the summer holidays are coming to an end for me as i'm heading back to work tomorrow. tim & i stayed on the island for christmas and new years eve which was really lovely. we were lucky to have had lots of visitors over the break - we had some fancy food at garagistes and at the taste and then went to falls to see the flaming lips bring in 2013.
on a sadder note it has been so awful to see and hear about the bushfire devastation across the island over the past few days...if you want to help, the red cross have set up an appeal for those affected. please donate if you can.
on wednesday night bb, some buddies & i saw girl talk play for mona foma. it was the first time i'd been to a gig at the princes wharf (i guess taste doesn't count). i thought it was a great venue - the sound was amazing and we had a fabulous time. i wish it wasn't on a wednesday night though. i was super seedy all of yesterday. bb is already planing to take mona foma week off work next year. that is probably a pretty good idea.
mona foma 2012 was launched on friday with a free street party in hobart. there was a huge turnout - the mercury said 7000 people were there...i'm not sure about that but it was very busy indeed. bb & i loved all of the music. i'd seen emdee in darwin before and loved him but i think he was even better this time around. hanggai were also phenomenal. bb & i have tickets to a few other gigs in the week. its a great time to live in tasmania!
bb & i went to the falls festival at marion bay to see in the new year. i'm not a huge fan of camping but music festivals are his very favourite thing so off we went and i have to say it was a great 3 days. the weather was perfect and so was the company. we saw some awesome bands. my highlight was definitely the naked & famous - amazing! i also really enjoyed a performance in the arts village by the A4 circus ensemble. it was the perfect way to spend our holiday together.
