Long time, no post...

So, I haven't posted in quite some time. Here's a quick round-up of what's happened to me in the past few weeks:

* I got sick - yes, again. It started off as laryngitis (a throat infection), but then quickly proceeded to an infection in every part of my head: gingitivitis (gum infection), otitis media (middle ear infection), sinusitis, various inflamed sores on my lips. It was disgusting.
* I studied hard for one week before becoming my usual slacker, skate-through-while-doing-minimal-amounts-of-study self - even though I'm still excited about learning...
* I spent a week succumbing to Potter-mania, actually spending money on purchasing the final book rather than waiting for six months to pass so I can get my hands on someone else's copy
* The political team that I've been a part of through the Union for the past few years split in half (for people familiar with the Australian political system, it's pretty much a university-based political party, which campaigns to try to win Union elections each year). This happened pretty much over the course of last week, and was a painful process, but it feels great now that it has been done. The main reasons behind the split is that half of the team was playing factional political games, prioritising national political interests over what is best for our student union, while the other half of the team wants to continue prioritising the students at our uni. (I'm with the team that thinks playing factional political games is NOT the reason I get paid a weekly wage.)
* I got sick - AGAIN!! Flu this time. Guess my immune system has gone on holiday this year.
* We had a mid-week public holiday, and the boy and I went to the beach - for about 20 minutes, before rushing back indoors to warmth! We have had beautiful, 25-degree days for the past fortnight, and on the one day we decide to take advantage of our very non-winteresque weather, the wind decides to pick up and the clouds roll in. Did someone just say Murphy's law? Oh, yeah, I think that was me...


So, that's the last few weeks in a nutshell. See, really didn't miss much, did you?

Having a nice new shiny team for the elections, which are coming up in two months, is very exciting! We are getting together this afternoon to talk about how this new team will work (everyone is united so far in getting rid of as much bureaucracy as possible) and figure out some things for elections. It's great to have lots of happy, inspired people who are going to make this the best team we've seen for a while!