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<-- my life, by webgoddesscathy --> :: Wednesday, January 14, 2004 :: It was a close call. The computer nearly died. And then I nearly killed it. But it's OK. For now. Knock on particle-board. I'm just back from the city where I have JUST booked my return trip back to Canada. ITINERARY: March 22nd: Fly Sydney (10:15am) to Tokyo (17:55). Overnight Tokyo c/o Japan Air. March 23rd: Fly backwards in time, Tokyo (12pm) to Chicago (8:20am). Chicago (10:50am) to Toronto (8:20am) Mark your calendars! I'm updating my site for the rest of the day after spending the early afternoon drinking coffee on Brunswick St again (I'm addicted - I was there for Vietnamese/Chinese food with David's family last night, too). Then packing for my early, early morning departure on my Great Ocean Road trip. Follow the link for the trip itinerary. I bought the trip from Safari Pete's Travel Auctions for only $170, so I'm hoping it's good. Sounds a bit too good to be true, you know? After the tour, I'm boarding the Firefly Express back to Melbourne, arriving 7am Monday morning for my last day in my favourite city with my favourite Aussie. I'm sure I'll be ready to leave. I'm sure I'll be ready then. I'm sure of it. Sure; I'll be good to go... :: Cathy 7:07 PM [+] :: 0 comments :: Monday, January 12, 2004 :: 10:24am. Just getting up (with a headache). Looks like another beautiful day. 20 degrees now, with a max of 27 degrees today. Could it get any better? It could. I could be out IN the lovely weather instead of sitting here in front of the computer... David was a model of self discipline and helped me set up my digital camera stuff last night, so I should be able to post more photos soon. When I have time. (Ha - time!?) Someday I will stop procrastinating. Maybe when the weather isn't so nice... :: Cathy 3:38 PM [+] :: 0 comments So I'm checking my stats and discovering that December has been my highest traffic month of all time (yay! my friends love me!) when I scoot over for the usual laugh of checking my referers. (Mom: just so you know, that means the link that someone clicked to get to my site.) And I discovered that my good friend Scott from RaptorBlog has posted about me and nominated me for the Bloggies! (Mom: these are weblog awards) I'm touched. And tickled by the thought, really. So I'm sitting here giggling thinking, MAN, why didn't I realize this before and get other people to vote for me? Alas, I am just to wrapped up in my life in Australia to be much of a Web-nerd these days. It's sad, really. I could've been a star.... ~giggle~ :: Cathy 3:01 AM [+] :: 0 comments Sitting here at David's computer, in his house, in his room, geeking out and eating yummy Sarah Lee Tropical Smoothy ice cream while his mom and sister watch Bachelor Bob in the other room and his dad heads out the other way, throwing insults over his shoulder at them. Have just caught up on Sarah's blog. I love catching up on the random thoughts that go through a friend's mind in a day. It's just so interesting what comes up and what that says about their state of mind. I'd like to tell everyone that I didn't buy a single album from Pitchfork's Top 50 Albums of 2003 and that I only KNOW four of the artists on the list. I have only bought one CD all year: Jack Johnson's Brushfire Fairytales. And I got Sarah's Fallen as a gift. Well, I'm not sure what that says about me, really. I think it says that I really miss music. And Sarah. :: Cathy 1:58 AM [+] :: 0 comments :: Sunday, January 11, 2004 :: If David keeps being cheerful in the morning, I might have to punch him out. I am not a morning person. Good thing today's my last day at GE and I don't have to deal with that again. At least he bought me chocolate to make up for his incessant cheerfulness. :: Cathy 4:22 PM [+] :: 0 comments Friday night, Scott and I met up with our friend Anne and her friends to go to the Royal Botanical Gardens for Moonlight Cinema. We had a nice little picnic, complete with wine and watched Mystic River. 
Saturday morning, I went to my last yoga class, made yummy cookies and then started packing. I finished in time to help Scott and Ada (who just arrived in Melbourne and is staying with Scott) clean up the place for the big seafood fiesta. Doug and Kelly (friends from GE) and their two friends came over and Doug did all the cooking. My God. The seafood. First, there were the calamari rings with a lemon garlic sauce. Divine. Second, oysters. Raw. First time eating them. Not entirely sold on them. Third came heaps of giant prawns with a creamy seafood sauce and toasted Turkish pide bread. Finally was the yummy fish. Done to perfection. Melted in my mouth. I even at fish cheeks. Ada told me to, so of course I had to do it. Verdict: tastes fishy. Then we all dove into the strawberry cheesecake. And drank more, more, more. Finally David arrived and after chatting for a while, he took me to my new home (for the next week). I'm staying with him and his parents. Today, we woke up and went for a disgustingly decadent McDonald's breakfast and then drove to Brunswick St. for coffee at Cafe Atomica. We got one to go and took it to Fitzroy Gardens where we walked around for a while before falling victim to the lush green grass and warm afternoon sun. Then we stumbled on the SwingPatrol swing dancing lesson and concert in the park and stayed. I have decided I need to take more swing dancing lessons when I return home. I'm thinking the only one who'll go with me is Alex. So I hope he's ready. David took the scenic way home, so we ended up in Yarra Bend park and walked over the Kanes Bridge (well, David made me a little ill by trying to fall off it) and looked out over the Melbourne cityscape at night. We even took a drive up to the Kew/Willsmere Mansion/Asylum an imposing building with the most amazing view of the city. It was a gorgeous, fun day. :: Cathy 4:13 AM [+] :: 0 comments
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