I have been away from here for a while. Multiple reasons, moved down the Eastern Seaboard from Brisbane to Melbourne which tends to keep someone busy. Plus, to be frank, I burnt myself out. To much writing in too short a time, I just needed to get away from here - and so I got away, for over a year. I never plan on repeating my posting speed, but hopefully I will hang out here more than I have been.

Have my interests changed? Not really. I am still fascinated by business history, still missing Ansett Australia and still collect LaserDiscs. Oh, and I am still an active consumer of alcohol and tobacco products - as you would expect.

I recently have purchased a Neo Geo CD Front Loader, something that I have wanted to do for quite a while. I can now enjoy the 'arcade experience' at home.

My university course is kind of in limbo - I am thinking about studying German next year casually and then move into a music degree - I play the oboe, clarinet, saxophone and am learning the violin. A bit of a change from business.

So what is going to change about me posting here? For one, I want to expand beyond alcohol and tobacco - perhaps some of my other interests can play a role. I wish to continue with factual nodes, I feel thats where I can be the biggest benefit to e2.

My results on the political compass is quite different from the standard E2 user...

• Economic Left/Right: 7.38
• Social Libertarian/Authoritarian: 4.36