Luca was in the same intensive Dutch classes as me in Delft, 'summer' 1998. He now works as an engineer off New Zealand and occasionally comes ashore to buy chocolate sprinkles and collect his mail.
Gen is my wife. I'd like to say I'm writing to her because after two days I miss her desperately. In fact, she just forgot to take a bikini to the desert. It's hot out there apparently. No, I do miss you, come back soon!
Thommy contributed a design to a couple of the articles in the latest issue of Cyclic Defrost. He will be taking over as art director - issue 20 has been my last. :(
Geffrodo was at Design Team when I was there and still is, always swanning off to exotic destinations to bump in exhibitions stands. His wife Alyssa had a baby boy Hayden shortly before our weeding. We don't see eachother enough!
Kinga was an exchange student here in 1998 (I think), shortly before I would have bought this postcard at Musee D'Orsay in Paris with Hol and Gen. She should joing Zander's Tessa Street Massive Facebook group for contribution to come memorable nights at Chatswood.
It was Will's birthday last week, so I gave him this hat.
I have know Will since about the second week of year seven. He's a devilish brat and I don't much care for his manner. Jokes! Happy birthday old fella.
Chris is one of the girls from Gen's school. He is a stage manager by training but stubbornly refuses to live up to his potential and instead insists on being a lawyer.
I chose this postcard because it kind of looks like Sideways Custard on the ultrasound.
Amelia was at WAAPA when Gen was there, but I felt especially bonded when I learnt she knew my cousin Jack from school. Interestingly, she was also on exchange in a Dutch speaking city (Antwerp) when news came through about Jack. Gek!
Martijn was one of my 6 fantastic flatmates when I lived in The Netherlands in 1998. I chose this card for him because it reminds me of how he rolled in those days! It's been so long now that I I have no idea if sitting on the computer continues.
Fitri was a couple of years above me at roll call in school. It is ramadan at the moment and I thought she might appreciate this hilarious card I picked up in Qatar, one of my all-time favourites...
Gordo is a character from an Irvine Welsh book, but also another friend I made through the medium of semi-legal music internets downloading. Ya radge!
He also spent some time in Qatar so I hope he enjoys the gallows humour of this postcard - what a joyous life you can see these young women growing up to have...
Fleur has recently arrived in Cambodia to work for an NGO for a year. Fleur is one of the 490 girls in Celia's year at North Sydney Girls High School. Bless you all.
An unusual communication project. Everyone loves to get mail - so long as it's not a bill. And if you know me and I've got your address, expect a postcard some time in the next 365 days. I hope not only to distract you from the bills, but to re-connect with you in what's becoming a quaint, old-fashioned way of communicating. For me, it's a chance to test my creative mind every day. Every postcard will be unique. Nothing written will be repeated. I'll be keeping a track of what I send to where. If you get a postcard, I hope you log on tell me what you think. I think it will be an interesting project and I'm not sure exactly how it will unfold. Check back to find out!