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It was that time of year again! Australia Day always marks the best day of radio for the year. Triple J's Hottest 100 song countdown! This year all 10 of the songs I voted for made the countdown! Whoo! These are the ones I voted for and where they came in on the countdown.

#100 - Dukes of Windsor - It's a War
#87 - Jack White & Alicia Keys - Another Way To Die
#45 - Muscles - Ice Cream {triple j live acoustic version}
#43 - Laura Marling - Ghosts
#36 - Death Cab For Cutie - I Will Possess Your Heart
#27 - Josh Pyke - The Lighthouse Song
#23 - The Living End - White Noise
#15 - Cut Copy - Lights and Music
#8 - The Presets - This Boy's In Love
#1 - Kings of Leon - Sex on Fire

I managed to get 1 & 100! There were lots of other awesome bands that made the countdown I didn't vote for like Birds of Tokyo, The Grates, Flight of the Conchords, The Killers, Cold War Kids, Faker, Lily Allen, Band of Horses and many many more! You can check out the list for yourself here. Just click on the link that says 'Launch HTML Countdown'.

A short film done by a guy I taught back in '04 when he was in year 11.

I got to meet an internet friend a couple of weeks ago. I love that. I think the internet should be a supplement for life, not a replacement for it. I've been chatting to this woman from Brisbane on Facebook called Rosemarie and she came down to Melbourne a couple of weeks ago so we caught up for a drink. She's been chatting to Lachy too, so the three of us all caught up. Lachy, Rosemarie & I met at a bar on Chapel St and had a ball together! Lots of fun!
Unfortunately she was here under bad circumstances. Her sister had died and she was here for the funeral.
You know how when you first meet people it can be awkward? You exchange the usual questions and find you run out of things to say coz you don't really know each other. This wasn't like that at all. It was fantastic! It felt so comfortable and conversation really flowed. It was like we'd all been friends for ages. I love that!
Here are some photos from our catch up:

Yet more photos a comin'! I had a great Christmas with the family and a great new years with the friends. Lots of fun! Some of these photos are from a Christmas party, some are from new years down the beach.