Honey, Im Ho-ome!

Hello all,

Long time no ... write? At least in the blog anyways. I've been in New Zealand for two months though which could explain my absence and am now making a half assed attempt at doing some real writing. Real writing? I hear you ask, well this means its in a journal and I've wrote a few short chapters, the grammar is terrible and its got a lot of editing to go through but its a start.

Yeah, i guess a lot of people probably do what I'm attempting to do but then i figure, why cant i do it too? So here i am, back. I just need you all to send me your links again as I've updated my background (which i didn't know was possible) and only managed to find about 2 of my previous links which is a bit pants!

Hopefully ill keep this going.

So for now I shall bid you all adue

update

Hey all, remember moi? well Ive done no writing since i got here which is a bit poor to be honest so I'm gonna just summarise whats been happening to keep you all up to date:

work wise; sorted out some stuff with epilepsy New Zealand to start up a youth project which ill continue to monitor from Scotland and I'm working for Youthline doing a mix of odd jobs, hands on youth work and some helpline stuff.

Fun wise; been making myself get used to the taste of beer cos cider is rare and expensive. had a couple of good nights out and seen a lot of cool sights, also got a camper van booked now to go from Christchurch back up this way as of the 14th. been to a rave even and bought myself flight of the Concords for the equivalent of about £8... exchange rate is pretty good over here btw...

kiwi people are generally really cool too which is a bonus but alas i do have to pay for the busses :(

i shall hopefully start to update more frequently soon.

Dave

More About New Zealand Later

For now....... You know that 'gap year' thing on bebo?? they send 6 people around the world, they do stuff, they blog, they take pictures, they video blog, they do cool things we wish we could do.....

i entered a competition to win a 3 day, 2 night trip on a boat race, all expenses paid (bar booze wouldnt ya know it) with one of the guys in aukland and i bloody won!! i go on the 24th for the weekend and i guess ill be uploadin stuff onto the gap year page etc!

so check out the gapyear page/the link to aukland thru that, its gettin upated tmrw with me as the winner.....


from the guy who had no holiday to the one who wins on when hes out here....

bloody right!!

:D

one bag, 2 bag, 3 bags full..

sometimes i find i pack too much for a night, sometimes i pack really light for 2 weeks. im going for 2 months now and im finding clothes and shoes as i tidy up that i forgot existed. seriosusly, how many shoes, jackets, jeans, hoodies, long sleeved tshirts, pjs, boxers, socks...... well you get the idea.... how many of each of them do i take for 2 months?

then theres the fact im taking a helluva lot of medicine in 2 bags to be safe, then all my chargers, my laptop, external hard drive.... jesus. ive never found packing so hard or stressful and ive not actually started yet.

if anyone can actually offer sensible ideas her im willing to listen cos im a bit stuck.


i am planning ahead this time though unlike on most bus journeys of late, ive got my pads of paper so i can write stories, doodle and write mindless thoughts.... a bit like this one. so at least ill keep myself occupied for the most part i hope.

well, i guess i better sleep.... more mindless new zealand thoughts tmrw no doubt

on one hand its funny..

.. one the other i could get arrested....

If I get bored on one of my planes to New Zealand should i randomly shout some reference to the film 'snakes on a plane' - clearly one of samual l jackson's greatest acting roles.

it could be something like 'holy crap, theres snakes on this plane!!', i could turn to the person next to me and say 'you know that film snakes on a plane? imagine if that happened here!!' or i could just stand up when everyones sleeping and shout 'am i the only one who's fed up of these motherf*****g snakes on this motherf*****g plane?!?'


comments? further ideas?

The Fat Lady Changed Career

today i made backup plans in case my friend had to come back to the UK leaving me abroad with a big change of plans. luckily my friend was more than accommodating and offered me a meet at the airport and a place to stay for as long as i needed it. job done.


12 hour later. Steve gets a job. Steve doesnt need to leave. things return to the original plan. i have the best of both worlds i guess. things are good between him and Alex's flatmates so we can all hang out and things will be hunky dory and he will be making money to keep himself afloat now whilst i get to spend time with my 2 friends and still do the travelling thing with Steve.

hell, who knows. we might all end up sharing a flat together. who knows??


life returns to normal. at least for now i can rest.....



Zzzzzzzz

It Aint Over Till The Fat Lady Sings..

.....She's about to sing ladies and gentlemen, shes about to sing.

remember my trip abroad to New Zealand? the one i couldnt do alone, but with a little help from my friend i could, spent a fair bit on the flight and now im just anxiously biding my time till i go over?

now my friends maybe having to come home. the moneys getting tight and the jobs are thin apparently. i dont know what to do now. im not gonna waste the flight, ive spent loads on it, but ive gotta admit, im pretty bloody scared thinking about being there alone! yeah, ill know someone else - but the reason i was going out was to explore with my other friend. it doesnt look like thats gonna happen now. he's not been well ether and as much as i want to be i cant be angry at him.

yeah, he convinced me to go, and i wouldnt have gone if he hadnt been there, we had made all these plans and ive spent all this non returnable money but i cant hate him for not finding work in a foreign country, thats not his fault. i guess i feel let down. i definitely feel scared. i just now wonder what im going to do when im there. who will i meet, who will i talk to, will i make friends, who'll go t the pub with me? where will i get a flat?

he's gonna stay another week which i guess is a good effort. but i dunno if i feel if hes doing that that he should look harder or give up. part of me feels sorry for him part of me wants him to put every ounce of energy into staying so we can make good on our plans. i cant imagine my planned trip any other way that i had it planned and now i have to. i cant tell my parents, not until i know for sure. they'd freak. they'd panic. i ant find my way out of a cardboard box never mind find my way around a new country so hopefully my friend who lives there will be good enough to help me settle, offer me a couch and help me find a place cos i dunno if i could do it alone.


god damn it.