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work, socialise, sleep. repeat

It seems like ever since I started working that my social life has been filled up with places to go, people to meet etc. That may have been in part due to Georgie coming home and also not working 4 nights a week.

Since I don’t think I will ever catch up with big blog posts I will do a mini recap – I still have photos from Melbourne to post, namely the warbling Tom Woodward gig from the last night.

Saturday 8/9/07, two parties.
The first party/bbq was a farewell party to a friend from high school, Belinda who has received a 3 year scholarship to Cambridge(yeah that Cambridge) to complete her Phd in something to do with MRIs and modelling. Great to catch up with both Bindy’s family and the girls from high school.

Nishanta Candice, Candy, Fred Mel and Bindy Sarah and Bindy Belinda's going to Cambridge party

The second party was an interesting hour filled with ramblings, alcohol and photo taking. A couple of people from work and their random friends.
Gianna, powerade, glowstick Nicole random finger

Sunday Arvo 9/9/07
Shakespeare on Oxford.
A free presentation of A Midsummer Night’s Dream on a Sunday arvo. How could I resist? Georgie joined me for the last part of the play before we headed back to her house for dinner with her family. Quite a nice afternoon.
Watching the show Enjoying the show Teneriffe Ferry

Monday 10/9/07
POTN Brisbane night time adventure night 1, Southbank.
Someone had the whacky idea of going out two nights in a row to take photos of the City at dusk/night from two different angles. From Southbank the first night and Kangaroo point the second night. They were both very fun nights with lots of flash war fun. Props to the fast recycle time/flash strength of the 580ex. I could out flash all night long 😀 Still going through photos from this night and I haven’t even started on the next night. All I have left to go through for this night are photos from the break dancers we stumbled upon at Southbank and random POTN crew photos.

Southbank 3

Sparklers on the boardwalk at Southbank Feng Ghosty Nick Potn Crew Bouganvilla Arbour Spam w/ ray of light The Commissariat Store Building bouganvilla 12yo breakdancing at southbank Parliamentary Annexe

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Melbourne at 12mm

or close enough. One of the fun times I had in Melbourne was with the 12-24mm on my new baby (The 5d was only 2 days old when I took it to Melbourne) lapping up the full frame goodness of been able to get shots like this of a cyclist in Fitzroy.

Turning off Johnston St, Fitzroy

Or this one of St Paul’s
St Pauls from Swanston & Flinders @ 12mm

Some others, click for bigger photos as always
Phat Wheels @ 12mm Getting off on Elizabeth St texting & walking at 13mm Waiting on the Mall Swanston St at 12mm Long legs on Swanston St Pedestrians and St Pauls @ 12mm Getting off the tram at 12mm Melbourne from the hip at 12mm Cyclist on Flinders St, at 12mm the end of the day at 17mm The GPO @ 12mm Waiting on Burke St Waiting for the tram at 17mm the daily grind at 13mm Famous at 12mm Smith St, Fitzroy at 12mm

I love this lens way more than I loved it on the 350d and the 5D, I love it so so so much; noise at high iso is extremely limited, it has a much wider dynamic range than the 350d, which I love as it means that I rarely have blown out skies as you can see from the photos above. I just love it.

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St Kilda

St Kilda is a suburb of Melbourne that most people know about, it has just been one of those places that has featured heavily in the Australian Pop Culture of the last X years. I hadn’t planned on going there on my trip to Melbourne but I was in Prahran and decided it was just down the road so I may as well and what a fun time I had.

From walking past Luna Park, having these two old men show me the penguins roosting in the St Kilda Pier breakwater, watching the Palais theatre get set up for the John Butler Trio show that night or walking past the Espy Hotel

The Espy Hotel
The Espy

Walking/Photographing along the St Kilda Pier
St Kilda Pier Kiosk Can you spot something that has seen better days? mmmm light post jogging on the pierWalking/fishing on the pier returning from the kiosk

Luna Park
Hungry Luna Park
Luna Park

General St Kilda Things
St Kilda Town Hall Stop 33 & National Theatre Pretty St Kilda Lanes My "Secret Life of Us Moment"

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working girl

Well I have now done two (2) full days work and I am learning a fair bit though in this beginning stage I spend a fair bit of time straightening my phone/keyboard/in tray/etc. Getting to know the people and more importantly the various voices of those who ring the office. I did a stationary order this morning 🙂

I need to do some clothes shopping as my wardrobe isn’t exactly directed towards smart office casual but more of the jeans and threadless tee variety. I picked a shirt and two skirts in Melbourne but need to get some more shirts.

Here a few more Melbourne photos as well. I am slowly, slowly, slowly getting through them but it is taking longer now as I am not exactly home during the day am I?
Flinders & Swanson St Svavar Federation Square Tom Woodward, Don't Tell Tom Bar, Aug 25 2007.

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Melbourne is Melbourne

I had a great time yesterday, it has been interesting to watch the Melburnians rushing to work with their winter coats on. The drivers beep their horn a lot more as well. Really nice city though.

Wandered round Prahran, St Kilda, Southbank and the CBD. I went to the Prahran markets first in the morning and my eyes were wide open with my jaw dropped to the floor the whole time. I had never seen anything like it before. If I had a job down in Melbourne, I could have moved here tomorrow. The flowers were sooo sooo cheap. Compared to Brisbane some of the fruit and veggies were really cheap (Asian Greens) but others were not such as Queensland Strawbs :). There were all these wonderful delis at the market as well which had a fantastic assortment of fresh breads. I would have liked to get a loaf but none of the small buns really appealed to me. I picked up an orange and poppyseed muffin that was huuuuuge for only $2.50 and it was really really nice as it had a different orange taste to normal.

Wandered round the CBD a fair bit in the afternoon/evening. I went out at night with my tripod to take some night shots, though I just missed that magic blue time.

So far my 12-24mm lens has barely left my camera at all and I have barely even moved from 12mm as well. I love this lens on a full frame camera.

Today I am going to do the galleries and some more shopping. I am still hunting for a nice pair of black pants for work. I am yet to find a pair that have the cut that I am after or one size is too small but the next size up is way too big. Ahh the funs of shopping.

Tonight I am going to Pete aka Owls of the Swamp album launch, which should be great fun.

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Aruba, Jamica, Melbourne?

BRISBANE TO MELBOURNE
Flight No DJ344
DEPARTING
Brisbane Domestic Terminal
2130hr (9:30pm), Wed 22 Aug 2007

ARRIVING
Melbourne Virgin Blue T3 Terminal
2355hr (11:55pm), Wed 22 Aug 2007

MELBOURNE TO BRISBANE
Flight No DJ321

DEPARTING
Melbourne Virgin Blue T3 Terminal
1315hr (1:15pm), Sun 26 Aug 2007

ARRIVING
Brisbane Domestic Terminal
1520hr (3:20pm), Sun 26 Aug 2007

Yes and that would be me who is going. I am going for a number of reasons, firstly to see the Guggenheim and Pixar exhibitions, secondly to go to Pete aka Owls of the Swamp album launch on the 24th and to see Tom Woodward play on the 25th. I also hope to meet up with some other friends in Melbourne as well as going to the Queen Victoria Markets, the shops to get some work clothes and gosh who knows what else. I won’t be going to see the Essendon Bombers play though because they are playing their round 21 match on Sunday evening when I will be back in Brisbane :(. Then Monday morning I start my first day as a full time employee in the 9-5ish grind and I can’t wait.