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life has been pretty fantastic. There were 2 horrible weeks where I was hating everyone and everything and just wanting to leave this town and country STAT, but that passed. Logic prevailed and here I am happy happy again.
I've written so many long winding text only posts and not put them up. namely because they're just really long lists of the wonderful meals I've been enjoying at this and that restaurant.I go into what i think the ingredients are, cooking methods, where the produce has come from, and also what memories they evoke (eg 'oh this is like eating the fried fish from that white place on top of a garage on parramatta road, we'd eat there at night times, the lights were neon and the signs painted on butchers paper'. Around about this time, I was also eating lots of 'egg with dog grass' omellettes. Steamed cubes of firm tofu in Maggi soy sauce and rice.)
The more I work, the more I go out and party and, right now (since i'm down 3 days a week) I've been tunnelling into the whole winter movement of home dinners with friends.
Introducing: the supper club (of doom)
Picture Highlights from my facebook album (i am unfortunately an addict. One day i will buy a subscription to flickr and update it instead but until then....)
(supper club 1: pizza and balloons)
more available here
(supper club 2: mexican)
more here
(supper club 3 - this was a bit of a slap bang lets-all-fall-asleep-on-each-other thing as it was after 4 days of working the blues and roots festival in crazy mud and rain)
Got a bit lazy with these ones. some are on my flickr though
Supper club 4 = giant pot of soup + jazz music. pictures coming.
I need to update my wardrobe urgently but my sewing supplies are still at a mates house in sydney. Yes it's been nearly 6 months. I was expecting a delivery last week but it was no-go. Also, I bought for $10 a DIY Dulcimer Kit: ( read up?. Hey! used to be $65! bargain!
Yeah. First I've ever heard of this instrument too. It was from this crazy garage sale where I also picked up a glass soup ladle, and 70s styled clear glass cup/bowls with bulbous bottom legs that look like lopped off soft drink bottles. does that visual even make sense?
A kind guy at the music shop, who has no idea what instrument I have, is going to help me put the dulcimer together. He used to make guitars at the Maton factory :). Someone else is giving me a pickup so I can totally amp it up. And the Hardware shop guy wants to see my results (I've earnt his respect after finally spray-painting my bike, as I'd told him i'd do a few months ago)
Also, I worked for my school (SAE) doing promo at the Blues&Roots Festival. The music was fun but not fantastic, the weather was horrible BUT FESTIVAL FOOD STALLS. OMG YES!?! Chilli hot chocolate, mexican, yeman food, and kofte balls and felafels and blablablablbalbalbla.
I have hardly left my room since waking up. It's 8:40pm now. I've done a few loads of washing. emptied the bins, stained some wood (and my fingers) and folded some clothes, washed my hair, dreamt of popcorn, eaten sushi and soup and grilled corn tortillas.
Next week's supper club is probably going to involve a beach fire and food wrapped in banana leaves, buried in the sand and cooked with coals. Lots of mosquito spray. Unsure if I will bring out the hats and wigs and facemasks incase they catch on fire and everyone gets burnt
umm blablabablablablablbala
I've written so many long winding text only posts and not put them up. namely because they're just really long lists of the wonderful meals I've been enjoying at this and that restaurant.I go into what i think the ingredients are, cooking methods, where the produce has come from, and also what memories they evoke (eg 'oh this is like eating the fried fish from that white place on top of a garage on parramatta road, we'd eat there at night times, the lights were neon and the signs painted on butchers paper'. Around about this time, I was also eating lots of 'egg with dog grass' omellettes. Steamed cubes of firm tofu in Maggi soy sauce and rice.)
The more I work, the more I go out and party and, right now (since i'm down 3 days a week) I've been tunnelling into the whole winter movement of home dinners with friends.
Introducing: the supper club (of doom)
Picture Highlights from my facebook album (i am unfortunately an addict. One day i will buy a subscription to flickr and update it instead but until then....)
(supper club 1: pizza and balloons)
more available here
(supper club 2: mexican)
more here
(supper club 3 - this was a bit of a slap bang lets-all-fall-asleep-on-each-other thing as it was after 4 days of working the blues and roots festival in crazy mud and rain)
Got a bit lazy with these ones. some are on my flickr though
Supper club 4 = giant pot of soup + jazz music. pictures coming.
I need to update my wardrobe urgently but my sewing supplies are still at a mates house in sydney. Yes it's been nearly 6 months. I was expecting a delivery last week but it was no-go. Also, I bought for $10 a DIY Dulcimer Kit: ( read up?. Hey! used to be $65! bargain!
Yeah. First I've ever heard of this instrument too. It was from this crazy garage sale where I also picked up a glass soup ladle, and 70s styled clear glass cup/bowls with bulbous bottom legs that look like lopped off soft drink bottles. does that visual even make sense?
A kind guy at the music shop, who has no idea what instrument I have, is going to help me put the dulcimer together. He used to make guitars at the Maton factory :). Someone else is giving me a pickup so I can totally amp it up. And the Hardware shop guy wants to see my results (I've earnt his respect after finally spray-painting my bike, as I'd told him i'd do a few months ago)
Also, I worked for my school (SAE) doing promo at the Blues&Roots Festival. The music was fun but not fantastic, the weather was horrible BUT FESTIVAL FOOD STALLS. OMG YES!?! Chilli hot chocolate, mexican, yeman food, and kofte balls and felafels and blablablablbalbalbla.
I have hardly left my room since waking up. It's 8:40pm now. I've done a few loads of washing. emptied the bins, stained some wood (and my fingers) and folded some clothes, washed my hair, dreamt of popcorn, eaten sushi and soup and grilled corn tortillas.
Next week's supper club is probably going to involve a beach fire and food wrapped in banana leaves, buried in the sand and cooked with coals. Lots of mosquito spray. Unsure if I will bring out the hats and wigs and facemasks incase they catch on fire and everyone gets burnt
umm blablabablablablablbala