Yesterday, my Australian Ballet 2007 season tickets arrived.
Now, based on last Friday's experience and the fact that the first show of the season is in March, what are my chances of making it to the show on time?
Don Quixote waits for no one.
No one, I say.
Thursday, November 30, 2006
Wednesday, November 29, 2006
A pattern emerges.
Is it just me or has anyone else noticed that when the Js are posting, the architect, middlechild and SAHM go quiet and vice versa?
Tuesday, November 28, 2006
Jen Cloher and the Endless Sea
Will be playing their final headline act (until their next release) on Saturday, 16th December, 2006 at the East Brunswick Club.
I know where I'll be that night. Will you?
I know where I'll be that night. Will you?
My other top ten.
Also in no particular order (and with PJ excluded, what with her own list and all):
- Just Like a Man - Way Out West
- Insistor - Tapes 'n Tapes
- Whoo! Alright - Yeah... Uh Huh - The Rapture
- Saints - The Breeders
- Play My Game - The Donnas
- Don Gon Do It - The Rapture
- Drivin' on 9 - The Breeders
- Inside and Out - Feist
- Statues - Moloko
- Streetlights Not the Stars - Jen Cloher and the Endless Sea
My Top Ten of Polly Jean.
In no particular order:
- We Float
- This Mess We're In (feat. Thom Yorke)
- Long Snake Moan
- A Perfect Day Elise
- The Wind
- My Beautiful Leah
- Horses in My Dreams
- One Line
- Victory
- Catherine
I am no longer a closet fan.
Monday, November 27, 2006
Trumped.
I was going to blog about my misadventures in trying to get to the symphony on Friday night, however, after reading J1's blog, mine would just be whinging. So I'll tell you about my weekend instead.
As stated earlier, on Friday night, I went to the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra with Camper Dan. We missed the first half, which is quite funny considering the tickets were booked in May this year, but managed to get in during the interval and catch the Rachmaninov, which is what we were there to see anyway. I wonder what they played in the first half.
Anyway, in our front row centre seats, we were able to see the intricate movements of the violinists... as well as hear some deep breathing by the conductor. It was utterly captivating and put 'learn to play the violin' on my things to do list.
Based on CD's scale of enjoyability, the score is MTC - 1; MSO - 1; and Australian Ballet - 0. Now it's back to the theatre.
On Saturday, I caved and went to the hairdresser's. When I booked, I was a bit reluctant to take the appointment because my regular hairdresser was taking the day off. However, seeing as it had been nearly 3 months since my last hair cut and after a week-long struggle with really bad hair, I decided to give Perry a go. It looks like I've found myself a new hairdresser. Perry's a little more forthcoming than Cisco in that he told me when to come back, what to do with my hair, how to do my hair, what he was doing to it and showed me some tricks with different products. The last bit may have been some clever up-selling but I didn't care. And while he did blow-wave and leave me with BIG hair, it didn't really matter because I had to ride my bike home anyway and the helmet crushed it back to normal height.
Now I have to work on my guilt for swapping hairdressers. You see, I've already pre-booked my next appointment with Perry. But Cisco's partner took my booking so maybe she can break it to him. I wonder if hairdresser's actually care that you swap. Is it worse when you swap within the salon or if you go somewhere new completely?
Sunday... I took my new pedometer out for a spin. 16,000 steps (approx 10km) from downtown Abbotsford to Port Melbourne. That includes sidetracking through Middle Park, walking along the beach, wandering through the residential streets of Port Melbourne and Bay Street Shops (there's a Coles!), and then finally cracking it because whilst I could see the city in the distance, I couldn't find a street that took me back to the city.
Sunday afternoon was spent at the pub watching the Ashes. Then I had a quick beer with CD in the park and then went home and chilled for the forthcoming week at work. Yippee.
As stated earlier, on Friday night, I went to the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra with Camper Dan. We missed the first half, which is quite funny considering the tickets were booked in May this year, but managed to get in during the interval and catch the Rachmaninov, which is what we were there to see anyway. I wonder what they played in the first half.
Anyway, in our front row centre seats, we were able to see the intricate movements of the violinists... as well as hear some deep breathing by the conductor. It was utterly captivating and put 'learn to play the violin' on my things to do list.
Based on CD's scale of enjoyability, the score is MTC - 1; MSO - 1; and Australian Ballet - 0. Now it's back to the theatre.
On Saturday, I caved and went to the hairdresser's. When I booked, I was a bit reluctant to take the appointment because my regular hairdresser was taking the day off. However, seeing as it had been nearly 3 months since my last hair cut and after a week-long struggle with really bad hair, I decided to give Perry a go. It looks like I've found myself a new hairdresser. Perry's a little more forthcoming than Cisco in that he told me when to come back, what to do with my hair, how to do my hair, what he was doing to it and showed me some tricks with different products. The last bit may have been some clever up-selling but I didn't care. And while he did blow-wave and leave me with BIG hair, it didn't really matter because I had to ride my bike home anyway and the helmet crushed it back to normal height.
Now I have to work on my guilt for swapping hairdressers. You see, I've already pre-booked my next appointment with Perry. But Cisco's partner took my booking so maybe she can break it to him. I wonder if hairdresser's actually care that you swap. Is it worse when you swap within the salon or if you go somewhere new completely?
Sunday... I took my new pedometer out for a spin. 16,000 steps (approx 10km) from downtown Abbotsford to Port Melbourne. That includes sidetracking through Middle Park, walking along the beach, wandering through the residential streets of Port Melbourne and Bay Street Shops (there's a Coles!), and then finally cracking it because whilst I could see the city in the distance, I couldn't find a street that took me back to the city.
Sunday afternoon was spent at the pub watching the Ashes. Then I had a quick beer with CD in the park and then went home and chilled for the forthcoming week at work. Yippee.
Friday, November 24, 2006
Thursday, November 16, 2006
J1, permission to buzz the tower.
J1 is in town today. She flew in last night and we headed to La Porchetta for dinner and then spent a couple of hours together before crashing.
I wish I had pictures of the hideous laminate cupboards at her serviced apartment.
I had initial reservations about staying with J1, mainly due to sheer laziness and the convenience of where I live in proximity to work. Trust me, it's close. Plus she was staying in Kew, which admittedly, is not as far away as I thought it was. I actually left at the same time I normally do and arrived at work earlier. And there was the convenience of the taxi rank just outside so there was no hassle at all.
My, what a boring blog this is.
Anyhoo...
Thanks for letting me stay with you! See you at Christmas!
I wish I had pictures of the hideous laminate cupboards at her serviced apartment.
I had initial reservations about staying with J1, mainly due to sheer laziness and the convenience of where I live in proximity to work. Trust me, it's close. Plus she was staying in Kew, which admittedly, is not as far away as I thought it was. I actually left at the same time I normally do and arrived at work earlier. And there was the convenience of the taxi rank just outside so there was no hassle at all.
My, what a boring blog this is.
Anyhoo...
Thanks for letting me stay with you! See you at Christmas!
Wednesday, November 15, 2006
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