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Well I've been giving this computer a good bash today - thanks mostly to the previous post. Anyhow, the past few days have seemed to result in various groups of people dropping by for meals / coffees to catch up. S and J are up (S for a while, J since last weekend), so people who are in and around Brisbane wanted to catch up with them. They both leave tomorrow, spending a night (or two??) in country NSW (aunt's place) before arriving back in Canberra mid week. It's been good to see them again. For some strange reason I haven't had the need to do a clothes wash in a while... Another strange occurance is that I haven't cooked a meal in a while either... (ta).

We had a pretty nice lunch today - prawns and crab. Yum. Also went to the dog beach at Nudgee in the afternoon - the dogs had a great time, although Holly doesn't know how to swim yet... She's recovering from the past week - she became dehydrated and lost a bit of weight. Last Wednesday I went to Go again - I enjoyed it, although Wednesday (beginner) nights mostly have people younger than me... a bit weird. But who cares about that. I hadn't been for the previous three weeks - busy with big sister's leg, parents, and sick/tired, etc.

Yesterday (and last Saturday as well) I went around with mum to some apartments that are being sold. I'm considering whether or not I should buy a place (unit / flat / townhouse) for either me to live in, or to rent out as an "investment property". I figure that I'll be in Brisbane for at least 3 or 4 years, so I should at least consider the possibility. I'm initially just getting a feel for what money buys, what I want and what (bad aspects) to look out for. It was good going around to places with an "old hand" - who knew a few tricks or too and things to look out for. I've also now got a criteria to which I'll be looking over places. Much better than just looking around at the place - it will focus my examination of the places and provide a more objective way of comparing places.