One more sleep to go...

Well, it's less than 24 hrs now...I've done my online check in at Virgin Atlantic, I've mostly packed my bag, I've hopefully remembered everything that I'll need. Over the past few days, I've made my farewells to my friends...usually over some kind of beverage. So, tomorrow morning, I'm getting up, having a shower and jumping on the train to the airport! I can hardly contain my excitement! Wahoooooooo!

It's been a busy few days, but also a relaxing few days. It was the BEST feeling on Monday knowing that I didn't have to go to work the next day (Monday was a public holiday)! And yesterday, I did have it pretty easy...did a bit of stuff around home, had a massage and then caught up with my mate Muzbot for a few beers in the sun at the Commodore. Apart from his company, which is always excellent, there were quite a few tradies with shirts off, or singlets, strolling or driving past which proved somewhat of a distraction for both of us. Even a few of our fellow drinkers were quite easy on the eye. So it was a pleasant 3 hrs or so for us!

But I must say, I'm going to miss the delightful warm weather that we've been enjoying over the past week or so. It's just been glorious, and walking around today was even a tad hot! I could've killed to go to the beach, but alas, had things to do, people to see, places to go. And so, up I got at, wait for it, 7am! Yes, you read it correctly, Monty, on holidays, got out of bed at 7am! This is somewhat of a first for me, I must admit, but I knew I needed to use all the hours of the day to complete what I had to complete. And complete I did! And hey, one early morning in 6 weeks...pffft! There's still 40 odd sleep-ins ahead of me!!!

Anyway, I'm signing off for the moment...will try and keep you, my dear readers, updated as frequently as possible. Watch this space for "Monty on Tour...!"

More meme...

This has been going around the ridges so I thought I'd finally do it...

Does someone love you? Yes, but they're family - it's their job.
Do you know anyone named Dave? I actually have 7 Daves in my phone!
Ever kissed anyone with the name starting with a J? Actually, I've kissed a few J's
Has anyone ever mistaken you for a family member? Only on the phone - I'm told I sound like my brother Mark.
What colour are the walls of your parent's bedroom? White'ish
Do you think that hair extensions look skanky? Can't say that I would be able to tell to be honest.
Are you named after a grandparent? Nope
Say you were given a drug test right now. Would you pass or fail? I'd so pass!
Are you taller than 5'6"? Indeedilly I am
Do you know anyone in jail/prison? Nope
Ever see a dead body? Nope
Do you like the colour green? Yeah, I quite like it.
What is your best friend's Dad's name? Not sure
How old are you? 36
Who was the last person to send you a text message? That would be Kev in NZ - we're meeting up in London next week
Ever drove into the ghetto to buy drugs? I have never taken drugs in my life so no need to drive to the ghetto...
Last restaurant you went to? Some Italian place in Leichhardt with Sam the other week
What is the weather like today? Gloriously warm, buckets of sunshine, breezy. Perfect Sydney weather!
Last voice mail you received? From my mate Dave (one of them) on Friday night apologising because he wasn't able to come out to celebrate my holidays.
What did you do yesterday? Spent the day cleaning my apartment and preparing for my soiree
What's the first thing you would do with five million dollars? Throw a party to celebrate with my friends - in Mykonos
What nationalities are you? 4th generation Aussie. My father's heritage is originally Scottish
How many hours did you sleep for last night? Ummm, I got to bed around 4am so I didn't actually sleep much at all last night, I slept until 2pm today so all up around 10 hrs.
Any upcoming concerts you want to attend? You betcha - Spice Girls! (sad I know)
Who's the last person that you felt was stalking you? Don't think I've ever been stalked...
Have you ever been on your school's track team? Not track team - I was in the tennis team however
What jewellery are you wearing? Three gold rings, and my gold chain
If all of your friends were going on a road trip, would you? Absolutely!
How much money do you have? After this holiday, I'll have none! ha ha
Do you swear at your parents? Never
Is your phone right beside you? Yep
Have you cried today? No
Do you think that someone is thinking about you right now? I'd like that to be the case, but I doubt it
Do you untie your shoes every time you take them off? Of course!
What is the colour of your bedsheets? Cream, with little navy and burgundy pattern things
Have you ever crawled through a window? Yep, whenever I forgot to take my house keys to school, I'd have to break into my house through my window
Are you photogenic? You be the judge of that...you've seen my pics
What's your star sign? Aries
Where do you spend most of your money? My favourite store, David Jones'
What was the last thing you did? Have lunch...at 4pm!
Do you have a tattoo? Nope
Do you still watch cartoons on Saturday mornings? I prefer to sleep in on a Saturday morning...and I don't like watching TV during the day...
Is there a secret you've never told any of your friends? Of course, a boy has to have some secrets...
Have you ever told someone you loved them but didn't mean it? If we're talking about the romantic type "I love you", then no, because I've not spoken those words to anyone...yet. I'd like to change that however! :-)
Have you ever changed your clothes while in a vehicle? You bet.
What are you doing in 2008? Hopefully, settling down with the man of my dreams! ha ha!
What is your ring tone? The theme from Austin Powers! Too cool for school!
What were you doing at 2am last night? Dancing my socks off with my lovely friends Evan and McDreamy
Are your parents married/divorced/separated? Nope, they've been married for 44 yrs now
What are you doing tonight? Watching Idol
What are you doing tomorrow? Well, while everyone else is WORKING, I won't be! he he he! I've got a massage booked! And I'm meeting up with a friend for coffee.
Who did you last message on Myspace? As Tom said, Myspace is sooo last year!
What's your opinion on sex without emotional commitment? I've had my share of it, but much prefer the sex with emotional commitment.
Does it annoy you when someone says they'll call but never do? Absolutely!
What did you dress up as for your first Halloween? Have never done Halloween
Favourite Disney movie? Pretty Woman (yes, Disney produced it)
What is the wallpaper on your cellphone? It's some kind of Ferris Wheel thingy

Long weekends...

Don't you just love long weekends? This one has been particularly good for me, as it's a 6 week long weekend but for most folk here in the Emerald City, it's a 3 day weekend thanks to Labour Day or something! Just having that one extra day feels so good! I'm afraid I consumed wayyyy too much alcohol over the course of this weekend, so today is my dry out day!

Had some friends over last night which was lovely; good to catch up before I choof off for 6 weeks. When they had all gone home (with the exception of Evan and McDreamy), I was still in a bit of a party mood. So, bless them, they took me out on Oxford St and we had a bit of a dance! It was a fabulous feeling I must say. I was only a little tipsy at this stage, and the three of us were on the dance floor full of guys, Go West (PSB) was blaring out and I suddenly had this realisation that exactly one year ago, I had come out to my brother Mark in London! I regard telling him as my official "coming out" date and so, here on my first anniversary, I was dancing with my two wonderful friends Evan and McDreamy in a gay club in Sydney and loving every minute of it! It's difficult to describe here, but it just felt really right. I feel like I have finally found my place in this world and despite the traumas of the past year, I have no regrets in completely turning my life upside down and coming out.

Eye candy...

Yummmy! Wish I could take him on holidays!

A piece of history...

I came across this pic today - it's me aged about 3'ish I suppose (so yes, a loooong time ago) - and so thought I'd post it...a little piece of my personal history. Anyone else care to post a pic of them as a junior??? :-)

It's the start of my holidays...!

Well, almost! Only 4 hrs left of work and then my holidays start and I'm off for 6 whole weeks! I'm going through my work like a whirling dervish at the moment and have only 3 relatively minor items on my list of work-things-to-do still not done. I'm starting to feel excited!!!

Walked outside briefly today and felt it...that first hot breath of summer! FAB-U-LOUS! It's so close, you can feel it. Of course, the irony is that I'm about to fly over to the Northern Hemisphere where the temperature is heading southward! So typical that the weather NOW starts tantalising me with that first flush of summer! Damn! Well, at least Egypt will be warm!

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Where's the week gone...?`

I'm exhausted! This week has flown past and I've been absolutely flat out! It's been a fun week, but I still can't quite believe that it's Thursday night already! I've been going flat strap at work and I'm still struggling to finish everything I need to before COB tomorrow...but finish it I will.

It was great to meet up with Evan, McDreamy and Muzbot on Tuesday night - my three favourite friends in one place - how good can it get! Evan and McDreamy left around 9pm and then Muz and I got down to seriously deep stuff; we started talking about my parents' reaction to my coming out and even though it's been almost a year since then, it's still a topic that gets me emotional. I don't think Muz was expecting quite the reaction that I had, and to be honest, neither did I. I've been always quite good at compartmentalising my life, and so I generally just try not to think about my parents because it is still a very painful issue for me. But when I discussed it with my friend Jacqui several weeks ago, I burst into tears in the middle of Bar 333 on George St - not exactly what a 36 yr old guy would normally do. However, because I'd had this release, I thought when I was talking about it with Muz that I'd be in a better position to cope with it...but apparently not! But it was still good to talk to him about it, and I really appreciated his support. So the night was a really good one for me.

Last night, I caught up with C3 - he's been in the Simpson desert for the past couple of weeks and this was actually the first time we've met up face to face since we broke up. But it was really good actually - had some laughs and I caught him up on my past few weeks (Bruce and Sam).

And today, worked my arse off...didn't leave work until 8pm which is appalling for me! BUT only ONE DAY TO GO!!!!! And then I'm on holidays! Yay! Can't wait!