And so it begins

There is something about travelling that makes me quite the friend. As I sit at the airport I have the tendency to become acquainted with everyone around me.
I am a lot happier leaving my study books behind. Instead I embrace moleskin drawing pads, felt tip pens and a fresh set of tunes. (Indeed I like to think I can draw. The boy next to me who can't speak english thinks so also. I could tell by his continuous nodding)
The amount of disposable time I have on this long journey is just wonderful. I am in my elements.

The One That I Want

The following is the latest edition to my repatoire. If I could do as good a job as her I would post myself doing it...but I can't. So I won't.

Up to the Rigs of London Town

Dear London,
3 weeks my friend.
Get your fine self excited.

For Emma

Thankyou to Rosie for introducing this wonderful version into my life.
Bon Iver- For Emma (Acapella)

I Can Fix That

so the rain has taken it that tiny bit too far. It is now currently raining in my room. Brianna even felt an umbrella was necessary.

Winter Rain

I am loving the rain! It brings me great joy.
I think it is so exciting.
Today Mum called the shots and made Devonshire Tea for us.
Scones with berry jam and cream and our favourite herbal tea.
It was perfect in every way.

Wonder

Another wonderful experience was my outing with my dear friend Rosie. For a belated birthday present she surprised me with tickets to see Lisa Mitchell who was supported by “Boy and Bear”, a recent developed love, and “Georgia Fair” who quickly converted me to their Australian, Acoustic tunes.
It was held at the Enmore theatre. I quite enjoy venturing into Newtown. I waited at the station to meet Rosie and her brother. I saw many interesting beings as I stood there. I think we would have got on, me and these people.
We were in Newtown so a Thai dish was in order. It was delish. Rarely disappointed with Newtown Thai.
Lisa sang well. Her puppy dog head movements got a little old by the end of it. Rosie and I were more excited about the supporting acts. Boy and Bear covered “Flume” once again and I was glad Rosie had the same amount of appreciation.

About the Future.

I have become slightly shy with my blog writing as this is more read than I thought it was. Anyway I need to write about my music experiences I have had over the last month.

My friend and I went to the Yves Klein Blue concert at Mona Vale Hotel. The whole night was an interesting experience. We arrived and waited in the down stairs bar/bistro as we waited for the doors to open. We settled on a comfortable bench with our soft drinks. Next minute the room grew silent and a woman in minimal clothing came out and began to swing upon a pole in the centre of the room. We were shocked! It was only 7pm. We could not wait for the concert to begin so we walked briskly and waited outside the show room. First in line. After that unexpected experience we went upstairs with a feeling of escape.
From this point on the night was brilliant. I especially liked the supporting act "Cloud Control" who we knew quite well from the Josh Pyke concert last year.

We met lovely friends who were splashed in vintage clothes and wearing red lipstick.
Then Yves Klein Blue. How wonderful they sound. His denim on denim attire reeled us both in quite quickly. The intimate space made his wandering eyes fix on ours a fair bit.
Michelle won his love as he grabbed her and transferred his pick into her hand. She went a little wild, making us stay to chat with him after the show. She got his number and we left feeling wonderful. It ended alot better than it started.

My favouite song live is still "Getting Wise". It reminds me of Mckenzie and our night trip to the beach with Jake and Jordan. Mckenzie and I giggled as we continued to put the song on repeat causing a little tension within the car.

Dress Ups.

Brianna came across this photo in one of her old albums. Every time we look at it we burst out laughing and don't stop. I do not really remember this but I am sure we were having such fun!
Anita use to live up the road from us and we made great childhood memories in our cosy little cul-de-sac of Badenoch Ave.
Anita had obviously stolen all the "good" dress ups first and left Bri and myself to rummage through the duds. Hence Brianna resorting to a basket on her head and Me ...What on earth is on my head?! I can just imagine them both saying to me "Put this sheet over your face...yeah that looks better!"
I might get Anita to show me how to apply make-up more often.
I am glad someone took the time to capture this.

Joys of Templates.

Well Michelle and I are just full of ideas. I seem to talk alot about michelle. Maybe because she is just so brilliant. Anywho. Seeings as I am heading away for a year I wanted to seriously begin journal writing. We then decided to come up with a brief template that we have to fill in daily and send to each other. "The Travelling Template". That way we shall know what is going on in the land of each others existence. We are both thrilled about the idea. We already started it as we could not wait. The template is as follows:

Date:
My first thought this morning was:
The weather today was:
I wore:
My favourite part of the day was:
The best thing I ate today was:
I saw:
Current crush (other than Johnny):
My musical experience of the day:
Tonight:
My day can be summed up by this word:
PS: (max. one sentence)
See you in _____________.

Its quick, easy and fun and will be such a laugh to look back on.

So I have been watching and saving every penny that enters my hands. I was not spending money on anything but petrol. I would use my coupons to claim my free feast at uni. (Barely a feast. You get one thing a week. This week was a bottle of water) This stingy behaviour lasted over a month.
Then I cracked. Just like that. I was too sad. So I went wild and purchased a decent lunch at uni, a jacket, stockings, mittens and a guitar. I mean mittens? What was I thinking. All in one night. My goodness. I thought this would make me happy but it only made me feel ill after I looked at my bank account.
Anyway let it be known that I will not be doing that again whilst I am frantically trying to save.

10 Things I Love About My Mum

1. She will do anything for her girls
2. The endless amount of house work she indulges in
3. She had better legs than me when she was 18
4. She's a bit of a dork
5. She does nothing more than raise an eyebrow at my interesting wardrobe
6. She is an incredible cook and no one's food is as good as hers
7. How she chimes in on the sisterly bonding moments
8. How she has to know at 7am in the morning whether we will be in for dinner
9. The amount of times she says "TAKE YOUR WASHING UP" knowing that she will always end up doing it
10. How she always tells me she loves me

I love her dearly. Happy Mothers Day.
Thanks for being a good Mum.

Finders Keepers.

So today Mich and I mastered procrastination and went venturing into the city.
What great fun we had!
We went to the Finders Keepers markets which was full of quirky goodness. We both quenched out indie thirst.
Michelle enjoyed her usual scanning for tasty men in hats.
The highlight for me was "Charlie Mayfair" a great folk/indie/pop band from Brisbane. Good kids.
We planned our future of living in Newtown whilst we indulged in BLT's.
We walked past a vibrant house with a bunch of red heads selling 2nd hand fun on their verandah. Mich got a little awkward with Johnny and made us leave briskly. She says that she can't help but think of their children together and this behaviour happens most times she locks eyes with a fellow red head!
Such an enjoyable day even if I do not pass my barrier exam on tuesday. O the sacrifices I make.

Dear uni.
I don't like you much.
I might one day.
Good talk.

One Step Closer

I paid my flight for the Londontown. I finish my exams six days before I leave. Just enough time to pack my life into one 20kg bag. I feel far more nervous than excited which worries me a little.

A Guitar Never Strummed

Today I lost a bidding war on ebay. It was so sad. I had my eye on this fender steel string acoustic for days! Then some big shot came along at the last minute and doubled my price. sigh What a silly man.

"A Grateful Heart is a Beginning of Greatness"

I believe the hardest thing in life would be to feel lonely.

How grateful I am for My Family.



So grateful am I for friendships.



I am grateful for laughter



For bad times and good



and again, thank goodness for music!

I miss these days alot.

Hustle

Currently have a crush on this song:

My Visa got approved! I may have shouted it from the rooftops.
Alas, I am off to london.

Down The Way

I attended the Angus and Julia Stone concert and it was bliss.

Angus may have been slightly high but either way his voice was unbelievable. Julia is far too cool. I was digging her random head and hand movements. She kept whipping out more and more instruments: guitar, piano, harmonica, trumpet

I wish I had a brother to jam with. Lucky I have Mckenzie!

I loved the cover that they did with the supporting band "Boy and Bear" of Fleetwood Mac's "Dreams". Boy and Bear also covered Bon Iver's "Flume". Could it get any better!?

I honestly could not stop smiling the whole night. I love music.

It left me on a music high so the past week I have continually practiced my guitar skills. I had a concert last night for my mother and father and all went well. Dad informed me that my repertoire is dismal but it is definitely improving. He votes I learn such songs as "Country Road" and "The Gambler".

Picnics and Play

Upon my return from travels my dear friends and I took an adventure to celebrate the birthday of mich.
We packed our picnic basket and headed for Fagan Park which brought back childhood memories for all. There are several gardens decked out to represent countries from all over the world. Our favourite was the chinese garden!
We ate warm chicken rolls and devoured Gabriella's chocolate cake special.
I loved feeding the ducks and lying on our picnic rug feeling as if we were five years old again.

Touching Death?

I fondled a dead head today at Uni. It was surreal. Fascinating.

Sisterly Love

I love my sister!

Over the past few weeks we have had so much fun playing.

She pretends that she is far too busy for me but when I leave her room she begs me to come back.

Travel Buzz

I miss that buzz of excitement that comes as a result of Travelling.

It is that same feeling I get when my family is all together. A rare occurence.
The laughter is endless.

Ahh holidays. What a joy. How I miss thee. I miss waking up in a foreign country ready for a spontaneous adventure in an unknown city.

I watch this video when I feel the need to relive that same travel buzz that elevated my moods with every step I took.