Sick and Tiring Week

We both had Monday and Tuesday off sick with a rotten cold.
Tuesday was a $50 million Lotto, it jack potted and 'cos so many people bought tickets it is now $90 million! And Thursday, next week, is $15 million. A big week.
Di had today(Fri) off and has gone to Dapto- I'll go down on Sunday.
I'm watching footy tonight and tomorrow nite.
The new iPhone came out this week, I'd really like one but my wife won't let me get it.

Next week I'm going to Canberra to The National Library on a work trip-my first out of town trip that I've been on with work. I'm the junior so i'll have to behave but since it's down and back in the one day there'll be no time to any trouble making!

Been a bit sick still this weekend, however I went to the pub Saturday nite to see the All Blacks play Italy-they won but they arn't looking good so it could be a long season!

Went to Dapto today- Perry and my bewdaful wife were working very hard in the back yard so i was compelled to help out for a change.
Got back about 9pm and I'm watching the The Confederation Cup playoff between Spain and South Africa.

I'm thinking about buying an iPhone outright - it might cost a bit but I'll be able to take it to New York with me and put a local SIM card (T-Mobile or Verizon??) in the phone and avoid International Roaming fees and get to use a quality 3G Network. I'll also be able take it to NZ next year too. I'm thinking I can sell it next June for a good price and update for a newer iPhone model. Mainly I 'll have a new phone (toy) that I want without being tied into a contract.
My Dad lands in Sydney Thursday 2nd of July.

Long Tiring Week

No real news this week.
The weather has been mild to crappy.
On Friday after work we went to The Sydney Festival which was quite good- they had a little ice skating rink and food stalls around it on the forecourt of a church. I should of taken a photo as the lights on the church look really nice- they also had a mini snow flake maker.
I had bratwurst on a roll with mustard and that cabbage stuff with a nice Pale Ale.
We got home and were shattered-went to bed early and got up at 7am for early weekend shift.
We finished work and made our way to Summer Hill and got a few things for dinner. Di had a nap and I took off to the pub to watch the AB's- they one this week in another tight game.

Today, Sunday, Di slept in to about 11am and I'm coming down with a cold which i probably got from Di who's been sick all week.

I was reading an article on New Zealand Herald website about a sociologist complaining about the Lotto in New Zealand being too high - $30 million- and that people gamble more than they can afford and that has negative side effects around the community. This guy reckons it should be capped at $15 million as after that people go about loopy .....i mention that because......
On Tuesday, Oz Lotto is $50 million.
Weds it's State of Origin.

Super Short Week (starting 8th June)

I missed a week.... we worked to 6pm most nites. The Aussie $ made it to 82 cents US and has gone down since, hopefully it will work it's way up and we'll get some $ exchanged.

Di and Perry went to Bangkok on Friday evening- poor Di woulda been fretting about the flight even more with the news this week about the French Air plane crashing just off Brazil- but they both seemed fairly relaxed.

So the toilet seat is up, there's a pile of dishes and hardly any lights on! (I have used the clothes dryer-don't tell Di tho!)

I've been doin nothing at all. I guy at work lent me some Henry Rollins Show DVD's, a triple set no less. I checked a site and found a Sinead O'Connor video from the show on the net, quite good.

I meet up with a friend (Jacko) on Saturday a 5 ish at The Golden Barley for a beer and a chat-as I was leaving this guy yelled out "Grig, is that Grig?" I felt pretty stink but I had to say hello to the guy who was um, pretty jovial- his name is Craig Morebeers- i don't know his real last name. It seemed quite a good pub (it's big and old style mostly) actually as my friend knew quite a few people and in general people seemed friendly.

I also made up another Google Map of places to go for good coffee in Manhatten:

View Coffee NYC in a larger map

Di and Perry get back on Thursday morning- i'll pick them up and we have no work to the Monday- so that's good.

My father and his partner are coming over in early July so i'll take a long weekend off when they are over too.

Today is Queens birthday, it's 4:30 and I'm going to The Local for a couple and a burger then i'm going to watch a game of leugue and come home and watch a repeat of Flight of The Conchords on SBS at 9pm. Great Plan!!

That worked out fine.

Today, Weds was uber cold for Sydney, a high of 16 but with wind chill the news said it was about 8 degrees! But with clear blue skies, bewdaful. It's meant to be the same tomorrow so Di and Perry are in for a fright!
They got a fright alright. We did nothing on thursday, went to Dapto on friday and didn't do much on Saturday either. The All Blacks lost to France 27 to 22- fuckin hell!

Oh, the pic at the top is of a phones that we might get while we are in New York, it's from Verizon who have the best coverage and service in the States, and only for $20 US!

Today, we went to see Hangover- it was hilarious, I was in tears a couple of times.
That was our weekend- even tho it was 4 days long it didn't seem like it.