well hello there stranger. how's things going? yeah, pretty good. been busy. oh you know, the usual. moved house, changed job, lost 20 kg using the jenny craig diet. oh wait, that didn't happen. the rest is a fairly accurate description of what i've been doing since, umm, august? has it been that long? well i now live in a place called epping, which is on the northern line of sydney, still kinda close to hornsby but edging ever closer to the city. ive been here for a few months and hopefully will hang around a few more then try to make the move before i have to think about the potential of uni. i'm still shackled to borders. i think it must be what it's like when you know you're on the verge of a divorce but you're holding it together for the kids. or in my case, the money. i've never been divorced but maybe it's something along those lines. fortunately they've moved me to the city store now. the move from hornsby has helped my tolerance of the work tremendously. it's nice just being in there, you sort of feel like you are part of the thing, rather than trolling around in some generic suburb. having said that, we do still troll around hornsby sometimes, mainly at the pub, or karaoke. usually the occasion is a borders farewell. everyone is leaving. i have one tonight, and i've been to one every week for the last month i think. lots of peeps are going overseas. us, canada, uk, europe. i kind of like it here for now. still so much potential.