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For the first time in a very long time, I've actually won something in a "give us your name and details for the chance of a prize" competition.

YAY ME!

Unfortunately what I've won is Tickets for two to both of the Rock2Wellington concerts (Sat 22 March and Sun 23 March - aka Easter Sat and Sun) and I'm unable to make it to Wellington for Easter (cause if I was I'd be going to Conjunction the SF&F Convention being held in Wellington that weekend.

SAD ME!

So if you're able and willing to go to these concerts (and thus would like these tickets) drop me a line

Today loverly colonial_babe (now wife) and I head off on our honeymoon cruise.

8 days (well definitely 8 nights) cruising from Auckland to Port Vila, Vanuatu and back again. No work, no traffic, no worries and no computer (She worries how I'll cope, I've merely packed 8 books and they have a library on board)

I know I'm posting a lot less than I used to (and I didn't post much before) but hey. Life's pretty good right now, the only hassle really is money and we "HAVE A PLAN".

So I hope the new year begins extraordinarily well for all of you and you don't over indulge too grossly.

But I've got the urge to update.
Life continues apace.

Work is full steam ahead at the moment with plenty to do and interesting times ahead as my boss's wife gives birth to their baby soon which will result in him having a couple of weeks of working from home.

Love is going grand with Colonial_babe and I finding it hard to get out of home and do other things than just be together. Part of this is due to serious financial tightness from the replacement car and upcoming house and (further away) wedding.

Home is cool, with the construction of the new house going along nicely with only a couple of mishaps. We're booked to move on the 12th of April (the Thursday after Easter) and thus packing is the order of the day. Though we have been enjoying the choosing of colours, curtains, tiles, carpets and the myriad of other things that go into making this house ours!

Seen a number of movies recently including "Smoking Aces" (good start, bad ending), "Hot Fuzz" (slow start, truly awesome) and "Ghost Rider" (Very good but Nick Cage was a bit campy in places)

So I figured I should post more so people know what'sa happening in the NG world.

Xmas was good, much reading was done but Xmas day was punctuated by slight wierdness.

See I was up north with colonial_babe and her bro and his in-laws' family. So on Xmas day, after the present opening, half the group headed off to the Xmas service and the in-law dad proceeded to neuter the new (but not young) family dog. Now he is a vet and it was done outside (but on a kitchen table with a plastic drop-cloth) so I wasn't too worried, but it defintely made for a surreal Xmas day.

I lost 1.7 kgs (down to 120.2, total loss 8.8)

And yes again we went up last week and recovered more than that this week.

So awesome going at the moment.

Well CB and I are just about to put an offer in on a house (that is actually sign the offer document).
Shock
We've looked at few places in the last couple of weekends and went back for a second look at a place on saturday (with entourage in tow). On second look it wasn't so good but we boogied on to a second place that was lots better.
So much better that we went back on Sunday (with a different entourage) for the requisite second look.
After some talking and consideration we contacted the Agent and wrote up the offer document last night but weren't going to sign it until our lawyer had a peek.
Which happened today and so signing is going to happen (any time now).
The fun thing is that there are at least two other offers in on the same place and the vendor wants a quick move (as he's leaving the country early October). The vendor is being shown the offers tonight so we may hear then or tomorrow how we're going. :)
Very exciting

(Edit) Our offer wasn't successful. The Vendor got his asking price!

Jenny Craig last night :)
I lost .7 kgs (down to 122.2, total loss 6.8)

And in other news, life goes on. Colonial_Babe has almost thrown off the throat and chest lurgie she's had for almost the last two weeks (though as she said, it's more likely that she's allergic to her current (only 8 more days) place of employment.

BTVS (my car) has been costing me big dineros this month, so I is a broke feeling lad.

So Jenny Craig last night, but I've been ill all day. And we went to a party saturday night and got horrid cravings on sunday,

but still, I've done quite well.

Silly ticker deleted (actual weight this week, 123.5, down 1.6, total loss 5.5)

I'm now an UNCLE! (as at 15th June)
Woot! Woot!
My niece (typed miece so I think that's her first nickname) was 5lb 14oz and small but that's not unusual as she's 10 days early.

Meant to post last night, but the ISP was being perschnickety.
Also ( cool memeage )