piym: aussie aussie aussie, oi oi OY

party in your mouth goes international this week, with the celebration of australia day.

have you ever had lamingtons? if you like cake and chocolate and coconut, come on over. you're in for a treat.



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there's been serious tennis happening down under, and i regret waiting this long to bring it up because as of today my favorite player is out, retiring after trailing 2 sets and a few games, with a knee injury. my "maximum" favorite writer called this--not the gimpy knee part, but the murray win, coming out of that quarter.

who do i root for now?

jo-wilfried tsonga, photographed by ryan pierse/getty images via the nytimes photo replay, jan 25.

after the bad knees news, i was on the verge of tuning out the rest of the tournament but the other quarterfinal matchups are actually kind of irresistible...fed v. davydenko, djokovic v. tsonga. so i'm in for at least the next day or two.

if you need it, here's the tv schedule for the rest of the tournament.

if you've been watching from the start and are growing weary of the commentators and their talktalktalk, read stock truths. you may find yourself better engaged during the broadcast and satisfied in a different (smarter) way when it's over.