American In Sydney

So...since we've come down to Sydney, this is my first weekend without Jackson. He's off in Hunter Valley playing golf with some "mates." I figure it was a good male bonding thing and also when i called last night to say good night I found out that one of the guys even brought Nintendo Wii. Boys.

But I would say it has been a BUSY and fun weekend! :)

Jackson left on Saturday morning to vote (for the state elections - more about that next time) and I went to a HairFree salon for my first appointment in lasering my underarms - I'm not sure if it'll work, and although expensive, I thought I'd give it a shot. Apparently I need to go in another 5 more times at least - but it takes about 15-30 min each session once every 1.5 months, so what's there to lose? Hair I hope.

Then I met up with Nicole who I met through my dad. Yes, a blind date of sorts if you will. My dad and her dad know each other through another guy - so we're talking about 3rd degree - who thought it would be nice if we could meet up (especially since we're both NYers in Sydney). We met for brunch up out in Woollahra and walked through the Paddington markets where my first pair of earrings while in Sydney. They're venetian glass and just beautiful. It was a gorgeous day and the company was great! Then we met up with her partner, Jeremy, who joined us at the Art Gallery where we saw the works of the Archibald prize & other prizes contests, but also saw the Manga Exhibit of Tezuka. What is Manga? It's a type of comic style that the Japanese have created and Osamu Tezuka is the father of Manga. It was incredible to see the breadth of characters and storylines Tezuka developed simultaneously as well as throughout his career. Some of the artwork was absolutely incredible.

Then I walked home. The second I walked through the door, bang! The rains came in all their fury. I couldn't seen out our window and it just did not look pleasant. During the week, I had been speaking with Lydia about possibly watching a movie this weekend, but never got confirmation and realised that I had lost her business card - idiot- and wasn't sure if we were still up for something. Quickly, that was sorted out! She and Nick were still up for watching a movie and we went to Broadway to watch "Bobby" the movie about the day Robert Kennedy was assassinated (June 5, 1968). I really enjoyed the movie and let's talk about an all star cast - seriously I could recognise like 15 people. I thought it was really well down and serious kudos to Emilio Estevez - definite recommendation. Then we went to a really cute cafe at Balmoral Beach over in Mosman where we enjoyed coffee and dessert.

What a great day. :)