Things are still quite stressful at work. And quite boring. Fun combination. I have very little to do a lot of the time, and there are things outstanding, that I'm basically just waiting around for, which are stressing me out. Who doesn't love that? But I'm trying not to focus on that. Let's focus instead on Nikki's visit.
So my friend Nikki is here visiting from Shanghai. She's a teacher, so she gets like 6 weeks summer break, 4 of which she spent at home in the UK, and 2 of which she's spending here. She's been doing her own thing during the day, since I have to work and all, but in the evenings we basically just go eat stuff. There really isn't so much to do at night here. And we're not that into just going out drinking and trying bars. We have done a couple of fun activities, like a concert and some other random events I've found out about, but it's also just been a few nights of going out for dinner for a couple hours, then a walk (or maybe walk first) and then back home to watch a bit of TV before bed. It's kind of like my normal schedule, but not alone. So I like it!
We've only got a few nights left actually, and we do have plans these nights. Tonight we're going to Bennelong, which is the fancy place at the Opera House. And tomorrow we're supposed to go to pub trivia, but we might go to a listening party for the new Bon Iver album instead. They're holding them in cities around the world, and there's one here in Sydney. My friend who was going to come to pub quiz is totally on board for Bon Iver, just gotta see if Nikki is. But I would much rather do that and hear the album 3 weeks early! Plus I've never been to a listening party, so should be fun.
Then we also had the weekend, where we just drank all night Friday and Saturday, bought stuff all day Saturday (I have a problem. For real, though), watched some roller derby Saturday night (Harry Potter themed no less), and then took a little day trip down to Kiama on Sunday, about 2 hours south. It was pretty chill, actually, but we did so much it felt super long. Plus all that drinking didn't help. We got like 6 hours of sleep a night. Oh! And we did the backstage tour at the Opera House on Saturday morning. That was great. I've been wanting to do it for a while and been waiting for someone to visit. Only problem is it's only at 7am so you can get in before they start setting up for shows. Which means I can only do it on the weekend. When I don't want to wake up to start a tour at 7am. But we did it. And after staying up until 1am, no less. Which was also not the plan, but you know how one beer turns into like twelve and then it's very late? Well that happened.
Ok, let me give you some music now. We'll start of with Joyero. This is the new solo project from Andy Stack, the drummer for Wye Oak. I didn't even know he sang. But apparently he does. And while Jenn Wasner is off making her own music as Flock of Dimes and then officially joining Bon Iver last week, I guess he felt like he should also go do something. Not that he hasn't been doing anything, but something for himself this time. His debut album, Release the Dogs, is coming out later this month, and he's put out 3 singles so far. All of them are quite good, but the newest one, Steepest Stairs, is my favorite so far.
Second song for today is Falling Down The Stairs of Your Smile, the lead single from The New Pornographers upcoming album, In The Morse Code of Brake Lights. I have to say, I am not a fan of The New Pornographers. I should be. They make exactly the type of music I love. Think Broken Social Scene and Arcade Fire. Along those lines. But for some reason, I just don't really like them. But this new song, this one is great. So maybe I'll finally get it? It is a great song title, and I do like this one, so we're at least headed in the right direction.
So my friend Nikki is here visiting from Shanghai. She's a teacher, so she gets like 6 weeks summer break, 4 of which she spent at home in the UK, and 2 of which she's spending here. She's been doing her own thing during the day, since I have to work and all, but in the evenings we basically just go eat stuff. There really isn't so much to do at night here. And we're not that into just going out drinking and trying bars. We have done a couple of fun activities, like a concert and some other random events I've found out about, but it's also just been a few nights of going out for dinner for a couple hours, then a walk (or maybe walk first) and then back home to watch a bit of TV before bed. It's kind of like my normal schedule, but not alone. So I like it!
We've only got a few nights left actually, and we do have plans these nights. Tonight we're going to Bennelong, which is the fancy place at the Opera House. And tomorrow we're supposed to go to pub trivia, but we might go to a listening party for the new Bon Iver album instead. They're holding them in cities around the world, and there's one here in Sydney. My friend who was going to come to pub quiz is totally on board for Bon Iver, just gotta see if Nikki is. But I would much rather do that and hear the album 3 weeks early! Plus I've never been to a listening party, so should be fun.
Then we also had the weekend, where we just drank all night Friday and Saturday, bought stuff all day Saturday (I have a problem. For real, though), watched some roller derby Saturday night (Harry Potter themed no less), and then took a little day trip down to Kiama on Sunday, about 2 hours south. It was pretty chill, actually, but we did so much it felt super long. Plus all that drinking didn't help. We got like 6 hours of sleep a night. Oh! And we did the backstage tour at the Opera House on Saturday morning. That was great. I've been wanting to do it for a while and been waiting for someone to visit. Only problem is it's only at 7am so you can get in before they start setting up for shows. Which means I can only do it on the weekend. When I don't want to wake up to start a tour at 7am. But we did it. And after staying up until 1am, no less. Which was also not the plan, but you know how one beer turns into like twelve and then it's very late? Well that happened.
Ok, let me give you some music now. We'll start of with Joyero. This is the new solo project from Andy Stack, the drummer for Wye Oak. I didn't even know he sang. But apparently he does. And while Jenn Wasner is off making her own music as Flock of Dimes and then officially joining Bon Iver last week, I guess he felt like he should also go do something. Not that he hasn't been doing anything, but something for himself this time. His debut album, Release the Dogs, is coming out later this month, and he's put out 3 singles so far. All of them are quite good, but the newest one, Steepest Stairs, is my favorite so far.
Second song for today is Falling Down The Stairs of Your Smile, the lead single from The New Pornographers upcoming album, In The Morse Code of Brake Lights. I have to say, I am not a fan of The New Pornographers. I should be. They make exactly the type of music I love. Think Broken Social Scene and Arcade Fire. Along those lines. But for some reason, I just don't really like them. But this new song, this one is great. So maybe I'll finally get it? It is a great song title, and I do like this one, so we're at least headed in the right direction.
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