Tim Tam Goodness

Hey sunshines,

Miss Steph just told me that results are up if you want to check them out. I got what I expected so that's good. Good luck!

Okay, so instead we're thinking Freestyle at Emporium in the Valley at 8. If you're coming it'd be great if you could send an e-mail so we have a good idea of numbers.

High fives to you all!

ronaldraygun gave me D. Comment and I'll give you a letter; then you have to list 10 things you love that begin with that letter. Afterwards, post this in your journal and give out some letters of your own.

1. dogs

2. dancing around my room with the door shut and the music up really loud

3. Darren Lockyer

4. Dumas' novels

5. driving

6. Donnie Darko

7. dad

8. daisies

9. drinks

10. dessert

Okay, so since most of us are a little short on cash at the moment, the plan now is for dessert. Dessert, you say? This isn't an ordinary dessert. Saucy. Chocolate. Pudding.

Freestyle Rosalie
Wednesday.

I still need to sort out a time but these things take time.

Jen

I had brunch today with a friend who's leaving for China to have fun with stool samples for a couple of months. Yay biology! The weather was perfect and their house is opposite UQ, on the river. They even have their own jetty! It was also fantastic to do something unrelated to uni. I've been cranky and sullen and really taciturn lately so sorry guys!

This does bring me to my next point. I've been wanting to go to Green Papaya for ages and I've heard fantastic things about both the restaurant and its owner so once we're on the other side of these exams we should definitely get into the Vietnamese spirit. It'll be hard to top the movies we saw last time but we can always try....

In other exciting news, pinky_pi is going to teach me how to knit. I have crazy yarn and everything! Ooh, crafty goodness.

So, after stressing out this evening about an honours project that never gets done, I decided some stres-relief is in order. Dinner (and I'm thinking curry, sweet curry or some Belgian Beer Bar goodness) and drinkies next weekend. Those in favour vote 'aye'.

I have some advice for those getting PT sessions. When your trainer asks if you want to "go harder" this session resist the temptation to say, "Oh yeah. Why not?" The worst thing was the three flights of stairs between the weights room and the ladies and then another flight to the entrance. I staggered back to uni, at 4.30, looking like a tragic alcoholic. Ah, the stares. The disgust.

Today was, possibly, the best of the year. Dancing to Janet Jackson. Life doesn't get any better. It's a dance for a boy and a girl so don't worry, kids. If you're good, you too can share the awesomeness.

is, for a change, sunny. And warm. So warm that they called it a heatwave. Two days ago they upgraded the heat-health warning to "Level 3: Heatwave". It's the level below "Level 4: The Apocalypse". It's reached a maximum of 31 degrees.... Admittedly, in London it got up to 38 but it's still pretty funny!

So, highlights so far include seeing green mince for sale in a supermarket (which explains why British food is so goddamn tasty), throwing up outside the University Club because I had food poisoning (which, given that they sell green mince in shops, isn't really that surprising) and the lovely, lovely people. Oh, and watching England lose their match against Portugal and the reading the papers afterward. Priceless!

I also got to watch the State of Origin, although drinking in the morning is a little debaucherous. I'll also, of course, be watching the Bledisloe match on Saturday, which I guess makes me one of those Aussies. You know, the ones who hang out in Aussie pubs and say things like "yeah, mate" and "awse". Wait....

As well as being, well, a place for me to ramble, this is also a duty-free call. If anyone wants anything, let me know and I'll get it on the way back, provided it's not too heavy ... or too illegal.

I have an honours project ... two days before flying out. It can't top chlamydia though so I had to drown my sorrows with coffee, caramel and cream tart and tom yum. Oh, and dance demonstrations in a skirt in the mall. Gotta get ready for that next battle....

Ooh, soccer tonight.

There's a girl who's interests say that she likes group theory ... and group sex. Probably not the most common combination.