In Oz

What no one tells you is that there is a national conspiracy. It is NOT warm during Australian spring. In fact, as the houses are not heated, it is freaking cold. I have been informed that during the winter, you may wake up and see your breath. Great.

With that rant aside, I wish you all greatings from Down Under. I have settled in after my 51 hour trip, and am now looking for work. You know what they also don't tell you? Looking for work in a small town is frusterating. Of course, I've only spent one day looking, so we'll see how that goes.

Anyway, I'm off to plant my veggie/herb garden. Anyone know how/if you can grow ginger?

Earthquake

Well, instead of flying to Australia, the earthquake shut down Honolulu airport, which means I will be spending 2 more days in Vancouver than originally planned. More details to follow as frustration fades into acceptance.

9 hours to go

My plane leaves in 9 hours. I just want to thank everyone for coming out on Friday and for your friendship. Leaving you all sure does suck.

Love you all, and I'll talk to you soon

One Week and Counting

One week until I leave for Australia. After this many months of talking about it, many people are suprized that I'm still here. James is leaving Adelaide for Mount Gambier today, which means we finally got a chance to talk (his sojourn to England and Italy made communication hard for the past week). Everything seems to be in order, so now it's just catching up with people for my last few days here.

In U of S related news, the Literary Eclectic Conference was last weekend. After bailing on most of the panels and undergoing half a dozen wardrobe changes, I can now say I've finally presented at one of the conferences I've been accepted to. Woot.

In far more exciting news, there was a sale at La Senza. Score.