Shenanigans on the relatively low lakes
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Originally uploaded by antaeus_of_sorts. OK, I'm aware we've just had a 'new year', but I'm pointedly not acknowledging it because it's all a bunch of arbitrariness that i didn't have anything to do with. So everyone can have a happy 5th of January instead! Or more importantly, happy 9th of January cos it's me anniversary of uterine expulsion, 25 years since the day I was set loose upon the world (Rachel did it so I thought I'd copy). If you really love me you'll be considering presents i suppose :P However, I can take care of the little wishlist I've scrounged up - if you wanted to go to Oxfam Unwrapped ( www.oxfamunwrapped.com.au ) and fork out for something more worldly on my behalf (dish out some seeds for only $10!) I would feel quite special :)
I've finally put up the piccies ( http://new.photos.yahoo.com/antaeus_of_sorts ) from November's houseboat week on Myall Lakes with the fearless crew: Lil, Vesna, Mahalia, Rowdy, Monica, Josh and Andrea. 'Twas a grand week to be sure - midnight skinny dipping, crazy dancing in a storm, the inevitable truth and dare (double dare, promise, kiss and torture), the drinking games, the redemptive exercise drills under blazing sun, snuggling up in the reading nook, the arts and crafts arvo and all our little forays and adventures. We kept ourselves well entertained and fed, but more improtantly I got to know (and invent!) some great people I'm lucky enough to call friends. I'm planning on hunting them down soon after I hit Sydney tomorrow.
I'm kinda feeling overwhelmed in regards to my plans for the year, with so many possibilities and opportunities opening up before me. Even just in terms of travel - I want to get out there and see all the great things people are doing all over the world and across Australia, but I'm also keen to sink my teeth into some projects back home. I'd still love to be able to go to Cuba and see how they've adapted to their peak oil situation, and it would be awesome to be a part of the International Permaculture Convergence in Brazil in May, but time and money again......
There'll be time to sort it out. After two weeks house-sitting for Carla, being 'supreme farm manager' in the wilds of Lismore, I'm lookin forward to a little socialisation spell with me peeps.