01. This week’s Birrarung Riverfest event: Dight’s Falls Cultural Walking Tour – a stunning day and interesting talk, especially the bits about plants.
02. Popped along to see La Scala at the Italian Film Festival. I always try to see opera in other cities and I’ve visited some notable opera houses, but La Scala is still on the ‘to do’ list 😀
03. Laughing: saw Bronwyn Kuss at the Melbourne Fringe Festival (it takes skill to combine a joke about Mother Teresa and Michael Jackson); and the video release of a Nath Valvo show I was at (you can see it on Youtube).
04. Watching: The Rehearsal S2 (HBO) and Youth (HBO). Loving both.
05. Listening: Gerbil – the weirdest podcast (but yeah, those rumours made it to Australia). Anyway, the historical context of the rumours, in terms of homophobia and Hollywood, is very interesting.
06. Drinking: Mischief Brew Sparkling Apertivo. Might have accidentally added some gin…
07. How on earth have I only just found out that Chad Harbach has a new novel coming out?! I’ve pre-ordered.
08. Daylight saving time! Hooray!
09. We ordered a bunch of small plates at the Carlton Wine Room but it’s the crumbed anchovy with ricotta and pickled cucumber, and the roasted carrots with labneh and spiced nuts that I’m still thinking about (that’s their pic of the anchovies and my pic of the carrots, with stracciatella, pickled mushrooms and potato focaccia in the background).
