All great journeys begin with one thing... thorough research.
The project had been committed to, and there was no turning back. Once the world of facebook had been informed of their adventure, the lads realised the serious implications of just what they had got themselves into. On a scale of one to having serious consequences... it was up there with invading Poland, and the invention of nuclear fission.
Fear had set in, and doing what all self respecting uni students do when they panic, we began our last-minute research:
We began by speed reading the works of Chekhov, and 90% of the Penguin classics range, excluding those written after the Cold War, in particular "The Surgeon of Crowthorne" by Simon Winchester, which possesses minimal evidence of any level of independent thinking within it's insubstantial confines.
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| Winchester with some similarly unimpressed seals in 1991 |
We undertook our research with the utmost seriousness.
However, surely no research is complete without... a field trip? Where could we find indies? Hipsters? Where can we observe them in their natural habitat?
We conducted a poll to decide where to go adventuring... here were the results:
A Zoo: 78%
Belgrave: 3%
Macedonia: 12%
Camberwell: 0%
Brunswick: 30%
New York: 99.99%
Considering our lack of funding, inability to conduct zoological surveys; and general incompetence at percentage calculation, Brunswick emerged as the forerunner... so off we went!
The Brunswick Safari in pictures...
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| Blending in with the native hipster populace. Unfortunately it impairs sight. |
And on that bombshell...
The Scores so far...
June 8th-June 9th 2011
Starting a Blog: 300
Starting it on Blogger.com: -300
Wearing sunglasses at night: 10
Conducting a survey: -600
Visiting Brunswick: 500
Consuming independent beers: 250
Going to soccer/triathlon training during the week, thereby increasing the size of our calves: -1000
Not Reading Simon Winchester's abomination of a literary work: 400
Reading a Bible in a pub: -300 (a book read by billions... probably too mainstream)
Total: -740 points.
Level: Semi-bogan.
An unfortunate start for the lads... but tune in next time as they hit back at what has been a disappointing couple of days...
ha, Simon's book is the best, have just finished it, you should delve deeper boys...you will get there. Brunswick, overdone perhaps, and maybe not worthy of the 500 points, needing to find new haunts. reading bible in pub, maybe read by billions, but how many read in pubs, perhaps deserves points..food for thought...
ReplyDeleteEver supportive peep, Meg
you've got to get coffee from @Elevenses585 and head further west to The Premises and Auction Rooms - I even saw some fixes there!
ReplyDeleteNorthcote is the home of the Hipster. Brunswick is their spiritual home though.
ReplyDeleteDid you go to savers? The amount of fixies and pretension hits a high point on a saturday afternoon.
Also wide open road just off Sydney road on Barkly St - the place is so hipster there is no name anywhere. I only found it in small print on the menu. Incidentally the coffee is amazing and I love the place.