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• If it wasn't for the MacBook Pro in my lap I'd have to pretend I was actually interested in the state of origin footy #
• Instead I can keep up with twitter and catch up on some work and stuff #
• Wife and mother-in-law both leaving me alone – they're watching state of origin and letting me catch up with my rss feeds #
• Murphy's law of take-away: Availability is inversely proportional to need/desire #
• Love that Outback humour – railway crossing – http://yfrog.com/83rkvyj #

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• Even the rocks take shade seriosly in western Qld http://yfrog.com/j5umnkj #
• She walked into shop – do you have toilet? said no, so she walked around the side of our shop and pissed between our wheelie bins! SHEESH! #
• Sitting around on-site watching QuickBooks do it's (interim) file upgrade – s l o w #
• Then it's proper upgrade, then it's QuickPOS on 2 boxen #
• Yawn… http://yfrog.com/2j144oaj #
• Still waiting http://yfrog.com/7b272wj #
• Wondering about the value of % complete when it's been at 11% for the last 15 mins #
• Hey! 18% and moving again! #
• Watching 44% go sailing on by #
• Last one got done but now it's running through something else – 54% for the past 6 mins #
• 72% Sheesh!!!! #
• QuickBooks lies! "your datafile upgrade may go for 30 mins" #
• Up 10% in 10 mins – I've seen grass grow faster! #
• FFS will this QuickBooks data file upgrade ever end?!?!? #
• For the record – went home, had dinner, came back – still not finished! #
• I don't believe it! Finished! Now on to QuickPOS #
• Trying to understand why a LOB app wants ports 19813, 3939, 80, 81, 85, 88, 21 open – insecure? poor programming? don't like this much… #

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• Eating at Fish D'vine in Cairns – opening night apparently #
• Early morning flight – heading for home #
• Made it to Townsville, now for the 3 hour wait for next flight #
• Apparently, Regional Express only accepts baggage 1hour before departure! #
• Finally nearing boarding time for flight home #
• H O M E ! ! ! #
• Started walk with @walkmeter at 7:17 AM, on a new route, see http://j.mp/a53WfD, Walkmeter will speak your replies to me. #
• Finished walk with @walkmeter, on a new route, time 46:39, 3.96 km, see http://j.mp/a53WfD, average 11:47. #
• Started walk with @walkmeter at 6:27 AM, on a new route, see http://j.mp/beKlkJ, Walkmeter will speak your replies to me. #
• Finished walk with @walkmeter, on a new route, time 43:05, 3.73 km, see http://j.mp/beKlkJ, average 11:33. #

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• Maintaining an unbroken record of conference sessions not starting on time #
• So, after a day of training I'm still certified to do Toshiba warranty repairs – tomorrow, Apple! #
• Heading to Dimension Data to do Apple exams #
• 0930booking but apparently there's a disconnect between booking and exam – stillwaiting to start exam #
• Still waiting, still wondering – is it that hard Prometric? #
• So they lost my bookings or something – wandering around town instead while they sort it out #
• Exams have arrived, on my way back to DiData to see if I studied enough #
• Taxi needs turn-by-turn gps to get from flinders st to Dorcas st!!! #
• Passes hardware exam, system failed while printing – don't know if I passed software exam or not – technology has it in for me! #
• A stuck print queue stops it all, apparently – still don't know if I passed #
• They're doing reboot no. 4, coz the first 3 times went so well! Sheesh! At least tell me if I passed… #
• Oh, btw, passed Apple exams – no hardcopy proof yet though #
• Rain hitting hotel room windows sounds like locusts hitting windscreen – guess that means I'm more familiar with later than former #
• In a taxi so I can get on a plane to get me to another plane that'll get me to a taxi #
• Taxi driver's seat keeps reclining by itself – not a big confidence builder #
• Running early for my flight, better than running late I guess. http://yfrog.com/4r66025609j #
• Hoping flight is on time – optimistic so far #
• Tweet from a plane. http://yfrog.com/209t4fj #
• Made it to Cairns! Tomorrow? Washing (boring huh?) http://yfrog.com/5swevj #
• Washing is on, organising early pickup of hire car, then some running around town #
• Being away from work is a good method of figuring out what staff procedures need better documentation #
• Shopping in Cairns took priority over brekky – hungry and waiting for mlr #
• Toys http://yfrog.com/evy7gj #

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• Started walk with @walkmeter at 6:37 AM, on a new route, see http://j.mp/9yvUWL, Walkmeter will speak your replies to me. #
• Finished walk with @walkmeter, on a new route, time 48:08, 4.10 km, see http://j.mp/9yvUWL, average 11:45. #
• Working late, tomorrow fly to Melb: conference – four fun-filled days of conference, a day of Toshiba training, a day of Apple exams #
• Finishing up $30k server quote… #
• pre-conference rush – finished at 1AM last night/this morning, back at work before 7AM – all because on a plane at midday #
• hoping Melbourne will be nice to me… #
• All packed and ready to go – airport time #
• Made it to Melbourne – in taxi, hotel time!!! #
• Brekky beckons, then day of meetings & dinner in some brewhouse I think #
• Hey! 3g coverage at hotel for the first time in 2 days! #
• Today: http://yfrog.com/3w97ij #
• sucks but it's not like there's much choice http://yfrog.com/2fdcnj #
• Main conference is done – Toshiba tech training to follow, then Apple certified tech exams on Tuesday #

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