Movin' On Up

When I first started at my present job, in Dec 06, there were rumours flying around that the company was thinking of moving. They had outgrown the current premises and they were on the lookout to move.

Well that happened last weekend.

Over the last 18 months lots happened to prepare us all for the move. There was a website set up with great bits of information about the new sites (two sites, one for the office, one for the warehouse), colour schemes, floor plans, information about the area, and neighbours. It was awesome.

The office block we have moved into is brand new, only just finished being built. Ten floors (of which we have floors 5 to 9), and we share the building with one other major company and a small one that is on the 10th floor.

I am on the 8th floor, with amazing views of Sydney Airport, Port Botany and the eastern suburbs. Over the last week we have seen countless planes in the sky, and awesome weather changes. The floor is bright yellow, which is ok. Certainly better than the flouro orange that the 6th floor is.

We were told to leave all desktop accessories. We got all new things, including a new flat panel monitor (finally!). And the building has a small gym, and allocated parking (which we do pay a small amount for each month).

Its just awesome.

We have gone from a dark, dingy, 3 floor building, to a bright, fresh, new 10 story building. Awesome!

This job just keeps getting better and better ;-)

Sleeping With The Cat

Over the last couple of weeks Zakhari has taken to sleeping with Josie.


We are all really pleased this has happened. When we used to cat sit for my sister when I was a kid I used to love sleeping with him. And I love the thought of Zak curling up with Josie.

As long as he doesn't pee in the bed!! ;-)

Heres some photos..

The Kitten and the Ambulance

Taking Josie to school this morning we pulled up next to an Ambulance.

Mari: Jose, do you know what that is?

Josie: Its a pom-pom (her standard answer for when she doesn't know something)

Mari: Thats an Ambulance.

Josie: Ohh

Mari: Do you know what an Ambulance does?

Josie: It goes eeee-awwwwweee-awwww..

Mari: And what does it carry?

Josie: [without missing a beat] Pizza.

And on a completely different note, a short time later, we're driving past a huge African American dude in a beanie and long trench coat (lookin' kinda tough, you know?), walking along the footpath carrying a bag, a jumper and an umbrella. All of a sudden, I see him jump into the air, give a shout and brandish his umbrella at something as if it was a sword. All afire with curiosity, I look to see what had terrified the man so.

A little black and white kitten was standing on a small wall, fur upright, hissing at him.

Eurovision '08

Our annual Eurovision Night was a little different this year.

We went to Mat & Wendy's place for dinner, and to introduce them to the joys of Eurovision. They were Eurovision virgins prior to this night, so it was all that more special ;-)

I will let Mat describe the wonderment that was that night, but for us, once again Eurovision rocks!

I must say that the caliber of acts were not up to the previous couple of years, but it was still great ;-) The voting was nail biting, Greece being ahead for most of the time, and Russia only taking the lead at the end.

Politically motivated voting was rife, as always, and Terry Wogan was brilliant, also as always ;-)

Serbia put on a great show and I can't wait till next year in Moscow!