End of summer

Listening to: [ Crowded House - Fall At Your Feet ]

Well it is when i think about it... summer officially ends as soon as my foot steps outside my car and i walk past the den and into the crappy Menzies building (it's still sinking.. apparently the scaffolding is already up repairing the piece of shit)

I think i've had a pretty good holidays.

It's been about a week since i've come back from Anglesea... it was definately worth it!
At first i was really hesitant because everyone was a couple except me, and no one likes being a third wheel let along the ninth.

For some reasons, these trips usually have a chain of bad luck in particular the final moments right before you set off.
My car was packed, ready, oil checked, tyre pressure okayed and the battery clamp falls off right at the last minute.

i mean, WTF?!

The battery came loose and it somehow discharged itself which busted a fuse. No problem, we had a spare fuse and bolt for the clamp but the fuses were different!!!

I was really glad that this didn't seem to affect anyone elses spirits except mine because naturally i was furious with my car. We hauled ass and crammed into Rodney's 'tuff as nails' Forerunner and sang all the way into Anglesea.

Before i go on i should probably describe the people on the trip...

Rodney is a happy go lucky mauritian who loves cars. His fiance; Ana is his yang who always corrects him and the pair is inseperable. couple number two is Christian and Amanda... Christian is a cool headed bloke who went to the scouts and knew how to tie this kick ass knot to tow my shitty sprinter home... Amanda is his lovely girlfriend who is very chilled back... but i guess i can't really say much cuz everyone was laid back and cool :)

Finally, Gracie one of my closest friends, my confidant, my default wife and her boyfriend Hugh. Hugh looks like Zach Braff ( i swear it!) and always smiles like nothing could ever get him down... awesome guy.

took us forever to find the house because the bin they left out on the front was the wrong number... as a token of my appreciation i kicked the living shit out of the bin when we all parked. Christian and Rodders got wasted and i sang them both a serenade into the wee hours into the morning with manda and ana. Grace, the party pooper went to bed (as well as hugh...)

The first night i was entertained by drunken men pretending to be break dancers, jamaicans, rastafarians, indiians and of course; Maruis. Manda and Ana wasn't pleased when the boys did the Hakka at 4am and stomped the house in a riot but i thought it was terrific... what they didn't know was... i had recorded their little drunk talk session :)

Next morning i woke to the arrival of two house housemates... The Huxinator and his girlfriend. Though his girlfriend was quiet and shy.... Hux was not. He's the funniest turk and he's just full of life :)

We went to the beaches for the next two day... i skimmed boarded and rode some waves... i loved every minute of it. I even found three little pippies... but they died when i put them in the fridge :(

Apparently, Grace has booked in another holiday house on labour dya weekends... i can't wait to be honest!!!

Back to reality... i've re-enrolled this semester with 3 subjects (i dont know if i can even manage through them.... advanced business finance with tax law... ouch!)

Chalkboard is great, we're pretty damn close to released on the scheduled month of march... completing volume 1 will be a big achievement with Vito working for days on end without a break just so we can do this. The half completed works look incredibly impressive. I've had the easy task of thumbnailing the small panels (volume 1 was fully completed tonight and 50% remains for volume 2 as i write).

Band stuff has hit a slight snag because it's getting incredibly difficult for all the band members to find time to practise.
Mike (lead guitarist) works everyday and if often tired and worn... but he can shred like anything though.
Chris also works, has commitments like gf and family... i love his bass riffs but if i ask for his opinion... he's just too nice and always says it's good... hahaha
Sasha, drummer and song writer has gone back to school and i think she's looking for a job. She's always in her own world ALL the time and it's really hard to get her attention!!! But she's funny as hell and i love the way she laughs.

Phew!!!

Right now? i'm probably going to complete a couple more thumbnaisl for vol 2 and have a cigarette.

-Jay

Shoutouts: Kev (phrostbyte) for putting a roof over my head when i needed one the most, Helen for eating about 15 dumplings, Chow... for calling me a faggot and fixing my ride, Huxinator>> never above you, never below you... always next to you bro. Cheers!