43 Bean Flavour Bursting the Dark Clouds

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My body has just completed it's 43rd orbit around the sun. Rather overwhelmed by the sixtyeighty or so people who sent me birthday wishes on Facebook. It has certainly made up for what a very ordinary past few days.

The first rather disappointing event was the mark I received for my Managing Innovation assignment; it was Credit grade, but sufficiently low that I have little chance of retaining my streak of HD and Ds thus far. I have requested a re-assessment as, in my opinion, the marking overlooked numerous points where I showed I had absorbed the course material to date. I am certain that the grade had nothing to do with a "full and frank" discussion I had with the course co-ordinator several semesters back in the graduate forum concerning the effects of the Corn Laws and Comparative Advantage. Let's just say that I am not a semi-socialist with nationalistic notions of protectionism.

The second event was a report from my rather inactive mortgage broker in New Zealand that the AMP had declined to lend me the remaining equity for the Dunedin place as it was rented to students. They then made an offer to sell the place on my behalf. Whilst I am not a lawyer (alas, but one graduate semester in Business Law), that stinks of Conflict of Interest in the legal sense. Panicking slightly as settlement date is the end of the month, I have taken matters into my own hands and contacted several banks here and New Zealand. I have particular optimism that Members Equity, the bank established by the trade union movement, will be able to bail me out of a fairly dire predicament.

Spent tonight in a very enjoyable session with several gaming buddies playing Dr. Who: Adventures Through Space and Time (angusabranson? Are you reading this?). Our storyline involves a Dunedin Torchwood group and is following threads ranging from John Carpenter's "The Thing", "Bill and Ted's Excellent Adventure", "The Tomorrow People", "The Hitchhiker's Guide To The Galaxy" and "Bad Taste". Seriously, when you're with the right group RPGs beat television hands down.

Comments

[splodgenoodles.livejournal.com]

Happy Birthday!

[ferret-otaku.livejournal.com]

Birthdays - Keep having them, just stop counting!

Financial - Looks like the banks cannot own you, so they play the sort of game you outlined.

RPGaming - Need a fix soon. Writing character concepts, scenarios and rule variations. However, still will not play any sort of DnD.

[sebastianne.livejournal.com]

Try Suncorp Bank- I got left in a similar situation because NAB couldn't process a loan with 50% equity within 30 days (WTF?) but Suncorp approved and valued within 48 hours.

[shadow-5tails.livejournal.com]

Many happy returns, and best of luck getting the other stuff sorted out!

[txxxpxx.livejournal.com]

Perhaps have a chat to Seedy Girl too.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!!!! *

[castleclear.livejournal.com]

Happy Birthday to young(er) man! And many happy congratulations to you and your body for completing your 43rd orbit around Sol on Spaceship Earth.

(*commences singing "Happy Natal Anniversary To You")

[anthanum.livejournal.com]

Happy 43rd my friend, I'm sorry I missed it. I beg off with excuses of an imminent nuptual to plan and execute - and as they say - never have yourself as a client whatever industry you live in.

Much happiness to you and Erica.
Chris and Clare

[severina-242.livejournal.com]

I won't have you dissing Capt. Jack Harkness in that cavalier manner, Lev, I just won't stand it!

Seriously, Torchwood is awesome. The new series of Dr. Who? I tried very hard to like it, but I was very, very disappointed. I had to go back and watch some of the Eccelston/Tennant stuff to remind myself that Daleks are scary, because the new Daleks are shite.