I said I’d take it easy . I said I’d turn up in the morning fresh and feeling good . On a Saturday morning it’s prime time , everyone’s up and energised . ” Mate you’re gonna be busy , no need having a hangover . ” I tell myself .”You can’t be standing around with dog breath , needing to fart all morning whilst you rub your temples waiting for the ibuprofen to kick in .” ” There’s no coffee machine and even if there was you can’t be breathing that shit over everyone who comes to see you “. …”All right , shut the fuck up ” , I plead to myself . We’ve got friends from Australia here ..Of course I’m gonna be good 
It’s been a busy two months . I had the privilege of the boys from ‘Tanti Park US tour of the WestCoast ‘ event that I blogged in detail . Yeah ,we got up to stuff 
Just a bit of stuff .
Sine then ? Well , it quietened down a little ,but nearly every weekend we’ve been socialising . 
We’ve missed the 1st of a couple of birthday events back in Australia that I never envisaged not being at . Happy 50 th to Haggis and Dale . And of course there’s been many a footy event and shed night that has slid by …… why you guys drank and talked shit I was awakening to a new day on the other side of the world . It’s been another long summer with an insanely long school break , with Leroy not going back until next Thursday (6th of September) after getting off on the 21st of June ( I think ? ) . The waves have followed the same pattern as the last 2 years ……they’ve disappeared. Just as well . The thought of going to work and looking out my front door to waves I can’t touch is gonna kill me .
Finally, the winter that just passed delivered a 2 nd time . After surfing nonstop and in less than clean water I now need surgery on both ears. I guess it’s a good thing the ocean has gone flat .
Now that it’s late summer , the nights have been warm , a ceiling fan is essential for sleep . The pink sunsets are beginning to appear .
Its ideal drinking weather . Jesus it’s hard not to have a beer or 2 midweek . I gather once I start that trend it’ll soon be a habit . For now …. I think ahead to Friday nights …..but wait , I now have to work Saturday mornings .
When Duncan and Heidi dropped in on Friday afternoon before heading back to Melbourne I planned on having a couple of beers and taking it easy. Sure enough , within an hour we’re onto our 3rd beer before going to dinner . There’s burgers at Slaters on the pier , then Duncan and I hit the Hermosa Brewery and then there’s the NorthEnd Bar and Grill for scotch and coke ( now I know I’m fucked ) and then we’re back to our place to catch up with the girls ……at 1am !! Looks like I’ll be turning up to work hungover …….. Would it be any other way when you’ve got friends from Australia turning up to your place …..? With more friends coming I guess I’m gonna have to get used to it .
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