Sitting Under A Tree with Aidan Jones Aidan Jones

There's a new bakery on my street in Coburg! I mean, it's not new, it's been there for a year or so, but I just found out that they do sandwiches. Huge game-changer. I'm back in Melbourne now and I flipped my room around today, damn it feels good.

Man, driving across Australia with your friends is so nice. I'm learning about Ned Kelly, former Prime Ministers, doing great shows and meeting lovely people. I also can't wait to get home to Melbourne though, and I promise both you, and myself, that apart from a 4-day trip to Cairns I have planned, I won't do any more travelling until the end of July. I promise!!!

Last night I saw one of the best, if not the best show I've ever seen. I couldn't speak afterwards, and I had to leave quickly to go and be alone with my feelings. The next three months I'm going to be working on the branding for the new show, as well as researching as much as I can about Chopin so that by the time I get to Edinburgh I'm prepared to take the thing from what it is now to being almost the finished product. Seeing this show last night was so inspiring and I can't wait to see it again at the last performance on Wednesday!

I gave myself food poisoning last night. God that is a humbling thing to say. It's fair to say - and I say this with full appreciation of the irony of the word I'm about to use to describe the situation - that I well and truly cooked it last week. I only just now feel like I'm back in my own body. Sorry for the last pod this week! Stay safe xx

I had the most inspiring and inspired weekend!! I went to the Melbourne International Flower and Garden Festival on Saturday afternoon, partied Saturday night with friends, went on tour as a trainee on Sunday with a new analogue camera and took some photos and learnt the beginnings of a new skill, and then had a wonderful, relaxing night in my hotel room in Warrnambool!! And then the shit hit the fan on Monday and I've been reeling ever since. GAH!!!

After my piano lesson this evening I took myself for a lovely dinner on Lygon St and wrote a bit of stand up. I told the stories here - stories about the woman who Chopin dedicated his first set of Nocturnes to, and her various sexual/romantic adventures. A young man spending a week in a horse-drawn cart with a dress and two loaded guns, and another famous pianist ruining someone else's marriage. They're great stories! History is super cool, man.
 
If you haven't seen that Bernie Mac set, do yourself a favour:https://youtu.be/UaXVt1QTwRU?si=KcnyOdq5zdM4mkOG