Despite my increasing stress levels because of all the hard deadlines coming up fast (must finish thesis by July this year), we're going on (another) little holiday next week.
prepare yourself for an onslaught of exclamation marks.
Tassie, here we come! I'm justifying it because Gus is still on summer holidays, which means my productivity is on the low side anyways, and WE ONLY HAVE SIX MONTHS LEFT here in Australia.
I can't wait! Although I have some vague New Year's resolutions having to do with eating more veg and less cheese/chocolate/alcohol - I'm putting that on hold so that I can enjoy Tasmania's many distilleries, breweries, cheese and artisan bread shops, oh and there's the Cadbury chocolate factory that we'll have to hit as well. We're still planning out the holiday, but it will definitely also have to include a trip to brand new MONA, which was funded by a professional gambler (how do I get that job?) and is being described as a subversive adult disneyland?! I'm not sure what that means, but I'd like to find out. Stay tuned for pics!
Saturday, January 22, 2011
Thursday, January 13, 2011
When did that happen?
It's mid-January?! When did that happen? It's been a busy Christmas/Summer holiday, whew! The nice thing about Christmas here in Oz, is that while there's not nearly as much hype (it's rare to see decorations on the outside of houses and the lineups at the malls in the days leading up to Christmas are nothing compared to what you see in Canadian stores). However, work places tend to shut down over Christmas/New Years and generally you can count on everyone laying low in the week or two after Christmas as well. Vic's work closed shop for two weeks, and I took the time to gear down on my thesis work.
During the holiday, we went up the coast to meet our visiting Canadian friends in a small oceanside rural town called Broom's Head. We rented a house that was right on the beach and spent a lot of time swimming, fishing (Vic), trying to surf (me) and driving into nearby Yamba, which has a great beachy-laid-back feel with nice little shops and cafes.
The theme of the holiday seemed to be booze, cheese and chocolate. Basically, a whole lot of overeating and overdrinking, which culminated in a night of excess at a neighbour's fiftieth birthday party the night we got back from our holiday. By the end of the night, I may or may not have been referred to as Miss Pavlova because of my obnoxious bragging about the perfect pavlova Jen and I made over the holidays. On the plus side, from what I remember, we now have new besties who live in Adelaide - so we may have to visit before we head home for Canada.
So, now it's time to get back at it. We have about 7 months left of our stay here in Australia, which means 7 months for me to finish my thesis. This fact makes me sweat with thesis-stress every time it crosses my mind.
Sunset at Myall Lakes, where we stayed on our way up to Broom's Head.
The Big Banana! We stopped in Coffs Harbour on our way up the coast so we could take a look. It is indeed a big banana. Not surprisingly, there's not much else to say about that.
Ta-dah!!! The perfect pavlova. I'm thinking of applying for Australian citizenship, using this picture alone as rationale.
Me, trying to surf, but instead doing a whole lot of this:
During the holiday, we went up the coast to meet our visiting Canadian friends in a small oceanside rural town called Broom's Head. We rented a house that was right on the beach and spent a lot of time swimming, fishing (Vic), trying to surf (me) and driving into nearby Yamba, which has a great beachy-laid-back feel with nice little shops and cafes.
The theme of the holiday seemed to be booze, cheese and chocolate. Basically, a whole lot of overeating and overdrinking, which culminated in a night of excess at a neighbour's fiftieth birthday party the night we got back from our holiday. By the end of the night, I may or may not have been referred to as Miss Pavlova because of my obnoxious bragging about the perfect pavlova Jen and I made over the holidays. On the plus side, from what I remember, we now have new besties who live in Adelaide - so we may have to visit before we head home for Canada.
So, now it's time to get back at it. We have about 7 months left of our stay here in Australia, which means 7 months for me to finish my thesis. This fact makes me sweat with thesis-stress every time it crosses my mind.
Sunset at Myall Lakes, where we stayed on our way up to Broom's Head.
The Big Banana! We stopped in Coffs Harbour on our way up the coast so we could take a look. It is indeed a big banana. Not surprisingly, there's not much else to say about that.
Ta-dah!!! The perfect pavlova. I'm thinking of applying for Australian citizenship, using this picture alone as rationale.
Me, trying to surf, but instead doing a whole lot of this:
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