I’m studying. Fun huh? Fabrics is my subject of choice (aka: the subject the university deemed I should take this semester) and I’m working on my assignment – a study of Silk and Georgette, Gabardine and Flannelette. I didn’t choose those fabrics either. Anyway, I’ve discovered a way to make study bearable. Do it in a bar.

I’ve always wanted an excuse to be able to go to a bar alone (not like THAT, I’m not some kind of raging alcoholic) but when the café’s are closed (and I am ok with sitting in a café alone) where else am I meant to go? The vast majority of the people I know live a good 40 minutes away and I didn’t move to the city to sit in my apartment every night listening to the guy upstairs play Michael Jackson.

That’s what brings me to a bar, alone, on a Wednesday night. I realise I’m distracted now, given I am writing and all but I already put in an hour on the books over a glass of wine and I think that’s more than I would have done at home. At home there are other distractions like a well stocked chocolate supply, DVDs and the Internet. There are full bottles of wine, rather than individually priced glasses that make you stop at 2.

At the bar, no one talks to you (at least not on a Tuesday), the music isn’t at an eardrum piercing level and you can people watch, street watch and daydream. I know I still need to get through my study, that my assignment won’t magically appear on the day of the presentation, but if you have to study, why not do it somewhere fun?

I studied at Honey, cnr Park and Clarendon Streets, South Melbourne. Say hi to Steve. www.honeybar.com.au

PS. Your dog ate your homework is not a valid excuse if you drink too much and don’t finish your assignment. You are more creative than that!

Wednesday night continued much later though, as I attended a 10pm secret show at The Butterfly Club (204 Bank Street, South Melbourne). When we walked into a dark room guided only by torchlight, I was terrified; what was to come? Not knowing anything about what to expect, I anticipated something scary and was pleasantly surprised to be treated to a Melbourne Comedy Festival Show, I heart Frankston. This amusing cabaret stars Gerard Lane, Adrian Portell and Laura Burzacott. Highlight moment was the rendition of Beyonce’s All the Single Ladies. You won’t believe what they change that song to and it will have you laughing for hours afterwards. The season runs for two weeks this April, so head to www.thebutterflyclub.com to get your tickets.