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Rachel Lara MackieOctober 23 Monument Darlinghurst - a seriously shaking building in Sydney20 Pelican Street Darlinghurst (Sydney) NSW 2010...Maybe it won't be standing for much longer!!! http://www.psyberworkshop.com/Stuff/Blog/2007/10/my-shaking-building.html October 06 5 updatesAll the above are on http://www.psyberworkshop.com/Stuff/Blog/index.html and only there. So if you're interested or not, check out that blog not this one. Major news and pics are coming very soon! February 28 Unemployed & homelessSo there it is, the end of an era. My horror days at Ecolab are over. Time to celebrate.
 I haven't been working since Friday last week and man, it's nice! There are 10 days left before I'm back in Sydney and coinciding with my last week here is none other than the BEST trance party EVER!!! Yep, Trance Energy is on again. Forget sulking about being unemployed and homeless - it was my choice anyway and fortunately - it's Trance Energy time AND the start of a new life (again)!
On my other blog I made a list of my things to do over the next 12 months or so, from activites to pad the CV, to trying to be stylin' and somewhat lavish! Check out the list and watch me...Succeed??? Hope so! http://www.psyberworkshop.com/Stuff/Blog/
So that's about it. Packing is taking place at the moment in addition to catching up on a few things and this weekend we are heading to Utrecht and Amsterdam as a last short trip away (for me - Oli's will be in Berlin, I guess). So I started in Amsterdam with Trance Energy and I leave doing the same thing!  How appropriate! It won't be my last Trance Energy though, we plan on going there next year too! February 07 Coming to AustraliaAfter all the BS I've been through living in Germany, I really don't wish my experience on anyone coming to Australia, so I'm building up a "Coming to Australia" page with (hopefully) useful info for the regular traveller or prospective migrant so that you (a) don't get ripped off by anyone or any organisation, (b) know your rights, (c) get the most from your experience and most of all (d) enjoy your time there to the max!
The mini-site will include info on:
All the important stuff there! If there's anything missing, drop me a line and I'll look into it! The page will be located at: http://www.psyberworkshop.com/Stuff/Coming_To_Australia/ Check there soon for developments and good luck! January 30 Expat life rundownFor those of you looking for some truth to the expat experience, check out my other blog where I list a few of the less desirable culture differences and lessons you will learn when living in Europe!
Positive points are coming soon, though they might be less entertaining.
January 15 Back to the sunHere it is, the long-awaited news that I'm sure you were all dying to hear (ahem)...
I QUIT MY JOB AT ECOLAB TODAY AND AM HEADING BACK TO SYDNEY
 Yep, that's right, this afternoon at around 3pm, I went in there and handed over my resignation and it really wasn't negotiable! It's been on the cards for quite some time, but I was waiting for Oli to make up his mind (and take action! :p) on coming with me to Australia. There are a number of reasons for this, which I will outline in more detail on my psyberworkshop blog over the coming weeks.
I'll be heading back to Sydney in March, a week or so after Trance Energy in Utrecht (NL) and Oli will join me around April after I find a decent apartment, hopefully in a particular building ("Monument") off Oxford!
So that's the exciting news for now! I hope someone out there is happy about the breaking news! January 10 Meet Oli, my fiance :| :O :DJust a short one again! For those of you now wondering what the hell is going on, please check out my other blog, complete with pics of my lil porkhead cutie and some details of the exciting news (at least for me!). Also, this is not the news I speak of in other posts - that is still on the way. And no, it's not related to the engagement - I AM NOT PREGNANT! :D
I hope everyone is having a nice start into 2007. Mine could be better...No slaving would be nice! :)
January 05 www.psyberworkshop.com now up!So finally the website is up! There's a new blog too, but I'll continue to update this anyway. More detailed posts will be on the website from now on though. Nothing overly rivetting is there yet, but I'm updating it often. :)
December 21 Master Cleanse / Lemon Diet resultSo no news, but I have noticed that people are coming to my space through Master Cleanse searches! As such, I figure I should at least inform the visitors of the result very briefly, so they can decide if it's what they're looking for.
I lasted 6 days, not because it was tough, but rather because I expected more and was concerned about my metabolism being completely ruined by the end of the diet and immediately gaining all the weight back...Which is what happened I think!
Day 1 and 2, as I recall, weren't too bad. I think only coz I was hyped up and motivated. I didn't lose anything, however, until day 3, at which point I had shed 2kg / 4.41lbs. Having done the Atkins diet in the past, I wasn't too impressed with this result.
Over days 3 and 4, I lost around .5kg / 1.1lbs each, then over day 5 and 6, I lost nothing. I think on day 4 I started questioning the diet much more, did a bit more searching and thinking, and came to the conclusion that I may only be losing water and/or muscle mass...The latter not being a positive thing! On the evening of day 6, I started on the orange juice, continued this on day 7 and then on day 7 for dinner I had vegies and grilled fish! I wasn't sick at all and the food wasn't too heavy. By day 8, it was back to normal, but not deadly food!
I think around day 9 I noticed that 2kg / 4.41lbs were back (without pigging out on food or drink) and then I went on Atkins for around 2 weeks and lost again! A few things to note :
I'm no dietician or expert, but hopefully this will help you in researching other people's experience with the Master Cleanse / Lemon Diet. I have no plans for ever doing this again. In my opinion, people do it over and over because they want to prove they can stick to fasting, are desperate to lose weight quickly and maybe the number one reason would be that the weight keeps coming back and isn't maintainable. Make up your own mind and feel free to disagree with me.
 The status of my health today is secret, as there could be a paparazzi update very soon!  October 24 Embarking on the Master Cleanse / Lemonade DietSo I haven't had time to work on my website and for good reasons - nightmare assignments, nightmare slaving / working, "lovin'" and socialising, as well as general procrastination. However, I have managed to convince myself into trying the "Master Cleanse" / "Lemonade Diet".
As has been the case for almost a year now, I am not feeling too sexy.
 Then, a few weeks ago while gorging on a so-called Grillteller, I was told about this cleansing diet that can help you lose up to around 5-10kgs in 10 days...WHAT THE?!  Yep. It's basically a fast that results (hopefully) in ridding your body of toxins and looking desirable again.  Sounds good to me.Due to possible "poo probs", I'll be starting this on Saturday morning, 28th October and will finish on Monday 6th November. I'll report the results in a couple of weeks!
 Until then, here are a few links :August 01 New website coming soon!Hey readers (whoever you might be)
 This MSN Space is getting smaller each day (depends on my patience to delete all the stuff individually) coz I'm moving everything over and creating new stuff on my own website. There's nothing there right now, but by October it should be up and running - at least partly. :) The site is http://www.psyberworkshop.com. It'll have music (by me
 ), nerd stuff  (IT, music, useless facts, kung fu stuff etc) and even more pics!  When I'm comfortable with some new tunes, I'll be joining the rest of the losers on MySpace.com - but only for shameless self-promotion.  Until then, happy slaving and living everyone!
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