My, you're very attractive. Are those new shoes?

Feature: I can't help it. This shot, this, it just, I mean I, um...
Full view! I love snowboarding. Thank you, =lisak10, for this.

Now to return to our more regular program.

I spent a few days in northern New South Wales with my boyfriend, at his dad's property. Three orchards of mangoes (soon to be ripe), a bunch of cows, two unrideable horses. A few hundred acres I think, and some machinery. Speaking of which, I learnt to ride a motorbike (400cc trail bike) on Wednesday and it was pretty cool I'm proud of myself. I fell over once, because I'd stopped and the ground wasn't level and honestly I can't hold that bike up by myself (when only 1 leg is on the ground, with the other thrown over the other side ). I also rode the quad bike a little more aggressively than I have previously Time was also spent lazing around on the couch and watching TV, lazing around on the bed, going for rides on bike and quad, and just doing whatever really. Very relaxing.

The now-they're-better-now-they're-not hands are doing okay; they were screwed the other day, all flakey and itchy and bleeding, but are calming down again. I find if I keep them moisturised then they do okay. I can hardly stop itching, though I know that I have to. A "New Year Resolution"/goal of mine is to have them a-okay and fixed by June 2006, which I really hope I can pull off.

Speaking of June 2006, I got an email back from the Canadian lady I met the other week, and signs are good so far. Her sister in Canada wants to know if I specifically want to be in the city (Toronto) or up at someone's cottage/very flexible. Any Canadians that can give me a hand there? I'm looking at either nannying or helping at a Summer camp; should I try for city or cottage?

Work is good; getting some good experience which I think will help me later if I want to stay or progress in the hospitality (and waitressing) area. I got paid the other day and it's nice to have money coming in again. Start saving up for a trip to Canada That's my other New Year Resolution (I only made 2). To have visited Canada by 31 Dec 2006! Or, if not Canada, then to have gone overseas for some snowboarding holiday. Here's hoping, ey, and planning o'course

Of travelling, Leah is back on Sunday!! Woo! Party time, right? It's been 11 months since we've seen the likes of her in Australia, and she'll be most welcome back Jackson is leaving soon, too, for his kick-arse month long stint in Canada What a blast that'll be! I think he's trying for something crazy like 10hrs a day on the slopes; good luck, that's all I can say! But he's got some good gear so he'll do okay (oh Burton, we love you so).
edit: Jackson left on Monday, at about 7am. At this current moment, he's probably still in the air, on his way to Canada, in a white aeroplane with a giant red maple leaf on it. See you when you get back, my sweet love.



I'm an engine driver, on a long run.


<sub>Hot:
Eating yoghurt with/through a straw
The first few seconds of riding solo on a motorbike; "Shit, am I doing this?"
Lemon and lime tree

Not:
Big blister on inside of right knee, from motorbike. Should I or should I not pop it?
Not having matching tops for my underwear
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