That’s 2004, then

From looking briefly over the website, Perth looks like a the 1000 Islands meet Toronto. It looks nice, and the "A sun-baked city that can go weeks or even months without substantial rainfall, one of Perth's main attractions lies in the pristine quality of its beaches. Unbroken stretches of golden sands run the entire length of the city's coastal suburbs." description has me jealous as I think to the mounds of snow that I'll be seeing on the annual voyage to Niagara Falls to visit grandma. Have fun on the vacation, and have a safe Christmas.

And thanks for the regular updates this year. They've been funny, and interesting to say the least. Can't wait to see what the new year brings (achem Company please).

The sun sounds quite good now that it's -17C/1F out around here. :(

A cool 28C here.

Ave fun on your holiday.

I love the way you guys say Perth. I really love the way you guys say Carins, though. Lived there for a few months myself, and I can't take it when they say Care-ins on the TV here in the ol' US (which they do pretty much always).

Mmm...having a warm Christmas holiday sounds extremely nice. It's 35 degrees here. Absolutely Horrid. I'm quite glad I don't live in Quebec this time of year!

I must say I agree with Justin, your entries have been entertaining, and I'm eagerly awaiting the arrival of Company to my local Barnes & Noble!

I'm dreaming of a white christmas?

Your entires are always entertaining. So much so, that I feel a bit depressed that they aren't daily, or bi-daily. Though if they were I'd probably be bored and would wonder if being a writer was all that of a busy job. Either way, Merry Christmas and Happy New Year to you Max, as well as all your fans here. I'll have fond memories of 2004 and reading your books to kill time between classes. (sometimes during)

You said you'd come back in 2005 and I freaked. Somehow saying "next year" always has connotations of months and months away. It took a moment for me to realise 2005 is only eight days away. Heh.

Max the pleasure is all our.

Have a lovely X-Mas in Perth.

Seeya,

Mondy

Ah, the rest of 2004 will be boring without you. I hope you have a great christmas, though ... and thanks for all the great books and blogs of the past years ;)
Also, when you're having fun on the beach ... spare a thought for the less fortunate people stuck in freezing England... Meep.

I still can't imagine a warm Christmas. Crazyness.

Have a happy new year mate!

Bastard.
I'm stuck in Melbourne and, worse than that, am working christmas day and boxing day... erg.
I feel a scrooge mood coming on...

Merry Christmas Max :)

Peace,
Stephanie.

Hello Max. I visit your site on a regular basis, but in particular tonight because of my visit (can't find the fariggin' link) to some news-y website that remarked, "10 Australians dead" due to the tsunami disaster. I almost expected to see a comment, but hadn't been here in a while (*guilt*) so I didn't know that you were on a bit of a leave. I was taken by the way the article was written, very caring and determined to find out where-"our"-folks-are ...type of thing. It seems as though everyone cares about everyone in Australia - what do you folks know that the rest of us can learn from?

do we have any hope...

You get to go on holiday?
But I demand a signed copy of Jennifer Government!
'Tis the best literary works that I have ever chanced eyes apon!
What do I have to do to get it signed!?

"P.S. Okay, okay, Western Australia has electricity."

Since when?

what do u like about australia?

Hi Max,

Nice to see the blog quoted in The Age over the weekend Jan 8th (Charlotte's Web: a brand new spin). Though, I'm not sure about the author calling you Max Berry. Anyway, Syrup was described as a "cute office comedy", which is better than a "crap office comedy" :-).

Seeya,

Mondy

Either I didn't look hard enough Max, or I couldn't find an email address to contact you with on this site, however...

You may be interested in an article posted of late on Slashdot: http://slashdot.org/articles/05/01/10/1842214.shtml?tid=133

It's about a man selling advertising space on his forehead over eBay. Every man loves being a modern Nostradamus, so I figured you'd appreciate the read.