The collected works of ScottyB

Formula One got underway again tonight at Circuit de Catalunya, Barcelona.

66 Laps of the revamped 4.655 kilometer circuit. All throughout testing it looked like Ferrari was again with the upperhand. News of new parts, new aerodynamic components, new cooling systems, new wing setups, new rear, new sidepods, new winglets.

The experts said it would give the cars 0.5 seconds a lap. Some said as much as a full second per lap advantage over their rivals.

Fast forward to the race weekend and the picture was very different. McLaren locked out the front of the free-practice sessions, both Alonso and the rookie, Hamilton, looking quick - and most importantly, quicker than their red rivals.

However, as repeated many times before, the red cars were sandbagging in practice and it was Felipe Massa for Ferrari who would clinch the Pole Position from Fernando Alonso with a lap of 1:21.421 - just 0.030 seconds quicker than the Spaniard at his home race.

It would be Massa that reigned supreme on race day, with a flawless performance once again from the front of the grid. Also taking Fastest Lap in addition to his win for the second time in a row.

The attrition rate would be high at Spain, with Raikkonen out in the early stages of the GP and joining him in the pit garages would eventually be Heidfeld, Schumacher, Liuzzi, Speed, Trulli, Webber and Wurz. Only 14 out of 22 drivers would see the checkered flag.

01 Felipe Massa Ferrari - Winner
02 Lewis Hamilton McLaren-Mercedes - +6.7 secs
03 Fernando Alonso McLaren-Mercedes - +17.4 secs
04 Robert Kubica BMW - +31.6 secs
05 David Coulthard Red Bull-Renault - +58.3 secs
06 Nico Rosberg Williams-Toyota - +59.5 secs
07 Heikki Kovalainen Renault - +62.1 secs
08 Takuma Sato Super Aguri-Honda - +1 Lap
09 Giancarlo Fisichella Renault - +1 Lap
10 Rubens Barrichello Honda - +1 Lap

Yet another terrible round of the Guessing Game for me! hehe…

This afternoon, Kate let me take some photos of her pussy. Both of them in fact.

It was my first time photographing a pussy, so I was a little nervous and excited all at the same time.

Unfortunately the weather has taken a bit of a turn for the worse, so the dark skies, lack of light and indoor photo opportunity was not terribly conducive to photography (well without a good flash anyway) but nonetheless, we managed to get a few decent shots. I’m looking forward to another opportunity again soon.

‘Gucci’ is a chocolate-point Siamese. While he can be annoying sometimes, he is an extremely awesome cat. He regularly does the Ninja sneak into the bed and curls up in my lap while we’re watching a movie. And he is also the first cat I’ve seen to play fetch. Just a junior at like one year of age and unable to really ‘meow’ like Siamese are supposed to.. all he can muster is a little baby ‘rowr’.. hehe..

As you can see from that last photo, he’s a bit of a contortionist…

And quite stretchy!

‘Simba’ is an Abyssinian. He always seems to me to be a real jungle cat. I can imagine him tackling and slaying wild deer at the forests edge or prowling around the African Savannah and taking shade under a lone tree. He seems in his element outside running crazy in the garden. And judging by the sounds he was making when Kate was picking him up this afternoon, he’s not as keen as Gucci for cuddles

With any luck, we’ll get some clear skies next weekend for some more colourful photos!

This morning I got out the old power-drill kit, measuring tape and a piece of paper + pen. A seemingly harmless combination, save for when they are in the hands of an evil mastermind.

An evil mastermind I am not, so the tools were resigned to a boring couple of hours of unscrewing old shelves and lounge footings.

While these aren’t the exciting plans for world domination, they are the plans for an exciting new room. My second room - now that the Brother has moved out, I got dibs in early and collected the title deed on Luke Lane and immediately started building.

Pass go. Spend $200.

Now that all of belongings are out, I’ve been able to start getting some order and planning the room design. Today, I pretty much cemented the idea in my mind. And after we moved the lounge in, it looked like it was all going to work and I’d have enough space.

Its nothing exciting, and doors don’t open from the sides revealing hidden beer fridges, it doesn’t recline, it doesn’t massage your back at the push of a button and it certainly doesn’t have a modern style, but for all intensive purposes, I should be able to watch DVD’s from it just fine.

Next up is the desk. Going to source a nice computer desk to fill the gap between the lounge and the near wall so the Server has somewhere to go (outside of my room) meaning I’ll have the run the home network through there too. Or go wireless.. but I’m not terribly keen on that to be honest.

Its slow progress, but I’ve been pretty busy lately! Hopefully get a chance to have a look at desks sometime this week. There’s a place just around the corner from work too, so might be able to pop out during my lunch hour one day.

Phase One complete.