Rambling banter

So Ben is gone, back to Melbourne. I have tried to fill the void with a new hoody (see snow photos on the right) and Ben has tried to fill the gap in his life with an iPhone. I am confident that the iPhone will be no match for me, but Ben faces stiff competition because the hoody is cute (picture of a teddy bear wondering 'why?'), cuddly and keeps me warm at night. I can't really remember what else Ben does...

Watched a freaky documentary last night. About some South African guy who swims with great white sharks WITHOUT CAGES. He reckons you can read a shark's body language and he has learned to communicate to some extent. If he rolls himself into a ball, the shark comes closer, thinking he's easy pray, but then if he extends himself to his full size, which the shark considers to be a threat from another predator, it backs off. He also swims down underneath sharks in order to put himself in a power position, because sea predators almost always take their prey from below. Interesting stuff, and the guy is still alive so there must be something in it. Although he did talk about noting when a shark's body language is aggressive (their mouths are open - duh!) and my questions was - well what the fuck can you do about it?? Noticing that it's aggressive won't save you from the chomp! 

Not sure if it's going to screen in Aus but it's called Great White Shark - a Living Legend. Some of the footage of him swimming with sharks is really scary - scarier than any horror film. I felt edgy and full of adrenaline for hours afterwards.