[05:28] <head_victim> caryb: you going to be able to make it down to the Kedron park for the release party?
[05:53] <blahdeblah> head_victim: When's the party again?
[05:53]  * blahdeblah hasn't had time to scratch himself lately
[05:53] <head_victim> http://loco.ubuntu.com/events/ubuntu-au/1618/detail/ 
[05:53] <head_victim> Sunday 6th May.
[05:54] <head_victim> There will be $10 lunch meals :)
[05:54] <blahdeblah> thx
[05:55] <blahdeblah> caryb: I'm based up at Caloundra now, so maybe we could carpool for some of the way...
[05:55] <head_victim> I've posted it to the HUMBUG as well. One of them has requested to post it elsewhere as well so there may be a few new faces.
[05:55] <blahdeblah> head_victim: Got any team business cards still?  I'd like to give out a few at QUT when i'm there for classes.
[05:56] <head_victim> blahdeblah: indeed I do
[05:56] <head_victim> And I think I'll be a QUT student myself soon. I'm basically all but signed up to an MBA at gardens point
[05:56] <blahdeblah> You're a stronger man than i.
[05:57] <blahdeblah> I'm doing Grad Cert IT, probably leading to Masters eventually.
[05:57] <head_victim> Looking at HR majors and a minor in corporate governance.
[05:57] <blahdeblah> Eeek!  You'll be an untouchable! :-P
[05:57] <head_victim> Haha means I'll be very busy :/
[05:58] <head_victim> I looked into IT but just counldn't find an easy ay in from where I am.
[05:58] <head_victim> So I've decided to just go hardcore on the corporate management and get up as high as I can there.
[05:59] <blahdeblah> Don't you have a bachelor's in something?
[05:59] <head_victim> Behavioural Science (Psychology)
[05:59] <head_victim> Basically that's a long way of saying "people skills"
[06:00] <blahdeblah> QUT Grad Cert/Masters in IT doesn't require IT as your undergrad discipline.
[06:00] <head_victim> Yeah but I don't really know enough about IT to get too far into it :/ I'm tempted to try and add in some Project Management stuffs to see if I can get that way.
[06:01] <blahdeblah> bah - you'd do fine!
[06:02] <head_victim> I'm looking at advancing my wage more than anything. It's only a bonus if I like it.
[06:03] <blahdeblah> If you say so.  Personally, i think there's no point in the former if you can't have the latter.
[06:03]  * blahdeblah has to go - have a good one folks
[06:03] <head_victim> Yeah but I'm actually a little excited looking at some of the HR and leadership topics
[06:03] <head_victim> Cheerio mate :)
[09:03] <sagaci> sydney release party tomorrow
[09:05] <head_victim> sagaci: looks like a few going :)
[09:05] <sagaci> yep
[09:05] <head_victim> jellyware is in -chat and he's heading in apparently
[09:05] <blahdeblah> head_victim: Thou protesteth too much - you would do fine in IT.
[09:07] <head_victim> blahdeblah: yeah, but the time to learn enough to get to a position I can support the mortgage is the downer.
[09:07] <head_victim> I'm not the sort of person who likes working contracts.
[09:07] <blahdeblah> Fair enough
[09:07] <blahdeblah> I understand
[09:07] <head_victim> I was hoping I can squeeze in some project management into the electives and have a look at that.
[09:08] <head_victim> Come in a bit higher up in the chain then.
[09:08] <blahdeblah> I'm in the position where i will probably have to go back to working for the man pretty soon just to support the family
[09:08] <head_victim> But when I started looking at courses, I really found the leadership and hr stuff interesting as well.
[09:08] <head_victim> Yeah I like working for the man, it means steady income. It's less freedom but I am the sort of person that suits.
[09:13] <head_victim> Well I hope you can make it down for the release party, I have to head off for a bit but it would be nice to catch up
[09:22] <blahdeblah> Take it easy, head_victim