Of lazy weekends and geek meats
I’ve had a pretty slack long weekend.
The weather had been in a word, Perfect. Just the right amount of heat, cool breezes and clouds in the sky to make you realise that we are now on the downward slope to a delicious winter. I for one welcome the winter, break out the doona, blankies and the hot water bottle!
All that aside, since it’s still not quite cold enough for all those nice wintery extras, I thought I’d comment on the geek meat I went to. I’ve been to two so far. One last week, and one this week. They have been pretty cool; met some new people, and some existing friends. This week included some from the furry community.
The only issue I have is that the venue for today’s meat, still slacked off on crap service and coffee. They can’t tell the difference between a mocha and a capuccino (which was all foam).
Also went to the new IKEA store in Innaloo, pretty impressed all round. The parking problem is still the same, apparently there are 900 bays, and that’s just not enough. I needed to park on the sandy block next door. The most enjoyable part of the whole adventure was having coffee in their cafe section. They use their own coffee, and it was delicious. I will definitely be going back there again. The 99 bus, for those of you who are in Perth, has a stop right next to IKEA, so you can use public transport. I recommend this to everyone in the city to avoid driving.
The new job starts in earnest tomorrow. I’m looking forward to the challenge.
update:: changed the theme, after much grumbling the one I wanted didn’t work out. So i fiddled as you do, and totally screwed it up. Nearly locked myself out of the blog; and thanks to a nice person from WP; fixed up a couple of extra bits and pieces 
April 12th, 2008 at 11:00 am
You can also use the Stirling Train Station if a small walk doesn’t bother you.
Did you at least try an Ikea hot dog? For a $1, you can’t go wrong!