Joke...

I'm cleaning up my desk as we are moving offices this weekend and I stumbled upon a jok I had written down which I ejoyed, so I thought I'd share it....

Heaven on Earth...
If...
all the Police were British.
all the Mechanics were German.
all the Cooks were French.
all the Lovers, Italian.
and it was ll organized by the Swiss.

Hell on earth would be if
all the Cooks were British.
all the Police, German.
all the Mechanics were French.
all the Lovers were Swiss.
and it was organzied by the Italians.

New Guitar!!!!

I finally picked up my new guitar. Put some pics up at my yahoo photo album. Gloss finsih guitars are hard to photograph, so I apologize....

anyway Here is the link to the Guitar Photos.

Here is the proof

I recently claimed my mother tried to kill me by passing down unspecified alergies to me...well now there is photographic evidience...


Go to my yahoo photo album

Darn my mother!!!

This morning I had the lovely experience of having my first semi-servious allergy attack. I've had one pretty bad bout with hayfever, itchy eyes etc, just minor discomfort, nothing 2 benedryl over the counter wouldn't handle, but today, I was treated to an allergic reaction in which about 60-70% of my body was covered with Hives. Very Itchy!!!! Its also fun to wake up with almost your entire body ithcy.

Anyway, we have a medical office on location here, so I went down and saw the doctor first thing in the morning. He gave me oral benedryl and a shot of another anti-histamine (not sure of the name). Most of the symptoms were gone with the hour of having the shot.

I've decided this was a reaction to the scallops I had last night for dinner. Which is too bad, b/c I like scallops, and I've never had any issues with Shell Fish. (maybe it was just the NY shell fish as I've had scallops in Australia within the last year without issue)

My mother has had allergy issues for a long time, so I'm deciding to blame this one her...

Indie Yuppies...You might be an Indie Yuppie if

I saw an article on Indie Yuppies a few days ago ( here is the link) and I was discussing this with my friend Yuki at work, mostly trying to ensure that we were not included in anything as mainstream as being an Indie Yuppie. (Sad to say, but I feel we are closer to being included in the lastest and greatest Yuppie group.)...Anyway a few days later, Yuki, came up with a "You might be an Indie Yuppie if..." list, which I thought was very funny. He has not gotten around to posting it, so I figured I'd publish it for him.



You might be an indie yuppie if...

You do not have any roommates.
You have a cable TV subscription.
You despise MTV.
You have watched an episode of "Apprentice".
You own an MP3 player.
That MP3 player is an iPod.
You have made an international call on your cell phone.
Then you expensed it.
You have spent more than $10 on a single drink.
Then you expensed it.
You do not buy tickets to live performances, you pay cover charges or else there is a minimum drink.
The live performances you attend are not called "concerts", they are called "gigs".
You have downloaded music performed by artists you never heard of.
You have tried to convince your coworkers to download songs of artists they have never heard of.
You can tell the meaning of the term "Capital Gain" without having to consult a financial dictionary.
You have owned a financial dictionary or have hired a financial consultant.
You have hired an accountant and/or an attorney.
You have a health insurance.
And 401(k).
You have stayed at work past 3am.
You have stayed at a bar past 3am.
You know ticker symbols of companies whose shares you never owned.
You know someone who knows someone in "the business".
"The business" is not "the industry" you are in.
"The industry" is one of Finance or Technology.
Most of the songs you own belong to more than one genre.
Genre is merely a suggestion to you.

Back in NYC

Back in America. It is good to be back.


Unfortunately, that was one of the more painful trans-pacific flights I have endured. I don't know if it was dodgy food, or just flu season in Sydney. But I was feeling crook the whole way from Sydney to L.A. 14 hours with an upset stomach is not very condusive to sleeping. I am terrible airplane sleeper to begin with, but business class, being exhausted in conjucntion with boredom, usually enable 5-6 hours sleep on the Sydney to LA leg. However, this time the crummy tummy kept me from enjoying any sleep. The rolls of pepto chewables and tums, with advil lead to a more comfortable flight to NYC, and I was able to catch like 2 hours sleep. The little sleep led to a fair amount of jet-lag, unfortunately.

On Saturday morning I went into a deli near my corporate apartment, which is right accross from Trinity church on the cornor of Rector and broadway, for some food. I had my heart set on a Western Omlette with home fries. Which I cannot get in Australia, they do have good omlettes there, but you have to order a "western" by each ingredient, and they end up being very hard to come by, and I've never seen home fries in oz. I walked by the drinks cooler and I saw Vitamin Water, and instantly it made me miss it, because that is definitely not available in oz, and it was one of my staple beverages here in NYC.

I'm also looking forward NYC bagels, which as everyone knows are the best in the world.

It is a little odd being back in the city, it definitely feels crowded. Vertical. The view from our office here on Wall Street overlooks NY harbour, I can see lady liberty standing in the sunset, so it may not be the opera house, but it is beautiful in its own right. The shipping boats are nowhere near as cool as Sydney ferries however.

Subway Fare is up to $2!!!!!! shocking, darn near criminal!! Or maybe I am getting old because I rememeber when it was 1.50. (actually 2 bucks is still a great bargain!)

Well, enough random babble for today.

now I am off to NY

In the span of about 3 hours, I went from getting ready for a 2 week trip to Bangalore India, to spending 1 month (5 weeks) in NYC. Gotta love corporate America and concern they give their employee's for planning ahead and scheduling trips that might have an impact on a persons life.

aahhh, well, at least it will give me a chance to buy cheap things in america (as compared to australia)...things like bikes, computers, etc....

My passport is still at the Indian Consulate here in Sydney getting my business visa applied...hope it gets back in time.