July 2007: Naughty Little Face

Long time no see – you’re looking well – is that a new blouse?!

So if you hadn’t noticed I’ve been away for the past year (yes it’s really been a whole 12 months).

The past year has been absolutely brilliant – I spent 3 months in the UK, then Ted (who I met soon after I first arrived in olde Auckland, nearly 4 years ago) decided that she had had enough of New Zealand’s esoteric visa system and was going back to Sarrf Landan (South London if you reside outside the M25 orbital) and we decided to do a last travel mission together. We went to Fiji (very, very nearly missed the flight) just before the none-violent coup (which was nice), travelled around the New Zealand north island before Christmas, back in olde Auckland town for Christmas, and flew down to the south island on a hang-over the day after the Summadayze event (see picture attached of her naughty little face). Ted went back to the UK in February and I stayed at Rob’s in olde Auckland town (he is a good’un) until I found this job in Wellington village, and here we are with a new journal, a new beginning, all trussed up in a new town. There are two decent clubs in Wellington village, a homeless guy and only 163,824 people in the central business district – it’s all kicking off!! I fancied a change from olde Auckland towne as I’d hit my 2-3 year attention span – at which point I usually decide I’ve had enough, ready for a change of scene, that sort of thing and then set about moving to a new city, making new friends, finding a new job and set up sticks, then finally getting bored, thinking if I move away then I’ll find more fun somewhere … silly really …

I had quite an unpleasant Gummi Berry Juice experience in March – some people were on something other than Gummi Berry Juice doing some very random things which I couldn’t comprehend at the time, I missed Ted and felt down, and I seemed to be doing the same thing (again) at the same place (again) – anyhow, I didn’t have a good time. I’m not blaming the Gummi Berry Juice (never blame the Gummi Berry Juice) – I was in the wrong place with the wrong frame of mind – a ticket to a bad night. So I got an incy wincy bit righteous and decided to ‘just say no’ to the whole Gummi Berry Juice for a few months. I managed about 2.5 months of complete sobriety with nothing stronger than Chewits passing my lips. Then little by little it began to creep back in – I just enjoy it too much!! During the period of sobriety there were certain points when I got really, really bored, then went fully in the opposite direction and got really, really righteous about how it was the right thing to do!! Anyhow, you’re lucky you didn’t get an email from that period – I would have been like one of those irritating ex-smokers who won’t let you enjoy a fag in peace!!

Anyhow, that’s where I’m up to – how are you? What have you been up to for the past 12 months?!

Take care,
Tomo.x

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