the keys so we can have a nosey tonight. Thank the gods.

Though we’ve made much progress in rights for same sex couples in Australia, especially here in New South Wales, one big area where discrimination still occurs is superannuation. Even if you put your same sex partner down as your beneficiary, it’s up to the super company’s discretion whether they actually get paid or not, and [...]

We have been peering around the new house over the weekend. We are pretty happy with it! A bit of painting to do this week, some termite treatment and a new kitchen. But it is gonna be good. Hooray!
Got an email today from our darling niece Orgy aka Brenda. She was desperate to have [...]

Happy birthday to Madonna! And let’s not forget the King who died this day… or did he?
Just had a chat to me bruvver Sam on a great new chatroom they have set up at their site…. check it out at http://www.whizzkids.co.nz/whizzchat.html And go vote for Sam’s band - they are up for Unreleased Song [...]

Try running your favourite site through the Dialectizer… here is this site dialectized for Redneck. Hee hee ha ha, oh I love this one.
Just talked to our intrepid lawyer and he is very positive about the settlement happening tomorrow - “90%”. Could be good news!
And for all my fellow Buffy fans, Vidiot have [...]

More on the crisis enveloping Australian banks and conveyancing - seeming more and more appropriate.

Well, looks like the house is not going through till Thursday or Friday. Which means we might be up for daily penalties as we are now two weeks past the agreed settlement date. Woe! If anyone has some effective calming techniques please let me know.
Some good links for today:
Scaletrix simulator - takes me back [...]

Scary article in the Sydney Morning Herald this morning about banks and the delaying of settlements - strangely appropriate! Eep!
And have developed a new technology need… the Nomad Jukebox MP3 player with 6GB of storage - wow. Sadly impending arrival means spending on such devices is rather unlikely.

A rather disturbing website is RAWA, the Revolutionary Association of Women of Afghanistan. They aim to expose atrocities committed by the ruling Taliban fundamentalist government, and take photos and videos with cameras hidden beneath their clothing. Warning - some of the images are graphic…

Back at work after a loverly weekend. Went to our first class at the Birthing Centre called ‘Changing Shapes’ - sadly it was too late for Jan as her shape has already changed rather dramatically! Had a great birthday with lots of presents (mmm, presents) and went out for a low key dinner. Hoping to [...]