Snippets

[juliet]

Two nice chaps from Pack&Send showed up this morning (on time, even!) and took my boxes away (2 x clothes/books/random crap, 1 x Cepheus-the-bike[0]). I am now left with (I hope...) belongings sufficient to fit into 1 x big rucksack & 1 x small rucksack. And the sheets, which I intend to post home from Melbourne, because 2 nights in a sleeping bag would feel just that bit too much like camping out, and would make me sad.

Last surf was this lunchtime. Wah. Conditions a bit choppy, but I had the fun anyway. I should mention at this point that Let's Go Surfing are awesome & I strongly recommend them. The instructors were good, but as well as that, all the staff have been consistently helpful and friendly every time I've been in. They look after your stuff for you while you're hiring, they're happy to advise on conditions (even by phone, so you can check if it's worth going down there), & the couple of times I've spotted an instructor when I've been out on my own & in need of information[1], they've been happy to help. Yay for them.

The ship I will be going to Mexico on! This is the couple I met on the train through Malaysia, back in November. I am v much looking forward to the trip, although sadly I do have stuff I have to get done while I'm on board. (ah, the joys of freelancing...)

Leaving Sydney on Sunday...

Oh yes, some links:
* Tiny pigs!
* Lovelace & Babbage Vs The Economy! Pt 1, Pt 2.

[0] The packing process would have been *easier* if they made bike boxes a bit bloody bigger. e.g. big enough so that you only need to take *one* wheel off. grumble.
[1] e.g. "I've just been stung by a bluebottle[2]. If I ignore it, will my foot fall off?" Ans: no. Also "This board is seriously playing up." "That's because it's 9' and you want 8' or 8'6". Go swap it with that one that's on the beach there."
[2] On Tuesday I was at the Australian Museum & found out that bluebottles are not actually single jellyfish organisms, but collections of zooids! This was v exciting.

Comments

[mrs_leroy_brown]

So much excitement! Hooray!

How badly did the bluebottle hurt? Yeesh!

Also: the tiny pigs nearly killed me with cute. EEE!!!

[juliet]

Oh, not much at all really - just stung a bit. It just caught me a little bit, though, and they're worst when they get all wrapped around you (it's basically a jelly-fish-like head with a long string of tail, and it's the tail that has the stingy parts). But yeah, nothing like as bad as I'd expected, tbh!

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[catsgomiaow.livejournal.com]

That ship looks awesome but I'm worried that you won't have any vegematarian food! :0

[juliet]

Meg & Jeff (the ppl whose blog that is) emailed to say that they spoke to the captain & he said to email him & they'll do what they can. And I've already spoken to Hamish (shipping agent) about it, so I'm sure I'll manage. There's fruit & bread & cereal & stuff, so I won't starve!

(I am however expecting that I may be more veggie than vegan for the duration.)

[sbp.livejournal.com]

"we both fear that after three and a half weeks where the most difficult decision is how you want your eggs cooked for breakfast, we might not be able to function in the real world ever again." :-)

[bob]

the real world is overrated anyway.