delinquency on my reports! i'll do best to catch you up to speed... in a nutshell, i'm trying my best fo enjoy my moments, but the harsh reality is that its raining terribly and i'm ready to come home. i'm more of a homebody than i'd like to admit and the romance of travel has worn thin.

3/27
i attempted to surprise simon at the pub he wanted me to join he and his friends at, but i was unable to locate it. i'd planned on staying on the island until the last ferry out, but hordes of kids and too strong sunshine drove me out early, plus wanting to meet another one of simons friends i've been hearing about. but the heat and my heavy pack once i got to perth kept me from feeling adventurous. it worked out in the end, as i headed home and had time to sort out my belongings for my journey east. simon got home and helped put finishing touches on the clock i am making (until i get home. its travel-savy now) he wasnt feeling up to buddhist speech, so in true friend fashion, he did his thing and i accompanined a friend of his to meditation.

2/28
my last day in perth was beautifully spent. i slept in, simon took me to brunch at the cafe by the beach, and we spent a couple of hours sunbathing before he dropped me home so he could get stuff for tonight's picnic. he didnt get in his afternoon nap,though. napping, by the way, is an acquired tast and takes a bit of a knack to accomplish. i occassionally "allow" mysselt on a weekend or a holiday, but he does it daily! its impressive. its so decadent, but if you feel the urge, do give in to it! you deserve it! after all,its free! arent you worth the indulgence? i think so. :) simon said it was my last night in town so i got to pick the activity and i chose picnicing in kings park like the locals do. come to find out, three people bailed (or as simon calls it piked) and so we had plenty of food for the 3 of us left. understandably he was disappointed. i know firsthand what its liek to organize things and have people decide not to show up. i didnt try to coddle him, i recognized his disappointment and then tried to focus on the positive. personally, the key friend id met was still showing so i wasnt bothered. jacquis presences made the night complete. we joined the other thousands (okay, maybe several hundreds?) of people and then at 8:30pm, the "hour of power" happened. we were expecting a dramatic show of the city turn to darkness, but its was a gradual outage,and only the skyline participated. it was supposedly a worldwide event. did it happen at home? i was thinking if it did, it would be aout 5:30 am your time so that wouldnt do much good to have an outage then! mabye it was saturday night wherever you are. afterwards we went to jacqui's for drinks and stimulating conversation (spiritual). there was no biking in the wee hours of the morning, and no fighting city dwellers for a spot on the dance floor. it was a great night, celebrated true to katy.