Welcome, sis

Little sis [insert name here] arrived yesterday afternoon at Sydney's Prince of Wales hospital. Talk about a surprise!

Not to put too fine a point on it, my initial reaction, subtly repressed in this picture, was WTF.

Now, to her credit, she did think of buying me a present. A little toy aeroplane that will do nicely thank you. Good girl, that.

I'm happy to report that she's a real cutie and pretty chilled. I reckon she's a keeper.

Welcome to the family, little sis.

Silly me

Creature comforts (sort of)

Got myself a chair, you know, to chill out.

It's harder work than I thought. Seriously.

Well worth it in the end though.

3 minutes inside my head

1. I wanna play with Daddy’s phone.
2. I wanna put on Mommy’s shoes.
3. GET MOMMY’S SHOES OFF MY FEET NOW!
4. I wanna pull these drawers out.
5. I wanna turn on and off the light on the microwave.
6. Is there anyone here with a phone I haven’t played with yet?
7. I NEED TO PUSH SOME GODDAMN BUTTONS.
8. I wanna climb up that drawer.
9. I wanna throw all the toothbrushes in the sink.
10. HOLY SHIT I’M STARVING.
11. CHEDDAR BUNNIES.
12. I HATE FRUIT.
13. I want out of my chair.
14. I wanna play with the iPad.
15. I wanna go outside. No, I wanna turn the TV on.
16. I wanna take my pants off.
17. I don’t like the tee I’m wearing.
18. I wanna play with Mommy’s phone.
19. I NEED TO PUSH MORE BUTTONS NOW.
20. I’m thirsty.
21. No, not for that.
22. Yes, perfect, water. I’m gonna pour this all over myself.
23. Where’s Daddy?
24. Where’s Mommy?
25. Where’s Mommy?.
26. SERIOUSLY WHERE’S MOMMY!?
27. Oh my God I think Mommy left forever.
28. Ok, there’s mommy. I want to play with her phone
29. Hungry again. Never mind
30. I just remembered not liking these pants. Get them off.
31. STOP TAKING OFF MY PANTS!
32. Wow, I’m starving. I want peas but don’t know how to tell anyone.
33. Finally, peas. I like throwing these.
34. WHY DO I STILL HAVE THESE PANTS ON?
35. Oh look, a new person. I wonder if they have a phone.
36. I'm tired.
37. I'M NOT TIRED!
38. I wanna go for a walk but I don’t wanna go outside.
39. No, not inside either!
40. I need to push some buttons right now.
41. I hate this diaper.
42. My eyes itch.
43. WOW! Is this my toe?
44. STOP TRYING TO TAKE MY PANTS OFF!
45. I hate these pants.
46. This tee itches.
47. I’m tired.
48. Stop asking me if I’m tired.
49. Where’s that toy that goes beep.
50. I wanna take a bath in my clothes.
51. Put on my favorite song.
52. Where’s Mommy?
53. What is UP with my shirt?
54. Did I just hear a dog bark?
55. YOU DID NOT JUST TRY TO TAKE OFF MY SHIRT AGAIN!
56. I wanna see a dog.
57. No, not OUTSIDE! I wanna see a dog inside.
58. Is my penis still there? Good.
59. I peed.
60. I’m bored.




Adapted from Jason Good - jasongood.net

The Odyssey - Part 1

Friend -

And what an odyssey it has been. I've described it below. Leave me your comments below - let's get the chat going!

Let's wind back to mid July. It all started with the dreaded commute. Same old really.

That's me with mum here. Note my adherence to 'minimal eat and drink' policy on planes. Only way to stay fit when one spends heaps of time on planes. Mum clearly oblivious of that idea.

A few times mum fell asleep and I had to keep watch over things. Of course that got boring after 20 seconds so I had a fair few chats with the crew. Sharing views on the 340-600 vs the 744, the increase in duty times in the industry, etc. Usual banter.

Sleep

We eventually made it to St Gallen. Time for a hot bath to mellow things up a bit. Comfy, aye?

I had an awesome time in St Gallen. As it must have for Napoleon, my time on the Eastern front felt much like a boot camp.

First things first. One needs a military hair cut. And I got one. Oh dear oh dear. There went my boyish good looks.

Obstacle course and bicycle training were the foundations of my condition training. Note that I soon resolved to push obstacles around. More fun.

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Lots of walking. Lots.

Altitude training.

Then reading drills with Grossmami.

Musical training with Grosspapi

Acting courses with Daniel. I'm a natural, he says.

And bringing the lot together - live performance training with Reli. Note that facial hair is a real plus. I'm working on it.

Until the big day, Swiss National Day. Wow. Boy was I ready for this.

I also caught up with friends Janina and Zoe.

Turned into a bit of a Romeo & Juliet situation. Age difference got in the way of an amazing future romance with Janina (she says). The impossible love. But hey, the trampoline made up for all that.

I had a jolly good time - again. Thanks folks!