Mon 2025-12-29 (Abbottsford)

I stayed over night at N's which was unplanned

We walked to Mr Robertson early on the morning (me without my contact lenses) but we arrived 30 min before they opened. They had a late start sure to the time of year, 8am

So, we kept walking to my place — where i could put on my spectacles & then drive us back you the café. I had the chili scramble ("Harissa") and she had the baked eggs (extremely tomato-y). Both had chorizo, feta, and a sprinkle of green

Then i dozed, or perhaps slept, and flipped around on ebay — looking at miniatures to potentially buy

I ended up ordering 2 matchbox cars, and a metal jet engine keyring. The later can be for my new "Tiny Adventurer" photography project.... whenever my 1:64 rucksack wanderer arrives (feb?)

I've subsequently printed a space shuttle (in black & white) which i thought may make a dramatic 1st photo —with that silver jet engine— a plane crash / spaceship crash to give him a backstory

Although it was 33°C, i walked Bellbird Dell (slowly) at around 3pm taking a few photos of Hazardous-Materials Man.... and Hi-Vis Frog

I drove to Abbotsford Convent to meet D to watch Wicked: Part 2. We had seen part 1 about this time last year at same place — outside, under the stars.... and the bats. It ran ~ 9:15pm to 11:15pm

I enjoyed they movie as much as part 1, although part 2 is darker & less happens. It backs up against the events of the original Wizard of Oz, so they were able to "tie in" more places, characters, and scenes (Part 1 the witches were in school, which felt a bit like Harry Potter: as did that tv show Wednesday) 

Afterwards, i decided not to go to Two Hands Rooftop & The Duke on the cnr of Victoria and Nicholson/Lennox 

I drove straight home (25 min) and had a beer — The Mill "Have" Wet Hop IPA, which was delicious. I'd had it a few times before 

WICKED (FOR GOOD)

Part 1: A pink witch and a green witch go to magic school. The pink witch is very popular and the green witch is teased. There is a boy but most scenes are lesbian coded. Somebody is inexplicably rounding up animals. When they are caged up for too long then they lose the ability to talk. Could the wizard help them? Nope, he's a fraud

Part 2: The pink witch is running emerald city. The politics of the place means they need a scapegoat, so they blame the green witch for everything. They are treating animals badly. We see beasts of burden are forced to help them build an enormous road project with yellow bricks

Tornado magic. House murder. Pink bubble. Girl, dog, splish, slash, the end