No sushi again this weekend, but all is still well. First, we (Mr. Makarma) will have three opportunities this coming week to get our mercury levels back to where they belong. Second, what we did in place of consuming various raw fish and rice combinations was something much finer.
As we've noted in the past, we attend a lot of tourism-related events. Most of these functions are held during the week, in the evenings. They're generally good opportunities to learn about a new vendor or destination, but they do usually take place after a long (sometimes, really long) day behind the desk.
We were recently invited by Tourism Queensland to attend a half-day seminar on a Saturday. Not only that, the training portion was going to be followed by a "Closing Celebration." Enough said; we're there.
The function was one of the better ones we've attended. Several of the finalists from "The Best Job In The World" contest gave presentations on why they should be the temporary caretaker of an exotic island paradise. (If you're not familiar with this contest, you may want to search the websites of one of the 24-hour news channels or, alternately, drop us a line.) Following those presentations (we already have our favorite to win), we had the opportunity to meet with a number of excellent suppliers.
Now, the closing celebration was the kind of happy chaos which we clearly like - an evening at the local dueling piano bar. Well, the image of the shy Australian was clearly broken that night. ;-)
We, on the other hand, added to our professional resume. We fully expect to be signing a major recording contract soon. (You had to be there...... )
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