its safe i promise!
well i have calmed down now after the whole '20 roles of film' saga... i actually got an albums worth of half decent pictures so i guess its ok. who needs a whole 20 roles of film anyway right? right???? *convincing myself*
regardless... on thursday night i had the privilege of escorting boyface (aka andrew) to the Cat Empire gig debuting their new album 'Two Shoes' - at all good retailers near you. i thought it would be one of those gigs where you don't know any of the songs because they just want to play their new stuff... well i was wrong! not only did they mix up the old and the new REALLY well but they had sneakily been testing their new songs on us at old gigs, so it was familiar without being all the same stuff. overall though, the gig was one of the best i can remember (and there has been a lot).
before i left i said to mum and dad 'i'm going to see cat empire in newtown, i'm catching the train cos i don't want to drive in'. well, 2 minutes later dad says...
[dad] natalina... come here.
[me] *confusion* he's called me natalina not natalie which means i'm not quite in trouble.. but the demand 'come here' is never good.
[dad] kneel here *points to infront of him* and gimmie a kiss
[me] *thinkin* oh he must want something... coffee? iron a shirt? come on what is it??
[dad] *pause* another kiss
[me] *thinkin* oh no... he must be about to say something i don't want to hear but doesn't want to get in a fight about it.
[dad] *pause again* another kiss
[me] *thinkin* three? THREE??? oh shit i REALLY don't want to hear this...
[dad] *all tentative like* how are you getting there?
[me] *all patient like* train, from epping station
[dad] with who?
[me] myself, but andrew will come back with me
[dad] is that safe?
[me] yes dad, its only 7pm and andrew will be with me on the way back.
[mum] *all anxious like* would you prefer to drive her sam? can we drive you nat?
[me] yeah thats even better.
[dad] i'm too tired
[mum] i wouldn't know how to get out of newtown
[me] oh well, train it is
[dad] get in a carriage near the conductor and make sure there are lots of people in it
[mum] don't walk through any tunnels when you get to the station *voice rising and bordering on panic* and hold your keys in your hand when your walking
[me] *wondering if i'm hearing correctly* i just went around the world... on my own... and your worried about me getting from epping to newtown?
[dad] *pause* blank face
[mum] *looks at dad*
[dad] oh yeah... well... be careful anyway
[me] yes dad *like the good daughter i am*
i can see it now, i could be 40 years old. gone to America, joined S.W.A.T, holding an automatic weapon and covered in special protective clothing... and my parents would be on the phone going 'your going downtown at night? make sure your on the carriage next to the conductor, have your keys in your hand when you get off...'
regardless... on thursday night i had the privilege of escorting boyface (aka andrew) to the Cat Empire gig debuting their new album 'Two Shoes' - at all good retailers near you. i thought it would be one of those gigs where you don't know any of the songs because they just want to play their new stuff... well i was wrong! not only did they mix up the old and the new REALLY well but they had sneakily been testing their new songs on us at old gigs, so it was familiar without being all the same stuff. overall though, the gig was one of the best i can remember (and there has been a lot).
before i left i said to mum and dad 'i'm going to see cat empire in newtown, i'm catching the train cos i don't want to drive in'. well, 2 minutes later dad says...
[dad] natalina... come here.
[me] *confusion* he's called me natalina not natalie which means i'm not quite in trouble.. but the demand 'come here' is never good.
[dad] kneel here *points to infront of him* and gimmie a kiss
[me] *thinkin* oh he must want something... coffee? iron a shirt? come on what is it??
[dad] *pause* another kiss
[me] *thinkin* oh no... he must be about to say something i don't want to hear but doesn't want to get in a fight about it.
[dad] *pause again* another kiss
[me] *thinkin* three? THREE??? oh shit i REALLY don't want to hear this...
[dad] *all tentative like* how are you getting there?
[me] *all patient like* train, from epping station
[dad] with who?
[me] myself, but andrew will come back with me
[dad] is that safe?
[me] yes dad, its only 7pm and andrew will be with me on the way back.
[mum] *all anxious like* would you prefer to drive her sam? can we drive you nat?
[me] yeah thats even better.
[dad] i'm too tired
[mum] i wouldn't know how to get out of newtown
[me] oh well, train it is
[dad] get in a carriage near the conductor and make sure there are lots of people in it
[mum] don't walk through any tunnels when you get to the station *voice rising and bordering on panic* and hold your keys in your hand when your walking
[me] *wondering if i'm hearing correctly* i just went around the world... on my own... and your worried about me getting from epping to newtown?
[dad] *pause* blank face
[mum] *looks at dad*
[dad] oh yeah... well... be careful anyway
[me] yes dad *like the good daughter i am*
i can see it now, i could be 40 years old. gone to America, joined S.W.A.T, holding an automatic weapon and covered in special protective clothing... and my parents would be on the phone going 'your going downtown at night? make sure your on the carriage next to the conductor, have your keys in your hand when you get off...'
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