So, I spent yesterday in my swimwear despite being very far from any semblance of ocean, & rather in my room - which is incidentally made of carpet & furniture, not water! Of what relevance this fact is to some acknowledgment of the new year, there is none!

But ah, happy belated new year, kidlets!

I quit the bakery.
That's right, I threw in the proverbial crumb-stained towel after almost five years. For all the frustration & exhaustion I may have incurred from the place, for all the bitching & whining I did about the rude & the stupid, I can't say that I didn't enjoy my time there. I worked with some ass-kickingly memorable people - who I now have the privilege of calling dear friends - & even grew fond of some of my regular customers. I think, though, that the timing was appropriate for this change.

HELLO TWO THOUSAND & NINE. I welcome you with arms as wide as my wit is lacking!

I'm looking forward to a fat case of personal growth this year, plus the fruition of creative pursuits. Dad's & my business will go underway, a business of which I will not reveal the name, just in case any of you sneaky fiends decide to steal it & register it's web domain! (Sorry internet, it's not that I don't trust you, it's just that I really don't trust you...) But in time, things will be revealed. Much like time will reveal the sagging of Madonna's breasts!

Musically wise, the talented Mattkin & I plan on haunting some venues very soon, WATCH THIS SPACE. Academic wise, I still have my last year of uni to attend to, but I have every intention of filling my creativity quota this year! My cup will runneth over, I say!

OH, I am heading to the homeland (again!) on the twenty-seventh of January. I told Leslie (creative director at my work, & essentially my boss) of these plans of mine, & his response was:

"Bring back some chili bananas and you'll get a raise, and quit uni for god's sakes! Haven't you worked out that we'll give you a full-time position straight away!"

SQUEEEEEEE. Perhaps this means they like me?! :D

Anyway, bring it on 2009! These feet can't wait to touch your pavements.

& just because I am the visual sort, I will not leave this post without happy snaps of nye:






Goodnight!
Ze next blog will probably be from Tasmania, mmkay!

//EDIT: I keep forgetting to do this, but after every post, I want to personally thank all of you for your meaningful responses. Please accept my collective thank you - I am always appreciative of the kind words that come my way. Especially for my last rant about the pursuit of creativity - thank you infinitely, you all know who you are.

Posted in: on Monday, January 5, 2009 at at 7:37 PM