ok, i hadn't gone away or anywhere, i had just neglected to come online and post again. i'm still alive. the stuff i bought for people arrived and i've posted it off to where it needs to go. got ot be at the radio station in an hour so i better get my ass together. we kicked the poms ass in brisbane - cricket has a new favourite term, its called 'doing a harmy,' used when someone is out of form and very eratic in their actions. just entered it into the livewire dictionary. looking for an ipod on ebay right now. i'm really happy right now.