Me used to be angry young man...

[paddyfloyd]

So after eons, I'm back. It might be that I'm in Perth and there isn't really anything to do here but eat, drink, sleep, drink, and go to school, but I like to think it's because I've settled in a bit more. I feel like writing, which is a good sign. I played guitar today for about an hour, which is also another good sign. Haven't played that long in a long time, though not as long a time as I haven't written here. I'm pretty excited about Thanksgiving weekend. Time with family, friends, loads of food. Too bad it's only four days. My weekends when I go home are so jam packed. I never have time to do all the things I want to do, with all the people I want to see. It's better than nothing though. I'm catching up in school, finally, and feeling better about being here. Have a few new mates who are cool (obviously if I like them they're cool) and that helps a lot. Last week was not really a good one, but I took it in stride. Got into a pretty big car accident, but no one was hurt, thank fuck. Sarah and I 'officially' stopped dating, though it was a mute (pronounced 'moot') point. Sarah is a real cool chick and I'm stoked we could remain friends. Also, I had an actual girlfriend for all of about four days. If anyone can beat that, let me know. Otherwise I'm gonna call Guinness. That came as a surprise but we do what we have to. Being single again is fun but kind of limited in Perth. Heh heh. I'm looking forward to my 26th birthday. It's on a Monday this year but the weekend before and after will be a merry time. On the day, at school we'll be making lime by burning limestone for 48 hours straight. We're doing it in shifts; we have to keep the fire going the whole time, and there's going to be hot dogs, beers and a guitar or two. Should be a blast. Then it's Fiona's birthday, and then it's Sarah's birthday. Late October is pretty chalk full of great people who were born around then. THEN it's Halloween. Not quite sure what's going on for that, but then again I'm not sure what's going on tonight either. One day at a time as I say. No more hiding me head in the sand though. I've been given the word and I've finally heard and I'm doing the best that I can. Thanks John, and Paul.

Cheers,

Markus.