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Sunday 30th June, 2019

Run today - first 13k run since going to the physio. Managed it without pain, but still not good enough to do the marathon. Then went to Ba Ngoi's cleaned the backyard, washing all the concrete, the shed, pavers, and moved all the extra furniture out. Dropped of a suitcase of Nina's speech pathologist stuff off to Jas on the way home. Had a shower, and the hot water valve broke. Drop back to Ba Ngoi's to get the tools, then fixed it.

Saturday 29th June, 2019

Took AJ out for the first time with his scooter down to Ballymore stadium carpark. He enjoyed learning to scooter, and then we spent time running around the field - before he got fixated on the large Koala statue.

Friday 28th June, 2019

Beers after work with Niraj - then walked home in the rain, stopping to grab four cheeseburgers at Hungry Jack's near the hosptial.

Thursday 27th June, 2019

Called dad to talk about what to do with work - pretty down, feeling like there may not be a future at Temando for me. Cheered up by walking in to an excited AJ, and proceeded to play Lego and make a rocket and some planes with him.

Wednesday 26th June, 2019

First time racing F1 cars (80's McLaren at the '77 version of the Austrian circuit) with SimXP guys, did ok considering - 10/11, with some decent laps and racing by the end.

Tuesday 25th June, 2019

Long chat with Sally in the office about how work is going - we vented a fair bit. Called Andy on the walk home - first time I've talked to him in ages. Talked about his 50km hike, and his ass chaffing

Monday 24th June, 2019

Lunch with Dusan - he gave me a lift back in his lovely new 5 series BMW. Home to watch the French F1 - Ricciardo did a crazy overtake on the last lap for 7th on Norris, then Raikkonen, but was penalized for driving off the track for both and was pushed back to 11th with time penalties. Ate dinner watching it - seasame chicken drumsticks that had meat only on the one end of the bone, a bit like a lollipop

Sunday 23rd June, 2019

First day working on Julie's mum's house for sale. Cleaned the front of the house, garden, and driveway with the pressure washer.

Saturday 22nd June, 2019

Second physio session - had dry needling done for the first time. Definitely not ready for the marathon - my calves felt both great and horrible after the needling and massage. Lamb koftas for dinner - first time AJ had them, and he refused to eat anything but the meat.

Friday 21st June, 2019

Cleaned out the store room at work today with Joel, all sorted for the asset write off activities.

Thursday 20th June, 2019

Spoke to Purnell Tyres about getting wheels made - they'll measure them up when I bring the car in. Today also marked the day NBN was supposed to be finished at the exchange - no word from TPG yet

Wednesday 19th June, 2019

Organised my Trello again after neglecting it. Created the backlog of book reports I need to do.

Tuesday 18th June, 2019

Julie dropped me at her work even though it was her day off, as she went into her office for work photos. Watched the new top gear with Paddy, Freddy, and Chris - it was refreshingly dummy.

Monday 17th June, 2019

First scan at Qscan today - confirmed just shy of 8 weeks. Went and had coffee at Teneriffe, where AJ had a babycino that coated his face in a circular chocolate shape.

Sunday 16th June, 2019

Took AJ to the kite festival at Redcliffe - we arrived late, got in for free, then walked around and played on the playground. Home to play the Le Mans 2.4h race with the simxp guys - finally finished a race, and did OK.

Saturday 15th June, 2019

Alex and Bec came over for dinner - first time we've had Bec over to spend some proper time with her. I made a spaghetti marinara, using seafood I procured from Sammie's at Hamilton. We ate, played some HTC Vive, and then ate ice cream and chatted.

Friday 14th June, 2019

Jared came around after work and we tried the number plate brackets on his BRZ - but they were too short (slightly). After we went out for a drive, and he had a blast flogging my 86 around town.

Thursday 13th June, 2019

Home from work before Julie, and got paid early - so went out and bought takeout. Thai soup and noodles for Julie, and char kway teow for me. Spilled a lot of the soup in the bag.

Wednesday 12th June, 2019

Home for leftover brisket while I watched the Skid Factory build the steering for the twin turbo V12 fj LandCruiser. Later in the night, AJ got up himself and joined us in bed without crying.

Tuesday 11th June, 2019

Last day with Andy, Megan, and Troy from Magento in the office - the team left for Netherworld after work, but I stayed behind and trialled my first 6km run since physio - to the powerhouse and back. Walked home after - watched game 5 of the NBA finals, where Golden State just managed to win and stay in it - but Kevin Durant was injured.

Monday 10th June, 2019

Watched the Canadian F1 - where Vettel was given a 5s time penalty, and Ricciardo started 4th and finished 6th. Then finished the quotes on the work required on Thi's house, it's going to be as expensive as I guessed at $4.2k or so to get it ready for sale.

Sunday 9th June, 2019

Went to Ba Ngoi's house and took an audit of all the things we'll need to fix - there's a lot, but thankfully nothing too major from a structural point of view. Then went to Ashani's 2nd birthday, where AJ was introduced to candy banana's for the first time - and got very upset when we wouldn't give him more.

Saturday 8th June, 2019

Went to JB Hifi at Chermside Westfield and transferred my phone to a Telstra plan, and managed to get a Pixel 3a for $49 by using a $500 voucher they gave me, along with trading a cheap phone I bought from Target. Was a bit of drama, but eventually got there. Setup the phone - and retired my Galaxy S8 in the process.

Friday 7th June, 2019

Walked home, arrived at the same time as Julie - she missed my call for a pickup. Played with AJ on the floor in his bedroom, then went for a run while I called and talked to Nathan. Nath talked about changing his drinking habits, and his interview at Suncorp. Then home for gnocchi while we watched HarmonQuest. 

Thursday 6th June, 2019

Played squash with Shaun - Ben had to pull out at the last minute. Talked about his future aspirations for his business, and we joked about it being a pyramid scheme idea (or Freemasons)

Wednesday 5th June, 2019

Got a late invite to go to the first game of State of Origin with the Product team. Walked to Ribs & Burgers for a meal, then to the stadium to watch the game. It was close, but NSW fell away, and Queensland came away with the win.

Tuesday 4th June, 2019

Very cold morning across Australia. It snowed in Stanthorpe and Katoomba today - there was an interesting picture of the Katoomba train station covered in snow. Watched a travel show with Moss from IT Crowd hosting it - he travelled to Athens. AJ sat on my lap and we practised counting.

Monday 3rd June, 2019

Watched the first episode of Archer Season 10 (1999 in space) in bed last night - after a gym session where I tested my knee rehab by doing increasingly faster 1km runs, with rest in between.

Sunday 2nd June, 2019

Went to Cashmere IGA to go to an 86 Club drive for the first time - Dad came along with his M3. There were 55 cars there, we left last - then turned off to head to Nebo while they went north to Dayboro.

Saturday 1st June, 2019

Cars and Coffee with the 86, where I caught up with Dave and have breakfast and McDonalds after. Then to the physio to finally get my knee looked at. Diagnosed as ITB syndrome, and recommended I not try and expect to do the marathon. I have exercises, topical gel, and a new training plan to try and get things sorted.

Friday 31st May, 2019

Looked after AJ after work so Julie could go to the movies with Christina to see the live-action Aladdin. We watched a little bit of 'Frozen' in our bed, before going to sleep under the fairy lights in his room.