Living in the big smoke

Yeah. hey.
I grabbed the place here in Bexley/Rockdale.
half a two bedroom town house. Roomate named Nathan. Pretty decent place, actually... my roomate works at the Volkswagen parts depot and does a litle horticulture on the side (not that kind) so we have a nicely planted little backyard... lots of big spiders and cockroaches here (nabbed a cockroach the size of a box of matches on my bedroom windowsill last night). been living here for a week now.
Went back to the blue mountains (my last entry rants alot about the blue mountains) this last weekend with by friend Brandon. Just went for one night... Two pretty full days of hiking. Explored Wentworth falls (valley of the waters) and Leura this time. Excellent hikes, beautiful scenery and some amazing waterfalls. One of the best parts, however, was Brandons reaction to all of this. He had never been out hiking - and I brought him mout to one of the best hiking spots I've found here. He loved it! we had a realy great time... met some people on the trails... and it was absolutely perfect weather the entire time we were out there... which is quite rare for that area.
Been really enjoying myself here in Sydney. it's a quick ride to the city... 8 minute walk to the station, 17 minute train ride to the city. It's really not bad at all... Been eating out alot... sampling some of the Sydney cusine... lots of thai. can never get ewnough thai.
Went out with Chrysi and Laura last night to an artist talk. Mike Parr. was an interesting experiance. He's a self portrait artist... and does some really messed up performance art... the art talk allowed a few little glimpses into this man...

• *a break of several days takes place here - this entry is completed and lost, the authour frustrated. Another day passes and the authour is ready for another attempt**

ok. Yeah. good times here in Sydney. Went back to the blue mountains yet again... for Chrysi's birhtday. Went to visit the Norman Lindsay Gallery near Springwood/Faulcon bridge area with Chrysi, Laura and Ness. The gallery is at his home. He passed away in the late 60's mind you... but his gallery, painting and etching studios are open to the public. His yard is also open for roaming... The yard was probably the coolest part for me... he made paths all over with statues and fountains and a swimming pool. loved the yard... His etchings of satanic nude women were pretty cool too.. hahah which makes up the majority of his work.. that and kids books and cartoons and things. This guy produced alot of artwork in his 90 years... crazy story too. Champagne, blue cheese, and calmatta olives in the woods afterward... all in all, nice pleasant day..
Aside form little blue mountains escapades.... it has just been fine dining (AKA blowing my budget), cold rock icecream, beaches, hanging out with Brandon, spending time with Chrysi... just relaxing and enjoying life here in Sydney...
Planning my jump to New Zealand here for near the end of March. I found cheap tickets to Christchurch... the only hard part is going to be tearing myself out of my comfort zone. I could live here... but I've got to keep on trekkin. It'll be nice ot be back in the forest on a daily basis... and the German and Japanese couple I met in Adelaide, Henning and Maki, have contacted me from Kiwi-land already. They're looking forward to hooking up in a few weeks. I can't wait to see them!
This weekend is Chrysi's birthday party... people coming up from Canberra, aswell as her friends here in the city. gonna be a pretty crazy weekend. Should be lots of fun.
On that note.. I've got some grocery shopping to do before things get going for tonight.
Happy St. Patricks day everybody!
oh and I updated my Photos section again. some more shots some of them with people in them! hahaha click here
oh and I think I solved the celphone dialing number issue... if anybody does need/want to call me here in Australia, my phone number is, as you would dial it, 01161 40674 3939. That is it for sure. but it'll probably be changing when I get to New Zealand, as I will likely be changing my sim.. ok. over and out