A lullaby for an insomniac

10 tracks for this week

2009-03-30T21:44:00.000-07:00

Finally something to jump-around about.

NME (one of the greatest music magazine's on the planet), has done all the hard work of music searching for you by releasing their '10 tracks you must hear this week'.

I love searching for new music, I'm hunt around on the internet for hours looking for that new favourite tune, so it's nice when writers you can be sure know their stuff have done that for you.

Enjoy.

Hey, hey we're The Monkee's!

2009-03-30T00:26:00.000-07:00

Hey, hey, I remember watching 'The Monkees' when I was about 8 or 9 every day when I'd come home from school.

They're doing a bit of a Monkee's marathon on the Bio channel, and so every time I turn on the T.V, I hear 'Last Train...'

Sorry :)

2009-03-28T23:36:00.002-07:00

So, it's been way too long since I've updated. But, I have a good excuse/'s.

* Work has been incredibly busy

* Semester 1 has begun, and I'm already behind (this is not a good omen for the rest of the term)

* I've been terribly ill. So ill in fact, I was admitted to hospital earlier this week and had to be put on a drip.

But, I promise to update more regularly now that (hopefully) I am in the swing of some semblance of routine.

That said, anyone who has studied Russian Literary Theory, feel free to send me your essays, Lord knows I need all the help I can get at this stage.

I spend way too much time on the 'tube...

2009-01-14T06:15:00.000-08:00

Pretty much funniest thing I've seen in a while...

Oh, this one's good too. A little weird but it grows on you... much like a meth addiction.

Russell Brand innit

2009-01-13T03:08:00.000-08:00

Look, I know Russell Brand is a little weird, maybe even a little frightening, but come on... how can you not love a guy who titles his autobiography 'My Bookie Wook'.

Back to worksies...

2009-01-12T23:35:00.001-08:00

I think maybe four days off has been a shock to my system, because right now, I feel like I'm going to die.

Well, ok, that was a little bit extravagant, but I do feel pretty bad. Dizzy, nausea, swaying...and I'm not even drunk this time.

I've got one of those major head-aches that kills the back of your neck and just makes you hurt all over.

That said, I have to get back into work tomorrow. I've been moved around on shifts a little bit which has been nice because producing a late night show and being yelled at every five minutes gets a little redundant after a while.

So here's to me surviving this week and not ending up worse for wear at the end of it.

Hollywood conspiracy

2009-01-12T03:53:00.000-08:00

I'm pretty sure there's a conspiracy going on in Hollywood. Namely, that Ethel Merman and Ernest Borgnine are actually the same person, that has been using two different persona's to maximise their career.

Don't believe me? Take a look...

Ernest Borgnine

Ethel Merman

Sigur Ros

2009-01-11T23:38:00.000-08:00

Are you a Sigur Ros fan? Don't worry if you are, it doesn't make you that much of a wanker.

Anyway, someone posted this link on Twitter, you should check it out: Sigur Ros play New York

Celebrities never miss a chance to get political...

2009-01-11T23:10:00.000-08:00

I'm not really too sure who Laura Dern is. No, actually I have heard of her. But I only know her as Bruce Dern's daughter or that chick who married Ben Harper.

I have an inkling she was in some film back in the early 90's that involved dinosaurs and Richard Attenborough or something...but I don't think it was very popular.

Anywhoo, the Golden Globes just aired today (yawn) and apart from them being completely boring, which I don't think is a shock to anyone....award shows like these are usually used as political podiums for actors who feel it's their job to tell us plebeians who we should vote for...and what kind of issues are like really like totally important at the moment y'all.

Thing is, it's pretty easy to say something to a group of people who share the same views as you. Now, everyone knows Hollywood is completely left...if it's possible they are left of left. So for Dern, or someone like Tim Robbins to get up on stage and make some bogus political acclamation is cowardly. They know they'll be applauded, they know no-one will disagree with them, so that's why they say it.

I don't know one person who after Laura Dern made her pathetic tribute to Obama go "Oh goodie, I'm so glad she made a political statement, that's exactly what I watched the Golden Globes to see!".

Dern, Robbins, Susan Sarandon, Sally Field, and the rest of the left-of-left brigade should consider saving their Obama love-fest for the next time they hold a 'We Hate The West' party.

Meet Harry...

2009-01-04T18:09:00.001-08:00

You know how some people go all ga-ga over their pets and it makes you feel a little sick inside? I hate those people...but alas, since getting Harry, I have become one of those people.

My bird is one of those rare animals that thinks he's a human. He's neurotic, has seperation anxiety and rarely hangs out in his cage - he prefers to fly around the house, screaming, and landing on people's heads.

Oh, and my 4 year old next door neighbour is terrified of him.

Slumdog

2009-01-03T22:32:00.000-08:00

Not sure if you're a movie person or not, but I am. God I love films.

I think one of my favourite things in the world is to visit the cinema - I love waiting while the lights go down, the movie begins and boom - you're transported into a whole new world. And for an hour and 56 minutes you leave reality. It's nice, it's beautiful.

I saw one the greatest films I've ever seen yesterday. Slumdog Millionaire.

I don't know how well known this film is around the world. I know it's a HUGE hit in indie circles, but mainstream >>> probably not.

My dad was the person that wanted to go an see this. I thought, from the title, that it would be some gangster flick and I tried to persuade him against it. But, after watching the tralier I realise how wrong I was.

I won't tell you the plot line, the trailer can do that much, much better than I can. I will tell you that this film is the most uplifting piece of cinema for this year (yes! I'm making a huge prediction). It's bursting with hope, the performances are flawless, and you'll do the whole bit - laugh, cry and sigh.

Happy New Year

2008-12-31T17:04:00.000-08:00

LOVE FROM SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA.

xxx

love

2008-12-30T05:46:00.000-08:00

alacrity _danger

Hmmm, I just looked back at that post and laughed a little. It wasn't meant to be some 'OMG' kind of thing for anyone...but for me it was.

See, I kind of fell head-over-heels for a guy I worked with when I was about 16. He was 36 year's old. Big mistake right from the start.

Nothing happened between us...I mean really, what could or would have happened? The lad was nearly 40 and I had only just entered my teens. What - could he have taken me out for ice-cream? Or could I have waited outside while he threw back a few schooners with the boys?

And, you'd think this whole 'idea' that men just want young women would in turn work in my favour...well, thankfully it didn't. I say thankfully because looking back at my 16 year old self, I know I was no-where near ready for a relationship/commitment or anything else that didn't involve crime novels (here's to you Cornwell for filling my tender mind with crime... I'll love you forever more).

Gabriela Camerotti

Now I'm a 22 year-old woman. Oh God...I'm not a girl I'm a WOMAN. Even saying that sounds so 'official' and even a little frightening. And for the last 5 years I've measured every single man I've met up to this guy I fell for. No-one measured up to him. And you know why? Because I had invented what I thought he was like. I didn't know him that well - I just worked with him, saw him every day etc. But in my mind I thought up ways he would behave, things he would say, his likes/dislikes etc. I built my own perfect man with him as my template.

He has a girlfriend now - I'm not sure about that other 4 year gap, I heard he was a bit of a Lothario and has women come in and out of his life so I assumed he would have had someone...just not 'the one'. That said I don't think this girl is the one, who knows, maybe she is. Point being, anything I felt for him has disappeared. I'd like to think it's maturity. I'd like to believe I've grown up, I've changed my mind...and the person I am now, doesn't need to same person I needed at 16.

So there it is. One sleep to go until 2009 come rolling on in and I've discarded an old-love that I had let cling onto me for years and years.

Truth be told, there is some part of me that will still hold a special memory of him (or the 'him' I created), primarily because it represents the most perfect unrecognised love.

Happy Pre-New Year :)

xxx

update - update - update - update - update - update - update - update -

2008-12-29T05:33:00.000-08:00

I've fallen out of love with a man I've been infatuated with since I was 16.

More to come...

odd

2008-12-28T03:58:00.000-08:00

Zing, zing, zing.

It's been the oddest week. It's Sunday, but feels like Friday. You know when that happens, and you feel all out-of-sync and then your week turns into one big snowball of days?

Plus, the week will turn into a brand New Year mid-way through, so you cant understand why I feel so odd.

I've taken to immersing myself in Monty Python and lots of other silly things. I'm a big Python fan, I love the lads and I think their humour is pure genius. I know it's not funny to everyone (my mum doesn't like them at all), but, i find the absurdity and odd nature of their skits put me in a different mind-set. And that's what I love about them. I think that should be the aim of anyone who is creating; be it art, skits, music etc. You want your audience to be transported into a different place, taken out of reality and thrown somewhere else.

Philosophers Football

I have to say though, I used to think Michael Palin was by far the most attractive Python boy, BUT, I've taken quite a liking to Terry Jones recently. That's not to say I think Jones is the funniest, oh no, that honour goes to Cleese, Chapman and Palin ( can't pick, sorry ), but looks wise? Yeah, Jones wins that...even dressed as a woman which he seems to have a penchant for.

Fish Slapping Dance

So, what I want to know is, is the Monty Python love a purely British/Australian thing, or do other people 'get it' or 'get them' ?.

xxx

60's baby!

2008-12-27T02:43:00.001-08:00

litteredglass

Right now I am totally into and in love with the 60's era. I love the straight cut clothes, the short hair cuts, the androgyny, the clean but eccentric make-up. I love, love, LOVE it all. So, in honour of my new found worship - I have dedicated a post to help anyone else who wishes to join me on my brigade to re-visit the era style blessed.

Here's a wonderful run-down of the tragic life of 60's icon, Edie Segwick's.

Eye make-up from the 60's is one of the most quintessential elements of the whole mod get-up. It's dark, lots of mascara, liner, kohl...it's all big, black and bold. If you need a lesson in how to paint some 60's magic on your blinkers, check out this site.

If you wanna see a video outlining a step-by-step process, check this out.

OH.MY.GOD...ModCloth has the best (and I'm not exaggerating here), they have the bestest clothes if you want to transform yourself into Edie Sedgwick or any other 60's chanteuse. The prices are really reasonable, some of their is one-of-a-kind so you know you won't catch anyone else wearing what you've got, and the people that run it are a nice bunch of folks. What are you waiting for? Click, click, CLICK!
This site has everything you need to know about the decade (pity about it being littered with gif's from 98).

And how could I forget that other mod-icon... TWIGGY! It's funny, because in all her old 60's modelling shots she never smiled. Not that it bothered me, I think the whole waif, lost child look totally added to her charm. But not, she has completely changed and smiles and smiles and smiles.

Check out this video dedicated to living life in the mod-era

edit-edit-edit

2008-12-22T02:51:00.000-08:00

Well, well, well. Oh my lord, I'm in the editing chair and I'm in control of news bulletins all night. Is that a good thing? Well, it's not so bad, considering I'm chewing my nails down to nothing stressting over lead stories and audio.

Although, it is nice to be sitting here alone in the news room, doing my own little merry thing and feeling like I have control...the airwaves are mine...for approximately 6.05 minutes.

posting in...

2008-12-21T18:10:00.001-08:00

Smithsonian Institution

So, so, so my darlings. I have been absent from the internet for what feels like forever!
Getting knee deep in my new job and with my ISP deciding to shut its door without letting its customers know...yeah, all those things make a recipe for Internet activity impossible!

Not much to update, really though. It reminds me of those times you see people you haven't seen for years and when you two really start talking you both end up saying 'yeah...not much has really changed'.

Although, tonight I'm on my own at work. Edititng, writing and reading the news. Dear God, I'm petrified, excited and positively wrapped that I've been given the chance to do it.

Now that my computer is working...and I've switched ISP's (damn you chilli), updates will be more frequent.

jack

2008-12-11T22:15:00.000-08:00

I read Jack now every day
he sings me my lullabies
and helps me dream sweet dreams
of writing great novels
and taking long trips to the middle of nowhere
he makes me realise that it's all just make believe
isn't it?

"They danced down the streets like dingledodies, and I shambled after as I've been doing all my life after people who interest me, because the only people for me are the mad ones, the ones who are mad to live, mad to talk, mad to be saved, desirous of everything at the same time, the ones who never yawn or say a commonplace thing, but burn, burn, burn like fabulous yellow roman candles exploding like spiders across the stars and in the middle you see the blue centerlight pop and everybody goes "Awww!"

late shifting,bored

2008-12-10T20:10:00.000-08:00

So, I ended up having one of those days yesterday where everything went wrong. One bad thing after another. Whats funny is, is that once two bad things in a row have happened, you almost expect more bad thing to occur...so, you kind of jinx yourself.

That said...I had some chocolate on me that I'd bought for my dad and because I was feeling so blue, I opened it, ate some, then wrapped it all back together. I don't think he'd realise though (let's hope not).

Oooo, I also have a new literary love hero: Jack Kerouac. I started reading his masterpiece 'On the Road' yesterday, and I'm quite certain it's going to be fighting it out with 'In cold blood' and 'Catcher in the rye' for the best book's I've ever read award.

Plus, ever wonder what it's like to work behind the scenes at a radio show? Well, take a look:

For some reason someone felt it was important to let others know this. I thought it was funny.

The screen. You write callers names on there, click the 'update studio' button and the announcer has their names.

Oh My God, the phones did not stop.

working...

2008-12-09T16:35:00.000-08:00

McAzadi

Well, it's been one of those mish-mash weeks. You know the kind - the ones where the days are all mixed you (you think it's Friday, it's really only Tuesday), you feel tired, restless and just want the week to end.

I'm actually having a ball at work - in that I'm writing copy faster, writing more interesting intro's and I think the main point it, getting more confident about my writing.
I'm curious, is this a general path most new employees take?

Do we all kind of go into a new place feeling like we really don't belong there/can't believe we were hired because we secretly know just how bad we are?
Then we kind go on our merry way, but never quite get into the groove of things because we're too busy critiquing ourselves?

Then, suddenly, it's as if you have a epiphany, you arrive and you do your job and for once, you walk away genuinely pleased. It's a rare, wonderful feeling. One that you try to hold on to and revisit whenever you feel your confidence crumbling.
Then, before you know it, you're not the new kid anymore...you're 'one of the family'. It all happened so fast!

So, do you guys go through that path of work self doubt? Or, do you start a new job totally confident and wanting to kick ass (I know my neighbour does...so I'm sure more people do!)

Anyway, I'm off to meet an old friend before work. Have a wonderful day, wherever you are :)

hope for christmas

2008-12-07T03:07:00.000-08:00

First, I have to totally credit Gala with this idea. She is like the goddess of creativity!

I was walking through a mega-cheap store today... and saw this decoration. It was a silver 'HOPE' chirstmas tree decoration, and I had to have it. At $3, how could I NOT buy it!

So, I came home, got out my red nail polish and red glitter, painted it, dusted glitter over it and slid it through a spare gold chain. Voila!

louise hay

2008-12-06T21:49:00.000-08:00

Before The Secret, Louise Hay (founder of Hay House Publishing), taught us about the power of the universe, and how to love ourselves...

the dream keepers

2008-12-06T17:20:00.000-08:00

'Every day from nine to five I sit at my desk facing the door of the office and type up other peoples dreams (...) from where I sit, I figure the world is run by one thing and one thing only. Panic with a dog-face, devil face, hag-face, whore-face, panic in capital letters with no face at all - it's the same Johnny Panic, awake or asleep.'

'There isn't a dream I've typed up in our record books that I dont know by heart. Theres insn't a dream I havn't copied out at home into Johnny Panic's Bible of Dreams.

This is my real calling'

-Sylvia Plath, 1932 – 1963

tomorrow and tomorrow and tomorrow

2008-12-05T03:01:00.000-08:00

Photos by +Maco+

The pain does not decrease,
You just becomes used to the feelings.

It's etched into you,

You just go through the motions.

Tomorrow does not matter.

Infact - tomorrow may not even come.

Tomorrow, today, does not even exist.

So, do not worry about what is not real,

and do not be afraid to be alone.

I AM....

2008-12-04T04:29:00.000-08:00

In love with Alex Zane. Sigh, feast your eyes and watch him ruin a news broadcast. So funny...so hot.

what love

2008-12-02T15:28:00.000-08:00

Little Nora

I think, we need to take a little bit of a closer look at what love is.

Novelists wrote about it, poets live for it, and the average person yearns for it.

But is it just a misguided notion? Do we all want romantic love? Or, do we feel we're simply supposed to want it, because everybody else does?

Mary Evens doesn't believe in love at all. My English literature professor wrote a review on her amazing book, 'Love; an unromantic discussion'. Here's one of the things she said:

'Ideas of romantic love are continually reproduced in art, literature, and media, forming part of our larger cultural imagination. In romantic love we enter the world of fantasy, and in a sense, take flight from reality. Entering into this fantasy, this play of romantic love, has all kinds of personal and social consequences. One might ask: is romantic love a desirable deception? Sociologist Mary Evans thinks not. In Love: An Unromantic Discussion, she urges us—women in particular—to abandon romantic love. It is individualistic. Its expectations are too high. It is demanding. It’s commodified love. It is a myth. It’s bound to fail. For women, it is a trap.'

-Deborah Pike

A woman, who doesn't subscribe to pre-conceived ideas of love? Scandal!

She's had her heart broken, that must be it. That's what we all think right? It seems inconceivable that a woman could arrive at this belief. Women are, after all, only here to serve men.

Last night while I slaved away behind a news desk for a late night radio show, I started flipping through my thesaurus (otherwise known as my bible), and decided to look up love.

The results were quite eye-opening:

Love: worship, adoration, devotion

It's all about loosing yourself isn't it?

Forgetting yourself as you simply melt into someone else's character,

someones else's likes, dislike's.

How can you remember yourself,

When you exist for someone else?

You don't matter,

You don't even care about mattering,

You matter because you are wanted.

smily skies

2008-12-01T19:08:00.000-08:00

The sky is happy to see you!

So, I'm reading news.com, and it turns out that yesterday, the night sky was smiling down on us here in Australia...but, it appeared to be frowning on our friends in the U.S.

It's all to do with the shape of the moon, Jupiter and Venus being seen in the stunning night sky.
I think this is the cutest thing I've seen all day.

Melbourne, Australia

New York City, America

get what you want

2008-11-30T23:38:00.000-08:00

While I wait patiently for my conscience to make a decision ( I don't want to feel bad you know), I'm going to try and fix a small problem. See...I want someone or something I can't have. And, it's killing me a little bit. No, no, I'm not going all emo//sad here. I'm just sayin.
There's plenty of times when you want something/one you can't have and it's all consuming. More so, because the challenge to get that thing is even greater.

So, if you're going through the same emotional roller coaster that I am, lets take comfort in these links together:

A few tips from the queen of self-betterment, OPRAH
This article is written by lifestyle coach Aymen Fares. It's nice and simple.
How to really get what you want (not sure why the really is in the title, but, there you go)
Get what you want from ANYONE. I like this blog :p

Oh, and listen to this while you search. Hehe.

what to do?

2008-11-30T20:47:00.001-08:00

OK...so I need some opinions before I decide to post what I'm thinking of posting.
I had a rather weird/stalkerish email from a guy I know....care to read?

letters to a young poet

2008-11-29T21:54:00.000-08:00

Today I went on a book shopping spree. I got all these books I had been dying to get for the past two weeks (I spend all my money on books...its terrible) and stocked up!!!
One of the books I got was 'Letters to a young poet' by Rainer Maria Rilke. I studied a few of the letter in my poetry class - and they changed my life. If you're a writer, you need to read this. You really, really do. I consdier Rilke a kind of a spiritual teacher now, I know every person who has read them claims the letters speak 'just to you', and they really do. They will change you life. No doubt about it.

'Go into yourself. Find out the reason that commands you to write; see whether it has spread its roots into the very depths of your heart; confess to yourself whether you would have to die if you were forbidden to write'

-Letters to a young poet, Rainer Maria Rilke

kenny vs spenny

2008-11-29T21:00:00.000-08:00

Sad? This may be incredibly silly...but I promise, you will laugh :)
If not, you can slap me.

Also...I totally have a crush on Kenny. Call me weird or whatever.

writing tips

2008-11-29T03:35:00.001-08:00

Do you want to be a writer?
Or, do you simply love writing?
Either way, you need to read these Writing Tips.
They're amazing, practical, clear and inspirational.

la marseillaise

2008-11-28T23:53:00.000-08:00

I wish I were French...alas...

stars

2008-11-27T22:41:00.000-08:00

sadalit

Yann!

STARS

We live, and we die
like the stars,
nothing more.

We flicker in moments
when life can be felt
but for most
stare out dumbly
while we wait
and we wait.

10 thousands years to make a spark alight
in a licorish black sky
oh the patience
oh the fight

Children dream of the stars
and someday, they hope,
to maybe catch that twinkle,
and with eyes squeezed tight
and lips pursed with might
make a wish for their life,
or for candy,
or for dreams.

Not yet abused, by this cynical joke,
It seems possible still,
to touch the lights of the night.
My heart skips a beat,
maybe two,
When those memories of youth
do filter through

But, you learn to block,
and to stop,
and to freeze,
Those damaging thoughts of childhood
oh how they tease, and they tease.

Stars - Les Miserables

want.need.now

2008-11-27T02:27:00.000-08:00

Go to HidenSeek's etsy page right now to find more of these amazing prints.

young people f***ing

2008-11-27T02:01:00.000-08:00

I'm totally going to see this tomorrow night.
It's an intimate screening, held at a pole dancing studio.
How awesome does this film look!

hope

2008-11-24T22:21:00.000-08:00

sharaff

cortnimarie

Lovers of tattoo's, heed this call.
I'm thinking of getting another tattoo (I have a bow on my left wrist).
I would like to get another one on my right wrist, and I'm possibly, considering getting the word 'hope' written.

And now....in honour of my little plan, here are some lines from one of my favourite movies, The Shawshank Redemption. I think if any movie out the encapsulates hope, it's this one.

Red: [narrating] I find I'm so excited, I can barely sit still or hold a thought in my head. I think it's the excitement only a free man can feel, a free man at the start of a long journey whose conclusion is uncertain. I hope I can make it across the border. I hope to see my friend, and shake his hand. I hope the Pacific is as blue as it has been in my dreams. I hope.

Andy Dufresne: That's the beauty of music. They can't get that from you... Haven't you ever felt that way about music?

Red: I played a mean harmonica as a younger man. Lost interest in it though. Didn't make much sense in here.

Andy Dufresne: Here's where it makes the most sense. You need it so you don't forget.

Red: Forget?

Andy Dufresne: Forget that... there are places in this world that aren't made out of stone. That there's something inside... that they can't get to, that they can't touch. That's yours.

Red: What're you talking about?

Andy Dufresne: Hope.

Andy Dufresne: [in letter to Red] Remember Red, hope is a good thing, maybe the best of things, and no good thing ever dies.

wombats bleed love

2008-11-24T00:44:00.000-08:00

You've heard the song Bleeding Love by Leona Lewis right?
Well, The Wombats have covered it...and it's positively dandy.

baby names

2008-11-24T00:19:00.000-08:00

I've been thinking about kids names. I have no idea why though, it's not as if the prospect is an immediate one. However, I do find it an intriguingly, entertaining exercise.
That said, I will now share with you a few names I'm quite keen on...my poor, poor children.

Boys

Ariel (not sure why, I just love the name. But, since I became a huge fan of Sylvia Plath, it takes up an ever bigger place in my heart)

Eskandar (this is a new favourite, and I just came upon it when I looked at the authors name on my book of quotes)

Girls

Aida (I think it's strong, pretty, and the nick-name can be Edie, which is also tres-stunning)

Aurora (Because my mum wanted to call me this)

Wow, huh...I'm going for alot of the 'A' names huh?

paranoid neurotic

2008-11-22T21:58:00.000-08:00

You know what I just realised?
I'm a total paranoid neurotic.

Just thought I'd share that with you all.

ad music

2008-11-22T16:55:00.000-08:00

Ad's arn't the kind of place you'd expect to discover awesome, new music.
But recently, alot of great, up and coming songs and starts are being used on ad's (which is good for us).
I thought I'd show you a few of my favourite music from ads... paired with the original singer's video (of course).
Enjoy :)

Sony Bravia Commercial

Jose Gonzalez 'Heartbeats'

IPOD (I know theres heaps of songs I could use, but this is my favourite)

Ceasars 'Jerk it out'

Surf Duvet

Lisa Mitchell 'Neopolitan Dreams'

boring post

2008-11-20T23:35:00.000-08:00

Sorry...this will be the most boring post ever.
I've been sick as a dog for the past two days.
Vomiting like crazy.
Dizzy like crazy.
And now I feel guilty...that I'm kind of starting to dislike my job.

Anyway, have to start at 4am tomorrow...that means waking up at like...3am.
Is that even legal?

laura marling

2008-11-18T21:15:00.000-08:00

The stunning Laura Marling

exams

2008-11-18T01:27:00.001-08:00

Exams are over.
Done.
Kaput.
Finshed.

Thanks Christ.
Now I can be lazy and not feel guilty about it

Ok...now time to dance on the bed,
eat a tonne of jelly belly's,
and put tomorrow out of my mind.

no sleep

2008-11-17T04:13:00.000-08:00

Can't sleep and,
I keep dreaming of someone I shouldn't.
Sigh.

ryan adams

2008-11-17T02:32:00.000-08:00

Oh Ryan ♥

quotes

2008-11-17T02:11:00.000-08:00

kimicon

Instead of studying for my theology exam (note: I did not choose the subject, it's compulsory), I'm flipping through a book of quotations...to make myself feel better about being lazy and not studying.

Dreams come true; without that possibility,

natue would not incite us to have them.

-John Updike

Nothing splendid has ever been achieved except

by those who dared believe that something

inside of them was superior to circumstance.

-Bruce Barton

Your mind can only hold one thought at a time,

so make it a positive and constructive one.

- H. Jackson Brown Jr.

I hope that put a smile on your face :)

Even a little grin will suffice :)

Be happy :)

It's all too short to bother with self-sabotage :)

lady lazarus

2008-11-16T23:12:00.000-08:00

Do watch this.
It's Sylvia Plath reading out her amazing poem 'Lady Lazarus'.
Haunting.

nikaa

2008-11-16T22:57:00.000-08:00

It's like watching the most peaceful, dreamy dance.

All photos by the supremely talented nikaa.

snow patrol

2008-11-16T22:54:00.000-08:00

From the new Snow Patrol album 'A hundred million suns'.
I'm gonna go out on a limb and say I like this album better than
'Final Straw'.
Oh who am I kidding, I love everything these guys do.

one more to go

2008-11-16T22:48:00.000-08:00

nikaa

Had my second-last exam today - the one I didn't study for.

Eeek.

Was terrified, thought I would know nothing and spend 10 minutes staring at a blank piece of paper, cry, then walk out.

Turned out better then expected (much better, actually). At least I knew what I was talking about.

Isn't it the best feeling when you finish an exam and you can unload all the stress?

blueberry

2008-11-16T22:32:00.000-08:00

LaStef

gari.baldi

sriluka

I just had the greatest drink ever.
Pure blueberry juice - no preservatives-no sugar-no concentrates.
You'd think it'd be a little sour-ish with no sugar.
But it wasn't...pure, sweet, natural, blueberry goodness.
It left me with a blue tongue.

damien rice

2008-11-16T03:02:00.000-08:00

do you like damien rice?
you should.

London

2008-11-16T02:59:00.001-08:00

Easy London by lullabiesforaninsomniac

Being in London would be so terribly wonderful right now.
(p.s - i love cold, rainy weather)

dorian grey

2008-11-15T23:17:00.000-08:00

We are all, in a way,

like that picture of Dorian Grey,

hiding our deepest flaws.

in gilded tabernacles,

tucked far, far inside.

Though we cannot hide,

at times,

our little quirks,

and meaningless white lies,

bloodied daggers hang in rows,

inside that gold box.

and swing with the wind,

of a firghtented, lost soul.

Afraid to be released,

afraid to be revealed,

that we are not who we seem,

our real self is another,

version that we fear,

to reveal,

so we disguise,

and work hard to mesmorise,

our audiences with tricks,

and slights of the hand,

and hope they'll be fooled,

into thinking that you are,

that mask that you wear,

afterall, you fit it so well.

But cracks soon show through,

inevitable slip ups,

(even actors have those)

but fear not,

for the secret,

will stay safe tucked away,

and there it shall remain,

as long as you take out your thread,

and repair day by day,

the rips and the tears,

of a life performed away,

a patchwork it soon becomes,

of who you intrinsicly are,

and who you make believe you want to be.

lisa mitchell

2008-11-15T19:28:00.000-08:00

From the girl I most want to be right now.

Lisa Mitchell.

study stress

2008-11-15T16:36:00.000-08:00

apple_apple

If you ever consider leaving studying for an exam to the last minute....
dont.
But, it's not because of the amount of study you have to do,
but rather,
the amount of stress you feel.
Dear God - I had nightmares last night because of it.

Oh well...it's my own fault though.

I just wish I had made myself pick up these terrible books

(they really are terrible)

earlier.

city lights

2008-11-15T03:55:00.000-08:00

... Arjun

No matter where in the world I end up calling home - there is one thing I want to be able to see:The city lights. I remember being asked what kind of home I wanted - I said the size didn't matter so much - as long as I could see the city lights - and smell the city scent...anyone who has lived in the hussle and bustle knows what I'm talking about.

diesmali

This whole desire was born out of trips my parents and I would take to the city. We didn't live far, maybe a half hours drive from the main business district, but, many times a month we'd go in there at night to see the opera, or the theatre or go out for dinner.
Sitting in the back seat of our car and staring outside the window as the city lights whirled by, are some of my favourite memories in the world.

serhio

The night lights brought only good memories for me. For some reason, the dark sky combined with the glittering city lights evoked some kind of magical feeling within me. It was this feeling of hopefullness, that anything was possible - I felt like I was in some kind of fairy tale. But alas, the feelings would wash away with the rising of the sun.

Sutanto

2008-11-15T01:58:00.001-08:00

Find me on Polyvore

I'd like to think this is what a modern Marie Antionette would wear...

2008-11-15T00:54:00.000-08:00

AmbitionsDesign's

bellaseven

AmbitionsDesign's

Oh how I crave,

and sometimes cry,

for such a lavish era,

long-gone by.

2008-11-15T00:36:00.000-08:00