Goodnight all ❤️
I’ll tell you what…1/4 of an edible, and mass family functions are actually quite enjoyable.
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No work for me the next two days, that’s good. The cash would be nice but I need to start planning my break in August and I’m just insanely, madly tired for some reason. The weather forecast is in the absolute toilet - I think I’m going to just blob out tomorrow, have a nice sleep in and watch dumb videos, and get to organising stuff on Friday. Oh it’s soooo glorious being free from the old baggage…
hugs 😊
watching attack of the clones
Almost an hour of Anakin giving Padme creepy eyes and simping over her. Then she says, “I’ve been dying everyday since you came back in my life”
Followed by I love you?! What?!
Also BFF is going kind of shit, because I’m matching with people but I’ve gotten no replies, even from the people that initiated. I think I’m just going to focus on myself but put myself out there. If there are people, cool. If not, then at least I tried.
I realised that next semester, I have to do a presentation in front of a bunch of academics, which is kind of a simulation for what we will have to do in the career at some point. I heard one of these academics say when they assess us they will be thinking, “Would I want this person teaching my child?”
I want to run back into my comfort zone.
that movie does not make sense
I think the C3PO and R2 related lines were a redeeming quality.
An extra bag allowance has been bought for my trip back. I’m taking stuff home for the young Seagoons and was worried about excess fees and drama at airport.
worry has evaporated 😬-> 😊
Hot water bottle with blanket on top of me, I’m toasty warm.
Rightio. Got my Saturday night sorted out.
Now, just have to sleep walk through the next 2 days 🚶
Bugger. Had to call off heading down the beach. Absolute shitshow at southern x… line fault.
I’m very lucky in that I could just turn around and say fuck it not today… All those other poor souls though…
Will head down tm.
for tomorrow 🤞
We went to Hamilton Gardens yesterday, it was very interesting and beautiful too. I took some picks. There were fun gardens and historically themed gardens.
an Italian garden
a Chinese scholar’s garden
a fantasy Tudor garden
also a different beach today where I found a few new to me types of shell
Love the Chinese scholars garden, looks like a great place to read and meditate.
I like the Italian garden.
Me too, it’s very peaceful.
Ah, nice
That does look nice.
School holidays and nobody to look after the kids. Arranged to come into work at midday so I could cover the morning.
I’ve brought them into town, bought them movie tickets and then lunch before ditching them. They ate lunch and made their way to the cinema. When the movie finishes, they’ll make their own way home and get ready for swimming lessons. Mum will get home around 4 to take them to the pool. They’re basically out in the city and independent of adult supervision for four hours.
So I’m at work now and the kids are in their first movie session ever with no adult present. They’re making core memories right now. The first movie I saw with no grown up in the cinema with me was Flight of the Navigator - I remember it vividly.
In order to avoid being at home, after Elder’s appointment we took a tram to Docklands and wandered around. It’s a brisk day for it but we had fun at the Docklands park (the one on Harbour Esplanade with the trees on top of the grassy knoll and the wind spinny thing).
In all, I’m pretty impressed with the public art and green spaces in this city. It leads me to ask this question of the DT: what is your favourite piece of public art in Melbourne?
I’m a fan of the Eastlink hotel. It is not pretty…It looks lonely out there and it doesn’t look quite right.
It’s courageous
and that pleases me…
How that got approved is astonishing.
There’s some great art on the eastlink. I like bird with a chip and those revolving trees, and the ram’s skull
My mum would always say she’s going to drop me off there everytime we drove past it.
That is a weird piece and I like how it lights up at night.
In Melbourne: The Cow in the tree in Docklands always brightened my day. I don’t know that it’s high art exactly, but it brings joy and that’s more than good enough for me.
In Perth: I’ve always loved this triangle thing:
Hey I love that triangle thing! I like how the base doesn’t stand out so at first glance it looks like some weirdly hovering portal. The cow is pretty funny, I too like art that makes me smile.
there’s a special name to describe that kind of sculpture ( a frame outdoors ) but I can’t remember it.
but the one I really really loved growing up and still love is Icarus at Tullamarine Airport
Ah, not being much of a traveller I had to look this one up too, and… wow! The balance and posing of it is pretty special.
As far as classics go, Deborah Halpern’s The Angel, my profile pic. I’m also fond of all the Mirka Mora stuff around town but I’m biased because I knew her a little.
I love billy connelly’s reaction to the angel. He made a point of visiting it every time he was in Melbourne. “I have no idea what the fuck this thing is. It’s brilliant!”
It’s a shame it’s not in the NGV moat anymore
As soon as I posed the question I thought of you actually 😆 I’m glad we have a bit of Mirka’s stuff around, her work was so iconic and her painted W class tram (remember those?) was one of my favourites.
Miniest saw a W class tram doing the city circle route today and asked, “What the hell is that thing‽” I was a little shocked tbh; I love them the same way I love old trains, ships and firetrucks.
Growing up I remember the large train mural at Spencer Street , the reflecting pools and water wall at the NGV ( , Joan of Arc at the Museum and the Seahorse at the Port Philip Arcade.
Now I think I like many of the modernist bas reliefs scattered around the city better
I had to google ‘modernist bas reliefs Melbourne’ to understand what you mean, and I didn’t realise how many we actually have. I’ve noticed but not really given much attention to them; they were just sort of part of the artistic background of the city for me, always there. Thanks for drawing some attention to them again!
One thing we do beautifully in this city is water features. The NGV ones you mentioned I had the pleasure of introducing my kids to a few years back, it’s like a rite of passage.
There are so many great works, but the digital bin chickens outside NGV always make me smile.
I love those birds, I find them oddly mesmerising.
Without a doubt, this piece at the end of Drewery Ln. Definitely check it out some time after the sun sets (though I think the lights switch off a 10 or 11).
Wow I haven’t seen that one, that’s really beautiful!
Like you said this morning. The cheese sticks.
I think my parents used to call it Kennet’s Erection.
Edit: Just had a fun memory of being at a party at an apartment that overlooked this and the red poles as well and one (high as a kite) girl was telling another (even higher) girl about how the red poles were intercepting sound waves and protecting our brains.
Nope Nope Nope Nope Nope
Controversial and iconic. I’ve only ever seen them from passing trains during the day but at night it’s a much more atmospheric piece. There must be something about the engineering and design of it I don’t understand, because I vaguely worry it’ll fall one day.
I always thought of Vault like it was The Happy Prince, all that is left of him is his heart and courage and strength, everything else has been stripped away
Huh. That’s a really interesting parallel. I recall homeless people wanting to sleep under it for shelter and getting kicked out all the time before it was moved from the city square. I like where it is now next to the big red Burnley tunnel ventilation tower thing at the Australian Centre for Contemporary Art. They make a really bold statement together.
Please weekend, save me.
The weather is making this week drag on so much more than usual. I’m totally done
I want to go to bed and wake up at 5pm Friday
I know. Its only Wednesday dude and I’m feeling ya.
The other departments are writing cheques their productivity can’t cash.
Omg do I feel this. This week is a slog.
Awww shit, aldi are partnering with doordash for delivery
That’s weird. I was really surprised when Costco did.
Given that everything on doordash is more expensive, I wonder how that’ll work in with ALDI being a cheaper supermarket 🤔
After chewing and biting off my nails for the last 30 years, and one failed attempt to stop, I think this time has stuck.
My nail beds still need time to heal, and there’s still damage visible from biting them so long, but it feels nice to be able to paint them now and not feel so self conscious about how they look.
before and after (now)
Congrats! The nail bite is one of the harder addictions to deal with.
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