We took a sunset ride on the bike to the Impala Rally on Friday afternoon. It reminded me of the Pretoria Show, been there one year, been there every year. It consisted of the usual stunts at the gate, and somewhat amusing was this one guy who wheelied quite a distance on his scooter. And then there was the food stalls, the beer tent, the video screen and guys revving their engines just for the sake of making one hell of a noise. Somehow it lacked the excitement that I associated with those kind of things in the past and I wished I could have had their engines blown by a mere thought in that direction. It all seemed rather pointless and idiotic. So we left early, in time for a well deserved good night's rest.

My girlfriend is buying me Flight Simulator X for my birthday. And I am now treating myself with some early birthday presents this year. - This weekend I placed my order for a Logitech Cordless Rumblepad 2 Vibration Feedback Gamepad. This after I nearly bought myself a PS2. Luckily I came to my senses just in time - I couldn't believe that I have for a moment, rated a PS2 above PC! And today I have placed an order for a 19" LG L1960TR-BF LCD monitor. According to LG, this monitor has a super-fast 2 ms response time, and delivers accurate and stunning images that will leave me on the edge of my seat. 19", 3000:1 contrast ratio... Lovely.