It has been an eventful and boring couple of weeks at the same time:
Unemployment = boring
Parties = eventful
Budgeting = boring
Getting your house robbed = eventful
Employment = boring
Frisbee = eventful
I guess I should probably start with the robbery… my most interesting topic. Sadly while at Frisbee last Monday night our house got broken into and my laptop and camera were stolen… no I did not back up my photos. While they are just things I have to say I am horribly sadden by my loss of photos and 70 DAYS worth of iTunes purchased music… (yes, I am aware that I have an addiction… this may have cured it). To deal with this loss, my flat mates and several other individuals drank… significant portions of alcohol…until 5:30am… it was a good way to ‘celebrate’ being robbed… what else can you do?!?
On a brighter note, after only a week and two days of unemployment I am now employed doing billing for an electric company… the job should last until I head home, it’s full time, in the CBD and pays okay. Due to my current employment status I have decided to return to Brisbane for a two day Frisbee training camp at the end of June… I am pretty excited about this, not going to lie. Not only do I get to meet up with Foxy and my friends in Brisbane but also I think the camp is going to be sweet! On another note, I am playing with two really great teams in Div 1 and 2 and defiantly think that I will get much better before heading home.
Current date to head home is beginning of August… this may get pushed… I hate making decisions. It is going to be ridiculously hard to leave Melbourne. Last date I can move my flight to is September 1st.
My social life is pretty full on; I don’t feel like I have any down time. This will probably change once Kat and Maria move on to Perth. I think there has been a Frisbee party or get-together ever weekend since Nats… hence why ultimate Frisbee is sometimes called cultimate here…
My upcoming plans are pretty nonexistent. I will stay in Melbourne, work, save some money to pay for Brisbane and visiting Alice springs and Ayres rock before heading back to North America. Once arriving in North America…who knows… I only have a flight to L.A.
Sunday, May 24, 2009
Monday, May 11, 2009
West Coast
Post tournament I spent four days in and around Perth, exploring the sights of one of the most isolated cities in the world. Compared to Melbourne it is a pretty small and quite city but great for a visit. I couldn’t really see staying there for any length of time, I think if I stayed any longer I would have had to do some camping and touring around the coast.
My four days consisted of doing a walking tour around Perth, visiting the Valley of the Giants and climbing a 60m tree, biking around Rottnest Island and visiting Fremantle. The highlight by far was Rottnest Island. Jess and I biked over 25km around the island, took in the sights, got to pet a Quakka and go snorkeling. The beaches were beautiful and it was just really nice to do something different. I think it has been about ten years or more since I used a peddle bike, highly enjoyable.
The tree top walk was a lot of hype but wasn’t anything really amazing. I also did it in an all day tour, which meant over nine hours of driving in one day…you would have to show me something pretty spectacular for me to feel like that much of a commute was worth it. The best part of that day was earlier on when I got to climb the tree. I was the only one from our tour group to do it, and I can see why. There is basically a ladder of bars with chicken wire on the outside. It was pretty much the minimal amount of safety precautions that could be put in place. If you fell between the bars you would have had no hope… fortunately I got through with minimal drama, I still greatly dislike heights but at this point I feel like I have done everything possible to face my fear.
Fremantle and Perth were okay, nothing too spectacular. There was some nice architecture, beautiful weather and a great brewery that made cider. While I miss the nice weather, it is good to be back in Melbourne…even if it was only five degrees. Welcome to winter…
My four days consisted of doing a walking tour around Perth, visiting the Valley of the Giants and climbing a 60m tree, biking around Rottnest Island and visiting Fremantle. The highlight by far was Rottnest Island. Jess and I biked over 25km around the island, took in the sights, got to pet a Quakka and go snorkeling. The beaches were beautiful and it was just really nice to do something different. I think it has been about ten years or more since I used a peddle bike, highly enjoyable.
The tree top walk was a lot of hype but wasn’t anything really amazing. I also did it in an all day tour, which meant over nine hours of driving in one day…you would have to show me something pretty spectacular for me to feel like that much of a commute was worth it. The best part of that day was earlier on when I got to climb the tree. I was the only one from our tour group to do it, and I can see why. There is basically a ladder of bars with chicken wire on the outside. It was pretty much the minimal amount of safety precautions that could be put in place. If you fell between the bars you would have had no hope… fortunately I got through with minimal drama, I still greatly dislike heights but at this point I feel like I have done everything possible to face my fear.
Fremantle and Perth were okay, nothing too spectacular. There was some nice architecture, beautiful weather and a great brewery that made cider. While I miss the nice weather, it is good to be back in Melbourne…even if it was only five degrees. Welcome to winter…
Australian Ultimate Nationals
What an amazing couple of days! I played on a team that had no hope of winning, but went into every game, played the best they could, had awesome spirit, some amazing moments of brilliance and overall came together as a team. I couldn’t have had a better four days with the Honey Bees. Both on and off the field the girls were awesome to be around. I think I am in shock that it is all over. After my whole time in Melbourne so far preparing to go to Nationals I am feeling a huge sense of loss.
The highlight for me of the tournament was my layout catch in the end zone, my best point ever! I don’t know if I will ever exceed that in my ultimate career. It was surreal at times to realize that I was playing nationals in Australia. For some reason this one seemed more important than mixed nationals, maybe because I had a better sense of a team. I also get the feeling that preparation for women’s and men’s is far more intense than for mixed.
To clue up the tournament there was a cops and robbers theme party held at Fremantle prison, which apparently is supposed to be haunted. All of the Honey As and Bees went as pirates, less drama ensued than I anticipated but still an entertaining night.
Pirate Night
Canadians
Me and the disc the girls gave me for being 'Mum' all week
The highlight for me of the tournament was my layout catch in the end zone, my best point ever! I don’t know if I will ever exceed that in my ultimate career. It was surreal at times to realize that I was playing nationals in Australia. For some reason this one seemed more important than mixed nationals, maybe because I had a better sense of a team. I also get the feeling that preparation for women’s and men’s is far more intense than for mixed.
To clue up the tournament there was a cops and robbers theme party held at Fremantle prison, which apparently is supposed to be haunted. All of the Honey As and Bees went as pirates, less drama ensued than I anticipated but still an entertaining night.
Pirate Night
Canadians
Me and the disc the girls gave me for being 'Mum' all week
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