This weekend I did exactly what I had planned to do. I went to the markets early on Saturday morning and picked up ingredients for dinner that night. Burritos! I rode up to watch 4 increasingly sweaty men chase a small rubber ball around and swing racquets very quickly right near each other's heads for half an hour. Then I rode home and discovered I had locked myself out of the house (not planned), so I rode into town and grabbed my brother's keys and then rode to a birthday BBQ in the park. It was hot and I was ill-prepared for the park. I had no drinks, I had nothing to sit on, I had no suncream. I got burnt. I left early in order to meet my friend and head to the beach. A much better option. The water was cold but it was generally pleasant down there. I did not get any more burnt :)

I went home again, I cooked up some burritos. My dad came over and he and my brother ate aforementioned burritos and talked about such topics as why dad is 10 seconds slower around the race track now than 10 years ago, why join the army and how much we eat for lunch. Hmmm. Then I watched some shitty TV and went to bed. Saturday achieved.

Even though I did everything I wanted to do, there were other places I would rather have been.

An evening out

The touch club end of season dinner was on Saturday night. I had a very good time. I drank too much, danced too much and tipped too much water on people. Sorry about that. But why shouldn't I? I think I need to get out more often though since it was all too much like a special treat and the night went so quickly. The food was actually good this year, although frankly the shitty cupcakes for dessert were less than impressive. The guys had done a great job decorating the place with all the old club shirts hanging from the ceiling. There were way too many speeches though. Boring speeches. No one was in the mood to sit and listen to someone drone on about how they established the club. There were heaps of awards to be given out too so they ended up vitually talking all night! I got a little medal for my efforts in the women's team: most improved. That was nice. As MM was quick to point out, it means I am a little less shit than I used to be.

Now we have three weeks, or perhaps only 2, before the summer season starts. It never ends.

Bike status

Still in shop.

Not happy.

Too many appointments

Somewhat unsurprisingly my women's touch team lost the Grand Final yesterday despite coming through the minor rounds undefeated. We played at 4pm and it was all a little bit lacklustre. Personally I seemed to be suffering from some kind of lethargy when faced with physical activity. I blame this on my 2 week hiatis from cycling due to my holiday and my bike having been in the shop all last week. :( I need my bike back quick! It is going to cost me a fortune because I have to get new tyres and brake pads, and apparently I need a new chain for some reason... It does sound pretty creaky down there.

Meanwhile I am trying to set myself up with a doctor's appointment. All the doctors near me seem to operate only during business hours which makes it very difficult. If I miss an hour of work to see the doctor then I lose an hour of pay plus I have to pay for the consultation because none of them bulk bill. It gets very expensive. My bulk billing doctor is far far and away beyond where I can cycle (supposing I will even have a bicycle anytime soon). Why can't doctors operate when everyone is NOT at work? Hairdressers do it. I can get my hair cut easier than I can see a doctor. And I am. On Wednesday I am getting my hair chopped off.