Trying to post while talking to Roomie Rob

The new super mario brothers wii is awesome by itself but on SUPER MEGA 5 METERS WIDE SCREEN PROJECTOR THINGY, it blew my mind so hard I thought I had brain damage.

So, im checking out the house in Bondi I get to babysit for a few weeks to feed 2 beautiful cats. the one I like (the boy) is Alex. The girl's name I forget. Sooo typical of me. I will report on this name later.

Anyway, they have a giant cinema screen for a tv. Its gonna be fun in the Bondi. Not to mention the savings in petrol and time it takes to get to work :)

We all had this amazing Japanese dinner and for a main, I got this roasted eggplant with black bean sauce. Was to dye for. The Wasabi was weak as tho bro.

Fruit of the Moment: Green Apple Sorbet

Alone

What does it mean to be alone?

Is it when you wake up and find yourself alone in a house you pretend to live in?
Is it when you drive to work and get their 40 minutes earlier than expected because there is no one on the roads?
Is it when you arrive at your first day of work for the year like its an ordinary day with no greeting or understanding?
Is it when you leave work alone without saying goodbye?
Is it when you look at the mirror and see one person looking back?
Is it when you visit your parents house and find no one there but the lonely plants that need watering?
Is it when you shop for groceries, by yourself, noticing all the couples sharing their time together deciding what to eat for the week?
Is it when the ATM wont accept your debit card?
Is it when you eat a tub of custard before you put the groceries away and no one is there to berate your bad behaviour?
Is it when you make macaroni and cheese for dinner, but can never manage to make a single serve, so you end up with two portions?
Is it when you watch a romantic comedy about the little guy who gets the girl and everything is peaches and cream for desert?

Or is it when being nice wont cut it, being fair cant take it, and being supportive means you come last?

Fruit of the moment: half price Calypso Mangoes

Freaquently Asked Questions About Time Travel

Today, I completed both the womderfully uplifting novel and depressingly woeful film; The Time Traveler's Wife.

Both had their points of excellence, only one had many, many drawbacks.

I simply fell in love with Henry just like all unrealistic male protagonists in literature. Henry was both beautifully flawed and perfect simultaneously. The Novel had Claire and Henry at odds surrounding his genetic disorder, and showed a seriously screwed up young adult. Claire was his life and purpose and when she changed his life it was magical. He was strong and tough enough to bring a thug close to death, but sensitive enough to recite poetry. He knew what to do and when to do it, and his monologue is so beautifully written.

Unlike the book, the film follows a linear time sequence. So the plot lost all of Henry's past and all the meadow scenes which completely negates the reason he appears back there for the err.. ending.

Their families are so watered down and they rush so fast into marriage that it becomes highly unrealistic. The time travel no longer has any emotional gravity as it doesn't effect anyone but Claire, which makes Henry selfish and moody and generally non-sexy.

This ignores the opening lines of "i'm from the future and this is hard to explain, but your mom just died and you got to digest that and a strange man freaking you out kid"... 10 points for saving expositional time but -200 internet dollars for taking to the original manuscript with a frozen chicken you've urinated on.

Such a shame for a such a well shot film.

As for the Novel, I'm waiting for Henry.

Lets have NOODLES for dinner!

I has survived Tiger Airways

I mean, i had to get up after 2 hours of sleep and check in 3 days before take off but it was TOTALLY worth the $20 i saved :)

Auntie Jess & Auntie Cougar decided to hang with me until my flight was ready, hence the above photographical disaster area. Luckily I had the yogurt parfait.

The trains in Sydney were, of course, canceled. So many bus rides later I end up in good ol' rainy Campbelltown.

Bridgette had been painting the house with a beautiful shade of cottage pink, so her entire dining-room suit was temporarily relocated to my room. So many minutes later, my jams were in the fridge, my vacation clothes were in the wash and the time travelers wife was slowly being digested.

Fruit of the Moment: Feral Airport Scrambled Eggs

Kenney is getting old in Glenelg

Greetings to twentyten!

This morning was a doosey. Waking up at around the lunch time mark, i have a new appreciation of people who say
i'm getting too old for this shit


Adelaide has been delightful. I have been staying, constant reader, with the wonderful Auntie Cougar and her partner. Today saw a visit to Glenelg beech where the cheeky little monkey Noah grew tired at point A and his Uncle Kenney carried him all the way to point B, only to see a bunch of teenagers with a collective IQ of a truffle wearing equally expensive swimwear dive off the metal banisters into the waters at point C.

When we had all had enough of heckling the fashionable douchebags, we all enjoyed some gelato served to us by quite the attractive scooper. Lets call him Bill-the-flirtatious-ice-cream-man. The Blood Orange was awesome, but the Mandarin was MIND BLOWING.

Fruit of the Day: Garlic Twists

Genevieve Tait and the woopy droopy New York walk-a-thon

Howdy non Campers!

apologies for the lack of blogness, but i have been overwhelmed with work recently. so much so, that yesterday I hit the wall. I also slammed into it and squished my insides across the rough cement.

So currently, I do not feels so good.

Yesterday I spent the day gallivanting* around in New York with my good chum Gen. It was a relief to debrief with her over all of the intensities that go hand in hand with sleeping/eating/working in a closed community such as a summer camp. I now feel like I can handle a further 4 weeks.

We visited the Brooklyn Bridge, The museum of sex along with WHOLE FOODS (which was this gourmet food place along with a juice bar). Apparently, the term 'juice' in America means water + corn syrup + flavor. Disgusting right? BUT Whole Foods had a fresh mixed fruit juice stand. OMG. We also visited FAO Schwartz, which I found just as entertaining as my last 2 visits. Where as I suspected Gen did not. (I know, right?)

We took with us a orange flower we named LEILA 2 in honor of Leila's birthday back home. Here we are on the subway:


So, if you can imagine my face and place three lines under each eye and 2 bottles of extra biohazzard strength pharmacy drugs in each hand, you may have a ballpark idea to how I was feeling yesterday.

Today, I continue to feel the wall. But it is passing. With sleep i shall be fine. MWAHAHAR! oh yes, sleep shall be mine.

Camp life is settling down. Im having such an amazing time, the days are passing me by like seconds. Last week, PUB was minus EMMA, AMANDA, and BOB (head of shop). The clown flu here has taken some major victims...

Here are a few further programs under my belt:




Well, I must back to work go. Until next time.

Fruit of the Moment: Blueberry Bliss (minus the) corn syrup
*as much as my illness would allow me to gallivant

P.S. Mythology is a completely Nundley theme for the Yearbook

Good Morning Blog-ees!

Its a beautiful day in the Neverhood today. The sun is actually out. Thunderstorms, i have gathered are quite common here. and since his place has its own communications hub, metals workshop and power generator all in the space of around 100m squared; we get lightning hitting the camp frequently and all electrical equipment needs to be turned off at the first sign of any storm.

So, yay sunshine.

I haves a new buddy in Pub Amanda. and its not just because she comes from New Jersey, owns a car and can drive me to Starbucks... hehehe...

So Pub is going really well! The Miss V, Amanda and I are going full pelt with Graphic Design MAYHEM! The Camp is passing us by so dam quickly...

The other day Amanda, Cassie and I went off to random bowling night, at which the following happened:
a) Amanda's Car broke down
b) Cassie's Car took us to Bowling (on second attempt)
c) Bowling alley was booked out all night
d) I bought granola and custard ingredients (the granola I gave away)

The following day, I MADE custard. and hand delivered Custard cups to PAM, TIM and MARIAM.... yay custard!!! Everyone really liked my gifts.

yesterday I had my first coffee of the camp. it was delicious.

AND did someone say Fireworks? YES! Buck's Rock did. Last night it was International Themed and there was the most amazing display of fireworks EVER. They opened above us. and covered us all like an umbrella. It was ha-mazing! The only thing eclipsing the fireworks were the Aussies dressed up in their green, golds and flags.

Here are 2 programs I have worked on so far.




Fruit of the Moment: Chocolate Covered Cookie Dough