I have many leather-bound books and my apartment smells of rich mahogany...

In my previous entries I attempted to be witty by having the titles relate to the entry - obscure, but apparent nonetheless. I have now, however, run out of brain power to do so, and so the titles will simply be things I find amusing. In case you were wondering, the above quote is from Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy.

I unfortunately don't have a lot to write about this week because I spent much of last week at home (trying to save money) and in immense pain (because the wound from my wisdom tooth extraction got infected...ewww!). But I did manage to get out a bit, but without a camera, unfortunately.
Tuesday: I went to see "Crazy for You", the musical Jasen was in (who was awesome). Cherie set Carrie, Chris and I the challenge of trying to pick the only straight guy of the 10 dancing cowboys/chorus line. And we were all wrong. In all fairness, the straight one seemed VERY gay when performing; I decided he was over-compensating in order to fit in haha! Still, my gaydar is faulty.
Thursday: I got my first taste of America....at the US consulate general in St Kilda. I had to go there for stuff to do with my US visa. I heard a guy talking about a "ham and cheese sandwich", and in addition to making me feel hungry, I realised that it will probably be pretty easy to spot the Aussies in America once they open their mouths and complete ocker accents present themselves. "Throw another shrimp on the barbie mate!"
Friday: After battling the minimum charge at SukaRamai (Sid took one for Team Manda and had 2 dishes - thanks mate!), the crazy Flow kids kicked on to a dessert place in Box Hill, that I initially heard described as CRAPOLA. "That's not a very good name for a business", I thought. But no, the 'crap' part of the name was actually 'crepe', and crepes we did eat. Well, to be honest I had pancakes and other people had waffles and milkshakes. Oh well, close enough.
Saturday: Yet another long day at work, and then a big night out on the town for Pegs' farewell drinks at Bambu. After sitting around and being civilised for a few hours, we hit the dancefloor at what is now my favourite bar in Melbourne - The Purple Emerald. Let me just say, with free entry, a live band and a good crowd, Icon Bar can take it's $10 cover charge, dodgy music and trashbag teeny boppers and get stuffed! Interestingly enough, a dance-off occurred and a car got locked in a carpark, but it was a great night.
Sunday: A day of good food. I had lunch on Bridge Rd with Emma & Wudok, where I had a foccacia with turkey AND bacon. Double meat never fails to satisfy... :P
And in the night, an extremely awesome injection of Mexican food with Lucy in Parkdale, where I also got to check out her new digs...very cool!

It's only a week and half until I leave on my big adventure...I'm freaking out! Packing begins in the next couple of days, and I think that's when it will REALLY hit me.
I feel like this page will be boring without pictures, but I don't really have any except one that Bella took of us on Saturday night, so you'll have to put up with looking at my mug....again.

See you bye.