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Hot-house flower-child

August 21, 2014by Alex 2 Comments

Date: 15 August. Location: Dad’s office, just like when I was a kid and would photocopy everything I could find then make it into ‘art’ with his highlighters. I’ve had […]

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And why mess up a good thing, baby?

August 15, 2014by Alex 2 Comments

Date: 14 August. Location: Patch Cafe, a Paleo-inspired gem tucked into the renovated Studio Nine in Richmond. Coconut latte and tapioca profiteroles please and thank you. What follows is list […]

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WebMD has diagnosed you with a severe case of FOMO

August 8, 2014by Alex 1 Comment

Date: 6 August. Location: Rokk Ebony hairdresser, getting my balayaged mane tamed. And I feel about 13 years old as mum has offered to pay (obviously, even via FaceTime, the […]

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Not as clever as you might think

August 6, 2014by Alex Leave a comment

Date: 5 August. Location: Emporia, Myer's pretentious little coffee shop on Little Bourke. If I had a licence to practise as an adult it would have been revoked yesterday. I […]

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We all need a fishbowl

August 2, 2014by Alex 2 Comments

Date: 31 August Location: Pastuso, this neat new Peruvian place on ACDC Lane, named after Paddington Bear. I had such a great education. My parents are both scientists and encouraged […]

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Slick, wet, seal-pup yogis

August 1, 2014by Alex Leave a comment

Date: 29 July. Location: The George, South Melbourne. I used to do 6.15 am hot yoga all the time and was always trying to convince friends to come along. I […]

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She had come unstuck in time

July 27, 2014by Alex 3 Comments

Date: 26 July. Location: my couch, white wine in hand, killing time before the cab gets here. Sleep. How long has it been since you’ve been able to sleep, entirely […]

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Let’s hear it for the boys!

July 23, 2014by Alex Leave a comment

Date: 20 July. Location: bed. Do you think hangovers accumulate? I used to think not. I used to think that, like your unused monthly broadband allowance, hangovers didn't rollover at […]

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The Long Black Line

July 20, 2014by Alex 1 Comment

Date: 16 July Location: Centrelink Center, Collingwood. I think I’m in love with my barista. No, seriously, hear me out; this isn’t just some trendy rant about how good coffee […]

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“What do you want for lunch?” “Wine.”

July 11, 2014by Alex 3 Comments

Date: 9 July Location: Nama Nama Japanese restaurant, sitting outside and pretending that, because it’s sunny, it must be warm. Someone mentioned to me other day that my travel blog […]

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"The man who writes about himself and his own time is the only man who writes about all people and all time." - George Bernard Shaw

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