I flew home to Melbourne on Wednesday, arriving Thursday. I have a cold and felt wretched for most of the 23 hour trip. The only movie I could manage was 300, a bloody movie that I kind of enjoyed in my ill state. All I can say is that it achieved its aim of stylised glorified violence very well. It’s interesting how many people praised it for being historically faithful and emotional, as if it had aims other than beautiful fight scenes.
I’m at home with mum and dad and enjoying it a lot. Jason asked me, ‘So, Joan. Does it feel like you never left?’
It is often true that when one leaves and comes back to find things exactly the same, it does feel like you never left. But I couldn’t say yes in this case because I now appreciate home (and Australian) comforts more than before I left. It is nice having a fridge full of yummy food that you didn’t buy or didn’t cook. It’s nice to have a fully functional house, with no silly taps or broken lights. It was very nice to fly in at night and it to be 19°C.
I am still sick but I reckon I’ll get better soon.
Welcome home. 🙂
a fridge full of yummy food…?
what is that?
In my case, it’s food that mum makes. I don’t know if it’s inherently yummy or if it’s because my tongue has been conditioned from birth.
But other people like mum’s food too.
300 – historically faithful? What I found “fascinating” – if that’s the right word – about 300 was that there is no other film that manages to be as racist, fascistic, homophobic and sexist all at once. Quite a feat.
How are you? I’m lying in bed with freshers’ flu… and I haven’t even snogged a fresher :(.
Well, Mo, maybe those were racist, fascistic, homophobic and sexist times? I’m glad those times weren’t complex. I couldn’t have possibly concentrated on anything complex with that crazy cold.
I’m enjoying an unplanned for extra few weeks back home. My work permit hasn’t been granted yet so I’m banished from the Mother Land for a while.
No, I don’t just mean that those times were racist etc. I think this discussion warrants a separate post in fishconfessions.
Are you still stuck in the Colony?