It’s been raining a lot of late, and it’s still quite chilly on occasion. Some flowers are already blossoming even in this weather. The roses here are slightly brown, slightly wilted, giving off the feeling of winter yet there is a bit of the bright yellow of spring in the petals that are waiting to open.

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Started running again, although I lose interest a third of the way into the run these days. Physically not quite there yet and it’s been rather cold, so the muscles and stamina are taking a little time to adjust. Finished my tax returns, and finally getting started putting stuff on eBay for sale. Heh, have a whole bunch of camera equipment I’d like to cash in on, just so that I can buy more camera equipment later next year. Right now, only really want the new version of the Nikon 70-200mm and some gadgets to remote control my flash unit.

It’s been a slower week at work, with budgets sorted out and I’m sort of idling at the moment. I know I have to be proactive in looking for things to do, but sometimes I feel that there is not much I can influence in the organisation I’m at now. Will try and pick up on other things to do and see how it goes. Heh, it’s almost a year since I started and I’m just looking for something new to learn and contribute.

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Other things of note are the state of the economy. The stock markets have rallied roughly 50% since the low of March, and I haven’t been following markets long enough to see this occurrence. Good for my smallish long term portfolio and as long as the dividends come in, at least the investment is generating some kind of return while I wait for it to grow.

Heh, nothing much on my mind now other than wanting to spout facts of what’s been happening of late. Watched almost in its entirety the AFL Grand Final between Geelong and St Kilda, and while I still prefer soccer, can see the appeal of the game.

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A new release of Ubuntu comes out next month and I’d be testing that and the Haiku OS on my Eee PC. Heh, I don’t mind being a tech geek, at least it still excites me to tinker with computers every now and then. Heh, should be spending less time blogging and more time doing stuff. Just waiting for the weather to warm up a bit.