I spent Australia Day inside
What’s new? I spend most days inside. Making. Creating. Moving this planet forward towards world peace.
I saw a story on the news about a week ago that mentioned Australians aren’t getting enough sun. Ha! They said there’s been an increase of people with Vitamin D deficiencies. Go figure; everyone’s on the internet. They (scientists/doctors) recommend that people expose themselves to around 5-10 minutes of sun 6 times a week. That seems reasonable; I’ve been doing that as much as I can.
To be honest, I don’t really know what Australia Day is about. I mean, I know it’s about the founding of Australia (right?), but I don’t know who was involved (Captain Cook?) or the exact dates it happened. Sure, I could look up the facts on Wikipedia and relay them to you, but that would be me telling you something I didn’t previously know/remember, and right now I’m telling you all that I know.
Yes, I am Australian. I’ve lived in Australia for 95% of my life. I love Australia.
For the record, my parents are Dutch and American, so there’s quite a few cultures running through my blood.
The only Australia Day I recall doing something significant was when my sister and I crafted a huge TPAN banner (back in 2007), went to a large netball court in North Sydney, and spread the banner across the court so that the Google Plane could photograph it. Sadly, the Google Plane didn’t fly over that area like they said they would.
This year the government made Australia Day commercials that suggested Australians put some lamb on the barbie (BBQ) and play cricket in the sun. Um, I know that’s stereotypical Australian, but that’s not how I roll. In fact, many people stated that the commercials weren’t true to the traditional meaning of Australia Day.
Bollocks I say! The fact that I stayed inside for most of the day doesn’t make me any less Australian.
What did you do on Australia Day?
