We've been flat out here since my last post.

The kitchen has FINALLY been done (will put up some photos later), although we just need to paint now. Once finances are a bit better, we'll get that done. Hopefully it'll be before mum's next visit!! The extension is on hold for now though, at least until we can afford it!

Read more: Kitchen and other updates

Having just spent the night converting the site over to joomla 1.5 (YES!  ANOTHER new backend... so that's been about 5 iterations of my site in just about as many years!), I'm now too tired to add any new articles, so I'll add them over the next few days (in between work and pulling a kitchen out!)

Well after a NINE week wait, my new MacBook Pro finally arrived yesterday. WOW!! These new laptops are amazing!! Big, but amazing. I've got the 17" widescreen model, and the screen is just huge. Beautiful! Talk about clever... it almost took my breath away when I turned the main light off in the lounge, and the MacBook automatically lit up the keyboad and dimmed the screen for me. Yup, it's smart too.

Read more: MacBook Pro finally arrives

We now have a new addition to the family. To join me (Zolt) and Zef (the bike), is Zorro. Zorro is a 12 week old Husky (cross Blue Cattle) pup!

He's a lovely little fella, with a great temperament. We're going through the training thing at the moment... fun & games & patience!!

I finally caved in to my desire to get back on two wheels. It's been 11 years since I last rode a motorbike, and I'm now the proud owner of a 1996 Kawasaki Zephyr 750 (couldn't afford the Triumph... yet!). I found Zef on ebay, it looked like it had been well maintained, and was in great condition. After winning the auction we took a quick (?!?) trip to Mudgee, about 500km's from here, to collect it. It was a great ride back for the first 400km's, then just outside Armidale it started raining. By the time we were 50km's from home, it was dark, raining and foggy! Not conditions I want to ride in again in a hurry!!