Last Day of August
Yesterday i returned from a very long week in Melbourne, and today i write this post from home, as i enjoy a thoroughly deserved day off. The demonstration of our Next Generation Access Technology went relatively well, especially considering the numerous scares we had along the way. The most prominent and painfully obvious problem occurred at the zero minute mark of the demonstration, when our traffic analyser PC decided it would be totally illogical and started spewing out crazy information. I could hear the confused comments from our potential customer behind me as i frantically tried to recover from the situation. With some quick thinking we moved onto another slide in the presentation, allowing me some time to reboot the PC, and restore normality to a universe that was very quickly collapsing upon itself! As i was doing a lot of the behind the scenes work during the demonstration, and also taking on the role of slide-girl, it was hard for me to judge if the demonstration was well received. The word afterwards was that it went quite well, so fingers crossed that they continue to show interest in the product, and that we eventually win the contract.
Kerri came to visit over the weekend, and although she barely saw me on the Sunday (i was in the office until 2am), we still had a lovely weekend together. On Saturday we made time to make our way to the MCG, or (as i've know learnt) is more commonly referred to as "the G", to see the Swans defeat the Hawks in the last regulation round of the season. I'm certainly not the biggest of Swans fans (my 2nd team), and only tend to watch when their matches are closely fought, however i very much enjoyed the game. Much of the enjoyment came from the view. I've only ever been to two AFL games before, and both times i was seated quite low to the playing surface, making depth perception on distant play almost impossible. However for Saturdays match we managed to perch ourselves at the front of the very top level of the stand. This gave a great overview of the entire ground, and now i understand why people say that AFL was not made for television. When given the ability to see all the play, not only in the immediate vicinity of the ball, but also seeing how the players try to position themselves and wrestle off the ball really makes it a spectacular game to watch. I think AFL is a game that will really benefit from HDTV, as the camera will have more freedom to give us a wide angled shot, all the while maintaining focus and detail on play around the ball. Anyway, i'm looking forward to the finals series, and hoping the Cats can lift their form, and if not, for the Swans to make it their first premiership from Sydney.
The month of August has been a good one for myself. The symptoms of Anxiety have further subsided, and i only experienced them during the most stressful times during the past three weeks in Melbourne. Late during the demo on Monday i started to have some mild attacks, and i have reacted to that by taking today off. Highlights for the month were of course Cheryl's efforts in the World Championships, Kerri surprising herself with a good time in the City to Surf, and my niece Tarni celebrating her 14th Birthday. Low light would have to be the amount of sport i have played of late (ie. none). I've developed a wobbly belly full of jelly!
Hope you have all had a good month, as we look forward to the first day of Spring. It's always a very special day for Kerri and I :-)
Kerri came to visit over the weekend, and although she barely saw me on the Sunday (i was in the office until 2am), we still had a lovely weekend together. On Saturday we made time to make our way to the MCG, or (as i've know learnt) is more commonly referred to as "the G", to see the Swans defeat the Hawks in the last regulation round of the season. I'm certainly not the biggest of Swans fans (my 2nd team), and only tend to watch when their matches are closely fought, however i very much enjoyed the game. Much of the enjoyment came from the view. I've only ever been to two AFL games before, and both times i was seated quite low to the playing surface, making depth perception on distant play almost impossible. However for Saturdays match we managed to perch ourselves at the front of the very top level of the stand. This gave a great overview of the entire ground, and now i understand why people say that AFL was not made for television. When given the ability to see all the play, not only in the immediate vicinity of the ball, but also seeing how the players try to position themselves and wrestle off the ball really makes it a spectacular game to watch. I think AFL is a game that will really benefit from HDTV, as the camera will have more freedom to give us a wide angled shot, all the while maintaining focus and detail on play around the ball. Anyway, i'm looking forward to the finals series, and hoping the Cats can lift their form, and if not, for the Swans to make it their first premiership from Sydney.
The month of August has been a good one for myself. The symptoms of Anxiety have further subsided, and i only experienced them during the most stressful times during the past three weeks in Melbourne. Late during the demo on Monday i started to have some mild attacks, and i have reacted to that by taking today off. Highlights for the month were of course Cheryl's efforts in the World Championships, Kerri surprising herself with a good time in the City to Surf, and my niece Tarni celebrating her 14th Birthday. Low light would have to be the amount of sport i have played of late (ie. none). I've developed a wobbly belly full of jelly!
Hope you have all had a good month, as we look forward to the first day of Spring. It's always a very special day for Kerri and I :-)
posted by Webby at 1:30 pm
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'slide-girl'? haha
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