At Brisbane airport about to fly to Sydney for a 1 day PCI QSA re-cert course. # Come on Everton! Strange thing to say coming from a Liverpool fan I know, but I can't stand Chelsea. # The difference between marketing and sales - http://bit.ly/K9mn6 # RT @bbcsport: A deal to allow England football … read more

Why is it that the word 'Wedding' automatically adds $$$ to the cost of things? This weekend we went up to Noosa for a wedding fayre. Yes, you would be right in thinking that attending a wedding fayre is is not in my top 5 things to do on a Sunday. However, sensing that I would immediately come up … read more

@rileypollard ok cheers for the heads up. That would be just our luck! in reply to rileypollard # Driving towards a rainbow - http://yfrog.com/58br9lj # Stopped off at the North Lakes Tavern for a spot of lunch and a pint of Guiness. http://bit.ly/1rZWV # After 2 years I think we've finally … read more

Traffic chaos and train delays. Glad I'm working from home today! # Up and about surprisingly fresh this morning even though I didn't get to bed 'till 1am last night due to #Liverpool game. Very strange. # Not keen on the UK's entry for #eurovision this year. It's no Bucks Fizz! # Come on Arsenal. … read more

Me and Rachelle have been together over 9 years now and engaged for quite a few of those. We have a 7 year-old daughter, and most people just presume that we're already married. Rachelle often gets called Mrs Haines and never bothers to correct them. She's been nagging me for quite a while to agree … read more

RT Under the Taliban, beards were compulsory, which meant that Afghans couldn't enter international boxing contests. (via @qikipedia) # At the Hyatt Regency Coolum on a work jolly, also brought Rach and Lauren # Into the Wild - remarkable movie http://bit.ly/20DgEs # Job done. On my way back to … read more

Something is seriously wrong with my brain this week. Two incidents give cause for concern that I may have Frank Spencer syndrome: Incident 1 - over the weekend Rach asked me to have a look at the car because it wouldn't start. I got in it, turned the key and I got absolutely nothing from the … read more

All over at Anfield. 3 points but we still need a major fubar from Man Utd. I suppose I ought to go to bed now. Maybe one more JD & Coke... # Lucas makes it 3-0 for #Liverpool. His first premier league goal. He's still shit! # The Kopites singing 'You should have stayed on the tele' to Shearer. … read more

I've just been going through some old papers I've kept, ready to scan them with my flash new scanner/printer/copier thingymajiggy so I can have a paperless office, and I've come across my best man's speech that I gave. Apologies to Mark and Katherine in advance if you read this and have to re-live … read more

My first 'proper' pint in nearly 2 years - http://twitpic.com/410ar # I've found a place that sells John Smiths Extra Smooth. All in the world is right again! # Stayed up to watch LFC. Shit game but it's the 3 points that count. # The quickest way to double your money is to fold it in half and put … read more

In the mood for a bit of nostalgia, we took a drive to the Britain on the Bayside shop in Birkdale, which is now only 10 mins drive away. We had heard about this place before but had never got round to going. Britain on the Bayside boasts of the largest selection of british goods in Queensland. I … read more

So we've moved house, and I'd forgot how much of a nightmare it is. We certainly won't be doing it again in a hurry. We've been in Brisbane nearly 2 years now and the place we were renting was ok as our first little settler home, but it was a bit cramped and we were desperate for more storage. We … read more

At IKEA. Again. Had to hire a van to take some stuff back and swap it. # Having probs with XBMC Babylon for ATV. Reverting to Atlantis. # Pirate Bay founders jailed - http://bit.ly/r4niF. What does this mean for the future of torrent sites? # Watching a fantastic lightning storm # Only one more spot … read more

We seem to have moved next door to a laughing Hyena. # Sent Easter Sunday building furniture. Still not finished. Deep joy! # Just been advised it will be another 5-8 days before I'm back up on ADSL. Bloody useless! # Getting wireless backups and NAS working using my new Apple Airport Extreme # … read more

Those jammy Manc twats have done it again. Looks like it's gonna go right to the wire! # Flight to Sydney delayed. Bugger. At least I can get a phone signal at the airport. My new house seems to be in a comms black hole. # Having brekkie at IKEA before we buy some stuff for the new house # Moving … read more

On Thursday I held my monthly Brisbane Internet Business Meetup Group which I organise through meetup.com. I've unbelievably now got 129 members. After holding the first few meetups at a Coffee Club, I sent a survey out to all members asking if they wanted to continue with the current informal … read more

What a wet, miserable morning. It's still not as grey as England though! # Earth Hour over. I dozed off. I can get back to negligently burning fossil fuels so there's none left for my future grandkids now. # About to switch off for Earth Hour. Candles at the ready... # Busy day packing ahead. Moving … read more

I've been contacted by a guy from LBi who are running a marketing campaign for Marks and Spencer. He made me aware that M&S now offer international delivery and wondered if I would mind blogging or tweeting about it. For all you fellow British Expats, M&S are currently running a survey where … read more

On a bit of a whim, we decided on Saturday to treat ourselves to some nice nosh and try out a restaurant we haven't been to before. It's been quite a while since we've treated ourselves to a really good meal out. I did a search on google and looked at a few restaurant guides and came across the … read more

Watching Later with Jools Holland. Chuffed this is now being shown here. Great for discovering new music. Best accompanied with wine I find. # Waking up to fantastic overnight footie results for Liverpool # #qldelection09 over. Bligh has retained power. 5th term for the Labour party. # Definitely … read more