2 weekends

Apologies for being absent from blog ... last week was a great week for me because MyMama was down and also because I had 2.5 days out of the office for illness ... beaut. The only time feeling like absolute shite is worth it is when I don't have to be at work because of it.

So ... about my weekends on either side of my less-than-crap week ... what does a twenty-something girl in her "prime" do back in her home-town, the capital of the second-largest island of the world ...

Weekend before last Mr Jimmy Barnes had the good grace to hit our shores ... probably the biggest "international act" of 2005 ... and I had the good grace to part with K150 (AUD70) for a ticket (a hefty part of my salary!!!) ... managed to rock up with my girls and we partied on after his 2 hours set (Khe San willl always sound good to me) and hit the infamous Lamana nightclub ... that was the FIRST night I have stayed out until dawn since I returned 5 months ago ... and if you know ricebag, you know that staying out until dawn used to be my religion.

Speaking of religion ... this last weekend I had the great good luck to be stuck with my family and went on Friday and Saturday night to a Crusade ... yes, Reinhard Bonnke from Germany is an evangelist and he held crusades all weekend ... you know the kind ... lots of people, lots of waving hands, lots of praying, a few miracles chucked in for good measure ... I went willingly on the Friday and when I tried to abstain on Saturday night, it was impossible ... I got "the look" from the olds which means there is no option my darling girl.

Speaking of being a darling girl beautiful MyMama heads home to Enga today after spending last week here. The reason I have been remiss on the website is because she has been keeping me busy with a few infrequent stresses over some property (possibly buying) and also because she is a bit of a fuddy duddy and I have learnt to let things be her way (oh maturity is such a wonderful thing). She took me shopping all Saturday which was great although I somehoe paid for all the fuel, lunch and purchases - go figure. The great thing about making almost no money is that I don;t care if I spend it all - not able to save, not wrth saving ... so for the first time in my life I am working and not hardly saving - feels very very decadent - and wrong - simple economics will tell you that without savings you cannot advance your economic position - and mine is now one of RELIANCE on my family after a decade of independence since leaving school. Hopefully all of that will change ...

Have been spending some serious time comptemplating the near future. Every day the good angel and the naughty one are doing battle over my career ... we shall see what unfolds.

So thats my update for now ... I know you think I lead an incredibly exciting high-octane existence so I just wanted to dispell some of those rumours. Its all getting a bit sad when Jimmy Barnes and Reinhard Bonnke become the highlights of a social calender. Yikes.