Well, didn’t I have an interesting Sunday morning!

I went to a friend’s birthday party. Much alcohol was consumed, much singing and dancing went on, and everyone had a great time. I retired to the Hilton (ie tent in the back yard) a bit after 3am. It’s hideously hot here, so I had the windows open and just the screen zipped closed. And it was a good thing...

A bit after 5am, I heard someone calling my name. I sat up to work out what was going on, when I saw my friend in a heap on the ground. Nearly slipping over and breaking my leg, I ran over to find her curled up in the fetal position on the grass. I woke up another friend to help me, and together we got her inside. To cut a long story short, a trip to hospital in the ambulance was ordered, and she is now recovering comfortably at home. Still not sure what happened, but as is usually the case in the Emergency Room, they treat the symptoms, and it’s up to your GP to treat the cause.

Me, I’m now on antihistamines for the horrific mosquito bites I suffered that morning! My feet, hands and arms are particularly bad, but even my legs were bitten through my jeans! Another friend told me her husband has just been diagnosed with Ross River fever, so I’ll have to take care of myself to make sure I don’t end up with it too!

High-Ho

You know something's going on when the boss say, "Bec, have you got a sec?", then asks you about your plans for next month. I instantly assumed, and correctly, it turns out, that I'm needed in Emerald. I said I'd do it, as long as I wasn't there for my birthday.

Turns out my birthday will be smack in the middle of the two weeks I'll be out there for. So they've very generously offered to fly me back home for the weekend of my birthday so my karaoke birthday party plans will not get canned, especially since I started sending invitations this morning!

Emerald isn't that bad a gig - they pay for my flights, put me up at a motel, and depending on which one it is, pay for room service. Every other time I've been out there, I've been offered a car, which I had to politely decline, since I didn't drive, but now I do! But seeing as how I'll only be there for one weekend, hardly seems worth the bother of travel. And it's not every day a girl gets on a plane four times in two weeks. It's a good thing I love flying!

New addition to the family...

Since I can't have pets or children, thest best I can do is this...

I fried the charger of my old camera the other day, but it's had a good innings. I got a $100 gift voucher the other day, so I decided I'd go shopping and see what's around. I came home with this lovely little model. It's just a basic point-and-shoot, but it does what I need it to, so it's all good. It's 10 megapixel and a 2.7 inch display screen, so even blind ol' me can see what I've taken pictures of!

After having a bit of an anxiety attack on Thursday, I decided a little retail therapy was in order. It was $300, reduced to $250, so with the $100 voucher, it only cost me $150... Score!

Well, best go and get myself organised for dinner...

PS... Thanks for the heads up on the purple text... hope this is easier to read!

First cab off the rank

Well, there's been a mass exodus from MySpace, which is where I've been blogging for the past few years, so I decided to jump on the Blogger bandwagon. And I can post photos here, which is much easier than on MySpace.

So this is going to be a short one, but I'll be back to fill you in on what's happening!