The Story In Order page has been updated! 61 entries about Wellington: life, love, work, real estate, bars, bogans, couples, singletons, natives, expatriates, sphinxes, scum, and the Flat of Legend. Also, WordPress ate Monday’s entry, which will appear Wednesday.
Entries from August 10th, 2010
Nerdxhaustion
August 6th, 2010 1 Comment
Five days after his vacation, Will is drained. An IT programmer and an introvert, he longs for the days, three short years ago, when being a nerd meant you didn’t have to be that social. You had your best mate and your girl and your computer, and Hell Pizza delivery, and life was good. He […]
Tags: geekery · social mores · will
The Wind Up
August 4th, 2010 1 Comment
There was a moment on the drive back to Wellington. Winona glanced up from the very back seat. In the rear view mirror, she saw her partner, Will, check out her and Ulrika, nearly nestled together as Ulrika murmured her story. Intuition twinged in her gut. Her partner was thinking about something, and she was […]
How Do You Solve A Problem Like Ulrika?
August 2nd, 2010 1 Comment
On the drive back from the ski weekend, somehow Winona and Ulrika wound up together in the furthest back seat of the 4 x 4. Dusk came down. Will was absorbed in driving. The two people in front of them fell asleep. And in the darkness and quiet, on the long dull rainy drive home, […]
Tags: migrants · social mores · ulrika · winona
The Escape Plan
August 2nd, 2010 1 Comment
Sunday, Wellington was hammered by vile weather. Shops were quiet while Facebook and TradeMe hummed. Woodrow the Weta contractor, didn’t really notice – he was working – but he does take periodic breaks. Little does he know he’s messaging Willow. Wazzer the bar manager wishes to God she didn’t have to work tonight. However, she […]