calmness

its sooo quiet outside!!! i got up at 12:30 (didn't go to bed until after 2am and i NEEDED a good long sleep, haven't slept that late in a while). everything is quiet. a few random cars in the distance but nothing but birds chirping. everyone is either glued to the tv, in a pub (also glued to the tv as well as enjoying pre-game drinks), at the mcg or enjoying bbqs (obviously not with in a few blocks of our house cuz i can't smell or hear anything). its only about an hour until the biggest game of the year begins. melbourne isn't in it though (or any team from a melbourne suburb-- or all of victoria for that matter). i'll probably only watch the last half or so (its too nice a day to spend inside and i'd care about the game more if melbourne was in it-- i know if i do turn on the tv though i'll end up not being able to pull myself away and watch the whole game). i'm gonna go enjoy the unusual quietness of saturday afternoon. i should go for a bike ride and ride up sydney road without fear of being doored or cut off (i hate riding up there saturday afternoon but i seem to do it almost every week!!)-- its probably like cyclovia was up there (except for there's probably enough traffic that you wouldn't want to let your small child with training wheels on their bike go down the road).