Cat in a box II

I made it to 11:45 tonight before realising I hadn't taken a photo - I was too busy most of the day, even though I had my camera with me this afternoon.

I spent this morning slogging through my tax return (always a fun experience). I'm dreading the time when more of the categories start to apply to me, because I find it hard enough now when all I have to do is answer 'no' to most questions.

I met Charlie in Fitzroy this afternoon to see a photography exhibition in this little gallery. It turned out to be quite small, with not that many photos, but I did like the gallery. We headed to a big indoor vintage marketplace called Lost + Found and had a mooch around there and then escaped the cold in a coffee shop nearby. I don't know what's going on with the weather right now, July was weirdly warm but now it's absolutely freezing.

Tonight's MIFF shift was a pretty big deal, and probably the most fun I've had there so far. It was the centrepiece gala tonight - the Australian premier of The Turning, a film based on Tim Winton's collection of short stories of the same name. There were 17 stories and 17 films with 17 directors, all of whom attended last night's premier, along with several of the cast members. I was handing out ice creams to the audience members as they went in, so I was in prime position to see the actors and directors as they went in - I saw Hugo Weaving, David Wenham, Mia Wasikowska, Warwick Thornton, Essie Davies and couple of other actors who I recognised but didn't know the names of. It was all very exciting!

We got to watch the film as well, and it was pretty amazing. Because it was lots of short films all together, I liked some bits more than others, but there were definite standouts - the film Mia Wasikowska directed was my favourite, although I didn't realise it was hers until later. The titular short film starred Rose Byrne and Miranda Otto and was really good, and there was one with Cate Blanchett and Richard Roxborough which had the entire audience cracking up. I would really recommend seeing this one, although I have no idea if it'll be released in cinemas. It was an ambitious project that turned out really, really well.

For weeks, Tabby and Tibbles have been jumping in and out of this box (and sometimes chasing each other in and out of it). Tabby's started pushing the box around, and we'll find it stranded halfway up the hall because she's gotten bored and wandered off. Bizarre animal.