What makes the world go ’round?
Taking the bus down Botany Road yesterday, I saw a skinny Santa waving at cars. I looked like they had taken a homeless guy and put him in a Santa suit, no doubt with the promise of some fuity lexia if he could drum up a few customers for the nearby gardening centre. So sad.
My Dad used to keep a cask of fruity lexia at the bottom of the pantry. The goon (does everyone use that term, or is it just WA?) was supposed to be good for you if you drank a little each day. I now know that only applies to red wine - I guess the main use of the goon was gittin’ tipsy. Looking back, I bet that being drunk could make your evening a lot easier in that house. It’s certainly the only explanation of why I have so many half-siblings.*
BTW: I made some wallpaper that I reckon looks pretty l33t. (You have to hit ’stretch’ for it to work.)
*One parent the same. They’re not halflings or mutants or anything. Well actually…
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It’s funny, but the further outbound on Botany road you go the more goon is consumed and the more it shows in the locals.
Aside: I used to live on Botany road. What a fucking hole.
Comment by nailpolishblues — Friday November 18 2005 @ 9:46 pm
Actually, there are kind of some nice places down there. But there are some places full of mutants as well.
Comment by Mark — Sunday November 20 2005 @ 7:10 pm
In Brisbane, we do have a homeless guy who dresses up as Santa every year. He coughs his guts up and yells at people.
(We say goon up here, too. Well I do, anyway.)
Comment by T. — Monday November 21 2005 @ 9:57 am
Yuk. Are all the homeless people in Brisbane that entertaining? Ours aren’t.
Comment by Mark — Monday November 21 2005 @ 7:33 pm