so i tried this thing where i didn't go on the internet for twenty four hours. detox or whatever. my worst fears were realised: the internet goes on without me.

but that is okay because i went on without the internet.

i had brunch. boy oh boy did i have brunch. in the space of an hour i was in three cafes in newtown on saturday morning.

the first: the ballroom. i had coffee and a muffin. and a breakup of sorts. i broke it to my classmate that i was not ever to return to spanish class. it was all too much. brain power wise and time wise and manic probably in love with me teacher wise. this did not go well. i have had to make it up by promising to go swimming every monday night with her instead. fulfilling the prophesy of d3vo who talked of my exercising.

the second: malo. i love malo. i went there just to say hi to jb who was celebrating her birthday in brunchy style. i ate nothing but was fed with conversation. conversation leaves you hungry for corn fritters.

the third: mt cook cafe. i had corn fritters. they were a bit... flavourless. and floury and lets face it i would have been better off at malo. but who am i to complain? it was free. why? because it was a birthday present. but your birthday was months ago. i know. managing a free saturday morning on my busy schedule takes months of planning. but i'm free next saturday, seeing as how i QUIT SPANISH, HOLA.

quitting spanish may have been the best thing that ever happened to me.

today i went out to brunch with my brother and my nephew. we drove to porirua for denny's. waste. of. time. well, maybe that is a bit harsh. but for a place that makes me think of pancakes their pancake options aren't as numerous as i'd have liked. so i got meat instead. meat is like pancakes with maplesyrup and banana. only better. but i have a headache now and a cravin' for pancakes. go figure. perhaps the best part of the whole event was driving back to welli singing along to the end of the line by the travelling wilburys. i was tom petty and my brother was roy orbison. next year we are so going to try out for nz idol. except we won't because NZ IDOL TAKES ADVANTAGE OF PEOPLE THEN MOCKS THEM ON NATIONAL TELE. i'm not sure how frankie stevens sleeps at night.

so in short. and in summary. i quit the internet, quit spanish, took up swimming and ate brunch. lots. i did all of this while having my nephew in tow. i'm such the picture of maternal perfection right now.