365 Pink Feather Boas All in a Row - Day 150 : Eurovision 2010 - Day 5 : Apres the (Eurovision Deluge)

Well, the last of the glitter has fallen to the floor, the last screaming queen in skin tight lycra has sashayed across the floor, and Germany is in orbit over it's Eurovision win with the song Satellite (yes a sad play on words but thats so very Eurovision isn't it?), and so Kerry and I set off for the City on a very wet day to make our pilgrimage to the Lindt cafe at Cockle Bay.

It turned into a very quick pilgrimage as parking in the City is very expensive at that time of the day! Even so because we parked close, it still felt relaxed after a fashion, and we still had time to buy the Lindt ball flavours you can't get in the shops (Peanut Butter, Coffee, Cookies and Cream, Raspberry, Mint) and have hot chocolate and delices (macaroon-like biscuits - we had strawberry and pistacchio).

Then we drove across to the IKEA Memorial Building - really the Moore Park SupaCenta but ever since IKEA upped sticks for Rhodes some time back, all of gaydom has treated it as a memorial site, mourning the loss of everyone's cheap, customer-unfocused Scandinavian furniture hawkers - to buy some CDs and DVDs at JB Hi-Fi. Surprise, surprise Eurovision dominated the purchases, largely because I was buying Kerry's birthday present and she is a woman in love with Eurovision.

Then we very sensibly retreated to my dry, warm apartment as the rain cascaded down, ate all the leftovers for lunch - Kerry had all the herring to herself thank you! - while we watched one of my favourite movies, Hunting and Gathering, a gorgeous French movie about lost souls finding each other and fashioning a family of sorts. The lazy vibe of the afternoon was rent asunder - what a great phrase! - when QANTAS called to say her flight at 8pm had been cancalled and could she make the 7pm? That precipitated a frantic rush to the airport - thank god Kerry had packed ahead! - but we made it and I bid very hasty goodbyes to my darling best friend who's I see far too seldom.

Still we will always have Eurovision 2010 and there's always next year! Onward to Berlin!