Outdoor - Stray
STRAY is about random adventure and escape. STRAY is about pretending that Sydney is Ferris Bueller's Day Off and that fun and money aren't mutually exclusive. STRAY is cheap hijinx, cheap dates and the outings you could be planning while you're actually watching Video Hits on a weekend at 11am.
Sydney Architecture Walks
Not knowing stuff is underrated. Not knowing stuff means I'm always discovering stuff. The list of things I don't know about is long so I'm always pleasantly fascinated when I come across things like cars, chemicals, the financial world and times-tables. This city is bubbling with things I don't know about, and lovely people that want to share them.
Archery
I decided that this year would be the year that I increased my skill base. Though there will be no courses in Excel or InDesign for me. No nunchuck skills or computer hacking skills either. Instead, I will be learning archery.
A chance encounter with the Archery Centre while on a job out at Sydney Olympic Park awakened in me a sudden urge to shoot things, not necessarily living things, but things all the same.
Curb surfing
A wise man once said retail is for suckers. We're inclined to agree. Perusing the curbside collections, or curb surfing, is without question the best source for indoor furniture, outdoor furniture, cool bikes and Franklin Mint crap. Aside from the free stuff, there's a thrill in the chase and a pride in showing off your best scores.
Marrickville Organic Food and Farmers Market
Been to Crown Street lately? You can barely walk a mile without running into another posh supermarket. They pile the fruit on old barrels all wholesome-like, then slap it with a rude price tag. The loose dirt on the potatoes and the leaf still attached to the apple are the reassuring stamp of authenticity, a placebo for city shoppers.
Snorkelling
Snorkeling is a great equaliser. Any element of calculated cool is immediately stripped away the moment you pull on the bulky goggles and cram the mouthpiece into your gob. It's kind of impossible to look cool, unless you happen to be Sean Connery in Thunderball.
The point of snorkelling though isn't looking cool.
Adopting a dog
Ever since fleeing the family home all those years ago, I have felt something missing from my life. Spare cash? Certainly. Home cooked meals? That too. Aside from all that, a certain gentle presence has been lacking, in the shape of a Jack Russell Terrier. Those little bundles of unconditional love, who literally wet themselves when you open the door and to whom the prospect of going for a walk with you is brain-meltingly exciting.
Mulberry Picking
You don't have to make a lame purple dedication website or belt out One Eyed, One Horned, Flying Purple People Eater at the office karaoke night to showcase purple pride. Here's a recipe based entirely on purple appreciation, that'll have you showing up Violet in no time.
1) Take one bottle of vodka.
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