so is it this recession or what. last week i paid 12$ for a burger. granted it was a fucking good burger, but in my book burger ≇ (is not approximately nor actually equal to) twelve dollars. that's like.. just under an hours work for me >< and this week. omfg. this week. took kids to Royal Easter Show. here's the triologue, speaking of baloons. Self (to the daughter): "does 'caea want the cars or the dora" Caea: "cars b'loon pleas" Self (to baloon man): "you want the arm or the leg?" B.M.: "nah mate, 15 bucks" Self: "Fuck me" so i parted with fifteen dollars and now own what must rank close to the most expensive baloon ever sold. it didn't stop there. of my entire week's spending money i now have 13$ left. getting in cost 38$ (2 adults <3 kids) fortunately grandpa was on hand to sponsor that one, else we wouldn't have this fucking baloon. train ride: 4$ playing on bouncy castle: 10$ ride in teacups (which i thought were quite vicious given the age of some fo the kids) 6$ shave ice NOW 4$! no this is not an Amex ad. this is just plain ridiculous. the list goes on, but you get the gist. so A went back for her first round of shading. fuck me. for a guy that'd been on crack for 3 days he still does f*ing mean tatoos. the detail is OMFG. went for mean leg the other sunday. puriri ridge track. weather was ace for it. chilled on whatipu beach with a few beers after. then caught a lift back to the waka. was supposed to meet S there and HE would drive us back. but he left about 3 hours before we arrived. >< good timing: i've always had it. been deviating a bit lately and have a camera lined up to buy.. now how about that money thing. i have a long list of things to buy. i also re-arranged my room, it's sexy. am off shopping now ish. my 13$ is going to go on a fluro light to go behind my awesome awesome art: it's a sheet that looks like blue cotton-paper, behind a sheet of shattered glass. it's awesome, and i expect will be more so with a fluro light behind it. the other sheet of the same material is playing the role of curtain at the other end of the room, so it balances up well. have stereo hooked to PC, glass writing/tracing desk, bought some parker ink the other day. it's shit. i wouldn't expect it to be. but hum. i'm re-drawing japanese. uhg. that's more or less all. yesterday was of course good friday. no eating during daylight, nor drinking till about 10 past saturday. it occurred to me that daylight savings wasnt enstated until the 1800s or so, so technically i shouldn't have been drinking until after 0100, but i dont think God will strike me down for this one. i found something the other day and i dont remember what it was. god damn. we are so awesome. i can't get over how awesome we are. all for now. _kade 1557|110409