3 months in Canberra (original) (raw)

10:38 pm - 3 months in Canberra
This place is great actually. Lacking in awesome cocktail bars, awesome dumpling places and my awesome friends (well, I have some awesome friends here, but not the critical mass I do elsewhere).

The good:
- job's going great, I've passed my probationary period, had some really speculative design work approved of by senior management at the publisher, and generally been making a go of it
- my new apartment is lovely, 2 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms, 2 balconies, 2 car spaces, huge living area. Can only just afford it, but that's ok.
- the city itself is really friendly to the lifestyle I want, with great cycling, decent weather, a gym close to work, enough decent pubs around (I really like the Wig and Pen)
- best brunch place EVER is 300m from my house. I am not kidding, even a little bit . . .

The bad:
- had my heart broken once already (fast work, I know), but the worst of that's behind me
- had my car rear-ended by a taxi when I visited Sydney, but it's being repaired by AAMI
- had the lights, cycling computer and water bottle stolen off my bike, locked in the secure underground carpark at my apartment building yesterday, but it was cheap stuff for exactly this reason (the bike's expensive)
- spent a huge amount of money ( re-buying stuff to replace the stuff I sold when I moved to Norway :/ )
- I really miss Norway, and the friends I made there

Random photo from my balcony:

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