Some things - an update

So I haven't blogged in ages. I get so busy and then when I get time I'm like "duuuh, what do I write about?".

Some things:

I miss Pearly's blog, alot. I wish I could find more blogs like hers.
I really like the way people like Steph and Molly seem to live their lives.
I will buy more stuff for my own enjoyment
The Resolution is a beautiful song and Andrew McMahon is a genius. I cannot wait for the new Jack's Mannequin album. 2 more days!

Yesterday I had the day off work and it was loverly. I made cupcakes! Siân and Melly's birthday extravaganza last night and so I made them both a tray of cupcakes. Mel is vegan so I forayed into the world of vegan cooking and I think they turned out pretty well. Neither were decorated as well as I would have liked but I ran out of time and so had to make do.

The party was really fun. There was a band, whom I liked very much and most people were dressed up. Siân dressed up as Strawberry Shortcake and looked exactly like her. She was adorable. And Melly made the hottest pirate.

Not much else has happened. I've been socialising alot, which is super fun. Pritika left for England yesterday. I can't believe she'll be gone for 6 months!

Oh and lastly, there used to be a time when I would see the same car driving to work on a Saturday morning. I would drive behind him for a good 10 minutes until he turned and I continued straight. This is not unusual but being behind this car made me so so angry. In the way that Catholic school preachers make me angry (though less so now that I don't spend 7 hours a day at Catholic school). ANYWAY this GUY has a bumper sticker that says "It's a child, not a choice". Now I'm not necessarily pro or anti abortion, I think it depends entirely on the couple/woman and the situation she is in. Not everyone will make a good parent and not everyone can support a child. Yes, there's adoption but that isn't necessarily what is best for the child, I've seen what it can do. It annoys me that a GUY has this on his car. Of anyone, he is least likely to understand. He's probably some gung-ho religious freak who has no idea what he's talking about. He makes me mad.

I think that's all for now.

xoxo

September 11

This year's September 11 anniversary went quietly. I was busy and barely gave it a thought. But I do remember. I think I will always remember.

At the time I was on an amazing trek to a small Indigenous Australian community. The trek was 10 days long and on September we had arrived in Yulara, just outside of Uluru. The first thing we all wanted to do was shower as we'd spent 4 days full on rural living. Sleeping on the ground, no running water. It was awesome and amazing and I loved every minute of it.
I remember going to see the sun rise at Uluru. On the way back our van passed another van and our teachers stopped to talk. My old music teacher, and a real clown mentioned that the Twin Towers had been attacked. We all thought he was kidding. We all gathered around a tiny radio to listen to the broadcast about what was happening to, arguably, the most powerful nation in the world.

The rest of the trip was subdued. One girl's father flew planes to America and she had no idea if he was okay. Another girl's uncle died in a plane crash and this was hard for her too. To add to the worry, all we saw on the road home were Australian Army tankers and trucks. A small group of us were also rereading John Marsden's 'Tomorrow, when the war began' series. While rationally we were sure we were safe, we did psych each other out.

That was my experience. I will never forget.




BUT I do hate all the patriotic bullshit that American's come out with. If you support terrorism in other countries you have to be prepared that it'll come back at you.

xoxo

Osessed with Tea

As the title says, I'm totally obsessed with tea lately. In particular Vanilla Tea. It's so delicious. I also love this one... mmm watermelon. It's such a good snack when you're hungry but not sure what you're hungry for.

I don't really have much else to say. I am supposed to be doing an assignment, but I cannot get inspired, which is odd because it is something I am very interested in.

Gratuitous pretty picture.

xoxo

Dissatisfied

I am feeling... dissatisfied. I don't know if I'm bored, hungry, tired or what. So I decided to blog. Netball got cancelled tonight because the other team forfeited. Disappointing.
I should be doing as assignment that is due on Friday but I cannot get motivated. I should just do it.
I managed to catch an episode of Gilmore Girls on tv just before. Now I want to watch it all.
I want to go to Camp America, but no money
I want to lose some weight, but too lazy
I want to go to bed again, but too much to do
I want this year to be over, but time travel is impossible

I'm scared for the amount of work I've signed up for. I'll essentially be working 7am-1 or 3pm most days except Sat when its 9am - 4pm and Sunday 8:30am til 12:30.
Given that the boy works nights, we'll never see each other :(

Why do I only blog when I'm feeling sorry for myself or angry.

I'm going to get into gear and study. So I can watch a movie with the boy later tonight.
Done

xoxo