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So on Thursday I head to Melbourne! Hi Melbourne!

Last Friday I saw the Magic Numbers supported by Riff Random and Youth Group. Riff Random were kind of lame, Youth Group were by the numbers, but, by jove, the Numbers were superb. One of the best gigs I've been to in a while - great playing, great harmonies, and the band looked overjoyed to be on stage in Australia in front of a crowd singing their songs. They looked so humble and grateful on stage that it was impossible not to love them. Also, the catchy songs and awesomeness helps.

Some other random thoughts, only some of which make sense:

• Last week I was quite sick with a stomach bug.
• Stomach bugs really suck.
• I hung out with Katie of katura fame on Sunday in Glebe, not doing particularly much. I threatened to harrass seagulls to her distress, and won air hockey and looked at books. But it was fun all the same.
• At the moment I'm reading Pilgrimage To Earth by Robert Sheckley, the science fiction author who Douglas Adams was most influenced by (and thus, who is hilarious.) Other things I've read recently include Michael Ondaatje's beautiful Coming Into Slaughter, Greg Kot's Wilco: Learning How To Die (he seems to have missed that "you have to learn how to die in order to live" is a quote from Montaigne though") and some restaurant menus.
• My computer's been a bit funny recently. Blue screens of death ahoy! I think the computer doesn't cope well with heat. Jason of bobbit fame claims he can allievate my computer's distress by reinstalling WinXP with added bells and whistles. We shall see.
• Uni work is going okay. I have lots to do. Have to work harder than I'm working now. Starting to sink in that I only have a year and a bit of scholarship left. I get very anxious about uni sometimes. At the moment I'm rewriting a method section, gathering stimuli, and gathering data. Getting there.
• Having a diary and goals and plans helps with the uni thing. I seem to find myself naturally opposed to such things, though. But I suppose I should quit being precious.
• The Reservations are playing at the Mandarin Club on Thursday February the 9th. Eight bucks, starts at 8pm, we're playing 10ish. This will be our first proper live gig for a while, and looking forward to it.
• Sliced Bread may or may not have a new bassplayer. Leastways, a CD with some demos on it has been given to some guy who used to be in the Lemonheads and who seems keen in principle.


• Tonight I went to Rock and Roll Trivia at the Annandale. Our team came second.
• At the Big Day Out, a friend of mine was punched in the face because he refused to kiss an Australian flag. Very lame, Sydney. Very lame.
• Why is Kim Beazley still leader of the Opposition? Surely a performing monkey would be about as competent and far more entertaining?
• "I'm sorry darling, but you're old and boring, just a footloose manwhore who can't suck or talk anymore" - I like good lyrics sometimes. Thank you Sienna of peripeteia fame!
• Hey Paris, your journal name keeps making me think it's parisinspiring. Jadey thinks that too. It's appropriate.
• STEVE HOLT!
• EVE HOLT!
• TIM HOLT!
• My housemate pointed out that Zoidberg is so very Jewish. It's true.
• I like this random point form thing.
• I momentarily met a Kings Of Leon member. This failed to excite me particularly. He didn't have a beard.
• I once participated in a group songwriting session with high school friends, where we randomly sung verses that had to rhyme with each other. The very best rhyme, which true to Joel's form had nothing to do with the theme of the song, was "Gilchrist just hit a six on the television set". I like it when he does that. I also like close cricket matches though.

tim.