8 more pictures in my 26 things project page. Still quite a few to go but hopefully I’ll get there early in the month 
Here’s one of my favourites 
WTF is with Arthur and Ruth ?!?
eew eew !!!!!!!!!!
Today started off in a bizarre way. I got up and checked our emails to find an email congratulating me on another POTD win at digitalphotocontest.com The unusual thing was that POTD’s are announced at about 20:00 NZ time and I had seen the site last night and my photo wasn’t there. The email went on to say Your photo, “swirling,” is today’s winner in the Landscape/Nature category. The previous winner in the category had to be disqualified because it was not appropriate for the category. Your photo was in the runner-up position from yesterday and, therefore, moved into first place today. Very strange but I won’t turn it down!………
This afternoon Vic went up the road to meet up with a ex-neighbour that has a son about 2 weeks younger than Max. Given this I thought I’d nip out to take some photo’s around the coast on the other side of Wellington Harbour. This little expedition really showed me how unfit I am. I was probably a bit silly by taking so much gear for a walk that ended up being three and a half hours! Here’s the kit I took in my back pack:
? EOS D30 body with additional battery grip
? EOS 33 body with additional battery grip (not used)
? Sigma 17-35mm lens
? 28-135mm IS lens
? 70-200 F4 L lens
? 1.4x TC
? 100mm macro lens (not used)
? Manfrotto tripod (not used)
? Manfrotto head (not used)
? Film (not used)
All up 20lbs worth of kit and I was knackered when I got back to the car It wasn’t really even worth it as the coast is, quite frankly, bloody boring! Here are the only two shots that are worth photoshopping.
A first for us this weekend – this morning we were up and showered before Max even woke up! We went out last night (leaving Max with Vic’s Mum) for Ali’s 30th birthday party which was great fun. It was, of course, even better due to the fact that the AB’s beat Oz by a record score of 52-21!!!! We got home and got Max up to give him a decent feed and eventually got to bed about 02:00 We were up at 08:00 and were ready to go before Max stirred! It really was a strange way to start the day I can tell you!
I also had a wee photo shoot with Max yesterday and have posted 5 new images to the image database. Here’s one of them:
Max joined the world of omnivores today and had his first taste of meat! Pureed chicken and kumara was on the menu for lunch and dispatched with gusto Not only was it his first meat but also the first food with any real texture and didn’t worry him in the least.
I think think is where his shit really starts to stink………….
PS: My interview at the agency the other day went really well and the client wants to set up a phone interview – yay! I’m not getting my hopes up as the requirements and my skillset don’t match up exactly but, hey, this is two steps further than I’ve got before
Max had his first “I’m so tired I could just keel over where I am” moment today He was sitting up in his cot and Vic went to get a cloth to wipe his hands (he’d just been a tiny bit sick) and when she came back he was fast asleep like this! LOL!
I think my interview/meeting went pretty well yesterday.
I seem to be a good fit for the role from a skills perspective and the agency seems to agree. They put my CV forward to the client last night and I should hear if I have a phone interview by the end of the week.
This is the furthest I’ve got in 4 months so fingers crossed
Well it’s another Monday and the only difference is there are more spaces in the car parking building that I park to when I go into town
I’m off to see an agency tomorrow about a job. The role might be suitable – they told me the client’s name so at least it’s a real role! It’s also an excuse to see if my suit still fits………
I’ve also added another couple of pictures to my 26 things website – only 20 to go in 9 days 🙁