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Happiness
I'm still feeling a little overwhelmed by this year, but I'm really enjoying being home and Getting Things [...] Done.
Some things:
* Seeing people! I still haven't caught up with family, or lots of the lovely people I would like to see, but I have at least seen N and K and a variety of other initials. Yesterday I saw the Think Tank, which involved a lot of hanging out with Tiny People on the beach. Tiny People are adorable, but also kind of gross - sand is not a food group.
* Getting places on my own steam: on Sunday I cycled home from J's, and also to Subi markets and back. Yesterday I cycled to Cottesloe beach and back. I love my bicycle, and how independent it makes me feel.
* Cooking: I missed vegetables a lot while I was away. It felt good to get a whole heap from the markets on Sunday, and since then I've been cooking for people as much as possible. I made a stir-fry on Sunday night, and yesterday morning I made a big hippy rice salad to take to the beach. Last night I made some vegetarian cottage pie. I am so very excited about all of these things.
* I have been reading about baobabs, and vikings.
* Pottering around the garden: weeding and watering and sweeping and tending to my compost.
* J gave me his old ipod, which had stopped following instructions. I put rockbox on it, and now it is a pleasant way to listen to my podcasts. I've also been fiddling around with my XO, and am rather pleased that I can now listen to lastfm on it.
Some things:
* Seeing people! I still haven't caught up with family, or lots of the lovely people I would like to see, but I have at least seen N and K and a variety of other initials. Yesterday I saw the Think Tank, which involved a lot of hanging out with Tiny People on the beach. Tiny People are adorable, but also kind of gross - sand is not a food group.
* Getting places on my own steam: on Sunday I cycled home from J's, and also to Subi markets and back. Yesterday I cycled to Cottesloe beach and back. I love my bicycle, and how independent it makes me feel.
* Cooking: I missed vegetables a lot while I was away. It felt good to get a whole heap from the markets on Sunday, and since then I've been cooking for people as much as possible. I made a stir-fry on Sunday night, and yesterday morning I made a big hippy rice salad to take to the beach. Last night I made some vegetarian cottage pie. I am so very excited about all of these things.
* I have been reading about baobabs, and vikings.
* Pottering around the garden: weeding and watering and sweeping and tending to my compost.
* J gave me his old ipod, which had stopped following instructions. I put rockbox on it, and now it is a pleasant way to listen to my podcasts. I've also been fiddling around with my XO, and am rather pleased that I can now listen to lastfm on it.
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Also, I am glad you got back safely despite the travel dramas! I have read your chapter and when I get a break from my research doom times will write some comments for you, but it all read well and I enjoyed it very much (which is more than I can say for some articles I've been reading recently)!
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Good luck with your researchy-doom - I'm sure that it will be productive.
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An early 2005 iPod might be a supported model...? I can report than a $20-$30 Sansa c240 from DSE is Rockbox'ing quite nicely with an optional 8GB microSD card. (though my card is quite slow)
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The big 750-year old is at the Forrest car park, the Two Rivers Lookout, just off the big Fraser Avenue roundabout.
http://maps.google.com.au/maps?q=-31.9623,115.841%20(Big%20Boab)&z=18
It seems alive and well, with new shoots! It has a number of younger friends nearby of a more huggable size.
Further up, in a section of gardens with other plants from the north-west, are three more:
http://maps.google.com.au/maps?q=-31.9666,115.8377%20(Boabs)&z=18
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