Okay, so I'm all stuffed into my new address & now I've got boxes everywhere & nothing to unpack their contents into. Cabinets & bookcases are required with a couple of trips to Ikea in the planning. Yeah, the reputation is that Ikea stuff is generally crap, but it's also cheap & the need outweighs the quality at this point.

I picked the right day to shift everything over though. Saturday morning was fine & sunny as the last set of boxes & bedding were loaded on the trailer. On waking for my first morning in new digs, all I could hear was pelting rain & plenty of wind for a very ordinary Sunday.

Both guitars travelled well & actually stayed in tune, which defies all laws of quantum physics (I'm sure it's in there somewhere!). They sound good with a bit more room to fill & I don't think any sound deadening is required, at least until the neighbours call the police anyway.

Getting the new DSL connection up & running was a challenge. With everything plugged where it should, nothing. I couldn't get any sort of network link between the modem & computer, yet I could clearly see the network card working & a network connection under the control panel  was showing how long it had been connected. Only once I disconnected the modem & the network connection remained active did it make sense. I pulled out the drivers disk & discovered the network card had never been installed & the other connection was for Fire Wire. I'd never used either, so I had no idea what was right or wrong. A few minutes later & I had a nice speedy internet connection & Voip.

I scored a cheap from the workplace. All the old tv's are being replaced with shiny new LCD's & the old monster CRT's are being sold to staff to get rid of them. It's a nice Sony Wega which has hardly seen any use & at present is the only item in my lounge room albeit a couple of camping chairs!

I haven't met the neighbours yet. One side is any empty house which is owned by the state Government. They provide housing for families in need, but it's been empty for the last couple of months, so all the homeless people around the place must be happy with their circumstances.

The other side own half a dozen cars & so far haven't made a sound. I think there is a father & daughter & her daughter, but I could also be completely wrong! Time will tell.