ten months ago

i drove into melbourne. over the westgate bridge, through peak hour traffic and into a brave new world. well, maybe not so much a brave new world but an absolutely fun and friend-filled one.

ten months went by really quickly (except today which seems to be an incredibly slow slow wednesday at work).

the below photos are from a lane just off bourke st mall in the city. did i tell you how much i LOVE melbourne?? ;)

me, franz ferdinand, nat and steve

it was a bit of an effort to drag myself off the couch last night and onto a tram into the city, but once the music started it was all good. nat and i crashed the line where steve was waiting to get into the palace. i like the venue - reminds me a little of thunderdome. ha! first support band was red riders which were as supportive as an early training bra, though maybe not as pretty.



the second support band was temper trap - which i really enjoyed. i'll have to keep an eye/ ear out for them. between songs the lead singer kept saying "we are not the cribs" - you would think they've got a bit of a complex about that.



i'm going to have to remember to take my camera to gigs from now on - the camera on my phone just doesn't cut it. the next series of photos are from steve, who is quite the happy snapper. yah!



we were standing pretty much centre of the floor - and at times when franz played felt as if we were jumping on a trampoline. Honestly the floor moved that much, i could've got motion sickness.




we ended on a silly note. :)

sigh....

Stop all the clocks, cut off the telephone,
Prevent the dog from barking with a juicy bone,
Silence the pianos and with muffled drum
Bring out the coffin, let the mourners come...
- W.H. Auden -

back to work. a short week for me though. yah to a weekend escape to music and mountains.

p.s. it's 29c outside today. outside being the opposite to where i am.

7.5 books in 2 weeks

i'm slipping i know and need to up the ante but i have been doing other things in the last two weeks besides reading. there has been plenty of sleeping and a wee bit of afternoon napping as well. :) a holiday well spent i would think, at least the kind of holiday when you don't leave the country. perth doesn't count as a different country (it comes close but no cigar). i didn't do any writing of substance, only scribbling which i don't think i'm going to get funded for, so i need to get something good going in the next few weeks. motivation + inspiration is required.

and i'm still not thinking about the work i have to return to tomorrow. there is still no such thing as work. honest.

look down to save yourself

no real resolutions for 2009

everything is kind of on track at the moment. plans are in action all over the place, so i'm excited to get on with it. and yes, there is plenty of writing to be had. in fact i'm to buy a desk very soon. i have to find the desk first but i have the one i want in mind so it must be out there. ha! so writing, some travel and a whole lot more playing. i'm liking the lay of the year already. :)

a brand new year

another one. how do they come around so darn quickly?? a new year's eve spent with friends and friends of friends at bar etiquette in brunswick. a lot of sitting around laughing and talking. a good start to the year i think.










a series of jill and nat photos to delight.





i'm really looking forward to 2009. it's going to be a brilliantly fabulous year, in every single way. i'll be seeing you there.