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Getting a life
I'd forgotten that it's near impossible to find furnished rentals in Australia. So along with the finding a job and somewhere to live, also comes buying all the usual stuff for a house, ALL AT ONCE. Poor ole bank balance. Still, there are a lot of charity furniture places around here that we'll be raiding real soon now.
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Hello from 2012!
So, UK and US peeps, I've ventured into 2012 for y'all, and so far it's pretty fucking good. For example, now we're back after the fireworks, it looks quite a lot like this...
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Dreaming of a black Christmas
I wasn't going to post a Christmas post, although it's nice to use the word "Christmas" without LJ concatenating my post into every single other bloody person's, but then last night we had Christmas Eve guests that I thought a few people here might appreciate. We're bound to get more tonight too, and every night through summer.
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Christmas Eve Eve and all's well
Will and I put up mum's tree tonight. All our presents are bought and wrapped. My brother-in-law has sent me a poinsettia for Christmas, which is now centrepiece of the table. I'm sitting outside on the deck in 20-something heat (mild, not melting) with the wind rustling the palm leaves and geckos squeaking in the eaves above me. I stink of ( Read more... ) -
Last day in Never Never Land
Our travelling time is nearly up. Tomorrow we fly to Brisbane, and back to a world where we have to think about things like jobs and housing. Which is kinda good since it turns out that the extra money that used to appear in my bank account on a monthly basis doesn't just happen by magic. However despite nearly three months of ruminating, I ( Read more... ) -
2 o'clock and all's in a tinsy bit of a mess really. If you're my laptop
I'm looking out the window at the craziest looking town I've ever been in. Las Vegas. Faux New York, faux Venice, faux Paris, faux Rome, really faux pyramid - why do Americans travel when they can just come here, and it's all a hell of a lot cleaner too ( Read more... ) -
Hello from breezy Hurricane!
Inside a warm RV, tired from a crazy hike today where we walked up 21 switchbacks then climbed our way across a ridge to the top of Angel's Landing (Zion National Park), full of chicken and excellent chips, glass of Sonoma Valley pinot noir. Life being unemployed and homeless is pretty darn good ( Read more... ) -
Packpackpacking
All packed now to live out of a suitcase for 2 months, in expected weather conditions from snow in New York to beach wedding in Florida. Will has literally packed all his clothes, aside from most of his exercise kit, into his suitcase, whereas I still have enough to go into several vacuum bags that need to be shipped. Do I have too many clothes ( Read more... )
