Work hard, play hard

Mostly, for your amusement, and also to my shame... here is a recent pic of me 'surfing'.* Looks like fun eh?!

Honestly it isn't always like this, but the camera doesn't lie I guess!

So, the weather is cooling down considerably at the moment. Realising I have got used to the climate though as I talk about 20*c as if it was -5*c: bring on the English summer! One weird thing though: even if it remains fairly hot outside, inside the buildings it is really cool - actually cold. So I can sit in my room working & shivering away on a warm sunny day! Strange.

Well, my folks arrived safe & sound, if a few hours late. It was good to hang out & show them the 'burb. They seemed to like Perth, enjoy meeting some friends, had a good time at church, but were unimpressed by the sea temperature. I think they may have expected tropical waters. They are in definite need of a holiday, so I think they will be enjoying the break. They have been in Sydney & Melbourne for 10 days & return to Perth later this week.

In the meantime, my life has been determined by essays & assignments. Not to say that there hasn't been some 'play' too. I want to ensure you that this blog is for my highlights, & not the sum total of what I do every day - uni just isn't that interesting. So I have got through the first round of deadlines this semester, & feel a little better for that. I'm also busy writing letters/emails/application answers telling commercial lawyers how much I love them. White collar slavery. The application process for graduate law jobs has begun (to commence in September 2009!) & I'm jumping on the bandwagon, if a little reluctantly.

On Friday night I went to see the Western Force play again. Another good win, this time against the Natal Sharks from SA. Afterwards we went out for a curry in Subiaco - my first one in Perth. A slightly disappointingly weak (less spice than one of Ruthy's dishes) effort from Australia compared to Leicester's fair curry houses.

I have found time to go surfing, & had a great time out at a new spot yesterday - my best surf for a few weeks. I also headed down to the West Coast Blues & Roots music festival in Fremantle last night. I failed to get tickets but watched from outside with a few mates. I just missed the train & so didn't get to see John Mayer (so gutted!) but managed to catch Ben Harper (& the innocent criminals) - very satisfying.

* Insert: paddling around in the water, trying to look cool, & getting smashed by waves!