so when last we’d heard from our intrepid hero (ie, me), it was over a month ago, in the middle of winter, and I was somewhat between places to live.
So… what’s been doing? Well, first the good news. I have a place! and a 12 month lease! and it’s far exceeded my expectations of what I could get, and hasn’t left me so incredibly dirt poor. Which is all good. And I’m loving the ’sham. Which is ’sham talk for Petersham. It’s a wee bit further from the city than I’ve been for a few years, but so unexpectedly full of lovely bits. I’m water tower adjacent, and titty bar adjacent, and marrickville adjacent, and two trains stations adjacent, and gay bar adjacent, and leichhardt adjacent, and great turkish place adjacent, and park adjacent, and pretty damn smack-bang in the middle of everything. Ok, maybe I’m not literally right next door to all thoses things, but most are within a 6 minute walk, so its pretty damn close.
So since I moved in about three weeks ago I’ve been steadily getting back into the goove of inner city live. This has meant re-learning the parramatta road buses, and going to the gym again, and checking out the markets (whereever and whichever are on), and going to see art, and eating lots of different food, and going dancing, and going drinking, and just generally being very busy again. And, of course, spring is less then a week away, so things will get busier. So on top of that I’ve added study, which starts next week, and I’ve promised myself not to drop out of (I want a postgraduate qualification goddammit!). Spring being less than a week away means I’ve also just recently incremented into my next decade, which seems to be making me question the age-appropriateness of all my clothes, particularly the ones without sleeves.
Which brings me to my saturn return, which I am either in the middle of or safely through, depending on who I talk too. I’m thinking in the middle of is possibly more accurate, considering that since the start of the year I’ve had three different jobs, and I’ve moved three times, and I’ve had three pay rises (unconnected to the job changing). Although, now that I think about it, that means three lots of threes, so maybe its over? I dunno, if things calm down between now and new year, I’ll let you know.
Anyways, I’m muchly tired now, so off to bed.