it's my job

Well, work over here and for a Council is in the basic respects the same, but in the details entirely different. Politics is a huge part of the Council here - all the local members are party based, and they have both a Counicl Committee and a Cabinet. Different structure. It seems a lot of backstabbing goes on, and everyone is suspicious of everyone else and their motives. All good fun. The structure is inherently complex too, probably because everything is so old and well established. Numerous different pieces of legislation rather than the primary one (like the Resource Management Act back home). My role is basicaly a policy one. I get to formulate the good ideas into nice, fluffy words - no on the ground, outdoors work. There are too many facets of Council for it to be that simple. I'd love to get out there and talk to people myself, but the processes weigh you down. I think this will be great experience, but i'm not sure how long I will last...

If the Aussie batting fires today, then they will be okay. Otherwise they could be in trouble. And what's with old wingnut Holwell coming back from Ireland and playing for Japan - didn't he leave last year?

I just found out this morning that the cleaner at work is quite hot. There is this theory around that while ther may be a lot of hot girls walking around the corridors, when it comes to actualy fiinding them - they seem to disapear. The theory suggests a dark room in a small corner, far, far away and locked up. Maybe a morale boosting exercise...