Pictions and Depictions

Alright folks – I’m feeling bloggy today, but not all that much has happened so I’m just going to post some pics and then let you guys know a little story or two behind all of them. Maybe a little interesting tidbit, maybe some stupid anecdote, maybe a boring epitaph (except I don’t think anybody in the pictures died), who knows, maybe something you won’t expect. Check it.




First up we have a picture I took on Christmas Day of a bunch of people who were performing in the ‘boardwalk’ in between the beach and the town of bondi. They were Hare Krishnas and they were singin’ it loud and proud. I figured my dad would love it… so I took a pic.




Next up is another picture from the party that we went to on Christmas Day at Bondi Beach. As you can see… there were tons of people having a great time and it was a beautiful day and everyone had santa hats on. Also, take a look at that ‘too old to be there at the party but rocking it shirtless anyway’ right in the center of the picture. He is Will Ferrell from ‘Old School’. If you’ve seen that movie you can’t tell me that he doesn’t look like a drunk and naked Will Ferrell at a college party that he shouldn’t be at. He was loving it.




Next up is a slightly blurry picture (it was raining outside and I didn’t have time to let my camera focus) of a BBQ Brian and I went to at Bronte Beach with some friends from my work. It was a fantastically nice day outside and we were enjoying some Frisbee tossing and Doritos… when out of nowhere a massive storm front rolled in. Unfortunately we (when I say we, I mean Anna, who I work with, and some dudes) had just started grilling up some beef and chicken to sweeten up the BBQ (as the picture illustrates) when it started to rain and get really windy. [The reason we waited so long to cook stuff was that there was a massive group of Asian tourists BBQing that were taking up the entire 4-grill BBQ for 1 ½ hours or more] Once we finally got a crack at it, it started raining, storming, insanity. Babies were crying, umbrellas were swept into the sea, roofs were torn free… it was a mess. Lindberg and I thought it was an appropriate time to leave so we ran to the bus to get outta there.




Here is another picture of Tamarama… gorgeous… nuff said.




This is a nice picture of the Sydney skyline a couple hours from sunset. I went down to Duff Reserve aka Point Piper aka a tiny little clearing at the base of a cliff where you can see great views of the harbour. I went there today just to hang out for a bit to check out the view of the bridge and whatnot – just to check what it might be like to view the fireworks from there. It might happen, might not.




This is the volleyball court Linder and I played volleyball all day on today. As you can tell from above, it was a really nice day and we enjoyed a good little day of winning. I’m not sure if you can see from the tiny picture, but one of the guys we were playing with was Arnold Schwarzenegger in his prime. Jumbo beefstick. It was a fun day.



Anyway, that’s what I’ve got for today… hope you enjoyed the pictures and everything that went along with them. Look for more tomorrow or the next day.

- Jesse "Blogs R' Us" Meredith