Then I went down to the Yarra River at the south end of downtown Melbourne and treated myself to a 2-hour river cruise.
It was really cool and I got lots of great pics. I also met some very nice people. I talked to Alan, a really nice Adelaidean gentleman, for a little while and he told me he had an extra ticket to see Robin Williams at Rod Laver Arena and asked me if I wanted to go with him and his son Mark. Of course I accepted! I was stoked just to be inside Rod Laver Arena, and seeing Robin Williams there was even more amazing. He was hilarious and totally offensive as always. Alan and Mark were lots of fun and so generous for bringing me with them! It was Robin Williams' first time performing in Australia, and the crowd loved him. I also got to see two Aussie comedians called The Umbilical Brothers who opened for R.W. They made sound effects into the mike while tap-dancing, fighting, driving imaginary tanks onto the stage ... I know it doesn't sound very funny but I promise you it was. Their choreography was timed perfectly with their sound effects and it was pretty impressive stuff.
Guess who else was in Melbourne this weekend ... Hillary Clinton! I didn't see her but I did walk right by her motorcade -- only I didn't find out who it was until right after they passed. Oh well, pretty cool anyway. I heard she was staying at the other Hyatt in town. I wonder if her room was as sweet as mine ...
Okay I'm out. I'll try to post again soon but I don't know what the computer situation will be like in Merinda Park or wherever I go after that. I hope everyone is having a great weekend and I miss you all! Thanks for reading my blog =)
*****UPDATE*****
My phone number, for anyone who wants to call/text me, is 0411319242. (If anyone in the US wants to send me a super expensive text -- I wouldn't recommend it but just in case -- I believe you dial 61411319242). In other news, I bought a train ticket for Merinda Park and it was only $5! yay!
It's fine that you miss your friends and family, but don't waste too much time thinking about home! I love your life right now! Good luck with Vodafone! - Aunt Connie
ReplyDeleteThanks marie!! it makes it so much easier to stalk when you post updates. sounds like australia is pretty cool so far, minus vodafone. i'm not sure if this helps... but on the bright side of things at least you're dealing with people who speak english. I'm pretty sure I got a text from the phone company last year saying I owed 96 euro (like $140), and I tried calling and talking to someone to figure out how that was possible and undo it, but that didn't work. so i did nothing and, happily, I don't think I ever got charged. Though I still have no idea why it I would have been charged that much, or if that was even what the text meant.
ReplyDeleteanyways, happy couchsurfing!! go meet lots of cool aussies.
hey marie,
ReplyDeleteI'm leaving this as a test to help mom and dad figure out how to post a comment.
sicko.
ps. lakers 7-0!!!
Hi Marie,
ReplyDeleteI have reached out to Aunt Connie, Sarah, anyone who will listen to sort out my inability to post a comment. Giving it another try. Daddy
Holy Mother!!!!!!!!!!! I did it!!!!!!!!! I posted a comment. Sweet Baby Jesus!!!! Okay sweetheart, now that I have done this, I really have nothing to say. :-))) [I have been e-mailing]. Watched the Lakers pound Portland last night. Lakers no. 1 in ESPN rankings. Be safe. Love you dearly. Daddy.
ReplyDeletePeters, I'm only gonna read this blog for your Pop's commentary!! JK!! Hope yer having fun!! -Kane
ReplyDeleteMarie Sweetheart. Trying to post from home. Love, Daddy
ReplyDeleteHi Marie!! How was your first night of couchsurfing? I hope your host was nice!! Daddy is sure that I'll actualy be able to post something here....as opposed to the three messages I've sent to my OWN gmail account!! grrr. Well, I hope you've had a good/fun/interesting day!!
ReplyDeleteMiss you, Sweetie!!
Love, Mommy Sue