Things are going well in Melbourne. Since arriving on Friday I've managed to:

• find a place to live (after a few days of hunting, I've found a rental property in Sunshine that accepts dogs; this is a minor miracle)
• buy a cellphone, PDA (a Palm Zire 22.  I know, I know, it's a Palm - I'll explain later) and a suit
• meet with my business partner and an accountant, and set the wheels in motion to register our new company
• start looking for a (roughly) 6 month contracting role

So I've been very busy, but when I'm sitting back relaxing at the end of a day, I can look back & know that the effort I've expended is to my benefit (& that of my business partner, of course).  It's a great feeling