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Day 6–The Bra and Knickers run
View Larger Map Day 6 was originally from Eucla to Balladonia, which is approximately 465kms. Still adjusting to a new timezone, we left Eucla at around 8am local time. As there was basically nothing to see from Eucla to Balladonia we decided we’d push on to Esperance and be a day ahead of schedule. This…
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Day 5 – Boring roads but good detours
View Larger Map Day 5 kicked off from with a drive into Fowlers Bay which seemed a quaint little place. Back on the main road, we stopped at the Nundroo roadhouse to fill up before our journey across the Nullarbor. It was at this point I noticed something strange with my drivers door handle and…
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Day 3 & 4
View Larger Map Day three from Cowell to Port Lincoln was a much more interesting drive than the previous day. After checking out the town we back tracked around to look at Lucky Bay. Seeing a sign mentioning a lookout and tourist drive, we decided to check it out. It did also say 4WD recommended.…
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Road Trip Day 1 & 2
So the epic 2011 road trip has begun. View Larger Map We got away from Melbourne a little later than we were planning, but made reasonably good time. We stopped in Horsham for lunch (trusty roast chicken and rolls) but not before find our first big object, the Big Koala. My friend Jade has us…
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Road Trip 2011 – Melbourne to Perth via Adelaide and everywhere else
7 days until I depart on this long awaited 3 week, 8,000 odd km road trip to Perth and back. We’ve done the daily itinerary planning and made the packing lists. Technology on the trip goes something like: On the dash: HTC HD2 – Windows Mobile 6.5 – Primary navigation device. – Running OziExplorer CE…
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Hello DNS
Last night Telstra suffered a DNS server outage, the details of which I haven’t had a chance to look into. This revealed a weakness in our hosting setup as both primary and secondary DNS entries are currently hosted with Telstra. I’ll now change to a different secondary and tertiary dns host. We’re also in the…
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There is a 50″ TV in my server room!
Well, yes there was a 50″ rear projection TV in my server room. It was the foyer TV and the bulk off it stuck in to the server room. Two problems with this. A) heat. The unit vented into the server room. B) size. That space has now become valuable needed space. The server room…
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Live from the Music Theatre Guild Awards 2009
It’s awards night season for the theatre community in Melbourne. The Music Theatre Guild Awards are tonight followed by the Victorian Drama League Awards tomorrow night. I have representation in both. I have two lighting design nominations and am also part of a nominated ensemble group. On top of that I’m directly related to about…
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The things people leave behind
I’m on the way back to Melbourne now from my trip to Sydney. Waiting at the Qantas Club waiting for my flight, I’m using a public computer to logon and check my email. (Laptop battery flat because I surrendered my power pack to a staff member who forgot theirs) it’s interesting (but not surprising) to…
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Another day at the office
Well it’s November and I’m in Sydney again setting up at the Opera House. My theory with the weather here is that it’s halfway between the great sunshine in Queensland and the unpredictable Melbourne. It’s staying true to that, with yet another trip of low 20’s and drizzle. (And it’s 30’s in Melbourne??) Day 1…