Houses
Went looking at lots of houses over the weekend. None of them particularly took my fancy. Visited my parents, and discovered that housing prices in their area have been going up quite significantly in the last few years. They're very happy, as their house is worth quite a bit now. Even the pub in the formally dodgy suburb of Spotswood is getting in on the act. A few years ago it used to have "Strippers and Topless barmaids." Now the sign proudly reads, "Exotic Dancers and Foxy Bar-Ladies. (Entertainment may of be a sexually explicit nature which may cause offense to some people)". Very upmarket indeed.

Looked at a house in Coburg that had a great location. Perfect cycling distance from the city and close to good things like Ian, Sofie, Ben and Tara. Sure, the house had oh-so-trendy brick-cladding and vinyl-woodgrain coverings for that true 50's and 60's feel, but it wasn't in such bad nick. My main concern is that it's slightly higher than my usual price bracket, and that the yard (whilst large) is smaller than I would like.

Going to try and look at comparison houses tonight to get a feel for what else is in the area and if we want to proceed further with this current prospect. I'm going to feel much much better when all this house-buying business is over.

Sunshine Movie Theatres
Went to the movies with Dan and saw X-men. Had to go out to Sunshine to find a cinema that had it showing. Good movie provided that you suspend disbelief about anything you know regarding genetics and mutations.

The thing that impressed me most were the toilets in the Sunshine movie theatre. Very shiny and well-cared for, the facilties were large enough that not only could they fit an entire football team, they had enough space to play a game of football if needed!