Aussie Fragments, pt MCMXVII
Aussie humour hasn’t changed that much though. Still nearly no sense of irony or sarcasm, but sometimes the blunt ones are the best:
Post-Homophobic Australia
One small thing I had forgotten when I wrote my enthusiastic piece about Australia’s enlightment. They even have public Glory Holes! “Golden Hole” is the Aussie slang word for it and they are even signposted from the highway – way to go Berlin! Hats off.
The Good Old Days (Battle of the Centuries, pt I)
C-Club last Tuesday was much better than Umbaupause No More. Small. Loud. Extremely loud. Bad Religion in good form, didn’t see any respirators or rollators. Only old songs, thank you for that. Straight and to the point. Me liked.
Umbaupause No More
Went to see Faith No More at the Zitadelle last Saturday. Shared a totally cramped UBahn with lots of Barca fans (and some Arsenal supporters, wtf?). Nice. Sweat. Beer. Male cuddling and jiffing going on. Rrrrrrrrrr. Arrived at Zitadelle to find that the Umbaupause was still going on … and on … and on and…
Wrap up
Darwin is a nice little city, lots of great food to be discovered. And of course Lake Alexander! A saltwater lake, no crocs, no jellyfish. And pretty much no one around. Great place to hang out for a siesta and a swim. I had a very nice Laksa at a downtown foodcourt, too. Darwin is…
Kill all campervans
I think I’ve said this a million times already but I’ve got to repeat it again and again: the world would be a much better place if all campervans would just vanish, cease to exist. Instant world peace, no more hunger, diseases etc etc. We took our leave from Mission Beach and drove to Clifton…
Headed for the Ocean
From the Tablelands back to the coast, to Mission Beach to be precise. A quick pit stop in innisfail yielded two decent fresh juices, a ‘haircut’ from a very bossy lady, and on the way out one nice roadside stand with great fruits, veggies, and banana bread. Mission Beach is a nice place, great stretch…
Fragments
The random play feature of my Media Monkey app has produced some very nice combinations so far. In fact, some of them are so perfect that I think an AI has developed in this very phone. You are not convinced? Here’s three examples that proof that IT has passed the turing test. 1. Play “Student…