Justine Larbalestier

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O Happy Day!

The New York Liberty make it to the Eastern Conference Finals

Posted by Justine at 0:42, September 29th, 2004 under Basketball, Musings, New York City/USA, Praising, Sport | Comments Off

Homesick

I'm homesick. I wrote in a café today and at the table next to me, three women—none of them native New Yorkers—talked about their immigrant experience, about living far from home. A huge wave of homesickness washed over me, for a moment I could smell the jasmine and honeysuckle coming into bloom in Sydney, see the view from the bottom of my parents' street, of the timber yard, Bicentennial Park, Rozelle Bay, the Glebe Island Bridge and the city beyond it. Glass skyscrapers reflecting the intense daylight (never mind that in Sydney it was dark and the wee hours of morning), container ships loading and unloading, the enormous Moreton Bay fig trees by the water, and maybe some pelicans floating in ...
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Posted by Justine at 0:42, September 27th, 2004 under Musings, New York City/USA, Sydney/Australia, Whingeing | Comments Off

Good Weekend

and other excuses

Posted by Justine at 0:39, September 20th, 2004 under Basketball, Food, Magic or Madness trilogy, Musings, New York City/USA, Praising, Scott's books, Sport, Whingeing | Comments Off

So Yesterday

a love letter to New York City

Posted by Justine at 0:38, September 14th, 2004 under Musings, New York City/USA, Praising, Scott's books, Sydney/Australia | Comments Off

Noreascon Revisited

the panels

Posted by Justine at 0:36, September 8th, 2004 under Cons & Other Gatherings, Magic or Madness trilogy, Musings, New York City/USA, Scott's books | Comments Off

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