^ Carl Kleiner.

A mixed and miscellaneous post with some photos taken during the week;

Last weekend I got a lift to Sydney with a friend of C's who was going to meet up with some friends he had met on WoW. He dropped me off in Darling Harbour and with my very limited knowledge of Sydney, I navigated my way 3km by foot up George Street to the MCA Zine Fair. Along the way I spotted this shop front at Sportsgirl and thought it was amazing. I want everything on those shelves. I wonder where they'll go when they redo the shop front?;



Also in my Sydney trek I picked up a nice hardcover drawing book from Smiggle. I haven't done anything much in it yet, just a silly caricature of C and I and one of my house mate and his girlfriend (which he requested). I can't wait to fill its pages;



This week I submitted three assignments and there are two due next week, but I am well and truly on the home stretch. For one assignment I put together this poster - it involved dipping drawings into a jar of paint water with tweezers, cutting out paper snowflakes for several hours and redoing things over and over because I have relentlessly grubby fingers. I forgot to photograph the final design before I submitted it, so I'll show you the finished product some other time;



After spending a bundle on printing and mounting, we all brought our photos in for one class, only to have our tutor take a single photo of them set up on a white board and then we had to take them home. Ah well! At least I can have them now;



I made a collage for Bird In The Hand zine distro last week which Susy quickly got printed into a thousand postcards! I also forgot to take a photo of the collage, it was much brighter than the scan;



Halfway through doing assignments this week I decided I wanted to rip all of the paper laminate off my desk and paint it. It was about 10pm at night, I didn't have enough paint and I had to do it inside and I did a pretty scrappy job, so it was all pretty ridiculous but the outcome was kind of cool. Notice that it's only 3/4 painted. Ignore desk mess! Next week I'll finish it off;



After next week I'll be on break and the following weeks will involve packing up my life into small boxes in preparation for the move and spending a lot of late nights and early mornings watching the World Cup with C.

^ Carl Kleiner.

Just for a change, in the style of Gala Darling, here are some of my Things I Love Thursday;

Umbrella weather; Guidelines for cats; homemade burritos; thick outgoing envelopes; thick black stockings; freshly dyed hair; Trent Reznor's new musical project with his wife; rereading Ghost World; fresh Kath Kidston stationery sheets; Christina Hendricks/Joan Holloway; coconut oat cookies; reliable old clothes; buying a white board to list letters that need writing; the MCA Zine Fair; collage; having only two uni related items due next week then I'm all done for the semester; Najeroux; Vanessa Berry's zines; doing a Powerpoint presentation today about Toy Camera/Lomography photography; the (Australian TV station) ABC's news theme remixed, eating at the sad Chinese restaurant on Beaumont Street (it may look sad but it makes tasty food); Fry's 'chicken' nuggets (made with textured vegetable protein!); exclamation marks (though preferably not in quick succession); it being C's birthday next week and taking him bowling, haha; They Draw And Cook (via Katyha); the beginning of the World Cup (C will be glued to the television); stunning photographs of animals inside the womb; C, my house mate and his girlfriend and I all photocopying our faces and sticking them on our fridge; playing Halo(?!); Shit My Kids Ruined (it's like visual contraception); C's curls (being with someone with beautiful long curly hair is a perfect way to make up for my boring dead-straight mop) and this step by step guide to drawing Justin Bieber.

What has been making your week?

^ Pope by Rene Maltete.

Things I will do when this semester is over (yes I should be doing uni work as I speak);
♡ Sand down and paint my desk with bright red shiny enamel paint.
♡ Write letters for days straight (I'm at just under 40 due).
♡ Collate bits and pieces for a long-planned letter-writing/mail-art themed zine.
♡ Grow my nails (uni makes me bite them), then paint them all a different colour.
♡ Start packing up my life/house in boxes to take to Launceston, Tasmania.
♡ Cook many more 'ooey-gooey chocolatey' recipes from Nigella.com.
♡ Catch the train to Dungog and visit le fam and my little Rosie niece.
♡ Read an entire book (I'm getting by reading letters, zines and comics).
♡ Go for bike rides with C.
♡ Play guitar more often.
♡ Learn to knit/crotchet/embroider/use my sewing machine better.
♡ Go bowling for C's 30th birthday, haha.



^ Spell with Flickr.

A few quick links;
♡ Bad Paintings of Barack Obama
♡ Scanwiches (yes, that's scanned sandwiches)
♡ The most famous photos by Rene Maltete
♡ 5 Creepy Beach Sculptures to Scare Off Sunbathers
♡ London Shop Fronts
♡ Crayon Rings

And now, some cute pictures of kittens;

1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11

^ Ink dropped in water; Alberto Seveso.

Stuck in my head: Knickerbocker - Fujiya & Miyagi
Watching: Mad Men
Devouring: Pumpkin soup and buttery bread
Sipping: Hot chocolate
Temperature: 11°C/52°F (it's 4°C in Launceston!)
Time: 1:57am *yaaaaawn*




Some things my mail box has been lucky enough to eat up lately;


^ I was lucky enough to win one of Paper Pastries' recent giveaways and this is the little haul I came away with. I am a bit in love with the library card, I don't know if I'll ever be able to part with it! And the packaging of the whole thing was to die for.


^ Carly sent me a fantastic letter and cute package.


^ A lovely first letter from Kaatje.


^ It took its time in transit, but Jennlui's pretty little package from Megan's stationery swap finally found its way to me and it was so worth the wait. Thank you Jenn!


^ Danielle of Dinosaur Toes sent me these two beautifully decorated mixes for Kittycat's mix cd swap.


^ This was one helluva letter, it was actually a small book! Mary totally outdid herself, this is one of the most unique and special things I've ever received. Just gorgeous!


^ Megan sent me such a fantastic little collection of things, including a bunch of vintage photographs which are so one of a kind.


^ Another lovely letter full of goodies from Rebecca in England. Customs likes opening my mail it seems!


^ This letter was such a delight to read (and she has such beautiful handwriting). Letters from Misss Belen are some of my favourites.


^ A letter from this miss could brighten any day, thank you so much Micaela! A beautiful letter accompanied this beautiful package. The red-shoed postcard is definitely a favourite. I put the socks on as soon as I had photographed them. I will need a whole lot for of cute warm socks like these in cold Tasmania in two months!;


^ Mesca checking out my stripy feet.


^ Yesterday C and I minded his nephew Marley for the day. I swear, when I have children, if they're anything like this little kid, I'll be in heaven. He's so damn sweet. I got him to pose with my letter from Lauren. Thanks lady!


^ It seems to be the giveaway season! I nabbed this gorgeous Japanese tape from the giveaway at Uguisu.


^ I treated myself to some fabulous stationery from cute NZ company Nut And Bee - I got Sky Slide labels and Where Rainbows Come From notepad. I am so keen to make another order.


^ Can you say free shipping? I certainly can. I am keeping myself away from Bookdepository.co.uk from now on! I picked up a box of Stuff On My Cat postcards, a copy of the Ghost World comic I've been trying to track down for years, a Kath Kidston labels and stickers book and stationery box for $40. I still feel pretty guilty about spoiling myself with stationery, but I'm sure it will wear off. Ha.

I have to make a poster for a hypothetical fashion parade for one of my classes and so far I have a long way to go. I do have my font down-pat though, ha;



Now I have an intensive weekend of work ahead - I hope yours is far more relaxing!