[Hagar (Doug)]

I'm beat. It's won, I lost. Maybe next year.

Just spent tonight cursing everything Astro in my life.

PHD is playing up big time.

Looks like the computer in the observatory is near dead.

Just lost a series of images yet to be worked on to God only knows where. I have used the search function and they seem to be gone.

New scope and I can't even get an image through it.

Camera just Iced up. -35 probably my fault.

Work is giving me industrial diarrhea.

Had the termite bloke back in yesterday, he found more of the mongrells, another $1000 bites the wood pulp.

Had a puncture in two tyres today.

Blisters on hands from digging around the house to poison the termites.

Found the termite colony in an old stump in the back of a rental property across the road, contacted the owner and he was kind enough to tell me if I wanted it killed I could kill it at my expense. Another $150. 180L of poison pumped into it.

Travelled 3000KM last week for work and private use and looks like this week will be more.

I think I could do with some time off, a money tree in the backyard might be handy also. I have told work I am having a week off, their not happy. Going to lock the observatory and have a break from it all.

I think it's time to step back smell the roses and of course cut the grass.

I am about as happy and relaxed as a labradore with an empty food bowl.

See you all soon.