chris’ blog

“…he looks like Robin Williams trying to dance like Mick Jagger…”

– rachel, lastnight during U23D

tonight i had both a birthday and then pablo & rusty’s 1 year of being open anniversary. rach asked me before we went out “is everyone going to be talking about the election… *groan* or just you?”. haha, i laughed. yes, indeed i was. but everyone else was talking about it, and after pablo’s we all came round to my house to watch the coverage.

i must say.. i’m filled with joy at the results. as i’m in bennelong, i had a direct hand in (i sincerely hope, the pendulum has yet to stop) ousting johnny. for the first time in my voting history am i actually proud of the outcome of an election. the last two federal elections brought me close to tears, not so much at the numbers, but at the lack of genuine debate and unity.

it has yet to be said how genuine and how unified this new government will be, but i’m glad australia has set a new course, and has seemed to give a mandate for it fairly decisively.

i am however a little sympathetic to john howard. it’s a little saddening to see him humbled in such a severe way. my prayer is that he enjoys life as a retired grandpappy, and that we don’t see another john brogden.

i’m not registered in the seat of bennelong. or at least, i hope i’m registered. i put the form in the mail midday yesterday. and it only had a few blocks to go, seeing as i posted it from pitt street.

now i can feel like my vote counts. it probably doesn’t, but hope springs eternal.

i’m at work without my headphones and i’m the only one in the office. i feel naked.

Haunted by her side
It’s a darkness in her eyes
That so enslaves me
And if my love is blind
Then I don’t want to see
She’s a mystery to me

the older i get, the less i understand about women…

so my sister emails me yesterday after having had a conversation with mum about a relative going to our church. turns out to be lucy, a friend of mine. we’re second cousins. our grandma’s are sisters. how odd. she just send me a family photo from the 80’s where i’m a tolder with curly golden locks, and she’s a baby.

what a small world

i am now on youtube here and here. i’m not sure if i am happy about it. but i am sort of blogging it for posterity.

i got the lens for my new camera today. woot!

all last week i’ve been surrounded by fundraising chocolates. this morning i finally thought i might get one. i’m in need of sugar or something. i ventured to Judith’s desk with such purpose. but all i got was a bemused look from Judith. they’d all gone.

the next best thing i could find was the arnotts family assortment. which really isn’t best by any stretch.