This weekend was a combination of both nice and dreadful things.
First, my friend Shona picked me up from work on Friday. We went to a pub for a drink, and then we went to a showing of the new Harry Potter movie. I always like the books better than the movies, but the first part of the Deathly Hallows was brilliant. We went to a theater that was so old that it only had one cinema. I felt like I was going to see an opera. A man played the organ on the stage before the show started, and then he lowered into the ground with his organ when he finished. It was entertaining, actually. I'm not used to seeing that before the movies! It's hard to tell that somebody is playing an organ since I took the photo with my phone.
First, my friend Shona picked me up from work on Friday. We went to a pub for a drink, and then we went to a showing of the new Harry Potter movie. I always like the books better than the movies, but the first part of the Deathly Hallows was brilliant. We went to a theater that was so old that it only had one cinema. I felt like I was going to see an opera. A man played the organ on the stage before the show started, and then he lowered into the ground with his organ when he finished. It was entertaining, actually. I'm not used to seeing that before the movies! It's hard to tell that somebody is playing an organ since I took the photo with my phone.
Saturday morning, I went to the gym while Al played cricket. I walked home through Rundle Mall, and I took some fun pictures. First, I saw a man make an Elmo balloon.
Next, I snapped a picture of the giant Santa Claus in front of David Jones. This was the best angle I could get.
The first dreadful thing occurred when I got to my front door. We had another open house while we were out today, and the realtor locked everything up when she finished. The problem was that she also locked our screen door, and we never lock it ourselves. We need another key for that, and I didn't have that with me. There were two copies of that key: one with the realtor and one inside our apartment.
Luckily, I found her mobile number in an old email. She answered her phone and told me that she was doing another open house and that I was going to have to drive across town to get the keys from her. I couldn't drive, though, because Al, who wasn't answering his phone, took the car to cricket. Fortunately, Al's dad was more than willing to drive me over there. I got the keys from her, and I got into the apartment. Problem solved!
Luckily, I found her mobile number in an old email. She answered her phone and told me that she was doing another open house and that I was going to have to drive across town to get the keys from her. I couldn't drive, though, because Al, who wasn't answering his phone, took the car to cricket. Fortunately, Al's dad was more than willing to drive me over there. I got the keys from her, and I got into the apartment. Problem solved!
When I got inside, I took photo evidence of the free beer that Al gets from work. This is a new beer from his company. It's a low carb beer, which means that it has fewer calories. In Australia, if you ask for a light beer, you're asking for a beer with less alcohol. Make sure that you know the difference!
The second dreadful thing happened a few hours later. Al's uncle Rob turned sixty today, and he had a very big party on the Adelaide show grounds. Our plan was to walk up to Subway, grab a quick dinner, get a cab and then pick up Nick and Anna on the way. My shoes were not comfortable for walking, so I grabbed a pair of flip flops/thongs to wear to Subway and carried my party shoes.
I thought that the plan went smoothly as we left in our cab, picked up Nick and Anna and arrived at the show grounds. As we started walking, I looked down to see that I was still wearing my flip flops. My shoes were still sitting under our table at Subway. As I came upon this realization, Al's parents were getting out of their cab behind us. We said a quick hello, jumped in their cab and drove back to Subway. $30 later, Al and I arrived back with my shoes and an appetite to party.
I thought that the plan went smoothly as we left in our cab, picked up Nick and Anna and arrived at the show grounds. As we started walking, I looked down to see that I was still wearing my flip flops. My shoes were still sitting under our table at Subway. As I came upon this realization, Al's parents were getting out of their cab behind us. We said a quick hello, jumped in their cab and drove back to Subway. $30 later, Al and I arrived back with my shoes and an appetite to party.
We certainly partied. Rob's family surprised him with a drive around the race track with a professional driver. I don't care much for car racing, but Rob seemed very pleased with his gift!
The party was in a shed.
We had a lot of fun.
Please excuse the bad photos, by the way. My camera died, so I had to use my phone.
Please excuse the bad photos, by the way. My camera died, so I had to use my phone.
Some of us went out to a pub after the party. Al and I took separate cabs home. When I arrived home at 2-something in the morning with a meat/potato pie and a banana loaf cake from the bakery (it's literally a whole cake; I'm taking it to work tomorrow), I discovered the third dreadful thing: Al left his new phone in the cab. Apparently, it slid out of his pocket while he was paying. Just as he realized that the phone was still in the car, the driver took off like lightning. A few minutes later, the phone was turned off. It's a very good assumption that the driver wanted an extra reward for the night.
Al got his phone when he signed up for a new plan. He didn't pay anything for it, but he'd now have to pay $600 if he wanted a new one. Yikes!
After spending a lot of time on the phone this morning with the cab and phone companies and visiting some stores, we got in the car and drove 30 minutes to a Virgin Mobile store for a blank sim card. When we got there, we found out that they didn't have blank sim cards. We had to drive another 30 minutes to another mall. Luckily, they had some there. He's using my old iPhone now, and he can still keep his old phone number. He'll probably wait until the other phone drops in price, and then he'll buy one. It was all so frustrating, though!
This weekend was stressful. Hopefully this week at work won't be too busy, but I'm sure that it will be. Next weekend is far away, but I can assure you that we're going to take it easy.
I hope they like my banana cake at work!
Enjoy the rest of your weekend, friends.
Al got his phone when he signed up for a new plan. He didn't pay anything for it, but he'd now have to pay $600 if he wanted a new one. Yikes!
After spending a lot of time on the phone this morning with the cab and phone companies and visiting some stores, we got in the car and drove 30 minutes to a Virgin Mobile store for a blank sim card. When we got there, we found out that they didn't have blank sim cards. We had to drive another 30 minutes to another mall. Luckily, they had some there. He's using my old iPhone now, and he can still keep his old phone number. He'll probably wait until the other phone drops in price, and then he'll buy one. It was all so frustrating, though!
This weekend was stressful. Hopefully this week at work won't be too busy, but I'm sure that it will be. Next weekend is far away, but I can assure you that we're going to take it easy.
I hope they like my banana cake at work!
Enjoy the rest of your weekend, friends.
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