christmas eve. i've marinated the quail, cooked the prawns for the cold salad, and baked the pavlova base. maybe now would be a good time to give one of the planned cocktails a trial run - all in the interests of quality, of course. hmm. not a bad idea.
i did a final-final edit on the story i wrote for meanjin. i love that story so much, and i hope they do too. a reader who shall remain nameless told me that the last paragraph made them go all teary and emotional (in a good way). this is great to know because to date, i think i'm the only one my writing has made cry, not always in a good way - or for the right reasons.
i have a casual job at the zoo over summer which is turning out to be a lot of fun. it's a 'meet and greet' customer service role. my first shift yesterday saw me saying hi and answering questions as people arrived at the front gate, and wandering around the zoo, chatting to people. not a bad way to earn a little extra holiday money. and the people are really nice. i hope they keep me on the roster past summer though - that would be ace. my next shift there is for twilights on jan the 3rd - and an abba tribute band (apparently they're quite popular) called 'babba are playing... should be fun!
anyway - to all my readers, merry craziness, and a happy new year. i have a feeling 2004 will be a blast!