Working, whiling, waiting
WWW. That’s what we’re doing. Working on our shit, whiling away the time and waiting until the next adventure comes along. As this could be any minute now, we tend to burn a lot of nervous energy, get tired and need to have little lie-downs. I take a few extra lie-downs, just to be safe, and do push-ups in the living room in between drinking glasses of water and commenting on how I’ve been ‘feeling really thirsty recently’.
The next adventure proper is going to be Sunday, when we head to Dunc-Gray Velodrome for some zinging (possibly followed by a feast), or Saturday, when we might go flying with dad. Then, of course, there’s Friday, when I’m flying to Dubbo for a day-long workshop. Thursday probably won’t be special, but I might go for a ride in the morning. Wednesday and Tuesday probably need some help, although I’m bound to get some push-ups done… So, yeah.
Yesterday YLM, YLD, Zoe and I spent 30 minutes peering into the oceanic mist off Maroubra at grey and white birds. These may have been Buller’s Albatrosses, but were actually Black-Browed instead. It was mum’s birthday so, naturally, she got a tick while the rest of us got cold and wet. Except me, I had a fluro hood, so I was sweet.
Oh, and Zoe made a fucking nice upside-down Quice, Cherry and Lime cake for Kath’s birthday FEAST, so I hope that goes on the puku and I can eat it again - eat it with my mind!
Ok, time for some coffee.
June 16th, 2008 at 9:58 am
Maybe I’ll fix-up Wednesday with a Chocolate and Guiness Cake.
June 16th, 2008 at 10:48 am
I got scoped by some Albatross while surfing at Winki @ North Head last week. Couldn’t quite scope any defining features, hard to keep the tripod/scope stable whilst duck diving sets on the head. Although they were grey/brown on top and white on the undercarriage side. Any ideas?
Oh, and they had big, long wings.
June 16th, 2008 at 11:18 am
Probably actually Australasian Gannets.
June 16th, 2008 at 6:22 pm
Na they were definantly freakin freakin big. They didn’t have to flap their wings once, and had the albatross shape. I’ve seen Attenborough, I know an albatross when it passes right over me.
June 16th, 2008 at 7:35 pm
Then probably black-browed, they’re grey-white underneath…
June 17th, 2008 at 11:02 am
No new ticks for me, well unless you are talking new climbing routes in a beautiful gorge.. Serenity was ruined by F#@$n AJs in their fast jets playing shooting games or breaking the sound barrier (guess that is you guys at the track this weekend). Really scary when it happens over head and reverberates down the gorge creating a pressure wave and you aren’t ready.. Hate to think what it is like in Palestine or Iraq
June 17th, 2008 at 6:28 pm
As they say in the Townsville Bulletin, that’s the sound of freedom in the skies - lol.