So far So Good

Hey Gang;

After 14 months in the sabbatical wilderness, I'm back. I'm still not convinced it's where I belong, but the people I'm working for are certainly making it easy for me.

Touching down in Melbourne on Monday morning reminded me of that scene where the Jamaican bobsled team first walk out into the snowy depths of winter. It's cold. Still, there are the upsides, namely in the fashion stakes. Coats are in and so are scarves. Not just the green and gold variety that you dust off once every four years, no. For the past two days I've been prancing around town like a Giorgio Armani clothes horse with a new designer mane.

This weekend was basically last and final touch ups around the house. I replaced the kitchen cabinet doors, attached handles, cleaned the worm farm, sealed the bathroom taps, cleaned the garage, packed up the computer, yada yada.

On Saturday night we rounded up the usual suspects and had a farewell dinner at a local cafe that's started doing dinners. Great value and a lovely communal dining experience. Looking forward to the next one in six months time.

Apart from choosing a place to rent, the only other major decision to make is which AFL team to follow. The Swans would be an obvious choice but then again we were looking at an apartment in Port Melbourne, so maybe Port Power could be a goer. I dunno.

A few sleeps till the world cup. Psyched!

see ya,
Minas.