Carcs are a Thing

• You read that right: Australians love their car-trucks. They even have their own name for them: the ute, pronounced 'yoot'. Hideous name for a hideous vehicle, I know. At first I thought it was like a joke thing, like our version of the carc and only seen in older models, like the El Camino. But no, not in Oz. Here people pay >$30K for them and supe them up and drive them--with pride! Add it to the list of 'Things I Will Never Support'

• One thing I do support, however, is left hand driving. This mainly because I am amazing at it. Bob actually lets me drive him around now. He says it's emasculating but I say I make him look good. He also secretly knows I'm the better driver now. I handle those round-abouts like a pro.

• Also his dog loves me more now. The Beast (formerly known as Texas) has a clear preference for me and follows me on walks instead of Bob. This is probably a little heartbreaking for Bob so I try not to brag about it. Except publicly on my blog.

• This past week, my work had an all-day strategy/training session at an office in the CBD (Central Business District--'downtown' is not used--weird, I know). The office space was donated by one of our corporate partners and we were really grateful to get out of our nice-but-obvious-you-work-for-a-charity space. And boy, do those large banks/financial institutions/oil and gas companies know how to do it. No one has a permanent desk, you can bring your computer anywhere on the floor and reserve a little pod for working/meetings/napping. They have free coffee and snacks throughout and an abundance of well-manicured outdoor space, including giant potted plants. While it was nice to go back to my personalized desk pictures and notebooks the next day, sure did miss the free coffee and views of the CBD.

(Yes, this picture is horrible. iPhone wins some, iPhone loses some.)