keeping my brain sharp

right before i travelled to sydney, i started to read a few books for fun (something completely unheard of while i was in college).  and ever since i've been here, i've continued this new habit of mine thinking that i need to keep the brain juices flowing and not loose the intelligence that i paid (and will continue to pay.... grrr student loans) a fine penny for.  right now, i'm nearing the very end of a book that might be my absolute favorite book of all times!  (my lil' sister recommended it... props to her)  and i've joined this online thing called shelfari.com (check it out if you're into reading) where you can post what you've read, are reading, and want to read as well as rate them and stuff (a friend of mine invited me to join this).  and i love the site too because it helps to find other books that you might be interested in.  but anyway, if you know of any good books that you might think i'd be interested in... let me know because i'm almost through with my current read.

i know... boring post for this week considering i'm a traveller... but i haven't done much this week.  just wake, work, walk, read, sleep, repeat.

oh actually, the only other thing i did that was quite touristy was going to the market.  paddy's market.  it's really close to chinatown and it's just a giant market that you can buy almost anything imaginable from.  most things are pretty cheap, but you definitely need patience to go to the market and come out a winner.  it's the famous market in sydney though (but there are many many other markets too... one right by the fountain where i live, there's one in the rocks on saturdays... etc.  they just love their markets in sydney!!)  

oh and while leaving the market there was a street performer (also very popular in sydney... and i'm not too fond of this fad) beatboxing.  he was pretty good and we listened for maybe 30 seconds... then of course he asked us for money as we started walking away... and when we didn't throw money into his hat or bag or whatever, he may or may not have flipped us the bird.  lame.  so so lame.  and that's why i don't like street performers.  granted, some do have pretty amazing acts... like this one body contortionist that fits her entire body into a relatively small glass box on a pedestal.  amazing talent, but i still don't like street performers crowding up an area and asking for money...

yup that sums up my weekend/week.

ps. i heard the giants beat the eagles last weekend (it was monday daytime when the game was on here so i was working) and so...  go big blue!!