Come this weekend, it’s been a year since I moved up here. And what a year it has been! So this post is about the past twelve months.

First cab off the rank…

I met Sarah. She’s super-awesome. That’s all I can say.

 
Steph introduced me to this drink, or apparently something made with these ingredients. It’s Absolut vanilla vodka mixed with lime juice and dry ginger ale. Delicious.

Went to a Guy Sebastian concert; something I’d never, ever do when living in Melbourne.

Made friends at the locals at the weekly car meet. There’s 5 or 6 of us with Liberty’s now.

One of the few rare drunken evenings @ The Pig n’ Whistle.

New Years Eve @ Amanda’s place. The knives and blood were photoshopped in. Really.

And now, well, I just walked in the door from yet another job interview, doing front of house/reception work @ The Sebel. This other place still hasn’t called back, so I ain’t gonna waste another phone call to hear “He’s not in, can I take a message”.

So, what’s to like about Queensland, compared to Melbourne? Warmth in Winter. Less driving hassles, in this part of town anyway - Brisbane is a mess and I have no idea how people live/drive there. Road lanes just veer off for no reason, only to mysteriously meet back with the other lanes… Driving through Brisbane means if you miss your street, you have to drive around for another 73 minutes to find a way back to it… Brisbane/SE Queensland is the roundabout capital city of the world, and even worse is TRAFFIC LIGHTS on roundabouts. That’s Labor for you. It’s all about the working families, the kind who have children form gangs in the main shopping strip in the city, and look at you like you’re an easy person to be robbed/bashed.

Other than that, I can honestly say, even with a surf beach across the road, I’d see more girls in little clothing at Knox O-Zone and Chadstone than I do here on a hot Summer day. 

And I miss my Melbournite friends. Sure, I’ve made a few new ones, none comparable to Sarah though, but it’s not the same. I really can’t wait to go down and visit them, or for them to visit me.