I finally got onto a rufous-throated honeyeater @ the bush garden, after several attempts over the past couple of months. I also saw tawny grassbird, clamorous reed warbler, red-backed wren, crimson finch, leaden flycatcher, coucal, juvenile brush cuckoo, sea eagle, etc… etc… blah… blah… blah…
I went with BOCA, who are almost all retired ladies. Now, [...]
Lauryne’s birthday was a while ago, but on the weekend we finally got around to celebrating it properly (along with Lewis’ birthday), by spending a night up at Paluma. We chilled out, played frisbee and football, drank some sherry and birded. On Sunday morning we went to Birthday Creek, where I got chills down my [...]
Yesterday I performed by Exit seminar in return for $2000. Not a bad deal really, but quite necessary given my current fiscal situation, which is tight at best. My presentation, a 40 minute summary of my major findings, was well received. The 20 minutes worth of questions were pretty straight-forward to handle, which was a [...]
I got into the whole IMD2 thing in a big way, and totally whipped August! I started the month with three challenges:
1) to pass my driving test (achieved Wed 16/08)
2) to get state sponsorship for the SIR (provisional) residency (achieved twice! Thurs 17/08 from South Australia and Mon 28/08 from West Australia)
3) to get a [...]
The world of academia is full of high-ranking professionals protecting their patches. In general they are rather aggressive, while the lowly students are subdued and respectful. Unfortunately, that’s not really my style - I prefer to tell it like it is a bit and see what happens. Usually people think you’re a complete wanker (which [...]