Brave Creatures

One of the things that has struck me about living in London is how it seems that every street corner I turn around I come across another street name that is straight off the Monopoly board. It excites and delights me.

Without fail.

So I thought I would play a little blogging game with it. I will seek out all of the places on the board and make a record of my discoveries there. Given the combo of my iPhone and its WordPress client, it should be easy enough to get my thoughts done on the hop.

This is probably something only my mother is going to be interested in, but I don't much care. It seems like fun to me. So children, let's just remind ourselves about the places on the board, shall we?

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In four or five months, you people here in London are going to be bitching about the cold and the lack of sunshine. At that point I want you to all stop and look back at this glorious summer.

It's really been spectacular. Sunshine, warmth and plenty of adventure to be had. If there is no light with out shade - here is the light.

Enjoy.

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This is something I have wanted for ages. To be able to blog on the go. I love writing, but I don't seem to find the time anymore. There is too much life to be lived here in London, for me to spend too much time chronicalling it.

With the advent of the iPhone 2.0, App Store and the associated Wordpress client, my wish is at last granted, and I get something else to do with my thumbs during my commute.

So hopefully you will be see more from me in the way of writing, and possibly pictures. The one shown here was snapped near my work to see how the camera behaves, and how pictures work in posts.

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I am not sure what I expected from this weekend in Madrid. I was planning to see some sights, get some sun, go to a few parties and enjoying hanging out with my friends. All of that happened of course, although in the end I only went to the Saturday night party, Infinita.

The rest of the weekend I spent hanging out with two new mates I met here. Two days full of laughter and conversation. They have gone now and I need to start packing - and its weird how empty my apartment feels.

When people click, its amazing how quickly they become part of your world. One lives in London, the other here in Madrid - but I have no idea when I will see them again. But I will.

As Miss Crawford says - Endings are beginnings, Beautiful Things.

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12 months.

12 months I have been in Europe. I arrived here last year just in time for Europride in Madrid. I came here from Melbourne, from winter and darkness, sadness and woe. I came with my self esteem just reconstructed after a dire few years.

I came here to Madrid, one of the proudest, most regal cities in the world, to sunshine and summer, friends and excitement and warmth of all kinds.

And since then I have been happier than I can remember.

Oh not mindless, unexamined happiness. There have been ups and downs, annoyances, trouble and a little strife. But the abiding impression I have is of happiness.

So this year I have come back to Madrid to celebrate the anniversary of my arrival here, on this continent, in this new life. My return from the moon where I had allowed myself to be cast out. My return to myself.

Last night I had dinner with a few of the people who greeted me to this new life of mine. New friends and old. We ate and laughed; joked and teased each other (as is the way of my clan); flirted and lavished physical affection.

Now I am back from outer space. I love it here, and I intend to stay.

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