Random

Finally back in oz. After China this place feels alarmingly boring. Uninspiring for blog entries. Some random hypocrisy will emerge pretty soon I am sure. The trouble is that most of it will be first world problems.

Right now I am in entitlement central – ‘About Life’ in Rozelle. The last thing exciting that happened here was some bloke arsoned the building down a block, killed some people, and kept the tabloid media afloat for a few days more (than they are entitled to be).

Everyone here looks fairly healthy and vaguely fit. Their gear is even fitter. The women are amazingly well preserved; I put it down to formaldehyde or some help from their specialists.

The miracle cure-all right now is kale juice. Some dude tried to get me interested in a marketing taste on the basis of its nutritional content. I suggested that this would depend on the soil quality and there is no point quoting random numbers at me.

There are jars as far as the eye can see full of herbal medicines and supplements. I try to explain to people that we are engineered to get what we need from our food but no one I know believes me. They want to hand over the cash to salve their self inflicted vicissitudes.

Fortunately there’s a pub next door.