Transamerica

Last night I played soccer at Fawkner park with Colm, Sean and John. Afterwards, Alan picked me up (he's a soccer Mom now) and we drove to the Como to watch TransAmerica. We won tickets. The MCV were promoting the movie and had a special screening. It was a electic group of gay men and lesbians/trannies. The movie is fantastic, Felicity is amazing. I hope she wins the Oscar! Tonight we have to watch Felicity in Desperate Housewives, as Alan taped it.

The Constant Gardener

Today I saw the movie, The Constant Gardener. Mostly to see Rachel Weisz's performance as she has won several awards. The other reason was to see it with my friend Fae, unfortunately our paths didn't quite cross this afternoon and we saw the movie at separate theatres, alone.
I liked Rachel's performance but I don't know if she deserves the Oscar. Ralph was great but I don't think he's nominated? The style of the movie was very jagged and the editing was all of over the place - so I wasn't impressed; however it was still a good mystery/drama.

The party was a lot of fun on Friday night. Nigel has an amazing apartment over looking the Yarra River and gardens. Alan arrived later and missed Tony (BF) by about an hour. We left around 8:30 after being there for two hours...after a long week of work, it's hard to party on a Friday night. I'm not a spring chicken, no mo!

I had a facial after breakfast but it wasn't that special. Young fags these days spend all their energy partying and don't understand what real customer service is all about? I didn't have any relaxing music to listen to or any essential oils to enjoy and I had a dying plant next to me in the facial room. Matrons, get your act together!

Party

I've been invited to a party this evening in the city. My friend Nigel is celebrating his birthday. I suspect there will be quite the interesting crowd as Nigel is a masseur and knows heaps of people.
I'm catching the bus into the city today. I left the car for Alan as he has the day off. This way I don't have to go home and park the car. I can stay in the city and drink as much as I like. Alan is working this evening but may meet me later...a good start to the weekend. It's also 35C. My make up will run!

Sad news

Alan's father passed away today. He was resting at a hospice in Sydney. I believe he was in a coma like state for some time. Alan is travelling up to Sydney tomorrow to pay his respects & visit his family.

Lorne

Last weeekend, Gable treated us to a weekend away. We stayed in Lorne at the Cumberland (my choice). We left on Friday afternoon at 3pm. We collected Alan from Flagstaff Gardens as he had a work function in the city. It was a pleasant drive to Lorne; however we encountered some peak hour traffic in Geelong. We arrived at the hotel by 6pm. Alan and I went exploring and had a drink at a restaurant at the bottom of the main strip. We sourced a place for dinner and went back to the hotel to get Gable. Sat was cool and overcast. Not exactly the day for sunbaking on the beach. So we saw a movie instead, Mrs Henderson Presents. We had a late dinner at Marks Restaurant (very noisey and slow service). Sunday was very hot, so we managed to spend an hour or so on the beach enjoying the Lifesaving competitions before heading home. Attached is a photo from our balcony of Lorne Beach.
Gable is enroute to Cairns today before continuing his trip to Brisbane and Sydney. This is the last time we'll see him before he 'moves' here...

Memoirs

Last Monday I had an ADO. It was my intention to go to the movies and see Memoirs of a Geisha. Little did I know that it was Gable's birthday! We went out for lunch, (met Andrew at ICE Cafe) and then we went to the Jam Factory to see Memoirs of a Geisha. It was beautiful. I wish I had read the book. According to the boys, it was true to the book. John Williams composed the music, which was beautiful.

To Infinity & Beyond

Beyond was great - awesome actually. I had a brilliant time even though I went alone; however that's never a problem at Beyond. There are so many familiar faces, you're never alone. And the sea of men is like your own personal human tsunami. Scott Anderson and Neal Crawford both did gigs on the night! My two favourite DJs. Here's a pic of Neal.

Seriously

Tonight we're off to see the production 'Seriously' at Chapel Off Chapel. We're having dinner at ICE with Andrew and Gable. The show starts at 9pm. I'm not sure what to expect. Is it like Mamma Mia or just a group of people singing, Pet Shop Boys tunes? It's part of the Midsumma festival. OK, one of the girls is from Bachelor Girl, who I love, so this can't be too bad and the boys look cute.