According to this blog, ‘Blogs work when they are based on: Candor, Urgency, Timeliness, Pithiness and Controversy’.
Silence doesn’t make it. No urgency in my blog, how about replacing that with Procrastination?
I’ve been in Perth basically a month. I am stuck in not-working mode, haven’t achieved anything… and not too fussed about it. Lots of fun in recent times.
Last Friday was the final of the Australian University Games, so I went and watched the (mixed) Ultimate final. First guy I saw was ex-Frankfurt Jens, now living in Sydney and here as a journalist turned coach. The final 17-5 scoreline meant most of the fun was in the crowd. Friday night went down to Fremantle, meeting uni-mate Brett who returned from a couple years in the States about the same time as I came back. Little Creatures has a pub/restuarant inside the brewery. Excellent beer, steak sandwhich and nachos. Saturday afternoon was my first time at Perth’s frisbee golf course (9 holes) with heaps of AUG people with perfect blue skies and a cold beer. Lets not pretend I’m good at it. On Saturday night, Mal who I met on a bus from Copenhagen to Berlin in 1998 and partied with there and in Prague had organised a 4hr river cruise. Oysters, Mussels, Prawns etc for starters, buffet dinner and all you can drink, cruising up to East Perth, then Fremantle and back, DJ music… that’s the life. Sunday brunch with Jens and the UNSW Ultimate crew on Beaufort st, visited cousin Al and walked around Lake Monger and then watched Australian Idol over a BBQ at Gary’s place. Monday was a public holiday here, so a group of my oldest friends went picnicing in the Swan Valley at Houghtons winery in 27 degrees. A footy was brought out. Tuesday night I went down to a climbing wall for the first time in a long time (not good at that either) and Wednesday the start of a new Ultimate league.
I’ve now come down with a head cold, had dinner at Thomas and Monika’s and am looking forward to my brother’s arrival tomorrow for a week or so.