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Missing you is easy 'coz you're beautiful
Nov. 13th, 2009 | 01:31 pm
When I went to James Cook University in Cairns I had a small group of friends and we hung out all of the time. Four of them have just finished their degree and the other two are still going. I just got a huge wave of missing them. I miss the drama, the fights, the coffee's, the dancing, the drinking, and the walking home at 3am through wet grass. They are all going their separate ways now. Some are going overseas, some are moving down here, some are staying in Cairns. I'm glad I left Cairns and came here because I have awesome friends here but I miss having friends at uni.
I'm just missing them
I'm just missing them
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Pink
Nov. 13th, 2009 | 12:06 am
I am up late again. I am looking at recipes...again. I don't only look at the recipes, I look to the images for inspiration for my drawings and for my writing. That's my excuse anyway. Pink is my favourite colour (along with green and black) and these pretty pink desserts are inspiring me tonight.
Layered dessert parfait from eating well...living thin. It looks delicious.
( There is something you should see... )
Layered dessert parfait from eating well...living thin. It looks delicious.
( There is something you should see... )
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Nov. 11th, 2009 | 06:02 pm
The Day in tweets...
16:55 @Sugadeaux Naw, fat gut kind is always good for a larf! #
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Yep, I bake.
Nov. 11th, 2009 | 12:53 pm
When I am on holidays I bake. It is a terrible habit because that means I eat. I bake because I am bored and it fills the time, it feels creative and I get to make Karl squee when he gets home and sees some treats waiting for him. I have no ingredients at this point but next week I will be fully stocked and ready to bake for my baby. I have decided to make a pumpkin pie - A totally un-Australian dessert (which is why I love it because Australia has shitty desserts). I have never made on or tasted one but I have this weird feeling that I know what it will taste like and I will love it. So, as I am on holidays and I am staying up until 2am looking for recipes, you will have to endure my food picture post.
I found an awesome website called photoeats is just a collection of awesome food pictures with the recipe (and the website it came from) attached. I love it! Here are some yummy food pictures that make me moist:
Chocolate and peanut butter stack. I think Karl would eat them all in one go. That boy loves some peanut butter.
( Tea for two.. )
I found an awesome website called photoeats is just a collection of awesome food pictures with the recipe (and the website it came from) attached. I love it! Here are some yummy food pictures that make me moist:
Chocolate and peanut butter stack. I think Karl would eat them all in one go. That boy loves some peanut butter.
( Tea for two.. )
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Filling
Nov. 10th, 2009 | 06:24 pm
I found a killer, traditional fruit mince pie recipe today while scavenging through a Borders book sale. I sat on the floor, nestled between the country music CD's and a Chinese girl listening to some kind of trashy pop a little too loudly on her
I think this Christmas is going to be a very baking-centric one. I love to bake. I love giving people a part of me. Baking takes time, and for a lot of recipes it takes skill and patience. All of which I am happy to spend on those I love.
I'm going to bake my mother a traditional Christmas cake (because she is the only one in her family that likes them), and I am going to bake some gingerbread men (and women) for the tree. I think for my friends, Christmas cupcakes are in order. I wont attempt rum balls because my mother's are the best in the world - BECAUSE SHE USES WEET-BIX LIKE YOU ARE S
In other news, I got a HD overall for Anthropology.
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SOLD!
Nov. 8th, 2009 | 08:01 pm
Hey y'all. I am selling some skirts on ebay.com.au.
Check out the listings:
Gothic Lolita Skirt
Black, Vistorian-style skirt
and
Petticoat
AWESOME THINGS TO BE SEEN AND BOUGHT!
Check out the listings:
Gothic Lolita Skirt
Black, Vistorian-style skirt
and
Petticoat
AWESOME THINGS TO BE SEEN AND BOUGHT!
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Nov. 6th, 2009 | 05:01 pm
The Day in tweets...
11:23 is spending the day with an overzealous kitten and a bleding toe..One may have been caused by the other ;) #
11:24 Abd by "bleding" y'all know I meant bleeding. #
11:25 Tomorrow Karl and I are having brunch and then grabbing an absolutely delicious @Sugadeaux cupcake! #
11:25 wants Christmas trees in pink, black and silver. #
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It's beginning to feel a lot like Christmas...
Nov. 6th, 2009 | 12:40 pm
I am so all about Christmas. I love walking around the stores when the Christmas displays are set up. I love all of the Christmas inspired treats. I love sitting next to a fully decorated tree and unwrapping presents from the man I love. It's not the presents I love, it's the act of giving. That sounds so cliche, but really...I love it. Most of all I love the Christmas tree...For me it is not Santa, or candy canes, or presents or carols that symbolise Christmas. It is the tree. So here is a selection of awesome Christmas trees from Flickr.com. I did not take any of these.
( Christmas tree...my Christmas tree... )
( Christmas tree...my Christmas tree... )
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On
Nov. 5th, 2009 | 02:33 pm
So, I have chosen my subjects for next year and they are all pretty darn awesome for once. However, if I don't pass my English subject from this semester I can't do any of these...sigh. Any way, these are the subjects I am doing next year....drum roll...
Semester 1
CLS2030 - Reading Freud and Jung.
I have always been an immense fan of Freud, and having studied psychology psychoanalysis is incredibly interesting to me. This subject is an introduction to the theories of Sigmund Freud and Carl Gustav Jung, based on a close reading of seminal texts. Key concepts of Freud's psychoanalysis in their historical intellectual context: the unconscious and its role in mental life, sexual theory and the structure of personality, the interpretation of dreams, the critique of civilization and religion. Examination of Jung's understanding of the personal and collective unconscious, dreams, achetypes and symbols, the structure of the psyche, psychological types, modern man and religion. Exploration of the application of psychoanalysis in literature, the arts and social psychology, the logic and limits of psychoanalytic interpretation.
ENH2980 - Introduction to Fiction Writing
In the collaborative atmosphere of workshops, students will use a range of set readings to experiment with the elements of fiction: narrative technique and point of view, characterization, story, plotting and action, setting, figurative language etc., editing skills and preparing a manuscript for publication. The workshops will integrate reading, writing and editing skills through three activities: the study of a wide range of texts which will be used as models for students' creative explorations; writing exercises designed to develop students' skills in aspects of short story writing; editing of students' own writing and that of their colleagues and offering constructive criticism.
ENH2055 - Textual Theories and Practice
This unit will introduce second and third year students to the complex and challenging world of interpretation, particularly to theories generated by the last thirty years since structuralism gave way to poststructuralism, colonialism to postcolonialism, the patriarchy to gender studies, the autonomous text to texts as product and construction. We shall select weekly readings from leading French, American and other European critics. This Subject actually does not really interest me, but for honours they suggest that the student takes a subject that has a strong theoretical base.
Semester 2
ANY2140 - Polynesia - Great Anthropological debates
I can't find the handbook entry for this subject but I remember it being about things like ritual cannibalism, and whether the Hawaiians really thought James Cook was a God. Sounds interesting to me.
ENH2330 - Victorian Literature
This unit examines some of the major works to emerge during the early Victorian period (1837-1870), with particular attention to the work of Dickens. Reference will be made to social changes and to the trends of thought accompanying these changes wherever this helps to suggest the chief characteristics of early Victorian sensibilities. Certain topics will receive special attention: childhood and education, women and marriage, industrialisation, class-consciousness and concepts of social interaction. I am still tossing up whether I want to do this..
ENH2360 - Fairytale Traditions
The name speaks for itself.
ENH2981 - Advanced Fiction Writing
Building on the skills developed in ENH2980, to develop skills in genre writing. In the atmosphere of workshops, guided by debate and a selection of short stories, students will experiment in a range of genres: Realism; New Writing; Historical Fiction; Cultural interactions; Gothic, Fantasy and the Supernatural; Crime; Re-visioning the Classic; Ficto-criticism; Writing for Children. It will pay attention to revising, editing and presenting a manuscript for publication. Delivered through the semester, 'The Writers and their World' series comprising talks by major authors, publishers and editors will give a colourful glimpse into the world of creative writers and the publishing industry.
Yep, so that is the plan for next year if I passed this year. I am still questioning whether to do Victorian literature but I have a while to think on it. Now, I must go to Feralas and grind until Karl gets home.
Semester 1
CLS2030 - Reading Freud and Jung.
I have always been an immense fan of Freud, and having studied psychology psychoanalysis is incredibly interesting to me. This subject is an introduction to the theories of Sigmund Freud and Carl Gustav Jung, based on a close reading of seminal texts. Key concepts of Freud's psychoanalysis in their historical intellectual context: the unconscious and its role in mental life, sexual theory and the structure of personality, the interpretation of dreams, the critique of civilization and religion. Examination of Jung's understanding of the personal and collective unconscious, dreams, achetypes and symbols, the structure of the psyche, psychological types, modern man and religion. Exploration of the application of psychoanalysis in literature, the arts and social psychology, the logic and limits of psychoanalytic interpretation.
ENH2980 - Introduction to Fiction Writing
In the collaborative atmosphere of workshops, students will use a range of set readings to experiment with the elements of fiction: narrative technique and point of view, characterization, story, plotting and action, setting, figurative language etc., editing skills and preparing a manuscript for publication. The workshops will integrate reading, writing and editing skills through three activities: the study of a wide range of texts which will be used as models for students' creative explorations; writing exercises designed to develop students' skills in aspects of short story writing; editing of students' own writing and that of their colleagues and offering constructive criticism.
ENH2055 - Textual Theories and Practice
This unit will introduce second and third year students to the complex and challenging world of interpretation, particularly to theories generated by the last thirty years since structuralism gave way to poststructuralism, colonialism to postcolonialism, the patriarchy to gender studies, the autonomous text to texts as product and construction. We shall select weekly readings from leading French, American and other European critics. This Subject actually does not really interest me, but for honours they suggest that the student takes a subject that has a strong theoretical base.
Semester 2
ANY2140 - Polynesia - Great Anthropological debates
I can't find the handbook entry for this subject but I remember it being about things like ritual cannibalism, and whether the Hawaiians really thought James Cook was a God. Sounds interesting to me.
ENH2330 - Victorian Literature
This unit examines some of the major works to emerge during the early Victorian period (1837-1870), with particular attention to the work of Dickens. Reference will be made to social changes and to the trends of thought accompanying these changes wherever this helps to suggest the chief characteristics of early Victorian sensibilities. Certain topics will receive special attention: childhood and education, women and marriage, industrialisation, class-consciousness and concepts of social interaction. I am still tossing up whether I want to do this..
ENH2360 - Fairytale Traditions
The name speaks for itself.
ENH2981 - Advanced Fiction Writing
Building on the skills developed in ENH2980, to develop skills in genre writing. In the atmosphere of workshops, guided by debate and a selection of short stories, students will experiment in a range of genres: Realism; New Writing; Historical Fiction; Cultural interactions; Gothic, Fantasy and the Supernatural; Crime; Re-visioning the Classic; Ficto-criticism; Writing for Children. It will pay attention to revising, editing and presenting a manuscript for publication. Delivered through the semester, 'The Writers and their World' series comprising talks by major authors, publishers and editors will give a colourful glimpse into the world of creative writers and the publishing industry.
Yep, so that is the plan for next year if I passed this year. I am still questioning whether to do Victorian literature but I have a while to think on it. Now, I must go to Feralas and grind until Karl gets home.
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Crack
Nov. 4th, 2009 | 08:01 pm
Karl finally got me a video card which means I can now play World of Warcraft. Karl is going to wash the dishes and then we begin. I have missed my little tauren.
In other news, I watched the first three Harry Potter movies today and I am not impressed. I mean, they're not bad but I do not get the fuss. I don't think they are particularly mind blowing or original, the plots seem cliche as do the characters and I think it is all very predictable. Maybe the books are better but I'll never know because I don't even want to read them now. If they couldn't make the film interesting the books must be snore worthy. At least the LOTR movies were interesting and did the books justice...
Now when the stupid girls in my English classes try to tell me Harry Potter is spectacular and probably really does exist, I can tell them that I disagree...wholeheartedly. Although, Alan Rickman is one beautiful looking man.
Last night, Karl and I drank a whole bottle of vodka and ordered pizza. I haven't had pizza in months and it was awesome. We stayed up until 2am, mostly talking and fucking. It was a good night.
Now to game.
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End.
Nov. 2nd, 2009 | 09:17 pm
At 4.50pm today I completed the my last exam for the year. I think it went badly. I think it is probably the worst I have done in an exam...ever...in five years of university education. I need to do well, I need to pass this subject or else I cannot do any of the subjects I want to do next year. This subject is a prerequisite to all of them. Karl took me out to
So, the holidays begin. I have downloaded all of the Harry Potter movies because I have always said how shit the series is and I have only seen the first movie. I have downloaded Grey's anatomy, Ugly Betty, and Gossip Girl. I have a pile of books to read. Karl is in the process of installing WoW and I am set to relax, clean insanely, read for pleasure, hang out with friends, go back to Cairns for Christmas and celebrate New Year in a hotel overlooking the city.
Summer lovin'.
I find out my results on the 4th of December and I am freaking out. I have never failed anything at university and I have achieved nothing less than a Distinction at Monash. If I fail this subject I am royally fucked.
Image: Angela Newman
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All Hallows Eve
Nov. 1st, 2009 | 01:10 pm
Friday night, a Halloween party. I went as a Banshee. No one got it. I handed out candy. We had giant margaritas. My friend went as Little Dark Riding Hood. I drank too much. I had a very metal Halloween.
My friend as Hood, and a giant margarita.
Not a very good photo of me as a Bean Sidhe.
Karl, myself (with sweaty gross hair) and Des.
My cauldron of goodies. It was much more full at the beginning of the night.
I must now get back to study seeing as my one and only exam is tomorrow.
My friend as Hood, and a giant margarita.
Not a very good photo of me as a Bean Sidhe.
Karl, myself (with sweaty gross hair) and Des.
My cauldron of goodies. It was much more full at the beginning of the night.
I must now get back to study seeing as my one and only exam is tomorrow.
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Oct. 29th, 2009 | 06:04 pm
The Day in tweets...
18:52 is having her first red meat meal in a week...I'm just craving yo. #
18:54 just went for a 57 minute run even though I saw a doctor today. #
18:54 is looking forward to Halloween. I have a cauldron of lollies and a kick ass costume...I may or may not have gone over board on the lollies. #
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Oct. 26th, 2009 | 06:00 pm
The Day in tweets...
23:10 Photo: tumblr.com/x9f3ol5st #
23:11 Photo: tumblr.com/x9f3ol62y #
23:14 Photo: tumblr.com/x9f3ol77s #
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Oct. 25th, 2009 | 12:35 am
Studying for exams makes me feel like this:
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Tofu
Oct. 25th, 2009 | 12:28 am
Karl and I have been eating a lot of tofu..baked, fried, roasted, raw. We are really getting into it. I think I would be a vegetarian if it wasn't for the meatball foot long sammich at Subway...Not that I eat them, but Karl lets me have a bite of his.
I started working on my costume for the Halloween Red Moon on Friday night. It will be my first outing wearing all white...It kind of scares me not to be wearing black.
Today a girl came up to me on the street and asked if she could touch my hair, yes she could. It interests me that people think they will be able to FEEL the colour of my hair. Im not too impressed with the colour of my hair. I wanted to be a very vibrant green but it came out a flamboyant turquoise...I can deal with it though.
I don't really have much to say except that I am hung over as all fuck, I should be studying, and I am a sausage.
I went out last night with some friends, I wore this:
And, I finally got the other necklace I ordered from etsy:
I fucking love it yo.
I started working on my costume for the Halloween Red Moon on Friday night. It will be my first outing wearing all white...It kind of scares me not to be wearing black.
Today a girl came up to me on the street and asked if she could touch my hair, yes she could. It interests me that people think they will be able to FEEL the colour of my hair. Im not too impressed with the colour of my hair. I wanted to be a very vibrant green but it came out a flamboyant turquoise...I can deal with it though.
I don't really have much to say except that I am hung over as all fuck, I should be studying, and I am a sausage.
I went out last night with some friends, I wore this:
And, I finally got the other necklace I ordered from etsy:
I fucking love it yo.
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Oct. 22nd, 2009 | 06:02 pm
The Day in tweets...
13:06 finds it funny that people think because I have piercings I will be able to endure a blood test with no worries...not true. #
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Oct. 19th, 2009 | 06:02 pm
The Day in tweets...
19:26 @Sugadeaux Oh dang! My boyfriend tried to get in early to get one before they ran out. Must have gotten there too early. #
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Poe
Oct. 19th, 2009 | 04:04 pm
I just went an got a pap smear..go team! Tomorrow I have to get up a 7am, go and get a blood test and then go and do my last anthropology exam. Oh, it all gets better.
The two highlights of today were having lunch in the park with Karl amongst a field of yellow flowers and receiving this Edgar Allan Poe necklace in the mail. I ordered it with my birthday money. I am loving it and I can't wait to wear it.
I got it from etsy.com from Sweet Heart Sinner Creations.
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I see him in my dreams
Oct. 18th, 2009 | 11:54 pm
My grandfather died two years ago on the 21st of this month. We were never particularly close. When we were children we preferred him over our grandmother and he was always fun and cool. As we grew up, we saw him less and less because we didn't want to see our Dad for his custody weekends. When my Grandfather died I hadn't seen him for about five years. When I got the call that he had had a heart attack I went to the ICU to see him, even though I didn't want to. I knew it would be a horrible experience and after all we weren't that close. I got to the ICU waiting room and sat with my father who looked like he had aged 50 years and lost 50 kilos. I didn't want to go in to the ICU and see my Grand Dad attached to all of those machines, and with tubes in his mouth. But I was coerced and I felt obliged.
All I can say is that medical TV shows make people on life support look a lot better than they actually look in real life. My grandfather was pale, almost yellow, he had dark rings under his eyes and what looked like pus around his mouth. I held his hand for a moment and then left. I went home. I got called later that afternoon; they were turning off his life-support. They wanted me to be there. I didn't go. I didn't need to see that. I would rather try to remember him how he was in life.
I went to his funeral. I saw his coffin. It was a lot smaller than I had expected. About two weeks later I had the first dream. The first dream with my grandfather in it. He looked okay, albeit a little grey and thinner. He gave me a piece of advice that turned out to be handy a few weeks later. Another few months on, he was in my dreams again. This time he was greyer, darker under the eyes and angry. I was given advice again that I used later on in that month.
Last night, my grandfather was in my dreams. I asked on Friday to have a dream with him in it so he could help me with my health issues. My grandfather was in my dream. He looked almost white, with grey tones on his face. His eyes were closed and blackened. He said nothing; he stared straight ahead.
I have dreams with my Grandfather in them. Not the grandfather I remember, but the grandfather that is rotting under the ground. In my dreams I see the process of his decomposition and he talks to me like he never did in life.
Do I dream these dreams because I miss what I could have had? Do I have these dreams for no reason at all? I don't know. But I am pretty sure they are going to get scarier as he turns to dust.
All I can say is that medical TV shows make people on life support look a lot better than they actually look in real life. My grandfather was pale, almost yellow, he had dark rings under his eyes and what looked like pus around his mouth. I held his hand for a moment and then left. I went home. I got called later that afternoon; they were turning off his life-support. They wanted me to be there. I didn't go. I didn't need to see that. I would rather try to remember him how he was in life.
I went to his funeral. I saw his coffin. It was a lot smaller than I had expected. About two weeks later I had the first dream. The first dream with my grandfather in it. He looked okay, albeit a little grey and thinner. He gave me a piece of advice that turned out to be handy a few weeks later. Another few months on, he was in my dreams again. This time he was greyer, darker under the eyes and angry. I was given advice again that I used later on in that month.
Last night, my grandfather was in my dreams. I asked on Friday to have a dream with him in it so he could help me with my health issues. My grandfather was in my dream. He looked almost white, with grey tones on his face. His eyes were closed and blackened. He said nothing; he stared straight ahead.
I have dreams with my Grandfather in them. Not the grandfather I remember, but the grandfather that is rotting under the ground. In my dreams I see the process of his decomposition and he talks to me like he never did in life.
Do I dream these dreams because I miss what I could have had? Do I have these dreams for no reason at all? I don't know. But I am pretty sure they are going to get scarier as he turns to dust.