Friday, January 12, 2007

Another Spin Around the Sun

Hey, we're back! After a month in the 'American Outback' and beyond, the electric atmosphere of Sydney welcomes us home. Well, not home but close enough for the next few weeks. I describe the city as electric due to the trend of warm weather currently hitting the city. Sydneysiders have had a rough month, with mixed weather throughout. They're needing summer in the worst way - this week has allowed some venting from their umbrellas and windbreakers. I'd like to think that we brought the sunshine back with us.

The water is unusually cold. Methinks that the melting icecaps have something to do with it, like ice cubes in a mixed drink keeping the liquid nice and cold. It hasn't kept us from swimming, but it has shrunken things a bit.

We had some entirely random visitors come and stay at the apartment while we were away. Someone whom I worked with (but never talked to) for three weeks before she returned to Ireland sent out a company-wide email asking if anyone knew of a place where the parents of a friend of hers could stay in what was, at the time, four months away. Knowing we'd be out of the country, I said come on over. I sent just one or two emails telling the friend of the co-worker where the key was tucked away and quoted the cost of the rent. Never heard from them again and didn't think they'd show up. Yet, when we returned, we had a nice bottle of wine and a thank you note from them. Apparently, they found the key and had a good time over New Years. Good karma.

It is a bit puzzling to come back and realize we've gotta get outta dodge just as soon. There are still boxes of 'stuff' that I am not quite sure of. Oh, here's the craigslist link Peggy posted if you're interested in any of it. No mention of the Holden car in there, but you can have it for fifty cents.

http://sydney.craigslist.org/hsh/261160361.html

posted by ncawthon at 5:55 PM