Tuesday, 25 March 2008 @ 1:45pm.
I hope you all had a wonderful Easter weekend. Did you know that fish & chips shops experience their highest sales during Good Friday in Australia? Did you know that hot cross buns are popular sells here, too? Chocolate seemed to be everywhere. I was at Big W on Saturday and the lady in front of me in the checkout lane actually purchased a hundred dollars worth of chocolate eggs, bunnies, bars, etc. Amazing! I attended a very lovely mass on Sunday. The new priest at the church has changed things up a bit in small (and in my opinion, good) ways. He told a Buddhist story at one point, which of course thrilled me. 
Vik and I went to a wonderful Italian restaurant called “Via Veneto” for lunch/dinner at Lygon Street on Easter. I especially liked their spicy seafood spaghetti dish. I also indulged in a fantastic chocolate hazelnut pudding. We later walked off our meal and took a break at a nearby park.
Pluto got his stitches out and is doing really well. He is currently playing with a big stuffed animal that I got for him from a local thrift store.
I was finally able to visit my friend who recently had a baby. We had fun catching up. Her little ones (five in total now!) are all characters. They got along splendidly with Pluto as well. It was almost an adventure of sorts later into the evening when the power went out on the street during a heavy storm. The electricity eventually came on, which was good. Oh, and the baby threw up on me like three times. Apparently in Albanian culture, this is a sign that the child likes/will like me.
I discovered http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Main_Page the other day. I recommend it to those who have web pages and need images.
