Melba

I had possibly the most fun in my life EVER in Melbourne last week. I keep desperately trying to find ways to go back very soon for another few days. It is an amazing city, feels so much more vibrant and cultural and alive than Sydney.

It was also made great by trams, amazing cocktails, vegetarian roast dinners, endless wine, Kit Fine, open fires in all the pubs and bars, and central heating. Central Heating! I hadn't seen a proper radiator in over a year, I wanted to hug it.





So right now I am feeling rather flat, post-fun blues. I need a good night out, but I ought to save some money after Melbourne seems to have eaten rather a large sum!

I put up some photos and I shall do a full update shortly.

Aw Ricky Ponting's chubby little face. The Ashes coverage keeps showing wide shots over London. It makes me homesick.

spanakopita

[From FBI radio flickr]

We keep getting photographed at these things, like we're Syd-celebs or something, haha. This was at the Daisy Tulley show at the Hopetoun a week ago on Tuesday. I like Daisy, she puts on a good show and her music is quite original.

The thursday after that, I met Katherine after work for thai food and wine in Newtown. It was funnn to see Katherine again. On the way home the train from Newtown was late so I missed the 11.10pm connecting train in Strathfield by ONE MINUTE and had to wait for the 11.40pm. Well annoying. When I finally did get home though, Mark was waiting for me with hot chocolate: lovable.

Last weekend, the weather was AMAZING. On Sunday we went to Bondi and it was actually warm. People were on the beach and everything. We were not brave enough for the beach, so we went to the market. Bondi Beach Public School (where they hold the market) is amazing, it's got huge grounds and it's RIGHT on the beach. How awesome would it be to go there? I might have to have a child and put it in that school so I can live vicariously through it.








Mark went to Melbourne on Thursday morning so I am having a quiet weekend of pottering. On Friday night I went out with Karl and Sally and Richeal for some drinks at the Lowenbrau and fish and chips. Yesterday I walked a lot around Surry Hills, but it was cold so once I ran out of places to walk I went home.
I baked spanakopitas (sp?) earlier, so nice! I am terrible at folding pastry so they look like they were made by a 3-year-old, but they are pretty tasty.
Only three days of work this week because I am off to join Mark in Melbourne on Thursday! Woooooo.

OH ALSO, Friday was the 1 year anniversary of me being in Australia!!!!!

12. juni - geburtstag usw.

Letzte Woche hatte ich meinen 25. Geburtstag. I opened my presents before I went to work which made me all late, haha.



Got these books by Chimamanda Adichie from Mark' parents. I've read most of 'Half of a Yellow Sun' so far and it is really good. I have been learning lots about Biafra and the Nigerian Civil War.





Beads from my mummy. Also got earrings that look similar.



And this scarf. Also, a new black cardigan (super long one!) Got new belt and a stripy top and a pink top/dress from Bec, but they are in the wash and I cannot show you today...



Mark got me the P.A.M. Perks and Mini fang necklace !!!!!! I have wanted it for so long!



It is amazing. People get confused by it, it's great. Someone at work went to me "oh, you're into that kind of thing are you?" and I didn't really know what they meant by "that kind of thing" so I sort of went "oh well, y'know" and ambled off quickly. I suppose they mean goffs. Sally at work loves my fangs and we talked for a long while about goffs and going to Whitby and enjoying the old goffic. I miss Whitby a great deal, I realise.

After work I met Mark by Hyde Park and we went for martinis on Crown Street and then went to eat at Bill's (Surry Hills one which is a full restaurant - I'd not been to that one before), which was lovable. Then got a taxi up to the rocks to watch a band at the wharf. Bridezilla played, who we also saw on the bank holiday at the FBi benefit gig. They were good, but I was tired and afterwards we pootled very quickly home to slumber.

This is all to report...since then it has rained....A LOT.



Got this ring for $5 at Glebe markets a few weeks ago. Woo. Off to watch The Singing Detective on DVD now. Watched 5 hours of it yesterday afternoon while the rain came down! It makes no sense and yet is strangely captivating.

Mark is getting old...

Here is what happened at 10am this saturday morning:

Mark gets into the shower. I am confused....

Anna: "Did you not already have a shower this morning??"
Mark: "No, I've been waiting to have one"
Anna: "But weren't you using the hair dryer earlier?"
Mark: "......no....."
Anna: "But why is your bath towel all wet?"
Mark: ".......ermmm........ohhh......I've already had a shower."

He had genuinely forgotten he'd had a shower only a couple of hours before!!

out and about

Mark and I at the FBi radio fundraiser gig last bank holiday Monday, 8th June.

[ not my photo, taken from http://www.flickr.com/photos/fbi945/3610396077/ ]

http://www.fbiradio.com/

will pose for $$$$

new haircut wooo!

It is SO COLD. It was 14 today and is going to be 1 degree overnight apparently!!!! Woe. I am going to wrap up in bed now and read The Wasp Factory until it worries me too much to sleep.

planting passionfruit

Mark insisted I poladroid all these photos for some reason. They're not too good I'm afraid, the light was starting to go.

After a super-annoying trip to Macquarie Shopping Centre this morning to get some decent soil-y stuff we dug up the side bed and put the passionfruit vine in. It seems happy.







It looks so teeny. I hope it's ok.

The original photos are on Flickr. You can just about see the state of our lawn in them. After all the rain and walking on it today, it's pretty much just turned to mud :(

We are being naughty and staying up too late to watch the 20/20 West Indies - Australia from the Oval. The weather looks dismal in London. The sun came out here today! I might actually get in bed and let Mark update me in the morning.