hangin in Melbourne

Today Vic and I finally did the tourist thing in Melbourne. Federation Square, then The Australian Centre for the Moving Image, which had a very cool display on "the abstract in the digital age", and then an exhibition called "Vanishing point" which was incredibly cool: lots of computerised animation stuff.

We had lunch in a vegetarian place run by Hare Krishnas. We were very scared that we'd get converted and start walking around with bells and shaving our heads (Vic has a head start) but luckily we avoided it. It was really cheap as well. Apparently it's in order to spread the word about tasty vegetarian food. Yay! I'm considering converting again, or maybe going vegan cos it's just so extreme and healthy and I mean, I already like soy milk. I keep deciding to and then someone will offer me cheese and...cheese is just so nice. But maybe, when I move to Sydney...

I bought a nice top for $25 plus a lip-ring from a piercing shop called Punk-tured, clever name, right? I know we shouldn't buy things since we're a)poor and b)travelling and have to carry all our stuff, but I figured, we're saving approximately $20 per night by staying at Uncle Andrew's instead of in a hostel, so maybe it's ok...alright, I know, shouldn't buy things. No more clothes, I promise.

I nearly bought some fake tattoos at Punk-tured, so that when we get to Brisbane we can try them on my cousin Katie and pretend to her parents that I took her to get a tattoo. But then I realised that actually, I would be way too scared to play that practical joke on my aunt and uncle because they might kill me before I got a chance to explain.

We did some hanging out and drinking coffee on Lygon Street, the cool bit of Carlton, the suburb where we're staying. It's near the university, lots of cafes, organice butchers and specialist bookshops. I discovered that Bret Easton Ellis has published a new book. How was I not aware of this earlier??! I HAVE to buy it, only it costs $30 and I'd already spent too much money today. I managed to resist today, but I don't know how long I can keep that up.

Last night we met up with a girl I did psychology A level with, who's doing work experience in Melbourne for a few weeks...this was only the second time I've seen her since school, but she's very cool and it was nice to have someone to talk to besides Vic, for a change...