Well, I have approximately 20 minutes left on my lunch break at work, and it's been nearly a year and a half since I last journalled here on DeviantArt. It's probably been about that long since I last posted anything, too.

A year and a half and so much has changed. I returned from Canada a year and a half ago with the intention of returning three months later. But, I didn't want to go, I met a boy, and well, the rest is history.

I am now living in Auckland with my partner Sam of a year and 3 months. We live together in the Central City with his younger brother and his brother's friend. Oh joy, I am living with three boys. We also have an adopted cat who seesm to have taken up residence in our house since we moved in four weeks ago. Daniel has named him Mr Balls, but I don't like that name myself. He's the funniest cat - last night all four of us sat and pissed ourselves laughing while he climed our wire clothes rack (broken and seperated in many places) and proceeded to bat off every last clothes peg - no matter how far the thing bent or threatened to fall over.

I am the University of Auckland doing a double major in English and Media Studies. Media studies is proving to be a bit tedious and hideously boring, but I think my chances of succeeding as a journalist are better with it than without it. Two more years to go and then I have a piece of paper that says I can work hard and learn new things. Then what? Who knows.

I want to take Sam to Canada to show him where I grew up and to take him to my family's land in Sundre, Alberta. Maybe I'll do that after I graduate as I don't really want to be camping in the middle of a Canadian winter, regardless of how pretty it is.

I'm finished university for the year in just over a month's time. During the holiday I intend to get a tan, go to the beach to get a tan, work lots and get a tan when I'm not working. I am also planning two trips to Wellington - one over Christmas and one in February, as well a trip to Dunedin in February with Sam to attend his extended family's 'Gathering' - a great big Scottish affair. I'd wear my family tartan, but I don't look good dressed as a bumble bee.

Anyways, I think that serves as a pretty good update for now. It took me long enough...

Peace out. \\//