Shared victory of our first game of Harry Potter House Cup Competition with my wife.

Played on 2023-01-14 with 4 players, winning score: 290 #bgstats

Today I took the kids to Treetops out in Western Sydney. It was incredible. It’s rare I can find something that is active, outdoors and makes both the kids so happy. None of us were quite sure what to expect – I haven’t done a high ropes course since I was a teenager, and neither of the kids has been lucky with this stuff (Jai was supposed to do it on camp, but a kid tested positive for COVID-19, and so he missed out, while Kara was supposed to do it at her day camp last year, but she was too sick to go. Continue reading →

Really enjoyed this episode. I reckon it’s the beginning of the Crosshair redemption arc.

Today my son and I raced up a hill. It was a decent hill; a dirt track with loose rocks, tufts of grass and scattered leaves.

We started together, and he immediately pulled ahead. I watched him accelerate as my body slowed. I pushed harder and made minuscule gains, before he stretched his legs and left me panting in his dust.

Hours later, I’m still feeling it. He hasn’t let me forget he beat me, either.

Finally got around to cleaning under the lounge today.

It was filthy.

I have already created a calendar event to do it again in six months so I don’t have to deal with quite so much dust and dirt next time.

Challenged the kids to some handball today, and despite my increasing age, it’s good to know I can still show them their place — which is down in the Dunce square, looking up at their King.

The family wasn’t happy that I won the first game by taking the Ring of Power to Mount Doom, so they demanded we play again.

And so I bankrupted all of them.

There were tears.

Won Monopoly The Lord of The Rings Edition on 2023-01-08 with 4 players, winning score: 172 🎲

Won Monopoly: The Lord of The Rings Edition on 2023-01-08 with 4 players, winning score: 43 🎲

Won Munchkin Harry Potter on 2023-01-07 with 3 players, winning score: 10 🎲

…and home after a long drive. The number of idiots on the road today tailgating and swerving between lanes in the rain was mind-boggling.

Doing the last day of holidays packing.

I hate this bit.

Read about ASIC deciding to sue Finder over the crypto Finder Earn product and I have so many opinions that I think I might just bottle them up inside and use that pent up energy to fly to the moon.

Holy shit. I was at Sea World yesterday and looked at the helicopter rides. I feel for the families - this is horrible.

Four dead after two helicopters collide near Sea World on the Gold Coast - ABC News

I spent the first day of 2023 with the family, pounding the pavement of Sea World. Still a great day out, but for some reason it felt like there was less there in the way of marine activities now compared to when we last visited 10 years ago.

I don’t think I could ever live here, but I do love the walking track that runs up and down the beaches of the Gold Coast. Such a gorgeous view in every direction.

After an epic 12 hour drive, we are finally on holidays up on the Gold Coast. Nice apartment, walking distance to the beach. Pretty tired, but looking forward to tomorrow!!

I just spent 45 minutes ransacking the house looking for the key to the car’s roof racks. I searched every nook; scoured every cranny… only to find them attached to my wife’s key ring.

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Ugh.

Damn Christmas is so freaking exhausting. I’m shattered.

Just finished watching Spirited on Apple TV+ and thoroughly enjoyed it. The Wil Ferrell/Ryan Reynolds combo is perfect and the songs are catchy and funny in perfect amounts. Good Afternoon!