... About The Boy

Picked up my degree certificate today, so it's now all official
(even though I finished the thing 6 months ago!)

Master of Engineering
1st Class Honours
in Software Engineering

Yay me!

*Finally* that's it over.

- MugginsM

Current Mood: accomplished

Just got back from watching the new Star Trek movie...
(wonderful wife got us midnight tickets on the opening night!)

It is everything I hoped for!

No more aging pensioners hobbling around or pastel touchy feely TNG (which I did love).

This is Kirk, Spock, and crew kicking butt!

Excellent. Will see again.

- MugginsM

Current Mood: chipper

Just ran Round The Bays. This is my third time, and the first time I've managed to
run the entire distance. After the marathon last year, it seemed really easy and
short :)

Odd thing was I couldn't go any *faster* though. Even a slight increase in pace
seemed to be too much.

Was fun.

Even with the stupid people. ("runners on the right, walkers on the left" turns out
to not apply if you have six or seven of you with children. You can start right
at the front of the runners and go as slow as you want. The runners won't mind
getting trapped behind your Sunday stroll. )

- MugginsM

Current Mood: accomplished

Was all excited at the large number of policemen hanging around the house that
keeps us awake all night. So excited that I rushed out of the house without bringing
half the things I need for the day.

Unfortunately it was just a checkpoint.


- MugginsM

Current Mood: curious

The brave astronaut exits her (F&P) space capsule...



- MugginsM

The new NZ copyright "guilty upon accusation" stuff is terrible, and I'm glad to see people
are protesting against it.


However, there are a whole bunch of much worse things going on that people completely ignore
(changes to the RMA, getting rid of healthy food in schools, dumping our carbon trading system, etc)


I think nearly everyone protesting the copyright stuff is *really* just scared of getting
caught, and "the right thing" has nothing to do with it at all.

- MugginsM

Current Mood: cynical

Found by the missus, well done!

And the cats approve:



- MugginsM

Current Mood: chipper

Stupid Apple, stop releasing cool stuff until I have more money.


Wonder if I can get work to pay for iWork 09 since, for a change, it's actually *for* work.

- MugginsM

I have developed a theory that Gillette design things for 15 year old asian boys.

Not for old saggy westerners with actual facial hair.

- MugginsM (bleeding)

I'm not convinced, myself, but I'd certainly give it a try!

Bacon Flavoured Chocolate

- MugginsM

Current Mood: curious

So neither lot that I voted for got in.

Oh well. Was kind of a given.

Wonder how long it'll take for the new lot to trash the place.

- MugginsM

Some rather awesome pictures by clever people:

Pictures taken at just the right angle

- MugginsM

Not the best evening to go to bed early and try and
catch up on some sleep.

Sadie's a wee bit freaked out - it's her first fireworks!

- MugginsM

I'm probably the only person it affected, but removing all the seats from the
city bus stop the day after the marathon was NOT APPRECIATED.

(and I got told off for trying to sit on the scaffolding)

- MugginsM

Current Mood: sore

I just ran a freakin' marathon.

5hr 59, which isn't all that great, but...

I just ran a freakin' marathon!

- MugginsM

Current Mood: sore

Murder Burger = Win

Orcon = Lose (day 3 with no phone or internet. again)

Just handed my thesis to the bindery to get it turned into a book (well, three actually)
before submitting it in a few days.

There is now nothing more I can do on it.

- MugginsM

Current Mood: blank

Sometimes the cats are just too cute:



- MugginsM

Current Mood: touched

Just over a year ago we paid a little bit too much for our house (quite normal, I know),
but...

The interest rates went up the *day* after we signed. They're almost back down to
the level we've locked into, but since then, banks have stopped giving such large % mortgages.

So if we hadn't bought it on the day we did, I suspect it may have been many years
before we'd have been able to. Possibly decades. With things the way they are right
now, we'd have needed something like an extra $60k for the deposit...


It's a good house, I'm very happy with it.


So it's all turned out well, but wow, we nearly didn't make it, and we could not
have known that at the time.

- MugginsM

Current Mood: procrastinating

They're getting rid of Snifters!?


http://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=10532944



But what am I going to eat at the movies now?


- MugginsM

Current Mood: surprised