Christmas Day

A 37 degree Christmas day at the beach surrounded by more food than two people should even be allowed to look at. The homesickness passed after about 4 hours of alternating between bloody marys and vegan eggnog, becoming literal sickness by the 6th hour. Pausing briefly to reflect and hold my stomach solemnly, the nausea eventually passed with the help of a few joints and the Father Ted christmas special. I woke up at 11am lying in a pile of pistachio shells and cherry seeds.

I love Christmas so much.

South Yarra, Melbourne

If it wasn't for all the Christmas specials right now I dunno what i'd do.

Prahran, Melbourne

The view from the gym. My dismal lack of fluorescent tights means I do not yet fit in. Staying strong, 6 months in and no one has commented on my oversized t-shirts, hoping this momentum will carry me through into next year and forever more.

North Melbourne

Dinner with Elyse and two Sams. Beer and chinese food and christmas talk. None of us are Melbourne originals. Turns out one of the Sams and I lived around the corner from each other in Marrickville for years. 

Cabbage

i think all the secrets of the universe were just revealed to me by the contents of my pan

Only i rely on me

if you ventured out into the world today with the intention of christmas shopping, only to return 5 hours later with a receipt for a second hand papasan lounge set for yourself and nothing else, you deserve chips and wine for dinner. whether or not you actually succeeded in buying gifts is inconsequential.

*trophy emoji*

*humbly accepts*

The Quiet Kind

i drew this for a talented gal named Hannah and now it's become a hard copy. SATISFYING!

Il dérape, il débloque

South Yarra, Melbourne

i did leave the house. it was cold and i didn't dress appropriately. i had an army jacket and salt water sandals which doesn't even make sense really, and my shirt was see-through but there was nothing i could do about it by the time i'd remembered. i sent postcards from america and mexico. a month late but at least it happened. i criss-crossed haphazardly and stupidly through the traffic on toorak road. the tram coming dinged politely because that's the only way they know how to ding, and two women shouted at me out the window. i felt silly but the post office was closing in 4 minutes.

South Yarra, Melbourne

no no no i don't want to leave the house today