A good meal shared with friends is possibly my favourite thing in life.
Last night Gene, Nick & I went to Iku-Izakaya for dinner and it was lovely. We had a bit of fun finding a carpark but once we got there it was lovely. Friendly service and great food. We had the Ozeki Set which was rather filling and overall well timed in terms of the courses. After dinner we decided to take a stroll across the fish-shaped bridge (well it looked like a fish from the restaurant) and discovered that it led to the Blowhole Sculpture in the Docklands. After playing on the air-pressure platforms, climbing all over the slide, jumping on the springy foam ground and swinging on the swings we headed back to Nick's for a lovely cup of tea - or beer for the boys.
After that we watched Napoleon Dynamite which was amusing but weird before retiring to bed to read our respective books.
It was a pretty good day all round really. Good food, good company, a movie, some reading, more knitting and a play in the park. What more could a girl want?
Sunday, July 02, 2006
Quizzical
This quiz is courtesy of Lisa & Naomi
l a s t
1. Person you saw: Mum & Dad at the same time
2. Talked to on the phone: Nick C
3. Hugged: Gene
4. Text: Claire
5. Messaged over myspace: Not sure, maybe John?
t o d a y
1. wearing:
Old comfy jeans with worn knees (and a hole in them now), olive green long sleeve top with a slight bell from the wrists, one plain silver ring on the left hand, one unity/infinity knot silver ring on the right hand. A Jeans for Genes day ring on each middle finger – just got those today J
2. better than yesterday: because I’m feeling better rested and got to catch up with Nick for the first time in a while over a lovely meal. Also finished a couple of crafty projects so I feel like I’ve achieved more today.
t o m o r r o w
1. Is: a good day to start sorting out my life before I disappear to Brisbane.
2. Got any plans: organise my drivers license renewal, look at accountants, finish off pressies for people who are jetting off in the next month and trying to work how to deliver them…
3. Dislikes about tomorrow: Nothing really! I look forward to it.
f a v o r i t e
1. Number: 21
2. Color: black.
3. Season: Winter
c u r r e n t l y
1. Missing someone: Yes
2. Mood: morose
3. Wanting: inspiration
q u e s t i o n s / a n s w e r s
Q: First thing you did this morning?
A: hugged my boyfriend and finished off some hand warmers for him.
Q: Last thing you ate and drank:
A: Just ate prosciutto wrapped shrimp and grilled chicken wings/drumsticks, still drinking A&W Root beer.
Q: Do you have anything bothering you:
A: Too many things I want to achieve
Q: What's annoying you right now:
A: my grumpiness. I just can’t seem to shake the moodiness.
Q: What's the last movie you saw:
A: Howl’s Moving Castle – I’ve just introduced my Mum to Hayao Miyazaki’s films
Q: Do you believe in long distance relationships:
A: Sure. They’re hard but well worth it for the person you love.
Q: Is there a person who is on your mind right now:
A: yes
Q: Where is the last place you went:
A: Iku-Izakaya – Delicious!
Q: Been cheated on:
A: Define cheated.
Q: Do you look like your mum or dad:
A: Dad
Q: Do you have any siblings:
A: Not unless you count Zeus & Clio
Q: Do you smile often:
A: Sure
Q: Do you think that a person is thinking of you too:
A: Maybe
Q: Choose one to have (love, beauty, creativity):
A: I don’t think you can separate the three.
Q: Do you wish upon stars:
A: Yes.
Q: Are you a friendly person:
A: Most of the time – just not right at this instant
Q: Whose bed did you sleep in last night:
A: The two beds joined in the spare room at my parents, so mine and Gene’s?
Q: What color shirt are you wearing:
A: Olive green
Q: What were you doing at 12 last night:
A: Having a cup of green tea at Nick’s house with Gene & Nick
Q: When is the last time you saw your dad:
A: About fifteen minutes ago. I can hear him talking with Mum & Richard in the kitchen.
Q: Do you have more guy friends or girl friends:
A: More guys. I find them easier to talk to because I grew up with guys.
Q: When was the last time you cried:
A: Night before last because it was grumpy night
Q: Do you get angry easily:
A: Annoyed and irritated yes. Angry Sarah is a rare sight.
Q: What was your last thought before you went to sleep last night:
A: Must stop reading Hanging With the Dream King it will still be there in the morning
Q: What are you about to do:
A: Finish off Nomi’s pressie
Q: What song are you listening to right now:
A: Stuff & Nonsense
Q: Would you rather be single or in a relationship:
A: I’m happy in my relationship
Q: Do you ever check your phone waiting for someone to call:
A: Yes.
Q: Rate life as of right now 1-10:
A: 8
l a s t
1. Person you saw: Mum & Dad at the same time
2. Talked to on the phone: Nick C
3. Hugged: Gene
4. Text: Claire
5. Messaged over myspace: Not sure, maybe John?
t o d a y
1. wearing:
Old comfy jeans with worn knees (and a hole in them now), olive green long sleeve top with a slight bell from the wrists, one plain silver ring on the left hand, one unity/infinity knot silver ring on the right hand. A Jeans for Genes day ring on each middle finger – just got those today J
2. better than yesterday: because I’m feeling better rested and got to catch up with Nick for the first time in a while over a lovely meal. Also finished a couple of crafty projects so I feel like I’ve achieved more today.
t o m o r r o w
1. Is: a good day to start sorting out my life before I disappear to Brisbane.
2. Got any plans: organise my drivers license renewal, look at accountants, finish off pressies for people who are jetting off in the next month and trying to work how to deliver them…
3. Dislikes about tomorrow: Nothing really! I look forward to it.
f a v o r i t e
1. Number: 21
2. Color: black.
3. Season: Winter
c u r r e n t l y
1. Missing someone: Yes
2. Mood: morose
3. Wanting: inspiration
q u e s t i o n s / a n s w e r s
Q: First thing you did this morning?
A: hugged my boyfriend and finished off some hand warmers for him.
Q: Last thing you ate and drank:
A: Just ate prosciutto wrapped shrimp and grilled chicken wings/drumsticks, still drinking A&W Root beer.
Q: Do you have anything bothering you:
A: Too many things I want to achieve
Q: What's annoying you right now:
A: my grumpiness. I just can’t seem to shake the moodiness.
Q: What's the last movie you saw:
A: Howl’s Moving Castle – I’ve just introduced my Mum to Hayao Miyazaki’s films
Q: Do you believe in long distance relationships:
A: Sure. They’re hard but well worth it for the person you love.
Q: Is there a person who is on your mind right now:
A: yes
Q: Where is the last place you went:
A: Iku-Izakaya – Delicious!
Q: Been cheated on:
A: Define cheated.
Q: Do you look like your mum or dad:
A: Dad
Q: Do you have any siblings:
A: Not unless you count Zeus & Clio
Q: Do you smile often:
A: Sure
Q: Do you think that a person is thinking of you too:
A: Maybe
Q: Choose one to have (love, beauty, creativity):
A: I don’t think you can separate the three.
Q: Do you wish upon stars:
A: Yes.
Q: Are you a friendly person:
A: Most of the time – just not right at this instant
Q: Whose bed did you sleep in last night:
A: The two beds joined in the spare room at my parents, so mine and Gene’s?
Q: What color shirt are you wearing:
A: Olive green
Q: What were you doing at 12 last night:
A: Having a cup of green tea at Nick’s house with Gene & Nick
Q: When is the last time you saw your dad:
A: About fifteen minutes ago. I can hear him talking with Mum & Richard in the kitchen.
Q: Do you have more guy friends or girl friends:
A: More guys. I find them easier to talk to because I grew up with guys.
Q: When was the last time you cried:
A: Night before last because it was grumpy night
Q: Do you get angry easily:
A: Annoyed and irritated yes. Angry Sarah is a rare sight.
Q: What was your last thought before you went to sleep last night:
A: Must stop reading Hanging With the Dream King it will still be there in the morning
Q: What are you about to do:
A: Finish off Nomi’s pressie
Q: What song are you listening to right now:
A: Stuff & Nonsense
Q: Would you rather be single or in a relationship:
A: I’m happy in my relationship
Q: Do you ever check your phone waiting for someone to call:
A: Yes.
Q: Rate life as of right now 1-10:
A: 8
Friday, June 30, 2006
A Complete Day
Well now that Superman's returned safe and sound so we can all get ready for the next cheesy installment of Pirates of the Carribean. Mmmm bring on that Captain Jack Sparrows :)
It's been a great day today. A complete movie experience this morning.
The movie was enjoyable and I was excited to discover that I actually knew some of the people in the credits. Think I still have their numbers. Oh yeah... I'm special I know. A couple of the guys I worked with at my last job were stunt guys. Didn't realised that they'd filmed it locally. Just goes to show how in touch with the entertainment industry I'm not. *sigh* I should work on that.
After that we came home and enjoyed some of the many left overs in the fridge for lunch. Dad's been going all out with dinner lately and I'm thinking I need to get some exercise if I want to keep up the eating. Especially with the proscuitto wrapped shrimp we had the other night. Mmmmmmm
I'm doing much better on the crochet front with my top. It kinda looks a little huge though but it's at the correct finished size so it's probably just me. I'm pretty small though and I'm about a couple of inches smaller than the smallest size. Guess it's going to be a slightly loose top on me. I've finally made it past the nightmarishly simple waist section, finshed the bodice and now I'm onto the incredibly repetitive sleeves. I may yet complete the top...
The night was capped off with dinner at one of our regular family dinner restaurants, Straits in Wantirna. Excellent Hainanese Chicken Rice as well as Malaysian cuisine. Highly recommended. There's on in Doncaster as well. Try their Har Mee.
After a good feed we headed to Borders to enjoy the end of financial year sale. I ended up with Hanging Out with the Dream King (not obsessed, just focused), The Eyre Affair and Death: At Death's Door (marvel at my focus!). There is plenty of reading to be done tonight! Happily I can read and crochet. Two favourite activities in one! Just need to work out how to blog and do theatre stuff at the same time as well and my non-social life will be complete!
It's been a great day today. A complete movie experience this morning.
For the price of an adult movie ticket, a complete movie experience includes:
1. Something going wrong at the start of the movie session. eg. subtitles being off screen, movie being out of focus, sound not working or in today's example starting half an hour late with no apparent reason. (When asked the cinema folk apparently replied, oh you're here for the 10:45 session? Hasn't that started?)
2. Junkie snack food with no nutritional value but plenty of chemicals that make you fill "full" - travel style pies. This is an additional cost to the movie ticket and also comes in a combo with drinks that are sized to make you wish there was a fifteen minute interval.
3. Kids. Kids running around the cinema. Kids clambering over the seats. Kids playing with the screen. Kids asking for icecream. Kids refusing to go to the bathroom before the movie starts. Kids going to the bathroom 3-4 times on average through the movie. My favourite though is kids asking "what's happening?" after sitting with their back turned to the screen looking at other people. I love school holidays.(I mean what parent in their right mind would take an eight year old, let alone a group of them, to sit through a 152 minute movie?!)
The movie was enjoyable and I was excited to discover that I actually knew some of the people in the credits. Think I still have their numbers. Oh yeah... I'm special I know. A couple of the guys I worked with at my last job were stunt guys. Didn't realised that they'd filmed it locally. Just goes to show how in touch with the entertainment industry I'm not. *sigh* I should work on that.
After that we came home and enjoyed some of the many left overs in the fridge for lunch. Dad's been going all out with dinner lately and I'm thinking I need to get some exercise if I want to keep up the eating. Especially with the proscuitto wrapped shrimp we had the other night. Mmmmmmm
I'm doing much better on the crochet front with my top. It kinda looks a little huge though but it's at the correct finished size so it's probably just me. I'm pretty small though and I'm about a couple of inches smaller than the smallest size. Guess it's going to be a slightly loose top on me. I've finally made it past the nightmarishly simple waist section, finshed the bodice and now I'm onto the incredibly repetitive sleeves. I may yet complete the top...
The night was capped off with dinner at one of our regular family dinner restaurants, Straits in Wantirna. Excellent Hainanese Chicken Rice as well as Malaysian cuisine. Highly recommended. There's on in Doncaster as well. Try their Har Mee.
After a good feed we headed to Borders to enjoy the end of financial year sale. I ended up with Hanging Out with the Dream King (not obsessed, just focused), The Eyre Affair and Death: At Death's Door (marvel at my focus!). There is plenty of reading to be done tonight! Happily I can read and crochet. Two favourite activities in one! Just need to work out how to blog and do theatre stuff at the same time as well and my non-social life will be complete!
Thursday, June 29, 2006
Frogging
Lisa's beret is almost finished. Just a couple of minor additions to finish it off. About 9 hours of knitting but happily no frogging (knitting/crochet lingo for undoing the knitting).
My crocheted top however is not doing anywhere near as well. I just can't seem to get the fabric to look right. I've unpicked the waist section three times since yesterday and it's a little frustrating. I could go on but then I'd have to live with knowing and being able to see the faults in the top everytime I wore it and that would drive the perfectionist in me nuts. I'm getting good at frogging.
I'm currently armed with the 2006 edition of the Lonely Planet's Europe on a Shoestring book and I've almost made it through the "A" countries. Favourite so far is Andorra which seems like a cool mix between France and Spain. I also think we'd be able to afford some time there which is even cooler.
You see the way I figure it, if I can keep the excitement of travel in the foreground of my mind then I'm more likely to be able to save. If it's tangible then I'll save better. It's worth a try right?
My crocheted top however is not doing anywhere near as well. I just can't seem to get the fabric to look right. I've unpicked the waist section three times since yesterday and it's a little frustrating. I could go on but then I'd have to live with knowing and being able to see the faults in the top everytime I wore it and that would drive the perfectionist in me nuts. I'm getting good at frogging.
I'm currently armed with the 2006 edition of the Lonely Planet's Europe on a Shoestring book and I've almost made it through the "A" countries. Favourite so far is Andorra which seems like a cool mix between France and Spain. I also think we'd be able to afford some time there which is even cooler.
You see the way I figure it, if I can keep the excitement of travel in the foreground of my mind then I'm more likely to be able to save. If it's tangible then I'll save better. It's worth a try right?
Naomi's Tag
Name: Sarah Wong
Birthday: 27th April
Birthplace: Singapore
Current Location: Melbourne
Eye Color: dark brown
Hair Color: dark brown with a blue streak
Height: Short (150cm)
Right Handed or Left Handed: Right
Your Heritage: Half Singaporean & half Malaysian but ultimately Chinese – There’s a place in China with our name in it.
The Shoes You Wore Today: Shoes?
Your Weakness: Things which are nice to touch (I mean that in a non-dodgy way)
Your Fears: Not accomplishing anything in life.
Your Perfect Pizza: Meat-lovers with garlic. If you think there’s enough garlic on the pizza add some more.
Goal You Would Like To Achieve This Year: Save enough to go to Europe – Same as every year for the last three years really…
Your Most Overused Phrase On an instant messenger: don’t really use one any more!
Thoughts First Waking Up: Is it still morning?
Your Best Physical Feature: Meh?
Your Bedtime: Currently between 02:00 and 03:00.
Your Most Missed Memory: “Most missed? The ones I can't remember... tee hee” – I’m with Naomi!
Pepsi or Coke: Coke but I think that’s because it’s what I grew up with
McDonalds or Burger King: I got food poisoning after eating at Burger King…
Single or Group Dates: Single date next Thursday, group date definitely before we go up north
Lipton Ice Tea or Nestea: Having tasted both I’d go Lipton. A bit partial to the peach tea.
Chocolate or Vanilla: Depends on the situation.
Cappuccino or Coffee: Cappuccino if I have to drink coffee (eugh)
Do you Smoke: No
Do you Swear: Yes. More so when I’ve been working in theatre/events.
Do you Sing: Oh yeah. I love my iPod. Had a dream last night that I was singing out loud with my headphones in until I got embarrassed because I was on the train but I just couldn’t stop. Not sure why I’m sharing that but anyway…
Do you Shower Daily: Is this a trick question?
Have you Been in Love: “been” implies past tense. So yes, but I’m still there. J
Do you want to go to College: One day I’d love to go and get a degree in languages (Latin & Ancient Greek here I come), but I’ve also been considering Fine Arts with at textiles major as I love working with pretty materials.
Do you want to get Married: One day but not right now.
Do you believe in yourself: Most days
Do you get Motion Sickness: Only if I’m very tired or on a bus to travelling west from Melbourne.
Do you think you are attractive: I have my occasional days J
Are you a Health Freak: I could do with a bit more health freakiness so no.
Do you like Thunderstorms: I love thunderstorms – particularly from the top of a hill out in the sticks. If I’m dancing in the rain so much the better.
Do you play an Instrument: violin – very basic keyboard
In the past month have you Drank Alcohol: sure
In the past month have you Smoked: No
In the past month have you been on Drugs: Nothing illegal
In the past month have you gone on a Date: no – that’s next week!
In the past month have you gone to a Mall: Knox, Eastland and Forest Hill Chase oh yeah.
In the past month have you eaten a box of Oreos: nope
In the past month have you eaten Sushi: Not since Japan *sigh*
In the past month have you been on Stage: Nope
In the past month have you been Dumped: Not that I noticed J
In the past month have you gone Skinny Dipping: No
In the past month have you Stolen Anything: No
Ever been Drunk: Sarah should not shot 8.5 whiskeys in less than an hour. It’s not pretty.
Ever been called a Tease: Maybe ;)
Ever been Beaten up: Nope
Ever Shoplifted: No
How do you want to Die: Painlessly and quickly – preferably in my sleep – not any time soon.
What do you want to be when you Grow Up: good grief I have to grow up?! Surely no one who works in performing arts truly grows up.
What country would you most like to Visit: I want to go back to Japan but Andorra’s looking interesting too!
In a Boy/Girl..
Favourite Eye Color: light colours, hazel, green, blue, grey
Favourite Hair Color: Dark
Short or Long Hair: depends on the person!
Height: I like my boys tall – not fussed about the girls
Weight: see short or long hair response
Best Clothing Style: Always a sucker for smart dressers – love a good suit. Also a big fan of really comfy jeans & plain t-shirt.
Number of Drugs I have taken: many prescription
Number of CDs I own: a large boxful
Number of Piercings: 2, one in each ear
Birthday: 27th April
Birthplace: Singapore
Current Location: Melbourne
Eye Color: dark brown
Hair Color: dark brown with a blue streak
Height: Short (150cm)
Right Handed or Left Handed: Right
Your Heritage: Half Singaporean & half Malaysian but ultimately Chinese – There’s a place in China with our name in it.
The Shoes You Wore Today: Shoes?
Your Weakness: Things which are nice to touch (I mean that in a non-dodgy way)
Your Fears: Not accomplishing anything in life.
Your Perfect Pizza: Meat-lovers with garlic. If you think there’s enough garlic on the pizza add some more.
Goal You Would Like To Achieve This Year: Save enough to go to Europe – Same as every year for the last three years really…
Your Most Overused Phrase On an instant messenger: don’t really use one any more!
Thoughts First Waking Up: Is it still morning?
Your Best Physical Feature: Meh?
Your Bedtime: Currently between 02:00 and 03:00.
Your Most Missed Memory: “Most missed? The ones I can't remember... tee hee” – I’m with Naomi!
Pepsi or Coke: Coke but I think that’s because it’s what I grew up with
McDonalds or Burger King: I got food poisoning after eating at Burger King…
Single or Group Dates: Single date next Thursday, group date definitely before we go up north
Lipton Ice Tea or Nestea: Having tasted both I’d go Lipton. A bit partial to the peach tea.
Chocolate or Vanilla: Depends on the situation.
Cappuccino or Coffee: Cappuccino if I have to drink coffee (eugh)
Do you Smoke: No
Do you Swear: Yes. More so when I’ve been working in theatre/events.
Do you Sing: Oh yeah. I love my iPod. Had a dream last night that I was singing out loud with my headphones in until I got embarrassed because I was on the train but I just couldn’t stop. Not sure why I’m sharing that but anyway…
Do you Shower Daily: Is this a trick question?
Have you Been in Love: “been” implies past tense. So yes, but I’m still there. J
Do you want to go to College: One day I’d love to go and get a degree in languages (Latin & Ancient Greek here I come), but I’ve also been considering Fine Arts with at textiles major as I love working with pretty materials.
Do you want to get Married: One day but not right now.
Do you believe in yourself: Most days
Do you get Motion Sickness: Only if I’m very tired or on a bus to travelling west from Melbourne.
Do you think you are attractive: I have my occasional days J
Are you a Health Freak: I could do with a bit more health freakiness so no.
Do you like Thunderstorms: I love thunderstorms – particularly from the top of a hill out in the sticks. If I’m dancing in the rain so much the better.
Do you play an Instrument: violin – very basic keyboard
In the past month have you Drank Alcohol: sure
In the past month have you Smoked: No
In the past month have you been on Drugs: Nothing illegal
In the past month have you gone on a Date: no – that’s next week!
In the past month have you gone to a Mall: Knox, Eastland and Forest Hill Chase oh yeah.
In the past month have you eaten a box of Oreos: nope
In the past month have you eaten Sushi: Not since Japan *sigh*
In the past month have you been on Stage: Nope
In the past month have you been Dumped: Not that I noticed J
In the past month have you gone Skinny Dipping: No
In the past month have you Stolen Anything: No
Ever been Drunk: Sarah should not shot 8.5 whiskeys in less than an hour. It’s not pretty.
Ever been called a Tease: Maybe ;)
Ever been Beaten up: Nope
Ever Shoplifted: No
How do you want to Die: Painlessly and quickly – preferably in my sleep – not any time soon.
What do you want to be when you Grow Up: good grief I have to grow up?! Surely no one who works in performing arts truly grows up.
What country would you most like to Visit: I want to go back to Japan but Andorra’s looking interesting too!
In a Boy/Girl..
Favourite Eye Color: light colours, hazel, green, blue, grey
Favourite Hair Color: Dark
Short or Long Hair: depends on the person!
Height: I like my boys tall – not fussed about the girls
Weight: see short or long hair response
Best Clothing Style: Always a sucker for smart dressers – love a good suit. Also a big fan of really comfy jeans & plain t-shirt.
Number of Drugs I have taken: many prescription
Number of CDs I own: a large boxful
Number of Piercings: 2, one in each ear
Tuesday, June 27, 2006
Lessons learnt at 02:00
I wasn't planning on watching the soccer tonight. Gene's switching to nocturnal mode to prepare for overnight work tomorrow. I offered to stay up with him and here I am.
Pretty exciting match. I think Australia played well and it was an unfortunate end to the match. I am basing this entirely on my lack of knowledge of the game. Still as a non-soccer person I enjoyed watching it.
I even learnt a few things while watching the match. I learnt a bit about the rules of soccer. I also learnt that I can't knit complicated cabled scarves which require me to read charts backwards & forwards while interpreting the symbols differently depending on whether it is an odd or even row at 02:00.
So we've only got another hour and a half to go before it's bedtime.
Not sure why I decided to ramble on in my blog right now. I think it's just something I do when I'm not sure what to do.
Weird.
Pretty exciting match. I think Australia played well and it was an unfortunate end to the match. I am basing this entirely on my lack of knowledge of the game. Still as a non-soccer person I enjoyed watching it.
I even learnt a few things while watching the match. I learnt a bit about the rules of soccer. I also learnt that I can't knit complicated cabled scarves which require me to read charts backwards & forwards while interpreting the symbols differently depending on whether it is an odd or even row at 02:00.
So we've only got another hour and a half to go before it's bedtime.
Not sure why I decided to ramble on in my blog right now. I think it's just something I do when I'm not sure what to do.
Weird.
Monday, June 26, 2006
My name is Sarah and...
... I'm a yarnaholic. That's not to say that I love to talk a lot, which I do, but I have well and truly developed a serious yarn buying addiction having moved back in with my folks. It's the lack of having rent to meet... not to mention the stocktake sales - damn you Spotlight and your 20% off everything for one day only...
So my day started off in the usual sleepy way. I slept in on my nice new comfy Memory Foam pillow. I bought a pair of these pillows on the high recommendation from my Mum & my osteo that this would provide me with better quality sleep and less neck & back problems. One of the best purchases of the year so far to be honest! Much too easy to sleep in on though. Also entertaining for the easily amused as you can watch the foam spring back up after you mush it into funny shapes. :)
I woke up and found Mum doing some pattern editing on the computer and showed her how to instert a table in Word without any gridlines which made her happy and then trotted downstairs with full intentions of starting a velvet beret for Lisa (it's in a red wine kind of colour) as soon as I checked my email. Not a good move it seems.
In my mail box was an email from Spotlight that advised me they were having the aforementioned one day sale. Hmmm... interesting... I thought. I don't have any cotton to make that top that I like in the Happy Hooker book that I bought... or that bolero that I like either... I'd also really like to make Dad & Gene some socks... HEY MUM! We need to go out!. Thus began the trip to the shops where I got some gorgeous cotton/alpaca yarn to make my top & bolero, wool to felt into slippers, machine washable wool to make socks for the boys and some to make socks for the girls (Mum & I).
Luckily I'm making my way at great speed through my yarn stash. Last night I finished a hat for Jo, think 1920's cloche decorated with a treble clef that I designed because according to Gene she's a muso. I'm halfway through a moebius wrap for me in blue-purple varigated yarn. I've got a cabled scarf on the go and this new top from the book. Large variety of projects would usually reflect nothing but my fear of commiting to things, but it's actually got more to do with my RSI and carpal tunnel issues. Too much knitting makes my left arm hurt (it was rather swollen two days ago) and too much crochet makes my right arm hurt. So on advice from the experts plenty of projects to keep you moving.
So having spent up I declared two things. Firstly, I'm not going to a yarn shop in the near future. Secondly I needed to start applying for work. Happily the guilt from the yarn shopping prompted me to cautiously check my email again where I got the job list from Arts Hub and started to apply for work. Does anyone else hate writing application letters as much as I do? Anyway it's all done now and I'm still keeping my eye out.
Nothing else is new really so I'm going to crawl back to the couch with my Baileys and watch Gene play Final Fantasy X while crocheting happily into the wee hours of the morning.
So my day started off in the usual sleepy way. I slept in on my nice new comfy Memory Foam pillow. I bought a pair of these pillows on the high recommendation from my Mum & my osteo that this would provide me with better quality sleep and less neck & back problems. One of the best purchases of the year so far to be honest! Much too easy to sleep in on though. Also entertaining for the easily amused as you can watch the foam spring back up after you mush it into funny shapes. :)
I woke up and found Mum doing some pattern editing on the computer and showed her how to instert a table in Word without any gridlines which made her happy and then trotted downstairs with full intentions of starting a velvet beret for Lisa (it's in a red wine kind of colour) as soon as I checked my email. Not a good move it seems.
In my mail box was an email from Spotlight that advised me they were having the aforementioned one day sale. Hmmm... interesting... I thought. I don't have any cotton to make that top that I like in the Happy Hooker book that I bought... or that bolero that I like either... I'd also really like to make Dad & Gene some socks... HEY MUM! We need to go out!. Thus began the trip to the shops where I got some gorgeous cotton/alpaca yarn to make my top & bolero, wool to felt into slippers, machine washable wool to make socks for the boys and some to make socks for the girls (Mum & I).
Luckily I'm making my way at great speed through my yarn stash. Last night I finished a hat for Jo, think 1920's cloche decorated with a treble clef that I designed because according to Gene she's a muso. I'm halfway through a moebius wrap for me in blue-purple varigated yarn. I've got a cabled scarf on the go and this new top from the book. Large variety of projects would usually reflect nothing but my fear of commiting to things, but it's actually got more to do with my RSI and carpal tunnel issues. Too much knitting makes my left arm hurt (it was rather swollen two days ago) and too much crochet makes my right arm hurt. So on advice from the experts plenty of projects to keep you moving.
So having spent up I declared two things. Firstly, I'm not going to a yarn shop in the near future. Secondly I needed to start applying for work. Happily the guilt from the yarn shopping prompted me to cautiously check my email again where I got the job list from Arts Hub and started to apply for work. Does anyone else hate writing application letters as much as I do? Anyway it's all done now and I'm still keeping my eye out.
Nothing else is new really so I'm going to crawl back to the couch with my Baileys and watch Gene play Final Fantasy X while crocheting happily into the wee hours of the morning.
Friday, June 23, 2006
Family Changes
Having just attended a beautiful wedding on Sunday of two gorgeous friends, I can't help but notice how we're all growing up. Last night one of my friends told me that she has just gotten engaged. It seems that weddings are the new 21st birthdays to attend!
I still remember being a little freaked out when all my cousins got married, within the space of about two years we attended four weddings. It made me think that we'd all grown up a bit and really put into perspective how long ago the days of backyard cricket and commando rolling while playing Terminator 2 really were. Now that my friends are slowly starting to get married, I'm feeling really happy for my friends, because so many of them have found someone who they can share their life with and travel through new adventures together. This is getting a little soppy I know, but apparently I cry at weddings now so leave me alone. :)
We used to live from day to day, making sure that we could make rent, buy food, get the next show on and hopefully still have enough left over to throw a huge afterparty. Oh we also had to do our homework but that did end up a bit of an afterthought some days. We still do kind of live day to day, but now there are people to share that with.
Even at our parties, and they are often now more dinner party style than raucous affairs, we all seem to have settled down. Take dinner at Flick & Dale's reception. We all sat down to dinner in our pretty dresses with our boys in their suits (we know they're men but they are boys at heart) and who'd a thunk it but we all scrubbed up well! Aesthetics aside, we then proceeded to compromise on who got to eat which dish as the different choices were alternated according to seating. What can I say? I think we're all growing up.
More and more I hear my friends saying that if they don't do something now, or try something now, that it will never happen. I've even said the same myself. When just a couple of years ago we thought the world was ours, suddenly it seems that we're feeling the pressure of time.
It's hard to gain perspective of how far you've travelled in life while you're living it. Every birthday feels the same until you look back and remember that at your 12th birthday party you were playing hide-and-seek, while at your 21st you wore your first silk dress. Even looking back less far to my 19th birthday, an ungraceful affair on my part with my dislike of birthday celebrations in general, where we all got dressed up and headed to Crown (oh the class) for a buffet dinner, girls & boys dressed up for the outing. Some of us were in couples back then too, but the intervening four years have changed us all. We are settling down a bit. That's scary but that's okay too.
Over the last few years, I feel like I've found another family. I'm not related to them in any way other than our friendship but I'd still do almost anything to help them if they needed me. We are not family in the traditional sense, but I think we are an association of people who share common beliefs or activities, and that makes us family. The saying goes that you can't choose your family but I guess that's what makes this family of friends special. We did get to choose.
I still remember being a little freaked out when all my cousins got married, within the space of about two years we attended four weddings. It made me think that we'd all grown up a bit and really put into perspective how long ago the days of backyard cricket and commando rolling while playing Terminator 2 really were. Now that my friends are slowly starting to get married, I'm feeling really happy for my friends, because so many of them have found someone who they can share their life with and travel through new adventures together. This is getting a little soppy I know, but apparently I cry at weddings now so leave me alone. :)
We used to live from day to day, making sure that we could make rent, buy food, get the next show on and hopefully still have enough left over to throw a huge afterparty. Oh we also had to do our homework but that did end up a bit of an afterthought some days. We still do kind of live day to day, but now there are people to share that with.
Even at our parties, and they are often now more dinner party style than raucous affairs, we all seem to have settled down. Take dinner at Flick & Dale's reception. We all sat down to dinner in our pretty dresses with our boys in their suits (we know they're men but they are boys at heart) and who'd a thunk it but we all scrubbed up well! Aesthetics aside, we then proceeded to compromise on who got to eat which dish as the different choices were alternated according to seating. What can I say? I think we're all growing up.
More and more I hear my friends saying that if they don't do something now, or try something now, that it will never happen. I've even said the same myself. When just a couple of years ago we thought the world was ours, suddenly it seems that we're feeling the pressure of time.
It's hard to gain perspective of how far you've travelled in life while you're living it. Every birthday feels the same until you look back and remember that at your 12th birthday party you were playing hide-and-seek, while at your 21st you wore your first silk dress. Even looking back less far to my 19th birthday, an ungraceful affair on my part with my dislike of birthday celebrations in general, where we all got dressed up and headed to Crown (oh the class) for a buffet dinner, girls & boys dressed up for the outing. Some of us were in couples back then too, but the intervening four years have changed us all. We are settling down a bit. That's scary but that's okay too.
Over the last few years, I feel like I've found another family. I'm not related to them in any way other than our friendship but I'd still do almost anything to help them if they needed me. We are not family in the traditional sense, but I think we are an association of people who share common beliefs or activities, and that makes us family. The saying goes that you can't choose your family but I guess that's what makes this family of friends special. We did get to choose.
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