Laser Skirmish

Well well well… Hello everyone. Let me fill you in on my life over the past week. The St. Kilda festival has ended. The last day was crazy crowded in St. Kilda, with carnival rides set up on the beach, live performances in the many gardens around the city, and food stands and other random activities all around the place. It was quite overwhelming. Since it was a dry zone, we spent most of the time in our apartment drinking Carlton’s and quizzing each other on the bottle top questions that come with the beer. We decided that gaining knowledge was more important than some ol’ festival.

On Friday night, we went to our friend’s birthday party in the city. Our friend from Sydney was also in town so we met up with him and his French friend, as well. At the end of the night, my and Corrie’s maternal instinct came crawling out when we incessantly asked the French man if he was sure knew how to get home and kept offering to walk him back. He must’ve wondered what the hell was going on that two small girls were asking a full grown man if he needed to be escorted back to his hostel safely. As if we could ward off criminals…

On Tuesday, we finally made it to the Melbourne Zoo to see the new baby elephant! Oh My God. I can die happy. I have never seen anything cuter in my life. It was her one-month birthday and we watched as she frolicked around her mama the whole time. She even slid down a hill at one point and I wanted to cry. Not because she slid down a hill, but because she looked so adorable doing it. I want to move to a country where I can have a pet elephant. And then I would breed it constantly so I could always have a baby elephant around.



In addition to the baby elephant, we saw wombats spooning in a log, a platypus lookin’ all crazy in his tank, koalas and kangaroos. Now, the kangaroos freaked us out. They weren’t in a cage, but rather, they had a path set up that you could walk through and the kangaroos were just roaming around freely within this path. I was just waiting for one to pounce on me and kill me. Luckily, it was a really hot day so they were all just laying around. But I could see the evil in their eyes…they were scheming. I know it.

On our way back from the zoo, we stopped in the city centre to get some burgers and Mrs. Field’s cookies. While waiting for our tram back, we were asked for directions by two people. And we actually knew the directions they asked for! We’re slowly becoming locals in Melbourne, and I am quite excited about that.

Last night we went to the Suzuki Night Market at the Queen Victoria Market. It happens every Wednesday in the summer; they have live music set up throughout the market, an insane amount of international food stands, and a flea market where you can buy many goods. I had dinner before we left, but I couldn’t help myself when I saw the Mexican food stands, and I went to town on some tacos. Deeelicious! It was worth the gut I woke up with the next morning. After the market, we decided to check out Crown Casino. We wandered around for a bit, but the real story is what happened at the end. As we were about to leave the casino, we saw… dun dun dun… Jermaine Jackson! Now I know Jermaine isn’t that exciting, but with Michael gone you just gotta settle for any of the Jackson’s at this point, right? I awkwardly stared and continuously loud-whispered to Corrie- “Oh my God that’s Jermaine Jackson. Oh my God that’s Jermaine Jackson! Oh my God that’s Jermaine Jackson!” I didn’t want to approach him but I was hoping he’d be excited that someone recognized him and he’d approach us. I think weird things… because why would one of the Jackson’s approach me? I seemed to be the only one who recognized him though. He’s just as creepy looking in person as he is on television.

Updates:
I have an interview at the Marriott for a front office position! Hopefully it will end in a job, but given my track record, interviews are usually the factor that ruins my chances of getting a job. I am just so awkward. Maybe they will find it endearing? I've also decided to give in... 10 years late... and start reading "Harry Potter."

Quote of the Day: “I’d get so fat from eating my fingers all day.”-Corrie