iPod Nano...

Apple released the new iPod Nano this week, which is a solid state, 2GB or 4GB unit, thinner than the iPod Shuffle, and about twice as wide...

Just doing a bit of surfing, and found this article, where a Japanese guy has already pulled one to bits, and photographed the process... The article is translated by Google

Awfully expensive way of exploring a device's contents if you ask me... Then again, someone was bound to do it!

Big Thanks... To Great Friends

Given what's transpired in the past week, and given you guys may read this blog...

Big Thanks to...

Clarissa,
Alex,
Les,
Rob,
David,
Natalie,
Caz & Trent,
Ben

and of course, my folks.

You guys are all great, and mean the world to me...

Thanks Heaps!

Flip Flop

Fair bit of water under the bridge since last Saturday...

Monday afternoon, I went to the funeral for Shirley Hilditch (Scott's Mum), which was a very nice service, and good to catch up with Scott and Gina, Trent and Caz, and others I've not had a chance to see for a while now...

After heading back to work, and finishing the day, I went off to a market research session, to do some advertisement assessment for a new range of advertisements which Bunnings are thinking of running.

After heading back to Mum and Dad's to dinner, I sort of fell in a big heap.

Tuesday, was the day from hell... I woke up around 8.30 or so, to go to work, but couldn't get out of bed. All my system wanted to do was sleep, sleep, and sleep some more...

Wednesday wasn't much better.

Thursday, I went to see a GP, trained in Big Blue, "The National Depression Initiative".

Friday morning, three people from the CAT Team at the Alfred Hospital came to see me, and one of the doctors declared me depressed. I've since been prescribed some anti-depressants, to buoy me up during the day, and valium, to help me sleep...

It's incredible how many people you talk to have been on these medications... I guess I'll give them a go, to see how things unfold...

Friday night, was Clarissa's Birthday dinner, which I had promised I would go to. I had a really good time, at Shine Cafe, out in Glen Waverley, although the service was appalling from all but one staff member.

Right now, I'm sitting on the bed in my old bedroom at Mum and Dad's, with the blind up, watching an awesome electrical storm go by, and fighting a half a valium, which was supposed to be a good idea, to help me sleep... Damn the interesting night life!!

Two Puddy Tats...

I went out to visit Ingrid, who runs Ingrid's Haven on Thursday night after work, to meet Pretty Jessica and Fluff, both of who were a little shy and people wary for my liking.

Ingrid currently has 91 cats, waiting to be given new homes, and I met two other cats, Una (pronounced ohhnah) and Stumpy (pure black cat with a stumpy tail), both of whom were very friendly!

After a coffee, and a chat, I head home, to come back on Saturday, when both cats have been given a new home...

Stumpy is learning her new name of Lizzy, and Una is let to be renamed, althoguh I'm thinking Luna is a good name for her...

Two to choose from...

Following on from my entry from yesterday, about getting myself a furry friend, or two, I made some phone calls...

Penelope, found a new home 2 weeks ago, and moved from Mount Eliza, to Ballarat... :-(

On the up side, I am going to try to meet Fluffy and Jessica on Sunday... Hopefully they are the nice cats that the lady running hostel they are living in says they are... :-)

Furry Friends....

I've decided that for a bit of company, a cat or two could be a good option... I've been doing some web searching, and found three really nice looking female cats, that are looking for new homes...

Two are through a non-profit cats hostel, where the other is a pet of a local family who are moving to the UK...

This is Fluffy, who is cute as cute, and is a negative image of Charlotte, who died over a year ago...



This is Jessica, who is also a very nice looking cat...



This is Penelope, who's owners are moving overseas...



And this is Charlotte, who died on May 4th, 2004

Bloody Petrol Prices...

Having just been on the road for a week or so, I've been pretty horrified at the price of petrol.

On a trip from Melbourne to Canberra, then on to the snow fields of New South Wales, and back to Melbourne, via Canberra, I have seen petrol prices vary from 116.5 c/litre, in Melbourne, to as high as 132.9 c/litre, in Jindabyne.

According to one of the guys who work the money markets for the Commonwealth Bank, the Australian petrol pricing is dictated by OPEC countries, due to most of Australia's diesel fuel being refined in Singapore, from crude oil sourced from the Middle East.

It still doesn't make sense to me that the locally refined fuels are impacted... Just one of the little frustrations in life I guess...