Handily Facebook’s Timeline has been launched to the genpub in New Zealand, a small country with more sheep than people, perfect for testing new technologies. Sheep love the internetz.

That isn’t just a geeky reference, it really is handy for letting me know what I’ve done in the last 6 months that’s blog-worthy. I can’t recall beyond the weekend. Facebook tells me that:

In August, I entered the Toastmasters (on yup, I joined Toastmasters) Humorous Speech Contest, and placed! It was the club contest, from which you go on to compete in the Area contest. I competed and came second – however, I came first in the impromptu speech contest! So impromptu, I didn’t even plan to enter, I was thrown in at the last second. I went on to the area contest and… came third. However, all good experience and I plan to enter the International Speech Contest in February. If I can get some time out from work to actually put together a great speech.

In September, Sonny Bill ripped off his shirt. (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x8tzJdZB0cc)

Oh hang on, this is about me. We went to Mt Ruapheu for the weekend, staying in the Forest & Bird Lodge with some work friends. We had high tea at the Chateau. It received the English seal of approval, best cucumber sandwhiches ever.

I made a couple of birdy cushions. Still haven’t fully stuffed one of them – need to stuff its derriere and sew it up. I’ll take another photo once finished, but here was a work in progress (I’m as slack sewing as I am blogging)

In October, I met the CEO of the company I worked for. I made a tit out of myself in front of him, woops. Worked myself silly so no social life to speak of, except for a Halloween party. I had a great time – Kiwi and I made a graveyard chocolate cake, dressed up, drank, got covered in fake blood, drank, danced, drank… drank so much that when I woke up in the morning I was still drunk, and convinced I was dying with a high fever. Covered myself in cold flannels, had a cold shower. Having been drunk all of about 3 times in my life, discovered this is what happens when you take drunk to the next level. Oops. And never again. No really.

In November, I worked some more. And more. And then some more. I became ‘featured talent’ in a TV ad that we were filming. Why pay talent when they offer themselves for free? It was all to help out the client, nothing to do with my ego. Really.

And December. It’s just begun. But I can tell it’s also going to be work-related. At least until 23rd, when the Christmas holidays finally relieve me. But all’s not in vain – I got promoted. From Awesome Manager, to Super Awesome Manager. Makes it all worthwhile. Almost. Some New Year’s resolutions are in order – ones which involve less work and more play…