Toby's journal

It's been another busy weekend; motorbike rides, Flickr meets, poker games, dinners and drinks..
I just wish I could get to sleep now.. I've been trying for a couple of hours with no success - and I need to get up in, erm, just under 4 hours from now, in order to get a flight to New Zealand. Damnit!
I was so tired and sleepy earlier this evening -- why can't I sleep now? I bet it is something to do with knowing I need to be awake early. That always does it!
But I have set three alarm clocks; surely that should be enough for me to get to sleep unworried? I don't think I'm worried?

Ho hum. So, day one in New Zealand may be a write off due to being a zombie.

This weekend I have surprised myself with the amount I've slept.
Yeah, that's right, it's been party central here. Or rather not.
I think I really need to sort out getting enough sleep during the week. It's not helping my weekend!

Friday I had a couple of drinks after work, then came home and slept from 19:00-21:30.. Then messed around with this Atheros system-on-a-chip device, played Mass Effect for a while, then slept from about 3:30 to 13:30..
Saturday I wandered around the docklands to look at the new half-erected buildings going up there, and to check on the areas they are yet to knock down; I bumped into the Steve Irwin (the boat, not the ghost) while I was down there too. I'll put up some photos later..
Went out for dinner+drinks that eve, then came home and slept from about 1:30 to 12:30, bringing my sleep total for the weekend to 24.5 hours by sunday morning.

Today I drove out to the Yarra Ranges, wandered around the national park a little after driving the Black Spur.. weather was overcast and didn't take any photos in the end, but it was nice anyway.

Edit: Forgot to mention.. I went on the just-opened EastLink toll freeway.. and it was one long traffic jam moving at about 1 km/hr. Took half an hour to get to the 2nd exit, where I bailed out. On the way home, I skipped it entirely, as it looked even worse on the way back. Not sure what was wrong, but hopefully it'll be fixed, otherwise it's ridiculous.

I have just spent a thousand dollars on, essentially, a bed. (bed/mattress/pillows/quilt/etc)
Part of me is thinking that it seems too much for what it is.. and the other part of me is really looking forward to sleeping on a decent bed for a change! :)