Dear blog family We've arrived at the 10 day countdown to when the insanity of FollowMeToNYC all began. That's right everyone, in ten days I'll hit 365 consecutive posts. There have been words, there has been laughter, a couple of tears, an angry gaggle of people I love with many 'do you seriously have to do that "thing" today?s' and many other fun and yummy bits on the in between. And it has all been madly fabulous. Surely you don't think I'm...
As a Writer, no where has opportunities like New York City... in my humble opinion. And no place else has New Yorkers... Watching the sunrise in Queens a few days back, one of my favorite people and I were discussing New Yorkers. He made me laugh saying something like 'We're the only "-ers", New Yorkers... You don't have Los Angeles-ers or Chicago-ers.' I chimed in with 'Same in Australia, no Melbourne-ers... Sydney tries to have...
The novelty of being able to escape to my parents' crib in the forest to rework my words and adjust how my head is screwed on, any time at my leisure, makes me very happy. I spent seven years with a 10 000 mile gap. Ninety minutes travel these days ain't nothin. I met someone from Turkey yesterday and we discussed what it's like when you leave your entire family for a whole new country on your own. It's one of those topics where, when you find...
I have been so off my face with jobs and books and running and ranting I didn't even notice my 300th post straight come and go! Usually I make note when I flip a hundred... like here and here ... It is unbelievable to me that I am literally writing you all from New York City, considering that when I started FollowMeToNYC I was sitting at a wooden table in Australia sobbing over my laptop saying, 'This is bullshit. I have to get back to New York,...
I'm here I'm HERE!!! And FYI... totally NFA... Not fucking around. NEW YORK CITY!!! After a very long flight that involved sitting next to a Scientologist bikey from Western Australia who ended up giving me a koala in parting (long story...) I made it! I literally danced out of JFK airport to an 8pm greeting of daylight savings (which Queensland, AUS still refuses to invent) and the embrace of a balmy atmosphere filled with rattling subway...