if you’re thinking of doing an mba

check out cnn money’s guide to the 50 best biz schools for getting hired.

there’s a full list with post grad salary & # offers but the more interesting bit IMO isat the first url.

not only does it give you start salary & # offers per student, bonus (BONUS!!!!???) and recruiter rating but also a nice overview of how much the degree cost & how long it takes (ie how long your life will be hell & how much salary you’re giving up).

i know some of you thought i was insane coming over here for my mba but in looking at those numbers i think i did just fine for a number of reasons – the only missing item (which i knew before) is the lack of alumni networking.

and now i’m going to sleep.

tropfest

once a year there’s a short film fest across au called tropfest. it’s one of the first things i did when i first moved here (arrive, spend 2 or so days being really sick, go to tropfest) and i’ve always enjoyed going. it’s usually at my fav sidney myer music bowl.

it was this past sunday but we didn’t go since it poured rain a few hours before it started (plus we had spent the wknd away and were being lazy). this wknd a dvd comes out with all the movies so i would imagine they’ll end up on youtube soon but there’s none at the moment.

although u can watch the 2006 winner – Carmichael & Shane

tram humour

as much as i complain about the trams, sometimes they crack me up. on the newer trams, the signs are LED & can be programmed (i’m guessing) by the driver. while usually they say things like 16 st kilda or 55 domain, occasionally you see something different.

a lot of times you’ll see sorry closed but i’ve also seen blank. yes, blank. not blank as in nothing there but blank as in b-l-a-n-k spelled out.

tonite i got off the tram on the way home & saw another tram coming up the road behind mine. i whipped out my camera really fast & got this pix. which is why it isn’t the best ever pix. i’d like to say there was NO ONE on the tram except the driver. so he must have been having a bit of fun. excellent!

i want a nyc condom

yes. yes i do. the nyc condom. check out their site and then someone grab me one from any of these distributors.

i think it will go perfectly next to my snow globes & cock soup.

second life query

anyone out there addicted or spend some decent time in SL?

happy valentines day all!

um….. NO

who are they kidding????

water worries

australia is obsessed with water. sure it’s an island but it’s a very dry island. the country is having a huge drought, has water restrictions in syd, melb and elsewhere, talks endlessly of how to save water and there’s talk of recycling waste water to become drinking water (already is in some places).

while in new zealand i was SHOCKED by the stupid usage of water. sprinklers turned on in the height of the afternoon sun! in wellington i walked past a bldg doing some construction and they had a hose lying in the street with water pouring out. here you can get a fine for watering your front yard.

yes, i’ve been brainwashed by the au obsession.

so to illustrate a sad point (of being brainwashed, how different of a mindset this is and how indulgent a pool is)… a friend of mine at home has just gotten a in ground pool. they have just filled it. it took 53k litres.

we received our water bill today. according to the chart, over the last quarter we used 179 litres each day. 179 a day over 365 days is a little over 65k.

the amount of water needed to fill a pool which will be used mainly by 2 people is almost as much as much water as we use every YEAR in our 2 person household. that statistic amazes me.