Not much to report here. I’ve been banging away on the Leyster article all week in the surprisingly well stocked research library at the Art Gallery of New South Wales. Claus Grimm’s Hals monograph is incredibly nutty.

In the Australian Cultural Exchange portion of my trip, Ben and I have just finished watching the first season of The Librarians. It’s basically The Office, in a library, and nearly as funny. Unfortunately, this is the closest thing I can find on Netflix.

In the yuppie portion of life, Ben and I went to the GPO Wine and Cheese Room, which is in a beautiful old building on Martin Place (Sydney’s Wall St) that was originally the first post office in the city. Or I think that’s what the plaque read. Regardless, this was an amazing place. We each went for one of their paired cheese and wine ‘flights’ - Ben opting for the “White Flight” in Belkin’s honour. I went for the classic flight. Them shits were amazing. Perfect pairings of wine and cheese, plus I got a boisterous (not the actual one from that link). And the cheddar was kick ass.

And by now, everyone I know has sent me this Times article about my ol’ buddy Alan Harding. Wooo, Smith St reprazent. Good reading.

Well, it’s off to bed to dream of sugar plum possums dancing on the roof.

And btw, I think I’ve officially graduated to being a real blogger, since this post was basically links to other things.