Dogs and Sleep
Our neighbour has just got himself a dog, and its favourite hobby seems to be barking from 4am to 7am outside Gwen's window. Gwen's been in Ballarat the last few days, but she's going to get a bit of a surprise when she comes back.

The dog itself seems to be quite friendly and nice, albeit probably quite bored. Normally I don't mind barking dogs too much, as I assume they give their owners more grief than they give me. However, when it's my immediate neighbour, I do take exception. I may have to invest in either a chew-toy for the dog, some sound-killing earmuffs for me, or some chocolates for Ian (so he won't mind when I ask to sleep at his house where it's quiet).

Of course, my first line of attack is to have some quiet words with our neighbour -- if I can stay awake that long.

The Perl Journal
Wrote much of my draft last night, in preparation for first submission this weekend. Quite pleased. It won't contain how to roll your own F::Q module, as that looks like it will be well beyond the scope of the article.

Work
The restructuring looks like it may be a good thing. Shirley, who's helping to organise things, certainly seems to be more than willing to listen to people. This is a good thing.

I'm going to have to call a bunch of places looking into having the Schoolsnet Xmas party on a boat, train, or other vehicle. I suspect I'm going to have to shift my spot on the party committee to another Dev team member -- I want my coding time, damnit. :)