Thank you :) I miss my characters, but thankfully, after a couple of days, I've noticed biiiiig plot holes. That means I can keep dreaming about my plot problems, and that my characters aren't quite gone yet.

Thus said, I agree, we're living in stressful times. At least I won't go through the States -- airports are a real pain there. We're going through Singapoor, which is a lot more travellers-friendly.

After New Zealand... In three months or so, if all goes well, I'll be in London. Time to settle down at last. I hope so, anyway. There's still the small matter of finding a job, a flat, everything. :|

I'm going back to my parents tonight. That's it. It's started. I'm moving on.