A late night update

It is now 2:08am, and I cant sleep so I decided to update this thing. I am doing pretty okay with Grandma Walker's being gone, but some nights it hits me hard, and some nights I dont think much about it at all. I keep saying that I'm okay, which is so far from the truth that it is not even funny. I have moments where I hurt so badly, and when the wave of hurt goes away, I'm okay again for a while. It is just really hard being way over here with my whole family thousands of miles away. I have friends here that have been keeping tabs on me pretty closely, and I am going tomorrow to talk to a counsler lady at the Uni. Its free, so why not? Right? This weekend My friend Mandi is coming to visit from Bendigo. We havent seen her since the Introduction in Cairns so we are all pretty stoked. We're taking her around the city all day, and then we're coming back and hanging out. Its going to be so much fun!! What has everyone been up to? I've been burning the midnight oil a lot lately getting work done, and i have papers piling up that are waiting to be written. ugh. I sincerely hate essay writing. There are much better things to do with computer space. Its almost 2:30 in the morning and some jackass is blowing a whistle. I swear if i ever find them its going straight up their ass. sideways. stupid... Maybe I will deafen them with the whistle first. Hmmmmm... Is it still boiling hot in Michigan? It surely isnt here. It has finally warmed up to tolerable. I wore capris today. I was very excited about that. It was the first day in ages that I couldnt see my breath. I miss every one heaps! I have collected some weird sayings from here. Like, glasses are called pots, and dinner is tea, and instead of how are you, you say, how you going. There are others but I cant think of them right now. Oh, everyone calls people, love. like, Hello, love. And it doesnt mean anything remotely romantic. Instead of saying that something is skrewed up they say, "hey you stuffed it all up". Its kind of funny. Sometimes us americans will be talking about something and the Aussies have no clue what we are talking about because they call it something else. Like Jello is Jelly. and Jelly is nasty here. I tried it. And do you know, they eat pumpkin soup here. EWWWWW. And they eat a lot of sushi. I havent tried it. Dotn plan to either. Ohhh...I think I found a job at a medical clinic. I am going to go there wednesday. Wed. is my emptiest day so I will have the time to chat to them if they want to have a chat to me. Oh, back to food...vegemite is positively revolting. Tried that too. They eat it on toast. WHy, I dunno, but they do. Gag. Just say no to Vegemite!!! Well, this is turning into a novel so I shall sign off. I love you all, and I shall see you in 92 days, or maybe less...:)