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a strange moustache
Lady Barista and I made each other laugh today, or maybe I just made myself laugh, which is lamer but still enjoyable. I turned up with my curly-handed mug and passed it across. “Just the uzh?” ...read more
buried in something
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Waking up on a hill in Brisbane when the sky is white and high, like the city is buried in something. Who can have buried us, where have they gone? No other city has contact ...read more
drawing from life
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Went to my first life drawing class in eight years. Boy, was that challenging. For one thing, the models were clad rather than naked and I had never tried to draw drapery before. Also, they ...read more
some delightful stranger
Some delightful person left a little note in our letterbox this week, thanking us for something we had not done. It is wrapped in a glossy little gift box hot pink with white polka dots, ...read more
can he floss: not so sweet
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I was seeing this guy once who got comfortable enough to start flossing in front of me, thus revealing his ingenious method: he'd extract the string of floss periodically and holding it still taut between ...read more
my god, I’m so drunk
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My god, I'm so drunk. What happened is: it's all Diamond Dave's fault. What I mean to say is: we went out to see him play. We were walking and on the way several bauhinia ...read more
fight for your right to part ways for the night
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My boyfriend and I had a huge fight and I went storming into a bar and ordered a dirty martini. I was wearing a big scarlet onesie with a Danish flag down the back, had ...read more
a singer I’d never heard of
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Our nearest cafe has made such a bold and tender innovation. Simple, really. How shall I describe it? Ok, imagine it's Monday morning. It's earlier than you'd like. For reasons unusual you have had to ...read more
surprise party
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"Meet us at Southbank on Saturday night, birthday party, surprise party." We turn up late, missing the great unveiling, and sit at the very end of a long table outdoors. Gray Street is one long ...read more