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Wednesday, February 20, 2008
Weirdos
Ok So I was at the library the other day and used the internet - and my posts came up! So WEIRD! So it doesn't show up at work, but it does elsewhere. Hmmm. Nevertheless, I'm going to look into Wordpress. The blogs are prettier, it looks better, and I'm sure I'll be more motivated to update if it's nice looking and makes me happy.
Will update soon...
Will update soon...
Monday, February 18, 2008
Up yours
Blogger sucks.
It shouldn’t take 24 hours for my posts to show up right?
Grrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr.
If I were to change to, say, wordpress (because it looks pretty), could I take all my posts with me? Is it worth the effort?
I feel like I'm in a time warp at the moment so that's probably not a good thing.
I'm also hungry. I make rash decisions when I'm hungry.
Hmmm.
It shouldn’t take 24 hours for my posts to show up right?
Grrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr.
If I were to change to, say, wordpress (because it looks pretty), could I take all my posts with me? Is it worth the effort?
I feel like I'm in a time warp at the moment so that's probably not a good thing.
I'm also hungry. I make rash decisions when I'm hungry.
Hmmm.
Sunday, February 17, 2008
Oh Happy Day
I had a GREAT weekend. It had this perfect mix of fun and relaxing and good friends and good times. And it didn’t even cost that much. Yay for me!
Friday night we had work drinks, which are always fun, then headed to Belgium Beer cafe. That place really has its moments for me. I’m so anti the whole queue-up-around-a-rope-maze to get a drink from a shed thing, not to mention all the picnic tables. But it can be fun. Friday night it was fun.
Saturday I went to the gym and then I actually can’t remember what I did Saturday afternoon. Maybe the beach but I don’t think so... oh no! Lies! My most favourite person in Melbourne (and sometimes on the planet) came over and we went for a big long walk nearly to St Kilda and back and then got ice cream and ate it on the beach. It was fantastic. I love him heaps and being around him makes me happy. He is such a good friend. Plus, you can’t ever have a bad day when there is macadamia icecream involved. YUM!
Then Saturday night went to a friend’s house and indulged in a lot of wine and yummy mojitos. That was fun too, but I was exhausted, so spent most of the time sitting and listening, which can make a nice change from talking too much.
Sunday – spent aaaaaaall day at the beach and it was bliss. So lovely.
Sunday night I went to the Windsor castle for a friend’s birthday drinks – it was really really great. I saw a lot of people I hadn’t seen in ages and it was nice to be around them. I have cool friends.
Also got a huge ego boost when a few of them told me how fantastic I’m looking. It’s always nice to hear and makes me feel good about my hard work. And boring salad lunches! Normally, as soon as someone compliments me, I slack off and think ‘cool i’ve got the compliment now I can relax and eat chocolate’ but this time, I’m really determined not to do that and it seems to be working.
Ex #2 has made me sad. Long long story.
I really wish I could go to sleep right now. All that time in the sun has made me exhausted.
Noosa next weekend. Yayay!
Friday night we had work drinks, which are always fun, then headed to Belgium Beer cafe. That place really has its moments for me. I’m so anti the whole queue-up-around-a-rope-maze to get a drink from a shed thing, not to mention all the picnic tables. But it can be fun. Friday night it was fun.
Saturday I went to the gym and then I actually can’t remember what I did Saturday afternoon. Maybe the beach but I don’t think so... oh no! Lies! My most favourite person in Melbourne (and sometimes on the planet) came over and we went for a big long walk nearly to St Kilda and back and then got ice cream and ate it on the beach. It was fantastic. I love him heaps and being around him makes me happy. He is such a good friend. Plus, you can’t ever have a bad day when there is macadamia icecream involved. YUM!
Then Saturday night went to a friend’s house and indulged in a lot of wine and yummy mojitos. That was fun too, but I was exhausted, so spent most of the time sitting and listening, which can make a nice change from talking too much.
Sunday – spent aaaaaaall day at the beach and it was bliss. So lovely.
Sunday night I went to the Windsor castle for a friend’s birthday drinks – it was really really great. I saw a lot of people I hadn’t seen in ages and it was nice to be around them. I have cool friends.
Also got a huge ego boost when a few of them told me how fantastic I’m looking. It’s always nice to hear and makes me feel good about my hard work. And boring salad lunches! Normally, as soon as someone compliments me, I slack off and think ‘cool i’ve got the compliment now I can relax and eat chocolate’ but this time, I’m really determined not to do that and it seems to be working.
Ex #2 has made me sad. Long long story.
I really wish I could go to sleep right now. All that time in the sun has made me exhausted.
Noosa next weekend. Yayay!
Thursday, February 14, 2008
Test...
I posted an entry yesterday and it shows up on my list, but not when I look at my blog. Normally it takes about half an hour... but a day?! weird.
so this is just to see if this one works....
hmmmmmmmmmmmmm!
so this is just to see if this one works....
hmmmmmmmmmmmmm!
Wednesday, February 13, 2008
Five weeks - hip hip hooray!
I really don’t want to get slack with this blog but my life is so uneventful at the moment that I can’t ever think what to say!
So – disclaimer – for the, um, ZERO people who read this. Bear with me, we are now FIVE WEEKS away from the fabulous trip and i’m sure there’ll be plenty more to say soon. And can I also just say, to the people who read this but don’t comment (I fully understand I may be talking to an echo-y room here) pleeeeeeeeaaaaaaase comment. I’ve been really good with commenting on blogs I read lately because I know how it feels not to get any at the end of the day.
I’m SUCH a whinger!
Anyway, had a really nice weekend. Sunday threw an unexpected lovely warm day, but not ridiculously hot. I think it was about 25C, which is perfect beach weather for NZ, but not so for Melbourne it seems, as I was the only one at the beach. It was really nice to have a breeze and the warm afternoon sun on my back. I’m so grateful that I can live by the beach at the moment. It’s FREE, and also such a nice way to spend an afternoon. I people watch and read and listen to my ipod – 3 favourite time wasting activities all with a lovely view! I don’t know how long i’ll stay at this current house because I think it’s going to be BLOODY cold in winter, but right now it’s making me happy so all good.
This weekend i’ve actually got some things planned that are going to make me feel like I have a life! A party on Saturday night then birthday drinks for a lovely amazing friend of mine on Sunday. Yay!
Valentine’s Day – everything that i’ve ever wanted to say can be found HERE http://www.nzherald.co.nz/blog/index.cfm?c_id=1501208
I got the first text from my mum in Belgium yesterday. That was a bit exciting. Of course, I texted her then she replied 6 hours later, which sucks because that’s the way it’s probably going to be for the next two years, but it’s nice to know I can tell her little things at any hour of the day all the same. I’m sure she’ll get a few drunken phone calls in the next few months too!
FIVE WEEKS TODAY!! Eeeeeek! I also get paid today which is very exciting. It means I can start again with my budgeting. It also means this is my last chance to save as much as I can. This is because I get paid on the 14th of every month and I’m leaving on the 20th, so after i’ve put money aside for rent, etc, I’m basically taking my whole paycheck to USA with me. So this month is going to be very miserly. But that’s ok. All for a good cause.
Oh – ex #2 – NOT coming to Noosa! I’m really quite happy about this. As much as I would have loved to have seen him there (it’s where we first met aww) it’s really a hell of a lot less stressful knowing he’s not going to be there. I feel like it’s a lot less pressure now and I will be able to just relax and have fun. I’m sure it would have been fun with him there, but I would have felt completely in a fishbowl and every public conversation i would have had with him would have been gossiped about for months to come. As if I need that! But he’s coming to Melbourne the following week for about 10 days, so pretty much right up until I go on my trip. so that’s good – will get to catch up with him there and see what happens. I have a sneaky feeling he’s got something planned for V-day today but I don’t want to jinx it!
Ex #1 – I saw a pic of him on facebook with this girl that I know he likes (can I just say I’m well aware that talking about facebook is completely lame and I’m embarrassed for myself that I come across as a facebook stalker. HOWEVER when I told him a month or so ago that I couldn’t see him anymore, he actually said to me – what so we can’t be facebook friends? – i looked at him as if he was crazy and said facebook is stupid! I don’t care if you’re my “friend” on facebook! It doesn’t mean anything! – for that fact alone, I believe it’s ok for me to check out his new photos and read his comments – he can remove me if he wishes. But I know he won’t). Anyway they were at the st Kilda festival and i’m telling you now, I have never seen him look so happy. Sure, it’s just a photo. But his eyes are dancing and he has this amazing smile on his face. And all I could think was, you deserve to feel that way. I’m so so certain we would have made a crap couple that it’s much easier for me to let him go. Our whole relationship was plagued with jealousy, arguments, mistrust, lies, etc all with this veil of intense passion and excitement over the top – but i’m adamant that that wouldn’t have been enough now. Sure, we’ve got amazing chemistry, and we’ll probably suffer through this same scenario in another year’s time, but i’m certain we’ll never make each other happy because we stuffed it up the first time so badly and hurt each other so much.
Sigh.
So – disclaimer – for the, um, ZERO people who read this. Bear with me, we are now FIVE WEEKS away from the fabulous trip and i’m sure there’ll be plenty more to say soon. And can I also just say, to the people who read this but don’t comment (I fully understand I may be talking to an echo-y room here) pleeeeeeeeaaaaaaase comment. I’ve been really good with commenting on blogs I read lately because I know how it feels not to get any at the end of the day.
I’m SUCH a whinger!
Anyway, had a really nice weekend. Sunday threw an unexpected lovely warm day, but not ridiculously hot. I think it was about 25C, which is perfect beach weather for NZ, but not so for Melbourne it seems, as I was the only one at the beach. It was really nice to have a breeze and the warm afternoon sun on my back. I’m so grateful that I can live by the beach at the moment. It’s FREE, and also such a nice way to spend an afternoon. I people watch and read and listen to my ipod – 3 favourite time wasting activities all with a lovely view! I don’t know how long i’ll stay at this current house because I think it’s going to be BLOODY cold in winter, but right now it’s making me happy so all good.
This weekend i’ve actually got some things planned that are going to make me feel like I have a life! A party on Saturday night then birthday drinks for a lovely amazing friend of mine on Sunday. Yay!
Valentine’s Day – everything that i’ve ever wanted to say can be found HERE http://www.nzherald.co.nz/blog/index.cfm?c_id=1501208
I got the first text from my mum in Belgium yesterday. That was a bit exciting. Of course, I texted her then she replied 6 hours later, which sucks because that’s the way it’s probably going to be for the next two years, but it’s nice to know I can tell her little things at any hour of the day all the same. I’m sure she’ll get a few drunken phone calls in the next few months too!
FIVE WEEKS TODAY!! Eeeeeek! I also get paid today which is very exciting. It means I can start again with my budgeting. It also means this is my last chance to save as much as I can. This is because I get paid on the 14th of every month and I’m leaving on the 20th, so after i’ve put money aside for rent, etc, I’m basically taking my whole paycheck to USA with me. So this month is going to be very miserly. But that’s ok. All for a good cause.
Oh – ex #2 – NOT coming to Noosa! I’m really quite happy about this. As much as I would have loved to have seen him there (it’s where we first met aww) it’s really a hell of a lot less stressful knowing he’s not going to be there. I feel like it’s a lot less pressure now and I will be able to just relax and have fun. I’m sure it would have been fun with him there, but I would have felt completely in a fishbowl and every public conversation i would have had with him would have been gossiped about for months to come. As if I need that! But he’s coming to Melbourne the following week for about 10 days, so pretty much right up until I go on my trip. so that’s good – will get to catch up with him there and see what happens. I have a sneaky feeling he’s got something planned for V-day today but I don’t want to jinx it!
Ex #1 – I saw a pic of him on facebook with this girl that I know he likes (can I just say I’m well aware that talking about facebook is completely lame and I’m embarrassed for myself that I come across as a facebook stalker. HOWEVER when I told him a month or so ago that I couldn’t see him anymore, he actually said to me – what so we can’t be facebook friends? – i looked at him as if he was crazy and said facebook is stupid! I don’t care if you’re my “friend” on facebook! It doesn’t mean anything! – for that fact alone, I believe it’s ok for me to check out his new photos and read his comments – he can remove me if he wishes. But I know he won’t). Anyway they were at the st Kilda festival and i’m telling you now, I have never seen him look so happy. Sure, it’s just a photo. But his eyes are dancing and he has this amazing smile on his face. And all I could think was, you deserve to feel that way. I’m so so certain we would have made a crap couple that it’s much easier for me to let him go. Our whole relationship was plagued with jealousy, arguments, mistrust, lies, etc all with this veil of intense passion and excitement over the top – but i’m adamant that that wouldn’t have been enough now. Sure, we’ve got amazing chemistry, and we’ll probably suffer through this same scenario in another year’s time, but i’m certain we’ll never make each other happy because we stuffed it up the first time so badly and hurt each other so much.
Sigh.
Thursday, February 7, 2008
Friday blues
So again i’ve found myself insanely busy. It sucks. I’m not saying that I don’t get any free time at work, because I do. Around 4.30 I admit defeat and think there’s no point starting anything now... but by then my brain is actually numb and all I can bring myself to do is read an update on Britney’s dramas at pinkisthenewblog.com. And that’s hardly interesting!
But to be honest, not much has been happening lately. I’m still saving like crazy, and quite looking forward to my next paycheck next week so I can start the whole budgeting thing all over again. I have absolutely no idea how much i’ve saved or how much I’ll be taking with me, but at least I can be happy in the knowledge that i’ve done the absolute best I can. I’m thinking $5k is probably a bit excessive for 3 weeks but I do plan on doing a LOT of shopping and having fun.... so it might be necessary!
I’ve also decided i’m getting my next tattoo in vegas. HOW COOL IS THAT!!!!! What a story! So i’m in the process of getting it looking all pretty now. And it’s awesome. Will happily post pics when it’s all ready to go. It’s a Croatian word so it’s a bit special to me and I cannot wait to have it on my body forever (hidden away of course). I’ve also decided on my next tattoo to get in a few years time. It’s going to be a latin saying. Which is cool also. I’ve always loved the latin language and I read this sentence in a book once and thought – yep, that’s me 100%. But that was back when I was about 14 and thought if I ever got a tattoo it would be a brightly coloured fairy or something. Thank god my tastes have changed!
Tattoos are weird weird things. I was always so against them. I thought they were crazy and who would want something on them forever. But one day I woke up feeling absolutely ill from the night before and walked out my door and straight into a tattoo parlour and booked myself in. I also signed myself up for a 24 month mobile phone contract that morning – which was STUPID! Who knows where i’ll be in 24 months time. But it was just the nature of the morning to do crazy things. Anyway so I had this appointment for a few months’ time and I set about finding myself a tattoo. I had an image in mind and I found a few different designs, then the moment I set eyes on one, I thought – yep, that’s me. And I wasn’t sure where I wanted it – I couldn’t decide between ankle, foot, hip or wrist – for ages, until the morning of the tattoo and I found the perfect place for it.
The whole process was a complete adrenalin rush, but I walked out feeling so happy and good and that I had a symbol on there that defined me in so many ways. It still makes me happy now thinking about it. I forget it’s there sometimes so when I catch sight of it in the mirror, and remember that I have it, I give myself a massive smile.
Plus, it’s so well hidden that no one really knows I have it, and that’s the way I intend to have all my tattoos. It was something I wanted for me on my body, so no one else needs to see it. That’s just how I feel anyway. More power to those people who have them on show. To be honest the tattoo i’m getting next would look so damn HOT on my foot, just below my little finger, but I’m just not going to do that.
mmmmmmmmmm. so this weekend is going to be cold! I think summer is definitely over in Melbourne. It’s only 19 today and i’m wearing jeans and a light jacket (my grey Ruby jacket is so old it’s practically vintage.) which is crazy talk.
Not much to report on the exes. Ex #1 – still sadly a bit in love with him. But trying really hard to stay away. He needs to sort his stuff out and move on to bigger and better me thinks. He had to go to court the other Friday, and because i’m a bit awesome I showed up at his house with a big box of fun size chocolates and some furry handcuffs, toy guns, toy police cars and a whole bunch of $2 shop police-related crap. I thought that was a bit cool. But anyway, i’d been there about 20 minutes and his crazy ex girlfriend shows up (see, he attracts the crazy. Just so you know.) and starts going mental about ‘I know she’s here, I know her car’ and I’m thinking oh my god i’m in an episode of Outrageous Fortune... anyway it was all a bit dramatic but I managed to leave relatively unscathed.
Ex #2 – seeing him in Noosa in 3 weeks. Will report back then. Meh.
Cannot wait to curl up on a couch with urban burger and a dvd. God life moves fast. (sarcasm)
But to be honest, not much has been happening lately. I’m still saving like crazy, and quite looking forward to my next paycheck next week so I can start the whole budgeting thing all over again. I have absolutely no idea how much i’ve saved or how much I’ll be taking with me, but at least I can be happy in the knowledge that i’ve done the absolute best I can. I’m thinking $5k is probably a bit excessive for 3 weeks but I do plan on doing a LOT of shopping and having fun.... so it might be necessary!
I’ve also decided i’m getting my next tattoo in vegas. HOW COOL IS THAT!!!!! What a story! So i’m in the process of getting it looking all pretty now. And it’s awesome. Will happily post pics when it’s all ready to go. It’s a Croatian word so it’s a bit special to me and I cannot wait to have it on my body forever (hidden away of course). I’ve also decided on my next tattoo to get in a few years time. It’s going to be a latin saying. Which is cool also. I’ve always loved the latin language and I read this sentence in a book once and thought – yep, that’s me 100%. But that was back when I was about 14 and thought if I ever got a tattoo it would be a brightly coloured fairy or something. Thank god my tastes have changed!
Tattoos are weird weird things. I was always so against them. I thought they were crazy and who would want something on them forever. But one day I woke up feeling absolutely ill from the night before and walked out my door and straight into a tattoo parlour and booked myself in. I also signed myself up for a 24 month mobile phone contract that morning – which was STUPID! Who knows where i’ll be in 24 months time. But it was just the nature of the morning to do crazy things. Anyway so I had this appointment for a few months’ time and I set about finding myself a tattoo. I had an image in mind and I found a few different designs, then the moment I set eyes on one, I thought – yep, that’s me. And I wasn’t sure where I wanted it – I couldn’t decide between ankle, foot, hip or wrist – for ages, until the morning of the tattoo and I found the perfect place for it.
The whole process was a complete adrenalin rush, but I walked out feeling so happy and good and that I had a symbol on there that defined me in so many ways. It still makes me happy now thinking about it. I forget it’s there sometimes so when I catch sight of it in the mirror, and remember that I have it, I give myself a massive smile.
Plus, it’s so well hidden that no one really knows I have it, and that’s the way I intend to have all my tattoos. It was something I wanted for me on my body, so no one else needs to see it. That’s just how I feel anyway. More power to those people who have them on show. To be honest the tattoo i’m getting next would look so damn HOT on my foot, just below my little finger, but I’m just not going to do that.
mmmmmmmmmm. so this weekend is going to be cold! I think summer is definitely over in Melbourne. It’s only 19 today and i’m wearing jeans and a light jacket (my grey Ruby jacket is so old it’s practically vintage.) which is crazy talk.
Not much to report on the exes. Ex #1 – still sadly a bit in love with him. But trying really hard to stay away. He needs to sort his stuff out and move on to bigger and better me thinks. He had to go to court the other Friday, and because i’m a bit awesome I showed up at his house with a big box of fun size chocolates and some furry handcuffs, toy guns, toy police cars and a whole bunch of $2 shop police-related crap. I thought that was a bit cool. But anyway, i’d been there about 20 minutes and his crazy ex girlfriend shows up (see, he attracts the crazy. Just so you know.) and starts going mental about ‘I know she’s here, I know her car’ and I’m thinking oh my god i’m in an episode of Outrageous Fortune... anyway it was all a bit dramatic but I managed to leave relatively unscathed.
Ex #2 – seeing him in Noosa in 3 weeks. Will report back then. Meh.
Cannot wait to curl up on a couch with urban burger and a dvd. God life moves fast. (sarcasm)
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