It's what you make it.
So, I am no longer a resident of Western Australia. Sure I haven't actually got a formal residence nor have I told the electoral commission, but in essence I am now living on the Eastern side of the country.
Who turned off the heating?
After my possessions were sorted and packed into boxes and bags I flew to Melbourne on late Thursday night. It was difficult to say goodbye to Nevryn at the airport knowing, that unlike all those other times when we have said goodbye, I was not going to be coming back anytime soon nor was he coming to join me. It hasn't been easy but the last two years have been very special and I am not going to forget them lightly.
The red eye is a killer regardless of the fact that I managed to sleep through most of it. It was a pleasant surprise to be met in the early morning by Rob who was graciously offering me a bed for the next few nights.
After some sleep I wandered into town and spent the afternoon hanging out with Tiki chatting, catching up and wandering through Carlton and the city. She showed me a neat little South American cafe that has a whole page of its menu devoted to different types of hot chocolate and also introduced me to KokoBlack which is a delicious chocolate shop. I highly recommend the dark peppermint creams. We also bought ribbons and discovered some lovely yarn in the fabric shop- I really want to learn to knit now!
We then met up with Aristotle and discussed geek related things and went to Minator to look at geek related products. We bid goodbye to Tiki before walking into Fitzroy and set about looking for a place to eat. This normally wouldn't have been a difficult task for a vegan and a vegetarian but our usual eatery (Vegetarian Orgasm) has recently closed *sigh* and Aristotle wanted to find a particular Turkish cafe that he ate at recently, but couldn't exactly recall the location of. We found it in the end (on Smith Street) and the food was delicious- hummus, stuffed capsicum, dolmades and other delights. Afterwards we stumbled to the Vegie Bar for dessert and split a slice of chocolate cake between us before parting again. There are few people I know of where I would be happy to spend an hour and a half in the cold and drizzle with looking for a particular place to eat. Aristotle is one of them. It's been nearly 2 years since we've seen each other and slipped immediately back into our finishing each other sentences and talking with much enthusiasm about the same topics that we both understand and get excited about. I am very happy to know that I will be able to visit him more often now we don't live on the other side of the country from each other.
After a slow start on Saturday I caught up with Mel at her new house for lunch. Mel is a fantastic cook and her thick vegetable soup with crusty bread was just the thing to battle the Melbourne cold. I also got to see the vegetable garden which is really neat and hear about how her honeymoon went. I then trammed it back to town where I caught up with a old friend/distant cousin, her hubby and little girl which was really good too as I hadn't seen them in several years.
Saturday evening was spent catching up with Rob. We saw American Dreamz which was rather amusing, though not in a laugh out loud kinda way. Dinner was Japanese food (yum!) and good conversation before fighting the footy crowds to get home. He is another friend who I don't have the oppertunity to see and talk too ofthen and it was great to spend time simply catching up with him.
After being away for 22 months it was an utter delight to revisit Melbourne. It's a gorgeous city despite the weather. I spent alot of time just wandering around and looking at how the buildings had changed. I was delighted to spot people selling roasted chestnuts on street corners in the cold weather, a concept that I always enjoy. I wish I could have caught up with many more of my friends but value the chance I had to catch up with those that I did.
After a slack Sunday morning I left Melbourne and flew to my new home.
It's cold here, really cold though with the exception of Sunday it hasn't rained yet and the sky has been mostly clear. I am really enjoying my new job, though the sheer amount of information I am absorbing right now is a little overwhelming.
This is a fresh start. A new chapter. And I like it...
Who turned off the heating?
After my possessions were sorted and packed into boxes and bags I flew to Melbourne on late Thursday night. It was difficult to say goodbye to Nevryn at the airport knowing, that unlike all those other times when we have said goodbye, I was not going to be coming back anytime soon nor was he coming to join me. It hasn't been easy but the last two years have been very special and I am not going to forget them lightly.
The red eye is a killer regardless of the fact that I managed to sleep through most of it. It was a pleasant surprise to be met in the early morning by Rob who was graciously offering me a bed for the next few nights.
After some sleep I wandered into town and spent the afternoon hanging out with Tiki chatting, catching up and wandering through Carlton and the city. She showed me a neat little South American cafe that has a whole page of its menu devoted to different types of hot chocolate and also introduced me to KokoBlack which is a delicious chocolate shop. I highly recommend the dark peppermint creams. We also bought ribbons and discovered some lovely yarn in the fabric shop- I really want to learn to knit now!
We then met up with Aristotle and discussed geek related things and went to Minator to look at geek related products. We bid goodbye to Tiki before walking into Fitzroy and set about looking for a place to eat. This normally wouldn't have been a difficult task for a vegan and a vegetarian but our usual eatery (Vegetarian Orgasm) has recently closed *sigh* and Aristotle wanted to find a particular Turkish cafe that he ate at recently, but couldn't exactly recall the location of. We found it in the end (on Smith Street) and the food was delicious- hummus, stuffed capsicum, dolmades and other delights. Afterwards we stumbled to the Vegie Bar for dessert and split a slice of chocolate cake between us before parting again. There are few people I know of where I would be happy to spend an hour and a half in the cold and drizzle with looking for a particular place to eat. Aristotle is one of them. It's been nearly 2 years since we've seen each other and slipped immediately back into our finishing each other sentences and talking with much enthusiasm about the same topics that we both understand and get excited about. I am very happy to know that I will be able to visit him more often now we don't live on the other side of the country from each other.
After a slow start on Saturday I caught up with Mel at her new house for lunch. Mel is a fantastic cook and her thick vegetable soup with crusty bread was just the thing to battle the Melbourne cold. I also got to see the vegetable garden which is really neat and hear about how her honeymoon went. I then trammed it back to town where I caught up with a old friend/distant cousin, her hubby and little girl which was really good too as I hadn't seen them in several years.
Saturday evening was spent catching up with Rob. We saw American Dreamz which was rather amusing, though not in a laugh out loud kinda way. Dinner was Japanese food (yum!) and good conversation before fighting the footy crowds to get home. He is another friend who I don't have the oppertunity to see and talk too ofthen and it was great to spend time simply catching up with him.
After being away for 22 months it was an utter delight to revisit Melbourne. It's a gorgeous city despite the weather. I spent alot of time just wandering around and looking at how the buildings had changed. I was delighted to spot people selling roasted chestnuts on street corners in the cold weather, a concept that I always enjoy. I wish I could have caught up with many more of my friends but value the chance I had to catch up with those that I did.
After a slack Sunday morning I left Melbourne and flew to my new home.
It's cold here, really cold though with the exception of Sunday it hasn't rained yet and the sky has been mostly clear. I am really enjoying my new job, though the sheer amount of information I am absorbing right now is a little overwhelming.
This is a fresh start. A new chapter. And I like it...
posted by moonbug @ Wednesday, May 10, 2006
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