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The World Cup starts and I sort of care about it

After the weekends camping adventures I was glad that I wasn’t working on Tuesday, Monday night I basically passed out. I spent the time wisely, mostly doing nothing, then prepping Rowies for baking (oh how I miss thee so!), baking a big pasta bake and meeting Ben, Sam and Basha at the pub for usual steak and beers. The night was very civilised with us all leaving at a reasonable time. Been awhile.

Wednesday I was back on-site with the lads then off to Clayton with Sam in the evening for IT shizz. Also that day was my Dad’s birthday so HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO HIM. 😀 Me and Sam popped past the pub on the way home. Actually we went to a bottleshop first as the trains weren’t running and the replacement bus was 20mins away. Young & Jacksons is one of Melbourne’s oldest pubs located right next to Flinders St station, been meaning to go there for awhile so I decided that’s where we’d go. They serve craft beer in an almost British style pub environment.

The next day I got to bake those Rowies which were left proving for 2 days. They turned out good but not good enough, I know what I need to adjust for next time (less lard + longer second prove). I also did more IT work that day.

Rowie and jam = FINE

Rowie and jam = FINE

On Friday I was back helping install kitchens, move stuff, clean things, banter, etc. As we move up the floors in the building it’s getting a tad scarier receiving deliveries as they are dropped into a room with no exterior wall via a glorified forklift. I’m not a fan of heights. After work I bought a bunch of beers and had a good Skype session with my Dad, Carol and youngest sister Kirsty. 😀 Oh and it was also one of my mates birthdays on that day too, June is packed with bloody birthdays, so HAPPY BIRTHDAY JEFNER. 🙂

Oh yeah the World Cup is on. Now I’m not a MASSIVE fan of foozball but I do enjoy watching it (especially in the stadium) and the World Cup I always find entertaining even though Scotland aren’t in it. Here in Oz though it’s a lot more difficult to put the effort into watching it as most matches start at 2am, 5am or 8am. I’m not THAT interested in watching it. However, 8am I can deal with and I wanted to see the Socceroo’s play their first match against Chile live. Not only that but watch in style with a slap up breakfast of pancakes, bacon, maple syrup and cream washed down with a beer. Even MORE crazy I attempted to make a weaved bacon basket to eat the pancakes out of. This failed. Next time… Anyway the Roo’s lost so my mates Maritza and Chris’s dad will be chuffed, he’s Chilean. Once the ball had stopped being kicked about I bottled my Dark Island clone. I can’t wait for this to be ready so I can taste it’s glory, patience though at least a week or two’s wait. 🙂

Most of the weekend I massively vegged, I didn’t shower or leave the house yesterday, I’ve been chilling watching re-run matches of the football at reasonable times. Weather has been a bit pish too, you Aberdonians are getting it better than us! Pfft. Today I went for a walk to the Terminus pub using a voucher to get a schooner of beer alongside two Vietnamese style pulled pork buns for $10. WIN. Then I headed to Blackhearts & Sparrows beer and wine shop in North Fitzroy to use another voucher which got me a free glass growler plus $5 off my first fill of beer (which was over 3 pints of Little Creatures Red Ale). Another WIN. I spent the rest of the day drinking that and watching AFL with a splash of Trailer Park Boys. Very relaxed weekend.