Shout-outs to the Roommates

I moving into a new place on Thursday, an apartment with views of the Sydney Harbour.
I will be living with three Kiwis (New Zealanders), who have been asking me how come I'm not writing about them on my blog. So, in honor of our new place, I will introduce you to my new flatmates.

1.
Name: Jane
Alias: Dewey Decimal or DeeDee for short. This is Australia, remember. Abbr.
Occupation: Librarian
Interests: I don't know all of Jane's interests yet, but she has good taste in music, clothes and books. I think we are off to a good start. For example, she likes Douglas Coupland novels, and has awesome sunglasses. She brings home copies of Vice Magazine.
Plus, she can speak Japanese.

Jane is a vegetarian, and she makes a killer bowl of noodles.

2.
Name: James
Alias: Alpina
Occupation: Acoustical engineer
Interests: Alpinas. I direct your attention to this quote gleaned from the Alpina company website:
"To build special automobiles for a small circle of cognoscenti, for people who have a taste for exclusivity and the finer things in life, and who aren’t in need of exhibitionist exterior presentation in their automobile."

James has a fabulous collection of sneakers, lots of books about other cars, and a shiny silver pin depicting a DeLorean with the doors open. (The same type of car from Back to The Future.)

James is also my New Zealand vocal coach. I'm not a very good student, because I still sound very Canadian.

3.
Name: Will
Alias: Posh Lawyer
Occupation: Media lawyer
Interests: Surfing, contracts, a nice glass of scotch. Will may also be taking a ski trip (or it may be snowboarding, I can't remember that part) to a remote region of India. The brochure cautions that there may be land mines and head-high wire in some areas. We are understandably concerned on his behalf about this detail. I think we should try to urge him back in the direction of Whistler, don't you think? (Yay, Motherland!)

Will says that when I imitate his accent I sound like Mary Poppins.