“Life In The So-Called Space Age”
It disgusts me to see a celebrity news story at the top of CNN.com when an area larger than New York State and California combined is underwater in Queensland, 20000 homes are likely to be lost, billions in dollars of economic damage is being done and countless thousands of people have or will lose virtually everything they own.
If you are looking for meaningful news about the floods (the worst in Australian history) then turn your browsers to the Australian sites or to BBC UK.
Didn’t do much yesterday. Walked to the shops to take care of an errand for mum, and lazed around at home mid-day.
We then went in the evening and saw the film The King’s Speech, which was extremely good. I highly recommend it if you’re after a great movie.
Then we ate chinese for dinner and went home. I walked (since I was stuffed) and met this guy on the way:
He had no fear, and was very excited about the sun going down. I thought roosters only crowed in the morning?
Emi’s been bored by the rest of the blog so far, so here’s a few bits and pieces specifically dedicated to her.
First Emi, lets address the fact that you are a pet. In Australia there are pets like you (cats) and pets like your friend Terry (hounds). But there are also pets like this:
That’s called an axolotl, and in some countries it is eaten as a delicacy. Were they available in America Emi, I’d buy you one (as a pet!)
It’s winter now Em, so the view out the French door may not be as riveting as summer, but I’m sure you remember the birds you love to watch. I bet you’ve never seen one of these:
It’s called a Willy Wagtail. It hops around like you do Emi, unpredictable and (seemingly) crazed. I can only imagine how your eyes would bulge were you to see a few of them in out backyard.
Everyone knows that you’ll eat anything you can fit in your mouth Emi, but I wonder how you’d deal with Australia’s best candy. Yes, yes I know I went on and on about Cherry Ripes and Violet Crumbles. But I’ve had an epiphany this trip, and it’s become more than obvious that the greenly crystallized loveliness that is the Peppermint Crisp is the new pinnacle of sugary taste. I promise I shall bring one back for you and let you taste it 🙂
And lastly Emi, one of the things in the above shot is almost as big as Florence (you know her!), and costs over A$600. I know you’d love to sit next to it on your chair but were I ever crazy enough to purchase it I’d probably have to buy it a ticket on the plane as well!
So there you go Toad, a few shots just for you. Maybe you could leave a comment and let me know if this post was a bit more to your liking 🙂