A very small world, isn't it, shadowboxer? It often surprises me, someone always knows someone you know, or has been here for a visit, or married someone, or has an uncle ...!
And yes, Melbourne can be extremely hot in summer. Dry heat. Luckily for me I'm usually on holiday during January. And also luckily for me, this little terrace house I live in stays as cool as a cucumber during the hottest of days (though can warm up at night). But summer is my favourite time of the year, so why do I sound like I'm complaining?
... Sounds very nice..... I haven't traveled out of the country before..... I have only been to a few of the states too 
but its ok... someday I will see Budapest [/quote]
I've never been to the States.
I'd love to go to Oregon, I've seen a film once which was shot in that State and I fell in love with the place..
I find it funny when I hear and see on tv that people in Australia celebrate Christmas and NYE on the beach...
And you say you go on a vacation in January..
January is one of the coldest months in Hungary..we often have minus 20 degrees that time..grrr..lucky you...although I have to admit: snow is a wonderful thing in the winter, I'd never miss making a snowman around Christmas...
Even when I've travelled to Europe I've avoided the winters ... the extreme cold, the snow .... I can't imagine being so cold! Brrrrrrrrrrrrr!
I live in Massachusetts.... never been to Oregon... I've been to California,Tennessee and Washington but I was just a baby then.... The only places that I can actually remember visiting are New Hampshire, Maine, Rhode Island, Conneticutt(sp?) (all of them surround me :wink: ) and Florida (went there in 2000).......
But Massachusetts is Nice, I live near Boston and there is almost always something to do there...... and the weather can be nice when it wants to be!
well, America is so increadibly huge...I wonder how long it'd take to go around and visit every states....: well, it used to be, but after Trianon....anyway there are about 10 million people living in my country, and the farest (?) border can be reached within 4 hours by car...
Yep, we do everything the other way around to you!
I remember one day back in '86 when I was really small, couldn't go to school because it snowed so much during the night that I couldn't open our gate... the snow was like 1,5 meter tall... 
How long do I get to be a "Newbie"?
How long do I get to be a "Newbie"?
You mean the next stage, after "just hatched", shadowboxer? I'm not sure, but someone here will be able to tell you, I'm sure.
Next I think you become an enthusiast (sp?) and if my memory is correct then that happens somewhere between 100 and 300 posts but my memory is really bad.
I wanna be a 'veteran'.
Well, msolga, since I have a brand new roof and can now proceed with getting my house painted, I feeling much more human.
Hey, shadowboxer, love your moniker.
Well, msolga, since I have a brand new roof and can now proceed with getting my house painted, I feeling much more human.
Now I won't!
I feel soooo good today! And tonight I'm going to see our big, very talented organ player (Xaver Varnus) playing in a beautiful cemetery! It's gonna be fantastic, all our great writers, poets and other famous people rest in that cemetery..he did the same 'show' a few years ago, but I missed it.
Hey, that's sounds really interesting, shadowboxer. Make sure you post a report of the evening!
