valuable lessons learnt today

I learnt two valuable lessons today.

1. Online Indoctrinations... I mean, Online Inductions for big evil corporations are always boring, monotonous and repetitive. But. You get paid for six hours of work even if you complete it in three like I did. Yippee!

2. How to drink beer like a bogan - I wanted to try Sail & Anchor's new berry beer. So I sent Adam to the bar to get me a midi (read: smaller glass of beer for all you non-beeries out there - names for beer glasses will vary from state to state) of this berry stuff. But they ran out and told Adam that they'd get him a pint (read: massive glass of beer) of wheat beer for the same price of a midi. Before he got to protest they'd already poured it. I freaked out when I saw the pint and said, 'How on earth am I going to drink all of that?' I started drinking it. I only got a little bit of the way through it when Adam said, 'No, no! You're drinking it all wrong. You're drinking it like a naive suburban girl sipping at it. It tastes worse when you sip it because it's only a little bit in your mouth and it goes straight to the bitter taste buds which are right at the front of the tongue.' I looked at him as though he may very well be insane (plus he had bought me a Long Island Iced Tea prior to the beer so I may have been a wee bit impaired). 'You've gotta get a decent amount in your mouth, keep it there for a second, swallow it and then go "ahhh" or "mmmm". Try it!'
So I did and it worked. It tasted better and I got through it quicker. After that, it was definitely Whopper time at Hungry Jacks across the street.

I love the Sail & Anchor. Especially the upstairs balcony in the arvo. It's not too quiet, but it's not really really ridiculously busy like at night. I think it'll be my Freo hangout place when the weather gets too hot for coffee.