on another note.

It always surprises me how Gerling started off as being a band with a song that I always got confused with the Strokes...

And then they end up being completely different, and keep popping up with all of these old songs I Actually know. 

Plus, there is an immortal ant in my room.

holidays begin.

I started packing tonight. I'm mostly excited about getting away from this 40+ degree weather! 

Last night was the first night it has actually been cool in a while, so me and Kirby slept out on the trampoline. The mozzies were biting. But It was a darn sight better than sleeping inside. I have salt stains on my bed from sweating so much. Gross... I know...

I bought 2 pairs of shorts, 4 pairs of tights, 2 t-shirts, 1 skirt and 2 pairs of shoes the other day, and spent about $600 of my pay. I also bought this really cool sequin beanie, while completely useless in Adelaide at the moment It's going to be super cool when I'm walking around the glaciers in New Zealand.

Currently I'm home alone waiting for Kirby and Helen to both get back from their respective Nando's stores. Reasons why they should totally quit Nandos?

1. They get paid shitty amounts

2. Nando's changed their employee discount system and I can no longer get cheap food

3. They get home way too late which leaves me at home getting scared of bumps in the night.

fiji baby.

I leave for Fiji/New Zealand in (1, 2, 3, 4, 5) SIX days.

I have not considered packing, or any thing of the sort.

I do have a replacement receipt for mum and dad's Wii though, courtesy of the lovely boys at EB games. So hopefully I can get that duty free for them.

I am in desperate need to buy some pants of some description for when we go walking in New Zealand, but due to my great dislike of pants instead I'm planning on buying some shorts and an assortment of tights from american apparel. I am also going to buy some converses so that I have some walking shoes.

The weather here has started to get VERY hot, I'm wondering if we're going to get another heat wave this year. I think it was high 30s low 40s today, and it's continuing for the rest of the week. I can't say I'm utterly thrilled about it.

so it goes.

I'm a little bit scared that things that I always thought would be constant, might not be the same anymore.

I just want him to be okay.

christmas.

In a way I'm spending this Christmas alone. 

I don't have that special someone to spend it with, I'm not even spending it with my parents.

I'm not sad about it, but it could be nice.

Truthfully I'm not alone at Christmas though. 

I get to spend it with two of my most excellent friends.

One who has been there for me, since our fights in the playground. The other who I've known for less than a year. 

I also get to spend it with both of my sisters, my fantastic brother in law and my four gorgeous nieces. 

I think I expect a lot from this holiday, but I know that as long as I've got all of them I wont be disappointed. After all, I think regardless of religious reasons for the holiday, christmas is really just a time to make sure that you're spending it with people you love.

regrets?

I've definitely done a lot of things in life that I'm not proud of.

There are things I wish I could forget.

But these are things that none the less have happened, and things that I've done. 

I don't know if it's better or worse that I've just come to accept them as part of me, rather than regret them forever. 

Perhaps if we could learn to accept ourselves a little more, we could also become less judgmental of others.

A cold spring night

A great night.

Drinking red wine from the bottle.

Screaming as the flying red embers threaten to burn the backyard down.

$5 entry.

Watching breakdancing dance offs that just feel unreal.

Breaking it down in the corner.

An unknown funk concert that blows you away.

Catching taxi rides with strangers called Alice.

Yellow cupcakes with pink sugar.

Pretty sweet all round.

Check out the Transatlantics. Wont be playing until 2009, but they are awesome!

http://www.myspace.com/transatlantics

Goodbye Alec!!