Australia Day

Today it's the national day of the land down under. Some might say it's invasion day (the day the first fleet landed in 1788). Something to think about nevertheless.

We're off to a barbeque this afternoon and heaven knows how it'll end. Happily ever after I hope.

Write more soon.

Puss puss. m xxx

Jobsearch

Another job application posted, another application-unsuccesful reply. It's starting to get to me. I think I'm pretty nice and good at what I'd like to do. So what the hell is wrong with me? Or what the hell is wrong with them for not wanting me? It would be interesting to know what competition I'm up against. I suppose I'm at kikki.K for a while longer.

Apart from this, things are ok right now. Had lunch with lovely Sabina today. Posted a letter and a little package to Sweden. Applied for another job.

Time for a cuppa. Take care you lovelies.
Puss puss
m xxx

Musik

Just nu får fäljande låtar mig att må bättre:

Popsicle: Sunkissed och Bird
Prominent: Say Hey och Regrets
Beats International: Dub be good to me
Longpigs: All Hype
Jeff Buckley: Hallelujah
Jens Leklman: The Cold Swedish Winter
Kent: Sverige
Yvonne: Drifter
Spiritualized: Stop Your Crying och Cool Waves
Roy Ayers: Everybody Loves the Sunshine
Marit: Green Light och allt annat!!!
Oasis: Aquiesce

Alla mina gamla godingar. Ojojoj they bring me back...

Längtan

Idag längtar jag. Jag längtar efter att ha min familj och mina vänner nära. Att kunna leva på mina egna villkor, att göra saker eller inte göra saker utan att behöva förklara mig. Jag vet inte om jag längtar hem, för jag vet att när jag väl var hemma så hände det inte så mycket, och jag träffade inte folk så ofta. Men jag önskar att jag kunde ringa och höra med MINA vänner om de vill träffas. Njuter av att vara hemma själv eftersom alla andra är ute. Kanske borde jag hängt på, för hur ska jag hitta nya vänner om jag sitter hemma? Men samtidigt är det skönt att vara själv för en gångs skull. Att kunna lyssna på min musik. Det är nämligen något som händer väldigt sällan, och jag saknar min musik. Längtar efter den enormt. Ikväll väljer jag min musik och mitt gamla liv framför mitt nya.

Ni som hör av er tackar jag enormt. Ni vet vilka ni är. Ni är guld värda. Jag längtar efter er.
Puss och kram.
m xxx.

Babyspiderincident

Ysterday I was on my way to work and I thought I saw a fly on the mirror in the bedroom. Turns out it wasn't a fly, but a baby spider. Brown and hairy. I decided to be tough (I was home alone) and kill the litte bastard. (We need rain). I popped to the bathroom, grabbed some paper and proceded to squash it when it JUMPED from the wall straight out past my shoulder. I screamed and f--k knows where it jumped to. I quickly proceeded to call Will and leave a message which went something like this:
- Hi, it's me. I tried to kill a spider when it jumped. We have a jumping baby spider in the bedroom. Does that mean that we have, or will be about to have big jumping spiders in the bedroom? Weeouuuiiii (Whingey noise).

Jumping spiders suck. Especially when the hairy jumping spiders may be hiding in your shoes or clothes or make-up bag or underwear drawer or similar. But I'll be strong. I have found out that the can't kill me (the Swedish girls at work said even babyspiders can kill you. I nearly cried. Will, Al and Pete told me that's not true, phew).

Went to the lovely Night Market yesterday with Pete, Al, Murrell and Johanne. Had tortilla and bought a little something.

Enjoy your time wherever you are and if you don't want to be there, think of jumping babyspiders and me!!
Puss puss all. m xxx

33.1

It's 23.34 and it's 33.1 degrees celsius. Yikes. It was pretty hot today...

Not much to report right now apart from the fact that lovely Will was called out to the fires today and is not expected home until Sunday. They (the staff from the Department of Primary Industries where he works) have been called up pre-emptively incase the roads are blocked later on! Wonderful... I would appreciate if you all did a little rain-dance!!

I'm off to bed with the lovely new fan cranked up to full speed. Wroom wroom.

Puss och kram, vi ses och hörs.
m xxx

Friday, fences and football

Friday was interesting. I had just got home from having gone on a little trip on my bike and was about to walk through th door when the door wouldn't open. Not beacuse I didn't have keys or I was standing by the wrong door, but because the lock had jammed. Wonderful. And noone home. Wonderful. After calling Will, cursing, throwing of keys out of frustration the next door neighbour opened her door (she had heard the noise and thought some psycho ex-girlfriend had attacked...) and offered to help. I climbed onto her roof, across a high wall to get to our balcony to discover the door was locked. I had locked it earlier that day. Wonderful. After some hard work to get back across and down again flatmate Moose popped his head out through the kitchen door downstairs. I was saved! He had had to climb out his downstairs window to get out, and could that way get back in again. I hope the lock will be fixed soon.

Went to the pool to hang out with Sabi. Lovely day, not too hot today.

Got home and was supposed to meet Moa who had come down from Sydney to sail back up on Saturday morning, but unfortunately they were quite far away from the city and had to get up at 4am so we never met.

Went with Will to football instead. (Soccer as they insist on calling it here. The real football I'd like to add. Soccer my ----). Melbourne Victory had a crowd of 29,000 on a Friday night with Cricket on at the MCG. Not too shabby! Unfortunately they lost 2-1 after Queensland scored in the 93rd minute.

Signing off to go get some food. Me hungry (as per usual).

Puss och kram och grattis på födelsedagen till Linders.
m xxx

Possums

Just saw mama possum and baby possum climbing a fence in the backyard. Very cute I thought and wanted to take a photo when they disappeared. I felt like Kalle Anka på julafton.

It's going to be 39 degrees next week. Luckily, Will and I got a brand spanking new fan yesterday, which should (hopefully) make it possible to sleep at night.

Fires have flared up again so Will is on standby to go to private land that has been burnt out in order to assess damages.

Ok, time to go finish off my drink and hit the hay.
Puss puss. m xxx

Quiet

Friday was just as hot if not even hotter than Thursday. I worked Friday until 9pm then home tired, had a glass of wine and bed. Unfortunately, our room is upstairs and despite having a fan it was unbearably warm. Opening the door resulted in mosquitoes, which meant a closed door and another night of tossing and turning and not sleeping much.

We had a look at two houses on Saturday. No good.

Everything is pretty quiet here at the moment, not much to report.
I'll get back to you when (hopefully) something exciting happens!!!

Puss och kram och tack till Sof och Ina för mejl!
m xxx.

Hot stuff

We went to Ballarat yesterday evening as it was Tom's birthday. Meg, Lach and Marg were there too, and of course Jean with her babybump!! We had yummy Thai food and gorgeous birthday cake which Jean had made. Stayed the night and got on the 07.46 train back to Melbourne with Jean as Will continued to Horsham by car.

I think I will be taking myself, a good book and lots of water on the bike and head towards the pool in North Melbourne as it is hot, hot, hot out there today.

Catch ya later.
xxx m.

Photos
Me at Cricket.















Will and I as Tarzan and Jane.

New Year

We have spent a few days up at Dinner Plain, a 5 hour drive north east of Melbourne. Driving high up in the mountains we saw smoke from the bush fires and it all became very real all of a sudden.

I will post a few photos of the New Year's eve outfits which were pretty interesting!!! Will wore a leopardskin outfit. Very hot.