Range Life

Busybusybusy times. In the last week I have crammed in a Pavement gig, a trip to Avoca, a dreadful music festival, get-togethers with pommie friends, get-togethers with Aussie friends, a couple of exciting Arsenal games and the usual family stuff.

So,

1) Pavement gig was amaaaazing. Only their second show in 10 years and they aced it. Lou says it was the drunkest she’s ever seen me. Which is a concern.



2) Avoca with C&V (see point 4) – canasta, beach etc.



3) The horrific festival was Future Music, at which we collectively felt extremely old, sober, and baffled by the young people's music. Why on earth would you want to stand in an overheated dustbowl with 25000 other people and watch a bloke playing somebody else's records? And when did I turn into my dad? Thankfully, the ever-reliable Franz Ferdinand provided some consolation and we got away early for dinner at Circular Quay.



4) Colette & Vanessa came to visit! Much jubilation!



5) Mark & Rachel came to town! Much celebration!



6) Arsenal keep winning matches! Much carefully considered cautious optimism!