the sunlight blinds

sunlightblinds @ 2008-02-22T14:05:00

2008-02-22T04:06:27Z

being in brisbane again is weird. hot. surreal.

but seeing everyone again is great. hangouts with bee today and lisy tonight. yey!

memories

2007-11-28T10:47:13Z

i've been reading over old entries... i realise i've had this journal since 2004. over 3 years. i've put so much in here.

reading over how i used to be was like looking into the life of a different person, who had all the same interests i do. it's really surreal and strange, but i am so happy i have a record of all these things. i not only can read the entry, but remember how i was feeling at that time, and what else was going on which i didn't care to write about publicly. it's also made me realise how poor my english skills have become outside of high school. sad!

i'm so happy with life right now. london feels like home. of course, i wish all my family and best friends were here too... but i don't want to go back to brisbane at thsi stage. i feel like i'm a bit trapped by study. i know i need to finish my degree (1 year), do honours (1 year), and maybe phd (3 years). potentially it will be 5 years before i can come back here. i'm thinking 2 might be all i can take though. why did i have to start liking london now, when i have such little time left?

sunlightblinds @ 2007-09-27T19:24:00

2007-09-27T18:25:48Z

i am worried because it has only just become autumn and it is colder than brisbane winter. possibly i won't make it though the winter. tell my parents i love them

seamed stockings

2007-04-06T21:19:24Z

today i bought my first pair of seamed stockings. thigh high.
today i also bough these shoes:

(ignore the blurs on the mirror thank you)
oh my oh my.
whatever will those boys do?

sunlightblinds @ 2007-03-10T18:17:00

2007-03-10T18:20:57Z

i need to move asap. i can't keep spending money like this. but tomorrow night i won't think of that. i will see trent again and i won't care.

sunlightblinds @ 2007-03-07T09:04:00

2007-03-07T09:06:02Z

found a house. landlord won't call me back. argh. hopefully will move on friday. nin on sunday. life is good. (i'm still alive in case you were wondering, i just don't have the internet yet :( )

today i took a photo (many) of a squirel. it was so cute. i always sit by the window in hope that i'll get a photo, and today i did.

holidays suck sometimes.

2007-02-05T13:01:58Z

it's my first day of holidays and already i don't know what day it is.

today was frustrating to say the least. i feel like i know the telstra hold music loop by heart. which is somewhat sad, but i finally got onto someone at around 1030 tonight. they told me it wasn't their problem and to call the router manufacturers. kuntz.

things have been worrysome. drugs are bad, kids. i can't imagine how mum must be feeling.

i really love my dog. i will be so sad to leave her. i want to take you with me mitzi! wah. but mum says that if she doesn't forget me when i'm gone, i can take her when i move out. i really can't imagine owning another dog while she's still around. it's amazing how fast animals can become a piece of your heart.

in other news, my new laptop is beautiful. took me forever to get... and i'm so glad i didn't get windows vista. blerg.

my eyes are itchy = it's time for bed.

i'm bored already.

a new dilema: to get my mind of fuckheads.

2007-01-07T11:46:51Z

anyone who reads this, i would love an opinion:

so my life was all organised for the next year, half a year in brisbane and half in melbourne working for a company. i already signed all the paperwork. it was all sorted.
then a call on friday from another company in london. "we want you!" in a more interesting department (part of the reason i turned down the job.) it's in london, and is a fantastic oppertunity. so is the one i'm already doing but i have a feeling this other one might benefit me a bit more in the long run. i don't feel so comfortable screwing over the first company... but what if i decide that i would be better off in london? arrrrgh i fucking hate decisions. any thoughts/advice would be appreciated muchly.

normalcy?

2006-12-11T06:26:15Z

after a weekend of drinking champagne and sleeping in, i'm back in brisbane.

if i were you, i would never go clubbing in the gold coast, especially unaccompanied. every time peter left my side i would get hit on by sleaze bags. fuck that, eh.

on returning i find an email from qimr advising me that i had been accepted into their vacation scholarship program. that pretty much made my day. now i have employment after christmas! and good employment, which might actually benefit my future career.

girls night catch up is tonight. i can't wait. memories of school gossip and fun times are in my head and on my tongue.

my life's pretty good right now, but i wish i had some more sweet chili philly.

lack of funds. i need a loan from my parents. goddammnnitt.

hopefully i went ok in my dulux interview, and have secured employment for the entirity of next year. but if not, that's ok. i'll get some full time work and defer for the year. i can't handle uni next year. i really need a break.

if you hate me then, fuck you!

2006-12-03T23:34:11Z

estella wants to drink champagne.

even though i completely fucked some of my end semester exams, i'm just so happy i won't have to go back to uni for a whole year! i will be so ready to study by the time i go back... i will kick so much ass.
so dulux interview on thursday. hellz yes. i want that job sooooo much. it's weird, i've never really really wanted a job before. i've always been whatever towards jobs. i'm sure i'll blow them away!

time to do laundry, woot!

emails?

2006-11-10T04:45:52Z

ahh exam block, how i've missed you. 1/4 complete.
i'm so bored i could cry.
got a second interview with tetley. the job is in london. mixed feelings.

started reading origin of species. finished reading unintelligent design (i recommend it)
science books are fun.

my dog ate my heels. and she has an eyes on goth doll. goth doll is what she wants the most.
but why?

i remember halloween...

2006-10-29T12:41:59Z

three vampire ladies

julian and i

considering my next victim

kalon and lisy prove that even the undead can still get their freak on.

halloween dress ups are fun.
fake blood really stains skin: who knew?

sunlightblinds @ 2006-10-07T02:26:00

2006-10-07T02:27:24Z

my new baby:

in other news, i burnt my fingers with acid and they kinda hurt. ouch.

sunlightblinds @ 2006-09-23T19:34:00

2006-09-23T09:38:55Z

So today we got Mitzi. She is absolutely everything I could have hoped for. She was really shy at first and spent half the day sleeping under the car... But after a while she started coming to the door and asking me to come pet her. Sooooooo cute. Then she started following me around so that was nice. She is very smoochy and loves cuddles a lot. She also doesn't make a sound so it's sometimes hard to know how she feels. She's currently outside sleeping on her bed. She's very obedient also, when she gets to know you. By the end of the day I could tell her to wait and she wouldn't eat the food yet, woo! Anyway, once she's settled in a bit more I'll invite people over to say hi to her and to give her cuddles and pets. She's pretty big but the most calm smoochy dog ever!

sunlightblinds @ 2006-09-06T17:43:00

2006-09-06T07:51:23Z

This is the lovely Mitzi.

She is 19 months old and oh so cute. Soooo excited.

PS: for anyone looking for a pet. SAY NO TO ANIMALS IN PET SHOPS. adopt a pet from the rspca or from the friendsofthepound.com/greyhound. Thounsands of greyhounds are terminated every year and they are loving affectionate creatures. It's such an injustice. Please check out the site.

peace out

2006-09-04T12:16:41Z

RIP Steve Irwin. Though you were a little goofy, you always had good intentions, always put the animals first... a true crusader for animal rights and Australian wildlife. 44 is far too young for someone who did good. I hope that you set the ball rolling. The cause can't die with you. Peace out.

sunlightblinds @ 2006-08-20T22:22:00

2006-08-20T12:23:26Z

we're getting a greyhound! oh my god.. so excited... have to wait until the end of september! how am i meant to do that!??!

in other news i cut my fringe really short today.

sunlightblinds @ 2006-08-19T15:43:00

2006-08-19T05:46:53Z

oh my goodness!

today 2 greyhounds came to my house with a lady who runs a greyhound adoption program... they are the most gorgeous, pleasant, friendly dogs you can imagine! i am so so excited about getting one... hopefully. just stunning dogs. it's such a shame about 30000 of them are bred a year and only 7000 make it to the track... so almost all the rest are destroyed. but not this one! yay!

sunlightblinds @ 2006-08-11T23:11:00

2006-08-11T13:14:28Z

ugh. those people who think they find something cool, new and unique. spread the word. and end up ruining it for the rest of us.

the splendour in the grass entry.

2006-07-27T07:44:36Z

splendour was great, despite all the bad things that happened. first our tent flooded, then i got vommitted on, then there was a cockroach in my shoe when i put it on, and the traffic on the way home! took us 4 hours to do a 2 hour trip. but the bands were great. special highlights: dungen, the zutons, yeah yeah yeahs, and wolfmother. it was pretty rad, as splendour always is. my docs weigh an extra few kilos due to mud caking, but thats what they're for. i still can't believe people wear thongs to splendour: that's pretty much the dumbest thing ever.

Dungen

adrian + julian sitting around our camp site: waiting for the next show...

yeah yeah yeahs... see below for some videos of their show

splendour sights.

sleeping...

videos

sunlightblinds @ 2006-07-16T22:12:00

2006-07-16T12:18:37Z

i must say that my party was an excellent success. i am very pleased at how it turned out and who came. most of the favourites. overall we ate 60 jelly shots between us... and got a little drunk. first real test of my new sound system: very pro. it really was a great way for me to end my uni holidays. i really had so much fun.
we had hot spring rolls, lots of chips, lots of jelly! played buzz, table tennis, and guess the jelly belly flavour (which is pretty much the most fun game ever).

thanks to all who came. birthday fun at its best.

parents are in greece. i miss my mum :(

blog things

2006-07-13T12:22:15Z

You Are 68% Happy

You are a very happy person. Generally, you feel content and that all is right with the world.
Occasionally, you have a down day - but you have the ability to pick yourself right back up.

How Happy Are You?

Your World View

You are a happy, well-balanced person who likes people and is liked by others.
You question whether many conventional views on morality are valid under all circumstances.
You are essentially a content person.

Sometimes, you consider yourself a little superior.
You are moral by your own standards.
You believe that morality is what best suits the occasion.

What Is Your World View?

You Have a Melancholic Temperament

Introspective and reflective, you think about everything and anything.
You are a soft-hearted daydreamer. You long for your ideal life.
You love silence and solitude. Everyday life is usually too chaotic for you.

Given enough time alone, it's easy for you to find inner peace.
You tend to be spiritual, having found your own meaning of life.
Wise and patient, you can help people through difficult times.

At your worst, you brood and sulk. Your negative thoughts can trap you.
You are reserved and withdrawn. This makes it hard to connect to others.
You tend to over think small things, making decisions difficult.

What Temperment Are You?

Your Aura is Green

You're very driven, competitive, and even a bit jealous.
However, you seek out balance in your life - and you usually achieve it!

The purpose of your life: inspiring others to be better

Famous greens include: Tony Robbins, Donald Trump, Martha Stewart

Careers for you to try: Guru, CEO, Talk Show Host

What Color Is Your Aura?

ugh the internet is boring sometimes.

uni results, pretty sweet.

2006-07-09T12:58:29Z

LSB308 BIOCHEMISTRY: 5
LSB338 CELL AND MOLECULAR BIOLOGY 2: 5
PCB334 INORGANIC CHEMISTRY: 6
PCB354 STRUCT & MECH IN ORGANIC CHEMISTRY: 6

so i passed everything, and not only passed, did quite well at it all. i'm so proud of myself! i was really stressing about how i would go, but it worked out well in the end. i'm so happy with organic chem cos it has a super high fail rate and i got a distinction in it! yay! such a relief to have my results!

also, now, half way through my whole course!

sunlightblinds @ 2006-06-24T17:53:00

2006-06-24T07:55:59Z

it's my birthday on wednesday. did y'all remember?

sunlightblinds @ 2006-06-18T20:29:00

2006-06-18T10:32:41Z

ok ok so i've been a shut in a bit. but my last exam is tomorrow. it has a super high failure rate and i'm a little bit unsure of myself, but i'm sure it will go fine... don't know how i'd cope with failing though.... anyway my original point was meant to be that if you love me then i'm free to party as of tomorrow night. also, who the hell wants to see that gymnastics movie with me?