Day 27

ODDS & ENDS.

Did i mention that the 'Free Land' mystery was solved? 

SBS were behind it, something about a new show, with reference to the Aboriginals.. 

so the punters from Defamer were right, good on them.

I think I may have said this already but I couldn't believe my family hadn't seen the Cadbury Gorilla already?! It's won so many awards & been on tv so many times, how can you miss it?

Interesting.

I also have found the funny side of the 'beached as' youtube video.. It didn't suck me in at first but I think the pointlessness of it really gets to you after a while. Numbs your brain, you know? 

Today's weather was amazing, sitting outside in the sun made my day.

Uni is getting beyond pointless.

Donna doesn't like my direct mailer, it's "not looking designed at all" blahhh.

9 weeks to go.

I picked up a workout DVD at work today.. (let's say it was part of my new, let's-be-healthy-and-live-a-better-kind-of-life movement) It was by Claudia Schiffer or something..? I thought about getting it and getting all fit and stuff.......... then i realised i was an idiot. The end.

Those amazing shoes I wanted yesterday?? 

Yeah, well, I went to buy them, then the shipping was $107. 

ONE HUNDRED AND SEVEN.

When the shoes are only $70, i couldn't do it.... +cries+ 

I REALLY WANT THOSE SHOES STILL. 

Anyone wana give me $107?! Haha.

I love shoes. I never realised it before this year, but i really do. Right now, i want a pair of those gladiators that go halfway up your leg & some x-high top sneakers.. i love my patterened/limited edition chucks as much as the next person, but the plain ones are really doing it for me. They're just hot. & they go with everything!

these particular ones are my 2nd choice to the $170 shipping ones... just plain canvas, with a zip on the back

These are just hot.

And these are retarded.

The stock market crash kind of freaked me out, reminded me of year 10, studying the Great Depression and whatnot. I suppose I don't need to worry exactly, I don't really have any super worth worrying about, and even if i did, I have plenty of time to earn more, right?

I don't understand how a company can use people's superannuation to keep themselves afloat and have no obligation to refund or compensate those same people? I need someone who understands numbers to come live in my brain.

I'm getting really excited about mission! Can't wait for team weekend & for keenite planning and.. YAY.

I MISS JO! She's in Bendigo & I've been a terrible - uncommunicative - friend & have no idea how its all going :(

Daylight savings is apparently starting a few weeks earlier, namely, this sunday? I wonder why. Means i lose sleep, so i'm not keen. Means that technically, I'll finish work at midnight. YUCK.

SIDE EFFECTS OF YESTERDAY'S INJECTION.

OKAY.

So this is why I don't get needles.

Yesterday, I sat around home after the doctors, finished all my indexing, ate lots, and then lay down at about 9pm & was out like a light........ !!!????

I never sleep before 1am, yet last night I got something like 9 1/2 hours? Crazy.

Then today, i found myself to be extremely hungry.

Not your average, 'i feel like an apple' hungry.. 

I'm talking, i was constantly eating or thinking about food. 

I had breakfast, toast and tea and whatnot.. (i know. crazy.) 

Then i had more breakfast when i got to uni. 

Then i had pasta salad for lunch.. then fruit.. then more fruit.. 

Then after class i had a ham/cheese/tomato sandwich.. 

Then i had an apple.. then i had a big bowl of scalloped potatos when i got home..

I demolished a packet of chewy at work, weird.. 

Then i had a giant thing of chips for dinner.. 

Got home and ate a giant bowl of fruit salad.

The weirdest thing is, i could totally keep going.

I'm surprised I haven't exploded yet.

I'm totally still hungry.

I might go get some more fruit salad.

GIANT SHOUT OUT TO..

Joel :)

for being the only person I know (besides me) who reads this blog. 

&& for generally being the lovely, entertaining, personable, gentlemanly dude that he is :)

Heart hands to you, dear friend.

THINGS I REALLY CAN'T PUT OFF ANY LONGER BUT IM TRYING TO ANYWAY.

Uni tomorrow.

Planning for the future.

Cleaning my room.

Saving money.

Day 26

TODAY'S TRAIN ADVENTURES.

Today I decided I felt like shopping.

Yes, this is related to my train adventure - before you ask.

So I bought a sweet as little skirt at Inzagi. 

Then when my train was 20 minutes away I hit Southern Cross DFO's in search of a dress & some shoes. As you do, I got distracted & had to run to make my train. Saw it heading toward the platform, so I glanced up at the screen & saw a long word and "NOW" starting to show. 

Shoved my ticket through the barriers, bolted down the stairs & jumped on, feeling quite proud of myself.

20 minutes later I look out the window and go, "McKinnon? Is that a station? Where am I?"

I had jumped on the Frankston line. & it took me forever to notice.

DERRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR.

So had to get off in the middle of nowhere (Paterson) and wait 11 minutes for a train back toward the city. Got off at Caulfield, there were 3 minutes until the 2.48 Pakenham so i caught that back to Hallam.. 

I had a doctors appointment at 3.3o so i didn't think i was going to make it, but I got into the station at 3.2o :) awesome.

Got a ride home from Daniel P (Y) thanks heaps! 

THEN IT WAS TIME FOR THE DOCTOR'S APPOINTMENT.. +SHUDDERS+

Basically I was told that I have hayfever/allegies, a bad diet and an unhealthy lifestyle, and that's what's causing most of my maladies. Although i may have a non dangerous disorder that has something to do with my body not absorbing B vitamins. Interesting. I have to go get blood tests, just in case.. GROSS.

Plus, I'm having my sugar levels tested so i have to fast for 12 hours.. i can only have water :(

sucks bad! THEN, the cheeky woman mentioned the cervical cancer vaccination, which i just haven't gone and got because I hate needles.. (I never used to, but the tetanus shot ruined it all for me. Freaking painful!)

She gave me the spiel & then was like, you only have another six to eight months before it stops being free, perfect age for it, blah blah, no side effects, something something................... i must have nodded at the wrong time because i ended up getting the first shot, and then i apparently went quite pale & I had to lie down coz i was seeing stars.. I'm such a wuss. And I have to go BACK for another two! Grrrrrrrr. Sucked in, I tell you.

RETAIL THERAPY.

i really really really really really really really really (REALLY) want these shoes.

i thought about it all winter.

they're now on sale.

possibly not my size.

pleated silk.

ultra high tops.

white.

gorgeous.

totally impractical for summer.

I WANT THEM.

Day 25

TODAY:

I made soup.

Wore leggings.

Got my tax.

Went to work.

CURRENT:

Song : Baby, LL Cool J

Food : Shortbread

Task : Indexing over-55's details for LV

Mood : Calm but confused

SSSSSSSSSS :

Sarah Palin : Poor lady.

Scarlett Johansson : Jealous. She just married Ryan Reynolds.

POSSIBLE (2009) CAREER OPTIONS :

Radio Host

Call Centre Queen

Professional Procrastinator

Having to think about the future is starting to freak me out..............................

Day 22/23/24

26.09.08

soooo got some sleep but not enough.

was tired at uni, dozed off on the table, my movie was pretty average but i knew that.. Glenn made a big deal about another girl's, how the images matched the rhythm? i was like, i spent something like 2 hours making sure my transitions matched with the music & you said nothing!!! +shakes fist+

Kanan drove me home, i lay on the couch for a minute & ended up sleeping for nearly 2 hours. Guess i was even more tired than i thought?!

Got up, packed for Portsea, went to work. Work was pretty fun, Maud & Sonia are lovely.. it was busy in spots but nothing like what i was expecting which was nice.

Scott picked me up after work & we headed off to Portsea using the affectionately termed 'Navbitch' ..good times. Got there around 11.30 maybe? Time never really crossed my mind. Hung out, slept. Friday = over.

 27.09.08

One word for today = AMAZING.

Got up early, stupid body clock.

Went back to sleep.

Got up again.

Ate toast.

Read a book.

Did nothing.

Walked on the beach.

Lay in the grass in the sun.

Went to Portsea Pub to watch the last 2 quarters of the Grand Final.

Ate fish & chips.

Watched a movie on the laptop.

Slept.

Possibly the most awesome day i've had in a really really long time.

28.09.08

Ate breakfast in the sun.. it was beautiful.. lay around, then decided we should probably leave if i was going to get to beach mission meeting on time.

Stopped in Sorrento & got the most AMAZING mango smoothie, totally going back there!!! So good.

Drove home along the water, beautiful weather, great tunes, awesome company..

Rocked up at Shelley's, then she pulled up, so i swapped cars & off we went to the beach mission meeting, grabbing (more) fish & chips on the way.

Was SOOOO good to see everyone.

Decided to do Eldads, the older kids, looking forward to it.

Doing music for GT again, i'm with two of the same people from Eldads so hopefully they like me and don't think im annoying.. etc etc.

Got home by about 5.

Walked to work, picked up my pay... so broke :s  

Stayed at church for a bit to watch the boys practise. 

Sounding good.. they're practising with Josh who's filling in for Jimmy during exams.. 

Home now, hanging out with the fam bam. 

Our internet decided to crash while i was gone, so i'll have to post this whenever the damn Telstra people decided to come fix our connection.

I think we're gonna watch the Mummy movies tonight.. I don't know, Rachel Weisz kind of annoys me.. and they made her all hot in the 2nd one, sif she can look that good all the time?! It's totally not normal. I've warmed to Brendan Fraser but George of the Jungle was still his best character for me. Or Encino Man. He was Encino Man, right?!

I guess i can't handle him as a normal human, only as a monkey man! hahaaaa.

Monkeys.

Day 21

Hi Friday, how was Thursday?

OKAY. I'm a day behind in my posts.. hmm.

So, Thursday.

Decided I should probably go to class even though i didn't really need/want to.. 

Glenn nailed us about attendance, then told us that Donna was sick, but he wouldn't be taking us, he had the 1st years....

so we all left.

They bust our guts about attendance levels, but provide us with a lecturer who is a nice guy but COMPLETELY vacant & doesn't seem to understand that most of the class is just looking for folio direction. Then they tell us there is no class on as far as they know.. and they're not sure what the deal is....... ???! If they even think about yelling at us for leaving yesterday, i'm gonna crack some skulls.

Caught the train home, lovely brother picked me up & took me to get lunch. KFC.. classy.

Then he most graciously agreed to sit for a photo for an assignment due Friday, then he took me grocery shopping.. I'm cooking tonight for small group. Stir fry, yum.

Sooooooo smallies was pretty good, Hamish picked me up in my car 

& i sat in the back coz Scotty was there too.. 

it was weird and I hated it, I want my car back damn it!

There was enough food to go around - thankfully. 

Ros made THE BEST cookies ever.

Some good discussion was had..

We talked about Christians & 'Non-Christians,' how the titles can cause segregation, judgement issues, homosexuality, the use of the words 'retard' & 'rape' in everyday culture.. it was interesting :)

It was great to see Kat, love that girl!

Then home to do this jolly assignment for Glenn, I was stressing BADDDDD. Got it done in exactly 2 hours if you go by my facebook status, and was asleep by 2am.. still not enough though. I'm pretty sure its the crappiest video this side of South Africa but ohhhhh wellllll. What's done is done, blah blah.

Hope Kat got hers done?? Hmmm. Go us and our late night sessions.

Homemade Lemon Cordial

Juice from 6 lemons

2 cups sugar

4 cups water

2 litres carbonated water (i've been using San Vittoria..? something like that)

Put the sugar & the normal water in a pot & bring to the boil, let it simmer for 8-10 minutes til reduced & sticky, leave to cool. You can put it in the fridge to speed us this process :)

When cool, add the lemon juice, the carbonated water, stir, and hey presto, you have lemony goodness.

Day 20

Uni today! Fun times.... yep.

First class was super boring & a tiny bit confusing..

Then Donna cracked it with us over attendance, apparently we're all in trouble?!

Blah. It's the biggest waste of time going to Dazza's class.

BUTTTT made some headway on my assignment, Donna loves my concept, SWEET! :) gonna nick her melways tomorrow and scan some pages.. put some shoelaces in.. yay for progress. Still hate my website, but i guess there's nothing i can do about it now.

CAR RELATED KUDOS TO.. 

- Kanan, who always drives me home when I ask! You're lovely, insanely talented, and fun to be around. 

i really appreciate the lifts, and i'm glad we talk more now because of it :)

- Mum, for being amazing. I love you. Thanks for driving me places and not ever telling me to suck it up.

2's

Here are two hot dresses. 

I LOVE Maggie's the most out of the two..

BUT.. Bai Ling actually looks half decent here.. i love the dress on her.

&& here are two pictures of hot people. 

Andrew G & his...... wife +cries+ Noa Tishby.. She's annoyingly gorgeous, I can't even hate her for being married to one of the most gorgeous men in Australia.. 

& of course, JD.. the piano just makes him hotter, if that's possible.. YUM.

im working on going to bed at a normal time, so i should probably turn my computer off now. yeah. okay. now. now-ish. i think i'm addicted.

Day 19

Today I skipped uni, but only technically.. 

Our class got this real brief from a client, who owns cottages in the Yarra Valley..

The point of the brief is to get people to visit his website, but everyone was like, 

'yeah, let's go down there, see what it's like.. blah blah.. get a day off school..'

I wasn't really keen to travel all that way just to see a place i've already been to and know is lovely.. 

i had other stuff to do.. so i didn't go. Hopefully that won't blow up in my face. 

I pretty much told him I wouldn't go...... eeeep

So I slept in again, but got up a bit earlier than yesterday.. (9.30am! woop)

Went for a walk down the street, tried to take photos for my assignment and didn't do very well. It's so hard to take photos when you know you have to! Or to take them for a specific purpose? I don't know.. so i got my hair cut, hung out with mum, got lunch, etc etc. That took a few hours.

Finally watched Laurel Canyon, and it was good! Not amaaaazing, but good.

Kate Beckinsdale was kind of annoying, and i liked Frances McDormand's character! Weeeeiiiiirrrrrrddd.

Didn't really do anything else... gosh i'm boring.

Let's crunch some numbers.

(I know, i can't believe i just said that either. Numbers, errrgh)

10 weeks = until my last class EVER.

161 days = til i get my license back

40 minutes = the time i have left before work

13 days = until my birthday

YAY.

Day 18

Today I slept late, had stir fry for breakfast, watched Ellen, did minimal homework, watched Parent Trap with Mum, then went to work.

It was awesome.

Also, I think I am completely cured of my Australian Idol addiction. 

I just have no compulsion to watch it this season at all..

Kind of sad in a way, but mostly good because I have my Sunday nights back :)

Also, if you looked at the Defamer site i mentioned in a previous post, you may have seen this.. 

It's an ad in the UK, a billboard being driven around on the back of a car, touting Australia as free, unowned land?!

There's a website and everything.. but i'm too chicken to sign up in case its a huge spamming scam!

www.freelandforthetaking.co.uk

But if you look closely at the promo video that's just been added to the site, there's quite clearly a truck driving down the LH side of the screen, just as 'uninhabited' pops up...?!

Day 17

ONCE UPON A TIME:

Last night was fun. 

The drawn-out, longer/later-than-expected kind of fun.

- Charm & I amusing ourselves at maccas.

Got about 4 hours sleep which was enough to make sure i had a great time at church..

Kind of felt like i was on the stage a fair bit.

I was on band, then we did an item & i was on drums..

Then i did a plug for the Walk Thru The Bible with my dad.

Nearly cried during one of the songs.

It was uncomfortable but cool.

Things have been so sucky lately.. 

But I haven't been taking my own advice & turning to God in those times.

I mean, i knew He was there, but I didn't think He could help? 

Stupid? Yes. But human.

So one of the songs Suey picked had these lines in it's chorus..

"& oh, how wide you open up your arms when i need your love 

& how far you would come if ever i was lost

You said that all you feel for me is undying love

That you showed me through the Cross.."

The first two lines killed it!!!!!!!!

I need His love, I can't function without it.

I've been sitting in my little corner, thinking the whole world is against me & God's probably part of that.. but He's the only one who enables me to get up and keep going in spite of the sucky parts of life.. So.. 'Thank ya Jesus!'

So that was a nice revelation.

Got to hang out with Hudson during the service - that boy is adorable..

"Santa brings holly and presents! i have boots see? This is my sister. I like light blue better. What's this colour? I'm going to go find my dad. I'm back now!"

During the AGM I ended up hanging with Jayden coz he was suuuper tired & wouldn't leave his Dad alone.. He was falling asleep on me & I couldn't feel my arms, but I wouldn't have given him up for anything :) so cute.  Kids are awesome.. then when he saw his mum I got to swap her for the new baby, SCORE.. haha.. I can't wait to be a mum. Or an aunty. Or a godmother. Anything.. i love babies :)

Saw my cousins for a little, they came round so we could give Tash her presents.. she's 4 now!

Then went to gospel! 

My parents wanted to check it out, so they came along - they said they liked it!

Saw a girl I kind of half know through beach mission & we danced. Fun times.

I love the atmosphere at that place, the guys/girl in the band are just insanely talented & seem to truly love what they're doing which makes it all the more amazing to listen to/watch.

I decided that I'm going to do something for my birthday this year, (20, ahh!)

This is only relevant because I had decided not to.. but i'm gonna issue an open invitation to come to Gospel Sundays the Sunday after my birthday.. just to hang out, relax, drink some wine & get some Gospel in.

I have a whole bunch of favourite songs that they do, but here's my pick for this week.

Beyonce recorded a version, from the Fighting Temptations soundtrack, it's called 'He Still Loves Me.'

Download it, listen to it, and i hope it inspires and blesses you the way it does for me!

THE END.

Day 16

END OF AN ERA:

Tonight, a band i used to LOVE play their last ever show - cheers for the memories Antiskeptic.

Aurora is still one of my favourite albums to come out of the last ten years.. 

Powerful riffs & brilliant arrangements.. 

and lyrics that just blow you away!

Awwwww i'm sad that there will never be another album like that from them :(

Kinda bummed I can't be at their last show, but I didn't really follow them live so i guess it's not like it's a huge deal.

RIP Antiskeptic!

Goodbye, Goodnight :)

(only fans will get that haha)

Current 20/20 Playlist:

Broken Heart - Motion City Soundtrack

Beautiful Machine - Shihad

One Will Hear the Other - Shihad

The Seed (2.0) - The Roots

Ares - Bloc Party

Baby ft The Dream - LL Cool J

Always Where I Need to Be - The Kooks

Sex on Fire - Kings of Leon

Music Box - Thrice

Spiderwebs - No Doubt

Embrace - PNAU

Kids - MGMT

Trojan Horse - Bloc Party

Mornings Eleven - The Magic Numbers

Kill the Director - The Wombats

What Ever Happened - The Strokes

Olympia, WA - NOFX

Safe Forever - Gyroscope

Weapon.Enemy.Friend - Gyroscope

One Month Off - Bloc Party

Overall, today was pretty super. I'm feeling better about life in general which is a relief, being sad is awfully draining.

Work was good..... Didn't do much else with my day now that i think about it.

Heading out with Charm now, should be fun. She's pretty rad :)

Peace out, y'all.