Thorns

Things I have learnt tonight:

• Adding discordant chords and quick camera cuts does not make a dull political discussion less boring, just more surrreal
  
• We have one vote one value (we do??)
  
• The state libs and nats have broken up. (And they seemed so happy!)
  
• The state nats leader is adorable. "The nathionalth will have the balanth of power" indeed :)
  

I have other things to say, but I'm feeling tired and grumpy after a long day. It was my paternal grandads funeral today. No need to be condolency, while I am a little sad about it I really didn't know him that well and we all knew it was coming. Really I only ever had one proper grownup conversation with him, just a few days before he died. He was surprisingly sharp (especially compared to my other, increasingly senile grandad) rather like Kieron (only atheist and conservative) with the saying something thoughtprovoking then looking at you quizzicaly while he evaluated your response, no wonder he freaked me out a little as a kid :)

I met all(*) my cousins who I haven't seen in like 7 years(**). My dads brothers kids have grown into fine young nerds of the not-socially-retarded kind. I think I may have persuaded the one at UWA to join Unisfa.

(*)Ok, strictly speaking all but the one who was busy. Stupid pedantic brain.
(**)They don't live far away or anything, but I think it's a common family trait to feel awkward organising things and wait for someone else to do it, and when everyone is a member of my family...*starts train of thought inspired by just finishing Critical Mass*