Return of The Pommy

Well I’m back, Just had a two week holiday in the UK and it was awesome. My itinerary looked a little like this:

W-S-M for a night.
Falmouth for two nights.
Download Festival for five nights.
W-S-M for two nights.
Falmouth for three nights.
W-S-M for a night.

I managed to see almost everyone that I wanted to with a few glaring exceptions but I had an amazing time. It was great to be back in England and have people around me who actually give a shit and miss me. I even saw most of my family which was a pleasant surprise! I can't wait to get back in September and help out all the Freshers etc like I did in my 2nd year.

Download was incredible as always, I saw so many brilliant bands like Five Finger Death Punch, Papa Roach, Faith No More, Trivium, Marilyn Manson, Slipknot, Static-X, Killswitch Engage, Korn, Limp Bizkit and of course, Scumface. It was wicked to meet up with the Northerners again and see a few other old friends over the week. Can’t wait til next year :D I’ve even got myself a half decent tan from the four days in the sun which is the first I’ve had in a couple of years.

I was pleasantly surprised on my return to find that my housemates here in Oz have missed me too! I was only gone 2.5wks yet all I’ve heard is how quiet the house was and how glad they are that I’m back! There are two blokes living underneath me now which is strange as it’s only a one bedroom place and they’re both apparently straight but hey… horses for courses. I haven’t seen them yet and they’ve made no effort to get to know anyone else in the house either. One of the girls from the back has moved out too and been replaced by another who is just as attractive haha, another excuse for a party. I’ve already had to replace her lightbulb and fix their electricity supply, images of dodgy ‘handyman’ porn films spring to mind!

Work has been great too; I’ve organised to do a round-robin of all the various engineering departments over the next 8wks so I’ll be in a great position to write my 5000 word report. I’ve got my dissertation working title too which is something to do with roof/rib support in coal mine roadways so I’ll be spending a lot of time with “Mad Dog” the geotechnical engineer to gather data for that.

Just before I left I drew up some 2D and 3D models for a torque multiplier to install 8m cable bolts using a CM instead of contractors and while I was away they had a prototype made and tested it. Now there’s a few adjustments to be made and more testing so I’ll be involved with all of that which will be very useful for my dissertation.

Caio for now…