Yesterday I used up my download allowance, all 200gb for a month. I still had a whole seven hours with slow internet! So what to do?

- get a life? … nah, too much trouble

I have an iPhone and a two year contract with Vodaphone Australia (AUD$69 / Month). So I turned on internet tethering, something American’s aren’t allowed to do with AT&T.
Speed was OK, but nothing special. The iPhone 3GS donwloaded anywhere between 30kb/s to 160 kb/s.

What to do for my birthday?

well, ride into the city, eat Fish Tempura for brunch,

Then I watched Transformers 2, very noisy !!! I liked it, but the first one was better

Then dinner,

and back home in a shower, knew I should have taken my raincoat.

Birthday today, so happy birthday me!

Have just finished listening to the first Harry Potter Audio book and have nearly finished the second. I love these books nearly as much as the Lord of the Rings.

I am listening to the US version, narrated by Jim Dale, who I prefer over the UK version narrated by the excellent Stephen Fry. Normally anything with Stephen Fry I love, but in this case I have to go with Jim Dale because he has so many excellent voices for all the characters.

Did my third lesson in Aikido last night.
I love the break fall techniques, very different to how you do it in Hapkido. I think it is going to take a long time for my body to adjust to this style.