http://www.becsta.com ... a web space for a GeekGrrl Fri, 10 Oct 2008 03:24:05 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en I attended the Cowra round of the Millennium Cup on the weekend, and didn't do too badly in the end.  The conditions were interesting - weak lift, lots of broad sink including various spots around the field with guaranteed sink, and a fairly defined shear layer with winds aloft.  The ... http://www.becsta.com/2008/10/01/a-mishap-at-cowra/ Well, the formal ice hockey Winter League is finished for this year.  I had fun, learnt a few things, scored some quality coaching, and worked on gaining a new respect for the game I've grown to love over the few years I've been playing. We didn't do too well as a ... http://www.becsta.com/2008/09/15/icehockey08over/ I've moved to the "dark" side, and bought an iMac! Why? Because it's different, beautiful, fast (I've bought a nice 3GHz one...), and I'm not interested in slow PC's any more. Oh, and to get away from Windows!  Because I hate Windows. The day started off quite nicely.  I'd been lusting after an iMac ... http://www.becsta.com/2008/09/04/huzzah-microsoft-no-more/ The Jerilderie 2008 LSF Tournament was held back in June, and I went down there with an expectation of flying well, and with a new glider to boot. I also went down to Jerilderie with some trepidation, given the disaster that occurred last year with my near-new Icon TD. I ... http://www.becsta.com/2008/08/11/catchup-jerilderie-2008/ For the past few days, I've been giving BF:BC a rest (I'm near the end on hard difficulty, and having some frustratingly dizzy moments with it...), and playing the XBox360 Lego Indiana Jones Trilogy. I'm currently stuck on the bridge in the Temple of Doom where Indy and the gang are ... http://www.becsta.com/2008/08/11/sogpg/ I'm sitting at home watching the tv, wondering whether the iPod app works, and this post is the proof :) It's a pretty easy app to use for simple posts, but looks a touch too impractical for more complex articles. That said, it adds another fun way to add content to ... http://www.becsta.com/2008/08/05/wordpress-from-an-ipod/ I hate Microsoft with a passion, yet I bought an XBox360 in late 2006, because I found that the gaming experience was quite enjoyable. In the end, it's been an experience that's cost me dearly - I'd bought three copies of Call of Duty 4 for various reasons, broke ... http://www.becsta.com/2008/08/05/sogfps/ In 2006, I managed to become an official AIHL photographer, taking lots of photos during many of the games in Sydney, for the Sydney Bears, and the Western Sydney Ice Dogs. The games were exciting, especially since I was often camped out between the teams playing, right on the ... http://www.becsta.com/2008/08/04/aihlphotography/ Yes! Finally, I decided to "upgrade" this site once more, as it's needed an upgrade - as you'll see below :) I upgraded my website in 2006 to run the Wordpress CMS system. At the time, I selected a theme which was based on the typical magazine styles - a big ... http://www.becsta.com/2008/08/04/siteupgrade2/ The 2007 Jerilderie LSF tournament will be an event I will not forget for a long time to come, for lots of reasons, one being that my TD Icon "died" during its first flight of the competition. That failure really capped off a very traumatic few weeks for me, ... http://www.becsta.com/2007/08/10/a-mixed-weekend-at-jerilderie-lsf/