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Just saw this awesome interview with Rick Astley on the LA Times where he comments on the "rickrolling" internet meme he is at the centre of.

For those of you who aren't familiar with the concept of "rickrolling" check out this enlightening introductory article explaining what it is.

For those who care my blog is now running on Drupal 5.7 instead of the v4.5 it was on before. Amusingly enough v6.0 is almost out now.

Comments have been broken and should be working again now. Most of the site is the same except a few small look and feel changes.

The new version allows me a little more flexibility which I'd like to try out, so things might change over the next few months a bit more dramatically.

Well it's been a while since my last blog. The reason for the lack of posting has been the quiet transition of my web hosting from php4 to php5, thus preventing me from logging in to post. Now that it has been sorted I'll be doing some more updates in the near feature.

Well it's been a month since my last coffee and I don't think I'll go back to any sort of regular intake.

I'm actually quite surprised at the difference it has made. My mind feels clearer even when I'm not 100%. My tiredness levels are no worse, and best of all I no longer suffer from the buzzy heights and groggy depths of the caffeine roller-coaster - my alertness now follows a much smoother gradient.

That being said though, I will still happily enjoy the odd cup every now and then, just never again in the regular quantities I did in the past.

As our 60 day period comes to a close now begins the process of moving to our the new place.

So with this post I'd like to say farewell to our old place. You we're a great first home away from the parents. With your off white walls and carpet. With the small bedroom that I somehow managed to fit in. You had a huge open living/dining space and a balcony which we tended to neglect, except when we needed to hang out the washing, or cook a barbecue.

But you made having friends over great, and you never got in the way when we needed to play the Wii. Your position amongst your peers meant that we had to climb a long stair case, but it meant we could leave our windows and balcony door open in summer, and if we needed to the shops were only a short walk away. And you did all this without asking for much in return.

I am slightly jealous of your new occupants. Our new place is nice, but I feel like old friends with you. It will be sad to leave.

Hmm. It will also be sad having smaller wardrobes and no internet or telephone at home for a week. But I'm sure we'll settle in soon.

Hasta la vista

After a year living with Jarad and James in probably one of the best units of any of my friends (except maybe James and Sophie's), we've been served with an eviction notice. That's right, its over. We have 60 days left.

Fortunately the eviction isn't because we poured fanta all over the carpet or decided to draw all over the walls with texta. We are being given the notice because our lease is expiring in a week and a bit, and the owner's daughter is apparently coming back from overseas and is going to move in.

So now the hard work of inspections and moving and house warming parties begins.

Jarad has seen a nice place already, and we went for a nice walk tonight to have a look at it and some of the real estate agents. It was good to get out and reminisce about good times and the work that now has to be done.

I doubt we'll find a place as good as this one. Maybe if it has a gas stove, dish washer, 2 toilets and builtins in every room it'll come close.