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Thanks Coges.
I didn't end up going to the gym yesterday because my state had a massive power blackout. The transmission poles literally got blown over by the wind so the whole state lost power.
http://www.abc.net.au/news/2016-09-29/south-australia-recovers-from-power-outage-live-blog/7887000
"You have to understand there were 80,000 lightning strikes across the State of South Australia yesterday. And of course, gale-force winds, some of which are continuing.
"So this was a once in 50-year weather event, which caused a lightning strike into a power station, which caused these transmission towers to blow over. And then of course, it led to the inter-connectors shutting themselves down to protect property and people as a safety mechanism because there was a surge of electricity as a result of those events.
"We don't know what future weather events will hold for South Australia, but we have repaired a number of the problems that occurred last night. There have been some back-up generators that have been used on some major industrial sites which are is still occurring and of course all the hospitals went to back-up power immediately, as well as the emergency services".
Whiskey and cigars, splendid music in my ears!!!
On a phase of trying to cut it though, but not doing so well. Smoking big cigars is easy to control ( you just can't find the place and time to smoke one on a daily basis ), but then you will start craving the taste and you will discover the small ones ( puritos, clubs, minis ), and gradually you become a regular smoker. Ok, it is a little less damaging because you are not supposed to inhale and the smoke quality/processing is far better, but it is still smoking. So be careful there. If you are positive that you can keep it controlled, yup, it is a nice enjoyment, especially when you start improving at degustation. Same with whiskeys.
Adarq.org afficionados, assemble!!!
The taste, the relaxation side of it, the socialization. I think that's also a very Australian thing. Not cutting it out completely (got a bottle of Chivas last night as a gift from a client) but am just going to take a more measured approach.
rest assured, that's not just an australian thing. alcohol consumption is everywhere, even some of my friends and colleagues in afghanistan and pakistan drink to socialize (or relieve boredom, alcohol and opium abuse are actually a huge problem in the mountains because there is fuck-all to do in the winter).QuoteEdit- on a side note- Cigars. The weather is warming up and I've got more scotch now and these things go perfectly with cigars. I've got a couple hanging around that I've been waiting to smoke. Does anyone else here smoke cigars?
only at weddings and the like but i do enjoy them a couple times per year. not at all sophisticated about them, though.
Working on two things this week. Sleep and curbing sugar/alcohol. So far so good. Have had at least 5 nights in a row of greater then 7 hours sleep so far. This is the hard one but even last night where I went to bed at 11.15 I was away this morning at 6.30 giving me around that 7 hour mark. Feeling better for it too.
Haven't had any alcohol in 3 days which in itself isn't anything special but I'm planning to only drink 1-2 times per week. When I do drink I usually have a couple of glasses of wine or a couple of beers but the main problem is the knock on effect of what I eat during this time. Obviously multiple benefits here. Reduced cals from no drinks, reduced cals from no additional eating during this time and better sleep from no drinks. So far so good.
Well done on the sleeping.
As for alcohol the other negative effect is that it messes up your metabolism as your body burns alcohol before it burns fat while you're drinking. So if you're drinking beers not only do you get hundreds of empty calories it also takes hours to burn them off instead of your body burning fat.
place looks tight, what are you gonna do down there?
i was talking with my work wife last week again about starting our own consulting business. probably 4+ years out from being able to make a run at that (i've got my two years in pakistan coming up and then if the consulting thing is looking appealing i'd want to do a master's first to get some training in stats and econometrics -- probably princeton because it's free). it would open me up so much in terms of where to live. i'm envious of people whose jobs aren't geographically tethered. in my industry you're either in a poor country or you're in one of a few really expensive cities: geneva, london, NYC, DC. there are a few exceptions, but emphasis on "few."
that is, unless you set up shop for yourself. then you just need to be close-ish to an international airport and you can live wherever. it'd be fun to live in santa barbara, or istanbul, or barcelona, or savannah, or minneapolis.
sorry for the tangent, just something that's been on my mind.
I work in a family business (life insurance consulting- very exciting) which I am going to buy from my Dad in the next 18 months to 2 years. This is the catalyst for my move as I cannot move the company prior to taking over. That’s all agreed and set in stone so it’s just a matter of time. The issue is that, although a lot of my work can be done via electronic means, I still need client facing meetings which would mean at least a couple of days a week of serious driving (2-3 hours each way). It’s something I’m happy to do for the potential lifestyle benefits though.
Your work sounds fascinating though and the ability to live wherever you want would be brilliant. Looks like you’ve got a fair bit of planning ahead of you before you get there but it’s pretty exciting to start thinking about that kind of future. We’re the same now that we’re planning for our future with our kids and looking at the environment we can provide for them to grow up in. This is where we will be living once we move down there. There’s a few kms of coast line that is lined with surf beaches and has numerous running/hiking tracks along it. It’s only 5k from the town centre too.
damn @ those pics..
place looks tight, what are you gonna do down there?
i was talking with my work wife last week again about starting our own consulting business. probably 4+ years out from being able to make a run at that (i've got my two years in pakistan coming up and then if the consulting thing is looking appealing i'd want to do a master's first to get some training in stats and econometrics -- probably princeton because it's free). it would open me up so much in terms of where to live. i'm envious of people whose jobs aren't geographically tethered. in my industry you're either in a poor country or you're in one of a few really expensive cities: geneva, london, NYC, DC. there are a few exceptions, but emphasis on "few."
that is, unless you set up shop for yourself. then you just need to be close-ish to an international airport and you can live wherever. it'd be fun to live in santa barbara, or istanbul, or barcelona, or savannah, or minneapolis.
sorry for the tangent, just something that's been on my mind.
