the week in review

Or the last four days anyway.

Thursday 26 Feb: Give some thought to an outfit which would allow me to go from work to uni to concert while remaining appropriately dressed for all three. Fall back on tried and true layering technique. Go to work. Ho hum. Post birthday card to my brother. Sneak in a quick bite to eat with the lovely D (complete with bump on the head) before the first class of the new semester at uni. Facing a semester of learning copywriter’s symbols and the secrets of proof reading. Ok. I’m sure they’re transferable skills. I’ll really be looking forward to Thursday nights for the next little while! Snore. Thankfully, the first class is basically a roll call and discussion of the reading list and finishes early. So can jump on a tram down to the Palais for the Ani di Franco concert. She’s petite. And perfect. Score a lift back into town and catch a train back home. Arrive at 11.50 pm. Am greeted by the dog who feels it’s her responsibility to provide a welcoming party to all pack members upon their return – even when it’s late. Go to bed.

Friday 27 Feb: Work is out of the office today. Early start so must skip training with Adam. Justine goes on her own. Set up hearing room. Spend the day fetching and carrying for panel members and barristers. My work colleague forsees a great career ahead of me as a court orderly. Sigh heavily and sincerely hope this is NOT the case. Pack up hearing room. Wonder why the AFL tribunal gets its own special cupboard in the kitchen and why they appear to get actual glassware when all I am allowed is plastic cups. Hmmm. Trundle everything back to work. Check email before leaving. Presented with a bill from my housemate for over a year’s worth of expenses. (We’ve got to reconcile this stuff more often.) It’s large. Very large. Will finalise my share on the weekend and minus that off for a final tally. Will still be scary though. Go home. Walk and feed the dog. Go back into the city. Meet D who’s been patiently waiting for ages while I get my stuff together. Have Thai dinner in Carnegie. Watch ‘High Fidelity’ at D’s house. Sleep.

Saturday 28 Feb: Sleep. Get cup of tea and crumpets and paper in bed. Lovely. Must be doing something right. Figure out the nine letter word in the Age word puzzle. Very clever. While D is having his hair cut I relieve the burden of the long and torturous wait in the world’s most boring shopping strip (the Grange Road end of Glenhuntly Road) by discovering a brilliant new snack at a local health food shop – popcorn and macadamias in honey. So delicious eat the lot before D gets to try any. Also spot my housemate’s grandmother out and about. Go home via Yarraville to do my shopping. Stop at a little cafe where D exhibits his skills with a fork and a piece of hedgehog. Walk dog. Ring brother to wish him a happy birthday but not home. Watch ‘The Royal Tenenbaums’. Much more enjoyable than the last movie I picked. Hooray. Sleep.

Sunday 29 Feb: A day of chores. (I wish it was only once every four years.) Bedtime now. Hooray! Sleep.