And I thought *I* needed a holiday.

When I asked for some time on Monday to go to the Chris Crawford seminar , my boss, in that pointy-haired way of his, asked how much it was. So I told him I had assumed, being a UniMelb research seminar, it would be free. His response?

" the only thing better than a free seminar is being given a whole village of people for your birthday. you can make them dig and build and plant and stuff "

Too much Warcraft for someone, methinks...

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Speaking of lifestyle accessories...

I need a smog mask, for all this riding in traffic. Anyone have any clue where to get them in Melbourne.

And the more I ride, the more I feel like some uberl33t William Gibson character, slicing through the city. I think I just found another expensive hobby - the Malvern Star is great for commuting, but , y'know, it's just not hi-tech enough. Gimme resinated paper frames and tungsten-alloy rims, baby!

But if I ever get disc brakes, kill me :)

Update: Fuck me. I had no idea it could be *that* expensive. $3,500 for a mountain bike? That's just silly.

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Goggles!

Have been ordered! Hope there's someone home when they arrive...

Are they not cool?

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