It’s been two and a half months. Despite the distance (Canberra - Sydney), we’ve seen each other almost every weekend. We’ve had many intense discussions about major issues. We communicate a lot. We’ve had arguments and disagreements. We’ve made up. We’re comfortable in each other’s company.

OMG! We’re in a budding relationship….!

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He makes me laugh. He annoys me. He teases me. He frustrates me. He stirs me in more ways than one.

I know that he loves me.

But I am apprehensive…

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I read this somewhere: 

sex is more than getting off and blowjobs in the park. it is about getting inside the other guy’s head, even if only for the moments of the act itself.

Posted on April 30th, 2006 by jl
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You know you’ve lived in Australia for too long when you start using words like:

• arvo instead of afternoon (as in “let’s have coffee this arvo”);
• crook instead of ill or unwell (as in “I feel crook”);
• pash instead of (passionate) kiss(ing) (as in “Come, give me a pash” or “That was a great pash”);
• root instead of fuck (as in “Let’s have a root” or “He’s a great root”);
• sunnies instead of sunglasses;
• mate;
• and meh (said with a drawn out “e”) instead of no.

Posted on April 19th, 2006 by jl
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Summer is well and truly over in Canberra.

The temperature fell to minus-1C three nights ago. The leaves are turning brown. My summer tan is fading. And daylight savings ended over the weekend.

Although the temperature rises to the low-20s in the day, there is nevertheless a distinct nip in the air, particularly with the windchill factor. However, as this is Australia, the sun is (almost) always shining and we can still sit outside sipping a coffee. But I’ve put away my thongs (as in footwear) and brought out my sweaters. I even felt the need to wear a beanie a few nights ago.

As a student, autumn has always signalled the time to hunker down and study. As the days become shorter and the weather becomes colder, the idea of locking myself up at home and sitting down with lots of reading material become more appealing.

So summer is over and so has the intellectual holiday that I’ve taken (liberally, I might add) over the last six weeks. Its time to hunker own and work!

Posted on April 5th, 2006 by jl
Filed under: Life!, work | No Comments »