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damienpaul

23-June-2004, 08:07 PM

Hey there folks, in a couple of days from this post, I will be visiting Melbourne (no, not to see Josh [pffft], Faulkner, Kashi etc - although it'd be nice) but to see my folks who live there and to:

attend a funeral
go to 2 interviews (one academic, one for a new job)
give several speeches, (including for my grandparents combined 80th party)
and for a check up, to make sure an old demon has not returned (cancer)

its gonna be a busy 2 weeks - with bbq's parties, video nights etc as well....

wish me luck, a lot could change as a result of these events

imported_Ziggy

23-June-2004, 09:05 PM

I'm wishing you luck :) ! Well miss you for 2 whole weeks :( !

Algenon the mouse

23-June-2004, 11:05 PM

Good luck! Is it for a teaching job?

damienpaul

24-June-2004, 02:49 AM

yep its for a a senior science and computing position as well as teaching some primary school...this school is starting year 12 for the first time, so i will be able to help with the implementation.

I will be away from the forum mostly for the next 2 weeks for this reason, email me if you want, (email link in profile) otherwise take care and i will see you all soon

Cambo

24-June-2004, 04:05 AM

Come down and enjoy the Melbourne weather.... 14C, wet and windy. But then it sould be snowing!

DippyHippy

24-June-2004, 04:22 AM

Damo... LUCK!!!!!!!!!! Lots of it! :D

Cambo, sounds like the UK right now...

kashi

24-June-2004, 06:12 AM

Hi everyone,

I'd just like to let you all know that I'm going to be driving down the steet tomorrow at around 3:06 pm AEST to buy some milk. I will then be returning to my house at around 3:13 pm.

Kashi

damienpaul

24-June-2004, 06:15 AM

ROFLMAO Kashi

but I just wanted to let folks know why i will be largely quiet for two weeks and get some good vibes as i am nervous particularly about the interviews and the checkup (i hope i am not sick again)

damienpaul

24-June-2004, 06:25 AM

well kashi, I hope you get the well wishing emails that I have received for your milk-getting-journey.

zephyr46

24-June-2004, 06:49 AM

So Kashi, hows the Milk run? did you get it?

Good luck if you haven't yet.

Hi GG, maybe Kashi could grab you some aspro-clear while he's down there, at the 7-11, getting some milk :)

Don't mind do ya Kashi? thought not.

How is the crime kingdom at the moment, oh how I miss that grey city. It was only youth gangs when I was there, in the early 90s, chapel street lost it's charm when Morticias moved, and Chasers closed down, but I hear the lizard lounge is still going, and the punters club and the Espy! God the melbourne scene had it all over Sydney.

I was just suggesting to Damo that he watch some star trek with you and Josh, have you got it yet Kashi, Startrek, I mean. Mad show.

Damo, if you freek out, catch a tram to Richmond, there are a number of lovely pubs that have fire places, very cosy. I wish I was there :(

But I am haveing a lovely time watching the snow fall on the Brindabellas :D

You should drop by, Canberra is an Astronomy Town, one pub here has a plantarium in it, MAD!

Stromlo is still a wreck, from what I hear, and I haven't made it out to Tidbinbilla (Deep Space Network) Yet, Or sliding springs, but I think that is a bit further out.

Any way,

GOOD LUCK
:) :) :) :)

galaxygirl

24-June-2004, 06:59 AM

Originally posted by zephyr46@Jun 24 2004, 01:49 AM
Hi GG, maybe Kashi could grab you some aspro-clear while he's down there, at the 7-11, getting some milk :)

I could certainly use some of that... lol

Good luck in Melbourne Damo!

And Kashi, good luck getting the milk...

VanderL

24-June-2004, 07:22 AM

Damien,

I wish you the same kind of luck our soccer team had yesterday in Portugal (thanks to the Czech Republic!).

Cheers.

om@umr.edu

24-June-2004, 09:03 AM

Originally posted by damienpaul@Jun 23 2004, 07:07 PM
Hey there folks, in a couple of days from this post, I will be visiting Melbourne (no, not to see Josh [pffft], Faulkner, Kashi etc - although it'd be nice) but to see my folks who live there and to:

attend a funeral
go to 2 interviews (one academic, one for a new job)
give several speeches, (including for my grandparents combined 80th party)
and for a check up, to make sure an old demon has not returned (cancer)

its gonna be a busy 2 weeks - with bbq's parties, video nights etc as well....

wish me luck, a lot could change as a result of these events
Damien,

I wish you all the best.

You will be in my prayers.

Time spent with parents and grandparents is time well invested. Life is short.

I have never been "down under", but hope to one day. I have great admiration and respect for Professor Barry Ninham at ANU.

In 1963 Barry proposed that Bose-Einstein condensation might convert iron-rich supernova debris into a superfluid, superconductor.

That is the basis for our paper, "Superfluidity in the Solar Interior: Implications for Solar Eruptions and Climate" [J. Fusion Energy 21, 193-198 (2003)]

http://www.umr.edu/~om/abstracts2003/jfe-s...perfluidity.pdf (http://www.umr.edu/~om/abstracts2003/jfe-superfluidity.pdf)
http://www.umr.edu/~om/abstracts2003/jfe-s...uperfluidity.ps (http://www.umr.edu/~om/abstracts2003/jfe-superfluidity.ps)

Go in peace.

With kind regards,

Oliver

Josh

24-June-2004, 09:42 AM

I think it's a real stretch to turn this thread into an Iron Sun thread too. serioulsy now ..

kashi

24-June-2004, 09:47 AM

hahahahahahah...that's a classic.

Damien's trip to Melbourne has evolved into a discussion about milk, and iron-rich supernova debris.

I'll just be going down to the shop to pick myself up some of that too!

Cheerio.

Duane

24-June-2004, 11:50 AM

Sounds like Zepher is missing the pubs more than the city :lol: What is aspo-clear?

Hey Damo, good luck on all fronts. Crappy that you are attending for a funeral, but it gets you togeather with all your family so you can remember all the reasons you left them behind in the first place!

Seriously though, I'll ask the wife to put a word in for you in her prayers. She says she has a direct line or something.

Oliver, shame on you.

jimmy

24-June-2004, 01:44 PM

Everybody, in all your ventures...Good Luck!

Victoria

24-June-2004, 05:57 PM

Wow-sounds like you're gonna be busy alright...have fun and good luck. Take care :)

damienpaul

28-June-2004, 06:12 AM

Just an update,the medical appointment has been a success - ALL CLEAR!! hurrah!

One party down and have been over the eastern and northern suburbs, visiting old haunts...

have not met with anyone fromhere yet...early days

Chook

04-July-2004, 09:07 PM

5.35am, Coffs Harbour NSW Australia -
I've just returned from Woolworths with some honey, to sweeten KASHI up, and some Panadol for me.

And, like Oliver, we wish Damo all the very best - yes, God's blessing. :rolleyes:

Spacemad

04-July-2004, 10:03 PM

Originally posted by damienpaul@Jun 28 2004, 05:12 AM
Just an update,the medical appointment has been a success - ALL CLEAR!! hurrah!

I so glad you got a clean bill of heath & that your cancer hasn´t returned to haunt you.

I´d have wished you a lot of good luck but I only stumbled across your post of the 24th June a couple of minutes ago. I felt bad about it for a moment, not having wished you good luck earlier I mean, but on reaching the end of the second page I see you´ve had your medical examination & I immediately felt better that you´ve been given the all clear! :) Hope you have as much success in your interview for the teaching post. :)

Hope to see your posts again soon. Good luck!

Spacemad.

damienpaul

07-July-2004, 06:01 AM

thnk you all for the kind posts..

tomorrow evening, i start the journey back to Alice Springs (still did not catch up with anyone - too busy) had a tremendous time...

Will find out about the teaching job soon, got approval for the next stage in my PhD research and have forged several good business links...and of course the clean bill of health!

Tiny

07-July-2004, 06:35 AM

You sure is a busy guy...

Hoore500

07-July-2004, 12:11 PM

Wish you luck, why not.

I wonder how many % Americans are on this board, I keep busy with Bush campain, I saw this on our Flight simulator board that I damned don't find back these days. (I'm about at giving up classic engine flying, that must be why)
No need telling you "vote for Bush", my sweetie peetie Australian. :D

Chook

07-July-2004, 09:01 PM

Yeah - good point - how many Americans are Members of UT?
(Lots of Aussies, Canadians and Poms though.)

Happy returns Damo! :D

jimmy

08-July-2004, 02:02 AM

Let's see:
Jimmy (me)
Tinaa
Galaxygirl
Dave Mitsky
Tom2Mars
Tim Thompson
Tiny
Spinx
Victoria(I think)
Planetwatcher(I think)
Algenon the mouse
Bossman 20081
Who else? add yourself to this list.

bossman20081

08-July-2004, 06:11 AM

I live in the U.S. too

Chook

08-July-2004, 11:19 AM

Help! We're being taken over by the Yanks ... :o
(Ha! - You forgot Mickey Mouse, Jimmy :P )

Who are the Aussies?
Cambo
Josh
Matthew
Kashi
Damo
Chook (me)

That isn't many, is it. Who else? :(

kashi

08-July-2004, 11:23 AM

Josh and Matthew are both Melbournians. There are lots of others who don't contribute as much.

7.7% of Universe Today subscribers are from Australia compared with 59.9% from the US. When you consider population, Australia has the highest number of subscribers per capita.

Cambo

08-July-2004, 01:20 PM

Me too Chook!

jimmy

08-July-2004, 03:01 PM

Originally posted by Chook@Jul 8 2004, 05:19 AM
Help! We're being taken over by the Yanks ... :o
(Ha! - You forgot Mickey Mouse, Jimmy :P )

Who are the Aussies?
Kashi
Damo
Chook (me)

That isn't many, is it. Who else? :(
Chook, I didn't include Mickey Mouse cause he's too ugly! :lol:

Weaselbunny

09-July-2004, 05:19 PM

How about us poms? How do we do statistically? (No jokes please! :P Oh, go on then if you really must!)

Sorry I didn't read this thread sooner DP... but belated luck and congrats on your all clear. That's good news. B)

jimmy

09-July-2004, 07:17 PM

Weasel, what does "Poms" stand for?
Chook, it's funny you should use toe term Yanks for us. Especially since those of us Confederate (rebels) from the southern U.S. got our butts kicked by the Union (yankees) soldiers in the Civil War. :lol:

VanderL

09-July-2004, 08:25 PM

Gee,

Haven't checked this thread for a while, great news Damien, "cheers".
The Aussies might not be the largest group on the UT forum, but surely the "loudest".
:lol:

And now we're in the "country poll", Yanks, Poms (indeed where does that word come from), Aussies, and of course Dutch. As far as I can tell there was only one other Dutch guy posting, but that was a while ago and I can't find the thread he responded to. Oh. and where are the other Canadians besides Fraser?
Anyway, Damien, you need any more luck?

Cheers.

Weaselbunny

10-July-2004, 04:22 PM

Poms (short for pommies) i think comes from the french for apples, pommes.

But what the crazy Aussie logic is for applying it to the brits I've no idea. Probably some history thing like the 'Yanks' calling us Limeys (the whole scurvy thing, ya know).

VanderL, have you come accross Isferno? I believe he may be dutch. Clever guy, likes logic problems and maths. ;)

Slightly off topic, please turn a blind eye moderators :rolleyes: (Jimmy, any news on the music yet, or are you still busy busy busy?)

VanderL

10-July-2004, 04:39 PM

VanderL, have you come accross Isferno? I believe he may be dutch. Clever guy, likes logic problems and maths. wink.gif

Right, that's exactly what he is (unlike me) :huh: , maybe he is Belgian (Flemish). :D

Slightly off topic, please turn a blind eye moderators rolleyes.gif (Jimmy, any news on the music yet, or are you still busy busy busy?)

Could be due to me as well, haven't had enogh time to help Jimmy (yet).
And being in the Totally-off-topic topic, no need to stay on topic I'd say.

Cheers.

jimmy

10-July-2004, 04:56 PM

To stay on topic: Good Luck Again Damo!
Oh by the way Weasel ;) , both VanderL and I have tried to contact Fraser about the song and we got no response, so I think it means we should just let it "simmer"(Chook's words) for now.
I am still pretty busy though: gigs Thur. Fri, Sat, and Sun.
Sorry, I should have been in better contact. :(

damienpaul

10-July-2004, 05:12 PM

i am loving this, i have been back home for 2 days and still receiving well wishes...awesome....:lol: :lol:

VanderL

10-July-2004, 11:14 PM

i am loving this, i have been back home for 2 days and still receiving well wishes...awesome....

Ok, we can finally stop being nice and drop the phoney smileys :D

Seriously, did the luck do you any good?

Cheers.

DippyHippy

10-July-2004, 11:37 PM

ROTFLMAO We're glad you got good news, dammo :)

Weaselbunny

11-July-2004, 06:12 PM

Why does he need luck from us anyway? If anyone gets in his way he can just set his beard on them... I'm sure he plans to conquer the world through the cunning use of facial hair! :P You know I love ya DP :D Glad you're not gonna die or anything daft like that ;)

Hey DP, I just landed a great new job, maybe some of the luck rubbed off on me all the way over here in Yorkshire!

damienpaul

12-July-2004, 05:33 PM

Tell us about your new job Weaselbunny! well done on that

Spacemad

13-July-2004, 11:35 AM

:) Congratulations Weaselbunny! What's your new job? You´re keeping us in suspense!

Hoore500

13-July-2004, 09:31 PM

:lol: Yes Weaselke,just let me know what :rolleyes: job you have the day you're intended :lol: to tell us. And wish you :o the biggest luck in the world! About myself: I go to a Dutch forum, I call that living nowadays. It has not too much sense overhere, there is a lot of critics on my language but in fact I would like to read or study a booklet "Teach yourself vocabulary" at this moment (always lack of money, I :P never drink, nor :P smoke and never :P take any medecine but this makes :angry: it all more complicated I fear). And further, what example do we Belgians get :( on the telly in fact. I have no television but remember the series "Sam" in 1974, they said "bloody" or "bloody pig" about every two sentences. I'm thus Flemish Belgian and it was quite crazy to meet you, pity that religion is not such a welcome topic on this board!

Chook

14-July-2004, 12:29 AM

WOW Weasel - CONGRATULATIONS!!!!!!!!

What FOOLS your previous employer was to let you go!

Anyway - the very best, in the test, and you'll soon tell us the rest. :lol:

What's happening about YOU job, Damo?

Weaselbunny

17-July-2004, 11:43 AM

Hi, sorry guys, been crazy busy, didn't mean to keep you hanging, was surprised you were all so interested... gives me a warm glow etc. :D :D

Iwrite adverts for Radio, and I've been working for a group of small stations. I've loved it and it was my first job in this field. Great people, boss tells us off if we're not messing around enough! B)

Then a bigger, richer and more powerful group heard about me and one day, out of nowhere, I got a phone call. They came and dangled a bigger wad of cash in front of me... they seemed a fun bunch, so that was pretty much that. ;)

How did yours go Dips, have you heard back yet B)