life is a beach

3/16
a fairly uneventful day to report much newsworthy. but it was just the type of way i like to spend my vacation; you guessed it- another day at the beach! i'm amused at myself, after the fact, at how protective i am of my space. i was a bit annoyed that mark accompanied me to the beach. how rude am i! i am not berating myself, but its quirky how i long for companionship of friends in maine, yet i want nothing to do with spending time with mark. is it the embarrassment of how little i know about politics, geography, or other countries' customs? i avoid those topics of conversation because i dont enjoy them, and as a result, i am not knowledgeable about them. i guess my strenghts and interests lie more in social and spiritual energies. sometimes i do feel a bit "stupid" and worry about what kind of representation i'm making for my country, and then i remember simon's point that we all have strengths and weaknesses. world politics is not my strength. ensuring others laught is. (of course i almost hurt myself doing the ELAINE dance, and creep some people out with my PAT impression) anyway, we got to cottesloe and he went to the cafe, and i to the sandy beach which meant life for unsociable katy was all good once again. there is a lovely sculpture presentation going called sculpture by the sea, an annual event. i took some photos that i'll post on webshots. there are 50 of them surrounding the lifeguarded area of the beach. i'd put off my errands for the next day since simon reported rain was in the forecast. definitely want to save the day in the city for that weather! so i loitered at the seaside until timing it to be home upon simon's arrival. monday is our night to enjoy international filmsat the outdoor theater at simon's alma mater- the university of WA. so, mark, simon and i trotted of to arrive early for a picnic before the feature began. mark is an IT junkie and wants to switch from teaching english to get into creating software for devices like apple itouch. he was showing simon his itouch and i let my mind wander to other things. dont worry, its not that i'm not living in the moment anymore, but my mind checks out fairly easily lately when topics of conversation dont suit me. its not a good habit to get into, but i do allow the anticipation of returning home play out in my mind once in awhile. anyway, it gave simon and mark a chance to catch up a bit uninterrrupted and shortly after dark the film began. it was my favorite flick yet. dutch. called "just another love story", and the debut for australiasia (i had to ask what that was but the name is pretty self explanatory".