Sorry for taking so long to post something - I blame it on my lack of desire to do anything productive with my life in the last few weeks here! I haven't hit the gym as hard as I wanted to, have eaten the worst foods possible for you and have been sitting in the sun far too long. Updating my blog would of meant me doing something productive, and I couldn't do that to myself! Two weeks have gone by since I last wrote anything. My mom emailed me and said update your blog, some people actually read it. No they don't I said, but it gave me motivation to do it. So I apologize.
The Melbourne Cup. What a great time! It's a month long event with the "race that stops a nation" on November 3rd. There were 10 of us that went on that day and tickets were $50, not too bad for a great time. It was about 70 and a little cloudy, which is perfect because everyone was dressed up nice and if it would of been any hotter, I would of been sweating SO much. There were 120,000 people there and it was just a great time. Poor Life Choice #1 - I had to throw money down on a horse because I mean, you're at a horse race. I decided I was going to ride Master O'Reilly to the finish. I knew he had it in him, so I put $20 on him to win and $20 on him to place. He came out quick, and was in the front of the pack for awhile, then fell back a bit but I only needed to him to place to win a good chunk of change. He had it, and then on the final stretch he started to fade. Fast. He needed oxygen. He needed wheels and a motor. As any lucky Irishman would have it, he finished a photo-finish fourth. Fantastic. See ya later $40.
After all the races we headed to the casino because we were already close to the city. This would be Poor Life Choice #2. We got some food at the casino and then hit the roulette tables hard. The casino was PACKED with everyone from the race and tons and tons of Australia celebrities that I had never heard of. Right before roulette I threw $2 in the 2 cent machines not hoping to win big, just wishing for a sign that tonight would be a big night. Nothing. I told the Maddy who was sitting next to me, "It's NOT gonna be a good night." Once you say that in a casino, you might as well just leave. Maddy and I played roulette for awhile, putting $5 or $10 on red every time. She ended up $50, I was up $100. We decided to cash it in and head home, not a bad night I'd say. On our way out we see our friend Ryan who literally lives at the casino and makes MONEY. He says to me hey stay and hit the blackjack tables with me a bit then we'll head back. PLC #3 - never listen to Ryan. He wins, and he wins big. So no crap he wants to stay at the casino. My unlucky Irish butt needs to get out of there if I'm up $1, let alone $100. So obviously I stay. Fast-forward to 2 hours later: I'm down $100, down another $20 to Ryan, but up 5 beers. Some say win, some say lose, it depends on how you look at it. Moral of the story, I walked away from the casino and the racetracks a poor man, but a better human.
Classes had ended so the rest of that week we just hung out. We went to the Sky Deck which overlooks Melbourne and that was really cool. I forgot my camera so I don't have any pics, but trust me when I say it was cool. That's also when the heat wave started. Now I'll be honest when I say I sweat like Pumba from the Lion King. It's bad. I sweat when I eat, I sweat when I type, I sweat when I sit in an ice bath. It doesn't matter when or where, I sweat. So sitting in a room, without a fan, with ZERO wind, and +95 degree heat does NOT end well for me. It was literally hell. It started on Saturday and I had my biggest exam the following Monday, so for 2 days I sat in my room drenched and soaking trying to study. The heat wave lasted for about a week and half and finally the past 2 days have started to cool down a bit. Thank God.
We went to the Queen Victoria Market a few days ago and that was a lot of fun. I've been there before and will probably go once more before I leave. It's a huge open air market that thousands go to everyday. Usually the prices are set, but there are some people that you can negotiate down quite a bit. I'm not a big fan of confrontation or anything close to that, so arguing with someone isn't quite up my alley. But it's fun to watch people.
I finished my last exam on Wednesday, so the past couple days I have just been hanging out doing nothing. It's relaxing. My bus pass expired so if I want to go to the city I have to pay like $10 for an all day pass so I've been sticking around campus trying to catch some rays.
A lot of people have left already which is extremely sad and we hate to see them go. I feel like we'll never see them again, but I'll see them in like 2 weeks back at school. All the people still here have exams tomorrow and Tuesday so it kind of sucks because they are all studying and I just want to hang out. I've watched more chick flicks than even a girl should watch, so if you need any suggestions I've got your back.
I've tried to start packing and boy is it a disaster. I hate it. I struggle packing to begin with, and the fact that I have SO much crap that I just have to throw out pains me! There's nowhere to put it for the kids next semester so we either have to throw it out or donate it.
Well that's basically what has been doing on around here lately, not too much except starting to pack and watching movies and laying in the sun. I've got a tub of ice cream and How to Lose a Guy in Ten Days waiting for me. What am I, a recently dumped teenage girl who eats her emotions? A hopeless romantic? C'mon grow up. I can't even look at myself in the mirror anymore.
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