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Saturday 30th December, 2023

Took the family to the home maker centre where Good Life gym was, at New Farm. Looked at couches and dining tables - Julie and I butted heads with the style and how big it needed to be. AJ smacked his door into the car next to us - I was able to mostly polish the mark off. 

Friday 29th December, 2023

Dropped the boys off with Opa and Nonna and took the Everest to go and look at furniture at Aspley.  Caught up with Thomas for lunch at the gap, saw his new olive X5, and showed him the new house being built. 

Thursday 28th December, 2023

Drove to see Lauren and Jon - traffic was a mess and it took 3h. Stepped in what I think was pee/poo flowing across a path after I jumped out of the car for a pee Built the new computer with Jon - had constant battles, struggling to find the pci bracket for the GPU, having issues with the pump etc. We gave up after 4h - only a few minor leaks to fix and we should be fine. 

Wednesday 27th December, 2023

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Breakfast with AJ after dropping Kai off at daycare. Had waffles at Hawthorne.  AJ then went to Zayne's party at Bounce. We talked to Jack's dad about his boat.  Took Dad and Tiz for lunch at Mary Mae's under the powerhouse. Was squished on a bench, but managed to nab a table inside. We played at the park - it was terribly hot and still as the boys played with Opa and Nonna.

Tuesday 26th December, 2023

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Heavy storms all morning - I took AJ downstairs and we moved my old PC into the new case, intending it to be his computer. We went swimming with the nephews at Ba Ngoi's house - Evan kept letting the air out of the watermelon. I went for a late run, between the storm fronts. The sunset was beautiful. 

Monday 25th December, 2023

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Christmas day - the boys unwrapped their presents around the small fibre optic tree, AJ got Mario Wonder and Kai Luigi Lego starter kit. I made rolls, burning out the stand mixer with the sheer volume.  Nina and Al's for Christmas lunch - it was mega hot and smokey sitting outside with Alan as he cooked.

Sunday 24th December, 2023

Quiet day - Took the boys to do some scootering after the rain. They kept on riding through the puddles on the way to the netball grounds. We had to leave early as Julie was getting eaten by mosquito's 

Saturday 23rd December, 2023

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To the Glen Hotel for lunch to celebrate Anna's 40th birthday - the girls cooed about her daughter Indy, and the boys played in the tiny park. Enzo lost his plushy over the fence, so I jumped it to get it. AJ's first tooth fell out at the hotel as he wiggled it. 

Friday 22nd December, 2023

Met with Caz and got her up to speed on the learning minutes for Blinkist - caught up with Drew and ran him through the mess of the new SKUs and the approach for partners.

Thursday 21st December, 2023

 Session on the User Management Page and public API - went through the design with AAA and Quan, and identified what we'd need to do to make it all work.

Wednesday 20th December, 2023

 Really long day - start at 7:30am with Kevin, then wrapped up at 11:30pm with what was supposed to be FR and the US - but Josh never turned up.

Tuesday 19th December, 2023

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After the gym - went to see Julie and the boys at the newer pool. Went to paddock for lunch - Julie's turkey and cranberry toastie with brie was amazing. Went out with the soccer lads for drinks and dinner. 

Monday 18th December, 2023

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Walk to Broadbeach to get coffee - hiding from the sun as Nina and Evan bailed. Got a lovely massage, then a sauna, before the rest of the afternoon lounging by the pool. Sat on the day bed talking to Al.  Turkish for dinner - sitting on comfortable outdoor couches while we watched a Ferrari F8 park next to us.

Sunday 17th December, 2023

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Checked in for our weekend at the GC casino after a lunch trip to Pacific Fair. After taking AJ to the toilet I came back to find Julie and Kai missing. She had gone back into kmart to get band aids for the graze from. The fall he'd just had off the wooden artistic playground.  Buffet for dinner - I watched one lady take the entire tray of oysters after it was restocked.

Saturday 16th December, 2023

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Julie went out for Imogen's 40th so I made the boys French toast and took them out on their scooters at dusk - after a day holed up in the air con. AJ went too far ahead - which I had to repremand him for. Kai stacked it on the grass level change between the two pads of concrete at the netball courts.

Friday 15th December, 2023

Regrouped with Clem on the Product changes that were brewing - he successfully guessed what was going on and shared with me his news that made me sad. 

Thursday 14th December, 2023

Finally got a review of the common content proposal. Was a shame Flo wasn't there - but it was nice to have new Blinkist faces, with Alex reaching out after to be more involved. 

Wednesday 13th December, 2023

First all hands after the redundancies - was nice to have a positive message from the leaders. Shared a wine with them downstairs when they were done with recording. 

Tuesday 12th December, 2023

Watched them setup the EMEA all hands - had to sneak out the lift to minimise noise. Accidentally went to the ground floor. Late call to sort out the new bundle launches. 

Monday 11th December, 2023

First proper session with Sascha - we talked about his girls being quite sick in the winter, and giving it to him. 

Sunday 10th December, 2023

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Coffee in the Enchanted Forest with Den and Carolina. He had just shaved his head - I realised the park is near where I run to in Ashgrove. Went for a drive in the i30N for lunch to Dayboro pub. It was nice seeing him - I'd been feeling so flat/sick of late. I sat by the new bridge to Kangaroo Point in the botanic Gardens to take in the view mid run. 

Saturday 9th December, 2023

Went to the shops to see dad, Tiz, and Jas. We had coffee at the bagel shop - AJ won a Blooper in a claw machine. We talked Tiziana's mums passing, and Jassies wedding preparation. 

Friday 8th December, 2023

GraphQL session with Eric and the team - who were eager to get it moving. 

Thursday 7th December, 2023

Caught up with Thomas on the partner issues I was seeing with the new packaging release - he had partners under control, but was also frustrated at the mess. 

Wednesday 6th December, 2023

Caught up with Clem for a mental health check - he was super frustrated with things going on and how it made him feel. 

Tuesday 5th December, 2023

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Teddy bear picnic for AJ on the lawn at the school. Watched him stand at the back and sing - ducking and being silly behind the kids.

Monday 4th December, 2023

Good session to get endorsement on my proposal for common content. Ran for the first time after weeks of being sick - was slooowwww- 

Sunday 3rd December, 2023

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Birthday party for Jacob at Ferny Grove water Park - I had to park on the dirt. And hid under a tree to hide from the sun. Saw Diego at Xavier's birthday - they sing a Spanish birthday song. Enchanted garden in the evening - Julie had the time mixed up, and we waited for Al. Evan kept on bonking me with the picnic rug

Saturday 2nd December, 2023

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Saw Alex after a Trip to bunnings to get grinder disks and an extension cord. We talked in the shop about Bec and life, as Kai run around.  I then took the steel fence down at the back, and re bled the brakes on Julie's car. 

Friday 1st December, 2023

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Work Christmas party at the office - there was hardly anyone there, and the DJ was blasting the music. Talked about how uncomfortable the seats in the boardroom were to a CSM who'd never been in there. He went up to test:

Thursday 30th November, 2023

Body corp meeting to vote on the basin - watched Saad get up in the face of the elderly body corporate manager. We had to intervene and de-escalate 

Wednesday 29th November, 2023

Ran through content production with Tom from Blinkist. It was good to finally see the admin tool, to understand it better. 

Tuesday 28th November, 2023

Catch up with Braden on Stripe - went through all the legacy accounts with failed payments. 

Monday 27th November, 2023

Picked up my computer parks from the post office at Kelvin Grove - the girl struggled to find my pc case. She had a shirt with xray rib bones on it - and unusually fat arms given her smaller proportions. 

Sunday 26th November, 2023

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Took the boys riding - second time AJ rode without training wheels. He stacked it a few times, but did well. We had a rest in the park with lolly pops, I was exhausted and had to sit down.  Drinks with Andrew F and his wife at Mary May's at the Powerhouse. Learned that he had lost his job, which was sad to hear. 

Saturday 25th November, 2023

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Took the family for a Christmas photos at Indooroopilly - we bought a bunch of nerf guns and ate lunch at two round tables, staring at the hand washing sink.

Friday 24th November, 2023

Missed out on work lunch as there's had already taken it. Ordered a breakfast burger and chips instead. Talked to Jon/Jasneet at length about all things Go1

Thursday 23rd November, 2023

Roadmap session with Audric and Werner - showed them the content health score work. 

Wednesday 22nd November, 2023

Drove to see Luke B for lunch - first time since he left Go1. Talked his business idea, UXmas, and life. 

Tuesday 21st November, 2023

Caught up with Stacie to talk all things cost savings and consolidation. Talked for an hour and a half. 

Monday 20th November, 2023

Woke up still feeling unwell - struggled to concentrate with sinus pressure. Tried to work and failed. My nose got all gross by the end of the day, with sores inside and out. 

Sunday 19th November, 2023

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Cleared the side garden, clothes lines, and started on the fence with Brandon. We filled three bins, and still have huge piles of green waste we need to get rid of.

Saturday 18th November, 2023

Woke up with the whole house sick - shivered all day and just rested and did very little. We were too sick to even bother getting Indian take out. 

Friday 17th November, 2023

Caught up with Michelle on the couch - she told me what exactly happened with Chris that led to the DVO. She cried and i felt terrible I couldn't do anything to help. 

Thursday 16th November, 2023

Jumped on a last minute call with the ADP team to help them out with some items on adoption of external id's with Tim - shooting off from Jon's AMA 

Wednesday 15th November, 2023

Caught up with Nikita, my old mentee, to help her approach applications for a new role. Guided her on updating her resume to not show as a Junior anymore. 

Tuesday 14th November, 2023

Caught up with Jared as a final goodbye. Had a long session with Judith, the legal council from Blinkist, on all things contract consolidation. 

Monday 13th November, 2023

Caught up with Pramudi for a coffee at the office - as he Qs in town for a day to present our GenAI work. 

Sunday 12th November, 2023

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Met Al's daughter and husband - sat around taking outside most of the day watching boats go past the Bribie holiday house. Watched and old guy in a large catermanean go out, turn around, come back, and go out again.  The kids were exhausted and slept on the drive home. 

Saturday 11th November, 2023

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Ran and found a path at Bribie. Ended up at the national park - nodding hello to everyone I passed.  Christmas lunch at the Bribie holiday house with the Bui family. We all got nerf guns and had a big nerf fight. The kids swam in the pool all afternoon. 

Friday 10th November, 2023

Woke up tense, sneezing, and barely able to focus. I called in sick, then went back to sleep until 10am. I slowly got progressively better throughout the day - before driving to the Bribie holiday house with mum and Al. 

Thursday 9th November, 2023

SLT meeting after the large lay-offs - it was good to see how open they were with cash flow and that helped relieve the stress of the firings.

Wednesday 8th November, 2023

Met the tilers on site to see their work. They were confused, but then Nigel turned up and we had a look through together. The street was packed with cars - but it didn't help the Indian guy who parked his camry at an angle, sticking out so cars could barely get through. 

Tuesday 7th November, 2023

Woke up to the email about the lay off's. Heard about Amy, Tessa, Marylyn, Ollie and many others. It was a blood bath. 

Monday 6th November, 2023

Marylyn messaged - she found out she was being made redundant through Jared's calendar. I called to talk to her about it. 

Sunday 5th November, 2023

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Took the boys to the netball fields for bike riding for Evan's birthday. AJ didn't want to ride - but I make him ride his big bike. He did a great job learning, and within a while was riding all by himself around the courts. Had a seemingly random skateboarder say hello - it was Matt, from Matt and Lauren. Enzo lost one gumboot - running around in a wet sock. 

Saturday 4th November, 2023

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AJ came for his first run with me - we managed 2.46km and he did really well, considering. Sushi with the cousins for Evan's birthday - the kids sat together and kept grabbing plates.

Friday 3rd November, 2023

Session with AB/CE - introduced 1Platform and talked about the early SCORM work we were doing that got them excited. Came home to sim race with Dave and Nath - we did a bunch of races, Austria and Spa in GT3 cars - I really pumped by the end of it. 

Thursday 2nd November, 2023

Luke B walked me through the team changes for design - it was going to be a blood bath. MBR for 1Platform, Jon couldn't make it and Seb had to leave early - so it was a bit of a fizzer. But feedback was good. 

Wednesday 1st November, 2023

Late night with Flo to work through how he's going with Hygraph - he's facing all the same change challenges we're experiencing at Go1 with migration. 

Tuesday 31st October, 2023

Met with Ashley hwo showed me how to approach the back end migration work for analytics. 

Monday 30th October, 2023

Watched F1 before work - Riccardo managed 7th in the Alfa Tauri. Didn't havr breakfast as I felt ill and constipated - but after finally pooping I had a banana. 

Sunday 29th October, 2023

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Morning swim and play at the Bardon private park - the boys were being weird laying down on the tennis court. Took them to dads. Had a nice beer with dad, then we shot some hoops with the boys.  Kai fell off the couch trying to be spiderman when Den and Carolina were around. Had to take him to hospital to glue it together.  We played a frogged clone on the tablet in the hospital while we waited. 

Saturday 28th October, 2023

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Made a big snakes and ladders game in the garage - had to jump out of the way so Brandon could drive in, and reverse into his garage. Victoria Park to watch the open air movie - Kai was initially scared, and Evan cold.

Friday 27th October, 2023

Drinks at the Charming Squire with Kyle, Mark, Jon, Prags, Chris H, and the AAA team. Kyle told us about his struggles with steroids, and the affects on his body, and the journey to getting clearance. Came home early, I was wrecked. 

Thursday 26th October, 2023

Caught up with Luke - he told me he had decided to leave. I was really sad to hear that, but understood that was right for him.

Wednesday 25th October, 2023

Lunch with Drew - which turned into lunch with a whole group including Ric, Thomas, and Holgier. Had a burger outside while we heard about Ric expecting another child. 

Tuesday 24th October, 2023

Met Mark D in person for the first time - had to sneak in a chat over a coffee on the kitchen table between meetings. 

Monday 23rd October, 2023

Talked to dad on the phone to check in on Tiz after the funeral. He told me about the wedding money Laughy's mum asked for - and the i30N he bought Tiz

Sunday 22nd October, 2023

Waited in Aldi for Kai to sleep a bit, after he fell asleep on a drive to the house then the shops. Got frustrated with Julie and lashed out eh trying to do AJ's homework about her poor parenting. I felt bad and said sorry when she got home.  Put famous music on over dinner - after AJ asked about David Bowie. 

Saturday 21st October, 2023

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LAN party with the guys in the garage - AJ's first LAN party. He did well to adapt and learn how to play the shooting games - but I felt bad letting him play them so young.

Friday 20th October, 2023

Dinner with Tara and the Design team - it was hard staying cheery as I knew Shelle had something happen with Chris and couldn't come - plus I know what's coming for the team. 

Thursday 19th October, 2023

Session with the FR team to show them the new content API - battled the postman collection, which I hadn't yet setup with environment variables. 

Wednesday 18th October, 2023

Catch up with France on the migration - Fred was frustrated at us for trying to learn more and help the team. 

Tuesday 17th October, 2023

Missed call from Thi - she got rear ended. Struggled to understand her, but the car looked OK. Won the soccer finals - even scoring a good rebound goal off the back net. Gaz was sent off twice

Monday 16th October, 2023

Struggled to find AJ in the kids at AFL when I went to pick him up - he was in the mixed prep/year 1 group. Went to the Kelvin Grove post office to pick up my super garage hat - the guy there seemed half asleep. 

Sunday 15th October, 2023

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Sent Tiz a video from the boys to cheer her up before he flight home for the funeral. Took the boys swimming at Newmarket - Kai struggled with the depth of the water in the heated pool. He didn't do great at flipping over to catch a breath.

Saturday 14th October, 2023

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Trip to Umart to buy a keyboard and mouse for AJ. Set him up with the server, but he didn't seem too interested. Spent a lot of time with Kai relaxing and reading books (Multipliers) Kai wanted to find our what cow poo looked like

Friday 13th October, 2023

Sat outside talking to Jon about the upcoming changes - sitting near the stairs that were still blocked off to repair the step edges. Talked about the impending changes - was worried about everything. Heard from Dad about Tiz's mum passing away 

Thursday 12th October, 2023

Met Cameron from Blinkist - got moving on vendor audit with him. Long session with Eric to get around the LXP migration risks. 

Wednesday 11th October, 2023

Met Florian the first time - catching up twice with him on a single day. Started with Auth0, then onto a walk through of their content system. 

Tuesday 10th October, 2023

First session with Audric and Eric to look at the LXP migration. Only just managed to get time on the leader board. 

Monday 9th October, 2023

First day Clem was back from leave - caught up with him on all the mess that is GenAI 

Sunday 8th October, 2023

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Went to the scooter park near the police station at alderly with the cousins. Tried to teach Kai about brakes. Watched the boys jump around on the bench, after Kai was triple dipping his carrots. AJ and I walked across the bridge and made leaves float down the canal.