News Update...

News update:

Bingley is due in at the Vets this weekend for

1. Castration (lets say is as it is)
2. His hernia fixing - he;s had this since birth - a little bit of his tummy sticking out. Apparently this is quite common, and often fixes itself. For Bingley it hasn't
3. His dew claws removed. These are little (thumb) claws partially up his legs. Often these aren't a problem, but he keeps catching his (especially his front right one) and it causes him a lot of pain, or at least he does a lot of whimpering when it happens.
4. A chip implant - so we can scan him at the local supermarket till :-)

W's taken up Bollywood dancing, I'm not sure if that's the correct term for it - but I'm sure you get the idea. Unfortunately it clashes with her Wednesday belly dancing, so she's trying to arrange some classes on another night.

I've made a (rash?) purchase of a guitar. As W pointed out, I've not got a musical bone in my body - but I keep trying (we've still got the rather expensive electric piano sat upstairs). Anyway, next to the drums it must be the easiest instrament to play, so here's hoping.
We went out shopping on Saturday morning, and split up at the mall. We both managed to have a real splurge, buying loads of cloths and things. As our energy started to flag I headed for a music shop, whilst W went into the 'outdoors' shop for some expensive thongs (Australian for flip-flops). In the shop was G who was buying a guitar. I'd looked at buying one a couple of times before when passing, so this just took me over the edge - besides, it was heavily reduced - a real bargain. Now all that remains is to get it tuned (I won this yesterday), and learn to play...

Meanwhile W has decided to try to learn the piano - so she's been practicing the scale of C for the last two night (driving us all mad).

On Sunday it was the Cat Haven's annual AGM. We've not really done much for the Haven for the last year, since I didn't re-elect for the committee. Unfortunately a nutter has been trying to attach the running, the staff, and the committee for the last few years - insinuating corruption and allsorts. He's sent mail to all the members on a number of occasions, and has lost us many members (because of getting all the unsolicited mail - not due to what he says). He's tried again and again to get crazy ideas (or just things that are already being done) passed at the various meeting - always being defeated, yet he doesn't get the hint, bespite almost unanimous hostility towards him. ** Sorry I'm ranting now.
Anyway, once again most of the meeting was took up with the nutter, and the many committee positions coming up for election were left unfilled, simply due to people being put off by the nutters continued harrisment of everyone at the Haven. In the end, we left early, before an extra hour was spent - especially put aside to address this idiots rantings.

I'm currently busy getting the photos and video from the Wedding sorted out - this is going to take me a few weeks, but once it's done I'll post a link to the book.

I offered an Analyst / Programmer to someone yesterday - I realised that's one bit about my job I do enjoy (their's plenty of stuff to cancel it out unfortunately).

I'm off work most of next week. I'm owed days for Mon-Wed, and Thursday is a public holiday. W's taken time off too, so we're trying to think of something worthwhile to do.

Congratulations again to J&A our friends in Houston Tx - on the birth of Olivia, sister to Maxwell.

Oh - those in the UK... Have you looked at Google Earth lately? Last time I looked at it (6+ Months ago) England was really fuzzy. Now you can see all the street marking, houses, cars, everything. I've not checked everywhere, but Sheffield and Liverpool look great.