I’ve had some of the closest people in my life approach me over the past couple of days to inform me that i’ve reverted back to some of my old behavioral patterns. Mainly my ‘my-story-is-better-than-yours’ that comes when i’m at a distance with people I care about.
Now I could run off into page-long diatribes of how i’m really protecting myself from letting people close, or essentially just stating facts because I pride myself on my abilities to attack a difficult situation with the tenacity required to be successful at it. Realistically though i’m just being a pain in the ass, strutting with a one-upmanship mentality that’s really not required around those that I care about. Their exploits and life experiences are just as worthy as my own and i’m proud of their achievements, no matter how small.
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Only 9 more months and i’m debt free
Sold the jetski…. excluding day-to-day expenses (of $30 an hour for fuel, plus travel costs) the jetski cost me almost $400 an hour to run since I bought it. Don’t you just love the Australian dollar gaining 25% on the US since I first purchased my jetski. Had things remained stable it would have cost me about $100 an hour….
Write that one off as a bad investment and try to keep my irrational spending to limited quantities both now and in the future….. hmmm, of course there is paragliding…. 
p.s - I had an amazing time with the jetski and don’t regret purchasing it for a second (though I should). I have, and will always remain a water-baby, and the link between man, machine and mother nature is a beautiful and terrifying experience all at the same time. Had my plans been for a permanent stay in the Bundaberg region (no, i’m not planning to go anywhere yet!) remained constant, then my investment would have been minimal. But alas, it was not to be. I wish the new owners all the fun in the world, I know I certainly enjoyed it!
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iTunes iTunes iTunes, we love you!
Well for those that haven’t discovered that iTunes is gods gift if you have a large music collection, get up and moving right now and download pure beauty in raw form.
From brilliant self-management of files/folders/genres, to 1-click burning, 1-click importing and a brilliant selection of streaming media sites i’m officially a happy camper. This is the first time since Winamp 2.0 came out that i’ve had a change of preference in media playback.
