3 things that made me smile.
1. Day before yesterday I was playing mp3's on my work computer, and Tam sitting next to me recognised a song: 'Wendy Matthews, The Day you Went Away' he said. Great track, very touching, but I don't think it would be known outside Australia. Tam was the last person I expected to recognise this song, and it made me smile.

2. I ordered a toasted sandwich for lunch, and just as they put it in the toaster, I remembered that I'd brought my lunch from home that day. STUPID! So I bought the sandwich, and ate both lunches.

3. While I was on the tram this morning, my mobile rang. Shalini asked me "Where are you?" and I said "North Melbourne somewhere" and the elderly dude next to me said "Well, you won't be in five minutes!" Possibly he was making a weak joke, or possibly he was making a not-so-biting commentary on the so-called usefulness of mobile technology. Either way, I was mildly amused.  ¶ 12:28 pm

  time to blog
I've been lazy. LAZY.

It's time to start blogging regularly again. I'll start by stealing an idea from Three Beautiful Things. Three things that made me smile yesterday.

1. Saw a little girl on the way home, one hand holding her mother's, the other holding out a handful of brown maple leaves by the stalks, like a bouquet of flowers.

2. Got home, quite late for me, and was greeted by Shalini, kissing me all over my face. So cute, and so wonderful. I can't think of a better way to come home.

3. I finally beat The Empress, in the XBox game Prince of Persia: Warrior Within, an enjoyable and challenging game. Curiously enough, after slashing that tough wench with my sword a hundred times, she violently explodes into a pile of magical sand. Go figure. Still; deeply satisfying.
  ¶ 11:44 am