It has been an incredibly hectic few days! Over the last week I’ve managed to squeeze in lunch with Sophie and Sarah; dessert with Kate and Nick at Freestyle Tout and then back to Kate’s to taste-test some of Rob and Nick’s home brew; witnessing the shamozzle that was the Socceroos’ loss to Iraq; dinner with some family friends; seeing the new Harry Potter movie; and finally, tonight, dinner with some old school friends - Tammy, Simone and Pearl.

Combine this with trying to be at uni and getting as much research done as possible before the start of semester two (next week), and still not feeling 100%, and you can imagine I’m pretty tired!

I am, however, incredibly happy about this: Socceroos Last Past Thailand / The Pressure is on Japan: Arnold / Socceroos Shake Off Slumber. That’s right, the Socceroos miraculously pulled themselves together and beat Thailand 4-0. Although by no means playing to their full potential, it was heartening to see a few of the lesser-known players doing really well - Michael Beauchamp, David Carney and Mark Milligan all seemed up to the challenge. The next game is against Japan on Saturday.

Now do I spend the next few weeks as a hermit-researcher, or do I try and fit in time to read the final Harry Potter novel?!