It's that time of year again

As winter draws in, it seems like action is thin on the ground right now. But next Thursday is Kylie Minogue's birthday, and its rapid approach reminds me not only of the old adage tempus fugit but also why I only date Aussie girls and no others (no way, no how). For better or worse, I had a near uncontrollable crush on Kylie in the 1980s, and other superstars of the likes of Neighbours and Home and Away weren't half bad either. :)

So, on the everlasting and elusive topic of dating, this feels like the right time not just to confirm my continued efforts in the online/distance socializing arena but also to prepare a new "Three Year Plan" to up the ante/effort in order to maximize my chances of meeting [Aussie] women. My uncle D first found his at age 33 or so, so this feels like an appropriate timeframe. If such a serious relationship still eludes me at that point, I can only figure that celibacy is meant for me, part of God's plan, so to speak. After an Aussie "sheila", celibacy for life is my second choice.

The "Three Year Plan" will likely comprise travel plans for Bali and Whistler before the Amsterdam Bookcrossing Convention next year. Further city break and general budget holidays to international hostels and similar locations where single women are relatively likely to be found will also feature on the agenda, parallel to the general career and find-permanent-job-and-settle-in-Switzerland plan. Finding a girlfriend in the meantime will of course upset the agenda entirely, but in a good way - that's a bridge best cross should one be lucky enough to encounter it. There is no use attempting to solve a "problem" not yet extant, IMHO.