a tiny amount of chillaxing

[kitsunegari]

i kind of feel like i was the only person today who didn't whinge about the weather. i live in a sub-tropical climate, it's november...you do the math!

i did however LOVE the storm that drove through earlier. despite the devestation i know it has caused (my parent's area was affected by nasty weather, and thankfully they don't have much more damage than a broken windscreen and a fallen tree - that fell into the neighbours yard and not onto any houses), i enjoyed its ferocity. watching it come over and discussing the various shades of green the clouds turned on its travels over and the oooooh-ing and aaaaaaaah-ing at the impressive lightning displays, while sipping on fancy red wine and eating posh foodstuffs from antipasto, to pesto, to a blue vein red leicester(sp?) and homemade red pepper dip, was just amazing. i don't get to do that too often!

last night was haruko_fixation and her soon to be hubby's "stag and doe" party. it was lots of fun. there was heaps of retro tuneage, pool, alcohol and plenty of cuddles and random awesomeness. a very good night indeedy, even if it was all over by midnight (not my call). there was some mild discussion on the title of the new bond film "quantum of solace" and the spreading of cooties. it was a great night!

right now i'm just enjoying this glass of homebrew beer-verage and listening to the rain pitter-pattering on my roof. the main advantage of having a tin roof is the awesome sound of the rain falling on it; a combination of awesome, romance and relaxation all in one. the kind of thing you can really only get in queensland i think.

til next....
~Kits~ (can't think of anything for the parenthesis tonight)

Comments

[james72.livejournal.com]

I miss the storms.

We had one here, the night it snowed. I find it very weird - coldish day. A bit of a storm then SNOW. Not the build up of heat and humidity leading to an explosion I am used to.

I can imagine you sitting on your front deck with a glass of something tasty watching the storm roll through. Only too well.... :)

[kitsunegari.livejournal.com]

this one was an absolute corker! devestation in the gap and keperra (tho not as widespread as the gap). 200000 homes without power - even still and it's been about 3 days! there was one tosspot photographer killed because he was unaware of the "when it rains - no drains" motto of "storm water drains" (don't you love the irony?).

it was the most beautiful thing to watch moving in; a hint of fear was there as well. all in all, i loved it! then mum called to ask us how much damage we'd suffered...one of the trees in the bakyard uprooted! the car got damaged, but the house was fine. they were cleaning up trees and all kinds of things along the street and were without power until early monday. it was just that awesome!

bet you don't really miss them that much now :)

til next....
~Kits~ (i miss the 'just before snow' weather)

[james72.livejournal.com]

I reserve the right to be homesick for them since I am at a safe distance :)

[gally-research.livejournal.com]

Thank you for your verbalised Queensland-appreciation. I often wonder why some people live here, if they don't like it. Me, I wouldn't leave it for the world. Ahhhhh.... at least we're having a proper summer storm season this year.

[kitsunegari.livejournal.com]

yea, i don't get the constant whining about the weather. for the most part these people have lived here their entire lives!
i really do love the irony of the locals, i really really do!

one of the 'attractive' features of brisbane i think :)

til next....
~Kits~ (just deals with it)