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Oof. Just got back to my parents' farm after attending an eight course truffle degustation dinner in honour of my Dad's Birthday. Dad and I approached the degustation dinner as a challenge which our German heritage should have equipped us for well, and indeed I believe my ability to store large amounts of food in my stomach came in handy, but I was struggling by the end. 

I can also now say that I have tried truffles. They have an interesting taste, but I'm not convinced that they are worth the, like, billions of dollars per kilo that they apparently cost. Still, it was a good night... despite the social climber my poor mother had to sit next to at our table. The best dish was actually the truffle butter with bread which was a side and not part of the main event, but it was in something so simple that the truffle taste could really come through. Second best was the dessert - called a chocolate nemesis. I think perhaps it was more of a chocolate best friend, but we'll see how my hips feel about it in the morning!

It has been lovely spending time with my parents the last few days. I went on a great walk with the puppy this afternoon, and came across a bunch of roos and some HUGE emu tracks. You can tell no one hunts emus around here - I've been seeing a few really big ones, which if we were up north would have been hunted down by one of my clients a while ago!

I'm now watching rage while tooling around on the internet, with the puppy asleep on the couch next to me. She's clearly having a good dream right now - she's making the noises she normally makes when she gets to run with abandon through big, grassy paddocks.

Sometimes, life is pretty damn good.

[aka a random assemblage of thoughts]

• Am in The City with my parents for a few days. I love hanging out with them... they're hilarious. This morning when I went in to say Happy Birthday to my Dad he said that he wanted to be a fire engine driver when he grew up. Bless. One good thing about living in G-town is that I really value the time I spend with them now.
• My Granny is also completely adorable. She is heading off on a cruise today to parts of Thailand and Singapore. It makes a day long stop in G-town on the way back so I've arranged to meet her at the boat and 'host' her in town for the day. Now I just need to think of things to do with her!
• Had to come into our office in The City for the morning because of a mediation, but after that I'm off to the farm! I'm totally stoked about it - tramping about in green paddocks in gumboots with the puppy... hellz yeah! I will also get to see the new farmhouse which is apparently coming along nicely.
• I am 15 hours into my 24 hours worth of driving this week. Yesterday I got to drive BC's new monaro... powerful and a bit scary but surprisingly easy to drive. I love the cruise control! So good for the country drive. I'm wishing my car had it... but my car also cost $35,000 LESS than her's.
• I lost a tiny bit of weight over the last few weeks thanks to actually being able to go to the gym for a while. I bet I put it all back on and then some this week though... ten gazillion roadhouse meals will do that to you. Eww. I swear that every hour I spend sitting in the car I can feel my arse expanding. Which is unfortunate because I've just ordered new skinny leg jeans online. I'm hoping they will arrive by next Friday, but that seems to be overly hopeful!
• I'm really looking forward to camping next weekend. I'm going with BC, her new GF, and her housemate to watch a friend play polocrosse in the middle of station country. This part of the world is so remote that it boasts the title of "only shire without a town". 250 country types descend upon polo fields... should be fun! I'm just hoping I don't get abandoned while everyone hooks up around me :P
• Speaking of which, I am obsessed with Kelly Clarkson's "I Do Not Hook Up". All of you music snobs can go ahead and snigger now...

• 02:03 Lovely boy from work just loaned me his Angel box set... HOLLA! #

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• 23:31 "Liberty, when it begins to take root, is a plant of rapid growth" - George Washington. #iranelection #

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It's been ages since I wrote on here... well, comparatively speaking anyway. I don't feel like blogging much at the moment. Somewhat strangely, I always feel like blogging less when life has something going on. Basically, this blog only gets love when I have nothing to say.
Anyway, things are busy busy busy at work. I'm not really going to get a weekend at all. Blergh. I'm going to my parent's farm next weekend, though, which I'm particularly looking forward to. After that, it is just work, work and more work. I spent 10 hours on the road this week, and I have another 24 ahead of me in the next 10 days. Phew. Global warming... what global warming?

• 23:22 Back online after a few intense days. Community politics blows. As does being a lawyer. But I got what I needed done, so it's a win. Kinda. #
• 23:27 I'm wondering how much money I actually need to go overseas for a month or two. I should probably work that out somehow... psychic powers? #

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• 10:08 I AM THE SNOT MONSTER. Cower in fear before me!!! #
• 14:52 I forgot how great the film Matilda was. It is making me want to go back and read all my Roald Dahl books again! #
• 19:33 Have extreme ennui about packing for this week's road trip. Maybe it is the inevitability of having to unpack it all again... #
• 19:38 Love computer forums... just fixed a sound problem using a bobby pin, rather than having to take it into the repair shop! I ♥ geeks! #
• 22:56 I'm now having to unpack and pack again, because I'm not sure whether what I put in the bag amounts to wearable clothes or not. SIGH. #

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• 23:35 Hate on twitter marketers, and three more follow you almost instantly. Oh, the bitter, irritating irony. #
• 23:38 SaveTheLastDance = best film ever. Homies shout out to interracial dance part-ays! Hmm? Why yes, I am the whitest girl ever. Why do you ask? #
• 10:18 Hell-oooo to delicious sleep-ins! Watching Down With Love in bed... Ewan McGregor is absolute bliss. #
• 10:26 The period flaw in Down With Love is Renee Zellweger - women just didn't have extreme yoga bodies like that back then! #
• 20:06 @definatalie Yeah I won't be drinking it anymore. Thanks for the heads up! #

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• 00:26 Turns out that breathing is, in fact, essential to sleeping. Just woke up choking due to blocked nose. Sooo not impressed. #
• 12:29 Just got ergonomically assessed. EPIC FAIL. #
• 21:06 Made the best chicken ragout for dinner! Meanwhile, so over people using twitter to 'make money'. A whole new version of online spam. #

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• 09:40 #helpiranelection - show support for democracy in Iran add green overlay to your Twitter avatar with 1-click - helpiranelection.com/ #
• 09:57 I feel I would be more productive if I had Missy Elliott in the corner of my room telling me to just keep it going like the energizer bunny. #
• 13:37 Can't focus today. Too... much... head... fog. #
• 14:14 I hate mining companies. I hate them long. I hate them hard. How difficult is it so show traditional owners of country respect??? #
• 14:15 I was hoping I had a 'healthy glow', but apparently my current look is more 'fevered' than English rose. Booooo. #
• 21:03 Just ate three tim tams in a row. That was a good / bad idea. Other good / bad ideas? Laptops, tequila, deep fryers. #

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