http://benbuchanan.homedns.org What's happening in our world(s)... Wed, 04 Nov 2009 08:37:06 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en We're still slightly in shock, but Jacks and I have some really exciting news! Today we bought an apartment! It's a 2 bedroom, 2 bathroom apartment with a nice big balcony. It's on the 6th floor and has an underground parking place. It's just by St Leonards train station, and a short ... http://benbuchanan.homedns.org/2009/11/were-homeowners Before I get into telling you all about my exciting trip to Cairns, let me just start by letting you all know that I am running in the Foxtel Lap as part of the 'BCG Bolts' on November 13th. It's in support of the Murdoch Childrens Research Institute, so please ... http://benbuchanan.homedns.org/2009/10/a-few-weeks-in-tropical-cairns I know you've probably only just finished ready Jacs' post about our wonderful trip to Adelaide, but I want to take this opportunity to give you more of an update on what we've been up to. A couple of weeks ago we had Nadia (an old friend of Jacks') and her ... http://benbuchanan.homedns.org/2009/10/busy-times-tks-18th-a-visit-from-old-friends-and-a-new-job Over the long weekend, we ticked off yet another Australian state with a visit to South Australia's capital of Adelaide. We barely made it to the airport in time Saturday morning due to an alarm clock mishap, but luckily Ben saved the day and woke up just in time! Saturday ... http://benbuchanan.homedns.org/2009/10/appreciating-adelaide Not sure how much pick up this has received overseas, but check out the thick dust storm that has blanketed the east coast of Australia! http://benbuchanan.homedns.org/2009/09/sydneys-dusty-sunrise-2 Update: Here are some more photos of how busy it was at Bondi yesterday, as well as all the kites for the Festival of the Wind. Spending a beautiful Sunday at Bondi beach! http://benbuchanan.homedns.org/2009/09/spring-is-here Update: I finished the 9k Bridge Run with an official time of 38.38 which puts me in 275th place out of 13,068 finishers! :-) Thanks again to those who donated! Well, it hasn't been long since we last posted about fundraising, but here it goes again! On September 20th, I am doing a ... http://benbuchanan.homedns.org/2009/09/fundraising-for-the-bridge-run Making a traditional chicken mole tonight for Ben and remembering our good times in Downtown LA and of course Meeeehhhhicccccooo! http://benbuchanan.homedns.org/2009/09/ole-chicken-mole I am happy to announce that I have now finished up my 9 months in Canberra :-) As of Thursday last week, I am back in Sydney and doing a 3 month (pro bono) secondment to Indigenous Enterprise Partnerships. It should be a really interesting few months in which I am ... http://benbuchanan.homedns.org/2009/08/back-in-sydney http://benbuchanan.homedns.org/2009/08/yummo