Okay, so I saw that on a billboard outside the coffee shop downstairs and thought I'd steal it. I'm pretty sure it was very unoriginal anyway ;) My caffeine-free days were pretty much over when I arrived in the land of the maple leaf (Oh! Canada) almost three (!!!) years ago, but here I am hitting new heights with those heady caffeine highs. God, I love the coffee shop culture here (and the Italian hob-top coffee pot my housemate just bought!). Just a shame that with it comes mild nausea and that shaky, shivery feeling...
The initial stages of the 'challenge' didn't work out so very well. Apart from Toni and I discovering the wonder that is Brunetti's in Carlton that is... seriously; chocolate and cake heaven :-). Me getting sick proved to be a little bit of a hindrance. If one more person wants to say "swine flu starts with a sore throat you know", I would like to take a moment out from beating you over the head with a large stick to point out that you are being very unoriginal. To be fair, I sound worse than I am - decidedly husky voice - but I can't wait to go home and sleep!
The other hindrance of course, is the weather. It's not so nice just now (as you can see from the photo above - which I took while I walked down Brunswick Street in Fitzroy on Saturday afternoon. For those of you not in the know, this is my neighbourhood). Didn't stop me going to Fitzroy Gardens (which are actually in Jolimont) to get some photos of the Fairies Tree though. I saw a photo of it one day and just had to go check it out.
The Fairies Tree is actually a preserved dead tree stump in the park, which a lady name Ola Cohn sculptured between 1931 and 1934 and dedicated to the children of Melbourne. Actually, according to the plaque it is mainly dedicated to the fairies... The carving is pretty awesome, but at the same time I found it a tad sinister. If you look closely the gnomey type people (elves?) are stuck in spider webs or getting carried off in the talons of a hawk... nice.
The AFL game on Friday was awesome! I did have a few wobbly moments of vertigo in the stand though! I don't think the Bomber supporters in our midst were quite so happy with the result ;-). Disappointingly, I managed to sleep my way through wimbledon - the games don't start til 11pm at the earliest here, I loved everyone's photos though - lucky sods!
