huzzah! I just found out that my friend Paula Westgate, who I met in Hong Kong and who has moved to Sydney, will be having a baby! She and her boyfriend James have christened the kid-to-be Bump and will be expecting him/her right around Christmas. As I plan to visit them in November, I will be sure to stock up on wildly inappropriate baby gifts. There's a couple of great children's books I'm thinking about, though Bump will have to wait a few years before he/she can appreciate them. No worries.

I'm guessing this means I won't be able to convince Paula to go bungee jumping/surfing/croc wrestling/any of the other typical Australian outdoor activities with me. Oh well. Maybe next time.