Yawn

Well, what has happened since I went to Alex Heads?
We're having a baby!

Two Pink Stripes means a positive pregnancy test, kids.


I went a bit nuts with my fishtank recently. I gave my goldfish away to a little boy who lives next door to my wifes parents. I was all keen for chichlids, but we already had an eel-tailed catfish, so maybe next year or something.. Heres some pics

Black acrylic background:

Snails and neon tetra whizzing by:

Plants and bubbles and stuff:

Angelfish (greedy buggers have almost doubled in size in a few weeks):

Bristlenose, which has disappeared o.O :

I got my tax back and bought myself a present.

A bicycle.

Weird.

I haven't ridden a pushy in about 10 years. I still have my old Giant Boulder 550 in the shed (most of it anyway), and contemplated speccing it up (read: getting some brakes, gears, bars, post and seat etc etc. It's pretty much a bare frame with cranks).

30mins of ebay searching and I was getting all moist over road bikes. You can get a damn good used bike for under $500. I ended up buying a Raceline Peleton (yes, they spelt it wrong) for $365, which is a bit of a bargain, considering it retailed for about $1500. RX100 groupset, for thos who are wondering. I figure it'll be just the thing to get my fitness up. Next tax return, I'll blow a fat wad on a 105 groupset if I think I have to :D Selle Italia saddle, black Velocity Deep-V rims with horny black spokes, and thats about it. I bought some Sidi shoes for almost nothing, and a Sigma 'computer' with cadence for about a third retail. And a gel seatcover. That tiny little saddle is great for reducing strain on the glutes, but sheesh, it sure is hard on the butt bones.