Today marks a change in my life. It’s only change one of a series that will happen over the next few months, but it’s a change for a better, happier person. Today I sold my car, a car I have loved for 5 years now, a 2000-model Subaru Impreza WRX. It was a great car to be sure and I know I shall miss it, but the money it’s given me will help me start fresh and start making some healthy positive changes in my life.
No I’m not broke or in financial trouble, but I do have financial commitments that would be hard to upkeep in the weeks to come without the extra money. Over the next month or two I plan on moving to Sydney and looking for a new job. Moving closer to where some of my friends already are and where some of my friends will be in the future.
I’ve wanted to make this change for a long time now and I’ve always put it off. But I guess now I am at a time where I have different motivations and different priorities. It’s kind of scary making such a big change in life, but I think it needs to be done. So here is my 7-part plan as I see it.
1. Sell my car - completed!
2. Find a house to live with Rachel and Mark, close to the city
3. Leave my current job
4. Going-away / birthday party
5. Make the move to Sydney
6. Find a job more suiting to me and that makes me happier
7. Recommence my university and get it back on track
Pretty simple when you look at it there, but putting it into action is going to be much tougher. I’m going to try and do as much writing as I can and keep the site up to date, but that in itself is going to be even tougher.
Photos from my snow vacation with Claire are on my flickr account, I don’t know if I’ll get much of a chance to go into details. I’ll just say that it was one of the best weeks I’ve had in the last 12 months, it was honestly amazing and very relaxing.
blakespot has written an interesting article the GP2X. Looks like a good bit of fun!
The Perfect Breakfast™ always starts with the eggs. Some like their eggs fried, poached, boiled, but for me they have to be fluffy and scrambled. The biggest trick to making scrambled eggs, and omelettes for that matter, is the ingredients. To quote Preacher from Deep Blue See, “amateurs often add milk for density; this is a mistake.” So let’s start with how to make good scrambled eggs.
Ingredients
Eggs - put in as many as you want to eat.
Salt and pepper - just a little, to taste.
That’s it!
Method
That’s right baby, it’s all about the method. First you put in your eggs and a little salt and pepper and you whip the hell out of those eggs. Use a fork and just pummle the crap out of them for a little bit, you want to make them nice and light. Next you throw them into a saucepan on moderate-high heat and stir continuously - I cannot stress that you shouldn’t leave your eggs, not even to butter your toast, just stir them constantly to stop them from sticking, but to also keep them nice and light. If you want to add any extras like ham, cheese, tomato etc. just do it slightly before the eggs are cooked, but not too early or your eggs will be sloppy.
That’s it! Now, for obvious reasons The Perfect Breakfast™ still needs some wholegrain toast, some strong coffee and a little tobasco sauce on those eggs if you want to start the day with a jolt, but that is really it. Now all this on a day off, like the one I have today, is even better.
“And the clouds opened and God said ‘I love you!’” - Me.
Note: Updates on the ski trip, my life and photos are coming soon I promise!
ZuluPad would be an awesome way for uni students, or pretty much anyone who takes a lot of notes, to keep their information automaticall organised and synch’ed.