Australia Day - yes I know it's a controversial date for our national day, and yes I know it sometimes flushes out some less than ideal nationalistic sentiments. But it is what it is - our official national day.

What are you and your family doing this year?

Us: next to nothing. We had friends for a BBQ dinner last night and no it wasn't lamb (boo). We had not-really-pavlova for dessert. We might head out later for some fireworks. Or not. I even did a really poor job of remembering to tune into the Hottest 100 today (). I'm not sure whether this is a sign of a larger lifestyle deficiency (ie poor planning) or a symptom of my general ambiguity around the day itself. Anyway...