I got up at one thirty today! C and I went for a bus ride to give my mum some flowers (I made C pick them when I was in the shower) and a cupcake and some chocolate (I made C buy them when I was blow drying my hair). Had to make it to Centrelink, but Newcastle buses which drive past you at bus stops made it slightly difficult. Instead, we saw Manneh and he's still with us. He and C are making up a song. I introduced Manneh to the effects on my Macbook photobooth camera and it was a match made in heaven;




Also, something completely unrelated, my friend Paige sent me a link to this and I thought it was really lovely and kind of sad:

^ Kathryn Boyle (via Tea for Joy).

Quiz nicked from With Love and Swallow

What are the last three things you purchased?
1- Toilet paper, cat food, soy milk, bread, spaghetti.
2- Two boysenberry choc tops at Film Society.
3- Lots of postcards and bus tickets.

What are the last three songs you downloaded?
1- A couple of Bon Iver songs.
2- Some Lenka
3- "Sydney From a 727" by Paul Kelly because it has the line "have you ever fallen for a girl with different coloured eyes?", heheh.

What were the last three places you visited?
1- Aldi, about an hour ago. I had ten minutes to get there, so I ran, and I gave myself a cold sweat and almost vomited along the way. Ahaha.
2- The Jets game at the stadium and Film Society last night.
3- Ice hockey game at Warners Bay on Saturday night.

What are your three favorite movies?
1- Amelie.
2- Ghost World.
3- Once/Perfume/But I'm A Cheerleader/The Orphanage/Pan's Labyrinth/Mysterious Skin/Fight Club.

What are your three favorite possessions?
1- Macbook. It's sad that this is my first favourite possession, but it serves me well all day every day, and rarely complains.
2- My corkboard and all of the lovely things covering it that remind me of good friends.
3- My new shoes, so comfy.

What three things can you not live without?
1- The internet, sadly.
2- All of the wonderful music we have in our house.
3- C's cooking. He's going away for 18 whole days next month to visit his parents and I am going to starve. His food is my favourite. Oh... and he's good too.

What would be your three wishes?
1- A lovely house and job and life. Things feel like they're headed that way.
2- Feeling comfortable in my own skin. I have been for two impromptu runs over the last week and I'd like to do it more often. It feels good.
3- Health.

What are three things you haven't done yet?
1- Been overseas.
2- Had a real job.
3- Made any formal steps towards the career I'd like.

What are your three favorite dishes?
1- Vegetarian Laksa from Al-Oi Thai in Beaumont Street.
2- Vegetarian Surpreme pizza from Crust Pizza in Beaumont Street.
3- Anything C makes (esp. spaghetti with pumpkin, parsley, parmesan & garlic).

What three celebrities do you want to hang out with the most?
1- Tim Minchin.
2- Morrissey.
3- Leslie Feist/Max Barry/Maggie Gyllenhaal/Joss Whedon.

Name three things that freak you out...
1- Escalators
2- Balloons
3- Fauns

Name three unusual things you are good at.
1- Not being able to say anything I'm good at.
2- ...
3- ...Sorry.

Name three things you like about your appearance.
1- My freshly henna'd hair.
2- The freckles on my shoulders.
3- My eyeballs.

What are three things that you are coveting?
1- Tickets to see Tim Minchin at the end of the year, even though I will be in Tasmania at the time.
2- A Canon EOS.
3- The ingredients to make melting moments biscuits.

Four postcards today; from Portugal, Czech Republic, Brazil and Germany. I love the one from Germany (lower right).

^ A perfect synopsis. Link.

I just want to say that as I was browsing through the pages of this hilarious site called Fuck Yeah Twilight Related Lulz, the words 'vampire' and 'twilight' were in two different songs, about ten minutes apart in C's random playlist. Ahaha.

• I came across this gorgeous little paper goods website called Papermash, run by Lynne from Tea For Joy, and as the shop has just opened she is holding a competition where you could win a years worth of stationery. Obviously, this is totally up my alley. I'm so on that. Here are some of my favourite things from her little shoppe:
  
  
  1. Lace tape 2. Paris Polaroid postcards 3. Library birthday card
  
  
• Imgfave is a picture sharing website like Ffffound, minus the invite only policy. Very interesting browsing.
  
  
• Cute girls in glasses.
  
  
• As you're probably aware, director John Hughes (The Breakfast Club, Ferris Bueller's Day Off, Home Alone) sadly passed away this week. My friend Paige sent me the link to the website of a movie made recently called "Don't You Forget About Me" and I'm really interested to see what it's like.
  
  
• I thought this was interesting (found here);
  
  
  
  
• Poster pocket plants;
  
  
  
  
• This skirt made my day - Sherwood Forest Mini Skirt by Paul Smith. If only money grew on trees like the ones on this skirt;
  
  
  
  
• Here's a improbable hypothetical outfit I made at Polyvore that I thought I'd share, woo leggings and cardigans;
  
  
  
  
• This set depicting characters from Roald Dahl novels brought back some memories;
  
  
  ^ George's Marvelous Medicine.
  
  
• This is a photo of my friend Skye, taken by my friend Benjamin Fraser McKenzie (who you might possibly recall from Australian Idol?). I think it's really beautiful. His photos are gorgeous;
  
  
  
  
• I've seen this on a few blogs lately, but I thought I'd post it here. An interesting exercise in consistency;
  
  
  
  
• I thought these business cards for Glammer Eductation Institute of Hair Design were clever (via YOU MIGHT FIND YOURSELF);
  
  
  
  
• Oh my god, I NEED this block of post-its!
  
  
  
  
• This Melbourne woman makes the most amazing shoes;
  
  
  
  
• I like Leafcutter Design's 'World's Smallest Postal Service".
  
  
• This chalkboard/calendar is wonderful (via Tea For Joy)
  
  
  
  
• Strange Maps, cute;
  
  
  

Today C, our friend 'T-Bone' and I went to see the Newcastle Jets play the Wellington Pheonix. Overall it was a really good game. We won, which is always a nice extra. Afterwards we got takeaway (my favourite laksa) and went to Film Society, where we saw a French/Lebanese film called 'Caramel' which was subtle, but it had some really moving moments, I liked it.

Now I'm gonna drink some tea and relax :) C has become obsessed with this game called Frozen Bubble and I think it's driving him crazy, quite literally. His eyes have almost turned into the little Frozen Bubble balls.

Mini list for the week:
Look for jobs for Centrelink (I do actually apply for the jobs, I just know I won't get them).
Catch train to my parents on Wednesday and stay for a few days.
Buy my mum a birthday present (I've decided slippers are a good idea).
Go to see Harry Potter with Manneh on Tuesday, potentially.
Hanging out with Jackson on Wednesday.
Go see my friend Kirk for his birthday on Saturday at G.
Finish mail-tag items for Paige and Sophie.
Send letter to my sister.
Finish letter to Missive Maven, send.