Another week in Perth

Well another week in Australia has passed. This week was heaps of fun.
As I can?t remember what I last posted about I?ll just start with my
tutorial for Australian cinema on Wednesday. It was awesome. Hot
because there is no air conditioning, but still awesome. I enjoy the
lecturer a lot. Oh! We watched the Oscars here and I am happy to see
that Brokeback Mountain didn?t pull a Titanic although I do think Heath
Ledger should have won. We watched Crash, amazing movie. Worth buying
I think. I went grocery shopping after talking to my older brother and
realizing he spends more then twice what I have been spending. I
splurged on corn on the cob and frozen hamburgers.

My diet has been based around corn flakes, peanut butter and jelly, and
spinach. I was going vegetarian there for a few weeks. As it is I
should head to the store to get more bread and milk today as nothing is
open tomorrow. I made egg salad sandwiches the other day, oh they were
fabulous. I had to Google how to boil and egg so it would be hard
boiled though. I think I?ll take a walk up to the store as soon as my
laundry is dry. I also need to pick up aspirin.

A couple nights ago I had an unfortunate trip over the bricks in the
walkway and landed smack on my face, the right side of my face. My
chin is pretty bruised as is my cheek. That wouldn?t be so bad if the
right side hadn?t swollen up to the point of looking like a chipmunk
cheek. I also seem to have lost my voice, which I find odd considering
it is summer here. Everyone has been getting sick though so I think it
is just catching up to me. It is good though because I don?t feel run
down. My face does hurt though.

I got another package from the lady with awesome Girl Scout cookies and
pride and prejudice. I made some grape kool-aid pooped the tagalongs
in the freezer and promptly watched the movie. It was good fun. I
have been practicing footie and have figured out how to bounce it back
to me. Zane also taught me how to kick it so it bounces in the
person?s face which is pretty fun. We went to the beach with Katie and
Sam the other day, it was so good. I tried and failed to climb the
bell but I did manage to stand on it until a wave knocked me off.

I went to Amber?s house last night. Her program really set them up
with an awesome place. I?ll have to walk over there more often. She
is a fun one that Amber. Next semester at Pitt, I shall have to hang
out with her. Doug came with me then we met everyone back at SV and
headed to Mike and Cam?s house where they were having a semi-formal
goon party, meaning they where wearing thrift store jackets and shorts
drinking goon from fancy glasses. Seeing as my face was swollen I
volunteered to walk the half asleep Ben (one of Zane?s friends) home
early and missed everyone jumping/being pushed into the pool. I have
to say I am glad I missed that as they still haven?t quite gotten the
water clear.

I think I will spend today reading outside in the little courtyard
place as the weather is fantastic. I want to get a hammock but I don?t
think the SV kids will be down with that. So sad. I want to get ahead
on reading and assignments as we are headed to Thailand in a week. I
can?t wait. I am also excited to spend St. Paddy?s at this great Irish
pub in Perth. Should be a blast.