tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11753314533057430702024-02-03T09:07:48.074+11:00COPESESQUE~THE PERSONIFICATION OF LIFE~Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger83125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1175331453305743070.post-40832574271720616902015-06-05T14:12:00.000+10:002015-06-05T16:38:09.912+10:0022 Years~<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">On this day 22 years ago, my oldest brother was killed.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">I was 7 years old & my life changed in that instant.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">It was a car accident.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">My brother was driving along minding his own business when a drunk driver smashed into him head-on.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">My brother was killed instantly & his wife of 4 months, who was passenger in the car, survived but was severely injured.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">22 years ago.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">It has always & will continue to always feel like a part of me is missing.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Like there is a gaping hole in my heart where he belongs.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">As if there's a dark, empty abyss in there which should be full of colourful memories of him.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">I feel that if he was still alive, that we would be the best of friends.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">As i am with my sister & my other brother.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Being so young when he died, i have practically no memories of him.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">All i know of my oldest brother is what other people have shared with me about him- about his personality & their memories of him.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">These make him come alive for me & help me learn about who he was.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Throughout my life, so many people who knew my brother have told me how similar we are.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">This, for me, is one of the highest compliments someone could ever give me.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">It lights me up from the inside out to know that even in a small way, i am similar to him.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">The grief never goes away.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">But, as always, you move on with life & life moves with you.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Days roll into weeks that roll into months that roll into years.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">But that doesn't mean that my brother, or any lost loved ones, are ever forgotten.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">No matter how long it has been, they will always live on in our hearts. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">It continues to surprise me when people try to dictate to you their personal opinion of how you should grieve & </span><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">for how long you should grieve.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">How dare someone conjure up their own opinion of your sadness & pain and add that to your existing grief & put a time frame on such a personal aspect of life.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">We all grieve in such vastly different ways.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Who are we to judge how someone else grieves or for how long or condemn them when life moves on.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Some lock away grief for years & years, others wear it on their sleeves for the world to see.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">For some its short, sharp & emotional. For others its a long, drawn out process.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">No matter how you grieve & despite what peoples opinion of said grief may be, the way you do it, is 100% perfect for you. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">*Note- I'm not writing this to gain your sympathy.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">This is purely an outlet for me.</span><br />
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1175331453305743070.post-22413520767160270192014-12-06T20:07:00.002+11:002014-12-07T15:55:49.928+11:00The Pursuit of Happiness~<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
No, I am not talking about the Will Smith movie.<br />
Note the different spelling in my title & his movie title.<br />
(His is 'The Pursuit of Happyness.')<br />
What is it about humans that gives us a driving force to find happiness?<br />
To keep searching & to keep pushing ourselves until we have a measure of it.<br />
Are we depressed? Does our life suck? Stuck in a mind numbing, meaningless job perhaps?<br />
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Where do you look for happiness?<br />
What do you look for?<br />
Perhaps it's found in a new pair of expensive shoes, an overseas adventure, a new house, a new car.. you get my drift.<br />
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I was stuck in a mind numbing meaningless job where i worked in a white box aka office.<br />
No stimulation. No fun. Laughs were few and far between and were often at someone else's downfall or expense. There was no appreciation. There were no perks. There was no commendation.<br />
Oh and my boss liked to look at porn from his work computer.<br />
Not the most ideal situation.<br />
6 years i lasted there. 6 YEARS.<br />
You want to know why i lasted that long?<br />
I got comfortable. I was good at what i did & it came easily to me.<br />
The hours were good & it was close to home.<br />
Those were probably the only good things about my job.. and my boss used to buy me a coffee each morning. That was nice.<br />
But that aside, I hated it.<br />
My friends knew it, my family knew it, everyone knew it.<br />
And then one day, something changed.<br />
It was something internal & my life took an unexpected turn for good..<br />
I decided to save up as much money as possible & go on an overseas adventure.<br />
And i did it.<br />
I quit my job.<br />
And spent 4.5 months overseas on an amazing adventure.<br />
You know what, quitting was one of the easiest things i have ever had the pleasure of doing.<br />
The day i quit, i hadn't even planned to do it then.<br />
Circumstance changed & my only option was to quit my job then & there.<br />
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Now that i have been home for a few months, i feel like the sun has started to shine on me once more.<br />
It feels like i have escaped the depths of misery.<br />
The longer i am away from my old job, the more i can see how much of a weight was lifted off me when i quit.<br />
I knew i had made the right decision when my boss wasn't even sad to see me go. There was barely a reaction from him. That was the cherry on top which cemented the fact that getting out of there was the best option.<br />
Recently, I have made some self discovery.<br />
I am happy.<br />
For the first time in as long as i can remember. I feel happy.<br />
Happy. Content. Relaxed.<br />
And i am petrified that it will all be snatched away from me.<br />
xox<br />
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1175331453305743070.post-54596233407801331242013-10-24T16:07:00.000+11:002013-10-25T12:11:16.824+11:00'Clever Boy' // Justin Hunter // New Single.<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">As many of you may or may not know, the Blue Mountains in New South Wales, Australia are currently burning.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">I'm not even kidding or saying that in a metaphorical way.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">The Mountains & surrounds are literally on fire. Bushfire.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">And have been for the last week.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Firemen have swarmed the area & are doing their best to control it.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">And they are doing a brilliant job!</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">'Burn, baby, burn!'</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Has never been more relevant!</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">But here, i would like to focus on the positive, not the negative.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">I was privileged enough to visit the Blue Mountains over xmas / new years last year.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Can i just tell you how amazingly, rugged & beautiful it is up there!</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">WOW.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">The first time i ever went, i was about 4 years old so i remember absolutely nothing!</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">This time had a different impact on me.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Sitting on a cliff edge, a cider in hand & the sun shining on my body.. looking out into oblivion, mountains & valleys as far as the eye can see, the sun streaking down..</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">I felt free. For just that moment, i felt absolutely free.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia;">Nothing else in my life mattered except just 'being.'</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">I was lost. Completely lost in the moment.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia;">It's amazing how easily i can take myself back to this very moment & relive it.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">And calm. An overwhelming sense of calm washed over me as soon as i sat down, took a deep breath & devoured my surrounds.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">I could've stayed there for days just sitting, just taking it all in, just being & it would not have been a waste of time.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">It's an amazing feeling & if you ever get the chance to visit the Blue Mountains, i promise you, you will only get caught up in the magic of the moment.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">The only regret would be not going.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">I would go back in a heartbeat & look forward to the day that i do.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Something else positive has recently come out of the Blue Mountains in the last week or two.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Local Katoomba boy Justin Hunter has just released his latest music single!</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia;">Drum roll please.. introducing 'Clever Boy.'</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">And is it a treat for your ears & eyes!</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">If you don't believe me, have a look at the music video~ which yours truly helped film.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Justin has grabbed some of Melbourne's hottest & put them all together in one almighty clip: <a href="http://youtu.be/uNK_trhZCkc">http://youtu.be/uNK_trhZCkc</a></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">There's a lot to take in, a lot of different faces & it really does make for an interesting music video.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">It leaves the viewer guessing until long after it's finished..</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Who won the arm wrestle? Why is there someone wearing motorbike gear? Why is there only 1 brunette girl? Who is the song about? Why aren't i in it?!</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">I had to throw that last one in.. just for kicks, you know.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">If you liked it enough, here's the itunes link:</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><a href="https://itunes.apple.com/au/album/clever-boy-single/id723137801">https://itunes.apple.com/au/album/clever-boy-single/id723137801</a></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Before i forget, i also took the photo for the single cover~ Proud!</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia;">xox</span></div>
Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1175331453305743070.post-62147386506802441802013-03-22T11:10:00.000+11:002013-03-22T11:10:34.123+11:00L O S T<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Have you ever lost something?</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Your keys? Your phone? Your cat? Your car? Your friend?</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">It's the most frustrating thing to deal with!</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia;">'Hello?! Where are you? I thought i left you right there.. ?'</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">You wonder to yourself how on earth you could be that stupid to lose something that means so much to you.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia;">Something so valuable!</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia;">Something that only comes along once in a lifetime!</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Something that you need on a daily basis!</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Something that you cannot live without!</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Your life depends on it.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia;">But maybe you don't realise that yet..</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia;">I guess time will tell.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia;">For years it's been *right there* each time you needed it. So reliable!</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia;">And now, it's nowhere to be found.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia;">Searching high & low for it, you feel like a fool, how could you lose it that easily?</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">It seems you've treated it lightly & thrown it away like it was trash..</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">After a while, you've given up hope.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">It's lost. It's gone forever.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">You are never getting it back.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Then one day you stop.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia;">You have a good, long, hard think about this..</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">You actually open up your eyes & look.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">And you realise that what you thought you lost, this thing that was so valuable to you, that you can't envision life without, has been right in front of your face the entire time.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia;">You just needed to see it.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia;">And grab onto it.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">But is it too late?</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Perhaps life has moved on just a little bit too much.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Did you change your locks because you lost your keys?</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Did you get a new phone?</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Did you adopt a new cat?</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Did you buy a new car?</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Did you find a new friend?</span><br />
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1175331453305743070.post-87672806652283127082013-02-19T12:53:00.000+11:002013-02-19T13:02:10.292+11:00GIRLS NIGHT~<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Those 2 little words bring so much excitement to ones weekend.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia;">'Girls Night.'</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia;">Oh the mischief we get up to!</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia;">I'm not talking about a hens night.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia;">What i'm talking about is getting together with your girlfriends, dressing up, wearing heels & painting the town red.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia;">Any other colour would not suffice.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia;">Last weekend, i had a long overdue Girls Night.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia;">It started out good & just kept escalating into euphoria as the night went along!</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia;">Let me share my story with you~ this is purely from my perspective:</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia;">So i met up with 2 chicky babes & we scoped out a hot, new, pretentious restaurant in Melbourne.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia;">Ofcourse, being as 'cool' as it is, they don't take reservations & were fully booked.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia;">Feeling disheveled, we headed around the corner to this little bar i know to drown our sorrows with a cocktail until the rest of our group arrived.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia;">Now, have you ever been to a bar & instantly noticed the hot bartender? Yes?!</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia;">Well this is one of those very rare occasions when all of the bartenders were insanely good looking.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia;">I actually couldn't cope with life.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia;">This one in particular.. oh. my. heart.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia;">He was ridiculous. Ridiculously handsome. Mesmerising. Mysterious.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia;">So. I try to be cool, calm & collected as i approach the bar & HE takes my order.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia;">Ofcourse HE does.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">I had to turn away because i couldn't deal with watching him make my cocktail.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia;">He was so suave.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia;">Eating strawberries in front of me, a toothpick hanging out of the corner of his mouth, a grin every now & then..</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia;">Yes, gorgeous man, please continue your showy display of excellence.. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia;">After standing there awkwardly for what felt like a millennium & trying not to look too much like a pervert..</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia;">He had finished mixing my drink. Finally.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia;">You know when bartenders make a cocktail & they taste test?</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia;">He dipped a straw into my drink, taste tested & s</span><span style="font-family: Georgia;">taring me down with a glint in his sparkling blue eyes, he said to me...</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia;">'Yummy.' *cue grin.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia;">I died.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia;">It took every ounce of whatever is inside of me, not to collapse right there & fall into a pile of 'Im yours, take me now!'</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia;">I needed to leave. My girlfriends thought i was crazy, but i didn't care!</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia;">We met up for dinner with the rest of our girls & then hit up another bar afterwards.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia;">To say we got VIP treatment is an understatement.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia;">7 Girls. All in cocktail dresses. Smiling. Giggling. ahem *strutting* ahem.. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia;">We took a chance & asked for a private booth behind the bar.. 'Yes girls, right this way!'</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia;">'Oooh, thankyou kind sir!'</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia;">'Here, take this booth.. right next to the DJ & here's a round of delicious chocolately shots for you all, on the house, but ofcourse!'</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia;">So many smiles ensued & so many giggles were shared!</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia;">It was so much fun!</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia;">'Here, have this cocktail.'</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia;">We had our own little dance party~ to the envy of onlookers, aka, commoners who did not have their own booth.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia;">We danced our little bums off all night long~ Requested our favourite songs & boogied away!</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia;">Stopping for a breather, a random on the opposite side of the bar noticed myself & one of my other girlies & within a couple of minutes, he'd ordered us a shot & had it delivered by our bartender.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia;">I've always wanted that to happen & it finally did! It was a first for me.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia;">~it really is the little things that count, trust me~</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia;">After a few more freebies from some friendly people, we decided to call it a night.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia;">Feet aching, hair messed up & purses still full of cash, we ended it on a high!</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia;">Lets rewind & repeat x infinity, yes?</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia;">They don't happen often enough.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia;">xox</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia;">ps- This is the highly edited version because we all know, what REALLY happens on Girls Night.. stays on Girls Night!</span><br />
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1175331453305743070.post-67160559764181524362013-01-17T14:18:00.002+11:002013-01-17T14:39:34.314+11:00Just when you think everything is perfect...<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">BAM!*</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">You get screwed over. Just like that.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Ouch, this one hurts.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Hurts all over like a thousand daggers stabbing you.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Hurts all over like those stings you get in the middle of winter when you're freezing & get into a steaming hot shower. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Hurts like a paper cut.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">If you don't want to read my whinges, take my advice & stop reading *now.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Seriously, stop now.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Don't be hassling me about whinging on my blog~ you have definitely been warned.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia;">In the words of Bruce Wayne in 'Batman Begins,' ~ 'Please leave.'</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">***</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">For the last 5 months, i've been working 3 days a week.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">I wont lie, it's been absolute bliss!</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">My days off involve: volunteer work, taking myself on dates, being a lady of leisure & just having that work/life balance.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">3 days of work / 4 days off.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">*Finally!</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Working 4 days a week for the last 7 years was awesome but then going down to 3 days a week... it was the cherry on top.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Doing volunteer work on Tuesday & Wednesday mornings has been lovely. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">A great start to any day off.</span><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">You feel good & like you've accomplished something, even if you don't find all that many people at home or who are willing to listen to you.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Yesterday morning (Wednesday) i did some volunteer work with a friend & we had a fantastic morning & some awesome chats were had with lovely people.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">It really sets you up for the rest of the day.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">We finished around lunchtime & we were ravenous, so we took ourselves out for lunch on Acland St where we devoured our food with minimal words being spoken.</span><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Food. Coffee. Get it in us!</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia;">Later in the afternoon i was telling my friend how enjoyable it was only working 3 days a week & how it really helps you keep your sanity!</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia;">Little did i know, that 24hours later... this was going to change.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia;">Arriving at work this morning, i notice one of our fulltimers is missing.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia;">I figure she's just running late.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia;">No.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia;">I am advised that 'she no longer works for our company.'</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia;">That selfish woman! Doesn't she realise how this will impact my work?</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia;">My world is coming crashing down around me.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia;">Not only this but a thousand other things right now too..</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia;">I open up my work email & there it is.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia;">An email from my boss titled 'WORK DAYS.'</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia;">*shudder.*</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia;">He wants me to work 4 days a week again. Yuck!</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia;">Doesn't he understand i have places to go, people to see & things to do on my midweek break?</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia;">The nerve of him.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia;">I haven't replied to his email.. yet. It will need to be acknowledged soon though.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia;">Maybe i should quit & leave my boss high & dry?</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia;">Thats the advice i've been given from my nearest & dearest..</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia;">Or how about this:</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia;">Who wants to give me a 3 day a week job, blogging for them?</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia;">(Im also good at going to cafe's & getting you coffee, multiple times a day... )</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia;">Im not joking.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia;">You say the word & im yours.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia;">xox</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia;">ps- Welcome to 2013 xox</span></div>
Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1175331453305743070.post-85290806515975244352012-12-19T22:02:00.000+11:002012-12-20T09:06:07.991+11:00'Run, Forrest, Run!'<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Alright, first things first.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">This blog post has absolutely nothing to do with the Tom Hanks movie,</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">'Forrest Gump.'</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">As much as i like that movie, I'm just going to borrow one of it's most famous quotes.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">'Run, Forrest, Run!'</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia;">***</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">So anyway~</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Let me explain the context for you..</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">I was watching a clip on YouTube that a friend of mine has just uploaded.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">The clip is his brand, spanking new music video!</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Celebrate! Pop champagne! Dance! Party!</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">After viewing it, someone had commented, that in the video my friend 'runs like a girl!'</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Hilarious!</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Instantly the synapses in my brain made the connection to the above quote.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">It's funny what springs to mind when you read or see something random.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">You can judge for yourselves if you think he runs like a girl (or not) click:</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia;"><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Su_fmyIOHP4">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Su_fmyIOHP4</a></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">All that aside, it's rad, fun clip!</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">And!</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">This song is currently sitting pretty at #9 on he Australian Aria Club Charts.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">That is MASSIVE!</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Do your ears a favour & listen to more remiXes here:</span><br />
<a href="https://itunes.apple.com/au/album/your-love-part-1-feat.-jamie/id585329023" onclick="LinkshimAsyncLink.swap(this, "\/l.php?u=https\u00253A\u00252F\u00252Fitunes.apple.com\u00252Fau\u00252Falbum\u00252Fyour-love-part-1-feat.-jamie\u00252Fid585329023&h=QAQHWss-P&s=1");" onmouseover="LinkshimAsyncLink.swap(this, "https:\/\/itunes.apple.com\/au\/album\/your-love-part-1-feat.-jamie\/id585329023");" rel="nofollow nofollow" saprocessedanchor="true" target="_blank"><span style="color: #3b5998; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">https://itunes.apple.com/au/album/your-love-part-1-feat.-jamie/id585329023</span></a><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">My favourite, apart from original always being the best, would definitely be the Northie Remix.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Now get me to a festival</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">And get this awesome tune PUMPING!</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">xox</span><br />
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1175331453305743070.post-55214125315038159012012-11-12T12:08:00.000+11:002012-11-12T12:18:48.536+11:00My Motorcycle Diaries:<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Dear Diary,</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">My riding virginity got smashed yesterday.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">And i loved every minute of it!</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">It was the BEST!</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Why has it taken me this long to get on a motorbike?!</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Argh! </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">It was seriously the most fun i have had in a very long time.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">After an adventurous late night involving getting pushed up against a wall, going through road blocks, up & down dirt roads, getting slightly bogged, being lifted up onto a roadblock, hanging off a safety barrier, cliff edge, a shooting star across the bay, a 4am phone call, an impromptu overnight stay on the Mornington Peninsula & about 4 hours sleep, i put some leather on & got whisked away into the most glorious sunshine filled day.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">(Or maybe that should be zoomed off into... ?!)</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">And yes, this was my first ever time on the back of a motorbike.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">I was a bit scared before i got on but as soon as the engine started up, all of that fear just vanished & we were off!</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia;">I had complete trust in my companion.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">It was the most perfect day for a ride.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Weaving in & out of traffic, cruising along the beach road & ending up at Portsea backbeach was spectacular.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">*Aqua blue water, waves & sunshine.*</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">After a quick stop to check out the surf, we were off again.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Cruising along back roads on the Penny' we got up to a maximum speed of...</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">This time we ended up in Flinders having a beer in the sunshine, just kicking back enjoying life & making the most of our day.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia;">(Was this really the 'last ride?')</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">I couldn't wipe the smile off my face for the entire day. It was so much fun!</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">If i said i didn't feel like the coolest cat around while rocking the leather & getting my biker-chick on.. it would be the biggest lie in the history of untruth.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Now i completely understand it when people want to get on their motorbikes & just ride.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">It's exhilarating. You feel so unbelievably free.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">It's the most amazing rush!</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Rounding out the day was a stop at Safety Beach for another quickie beer & then meeting friends at a little bar in Rye.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">So tops off an excellent, unforgettable day~</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Thankyou.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">xox</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">ps- I was wearing cowboy boots.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Cowboys wear boots on horses & i was riding a steel horse, so i figured it made sense.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SRvCvsRp5ho">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SRvCvsRp5ho</a></span><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"></span></div>
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Enjoy!</span></div>
Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1175331453305743070.post-81254005910735477802012-10-18T16:19:00.000+11:002012-10-18T16:27:40.408+11:00Parklife~ Afterlife<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Melbourne in the warmer months can only mean one thing..<br />A barrage of excellent music festivals to fuel our cravings for fresh beats!</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Why are they so damn expensive though, argh!</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">To go to all of them or a select few?</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia;">Why does it feel like this is one of the hardest decisions of our lives?</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia;">If you've been in Melbourne recently, you may have heard of a little festival called 'Parklife.'</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">I only decided on the day that i was actually going to hit it up.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">3.30pm i bought my ticket at the door.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">So started one of the longest festival days of my life!</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Grooving to Chiddy Bang, refuelling at the burger tent, getting our grind on for some RnB, moshing to Nero & walking out on The Presets, we survived *just.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">A crew of friends battled through the crowds, the rain, the bodies, the dirt & grime, the hail.</span> <span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">We made it! And when it was all over.. coffee was definitely in order.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Cruising into the city & stuck in traffic i spotted a girlfriend who i grew up with.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Shouting at her & inviting her into my car, we stole her away into the night.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Ofcourse, as always, we went to the European Cafe. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">For some reason, tonight, my soy latte was accompanied by the smallest, most insignificant spoon i had ever had the disgust of using.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Over coffee, my kidnapped friend informed us all that the Napoleon Exhibition was open for 24hours tonight as it was the final weekend for it.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">3 Double shot soy lattes later.. and we found ourselves lining up for tickets at the gallery. It was after midnight & tickets were $10. YAYSIES!</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">I'm glad we hit up the exhibit.. but to be honest, none of us actually took in a lot of it.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Delirium had set in. Hardcore.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Time for some tea. A nice cuppa to soothe ourselves at the cafe outside the exhibit.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">How we managed to not get beaten up by all the weirdo's we were surrounded by & that we were laughing uncontrollably at, I'll never know!</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">There was the table of goth' looking vampires with wildly massive clunky, black shoes</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Or what about the lady that Versace was mesmerised by~ she was completely off in her own world, sipping her tea like a proper lady.. she was like a magnet.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">About 2.30am.. i think?! We decided we needed food. Badly. Otherwise the 4 of us were about to pass out.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">2.30am, in Melbourne, for food.. options are VERY limited.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">McDonald's it was.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">It was hideous, as always. But tonight seemed especially hideous!</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">There was that lady that looked like a man, those prepubescent kids dressed up to the 9's in their skankiest clothes & then we have, what we now refer to as, 'Breast Flakes Lady.'</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">She. Was. Off.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Minding our business & instantly regretting getting McDonald's, we sat there & took in our surroundings.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Then we spotted her. Sitting with her boyfriend (?) </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Typical yukky person. Dirty trackies on. Dirty hoodie on. Dirty hair & face.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">And sores. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">SORES.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">On her neck & chest. Red & raw.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Which she then started to rub ferociously. It was terrible! Rubbing & scratching at herself.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Although we almost felt sorry for her, we couldn't control ourselves anymore, we were laughing too much!<br />Then! She got up & walked towards us.. that nervous heart-skips-a-beat 'am i going to get rabies from her if she comes near me?' moment..</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Scratching & rubbing her neck/chest, she walked passed us.. not before giving us a 2nd glance.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">That was our cue to leave and pronto!</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">We were gone. Melbourne's finest weirdo's were too much to handle at such an hour. It was now around 3.30am.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">And then we remembered it was daylight savings.. so make that, another 4.30am finish.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">~le fin.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">xox</span></div>
Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1175331453305743070.post-112594530811225152012-10-08T11:20:00.000+11:002012-10-08T11:27:57.453+11:00That annoying friend you want to punch in the face<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Is there someone in your life that you want to punch in the face every time you see them?</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">No?</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">You're not mean like that.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Then why did you instantly think of someone just now who fits that bill?</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Ahh yes, that annoying friend you just want to punch in the face.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">I know i am definitely that annoying friend at times & very much deserving of a punch.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">But so are you!</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">You know when someone is just annoying the absolute hell out of you?</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia;">Whether they are physically getting all up in your grill,</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia;">Or teasing you verbally.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">And even though you tell them many times to stop & not to do that..</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">They keep annoying you to the extreme.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia;">More & more. Over & over again.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Pushing & pushing you.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Physically & metaphorically.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia;">They think what they are doing to you is absolutely hilarious!</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia;">Laughing in your face, they keep going.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia;">You don't like being in a headlock? Excellent. I'll get you in a headlock then.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia;">So, it continues.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia;">'Stop it! STOP IT!'</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia;">They keep pushing you thinking that you're having 'fun.'</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia;">'PLEASE STOP.'</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia;">You don't listen to me.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia;">You never do.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">'PLEASE STOP! This is NOT fun.'</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia;">Ofcourse, it continues.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">WHAT do you want from me?</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">A blood nose? Tears? For me to snap?</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">What is it?</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia;">Why don't you do this to anybody else?</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia;">Why is it <u>always</u> me?</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia;">W H Y ?</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia;">***</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia;">I'm at the end of my tether.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia;">I'm done. So done.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia;">I'm gone.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia;">A little respect every now & then would be nice thanks, Champ..</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia;">***</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Reaching your limit, all you want to do is turn around & smack them across the face.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia;">*Snap.</span></div>
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">This one</span> time i did inadvertently punch someone in the face.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">And then their lip bled because i was wearing a massive silver ring.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Then i felt really bad about it.. kind of.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">But they deserved it.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">And then sometimes, i think that a punch wouldn't be enough.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Wheres my cricket bat...?</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">xox</span></div>
Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1175331453305743070.post-47865675403389726052012-09-27T16:02:00.000+10:002012-10-01T11:28:31.059+10:00Those long, late night chats<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Late night chats are seriously the best.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia;">I love nothing more than a good ol' fashioned chat with a best friend, over a coffee or glass of wine, that goes long into the night.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Why is it that so often the best chats we have with friends are the ones that go into the early hours of the morning?</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia;">Perhaps it's because the lighting is physically darker at night time, even if you are inside, you would normally have softer lighting on, yes?</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia;">Mood lighting.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia;">This could give us the illusion that we could almost hide in the shadows.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia;">Maybe we'll become shrouded in mystery because we aren't in the spotlight, so to speak.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia;">Our expressions are almost hidden from view & our eyes are harder to read.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia;">Even the tone we use & the depth of what we are saying changes at night.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia;">Or maybe it's just a form of reverse psychology we unconsciously use on ourselves.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia;">It also makes me wonder why we tell our deepest, darkest, dirtiest secrets under the shadow of the moon.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia;">~Figure of speech, darlings, but you know what i mean.~</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia;">Not that i have deep, dark, dirty secrets to tell...</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia;">Who am i trying to fool?!</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia;">Of course i have them.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia;">BUT!</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia;">They're not necessarily my own secrets.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia;">They're the secrets you've told me when we've chatted long into the night.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia;">It's all of those things that you don't talk about at parties.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia;">***</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia;">Maybe i should start my own Gossip Girl style blog...</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia;">It's a strange thing to divulge our inner most thoughts & feelings to a friend.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia;">To put so much trust & loyalty in them, to honestly open up, to tell them raw things we wouldn't dream of telling another person.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia;">Even those little embarrassing things that no one else knows!</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia;">Personally, for some unknown reason, i find it's easier for me to do so at nighttime.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia;">Perhaps it's because i think (or is it hope) that my friend will be too tired to fathom what I'm saying..</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia;">Therefore almost forgetting the details the following day?</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">And yet, i still feel good because I've just had an excellent chat!</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Good communication & good friendships~ it's always a winner.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">xox</span></div>
Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1175331453305743070.post-16276127552513590432012-09-24T16:52:00.002+10:002012-09-27T09:44:29.813+10:00Fake a sickie & hang out with me!<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Have you ever been persuaded by a friend to 'Fake a sickie' from work or school & spend the day with them instead?</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia;">Who am i kidding.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia;">You are the person asking that of your friend aren't you?</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia;">Yes?</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia;">I figured as much.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Human nature is a funny thing isn't it? And no, I'm not making reference to the band.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">I think it's safe to say we've all been there, done that.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">What i was wondering though, is why we do this.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Whether we're the one</span> asking or we're the one making 'that' phone call to the boss, what makes us even consider doing this?</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia;">And besides that, what right do you have to ask me to fake a sickie?</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia;">Recently i was chatting with a friend about this subject & it got me thinking.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia;">Why would someone want me to miss out on a full days pay just so i could spend some time with them instead.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia;">It's not like we haven't been up in each other's grille enough lately anyway & now you want me to fake a sickie to hang out some more.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia;">Right.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia;">What does it even mean when we want, nay, persuade our friend to do this.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia;">Does it mean anything? Nothing?</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia;">Depending on the circumstances, is it almost viewed as a loyalty test as to what you put first in your life~</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia;">The quality time Vs that pocket change you'll earn in one day.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia;">Deciding whats more important in life.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia;">~I think my choice has been made quite clear~</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia;">As you may not realise, i am one of the lucky ones who works part-time.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia;">It would be a lie if i said i had never asked anyone to fake a sickie & hang out with me instead!</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia;">Think of all the fun things we could do!</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia;">I could come over to your house in the morning, softly wake you up & whisk you away for a day of fun!</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia;">Coffee? Let's go! A movie? Sure thing! An adventure into the woods? I thought you'd never ask!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia;">So, who's faking a sickie & hanging out with me tomorrow then?</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia;">xox</span></div>
Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1175331453305743070.post-50669905236525834652012-07-04T16:53:00.001+10:002012-07-04T16:56:33.060+10:00The odd one out.<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">*Bliss.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia;">My coffee just arrived. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia;">It's a "Sunday Latte" which means it double your regular size.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia;">Excellent!</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia;">It's 5pm.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia;">It's a Saturday afternoon.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia;">And without my best friend nearby to call for backup at the last minute</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia;">I find myself at one of my local cafes enjoying the best company i could find at such short notice.. Me!</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia;">I was literally driving passed this cafe no more than 10 minutes ago.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia;">Instead of going home to a cold bedroom that is in dire need of tidying i did a U-turn & am now sitting in warm, comfortable surrounds escaping the rainy day that has descended on my home town.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia;">My earphones are plugged in & i am whisked to a million miles away.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia;">I'm listening to... well, i wont tell you.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia;">But it is something courageous that soothes the soul.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia;">Aka something that wont interrupt my train of thought.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia;">For some reason my creative writing juices are flowing today so i have decided to take full advantage of this.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia;">To use & abuse!</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia;">As i look around at the tables nearby, i note small groups of people.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia;">IPads are being turned this way & that as a group of women peruse some photos.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia;">'Ooh, look at this photo!'</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia;">The kids near me are hardly making a noise as they are being entertained by their parents IPhones.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia;">Yes, i am very grateful for this!</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia;">*I am interrupted by a text from a good friend who i haven't seen in a couple of weeks.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia;">Stoked to be hearing from them i catch myself smiling from ear to ear.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia;">And then it dawns on me that, to an observer, i just became 'That weird girl who's sitting alone smiling to herself.'</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia;">You know what? I don't care. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia;">Smile!*</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">On the next table down from me is a guy surrounded by 3 women who all seem to be vying for his attention.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia;">I wonder if he's just lucky or if they are desperado's...?!</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia;">Taking out my earphones i realise that h</span><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">e's asking them the quiz questions from today's newspaper.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia;">Ooh, i know the answer!</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia;">Although i am very tempted to throw something at him to get his attention, tell him the answer & then melt back into my own little world, i restrain myself.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia;"><span style="font-family: Georgia;">The married couple sitting next to me seem to be quaffing some red wine.</span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia;"><span style="font-family: Georgia;">Or at least attempting to look like they are.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Georgia;">I am somewhat jealous of their choice in drink but i figure I would just look like a sad drunkard if i had my own bottle of red... coffee is a safe choice!</span><br /><span style="font-family: Georgia;">Maybe next time I'm here I'll ask them to spike my coffee.. add a little Baileys to it!</span><br /><span style="font-family: Georgia;">There's a mother & daughter sitting close by.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Georgia;">The mum is drawing a picture of some sort~ i wish i could see it.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Georgia;">And then we have me.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Georgia;">The odd one out.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Georgia;">The only person in the cafe who is here alone.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Georgia;">Writing a rough draft of this blog entry into my little notebook.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Georgia;">Yes, it's old school to actually put literal pen to literal paper, i know, but old school is apparently 'cool' these days & well.. i don't want to be left out of the cool club now do i?</span><br /><span style="font-family: Georgia;">Latte is finished so i guess it's time to venture out into the cold.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Georgia;">See you soon loves.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Georgia;">xox</span></span><span style="font-family: Georgia;">The middle aged couple next to me are quaffing some red wine.</span> <br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">*Sigh.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia;">It's Friday. Finally.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia;">Im telling you.. this has felt like one of the longest weeks of my life.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia;">The reason? Actually, i have no idea why as i have been quite the busy little bee!</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia;">But last weekend definitely feels like an eternity ago.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia;">What did i do last weekend? My memory fails me.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia;">It's also been an eternity since my last blog post~ a thousand apologies.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia;">I've had major writers block & am in desperate need of a muse.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia;">Any takers? Im open to suggestion!</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia;">So the hunt for a muse continues.. but until i find one, i've had to dig into the core of my brain to try & find something... anything to write about.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia;">And then it came to me.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">(Although, i must confess- i definitely have some juicy tales i could tell you, but in this instance, i choose to protect the 'innocent.')</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia;">After a somewhat sleepless night, a few irritating phone calls at work this morning & realising i am due to fly out of the country in a matter of weeks, </span><span style="font-family: Georgia;">I found myself taking more notice of my darling friend who keeps asking me 'When are you going to quit your job?'</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia;">They have been saying this to me for weeks.. months even!</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia;">Their little voice has been etched into the back of my mind..</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia;">So coming to the end of a gruelling, busy week the idea of typing a short & sweet letter to my boss informing him that i am resigning is actually a teasing temptation.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia;">Imagine that~</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia;">'The last 4 years working here have been nice but it's time for a change so here is my 2 weeks notice.'</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia;">(Do people even have to give 2 weeks notice anymore?)</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia;">And in 2 weeks i fly off to South America for a long awaited, much anticipated holiday.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia;">The plan is to be back home in August but if i quit my job do i really need to come home?</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia;">Oh how the plot could thicken!</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia;">Or perhaps im just totally & utterly bored this afternoon & the day dreaming that my brain keeps running off to do is taking precedence over my logical thinking process.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia;">No, surely that's not it.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia;">In an ideal world, if i did quit my job i could sleep in every day, meet up with friends for lunch dates all the time & squeeze in a few coffee's too.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia;">Ultimately?</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia;">Thats just all rainbows & unicorns.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia;">How could that possibly be a reality?</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia;">I would still need to find an income of sorts.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia;">*Work phone rings* bringing me straight back down to reality.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia;">Argh, will this day never end?</span><br />
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</div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1175331453305743070.post-13046632814688461482012-06-06T12:49:00.002+10:002012-06-21T19:57:07.877+10:00~School times are good times<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Ahhh to be young wild & free!</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Without a care in the world!</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">*Pause blog. Aren't i still all of those things?! Why am i talking about it like it's millenniums ago? Hmm.*</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">I was thinking the other day~</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Yes, i know, shock horror but i do like to try to use & abuse my brain on occasion.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Anyway, so i was trying to think of what to write my blog about today.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">'School' has come up trumps.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">You think that's lame? Yeah. Probably.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">But for some reason you are still reading this aren't you?!</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">I was talking with a friend just yesterday about school.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Let's have an adventure~ an exploration, like you learn about in Geography class.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Oh the mischief you can get up to!</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Getting out of school late because you were far too caught up with all the fun activities you were doing with your friends.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Looking for excuses, any old excuse, to do it all again the following day.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Going home & being sore all over your body from wrestling with your friends all day long!</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Then there's those times where you discover massive scratch marks on your leg & you wonder how on earth you got them.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Or all those random bruises on your legs.. 'oh, hello there. I don't remember seeing you yesterday.'</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">And going home & being asked 'Whats wrong with your hair? It looks like a birds nest.' *Ohh.. That's probably from that annoying friend who just loves grabbing your hair & messing it up. Oh Good. Excellent. Brilliant.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">And you thought your hair was looking ok? Ha!</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Fool.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">What about when you go home with a massive, fat, puffed up lip from where your friend head butted you? That's always fun.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">How dare i forget! Knee high socks. Whether you are in primary or secondary, I'm sure you girlies out there would understand the ol' knee high slipping down your leg & having to snap it back up again. Over & Over & Over. *Snap.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Being tackled & pinned down & only THEN realising how small you actually are.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">And your friend has the nerve to ask you 'Are you ok?' Seriously. 'Im STUCK!'</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">And ofcourse, it would be unfair if i didn't mention those ratty boys who only want to kiss you. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Boy: 'Lets play kiss-chasey!!'</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Girl: 'Ewwww, boy germs! Go away! No!'<br />Boy: *cue INSTANT chase.*</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Good memories until the end of time.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia;">6-6.5 hours of fun everyday? Yes please!</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Schools in Vs Schools out.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">xox</span></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1175331453305743070.post-46100931207575121172012-05-23T10:09:00.000+10:002012-05-23T10:09:34.079+10:00That Guy Who Gives Me Dirty Looks<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">So, there's this organic shop down the road from my work.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Wholefoods/organic goods- where everything for sale is twice the price of anything you'll find at Safeway.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia;">It's the sort of pretentious little supermarket/cafe you would expect hipsters to shop in.. if they could afford it.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia;">So pretty much the people you can expect to find here are health food nuts, gym junkies & ostentatious Brighton snobs with too much money.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia;">They sell things like 'Organic artisan handcrafted sourdough (no, I'm not really sure what exactly that all means~ it was on a poster in the window. Why can't they just say 'We sell bread?'), Tahitian limes, organic bananas all the way through to Miranda Kerr's body lotions.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia;">If you are, you might be wondering why on earth I'm here.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia;">No? You weren't? ...oh.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia;">Anyway, it's simple really~ they do delicious toasted sandwiches. Easy.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia;">Yes, that's right. The good ol' toasted sandwich is the drawcard.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia;">And on a cool wintery day, that's just what i want.. or maybe the soup, which is also good here.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia;">Every time i order a tomato, cheese &, dare i say it, ham toastie, the guy working behind the counter gives me the dirtiest, greasiest looks.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia;">Every single time. I have come to expect it now.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia;">It's almost like he's judging me & telling me with his eyes that i should be filling my body with healthy organic food- not with some dirty pig that one day used to roll around in the mire before finally making it's way into my sandwich.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia;">I went there today for lunch.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia;">They advised me they were 'Out of ham.'</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia;">Instantly I'm suspicious of such a claim!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia;">He offers me some chicken instead. "Yeah, sure thing."</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia;">After paying, i find a seat in the sunshine, put my earphones in & get lost in my own little world.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia;">'My Mate' comes over & informs me 'Yeah, we don't have much chicken today.. so here's a refund.'</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia;">I am now 100% convinced he's trying to turn me into a vegetarian.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia;">Don't get me wrong i could easily be that & i am definitely overdue for a date at Vegie Bar, but i just like being a carnivore too much to give it up totally.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia;">I think I'll go back there tomorrow..</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia;">xox</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia;">ps- When you read the title of this post, were you expecting some "Ooh la la'esque" story? Shame on you! You should know by now that i don't splash my love life across my blog!</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia;">Or do i & it's all written in code...</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia;">*UPDATE!</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia;">I DID go back the following day.. and 'My Mate' redeemed himself & was nice to me.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia;">He complimented me on my 'Cool triangle necklace.'</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia;">What a champ! ...if only he knew there was a ranting blog post about him.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Friend. Family member. Loved one. That cutie you gave your phone number to..</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">No text, no phone call, no email, no snail mail, no carrier pigeon messages.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">And being the stubborn dutch girl that you are..</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">I mean.. being the stubborn girl that you are.. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">I mean.. being the girl that you are..</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">I mean.. being YOU.. whoever you might be..</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">You refuse to contact them first. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Out of spite? Yes. Ofcourse. What other reason even exists?</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Ahh, so lame. So very lame!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">It's such high school level stupidity.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">But you know that if you leave it long enough you figure they'll have to contact you first. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">It's almost like that game you play at school, 'Mercy,' where you hold your friends hands, turn your arms inside out & whoever hurts & yells out 'Mercy' first, is the loser? Even if you are hurting, you still refuse to yell out because you don't want to lose..</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Or should that be.. why do I play this silly little mind trip game?</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia;">I haven't the faintest idea!</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia;">As time goes by you start to think about other people, places, life, planning that trip overseas..</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia;">You may even totally forget about said person who hasn't contacted you.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia;">Who??</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia;">Oh yeah, i used to know them. I wonder what they're up to these days..</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia;">And then casually minding your own business one evening while sitting on your friends couch, your phone buzzes.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia;">'Oooh!! A text! I wonder who it's from!?'</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia;">Oh. It's you. Really? YOU. That's so damn random!</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia;">You sit there staring at your phone for what feels like millennium's.. REALLY?!</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia;">I just got THAT message?! From you?!</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia;">That's awesome!</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia;">So nice to hear from you, it's been a while.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia;">I can't help but wonder why you are now suddenly wanting back in my life though, ahh the plot thickens.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia;">The moral of this story? There is no moral of this story. It's just a story. And it's also a complete contradiction of last weeks post.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia;">What?</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia;">You have to mix it up & keep it interesting!</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia;">xox</span></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1175331453305743070.post-897052369210067702012-05-09T13:21:00.000+10:002012-05-09T13:22:07.174+10:00those unexpected phone calls..<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">..that make you realise people actually do care.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia;">And after you hang up, you want to have a little cry about it because that phone call (or text message) came at *just* the right time.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia;">And the person who made the phone call/text has absolutely no idea just how much you really needed it & appreciated it.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia;">Whether you realised it at the time or not, you really did need that little gesture of love & friendship more than even you knew.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">You know how sometimes when you hit a bit of a flat spot in your little life & all you feel like doing is crawling into a hole & hibernating hoping that it will all go away or fix itself.. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">But instead of dwelling in your own dark hatred for life & your insignificant problems, you push through it, suck it up & get on with life?</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia;">You might even feel like no one has even noticed your lack of 'sparkiness' as of late.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia;">For some reason you think you can fool people into a false sense of believing that you are A-ok if you just keep smiling, even if you're drowning on the inside.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia;">Comfort is found in the thought that you can just fly under the radar, put on a facade to protect yourself for as long as you need to~ admit it, you've done this before haven't you? :)</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia;">Fake it until you make it?</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia;">There are a thousand thoughts, feelings, emotions racing through your mind.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia;">Love, life, work, family, friends.. the list could go on forever.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia;">Where do you even start to pick yourself up from?</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia;">By this stage you're probably tricking yourself into believing that there's nothing wrong.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia;">I was chatting to a friend just the other day about all of this.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia;">T</span><span style="font-family: Georgia;">hey had noticed someone wasn't their usual effervescent self & they seemed a bit flat the last few times they'd seen them, so what did they do?</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia;">Picked up their phone, rang them up & asked if they were ok.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia;">'Hey, you seemed a bit flat the last few times i saw you.. is everything ok?'</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia;">A good old fashioned phone call. Straight up.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia;">It doesn't need to be anything major.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia;">Just the phone call in itself can put your mind at ease knowing that someone out there actually noticed & took the initiative to check up on you.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia;">It's the best. And by that, i mean BEST.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">xox</span></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1175331453305743070.post-47969724359305854642012-04-30T16:51:00.002+10:002012-05-02T10:17:16.738+10:00'i challenge you..<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">... to a 28 day Higher Level Training, fitness, bootcamp *thing.*'</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia;">What? I don't understand ALL of the above.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia;">'Training, Fitness, Bootcamp.. ' </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia;">Non comprende'</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia;">And on top of that, have we actually met?</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia;">I know you're my best friend & all that jazz, but you should know by now that i am no gym junkie & i can definitely not run very far without feeling like I'm going to die.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia;">Or get light headed & feel like I'm going to pass out.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia;">Now that we've got that sorted.. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia;">Yes.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia;">I'd love to do a 28 day bootcamp with you!</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia;">I actually can't believe i uttered that word 'Yes.'</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia;">UGHH! </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia;">So as you may or may not be aware, I'm not into the whole going to the gym thing.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia;">I know i should be blah blahh blahhh!</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia;">I've always figured 'Well, im not obese.. so, i must be doing alright.'</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia;">Typical non-gym-fitness person, exhibit A: me.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia;">So then my bestie texts me one night last week asking if i want to do some 28 day fitness challenge.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia;">*Before i go on- i have a confession- i thought a 28 day challenge meant i would have to go EVERY single day for 28 days in a row.*</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia;">Yeah I'm sure that's normal... isn't it?!</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia;">And here's the other thing, in July, I'm hiking up a little place called Machu Picchu & if i actually plan on surviving the hike (which i am) i should *probably* start doing some sort of exercise to get my fitness level up.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia;">Hence my 'Yes.'</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia;">28 days started last Saturday morning.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia;">I SURVIVED MY FIRST DAY!</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia;">Pretty sure i was more stoked about actually surviving than i was about completing 10 tasks in 50mins.. that sounds good.. doesn't it?!</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia;">I can't even remember everything that we did. There were some weights, some jumping thing, push ups, running, those weight-ball thingys.. yeah.. I'm not really clued up on specifics or what anything is even called. And i definitely needed someone to show me how to do EVERYTHING!</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia;">All in all, it was pretty fun! I've never done anything like it before so its a personal challenge. Sweet.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia;">Definitely still hurting today & we're going again tonight.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia;">It will be interesting to see how long my jelly legs actually last until they cave under me.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia;">Bring it on!</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia;">xox</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia;">No?</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia;">Well i suggest stop reading this instant.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia;">So it begins:</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia;">-Destination: Bright.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia;">-Days: 4</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia;">-Attendees: i lost track</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia;">-To do: camp, explore, enjoy, relax, survive.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia;">-Amenities: None.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia;">*Bliss.*</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia;">*Everyone was arriving at random intervals during the day, so we decided to stay in town pottering around & exploring our new home. After starting off with a delicious breakfast of pesto toast, poached eggs, shredded beetroot & feta at a quaint little cafe called 'Coral Lee' (best.name.ever.) we began exploring. There was a huge market full of unpretentious country people, it was lovely. They sold everything from fleecey clothes, jams, chutneys, sheep skins, crepes to homemade soaps. There's something nice about wandering through a country market in the sunshine... except for the part where your annoying friend is trying to beat you up, push you into other people & try to make you fall over. Thankyou Captain Annoying!*</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia;">*Our campsite: was on a massive block of land. On one side was a pine forest. On the other side, was an old abandoned building. Oh yes, we definitely explored that! According to 'legend,' it was used for some crazy cult years ago. It was really quite strange. You walk into a big hall with bright blue carpet, a stage at the front & wood panel walls. There are two hallways running along the side each with multiple rooms coming off them. These smaller rooms have carpeted walls. I'm telling you, it was WEIRD. The rooms were maybe 3m x 3m, perhaps? The place had been trashed with the obligatory spray paint everywhere, broken windows & smashed walls. Strange. Very strange. I was hoping to find hidden treasure but all we found were some dead birds.*</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia;">*We set up our camp & started a bonfire. Super chilled, snacks, chats, toasting marshmallows, song writing, guitar playing & a full moon. Ahh, then there's that awkward moment when you are relaxing on a tarp, next to the bonfire, under the stars, sipping some American Honey whiskey, you roll over onto your stomach & the friend sitting next to you informs you that 'You have white, sticky marshmallow all over your bum.' Awesome. How did i try to fix it? By rubbing dirt into it. Fail!*</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia;">*Under the moonlight, we played 'Hide & Scare' in the forest. Everyone goes into the forest & then you have to hunt each other down & try to scare one another. The only problem with this is, it's dead quiet & you can hear someone creeping up on you from miles away. Except for that one time when i was walking along thinking i was being sneaky & my darling friend gave me the fright of my life. I screamed down the forest. 'ARGHHHH!' She got me good.*</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia;">*There is also a hedge maze near Bright. Usually, i am rubbish in a maze. Not this time! I think a highlight was finding the 2nd tower & waiting.. waiting..waiting for everyone else to find it 'Hey guys, what took you so long?!' We had a mini tower dance party & then moved on.*</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia;">*Possibly the biggest surprise of my weekend away was discovering that my friend has a fear of feathers. Oh the joy i got from this & will continue to get from this!*</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia;">*On the last afternoon we decided a trip up to Mt Hotham was in store. And boy was it amazing! Climbing the mountain along winding roads, it was getting colder & colder with each bend in the road. The views were spectacular! Mountains as far as the eye can see, hidden under a sea of clouds. Then, snow. It was actually snowing! The further up the mountain we got, the more snow there was. Looking out across the mountains, it looked like white frosting had been sprinkled everywhere, it was magical. We finally reached the top & it was absolutely freezing! But despite the icy'ness, it was so beautiful having snowflakes fall softly on our faces. Amazing. Beautiful. Mesmerising. Peaceful. We grabbed some snacks & hit up the pub. Overlooking the mountains, snow softly floating down from the sky, a guy playing guitar & singing us songs, it was the epitome of bliss.* </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia;">*The mountains took away my breath :)*</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">You are all owed an apology... so here goes, I'm sorry. </span><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><br />
</span><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">I've been so tied up trying to figure out the silly new Timeline 'thing' on my Facebook page that i have been neglecting my blog.</span><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><br />
</span><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Gah! </span><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><br />
</span><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Ok, ok.. yes, that's just a lame excuse, there really isn't any reason other than I've had writers block!</span><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><br />
</span><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Or maybe I've had too much to write about & don't know where to start?! Huh huh! Yeah, I'll go with that.</span><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><br />
</span><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">But! I've got a story for you.</span><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><br />
</span><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Let's start at the very beginning.. a very good place to start</span><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><br />
</span><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">(Hmm, that line sounds VERY 'Sound of Music'esque' & a little bit 'Doe Rae Me')</span><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><br />
</span><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Let's rewind to late last year. I'm casually driving home from a night out & am stopped at traffic lights.</span><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><br />
</span><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">I'm gazing around, off in my own little world & i spot a poster.</span><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><br />
</span><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">'F1 Rocks Lenny Kravitz Concert 2012'</span><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><br />
</span><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">My brain has a mini spasm as all of my synapses decide to join up & work (for once!) </span><br />
<div style="text-align: left;"><div style="text-align: left;"><div style="text-align: left;"><div style="text-align: left;"><div style="text-align: left;"><div style="text-align: left;"><div style="text-align: left;"><div style="text-align: left;"><div style="text-align: left;"><div style="text-align: left;"><div style="text-align: left;"><div style="text-align: left;"><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">'CRAP! LENNY KRAVITZ IS COMING TO MELBS!'</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Must go. Whatever the cost. Must go!</span><br />
<div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">The support act? Well, there were 2, which is quite odd, but hey I'm not complaining. 3 concerts for the price of one? Yes please!</span><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><br />
</span><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Support Acts: Wolfmother & The Cranberries.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Now I'm going to be dead honest with you.. don't be offended if you like them, but..</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Wolfmother = Wolfwhat? No thanks, not interested in the slightest.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">The Cranberries however, yes. Just YES.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Got myself some tickets & then the long wait.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Why do tickets for concerts go on sale so far in advance?? Months & months in advance, thus driving me wildly insane playing the waiting game.</span><br />
<div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">I guess the only reason it's good is because you can refresh your mind & listen to albums all over again so you have the right words to belt out when you are *finally* at the concert.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">And belt out the words we did!</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">My sister & one of her besties joined myself & one of my besties for one of the most rocking, awesome concerts I've been to!</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Now the last concert i went to with my sister was Justin Timberlake. We screamed our hearts out for him & he was freaking awesome!</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">(By now, you would all realise how lame i am, in general, so I'm not fussed if you judge me by my choice in music, go ahead!)</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">So now, we're at another concert together, mashed up against a barricade, under the stars at the Sidney Myer Music bowl.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">*Bliss!</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Wolfmother were up first. I think i was more distracted by the food i was eating to even notice they were on stage. Alright, i admit, that's a little harsh, they did put on a pretty good show & they can definitely wail when they want to, but they didn't really grab & hold onto my attention.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">The Cranberries were up next.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Cool? Yes. They are the epitome of cool. </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Dolores (vocals) has the most amazing voice! It pierces you~ i mean that in a good way! Her voice is totally amazing. I'm not quite sure how else to describe it? Me, stumped for words? Well, she must be good! </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">~Here's some background info.. i shared a bedroom with my sister when i was little. She's 12 years older than me. She always played The Cranberries & Lenny Kravitz music. (Thanks for the introduction by the way!) So being at this particular concert with my sister took me straight back to childhood. I was very reminiscent *aww.~</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">One of my all time favourite songs by The Cranberries is 'Linger.'</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Check it out here: <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G6Kspj3OO0s&ob=av2e">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G6Kspj3OO0s&ob=av2e</a> </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">So damn good. So damn 90's!</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">We screamed our little lungs out to them while they belted out some tunes, it was awesome, would definitely see them again without a doubt.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Then, finally! It was time to rock out to Lenny Kravitz! </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">*screaaaaamms galore!</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">He is hot. Hot. Hot. HOT! Sizzling.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Ridiculous!</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">It had been 18years since he was last in Melbourne & it was definitely worth the wait (Yes, my sister saw him 18years ago & she said 'he is as good now as he was then!')</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Rock god.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">I was hanging out for 'American Woman' & i didn't have to wait long at all, it was the 2nd song!</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">My poor little lungs really got a work out! </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">From the start to the end of his set, screams.. screams.. & more screams, it was fantastic!</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">And so, so much fun!</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Then, THEN.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">He decides he's going to walk through the crowd.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">He's getting closer & closer to us.. my heart was having palpitations by this stage..I'm not sure if that was from the excitement, from the screaming or the fact my sister was standing behind me crushing me against the barricade (it was hilarious!)</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Lenny walked up to the crowd & was about 2metres away from us.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">You know how at concerts or on TV you see those crazy girls SCREAMING, waving their arms & being embarrassing in general towards a musician?</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Exhibit A: me, my sister & our 2 friends.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Unfortunately, Lenny, the poor darling, must've been blinded by our beauty, got disoriented & walked the other way.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">He'll know better next time.</span><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><br />
</span><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">He put on such a great show that we were all considering going back the following day for concert #2.</span><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><br />
</span><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">(FYI, no we didn't. I'm not sure we would've coped with THAT 2 nights in a row. le sigh*)</span><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"></span><br />
<div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Bottom line is, if you like him, go to his concert. If you don't like him, still go to his concert~ it's just fun!</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Here's one for old times sake:</span><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"></span><br />
<div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Only Lenny can get away with wearing a red jumpsuit, platforms & dreadlocks in his film clip for 'Are You Gonna Go My Way.'</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Check. It. Out:</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eLhpHjmxNw8&list=FLiML1ZFDS4ni5d26WgufT9A&index=24&feature=plpp_video">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eLhpHjmxNw8&list=FLiML1ZFDS4ni5d26WgufT9A&index=24&feature=plpp_video</a></span><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Until next time, </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">xox</span></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1175331453305743070.post-58781734438607918912012-03-12T16:32:00.000+11:002012-06-21T16:28:34.973+10:00*New Album* Review: 'Mountains to Masses'~ Justin Hunter<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Darlings, it's time i did something different. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">As opposed to my normal rambling, ranting fit about an obscure, ambiguous subject that you don't care about, this will be something I've never attempted before..</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia;">You'll either enjoy it or hate it. Either way, I'm not fussed.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">My friend, Justin Hunter, who is a signed musician to 'Source Music,' has a <u><strong>*NEW*</strong></u> album out! </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">So i thought i would try doing an album review for him!</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia;">The *NEW ALBUM* </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia;">drum roll please~</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia; font-size: large;"><strong><u>"Mountains to Masses" by Justin Hunter.</u></strong></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia;"><br /><span style="font-family: Georgia;"><strong>Release date:</strong> 12th March 2012</span><br /><span style="font-family: Georgia;"><strong>Get your copy here:</strong> JB HiFi stores, ITunes</span><br /><a href="http://itunes.apple.com/au/album/mountains-to-masses/id508831984?ign-mpt=uo%3D4">http://itunes.apple.com/au/album/mountains-to-masses/id508831984?ign-mpt=uo%3D4</a><br />& also here: <a href="http://www.vitamin.net.au/albumdefault.asp?ai=512">http://www.vitamin.net.au/albumdefault.asp?ai=512</a><br /><br />He says this album '..is symbolic of my leaving my beloved Blue Mountains and moving to the middle of Melbourne City."<br /><span style="font-family: Georgia;">His record label says 'Justin Hunter is a passionate lover of life, absolute adventure maniac, marathon runner, electro music fan & instrumental pianist.' </span><span style="font-family: Georgia;">And 'His new album ‘Mountains to Masses’ is the musical unification of the two places Justin holds dear to his heart; the dramatic beauty and spaciousness of his home in the Blue Mountains, and the vibrant, chaotic (yet at times lonely) city that is Melbourne.'</span><br /><span style="font-family: Georgia;">That's what they say.. here's what i say:</span></span><span style="font-family: Georgia;"></span> </div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Now, because of a loop hole, i actually got a copy of the new album months before it's release date. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">I was stoked, to say the least, when it arrived in my letterbox unannounced.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia;">Racing inside, i ripped open the package & started listening.</span><span style="font-family: Georgia;">. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia;">When Track 2 started playing, i instantly got 'X Files' vibes. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia;">For some reason, that was my initial thought. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia;">It was only in the first few seconds but it sounded eerie & it reminded me of something 'X Files'esque. You know that sort of ambient, warped, electro sound? Something like that.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia;">Going through the album, it all seemed a little moody, a little mellow, a little darker than i was expecting & a lot more refined compared to his previous albums.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia;">Each track rolled smoothly into the next.</span></div>
<span style="font-family: Georgia;">Until.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia;">Until i got to Track 8.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia;">'Courage.'</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia;">I had been going about my boring, daily business while listening to 'Mountains to Masses' playing in the background. I was enjoying it but it hadn't exactly 'grabbed' me yet.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia;">As soon as 'Courage' started to play, i stopped.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia;">It got my attention straight away.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia;">I actually listened to each note.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia;">It's a far more upbeat, uptempo tune as opposed to earlier tracks.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia;">My immediate reaction~ i loved it. It was an instant favourite & always will be.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia;">Imagine watching a pianist's fingers dance gracefully across a keyboard. With faultless precision. Each note more perfect than the last. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia;">That's what 'Courage' is to me.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia;">It's the sort of track you would play if you were racing through the bush~ or the mountains~ on an adventure, trying to reach your destination~ the city perhaps?~ through thick & thin, trials & tribulations until you reach the finish & hit that euphoric sense of achievement. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia;">You made it. Everything will be ok.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia;">Filmed in Amsterdam, watch the music video for 'Courage' here:</span><br />
<a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6QuqehepSd4&feature=uploademail">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6QuqehepSd4&feature=uploademail</a><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Coming from me, someone who is definitely not a muso' of any sort, don't take this as gospel. You are all definitely smart enough to make up your own mind about his musical genius.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia;">And honestly, if i told you i had never cried while listening to his music.. it would be a massive lie.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia;">Even in the toughest of hearts, the most guarded of hearts, Justin's music evokes abysmal emotions that you didn't realise existed.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia;">Let each note wash over you & enjoy the ride.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Times New Roman;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">I must admit, after actually listening to the album properly a few more times, i realised how sophisticated it was.</span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Times New Roman;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">In a word, the album is: Fabulous.</span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Times New Roman;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">This is just my rabid opinion.</span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Times New Roman;"> </span><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">If you think this review sounds good & you want to keep updated, 'like' his Facebook page at this link: <span style="font-family: Times New Roman;"><a href="http://www.facebook.com/justinhuntermusic">http://www.facebook.com/justinhuntermusic</a> </span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">He has also joined the weird & wonderful world of Twitter~ Follow here:</span><br />
<a href="https://twitter.com/jhuntermusic">https://twitter.com/jhuntermusic</a><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">xox</span></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1175331453305743070.post-42165952817205268302012-03-08T16:18:00.000+11:002012-03-08T16:18:56.169+11:00PANTS ARE GOOD.<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">I'm sure I'm not the first person to ever admit this, but.. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">I enjoy a good pair of pants every now & then.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia;">You know the sort that just hug your bum. Yeah. Those are good.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia;">They look good on, they feel good to wear & no one else owns them.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia;">Is this possibly the perfect pair of pants?</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia;">Specifically, I'm talking about jeans.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia;">But seriously, they are the WORST thing to go shopping for...</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia;">There are far too many styles, lengths, colours, materials to chose from & it only boggles your brain more.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia;">You usually end up leaving the store empty handed in dire search of a strong latte' so you can think about which pair of jeans you will actually purchase while surveying the latest trash mag to see what Kim Kardashian has been up to & discover that Posh is still THAT skinny after 4 kids. Lipo?? Hmm..</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia;">Baggy? Flared? Bootcut? Skinny leg? Cropped? Boyfriend style?</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia;">It so frustrating! And on top of that, what if you're having a 'fat' day.. blergh. Yuck.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia;">And what if you've fallen in love with a pair of jeans only to realise you get some wild love handles for free when you zip them up & that muffin top comes out to play.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia;">Oh, hello there, I didn't realise you existed until these, now termed hideous, jeans latched onto my body.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia;">See. Its tricky finding the right pair.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia;">You might be one of those people who strike it rich, aka lucky, & find some straight away that hug & hoick you in at all the right spots, that flatten & accentuate those other spots too.. if you fall in to that category, can we swap bodies please?</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia;">Cheers, appreciate it.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia;">I have far too many pairs of jeans. It's a joke. There's the blue ones, the white ones, the salmon pants, the grey ones, the black ones & then there's these ones..</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia;">My favourites:</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Yes.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">I spotted these babies online a few months ago. Love at first sight. They had to be mine.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">And mine i made them.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Not knowing what size to get, without trying them on & not being able to suss out the rear end in a mirror (this is highly important for a girl) i bought them.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia;">*Fingers crossed!*</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">After anxiously waiting for my parcel to arrive for what felt like the longest week of my life, they arrived.. i could finally get my dirty lil hands on them!</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">They were perfect. Fit like a glove. Huge sigh of relief!</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia;">New favourites!</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia;">Someone recently said to me when i wore them out on the town </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia;">'I just finished my DJ set & i was watching you dance.. your pants are the best pants ive ever seen.. they're fantastic....!!' </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia;">There's a bit more to that quote.. but you don't need to know what else was said ;)</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia;">I told him that was one of the best compliments I'd ever received & we high fived.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia;">That was a special moment.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia;">xox</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia;">ps- Do you like pants? Or are you more of a skort person? (Yes, i meant to say skort.)</span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1175331453305743070.post-1317889627400685612012-02-29T14:45:00.002+11:002012-03-02T10:31:09.086+11:00This one time, i met Aaron Eckhart & it was instant LOVE!<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">You know those moments in life where you are faced with two options:</span> <br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">1- Embarrass yourself & met the Hollywood celeb. or</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">2- Continue on with life forever regretting not introducing yourself to the Hollywood celeb.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Yes? Well, then there's me who does both of those options. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">How? Let's start at the beginning shall we..</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Walking along Degraves St, ofcourse, because i am such a Melbourne wannabe (and we all know my thoughts on Degraves, <a href="http://copesesque.blogspot.com.au/2011/05/degraves-that-is-all.html">http://copesesque.blogspot.com.au/2011/05/degraves-that-is-all.html</a> )</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Minding my own business chatting away with a girlfriend, i spot Aaron Eckhart sitting outside a cafe, drinking coffee, listening to his mp3 player & reading some papers- he was alone. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Who? You ask. How dare you! </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">He plays "Harvey Dent/ TwoFace" in 'Batman-The Dark Knight,' movie.. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">I point him out very obviously to my girlfriend, we giggle, i ask' What do we do?! Do we go talk to him? Do we ignore him? I love him, i want a photo! Eeek, he's seen us gawking at him! Keep walking, quick!' ~as mentioned above, this is option 2. Instantly regretting walking away.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">I'm so starstruck.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">We head to my friends launch party for the clothing shop he's just opened, <a href="http://www.facebook.com/#!/upforsnails">http://www.facebook.com/#!/upforsnails</a> </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">I tell one of my mates about seeing Aaron Eckhart just around the corner. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Ofcourse, he asks 'Did you get a photo?' </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">I tell him no, but i really want one!</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">We scull our glasses of wine (some liquid courage never hurt anyone) & go back to Degraves St.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Ok, whats the plan of attack? The table next to Mr Eckhart was free but while procrastinating if we should sit down awkwardly next to him, 2 other people snap up the table. Plan Fail.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Next best option is that we go into the restaurant that he's sitting out the front of. Easy.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Again, we still need a plan of 'attack.'</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">My mate leaves me at the bar, takes my camera, goes out & talks to Aaron, while I am waiting awkwardly inside, then gestures for me to come out.. i do. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Walking out of the restaurant all sheepishly & highly embarrassed, i walk over to his table, Aaron stands up, we shake hands & i introduce myself.. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">'Hi! I'm Coral! Nice to meet you!' </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">He repeats my name back to me, but with his thick American accent it comes out sounding more like 'Carl.' </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Still to this day, i can't believe i said the following.. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">'Yeah, CORAL, like under the sea!' -yes. I actually said that. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Atleast he got a laugh from it.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">For the record, he's totally gorgeous in real life. Bright blue eyes. Amazing smile. Instant LOVE! </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">So i get a photo w him & i tell him how embarrassed I am.</span><br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjs_r-CxXhP8CiJsj2D3GmY4axJWvXYzjXQaqylZ295lpnmqBUloqMwULAWFK6CNDts0g-nwltQ1tMPbCEEzmHkNRItAmP3TpCk-3VC1MOCkq2OX6EMeAIU7pRB07hs_r6bTUl02gKNUiY/s1600/DSC06190+C.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="196" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjs_r-CxXhP8CiJsj2D3GmY4axJWvXYzjXQaqylZ295lpnmqBUloqMwULAWFK6CNDts0g-nwltQ1tMPbCEEzmHkNRItAmP3TpCk-3VC1MOCkq2OX6EMeAIU7pRB07hs_r6bTUl02gKNUiY/s320/DSC06190+C.jpg" uda="true" width="320" /></a></div><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Ofcourse, now that the ice has been broken, we're practically best friends, so i ask what he's doing in Melbourne. He's starting to film a movie this week.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">I ask what its about, 'Love & death!' </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Ofcourse, word vomit spewed out of my mouth yet again.. 'Well i hope you win an Oscar for it!' </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">He laughed & says 'No, its not that sort of film. It's an action movie.' </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Turns out he's starting to film 'I, Frankenstein' <a href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1418377/">http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1418377/</a> </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">We wrapped it up, I apologised for interrupting him & tell him we hope he enjoys Melbourne.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">He was lovely. Such a gentleman.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">My friend & I go back into the restaurant & finish off our beers.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">THEN.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">I have an epiphany! Give him your phone number. Whats there to lose?!</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Once i had actually found some paper, worked out what to write on it & decided 'Yes, it will be given to him,' we notice Mr Eckhart has left. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">We race out into Degraves St, he's about 20metres away. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Catching up, i walked over, holding out my note to him, he says in his Americano' accent 'What is this?!' I don't think i actually said anything.. handed him my note, smiled brightly, gave him a THUMBS UP & walked away. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">WHAT! A THUMBS UP.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">I am SO EMBARRASSING!</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">xox</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">~no wonder he hasn't called me *sigh</span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1175331453305743070.post-61849260895512325602012-02-17T10:52:00.004+11:002012-02-17T10:56:21.476+11:00GUEST BLOG: 'So, I hear you like cats.' By El Vampiro<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Hello Blog readers!</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia;">How's this for something special~</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia;">One of my long time friends, who is practically like a big brother to me, asked this morning if he could write a Guest Blog.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia;">I was stoked at the idea! </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia;">So.. here goes, i hope you enjoy it,</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia;">xox</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">You’re a cat person or you’re a dog person. You can’t like both, there is no middle ground. If you’re a cat person, lets get it out there straight up, YOU HAVE NO SOUL…</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">- Guide dogs/Seeing-eye dogs, yes. Cats? NO – SELFISH BLACK HOLES</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">- You occasionally hear stories of bad smells coming from neighbours apartments & later find that the owner had been dead for two days & had been partially eaten by their cat. I’ve heard this personally more then a few times, ever with a dog? NO</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">- Dogs are so awesome, they made a show about one that continually saved the day. This dog was called Lassie, even a Flipper the dolphin was capable of doing good things. Ever heard of show about a cat saving the family continuously? I didn’t think so!</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">- Dogs are so beautiful and sensitive they literally know their masters voice & can tell if they're getting called by their name or not. Cats? They don’t care about you or the useless name you gave them and will only come to you if they think you're going to feed them, in fact call them anything & they wouldn’t know the difference with names.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">- After earthquakes & terrorist attacks, do you ever hear of rescuers using cats to find survivors in the rubble? Cats dragging along sleds in the ice purely so humans don’t have to walk? Sniffer-cats helping the cops find the murders, rapists and criminals? No.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">- You come home in a bad mood or even the slightest bit annoyed & the dog will sense it, come to you as you crumble to the floor & just put its paw on you in a gentle way of saying “Hang in there dude!”. A cat? It won’t even touch you unless it thinks its getting food & only then it might rub its body on your pants leaving multitudes of filthy hair everywhere. YUCK!</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">- Dogs dream. You can sometimes see their paws slightly kick & even the occasional yelp as they're trying to save you in their dream – its beautiful. Cats? They nap. All day, just waiting for you to fall asleep too so they can kill you & have a comfy place to dig their razor sharp claws into. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">- Cats have no loyalty, they could leave you and just go where the food is, no stress. Dogs have one owner. One Master – YOU! And will do almost anything for you. They don’t care if you worked all day outside and smell filthy or you just came home from a hit and run & have the body in your boot ready to hide, they would be the first to help “I’ll dig the hole for you dude!” Cats? You're guilty from the second they look at you.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS;">- If someone who you're close to who knows everything about you & you both intimately trust each other, tells you not to trust someone you pretty much take their word for it because you know they don’t want you to get hurt/murdered. Why do you think dogs hate cats so much? Because they’re evil. Cats are evil.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Don’t even start me on they’re stupid faces, they can’t show emotion. No sad, no happy, no painful just the same stupid face all the time. Yuck.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS;">~El Vampiro.</span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com6