Food for thought...

[deathpixie]

"So I think what it's done is — and I'm trying to sort of alleviate it as I get older — is always made me feel like I've kind of got to be responsible for everybody's happiness and everybody's satisfaction, which in many ways means that you then leave yourself, your concern then is for everybody else. But I think probably growing up I felt as a kid probably a little more responsible than every other kid in the school ground. I didn't really have a great bunch of friend at school. I kind of sat back in the corner and kind of watched what was going on. In some ways it's obviously been a wonderful thing because it's probably made me be, um, my radar for what's going on for other people be highly tuned, but at the same time I've probably lost a little bit of who I am. Now I'm in my 30s I'm trying to figure out who I am and get back to who I am."

"I feel like I've got this addiction to responsibility in a way. And so essentially what I need to do is just refocus somewhere. Funnily enough about a year and a half ago I had a little bit of a — it wasn't a nervous breakdown, but an overload of stuff. I took myself off to the opposite end of the earth — to Australia I went to north-western Australia for 30 days on my own. I needed to just literally get away from everything so I could at least make some sense of what the hell was going on."

Guy Pearce on Enough Rope last night.

Something for me to ponder, I think...

Comments

[deathpixie]

Definitely save the northern areas for winter (June-August) - it's difficult for the natives to handle the heat and humidity Up North in summer. I'd suggest Tasmania in February - it's the hottest month of summer, generally, and Tassie has the mildest climate. And it's gorgeous. :)

*planning Europe for 2005 or 2006*

[lafee.livejournal.com]

Is Tassie overrun by tourists in the summer? I've always wanted to see Tasmania for some undefined reason so I'll definitely be heading that way, probably around that sort of time.

Hee, it's still hard to get my head round to thinking that February will be hot - I'm effectively avoiding the Finnish winter altogether this year, which is great :)

Where in Europe do you plan to go?

[deathpixie]

Tassie rarely gets overrun, even in summer - people tend to forget it's there, which is silly, because it's a nifty place. If you're into hiking and other outdoorsy stuff, it's terrific.

Europe... well, looking mainly at the usual suspects: Italy, France (I want to be there for Le Tour), Great Britain, the Scandanavian countries... Whatever comes up, really. I'm still in the vague "wanna go there" stage of planning. ;) I have a few friends in Sweden and Finland, so I'll be visiting them for sure. :)

[lafee.livejournal.com]

Yeah, I'd love to go on a hike, see the waterfalls and all that. I'm also told that there are nice beaches there, but then it seems that Australia is full of those! I have a bit of a scheduling problem though - I wanted to catch the Mardi Gras events in Sydney, but it's right smack in the middle of the time I was going to spend travelling the southern parts. I have to be back in Sydney or near some other major airport by the beginning of April, because a friend will be coming over for a visit. ::scratches head::

I was in Paris in 2000 when the cyclists arrived, but didn't go and see the festivities... they went right past the place where I was staying. England is, well, England - I lived there for just over a year back in 95-96. I think Scandinavia is well worth a visit just because it's different from the rest of Europe. Norway is yet another story (I went to Bergen a couple of years ago and loved it), so if you have time I recommend it. And, well, if you do come to Finland, I'd be happy to show you around my home town (Turku) :)