post-scriptum: Death of all things, Vietnamese, and shenanigans
This week has been pretty damn awesome. Two of my oldest friends were in Auckland for the weekend – one of them, Linley, all the way from Oregon! Linley, Shane (3rd and 4th from left in pic) have known each other since high school days. We spent our days eating delicious food (I’ve never had Vietnamese before. DAYUM is it good), catching up on everything we’d missed, laughing a ton, partying with friends old and new, planting potatoes, eating some more (mmmm, roast lamb) and generally getting into mischief. It’s awesome to go months or years without seeing someone and then, when they land in town, for things to feel as though they never left.
This pic is taken by the resident photographer at Ding Dong Lounge, this hopeless rock/metal bar in Auckland we occasionally frequent (some of us more than others). I say hopeless because you’re more likely to end up listening to a night of emo and nu metal than any legit rock’n’roll, but the people who hang there are pretty rad, so that (nearly) makes up for it.
In my ears: The new Beastwars album, The Death of All Things. Holy shit. Put down whatever you’re doing and GO LISTEN TO IT NOW. How these guys aren’t yet selling out the main stages of festivals across the world I don’t know.
Reading: My neighbour gave us a couple of big boxes of books. Inside were some real gems, including Casual Vacancy, the book J K Rowling wrote after she finished the Harry Potter series. I’m about halfway through, and I LOVE it. She headhops between characters, which I find a little distracting, but I’m seeing why she’s very deliberately chosen to do that. It’s … wow. It’s a pretty good book.
Writing: Argh, I’m hopping around between projects so much at the moment. I’m waiting for Reaper to come back from my editor, and working on an urban fantasy book, the third Witches book, a re-release of my gothic wedding planner book, and a couple of other things. For more details about my writing, hop over to my Patreon page!
On the farm: THE EXTERIOR OF OUR HOUSE IS FINISHED. This is a huge milestone. The place is now (mostly) watertight. It’s taken every cent we have to get this far, but we’re pretty stoked with the result. Now to get saving so I can afford some indoor plumbing!
Also, my recalcitrant chickens have started laying again. I’ve had three eggs this week. Here’s hoping they stay on it, I’d rather have layers than layabouts.
Loving: New package arrived from Black Milk Clothing – Invocation Midi skirt and some Ouija-board leggings. I am not remotely obsessed. AT ALL \m/ My husband – he’s pretty awesome \m/ VIETNAMESE FOOD. Give me all the noms. \m/ feeling mad good about my low/no-sugar conversion (more about this next week). I can’t believe how much energy I have and how good I feel \m/ cheating on my sugar free diet at the Chocolate Boutique. \m/ Star Trek Voyager – we are on the last season now and I am obsessed. Love all the characters so much, I hope some of them make an appearance in the new series being developed \m/ The fact that the new Gilmore Girls series will be out late this year, and I think new Sherlock as well \m/ Discovering gin, soda water, and lemon – a good sugar free alternative drink so I don’t have to always drink Scotch. \m/ Plotting menus for another epic dinner party. When will I ever learn? \m/ interesting discussions at work \m/ Seeing my family again, even if it was for a very sad reason (my Granddad’s funeral). \m/ Making tough decisions about the future.
So that’s my week, what about yours?
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