We had the time of our lives...

Okay, so the pun is bad... :-) On Friday night Mum, Melissa and I went to see Dirty Dancing at the Lyric Theatre. It was an awesome performance. I think there was about 20 women to every guy, and every time the Patrick Swayze look-alike came onto the stage, the crowd went wild. The dancing and the singing were really good. We got last minute tickets and sat in the back row of the second balcony (as in as far back as you can get). The actors looked like little figurines but it was entertaining all the same. The musicians in the performance were really good too. A lot of the scenes they had a quartet of tenor sax, trumpet, piano and drums - they just went off. :-)

Geoff is in last minute preparations for becoming a full-time student (he is having a beer)! Yesterday we drove out to UQ for a look around. I was the tour guide, and was quite surprised how much I remembered in regards to building numbers and locations. It's only been 6 years since I was at that campus. Eep. I'm old.

We also looked at textbooks. They are so expensive! Only bought one for the time being. Can't wait until the next few years where they will be getting more specialised and even more pricey!

Surprise Surprise

Friday afternoon was a weird one. After returning home with arms laden with sushi I discovered that I had a phone message. All I knew was that it was something concerning dentistry and that I had to call some dental school somewhere back.
I rang up and was offered a place to study Dentistry at UQ. I accepted and will start next week. It is a first year entry degree so there are a lot of young-uns. I think I will be the token mature age. It will be 5 years until I graduate but the only other option is to work year to year in research(of which I am well and truly sick of). I will be working a few hours a week in the lab to get a bit of pocket money while going to uni, at least while the workload permits.
Everyone has been really supportive concerning my quarter life crisis. Everyone says they hate the dentist but keep telling me they want free checkups so what can you do?
We went to Tash and Duncan's place for a barbecue on saturday.
They had these weird plastic teeth just to encourage me. They also bought me a nice plant for my study area so I can get a fresh hit of oxygen while I study.
On Monday I had orientation at the dental school. It looked very interesting but it is very overwhelming to see everything in the space of a couple of hours. It was very surreal walking into a room where 50 dentist drills were going at the same time(not for those that hate the sound of it).
I won't be spending too much time there until 2nd year when we start to do some of the more clinical aspects.
Not much else to write really, but will keep you posted on things as they unfold.
I am putting a few photos on here from saturday night and others I have taken when I'm bored. El is off at band tonight so I've been left to entertain myself.

More Beach Time

Once again I hit the coast for a beach fix, this time with Geoff, Craig and Melissa. The weather was absolutely brilliant and we went for lots of swims in the surf and at the lake. The boys tried really hard to catch some fish, but even after a 4am stint they had nothing but a few bites. We bought a little portable bbq and cooked most of the meals outside in the cool. I can't wait now until we can get some more camping gear and can actually go camping and use it again. :-)

It was a little sad to leave on Sunday since it will be the last time going to the Wurtulla house. My aunt and uncle, after 13 years, have decided to sell up. We have had some really good family get togethers there and there are lots of good memories with that place.