On the Bottom Half

Easter Weekend.

Sorry for the delay. The university was closed Good Friday, Easter Monday AND Easter Tuesday! As a result, I had even less interest than usual in attending and therefore didn't.

Instead, I played hockey on Friday. I'd say my position is now defence, which is mostly because my puck handling and shooting are substandard, but I'm good at getting in the way.

Then, I went flying on Saturday with dead batteries in my camera, followed by dinner at Bruce and Helen's. Then Bruce and I went to get all pumped up at the movie '300', which just opened on 5 April here. It's sooo gory, but soooo entertaining. Just don't walk away with a history lesson, that's all.

On Sunday we went to Marysville in the Yarra Valley. It's very green, which is refreshing. One thing about the seasons in Australia is that, excepting for snow, they produce the same endmembers during the same months of the year as in Canada. The summer months, December to March, are brown and dead from the extreme heat and low rainfall. The winter months, July to September are green and lush from the cooler temperatures and rainfall.

Anyway, Bruce and Helen's daughter and family are holidaying in Marysville for the school Easter holidays. I think all the tall gums there are Manna gums, which grow very tall and straight. We went for a little hike through some 'mountains' there called the Cathedral Ranges, then ate chocolate and had some lunch.

Monday was whiled in the city rather aimlessly. I mostly visited the ACMI (film place I've mentioned before) and went to a modern video-art feature put on by the Centre Pompideau in France. It was contemporary art, but using television and film as its commentative medium. Meh...

Tuesday was tame (sigh). I seem to have some funny crook neck for the last couple of days, so I took it easy.

Happy Easter.

posted by Kyle @ 21:59