Through the Looking Glass, and What Mandragora Found There

[Mandragora]

Not a political group per se, but we're going to lobby the Communications Minister with the results of this research. Now that we have our brand new leftist female Prime Minister, we may have a chance at overturning the great australian firewall...

I haven't heard back from my supervisor yet, still waiting. I might email him again on Wednesday.

[Ben]

The great australian firewall. Would be fairly easy, you guys are on a giant island. Just gotta port some of that oil from the gulf to your beautiful coastlines and light it on fire!

[Mandragora]

Heh, that's an interesting mental image. Also the ultimate defence against these dangerous hoardes of refugees I've been hearing about.

My supervisor suggested waiting until I've submited the thesis to the research centre before sending it out x_x Sorry dude. However, hopefully that will happen in the next two weeks.

[Ben]

I say we go for it. Do it in a few years so I have a chance to see the Coral Reaf first though!

And no worries. Im still quite eager to read it! I also have a client over here who works with street children, and people coming out of prostitution. Would you mind if I show it to her as well?

[Mandragora]

Finally I've sent it! It's in your neg0 email.

Wait for a little while before showing it around... it still needs to be placed on the thesis database.

Sorry about the delays, but damn it's been busy. Work's been hell on earth right now, I'm so exhausted x_x

I really can't think of anything more to say. My brain doesn't work. So tired... must sleep... I can't believe it's still only Tuesday

Thanks again for everything.

[Ben]

I got it, and im looking forward to reading it! Its HUGE! I can see why it took so long to write.

What do you do at work anyways? Keeping Australia safe must be tough. I find it hard to imagine that the creepy crawlies are the least of your worries!

[Mandragora]

Hey peoples, sorry I've been offline for a while... work's finally dying down, I've had a five day break now on flex time.

I work in the public service, in the policy area. Our department looks after things like biosecurity, agriculture, tourism etc. within the state. It involves all kinds of different pieces of work, some quite dry. I've just had about three big projects going on at once and it's taken it out of me.

Heh yeah, it's big. That's just scraping the surface of the data, really. To do it justice, I'd need at least 100, 000 words and a Ph.D thesis.

[Ben]

Haha, would that be in your future?

[Mandragora]

Somewhere down the line. Not right now, I need a mental break from it all.

[Ben]

I guess if you write everything in your brain down, their will be nothing left eh?