[m i a o w] the cat

M and I went into the city today and hit Victoria Market. Last weekend M bought us a new esky on Ebay. Not just any old esky, but a 62 litre Tropical IceBox - apparently it can be filed under ‘kickarse’. The idea is that we will go into the market every fortnight and buy up stuff to put in our freezer like good and responsible adults. Ha! This is because we can’t get any kangaroo around where we live. So we trundled into town with our new icebox primed with two litre milk containers as iceblocks. We got kangaroo mince to make bolognaise and also kangaroo sausages.

Contrary to expectations, the market was fairly quiet - I think people were saving up their visit for Christmas Eve on Monday. Our other market assault weapon was a fold up soft esky on trolley wheels. We were astounded by its usefulness. I drooled pathetically at the d’Affinois (my cheese of choice), oysters and kangaroo salami, mentally imploring PartyPie to get a move on if only so I can graze like a maddened lion on things that have been illicit for NINE MONTHS. God!

We stowed all our stuff in the new red icebox and went on a present buying expedition, dodging in and out of rainstorms. We managed to get almost everything on our list and snaffled M a cut price haircut before making it back to the car. We dropped past Mung and R’s house in Collingwood where we were fed muffins and coffee and were lent a plethora of baby stuff. Our journey continued on to the Nova in Carlton and No Country For Old Men - the latest Coen Brother’s film.

The film? I sort of feel like I need to see it again. But the ending (don’t worry, this isn’t a spoiler) just did not leave me with any CLOSURE. Gah. We snuffled our way through Borders, and were sad to see that the discount book joint in the middle of the Nova complex has been taken over by the same. Sigh. It was good while it lasted.

We drove home and M was splendidly excited by how the new esky had performed. It was so good, that we left all the meat in there for the night, as the ice had not even begun to melt. Then I went and paid some attention to an auction on ebay I have been following. And that is another story that deserves it’s own post…