Sunday, October 29, 2006

Que parle

ciao a tutti,

This may be just a monologue as it's been so long since i've put anything meaningful on here (although the marathon I mentioned did certainly make me grow a pair), i'll try and bust out some more verbosity.

i've been in milan for the last six or seven months working with a customer here, but i've finished with them now and am working over in Athens till I head home for xmas. milan is still a pretty ace place, so i expect to be coming back every weekend or three for a sniff around. There's helicopter flying, people to see, squash to play and a place of my own to do the usual itinerant-based clothes washing.

i'm heading back to New Zealand on the 6th of December and hanging there until the 6th or so of January and coming back via Melbourne to visit Ash. I'm sure the stories i have to tell about europe might kick his black arse in to gear and start the emigration to London. Lots of plans in NZ: Kerikeri to see whanau, Teong's wedding in auckland (and Wendys), Queenstown for NY and Wellington. Not sure when I'll be in Wellington and if it'll be split over a couple of weeks (probably will be cause the 11-15 Dec. will be ball-busting stuff getting the manuscript 4 book ready and i need to use the office in WN). the final (i.e. what you guys see in print) goes to the publisher on the 15th of December...no more date-wangles.

speaking of which, i'd better get started on some writing tonight. mi dio!

Friday, October 06, 2006

Marathon

Wish me luck for the Milan marathon this Sunday. Mamma mia!