I found out last night that I won’t be moving into the house in Island Bay afterall. Last week I’d had a chat with the girl whose room I was to sublet, and she had told me that she was worried I was too high energy (?) for the flat, that they were really chill, and had previously turned someone else down. She had said that while she was keen to have me take her spot, it would be up to the others. While I was admittedly bruised by this, …

I’m back in Auckland now but last week I spent several days in Island Bay, a suburb of Wellington on the Cook Strait. This photo is was taken about five minutes from the house that I will most likely be subletting a room from. It’s pretty much a done deal, although I am waiting to hear back from the people I stayed with just to know for certain. It’s a far cry from the noisiness of Grey Lynn, where Im currently living.
Ive always said that I hated the suburbs, and …

I’ve been in Wellington for the last four days, scoping out the job situation mostly (and praying to god that I find something), but also to meet my future flatmates and make sure we all get on. So far so good. And while I havent got a job lined up, Ive a very good prospect that should land me six months of work. Hallelujah.
I head back up to Auckland tomorrow morning, and in the middle of a cyclone, no less. Im told it will just be super windy and …

It’s 8am on Saturday morning and I am wide awake, unable to sleep. I’ve been waiting for weeks to receive a much needed cheque for work that I completed in December and had been assured from the advertising agency that I did the work for, that it would be deposited into my bank account on Thursday.
Thursday came and went, no money. I tried to contact them, no reply. Friday, yesterday, was Waitangi Day and so a public holiday. I think they cut out early on Thursday to make it an …