Ugh… (Suzanne)

I’m currently feeling really really sick because I just ate an entire block of dark chocolate for no reason other than that it was free. I have nothing else to report, other than the fact that just because it’s available and your mother isn’t around to stop you doesn’t mean you should do it. And yes, it’s not just the illicit substances this applies to. I’ve never gotten into alcohol, but the number of times I have overdosed on scones (with cream and jam) is really quite shocking and is probably not to be spoken of in mixed company.

Watch this space for a report on the Melbourne Journal of International Law cocktail party, taking place tomorrow. Hopefully it will involve exciting things. Like speeches. EDIT2: It was fun. I got to meet a few ex-MJILers, get to know some of the current people better, and eat good food.

EDIT: This caught my eye this morning, particularly this quote:

The Government will soon announce a shortlist of potential bidders for the $600-million-a-year contract to run Melbourne’s trains for the next 15 years.

Three companies are likely to be shortlisted – Connex, British railways operator Serco and MTR, which runs Hong Kong’s underground trains.

I really hope they give the contract to the MTR. They run an absolutely wonderful transport system, and they make a profit doing so as well, despite charging half the fares. Connex’s current trains (and ticketing system, and station platforms) look like the historical exhibits in the Hong Kong Railway Museum, and their definition of ‘on-time’ (i.e. within 5 minutes of advertised time) is enough time for the next three trains to pass you by in Hong Kong. Plus the trains in Hong Kong don’t smell like a drunk peed in them. There is a Facebook group titled ‘MTR: putting other subways to shame’. The closest equivalent for Melbourne is: ‘If you hate Connex so much, why don’t you walk?’. I rest my case.