TPJ
Looks like Jon is very happy with the article, and it's currently on the printing presses now. I've also got permission to print the article on the Finance::Quote webpage.

I'm sure that my Mom will be absolutely thrilled when I show her the magazine. :)

House
Settlement in two weeks time. The big stash of documents I sent to the loan company seems to have dissapeared (they're blaming it on the olympics), so I get the fun task of cycling over to their Melbourne office today to drop the documents off in person.

I haven't really even thought of home insurance yet. I'm hoping someone will throw a freebie at me for a few months (not too unlikely).

Chickens
Moving into the new house also means that I can keep chickens, which I've decided to name after my friends (Ian, Sofie, Ben, Tara, Daniel and Sarina). This was going to be a fairly simple operation, but the namesakes appear to have become quite insistant as to which chicken breeds I purchase and name after them. Ben wants a Golden Silkie, Sofie something cute (probably a Pekin), Sarina a Japanese Bantam, Daniel a Polish and Tara a Frizzle. Ian's probably been the best about this and just said he wanted a "brown chook".

Bike
Discovered why biscuit kept getting a flat back tyre. I found a large bulge that was only really visible when inflated to riding pressures. Replaced the tyre and all seems much better.

Work
I now have the position of Software Architect in the stats team. Fun fun fun.