... I’m still alive btw
Okay so its been an age since I last updated my blog - sorry. I'm sat in the , with my laptop in the alcove Lx have set up as their on stage office - personally i think it would make a good prop kitchen.
So we flew out of Wellington without any problems, I was kinda surprised by that given how many flights were cancelled. The apartments in Melbourne was nice enough etc. The theatre was a good venue, but outside had a strange Eiffel Tower like thing on top - apparently it sucks up all the humanity in the building, which seemed true enough. Had a few good nights out in Melbourne, drinking with the Edward Scissor Hands lot (randomly bumping into a dancer i knew and finding out that he was Edward), Thirsty Thursdays (regular theatre drinking session in Melbourne), erm think thats about it.
After that we were in Adelaide for a week. My high point was having an apartment with a bath. I celebrated by raiding The Body Shop & Lush, drinking vodka and reading The Guardian all in the bath, with Tori Amos on my iPod - I really need to get out more. That night Paul, my room mate, brought me a present after he had been at the clubs. He brought me a woman. A woman who was then sick over the side of the balcony. I didn’t mean to seem ungrateful, but I did tell him I would have preferred a take away or liquid ‘carry out’.
Next we flew to Sydney - four weeks without a move. Bliss.
However there was a catch, two hotel apartments and one hotel room. After our first night off in Sydney we moved hotels at 11am. Ordinarily that would have upset me a bit, but staying out dancing till 6 took the edge of my mood as i sat slumped in a corner in the bus. However a good sleep and a good dinner and I was as right as rain. (If your in Sydney and like a good steak book a table at the ‘Meat and Wine’ restaurant in Darling Harbour (near the IMAX) very good).
I haven’t done as much as I would have liked in Sydney, I lost a week to man flu and work kept getting in the way, but I’ve enjoyed what I have done. I’ve
- had a good wander around Sydney and done some shopping
- seen the Opera House and Harbour Bridge
- been to the aquarium (which was actual really really good) although I was gutted I didn’t see the platypus
- I’ve dance till 8.15 in the morning, bounded out of a club to find bright sunshine and people going to work
- Asked the Company Manger for Phantom if I could have a comp for Billy Elliot - easy mistake to make. (When she told me she was on Phantom, not Billy, I asked for a comp for that instead)
- Drunk lots at Thirsty Thursdays in Sydney
- Haven’t been to Wagamamas, even though its only two blocks away.
- Been hit on by one of the crew during the bump in, much hilarity for all, except her
- Didn’t drink for eight days
- Was sent home (for being sick)
- Phoned in sick, which i haven’t done since I started working
- read the paper in the park (simple pleasures)
- was dragged to drag queen karaoke
- found four of the radio soulwax cds that I was struggling to get in the UK
- got sunburn on my noise
erm think thats it
yeah that probably all the news I can put up on an open blog
we are off to Canberra next week for two weeks, Brisbane after that for one and then Perth for 2 weeks 2 days, then we fly back to the UK
all my love
x
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