old-fangled, bitten-tangled, recovery from the world...

I'm shocking at maintaining this blog.

Since I last posted I have been admitted to hospital for a week and subsequently pretty much been on a first name (and gift swop for christmas, soon) basis with nurses at the hospital on the basis of the amount of time I spend there (bacteria in my left eye), got a more senior position at work which equals a crapload more work, celebrated my 27th birthday, been to see Metallica in concert, caught up with local and international friends and just enjoyed my life for what it is.

What have you guys been up to?

p.s. Merry Christmas!

Amy was a girl on the side of the road...

I adore this ad.

Whilst it may be an ad for iced coffee, in just one minute it manages to succinctly summarise the West Australian summer way of life. Beaches, barbecues, weekend road trips, random road verge pickups, bizarre junk food on car rides, coffee pit stops, friends, loud and live music, thongs and dips in the great Indian Ocean.

Amen.

What do you associate with summer where you live?

Content. Satisfaction. Predeliction.

"....Few days went by without some kind of get-together. It was unthinkable that a week would pass without discussing life, love and the universe, in depth, with a variety of people. Friendship was something honoured and prized, almost above anything else, and forming new acquaintances a gift to be encouraged and nurtured."

"I think of how I love this place, this country.......I smelt the salt in the air.....and thought: I am home."

Paula Constant, Slow Journey South

Love my home. Australia, home.