I'm still alive...No need for obits.

 
I'm having a little trouble believing that my last entry was on the 29th of January. It's a whole new month, people, and I've been totally slack, lol. My bad. In my defense, though, I've been so relaxed that I'm going to have to teach myself how to walk again...LJ entries just seem so difficult, lol. Man, that's so pathetic.

Anyways. I've done almost nothing over the last week. My days are mostly scheduled around what's on TV and I watch a whole lot of reruns, which is unhealthy, I'm sure. Especially when the reruns are Roseanne, The Cosby Show and Diff'rent Strokes. I really can't seem to help myself and I can't seem to get away from Diff'rent Strokes, lol, it's so sad but I can't stop watching it. I think that part of the entertainment comes from the fact that every one of those three kids grew up to be really fucked up people...Though Todd Bridges managed to redeem himself. Eventually.

So, every day was spent in front of the box up until the day before yesterday (Friday?) when my friend (and soccer captain) Nicky invited me out to a boozy lunch as a kind of welcome back to Oz do because she'd arrived home from her holiday in Thailand only the day before. We talked a lot about her holiday and about uni and soccer (as usual) and we drank. I don't drink during the day if I can possibly help myself, so that was interesting. Also, it'd been a while since I'd had anything alcoholic to drink and I took some painkillers before I left home...So it was fun, lol. It was cool to catch up with her again and she managed to twist my arm and got me to sign on for another season.

Which is what I did yesterday! (Useful segue into another paragraph) I went and signed on and got a backpack to replace my old soccer bag, and went and did some groceries with mum. I then got a phone call from mi padre to see if I wanted to go into Newtown with him for some coffee at this place where they roast their own beans, so I said yes, natch. It was cool to go into Newie again since I don't work there any more. My biggest little sister came with, so that was cool too. We finally managed to find a parking spot (and if people would listen to me, the issue would have been resolved sooner) and trekked up to the cafe (in the pouring rain) where we had these awesome tiny pancakes...We had some cinnamon ones and, I think, butterscotch ones...and their coffee. Now, I'm not a huge coffee drinker, but my gods, it was amazing. And then we had a second cup and it was caffeine highs all around. THEN (busy day yesterday) my mum got a call from her sister who had some theatre tickets on offer. Mum was going to go with Snappy who couldn't go either so she asked me. I said yes, because the tickets were to Optimism which I wanted to see a while ago (it had Frank Woodley in it and I love that guy). So basically, I got home, changed into a good shirt and waistcoat (or vest, if you like) and we promptly left.

The play was good, I think. It was based on Voltaire's Candide, but I think it was a strange adaptation...Not that I'm any authority because I haven't read the original text. Anyway, it was about life, generally, and how optimism doesn't really change anything, but pessimism isn't a viable option either. Things are the way they are for a reason and you have to get on board with that, to adapt with that. It was fairly absurd, which is cool, and had some great comic parts (Frank Woodley was half of an Aussie comedy duo, Lano and Woodley, so he has funny in the bag), but I constantly felt like I was missing something or didn't understand what was happening, which I hate. Ultimately, though, I think it was a little like Waiting For Godot...It seems like not much is happening, but it's about what happens more inside the audience members' heads - a lot of questions are being asked to which there are no discernible answers. I think. Anyway, the acting was great (featured Mr. Barry Otto. Legend) and I enjoy absurdism, but I'm going to do a little research on Voltaire and his text to see if I missed something terribly profound.

Hum. OK, this entry is more than a little rambly, and I'm sorry, lol, but I've not really done anything in the last week and everything that has happened has gone on in the past two days. It's a lot for a holidaying brain to handle :P I hope you all are well and I endeavour to catch up with your LJ entries...Which might be quite the task.

Peace xx