Category Archives: Aussie in USA

Welcome home to a flooded apartment

So today was the day that Emma arrived on a one-way ticket to Seattle. There was drama this morning as snow was threatening to fall and I wouldn’t be able to get to the airport. Fortunately, we just ended up with flurries and some heavy rain.
After having some dinner and falling asleep watching a movie [...]

6 Months and living a Digital Lifestyle

It’s been 6 months since I jumped on a plane and moved 8,000 miles / 12,000 km across the ocean to Seattle.
Have I mentioned that I love this place? Seattle, Microsoft, etc. Forget the 8.5h of daylight that we’re getting at the moment and the fact that sunset is at 4.20 PM. Forget that it [...]

Australian Trip Report

For the last two weeks I’ve been back ‘home’ in Australia. The purpose of the trip was to attend two weddings of friends and family. The first wedding was for Adrian and Lauren the day after I flew in. The weather couldn’t have been better for an outdoor wedding in the rose gardens at Old [...]

Broadband access in Weston Creek

I’ve always wondered if the area I grew up in (Weston Creek) was particularly special when it comes to computers & the Internet. I know quite a few people that I went through school with who now work in the IT industry.
A paragraph in this article last month especially piqued my interest: Forget inner-city life: [...]