So I haven't been able to say anything further regarding the big secret because it hasn't gone anywhere yet. While those involved have been assured that something will happen, at some point, the current status is "give me ambiguity or give me something else." *sigh*

In an unrelated topic, honest *casual whistle*, my new style for my home site has gone up to absolutely no fanfare. Budget cuts, don't you know. While you can still access the site from lapse.nerdvana.org.au I'm now the proud owner of http://vonexplaino.com/ — huzzah!

I've got a journal over there where I'm posting Steampulp shenanigans with hopeful regularity. While I do have code links under "Experiments" and a code post in the blog, I'm probably going to remove those and have the only experiments shown Steampulp related ones (direct links to devices, the cog application, the jaeger application etc.). I'm not entirely sure, though, as I have had some of my applications discovered and used by google-hunters — the GURPS lite character generator and life-path generators to name a couple.

Oh, and mandatory Connie update. I had the door closed to my room this evening so I could work without hearing Master Chef, but as soon as Jos opened the door to ask me a question Connie ran in, jumped on my lap, and decided I wasn't paying immediate attention to her so forepaws walked up my chest until she could face rub against my cheek and chin.

Cute kitty is cute.

This event happened after morning exercises. Connie was being shark-like, even to the point of plonking down behind my head mid sit-up and attacking it when I completed the sit-up. She ran out with me when I went to do my outside stretches - I'd barely started when a crested pigeon buzzed her and she just leapt up and snatched it out of the air. She ran off to under some bushes but I pulled her away and picked up the pigeon - it was already dead.

Cats do these things, fine. I've already found a few small lizard corpses around the place much to my disapproval. I don't want to have to lock her in a cat-run but that may be the only way to protect the local wildlife. Pigeon now, could be a lorikeet or one of the blue tongues later. Plus it would protect her from the other, nastier cats in the neighbourhood she gets chased by.

*sigh* They grow up so fast.

Yesterday was mixed. I gave Jocelyn her Valentine's Day Pressies, and she liked them a lot. The day at work was mixed, as it always is when the PVC knows who you are and comes to visit because of something you did. Thankfully, that turned out to be (a) something that was very important that it get discussed at a high level and (b) the PVC came back down later and told me not to be too concerned and that the high ups thought it was funny.

Dinner, Jos and I finally made it to try Fasta Pasta at Annerley. I had expected something a bit nicer in the food department, but oh well. Turns out I just don't like the fancy, thicker pastas in general. And I'm sure that's useful information for all concerned. I did get to take the Homburg out, so I enjoyed that.

Today I'm at home, sick. Couldn't talk this morning, throat is very scratchy and sore, I may be reduced to playing Smith in RP tonight via semaphore. Then again, that's probably in Smith's character so that's not too bad. I do have access to my Work email, so I can check in through the day to ensure things are still going OK. New Team Leader jitters.

Connie the kitten-cat's going nuts today I think she's excited having someone still here after go-to-work time so she's making the most of it. My toes disapprove.

It's time for another Lab Building day, and soon. I'm canvassing for times that friends will be most able to come and organising in advance for a change. So far the targets are turning the boarded-up-door into the Lab Multi-Portal, working on the Chemistry area and painting a boatload of MDF for walls and the Cupboard. Any ideas for sciency knick-knacks are also encouraged.