Brrr, shiver

Aussie word of the day: Cuddle = hug, usage: "May I have a kiss and a cuddle?" or "May I have a hug and kiss?"

Saturday the Great Race was postponed due to the weather.. it's been nothing but cold and miserable and rainy. It rains for about 10-15 minutes every hour every day. So instead of the Great Race we had a "cultural" tour in downtown Perth. This included the State Library which is 4 stories tall and contains resource materials only, nothing can be checked out; the art gallery, where they are currently featuring an Egyptian exhibit from the Louvre; and the Western Australian History Museum, where we had a fascinating whirlwind tour of the early years of Australian settlers. All were really good, but it gives me something to go back and see since we really sped through everything. We had lunch at a local community center, then took a train to Subiaco (Subee for short) where we visited the markets. I think the Fremantle markets are much better myself. Subiaco is also where the two local football teams play. We then returned to campus tired and cold. I took a nap, then hung out at my neighbors flat until it was time to leave for the bar in Northbridge. I made it home unscathed at around 1:30am, but was left with a massive headache/ hangover yesterday. I think I underestimated the strength of their beer.. Ouch! Thus, I did not get out of bed until noon yesterday. Took a quick walk around the campus, sat in a park eating my lunch of cheeseballs and Vanilla Coke, then returned to my room and surfed the internet and made my blog, which I hope you are enjoying.

I am planning on buying a TV this week. I think I've about had it with the dead quiet of my flat and my antisocial flatmates, so I found a used TV in the Quokka, also known as the classifieds. For you Warrensburgian's this is eqivalent to The Star Advertiser that comes out on Wednesday's, except the Quokka comes out on Thursdays. Another goal this week is to get a bike. It's a 20 minute walk into the city, which isn't bad and I could use the excercise, so I might venture that way tomorrow, but a bike will definately come in handy too.