hello.

todays entry shall be named "today i have a cold".

why? because (duhnduhnduhnnn) today i have a cold. sad but true. not a bad cold mind you, but bad enough to make me want to wear my bathrobe over my clothes for extra warmth and comfort.

i love my bathrobe. rachel and i were given them as christmas presents years ago... fluffy and white and made of thick towelling. its an item of clothing i wear every single day when im at home, and the only item of clothing i cant take with me overseas because it would take up half my suitcase! so its lucky i didnt have a cold when i was overseas or i would have felt decidedly homesick for my robe.

auckland continues to impress me with its "four seasons in one day" attitude. lets take today for example. there i am, lying on my bed, and i look out my window and its raining and grey as far as my window lets me see. then i happen to glance up and look out my skylight above me - and its all bright blue sky. an interesting phenomena indeed.

the job hunt has so far been unsuccessful. i suppose its a bit tricky when i only want to have work until the end of the year. so ive decided to try going through a temp agency. that way i can get contract and temporary work instead of trying to get a fulltime permanent position - that i know i will have to leave. so tomorrow im having an interview and doing some tests (word and excel) for an agency. then hopefully they can find me work. this is the plan. hopefully i wont have to blow my nose too many times during the typing test as this will slow me down. heh heh.

its odd being home and having some of my closest friends scattered across the globe instead of on the same street as me, like when i was a kid... naomi is in london, frank is in turkey, sandra and eric are in ottawa, karin is in peru, benn is in melbourne, brenda is in nelson, stella and aashish are in wellington... and i miss you guys a lot! but i am going to make a huge statement that i plan to see all of you at some point within the next two years.

have run out of tissues so must go in search of another box. from stephens room perhaps. heh heh heh.

in retrospect i suppose this entry should in fact be called "today i have a cold and other stories".