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Just Another 2007 Sob Story

The last day of the year and I got up early with a blockbuster and spade to start hedge removal before the summer sun arrives for the 30+ degree day. I didn’t get very far. My job over the next two weeks is to remove our hedge so the fencing contractors won’t have to build on top of it. Also to be taken into consideration is that bottle of whiskey sitting on my office desk awaiting the darkened night of New Year’s Eve which seems to be on top of me as I write.

So 2007…

It was explained to me that I don’t understand some things because I’m not a visual thinker… which has inspired me to try drawing more than stickmen and taking the occasional photo. I think you get better at the things you do.

I tried my hand at teaching but found it not to be my calling. Say no more…

I did an internship with a government department where a subset was defined as a generalisation. I shouldn’t need to explain the inherent dangers of mixing subsets with generalisations…

Plus all but my last 2 units have been completed in the Bachelor of Computing… only project left. Maybe there is more to life than coding…

So its time to do my New Year’s whiskey salute to Snowey Woodgate and all the others who didn’t make it this far in life. To Peter Currant and those I’ve lost track of in my travels. And leave you with the Pogues and Willie Nelson and even some Bob Dylan.

I’ll see you all on the dark side…

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2 Responses to “Just Another 2007 Sob Story”

  1. Matt Robin

    January 1st, 2008 at 3:19 am

    You should do a before and after drawing…

    1) Try and draw a pretty flower, before you start drinking any whiskey

    Then…

    2) Try and draw the same flower after you’ve had the whiskey

    …just to see the difference! The before can be titled ‘2007′…and the second one can be ‘2008′ :D

    Happy New Year to you and the family Steven…(and yes - there’s a lot more to life than coding).

  2. steven

    January 1st, 2008 at 7:57 am

    Happy new year mate… unfortunately i didn’t read this until 8am on the 1st but that was such a good idea :)

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