So… not a lot of posting around here this week, huh? Sorry about that. It just turned into this Perfect Storm of non-posting conditions. Work was busy, life was busy, and there’s the added pressure of trying to finish everything off before the holidays. I also spent a couple nights helping the Morris and Sons crowd set up for their Christmas Sale (which starts today!). And on top of it all, I really just couldn’t find anything worth posting. Eh, that’s the way it goes.

But not today! In an hour we’re heading out for the Tough Bloke Challenge, an event which promises a big, long, hilarious, MUDDY post later this evening. (That’s assuming that I’m not still hanging on the monkey bars like George Michael eight hours from now.) Wish us luck!

This is the way the poo ice cream saga ends… not with a bang but a whimper. (With apologies to TS Eliot.)

I had another Australian Idol sighting tonight! I walked home via Darling Harbour and noticed a big crowd of funny looking people standing around. There didn’t seem to be a red carpet, but I did see some bikini babes standing in front of a Musicoz sign. (I Googled it and discovered that it’s an awards show for indie artists. Which explains why they were all funny lookin’.) As I wove through the crowd, I suddenly realized I was walking right past Brianna Carpenter, who was famously called out last season for being out of tune when she was actually deaf in one ear. As you might expect, she looked like a kooky refugee from Newtown. I wonder if she won?

Back in the city and it feels so good!
Today’s the first day at our new office location near Wynyard. As I don’t need to take the train anymore, Snookums and I can commute together in the mornings again! It was spitting rain today so we decided to take the bus. It only took, like, ten minutes to get here. (Granted, the traffic was oddly light today.) We’re in a really cool old heritage building with high ceilings and hardwood floors. The old bits near the bathrooms and the stairwells are tiled in that old-fashioned way that always reminds me of railway stations and elementary schools. My desk faces across the little park at Wynyard, and I have giant windows in front of me that let me look over the city skyline. (Hm. I just discovered the problem with big windows: the sun shines in my eyes! Time to lower the shade.) Of course, there’s still a lot of work to be done and the dust isn’t helping my allergies. I managed to get my computer set up though, and the Internet seems to be working at the moment. I can’t wait to hit Chop Chop at lunch…

Wall-E Bento. That is ADORABLE. I love that EVE is a hard-boiled egg.