Ok, this is a bit of a scandal. I haven't written in almost two months.
Shock.
Surely that's not how a blogger is meant to roll? A proper blogger is meant to update once a week with witty and/or brilliant observations about life and all its etceteras. A blogger isn't meant to let exams or other trivial pursuits get in the way of a good post. Right? Right. I am now a prime example of a Lazy Blogger.
So, after all this time, what have I got for you today? Mostly nothing, because I do live Somewhere Boring, as you will doubtless remember.
Hah. That's where we're both wrong. I may live somewhere boring for 80% of the year, but for the next two and a half months I am living in the sun-buttered and wholly magnificent city of Perth, Western Australia. I'm working. I'm typing on my new Apple Mac (shiny). And I'm not living up to my blog name because Perth may be quiet and it may be in its own blissful winter, but it is certainly not boring, this shimmering patch thousands of miles away from the crummy reserves of Ireland's east coast. Oh, yes. Australia is so far away from all that boring college nonsense.
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| where I live now... well, for the next 2 months |
However. Before I lose the run of myself in these perpetually sunlit flatlands. I have to remind myself that I have a great, fire-like capacity for being bored. I can be bored almost anywhere. So while I am sitting here watching highlights of the French Open (it's on too late here, I can't deal with that) and skimming away on my new comp, I'm starting to realise that boredom could possibly creep in one of these days.
I am thousands of miles away from the original Boring Somewhere.
I am staring out a winter that averages at around 24 degrees centigrade. But at half three in the afternoon there's still not much on television, there's still much comfort food to be found in the fridge, and nothing can quite cover up the fact that I've finished the only book I brought with me (not such a great idea, in hindsight).
So, yes, boredom will knock at the door and be let in, inevitably. Must find ways to fight it off. Until then, don't despair, readers of the Boring blog. I'll still get bored, especially now that my exams are over, things that prove you can be both bored and bogged down all at the same time. Next post (I'm planning already!), seeing as this one was just a welcome-back update (you're welcome) will be All About Exams and their finicky ins and outs. It's summer, it's Australia, it's damn warm and jumper-cold at night. It's new, it's different, and it's still time to discuss examinations even though the clouds aren't quite filling the skies even in the misty fields of Ireland.
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| goodnight Dublin |
Here comes a list of ...
What I've Discovered About Winter Summers
1. Always have an electric blanket handy
2. It can be warm during the day AND cold at night! Who knew? Probably my old geography teacher, actually
3. iwastesomuchtime.com can be a real lifesaver for those cold winter nights when the only thing on TV is some tennis chap ranked 500 in the world
4. It gets dark at a quarter to six. Boo
5. ... Note to self, do not wear knitted jumper while sitting on electric blanket.
Bon Blog! No, really.
