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Year View| Summary| Highlights| November 2007 (Month View)

01.11.2007Thursday 1 November – Tripods & South Bank

Day
I worked, and bought a tripod.
Night
Maz, Stella and I wandered around South Bank, taking photos. We’d planned to take photos of the cool water feature there, but it’s been turned off due to the “water crisis”, what a joke.

02.11.2007Friday 2 November – Ballet in the Park

Day
Work, as usual.
Night
Bronwen lost her phone, but fortunately, Telstra were sponsoring Ballet in the Park at Riverstage, and let her use their NEXTG phones, so Raymond and I managed to meet up with her. I was asked to leave because I had a professional looking camera and a tripod, but managed to stay by requesting that in writing.

03.11.2007Saturday 3 November – Work, Pizza & Misguided Youth

Morning
Relaxing with Bronwen. Headed to Indooroopilly to get some bolts for Stella’s bed and breakfast, and found millions of misguided youth queuing to have copies of Summer Heights High signed. Continuing the theme of having problems because my camera is bigger than everyone else’s camera phone, a security guard asked if I was a member of the press, and then demanded I show ID, which I refused to do.
3pm
Working at EB.
11:30pm
Off home, then off to Windmill’s with Stella for pizza.
Comment by hg – Sunday 11 November 2007, 1:40 AM
  First for some reason adsense has decided that autism ads are relevant for this web page. I wonder why?
  
  Secondly a meta comment that is less relevant then the above - good work on the photo popup. Like it. Can I use that here?

04.11.2007Sunday 4 November – Tunnels & Burst Pipes

12:30pm
A water pipe under the house burst.
3pm
Bronwen, Sarah and I went to the new Brisbane North-South Bypass Tunnel open day; saw a 400 tonne, $55 million tunnel boring machine, and an animal petting zoo.

05.11.2007Monday 5 November – Resignation

9am
Working 9 to 5 for a rare change.
4pm
I resigned.
Night
Helped Stella move some things into her room, had a kebab, and watched “Across the Universe” at Indooroopilly.

06.11.2007Tuesday 6 November – Working

Working.

07.11.2007Wednesday 7 November – Rain

Night
It rained. Maz and I walked to South Bank to take some photos of the city.

08.11.2007Thursday 8 November – Pides

Morning
Working in the fishbowl, where it’s cold.
Night
Had pides at South Bank.

09.11.2007Friday 9 November – Day Off

Day
Had the day off. Drove to Indooroopilly with Maz. Bought Nandini and Stella fans. Bought a keyboard. Tried to set up XP on my old computer but it is being annoying.
Night
Drove to Bronwen’s, had dinner with her, and came back here to have dessert and sleep.

10.11.2007Saturday 10 November – Dularcha National Park

Day
Slept in a bit, then drove to Dularcha National Park rail tunnel, then on to Ewen Maddock Dam, and the Glasshouse mountains, with Bronwen, Maz, and myself.
Night
Eated Curry. Much good.

11.11.2007Sunday 11 November – Rain, Leeches & Coomera Circuit

Drove down south to walk and photograph the Coomera Circuit with Maz and Bronwen, but it rained, there were thousands of leeches, and it was too wet for photos. Abandoned attempt a couple of hours in.

12.11.2007Monday 12 November – Working

3pm
Working at EB.
Night
Moved some of Stella’s things from college to here.

13.11.2007Tuesday 13 November – Working

Day
Working.
Night
Picked up Stella from college, along with her remaining things.

14.11.2007Wednesday 14 November – Pancakes, Work & Veggie Baguettes

Morning
Bought a wireless USB thing from Umart for Stella, and a USB Ethernet adaptor for Lucienne.
Midday
Drove to Indooroopilly with Maz and Stella, had a veggie baguette for lunch, did some shopping, and am now preparing for work.
Afternoon
Worked.
Midnight
Went to Pancakes with Stella, Raymond.

15.11.2007Thursday 15 November – Working Alone

3pm
Working alone.

16.11.2007Friday 16 November – More Work

3pm
Work.
Comment by Lloyd Fulton – Thursday 28 February 2008, 8:32 PM
  Hey Ned been reading through you journal and I am impressed with the pic's think they are really good. Especially the the Landscape/Panaramic ones. Can you tell what Camera and Lens combination you use.
  
  Thanks
Comment by Ned – Friday 29 February 2008, 3:00 PM
  Thanks for the compliment. Camera has varied, but mostly a Canon 400D. Lenses vary. Usually a Canon 50mm f/1.8, Canon 17-50 f/2.8IS or Sigma 70-200 f/2.8DG.

17.11.2007Saturday 17 November – All My Friends are Leaving Brisbane

Morning
Bronwen’s hair blew in the breeze.
3pm
Saw “All My Friends are Leaving Brisbane” at Indooroopilly with Bronwen and Stella.
Night
Bronwen and I had curry from Halim’s, the leftovers of which Stella then ate.

18.11.2007Sunday 18 November – Stella moves in

Morning
I slept in. Stella officially moved in today.
Midday
Drove to Garden City with Bronwen and Stella.
Afternoon
Had nachos from the Calypso bar.
Night
Had planned to go to Gold Class at Indooroopilly and see “Elizabeth—The Golden Age”, but this did not work out due to Stella losing her phone while out, and suddenly having to buy tickets for Dad to Perth.

19.11.2007Monday 19 November – Curry

Morning
Slept in.
Afternoon
Had lunch at the Ville, along with two milkshakes.
Evening
Went to Indooroopilly with Maz and Stella.
Night
Had curry for dinner with Stella.

20.11.2007Tuesday 20 November – Birthday Pizza

Day
Working 7 to 3 in the Valley.
Night
Kangaroo Point with Bronwen, then birthday pizza.

21.11.2007Wednesday 21 November – TPG Internet

Woke up to no internet. Put in the TPG details, and they work. Seems they churned me sometime around 6 AM this morning.

22.11.2007Thursday 22 November – Fast Bus

Morning
Insane bus driver. Fastest I’ve driven through the city, weaving in and out of traffic... and it was in a bus... with a female driver.
Lunch
Custard tart and whipped cream for lunch.

23.11.2007Friday 23 November – Compassionate Leave

Took day off for “compassionate leave”.

24.11.2007Saturday 24 November – Sarah

Morning
Drove to Bronwen’s for voting. Stella supported the Greens.
Night
Drove to the airport with Bronwen, met Sarah and Vince on their way to Thailand, walked to the international terminal from the Kingsford Smith Memorial with Sarah. Waved goodbye to them.
Later Night
Pancakes with Bronwen, Stella.

25.11.2007Sunday 25 November – “Gabriel”

7:30am
Work at Valley.
3:30pm
Drive home. Woolworths then Hungry Jack’s with Bronwen, Stella.
9:50pm
Watch “Gabriel” with Bronwen, Stella, at South Bank.
Midnight
Drive Bronwen home.

26.11.2007Monday 26 November – Working

Working.

27.11.2007Tuesday 27 November – Working

Working.

28.11.2007Wednesday 28 November – Working

My last day of work. Everyone is nicely impressed by my last-day-of-work email, which I stayed up late-ish last night making. Leaving is tinged with sadness, but I’m really too busy to notice—worked nine to five, went home, slept.

29.11.2007Thursday 29 November – Shopping

My first day having quit work.
Morning
Picked Bronwen up from her place, went shopping at Garden City. Wasn’t really able to buy much as hadn’t really thought it through.
Afternoon
Went to Jaycar with Bronwen and bought a cigarette lighter powered FM transmitter and USB stick reader. Dropped Bronwen off at something she was going to in the city. The FM transmitter blew up. Rushed back to Jaycar with Stella and got a new one.

30.11.2007Friday 30 November – Packing

Morning
I got up semi-early, planning to go to Umart, but by the time I was ready, had tested my motherboard, etc., it was half past ten.
10:30am
Rushed to Umart. Returned motherboard. Brought CPU back. Will check with them later this evening to see if they have had a chance to test. Sorted out what clothes I am taking and did some washing.
Later
Rushed to Toowong to pick up mail. Unfortunately nothing had arrived from my eBay camera stuff order.
Midday
Rushed to Bronwen’s, and Garden City, to buy shoes, an inflatable mattress, and an inflatable mattress pump. Went via Jaycar to return FM transmitter number two due to static problems, and bought a car cigarette lighter to USB adaptor and a different car cigarette lighter charged FM transmitter. This one seems to work well. Tried Bronwen’s Dad’s car phone charger which did not work. Bought one that does work from Tandy.
Afternoon
Rushed back to Umart. They had not tested my motherboard. Told them they must. Rushed home for fifteen minutes. Rushed back. They tested it. It failed as per how it does here. They’re going to return it under warranty.
Evening
Had some left over curry for lunch.
Night
Stella going to work. Picking up Bronwen from her place. Packing things into my pack. Having dinner. Maybe pancakes or something similar later.

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