Ever since I was around 15, I've always had my heart set on the fact that I would make it out of the UK for an exciting life in some far off location. When I was about 18 I decided I was going to tackle a challenge, a little trip around the US.
I signed my name up for the Work America program from BUNAC, this basically helped me to get a flight and work visa to the US for 6 months during the summer. I won't go too much into that story, its not the time or place, but just wanted to give some background as to my decisions for Australia.
After graduating university, I had my heart set on going to New Zealand for 2 years, working and taking it all in, then to go directly to Australia for 1 year after and do the same thing, and then maybe some place else. Unfortunately I didn't have the funds at the time, needed a job, and just slipped into the IT career ladder. I don't regret it, I mean I've put my degree to good use and have progressed well, but I still feel there is a "hole" inside me that I must fill.
I will investigate, and see what my options are. I've got a degree, a few years experience, and age is on my side, so who knows what the future will bring...
This post is a little overdue, but thought it deserved mentioning.
Under the most powerful eyepieces I have, Mars appeared to be nothing more than an orange-red star, I couldn't make out anything other than the colour, I was hoping to see enough to work out where the polar caps were, but no chance.
Like a say, a little disappointing but I can't expect much with my equipment, maybe if I had spent £2000 and not £200 I'd be telling a different story. But anyway, its nice to look out each night and think about what is up there
As the earth is in a faster orbit, after this month we're rapidly overtaking Mars, therefore we will be getting further and further away (hence Mars appearing smaller) until we "lap" it in about 2 years time from now. Hopefully by then I'll be in a better position for oberserving
I've just finished reading the third instalment in Steven King' masterpiece fantasy series, and I must conclude each instalment in the series just gets better and better.
If you don't want to know about the plot, then don't read this part. The book picks up a few weeks after the previous, with the trio making their way from the beach inland.
They soon discover that there are multiple doors in Roland's' land, all interconnected via a "beam", when they encounter a new door they realise they must travel along this path, and where the paths all meet, lies the dark tower.
There are several good mini-plots along the way, but I don't want to repeat those.
I must say, an absolutely fabulous book, quite a big read with around 600 pages, but I didn't even notice them fly by. Really looking forward to the next chapter even if it is over 800 pages.