I'm watching the Johnnie Walker Classic right this second, the join European, Australian and Asian tour event being held in Perth, which is at very least motivating me to get back out and play some golf. The biggest name I recognize is Colin Montgomerie, though there seems to be a lot of younger players who have appeared during my hiatus from following golf. I have to say I'm looking forward to playing again, and to watching the major events this year, especially the US Masters, since Augusta is just such a beautiful course.
Applying for jobs continues to be an ongoing, annoying, tiresome, painful, exciting and necessary process which I hope will be over sooner rather than later.
Today I bought some very tasty chocolates from David Jones in the CBD, though they are definitely not a shade on Haigh's and most of the other specialist chocolate makers. I did, however, discover these:
which, and I quote, is "the most awesomenest thing I've ever seen". Yes, they are penguins. Apparently they are made in a factor out in Burwood. Now they are definitely one step up from the usual suspects.
There has also been much gamage, in the form of Company of Heroes, Farcry 2, Fallout 3 and Tomb Raider Underworld. Farcry 2 is particularly impressive, the freeform FPS-RPG hybrid that redefines what can be done with first person shooters.
I have also, given my body is slowly becoming more cooperative, rediscovered the occasional impressiveness and seductiveness of dance and tango, specifically, a somewhat poetic video about Ezequiel Farfaro and Lucia Mazer (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cg9gDvmTeP8) and the following second part, which presents much more intelligent discussion and beautiful slow-mo sacadas than you usually see. It kind of reminded me why I was interested in the dance in the first place, and reminds me that it's important to keep moving and learning, and learning from those which you admire and wish to emulate. Unfortunately at this point in my tango career, that means moving to Buenos Aires, which I don't want to do, or at very least Europe, which is much more likely. Given it will take me at least six to twelve more months to reach full fitness, I am prepared to wait and discover it again when the time is right. Hopefully I will be able to find likeminded people who are excited about the artistic possibilities, and endless variation of the dance, an environment that feels largely absent from tango in Australia.
While I want to do all of these things, not to mention travel the world, write a symphony and have a nice car, right at this point, all of it feels more or less like procrastination from finding a new job. It isn't of course, but it feels like that. Unlike in the past I am doing everything I know of to move on and find a job that inspires me. Hopefully the fortunes on the career front will change soon, and the enjoyment of the other activities which I hold dear will increase along with it.
Meanwhile, I have one more chocolate left.
There's also gin, messy kitchens and o'week poker.
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