I just made my first call to a person I don't know to write a story that probably won't get published, but it was pretty scary anyway. But now that cherry's popped, I'm all go now, even if the people I'm calling don't seem to be in the office. They're just trying to make it worse, aren't they... it's the waiting that kills. That, and the ineligible scribble that passes for longhand in my notebook. It may as well be shorthand for all I can read it.

The article I'm writing is about a free bus trial happening sometime in the next couple of months around Auckland. If the Auckland Regional Transport Authority keep not being in, then it's pretty much going to be a fluff piece for the Residents Action Movement.It's not really specific to the paper I'm meanto to be writing for - Auckland City Harbour News - so it likely won't see publication, but that's not really the matter, Im just glad to have the first of my twelve articles underway...

Anyway. We've got our next gig sorted, so pencil us in your social diaries for Wednesday the 14th of March at the Wine Cellar on K Rd. Playing with a couple of other groups, some band I can't remember the name of and the Romanovas. Are they any good? (yes, I'm asking you Petra)

And I like me the sounds of this. Of course regardless of its validity it won't change anything in the minds of actual Christians, but it's still a pretty good laugh. Next up, the shoe of Brian?

Tonight, so far, I've done two loads of washing. Both times, after clearing all the washing out of the machine, there has been a lone dollar coin sitting at the bottom. The best part? The second load was exclusively towels. I've lost money in jean pockets before, but never towels. I'm not sure I've ever stored money in towels before at all, not being an exotic dancer of any kind.

I'm half way through doing a house tidy and clean. I'm doing this one backwards, going kitchen-lounge-bedroom-bathroom as opposed to bathroom-bedroom-lounge-kitchen cause it's more satisfying doing the kitchen and lounge, and I'm not sure I'll do the whole thing tonight. So I wanted to make sure I felt like I'd actually done something, and I spend most of my time in the lounge, which is attached to the kitchen, so it made sense to do it this way.

Okay, now I'm off to do the bedroom, at least till Lost starts.