Everything's Relative
Dec. 26th, 2006 11:34 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
waitingmanJust finished watching The Untouchables ~ DVD therapy to recover from the extended family Clan gathering today. Given that most of the Sydney family that attends live way out west where the rain don't fall, it was nice that, during the year, one lot moved to Botany... just east of the airport & a relatively short drive for those of us ensconced on the Northern Beaches... & it happened to be their turn to host the horde.
Mmm ~ I love the smell of jet fuel in the morning... & the afternoon... & the evening. It smells like... well, other than jet fuel, maybe a really bad Japanese whiskey??
At one point during the day's proceedings, I saw the hostess gather her glass of red wine, her paper plate of dubious food, head to a corner of the back yard (away from the giant marquee) & crawl into a little 2 man tent on her own & sit there... eyes glazed & listlessly drinking & eating...
Our Clan gatherings can have that effect on whoever's hosting. I had to remain sober, being the designated North Shore driver (I lost the toss!!) & also being the only person I consider qualified to pilot OBluV8 anywhere further than the end of the driveway.
And so to bed, perchance to read The Vampire Genevieve ~ a collection of Kim Newman stories featuring his favourite heroine in varying degrees, kindly lent by LederHosen.
Mmm ~ I love the smell of jet fuel in the morning... & the afternoon... & the evening. It smells like... well, other than jet fuel, maybe a really bad Japanese whiskey??
At one point during the day's proceedings, I saw the hostess gather her glass of red wine, her paper plate of dubious food, head to a corner of the back yard (away from the giant marquee) & crawl into a little 2 man tent on her own & sit there... eyes glazed & listlessly drinking & eating...
Our Clan gatherings can have that effect on whoever's hosting. I had to remain sober, being the designated North Shore driver (I lost the toss!!) & also being the only person I consider qualified to pilot OBluV8 anywhere further than the end of the driveway.
And so to bed, perchance to read The Vampire Genevieve ~ a collection of Kim Newman stories featuring his favourite heroine in varying degrees, kindly lent by LederHosen.
