I had an awesome time in Melbourne.  The first and only time I had been there previously I spent most of my days in St Kilda, drinking beer and eating fush'n'chips on the beach, watching the roller bladers scuttle past.  This time round it wasn't summer so I only stopped by St Kilda briefly, and spent most of my time ambling around the inner city, ( Read more... )

Have just arrived home and am quickly flying off a few emails before I pack.  Tonight was amazing.  Not only did we fill two floors of the Town Hall but we had to open the last floor and that filled in not time flat as well.  People were pushing, climbing over seats and even lying to try and get to the VIP seats, which were the only ones left.  I ( Read more... )

I've had a horrible day.  It started badly as I was incredibly tired.  I'm house sitting at the moment and the smoke alarm went off so I spent ages last night checking every room for evidence of fire, only to come to the conclusion that the alarm was faulty.  Still - it didn't make for a restful, worry-free nights sleep ( Read more... )

What abso-fucking-lutely miserable weather its been!  I know that Auckland winter is all about the rain, but its just so depressing.  I spent all of today hiding indoors.  Today I learnt to make espresso coffee, made masses of miso-vegetable soup and watched the Sunday arvo movie - Groundhog Day.  Brilliant.  However not as brilliant as Ironman, ( Read more... )

 Yay for being a girly swot! I got my marks back from my first assessments.  An A- for my test and an A for my tutorial assignment.  Vindication and proof that you do well if you love what you study.  I can't wait for tomorrow's lecture.  FINALLY I get to hear about the french revolution.  I'm going to have "Love Will Tear Us Apart" playing in my ( Read more... )

I witnessed teh most foul thing this morning.  Someone on the bus vomitted fluid all over themself, went to get off at the next stop, thought the better of it and simply wiped their mouth with the back of their hand and got back on the bus and promptly vomitted all over themself again ( Read more... )

I had an amazing weekend.  Yum cha, sunny walks in parks and lots of other things that can only be enjoyed by nice, healthy people.  Thank fuck this flu's almost gone.

I'm mostly happy because I got to catch up with a dear friend of mine who I haven't seen in over 4 years.  Missed her dreadfully and its always weird catching up with old friends and ( Read more... )

I spent most of the weekend studying as I have a test tomorrow and an assignment due Friday, which I won't have a chance to start until tomorrow evening.  As I have had to miss a couple of tutorials due to work, and as I have neglected most of my course readings, this meant a lot of catch up reading.  My brain is now full-to-overflowing and I fear ( Read more... )

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Two events I will drop everything for to book leave and make arrangements:

1/ Morrissey on tour.  He's rumoured to be continuing his tour this year.  Even if he plays in Australia, I would book tickets and fly there to see him perform live.  Please, oh please.

2/ Camp A Low Hum.

I appear to be living under a rock as I had never heard of this event ( Read more... )