Shakira Shakira

It's cool having stuff to blog about that doesn't involve a foreign country.
I've so far done 3 shifts selling ties and cufflinks, which occasionally gets boring (because I mostly work alone) but the concept of working and actually earning money is a good one, indeed. Last Friday and Saturday night was the "Fungus Fairy Tale Ball"; the place looked incredible, the program went off with reletively few hitches and the kids really seemed to enjoy themselves so it's been declared a success. The amount of food we had leftover at the end of each night, however, was what I would describe as riddick. And enough to feed a small nation.

Sunday was spent watching "Ella Enchanted" and gossiping at Sonja's place with her and Janice, in the night, dinner in Camberwell (I had the greatest green tea ice cream of my life) followed by board games - like back in the old days - at Emma & Wudok's new house. Well, it's new for me anyway. If you've never played the game Articulate, I highly recommend it...in fact, I IMPLORE you. (if you were there on the night, you'd get it.)

Monday was lunch at a Thai restaurant on Lygon, served by a potential 'lady man' and some seriously good chicken Pad Thai. It was then off to the airport to say goodbye to Yvette for 3 months for another year...hope you're having fun and eating lots!
By chance I actually managed to get hold of Kate (you are in the top 5, i swear!) and spontaneously have coffee with her on Chapel Street before fighting the traffic back into the city to see the PS school of music World Vision concert at the Athenaeum Theatre. The guy that completely trashed all those good songs with his complete lack of singing ability is a disgrace to beetroots everywhere!
I calmed myself down with gelati from the original place on Lygon, before having a slumber party with Jan and Jen (we like, totally had pillowfights in our underwear!) and heading off to work the next morning before meeting up with the aforementioned gals for shopping around the city in a heat so dry you could launder your entire wardrobe in a heartbeat. All that and I still managed to get home in time to watch The OC. phew!

Ok, more photos...firstly a shot of the wedding I attended last week and the final leg of my crazy holiday; San Fransisco and Los Angeles...westside, y'all!

My family and the bride's (my cousin) family...minus, um...the groom.

The view of Alcatraz from Pier 39

Pegs & Lacey

A tower thingy

Bringing the banana to San Francisco!

Seals lazing around

The fog of San Fran

Waaaaaallmac....

"Welcome to The Rockkkk"

Hanging out with Lian and Barnaby

Raul roughs it on the M Tram

I left my heart in San Francisco...

Happy Halloween!

Raggety Ann and Super Mario peruse the juice selection

The water comes out of the ceiling into the bath tub!

Urban Outfitters...where all your dreams come true :P

Johnny Rockets on Melrose Ave...the last day of my trip :(



Oh, one more thing. I feel compelled to share something hilarious my aunty wrote in an email recently. She's just gotten to Singapore after spending some time in Italy and she went to visit a famous volcano.

We then walked to a distance and from there we could see the flow of the lava from Mt Etna. It was really spectacular.
I asked why we could not get closer and was told
if you get any closer we will melt.