Nothing is planned by the sea and the sand

To Avoca with our friends and neighbours Paul, Monica, Madison and Hannah. Weather was pants but children, alcohol and boardgames all stepped up to keep us entertained.

I also sloped off for a couple of hours to catch Gomorra, which featured at least as many crimes against fashion as crimes against society. On Sunday I also took in the tremendous new Star Trek, and started watching the 4-hour La Belle Noiseuse on DVD. All I can tell you about the latter is that it features lots of Emmanuelle Beart as a nude model. Everything else about the movie has slipped my mind right now, can't think why. The Sydney Film Festival kicks off this week, so more obscure cinema-going coming soon.