Random Updates

My voice is better although not 100%. I really should stop using it until it gets better though, apparently I could do permanent damage. Good thing I'm not aspiring to a career in singing.

Captain Random Moment
The other day, when I'd lost my voice yet again, I was thinking about how cool it would be to go and watch a stand up comedian who couldn't speak. Crazy I know, but I reckon I could really get into watching a show where the entire thing was done in sign language and being translated. The physicality of sign language is what gets my attention. Okay I'm being weird so I'll stop now.

Gene and I received our itineraries today. We depart on the 16th May and get back on the 2nd June. So now all that remains is to get the house packed (pfft, easy done) and I need to get my passport renewed. This would have been much easier if I'd gotten my passport three months later than I did. However as the last time I needed a new passport was when I was 17yrs 9 months old, I needed to go through the full passport application process. Many thanks to Paul for his help with that.

We're slowly sorting out what stuff is going to go where. We've confirmed that the books and DVDs are mainly going to the Nic(k)s with the Xbox. Naomi kindly offered to take Herman (many thanks Nomes!) so we need to organise a time to drop him off. A random guest who came over last night has offered to take our big leather chairs. (Okay I'm exaggerating, Gene knew the guy from Adelaide I think). Now all that remains is getting boxes.

Sadly Gram is out of action. According to Gene she's not starting. This leads us to believe that not only is the transmission dead, the alternator has joined it. This is not well timed.

Tomorrow I have two things that I need to achieve. First I need to lodge my passport application otherwise I'm not going anywhere. Second I need to get a quote on fixing the car. I'm not optimistic on the cost of that.

On a more positive note though, I came home after work tonight and checked my email to discover that I've been asked to go and talk at a careers breakfast at my old school. I'm pretty excited about this because they never got any arts type people to talk when I was there. The biggest catch is it's at 7:30am. What highschool kid in their right mind is thinking about their career choie at that hour?! I sure as hell wasn't. Maybe that's why I'm in theatre... hmm.... Anyway, I can't do it this term so it might happen next term instead. Not sure what I'd say to the kids and their parents though...

Anyway, it's well past bedtime now. Not that I'm tired. I just need to be up early in the morning (read: up in the morning) so I should do the sensible thing and sleep.

Yep, bed. No really...