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2008-12-28T16:15:00.000-08:00

obligatory scrooge post

2008-12-24T08:00:00.000-08:00

what would christmas be without one of these?

So we decided to do Kris Kringle at work and we all picked names out of a hat. However, we all did it at different times because we weren't all there at the same time and there was one name left over. First Mistake.

Then, no one could decide when we were actually doing the exchange of the gifts. Finally it was a agreed that we would do it on a Monday night but no one was really told and thus did not show up. Second Mistake.

I took my gift in on the following Tuesday and gave it to my KK person (my manager of all people!) and I did not receive one back. I asked 'where are all the gifts?' and no one could give me a straight answer. Third Mistake.

I was very upset that this did not work out and despite the tantrum that I threw at work I do not feel any better.

Christmas is a two way street people!

It's beginning to feel a lot like Christmas II

2008-12-07T19:40:00.000-08:00

It was the first sign of snowfall today!

Little flutters of snowflakes floated from the sky when I was having breakfast. I choked on my bread with excitement but it was well worth it.

Continuing the feeling of 'f#&k it I'm in New York' me and the roomies headed out to Henri Bendell, Bergdorf Goodman, the new Victoria's Secret, Nine West and best of all Barneys.

Barneys has the snootiest sales people. Barneys has the most expensive clothes. Barneys has the biggest jewels. Barneys has the best lighting in the biggest change rooms.

Barneys is cool.

In the change rooms at Barneys while trying on two Prada dresses for a 'special occasion'.

We also ducked into the Chanel Boutique where I was told that the wallet that I wanted was totally, like, FOUR seasons old. All I can say is that although I am slightly embarrassed to not realise I am asking for old goods, I WANT IT NOW!!!!

It's beginning to feel a lot like Christmas...

2008-12-07T19:13:00.000-08:00

You know, to be honest, this time New York has been quite different for me. It's been all 'how do I move from one house to another?' or 'HOLLY MACKERALS rent time again??!' or 'I know what I want to eat but how do I make it taste good?' I much rathered it when the biggest problem was which Victoria's Secret we would visit on a certain day until it was discovered there was enough time to go to both.

But this has made everything better.

I've discovered you cannot be here and just live normally. I mean LOOK at the freaking tree at Rockefeller!!!

We pushed through the crowds (some people had prams which reassured me of my sanity) and did the only thing a New Yorker wouldn't do. God knows why considering the Jonas Brothers, Miley Cyrus, Harry Connick Jr and Beyonce were all hanging around.

Then we ran around and took snaps of the city preparing for Christmas starting with various shop windows. This one in particular at Bergdorf Goodman had me creaming my jeans. I think i'll buy this dress when it goes on sale. I hope they have my size.

Finally we ended up at the Plaza Hotel and couldn't resist a cheezy photo.

The Good American

2008-11-23T08:03:00.000-08:00

Due to track works last night, the trains were running all over the place and it just so happened to not go to the lower east side but all the way to Brooklyn! So like any panicked passenger, I jumped up bundled all my winter gear and tried to run off the train. In the process I lost my glove and got jammed in the train doors.

Fortunately there was the best samaritan in my carriage as he rushed to give me back my glove AND used his own body to ram open the doors of the train as I was sort of in a half in half out situation. I was like 'Woah, that's dedication for someone you don't even know'.

I suppose now I have to pay it forward so I'm making my roommate waffles. Hardly life threatening I know, but who doesn't like waffles??!

Off The Topic:

Lion King's 'Circle of Life' is a very bad hangover song.

Oh those American drinks...

2008-11-21T16:32:00.000-08:00

Wall Street Crash

2008-11-16T12:37:00.000-08:00

This is a fashionably late post about Halloween from the land of Halloween. We ventured into the village for a 1920's/Wall Street Crash/Flappers party.

This is all i have to say.

N.B single mattress found on village street near piles of garbage is

available for all future house guests. As you can see, it is quite durable.

celebrity sighting with a slight confusion

2008-11-05T19:43:00.001-08:00

Can someone please tell me if this is anderson cooper? i SWEAR it looked like him tonight while i was in times square but now...im not so sure with these pictures.

was it or was it not the best celebrity sighting of my life???

Celebrity Sightings

2008-11-01T05:45:00.000-07:00

What would New York City be without the celebs?

Sighted:

Anna Wintour - I believe she was going into Vera Wang which is one floor above my internship

Colin Farell - (dont know how to spell his name and he is too greasy a man for me to care) Spotted at his premier for Pride and Glory on the upper west side.

Law and Order CI crew - filming on Lexington. We saw Chris Noth's chair. I touched it and got giddy.

Pink - heard and seen coming out of the subway at on 5th Avenue. She was performing live for The Early Show on CBS outside the Apple store. She's quite good live even with her platinum blonde hair.

The host from The Early Show - well, obviously.

Missed:

The Olsen Twins - They were signing their book 'Influence' at a barnes and noble that was literally within reach. however, i was on lunch break and couldnt afford to wait in line for 50 hours, even for the Olsen Twins.

Hanson - looked in the daily paper and saw they were playing that night! apparently they walked through times square as well. Again, i was indoors and my window faces the opposite way of times square.

Coldplay - Wouldve gone to their concert on a whim, but they were in New Jersey.

More to come I'm sure!

LIVE FROM NEW YORK

2008-10-20T20:16:00.001-07:00

Don't be fooled, this picture does not do top of the rock, nay, this CITY any justice!

Finally blogging again but there's too much to say.

Although I will say this: there is too much double denim around here. Everyday I see at least 2 to 3 people doing this combo. Then there are the people who do the double denim and there's a jumper around the waist.

I think that's been the biggest news so far.

Offending profile pictures

2008-09-30T21:33:00.000-07:00

Question: have you ever reported a facebook photo as inappropriate?

I have noticed very disturbing profile pictures as of late and I'm not talking about the ones that get increasingly nakey or the ones that have NEVER been changed.

I'm talking about people who put up post coital pictures with their significant other or one of their unborn baby's ultrasound - which btw, keeps popping up as one of my 'people you may know' and I can see that the baby is growing.

What's next? a crime scene photo?

I have not reported any in fear of the report being non-anonymous and then some sort of cyber tracking and hate will ensue. Thus, I am reduced to being a coward who has to blog about it.

A day in the west

2008-09-28T03:29:00.000-07:00

It was a good friend's engagement party and so I had no choice but to trek (in a lift that I bummed) out the west to Mt Annan Botanical Gardens. Don't worry, I didn't know they existed either. Along the highway there was a hitchhiker and the restrooms in the gardens didn't have mirrors but all in all it was a nice day. Wouldn't you say so by these pictures that look like we're in the quintessential Australian environment?

MOST IMPORTANTLY - the food was great! Really succulent chicken was perfect with some ice cold Fanta to chase it down until someone told me that the Nazis invented Fanta because they wanted Coca Cola but didn't have any so they made their own and it turned out to be Fanta.
Her name is JENNA. Jokes were made. I hear there is going to be an angry phone call.

I've decided that my engagement party is going to be an indoor night time picnic in a planetarium (obviously without the lecture seats) and at the end all guests shall receive lucky draw goodie bags in which some will have invites to the wedding.

Some fucker red P-Plater just tried to run me over!

2008-09-20T22:22:00.000-07:00

that is all

Buffet

2008-09-12T23:10:00.000-07:00

Does anyone else besides me and my core circle of friends LOVE buffet? I mean, when you really think about it, it’s a competition between your stomach and your dollars. Could it BE any better?

Well actually, it could be. At the Caramar Sizzler they offer take away, which quite frankly is ludicrous. But if you spin it the other way to have ‘doggy bags’ on offer, then buffet just became the new sliced bread. An avid buffet-er suggested to me that you should be able to take two take-away boxes as doggy bags. To me that is greedy – shame on you!

I suggest that after your meal, you are allowed to take ONE item with you. Whatever item you want. Firstly, I think this would make people think about their priorities – do you take something you haven’t tried or do you take something you thought was fabulous? Do you take the most expensive item or do you take a French Fry because you can never have too much potato?

Secondly, I think this would add a touch of amusement to the otherwise mundane and dirty duties of the hospitality staff. Just imagine if someone chose to take a prawn or a teabag, I bet there would be some interesting pooling going on in the kitchen.

I mean, if this came into fruition I think I would visit buffet roughly 6 out of 7 nights in the week. So anyone who runs a buffet, please feel free to contact me re this idea. If I see it happen somewhere without my consent, I will hunt you down.

Hell Bitch Wives

2008-09-10T04:10:00.000-07:00

I was at the Gold Coast recently and over buffet breakfast with the travel buddy, I saw the saddest man.

Not sad like ‘what a Leeewwwssseeerrr!!!!’ but I mean sad, like he was sad in his heart. He was overweight, wore dull colours and had a bulbous-ey droopy sort of face.

And he had a hell bitch wife.

I believe their breakfast conversation went something like this

Sad Man: I don’t want to go walking today

HBW: Well I quit smoking for you!

Then she went to get more toast and bacon and he just sat there with his sad face.

I mean, this woman is not Heidi Klum or anything, shes like…well, imagine the most horrible high school teacher you ever had and then add fat onto it (if your high school teacher was already fat, then you know what I’m talking about).

I have no idea, nor do I want to know, what happened the night before, but she was just sooo mean to him. When they were leaving to go for the walk he didn’t want to go on, she made him return to the table for her forgotten purse while she stood with their pimply son who sat at the other end of the dining room from them.

I sort of have a sick fantasy to become one of these. Interested boys?? *wink wink*

I didn't believe in karma til now...

2008-09-09T04:25:00.001-07:00

My dad told me a great story about a guy from his work who gave his two teenage kids $2 a week (each) as allowance.
So for fathers day, they pitched in and bought one fun sized Kit Kat.

My father got to tell me this story for fathers day.

MANchilds

2008-09-09T03:10:00.000-07:00

I’ve blogged about my pet peeves before but I think this one takes the cake.

Manchilds or Manchildren or Menchildren or whatever you want to call them, have taken top spot has ultimate pet peeve. It is so ultimate that I feel like a vomie…

Classic Examples
While his parents have gone away, he has decided to have a house party. He tells his friends to not bring their children or wives. The maid is left cooking and cleaning all night. This manchild is 38 years old.

After a night (one out of many during the weekdays) of binge drinking, he has lost his keys and so he climbs over the security gate to get into his apartment complex. The security guards are briefly alerted before they realize that it’s him and with this, they go back to their snoozing. This manchild is 43 years old.

A man who plays a sport, like squash or basketball, with his ‘buddies’ more than two or three times a week. Like how fucking fit do you need to be?

Do we need to go to a fourth example?
At the risk of sounding square: What the hell IS this kind of behaviour?

You don't know how to use the TOASTER??!!!

2008-09-06T03:19:00.000-07:00

A workmate said to that me the other day. I quickly corrected her and said that I don't know how to use the COFFEE MACHINE because it's new and has more than an on/off button.

But it's true, I couldn't cook to save my life. I feel bad for my unborn children (another reason for B.C).

I have however, just discovered the best treat: apples slices and peanut butter.

mmmm delish!

Blogger cum novelist

2008-09-05T02:12:00.000-07:00

Firstly, what is with the word cum? Am I using it right here? I know you’re snickering either way.

Anyway, heres my idea for my novel, B.C.

It’s going to be science fiction because I just lurrvveee science fiction and I think that there’s a higher chance of Oprah condoning it with her Book Club Stamp because she lurrrrveeesss science fiction too.

Actually, I just checked on wikipedia and it says that everyone lurrrrvvveeeess science fiction.

The story is set in the not too distant future so you’ll have a better grasp of understanding the concepts. I think I’ll throw in a scene where the characters are shopping at priceline so readers will say ‘holy cow! I shop at priceline!! Its like reading a mirror!’

The protagonists name will be Linzzy, the near futuristic way of spelling Lindsay.

Linzzy and her partner Ron want to have a baby and this is the story of their quest to become fertile.

In the near distant future, the menstrual cycle has been eliminated and the whole process is now backwards. Linzzy is 25 and wants to conceive so she sends her application via fax to the Birthing Commission (B.C) hoping that this will be the first step towards giving Ron a son. All she needs is 12 months worth of period pills (PP) where she can have a steady flow and build up those uterus walls ready for sperm and egg to meet and embed.

But Linzzy didn’t come down in the last shower, she’s heard of the rejection stories and seen the women return to their highflying multimillion-dollar jobs and periodless lives. Still, this seems like the next step with Ron, and Linzzy is determined to make a mini-me.

Of course, something goes wrong and the formal interview with officials at the B.C quickly turns into a heavy interrogation about the intricate details of her social status (“how many toilets do you have at your residence?”). However, this is just a rouse to cover the real concern: Ron.

Ali, Linzzy’s caseworker from the B.C, is a sweet gentle soul who, at 40 years of age has lived through the 90’s and seen the worst. After receiving Linzzy’s file by mistake she decided to take it instead of returning it to the correct officer. She gives Linzzy the strength she needs after discovering Ron’s dark secret that could damage any chances of a baby and a happy ever after.

B.C in stores in the near future.

Jesus Louises it's been a while

2008-08-31T03:11:00.000-07:00

A year to be exact. Or not EXACT if you want to be pedantic.

I can't wait to get back into the swing of Obsessive Compulsive Blogging when embellishing non events is your life and bitching about problems is more important than actually solving them.

Speaking of problem solving, I'm moving to New York in a month and I haven't anywhere to live. I'm thinking :

but most likely:

I'm excited.

ARG CLUE

2007-08-19T19:05:00.000-07:00

40 x 20
answer minus 72
answer divided by 2
answer plus 17
answer plus 443
answer divided by 2

it's going to be beautiful. I can see it now...

2007-07-15T02:19:00.000-07:00

Although I'm not exactly his fag hag yet, I feel that I have covered enough mileage with Michael here during 7 hours to decide names for our children.
matthew colin
jeffrey clive
ashley wei

Either way, I've never met somebody who's jacket of questionable material (is it plastic?! don't put your plastic next to my duck feather jacket!) smells EXACTLY like the inside of an airplane cabin.

DONNAS

2007-07-15T01:57:00.001-07:00

look, it's Mary, Keya and Stef and Daren all having fun at donna's birthday!

OH NO WAIT IT'S NOT BECAUSE THOSE SLACKERS DIDN'T SHOW! i know there were a myriad of reasons, but this is the WORST EFFORT made EVER! if you count me and donna as high school friends (which i technically do) then that means there were NO UNI people from our year there.
That's right. you all sit in your corners and think about what you DID!

Speaking of corners, we were stuck in a self made corner at the door of a jam packed Kuletos Happy Hour. I just did not understand the concept. I thought it was two drinks on the menu for the price of one. But nay. It is two of the same drinks for the price of one. Hence, I always ended up with 4 drinks the couple of times I ordered...
Still, not very mucho drunkos, we headed to the Marly next door and discussed the social retardedness that you are if you attend a unisex selective school. Considering we were all pretty much some sort of selective school survivor that was quite a long and sobering conversation.

two st georgians and a sydney boy.

So sobering in fact that even rude text messages about sex with pigs and dogs (i think) weren't that funny after a while.
We resorted to concentrating on the goodness in the world and how OXFAMunwrapped.com is a good way to start being good. One gift option is pig training which is, well, good because 'they train them like dogs so the communities know what they want.'

Then we talked about drugs criminals use during violent acts.

The highlight was sufficiently quashing the celebrations of the other birthday there that night by taking over their 'happy birthday' song and singing louder than them.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY DONNA!

Oh no wait, there is a God

2007-07-14T19:25:00.000-07:00

Well it's more of a Goddess (of course).

I came home last night and stumbled across the living to my horror of horrors. An unmistakable giant pink and silver horizontal patterned shopping tote was sitting upright in the corner of the room. There were odd bulges protruding from the otherwise crinkle free shiny paper.
There were not only things in my beloved Victoria's Secrets bag, it was STUFFED.
Apparently it had been packed with food and alcohol as a present for a dinner tonight. Don't get me wrong, I love food and alcohol but NOT in my must-buy-something-bigger-than-underwear-so-i-will-choose-this-
overpriced-hoodie MASSIVE bag!

no one understands.
Highly upset.

There is no god

2007-07-14T19:14:00.001-07:00

Us singletons have discussed and discussed.
Bashed and beaten
Talked and bitched
sighed and cried (ok maybe not cried. that's a bit dramatic)
about HOW this is happening to us.

The conclusion is that there were two places: work and uni.
I do not work at a place that supplies sufficient work not to mention anything else and most friends in retail are surrounded by even more bitter managers.
Uni is this massive GAY desert.

And so I have discovered a new place: church (do not join for the wrong reasons). All people I have relied to on to be forever single have all of a sudden gotten very involved in church related activities and now all I hear is "the other day, i told him i loved him and he told me he loved me."
This amazes me as it happens to people across the whole friendship deck. People from high school go to church, people from work go to church, people from uni go to church, people I randomly meet at the Priceline checkout GO TO CHURCH!
I am happy for them, but I am not happy for me. I can't join a church!

Although, on the upside, I found some old Buddha jades in my jewelery that I'm going to start wearing. HOTT

I'm not Buddhist either. I'm soo screwed.

My worst Nightmare realised last night

2007-07-10T20:06:00.001-07:00

I always thought that my fear of water was a basic thing where I am paranoid about drowning. But last night, i managed to add a whole new dimension to my phobia.
It's strange how water in the darkness looks solid.
Marina's are creepy - very murder scene.
And getting on and off a moored boat in the night time is the worst thing you could ever ask someone with hydrophobia to do.
There was a lot of legs over rungs, gripping tightly to measly steel rods for support, some guy in a t-shirt telling you how 'easy' it was and the friend you went with telling you to not fall in.

On the upside, my friend booked this for her 21st.
Very cool with cute fairy lights and it plays 'my cherie amore' by Stevie Wonder. My favourite.

Joke of the day

2007-07-09T05:46:00.000-07:00

What did the Indigeridoo?
He answered the phone when the Boomerang.

I didn't get it at first. But it's seriously growing on me.

Family pulls crap

2007-07-04T00:15:00.000-07:00

Me stunned into silence.

Yesterday I arrived home to only find one sock after I had taken a shower. So I asked my mother who asked her mother where it was and luckily, she had seen my sock.
So I says 'where did you put it?'
And she says 'in the bin.'

THE BIN

Her reasoning was because she had nowhere else to put it and she didn't know what I wanted to DO with it.
But my question is why did she have to put it anywhere? Why was she cleaning my stuff at all? And does it just stop at cleaning? There's looking, touching, misunderstanding, using....

Then today, my mother called me from my (searched) room with an urgency in her voice that only mothers can have. I hurried out to the drive way to find her standing over this filthy beige inside out sock that had a green toe with eyes to resemble some sort of animal.
She asks 'Is it yours? No? ok, pick it up and throw it over the fence then.'
When I looked at her (you know the look) and refused to partake in her weird emergency, she threw it over herself and proceeded to give ME the you-always-give-me-attitude-never-help-me-do-anything-trouble-child look.

IF she goes through my things, wouldn't she KNOW that wasn't my sock? IF she just did the laundry wouldn't she SEE there was no partner sock?

But all those inconsistencies aside, this is no longer about the sock.
I have accepted the different logic planes that my family and I operate on. For the most part, they have accepted my aloofness and non communication, I have accepted their hermitness and ridiculous beliefs such as 'EBAY? international selling? no one would want that'.
But in certain situations such as these the idea of an irreparable gap hits harder than ever. The chance of reasoning diminishes in tandem with my Chinese vocabulary so when I yell it sounds like 'ME! DON'T LIKE! CLEAN! YOU! STOP!'

So: me. want clothes. pretty. no money for house. not emo. asian.

2007-07-01T04:25:00.000-07:00

i just registered for spice girls tickets!
i screamed twice.
i feel so alive!

SUE - THRIFT MAXIMUX #23

2007-06-22T21:39:00.001-07:00

Full Cream milk to me is now like Dial Up Internet. Haven't had it for three years and my life is SOOO much better.
Drink skim
I get that babies have to have Full cream. That's ok, but the regular human beings should be considering the fact that Dairy Farmers Skim contains 37% calcium whereas Full cream contains less.
Drink skim
The thing that used to stop me from switching was because the 1Litre price difference between both bottles was too noticable, but the perfect solution has presented itself.
Drink skim
COLES Skim sells at $1.55 a litre and averages 40% calcium. So brand power my foot (unless you call Coles a brand) and DRINK SKIM!

Tiffs and Jifs

2007-06-21T03:27:00.001-07:00

A lady from my friend's work recently resigned as did a lady from mine. While her lady received round brilliant diamond earings from Tiffanys valued at $4000 ( I was trying to find the actual picture when I got blinded by this one. Isn't it beautiful!?!')
mine received some Jif and kinky gloves because 'it's sooo great when you clean! HAHAHAHAHAHAHA'

and to that I say NO. NO NO NO NO NO.
My friend Sue (self proclaimed THRIFT MAXIMUS) and I discussed the situation and decided that it's not funny when you point out the fact that the rest of you are lazy turds and can't clean up after yourselves even though you're grown people.
It's not nice when I've given my life to this company and my gift is something that I can afford with 5 minutes worth of pay.
And it's definitely not like I'm shallow and live for diamonds that come in an instantly recognisable pale blue box (because I will take any diamond that you can throw vaguely in my direction).

oh wait, this didn't actually happen to me. But still, SPLURGE PEOPLE!

wahhhh

2007-06-05T04:00:00.000-07:00

I've been over eating due to stress: let's see what did i eat today....no wait, what DIDN'T i eat today?
Plus i feel that my body is FILLED with lactic acid - you know that pain - and just two minutes ago some LOSER!! i know from school accidently msn'd me saying
"hey! do you still have kley's number? he just stood me up in the middle of LONDON!!!!!!"

so admist everything else, i now wish i was with someone in the middle of London. Or better yet, being stood up by someone in the middle of London because I like the drama...

my babies are one!

2007-05-28T00:02:00.000-07:00

(but not like in a freaky moulded together way).

So there, i said it. Their dirty little hands and weird spikey hair and sharp (fuck they're sharp) little teeth are MINE!

Yes, the little fatty boomba is me...

2007-05-25T22:53:00.000-07:00

This morning the house was empty except for my grandma who popped her head into my room to say that she was going to wash her hair. I thought 'ok, whatever...don't tell me.'
Then after she finished she said
"anna, come here. I have something to tell you."
You have no idea how many terrible things ran through my head. I thought she was going to tell me she was dying. Or that my grandad was dying. Or SOMEONE was dying.
Either that, or she and I were going to talk have one of those talks where she tells me to do good with my life (she's leaving in a month so it's time to get sentimental, or nice at least).
So I said "oh ok. What is it?"
And she said "It's very important. I need to know something. I feel like eating McDonalds today and I want their fish burger but I don't know how to say that in English."
...
Of course I offered to buy them for her so she wouldn't have to go to the trouble of learning another language and she said 'oh really? you'll buy them for me? ok then, I want two.'

VABY's

2007-05-19T19:00:00.000-07:00

Synonyms:
Crap
Completely not value for money
Will spill your drink everywhere sort of place
Don't eat the meat in fear of death
There will be 15 year old boganny kids cooking your food.

Ok, so the last one wasn't really a synonym (neither were the others but I'm really cheezed right now) because it was SOOOOO SHIT!

It's one of those places where you get full but it's completely unsatisfying. COMPLETELY! and you think to yourself 'Wow, for that amount of money, I could've bought a nice shirt, or a meal from that new Italian place down the road, or a train ticket to Newcastle and back, or gotten myself trashed, or some petrol, or 10 cheeseburgers from maccas, or some envelops, or something nice for my mum, or couple of boxes of ice cream cones, or anything!'

So do yourself and your loved ones a favour and steer clear of Vaby's. Do not be comforted by the decor that looks like Hard Rock meets Sizzler because the food is a bit like stuff out of a bin meets stuff off the floor.

I've never felt more alone in my life

2007-05-16T02:41:00.000-07:00

the other day i read my toilet paper and it said:

Down by the sea the
clouds shone through the
sun as i strolled
along this naughty shell

and then there was a picture of a shell which looked quite un-naughty to me.

I just wanted to call someone in and say 'what does this mean?' but of course I couldn't and for the next 30 seconds I was the most confused and alone that I've ever been.
OBVIOUSLY I'm ok now, but you know...it's still creepy.

UPDATE 19th May:
i finally took the picture of the naughty shell on my toilet paper.
See? why is that naughty? if i had a giant shell i would wrap myself in other little shells, perm my hair and lie on top it all day long too.

Contemporary issues

2007-05-10T01:31:00.000-07:00

Recently, over the past 3 months or so, i have been forced to consider various contemporary issues in literature. I think I've posted about it before and i managed to completely miss the point of my culture and poetics class. Let's see if i can get it this time.

A girl (who also went to my highschool, which is why i listened to her presentation) presented on the idea of video games today. This sparked heated discussion about 'second life' and 'warcraft'. Then this other student who I shall refer to as Barbie (to protect her dumb ass) put her hand up and said
"i like tomb raider"

There was nothing more that she wanted to say really, just the fact that she likes tomb raider. Now i understand that there is a class participation criteria, but this statement really threw me. Then when she did her presentation, she played a song by a Swedish band. That's cool until it was revealed, that she didn't know the band's name, she didn't understand Swedish but thought the song communicated to her and everyone else in the room anyway, some 'guy' told her about the song and the only connection between her and Sweden is the fact that she might be going there in the summer.

To top this off, another girl (what is it with girls?!) whom I shall call 'dress like you are going to class and not into some low end European magazine' girl quips
"Can i just say, that i have just learnt SO much in this class. Like it's about things that i have never thought of before and so it's started me thinking about other things too. And then i think 'wow, if someone, like, a long time ago before me can think of all these ideas...what will people after me think of?'

So my main issue with contemporary issues is that there are contemporary issues in the first place and that I have to learn about them in some sort of weird stunted environment.

Shit, I've missed the point again.

I LOVE MY MUM

2007-05-07T22:38:00.000-07:00

Well actually I love all mums.
I love the concept of motherhood and I love that it is celebrated on one day of the year.
I love the fact that this means all retailers try to push baskets of nice smelling things.
I love that although most things are overpriced at this time, some things go on sale.
I love that this allows me to buy things for myself under the pretence of shopping for my mum.
I love that the Oprah Box set has been slashed from $79.99 to $34.99
I love that there is a George Clooney clip on the set.
I love George Clooney.

I love that I'm soo deliriously happy and I've forgotten why...

666

2007-05-05T22:38:00.000-07:00

This is the devils movie

I bought it for 6 bucks at Big-W.
It took me 6 weeks to watch the damn thing,
and here are 6 reasons why it sucked my will to live:
1) The characters are all so unappealing that it just didn't matter what happened to them.
2) I know it's meant to be from a book, but the story is soooooo 2D that you could've fast forwarded through with your eyes closed and still known the plot.
3) Apparently there is a stella cast. I guess that's very subjective but I DON'T THINK SO TIM!
4) There's a sheer desperation in this film to be postmodern. Fred Savage is cute but he doesn't need to be in bloody everything.
5) The only thing that would've been super cool the modern day characters were somehow related to the fairytale ones. But they weren't.
6) The giant wasn't giant enough. I know he was a real person but he looked like a normal person in a land full of dwarves.

So IF anyone does actually like this movie, please let me know why (GOD?! WHY???!!)

How old is she? 6 months?

2007-04-23T20:02:00.000-07:00

It's bad enough when that happens and then my mum goes and does this.
she puts him in peach.
and not just peach but peach with hello kitty.
and not just peach with Hello Kitty but peach with hello kitty and a bow at the front.

The turtle in the picture is mine from when I was his age and I find it amazing that it's not broken already. It's actually a night light but alas after 20 years the bulb no longer works so he's reduced to flipping it and flipping it for amusement.

ME

2007-04-20T04:29:00.000-07:00

WANT

DON'T KNOW WHAT IT MEANS...BUT WANT NOW!

Fucking easter SHOW!

2007-04-17T03:30:00.000-07:00

i bought a ten pack of pads today for $8.95

8.95!
that is like 9!
which is like 10!

So, 10 dollars for 10 pads! that is like 1 dollar a pad. Do you get my point?
Now, I could rave on about how expensive things are at the show, but why bother when everyone goes anyway and it's never changed or going to change. So instead I'm going to bitch about my period in general because I'm so pmsed up that I need to bitch about something.

Why does it happen? All biological reasons aside, why does it happen? and I don't just mean happen, I mean happen in the middle of the day, quite unexpected when I am in Olympic Park.

I remember when I first got my period and I heard that when you got pregnant you didn't have to have it anymore. And so for the first time I turned to God and prayed that I would get pregnant. Thankfully I did not get pregnant and so now I have to turn to God again and ask for cheaper prices at the show chemist.

UPDATE 18/04/07:
I told my friend and she thinks that men or the government should have to pay for pads.

this one is for you donna....

2007-03-31T09:00:00.000-07:00

after reading this, i have been very conscious about my own financial situation and it's going very well even if i do say so myself.
saturday night:pide and small chips: $3 because we told the man we had already paid the other man for the pide
oporto small chips: $1 because we told the man that we didnt have anymore money
drinks from the pav: $3.50 because it's a cheap dirty place

So we were on the street eating our half stolen pide and chips when this woman wearing sort of party clothes and a backpack wagged her finger at us and said 'IF YOU'RE NOT WALKING YOU'RE WORKING!' what does that mean? I'm not working or walking, I'm eating pide.

boys are stupid...

2007-03-29T20:29:00.000-07:00

...made out of something that rhymes with stupid.

I have a new life consultant who says: 'Boys are stupid! and don't you forget it!'
and I sayed 'double clicked to memory bank. But wait...what about men?'
and she says 'Deep deep down inside every man is a little boy. So they're stupid too, it just takes you longer to realise...'

hmm......interesting....

I don't know if i should be saying this...

2007-03-26T21:14:00.000-07:00

so i'll say it anyway and if i shouldn't then it's not my fault, it was like this when i got here.

I went to a careers fair today to check out some possible careers. Firstly, turns out im in the wrong degree (hahaha...yeah....) but some things did catch my eye. Like various Defense agencies for example. I thought 'Noir spy? trenchcoats? i could do that.'
Me: Hi, I'm doing a Communications degree and i was wondering what sort of opportunities i might have in this field.
Person at the stand: yeah, i can't talk. I have to leave because there have been some threats against us so here, have a pamphlet.
And with that, all the defense people left.

Now, I don't know if there are any threats floating around at the moment but I'm inclined to believe them. Otherwise it's all just some very elaborate rouse to make defense look more interesting than it is.

OH OH! it's one of those golden moments!

2007-03-24T02:36:00.000-07:00

Isn't it great when something from the night before hits you and you're like OH YEAHHHH....milk was a baaad choice.
anyway, i just remembered that last night Stef dropped the sugar cherry from her drink and asked me if i could go get her another one. So i looked on the floor and found a half of a strawberry. She politely declined so we skewered it and put it over the candle fire.

then gave it to ahem...someone...to eat.

loves it.

the annual reason to be a trashbag (other than the fact that you just naturally are)

2007-03-23T19:08:00.000-07:00

BAR ACE:
The best place to start the night because basically people just want to leave the seedy seedy seedy hole. BIG thanks to mary who made me some sex ed cards that I will now always carry with me in my wallet in case a situation arises.

GAB BAR:
We practically had the place to ourselves but we chose to congregate in the futuristic disabled bathroom cubicle and take some flashy mirror pics.

WALLABY BAR:
Again, we had the place to ourselves. It's very hard to ignore and compete with 10 20 year old girls who are raping the DJ stand. Again, more corpies but these were a little more rambunctious.
old(ish) woman: hey girls, my feet really hurt but those guys really still want to dance so why don't you dance with them and give me a break?
and moments later the 'guys' she was referring to came along with this gem: 'hey girls, our girlfriends over there are leaving and really disappointing so can we dance with you instead?'

I totally just realised that this whole post has been about mary and donna, the two earliest flies to drop off the radar, whereas it should really be about me.

well, i can't say no now....

2007-03-21T04:53:00.000-07:00

I got my obligatory birthday letter from the gym again and i was like 'oh fucking great' so my friends can't splurge 50c on a letter, but the gym (which i barely visit anymore) can.
Anyway, positivity aside, I opened to letter expecting the same 'get a free powerade the next time you visit' and instead i got:
- a free photo sessions with 'starshots' (in bankstown, but it's ok, i'll go during the daylight) worth $173.
- $200 voucher to purchase these shots of me looking like a star.
- 2 guest passes to the gym valid for 10 days
- and that free bottle of Powerade.

this is almost as good as that time i opened those nanna's apple pies and found that there was 13 in the packet instead of 12.

thursday class

2007-03-14T18:59:00.000-07:00

on Derrida and how his poems often have multiple meanings:
"like, i was reading the poem and the poem said 'density' but i accidentally passed over it and read 'destiny' and i was like, "Wow!" that's really interesting what he does with words."

on the power of memory:
"like, i was somewhere and i smelt something and it reminded me of something else..."

LETTER FROM THE WIFE

2007-03-13T02:51:00.001-07:00

To my darling husband,

Before you return from your overseas trip I just want to let you know about the small accident I had with the Ute when I turned into the driveway. Fortunately not too bad and I really didn't get hurt, so please don't worry too much about me. I was coming home from K Mart, and when I turned into the driveway, I accidentally pushed down on the accelerator instead of the brake. The garage door is slightly bent but the Ute fortunately came to a halt when it bumped into your car.

I am really sorry, but I know with your kind-hearted personality you will forgive me. You know how much I love you and care for you my sweetheart. I am enclosing a picture for you.

I cannot wait to hold you in my arms again.

Your loving wife,
XXX

P.S. Your girlfriend called.

one word for you kim: WESTY-UNDERAGE-BOGANS

2007-03-03T06:57:00.001-08:00

My friends and I have decided that we're going to be in this next year and I dont mean as some puncy volunteer, i mean IN the mardi gras. Tonight we saw a ute being driven around with just kegs in the back and one of our friends just bought a ute. So obviously, two and two together means that next year we will be sitting on top of a ute shouting for some sort of asian rights or something.

Anyway, the night ended up with us taking our sweet time in this bathroom because no one else was in the glasshouse building and eating 3 times during the space of 7 hours. That's a record even for us. It's like we've eaten so much we've resorted to trying things like 'cereal crushed iced tea with black jelly'.

on our way to the car, this guy was behind us and he randomly says 'it's dangerous girls, i could be stalking you.' After much 'sorry, could you say that again?' he says 'oh its just a joke, have a good night.'
turns out he was parked next to us and he 'kindly' offerered us a lift while we're getting into our own car.
also turns out he's heading in the same direction as us and as we tail him we see that he has a 'baby on board' sign on his back window.

its very not life affirming

2007-02-27T03:27:00.000-08:00

i was told in my concept class today that good is not always good. instead we should seek to find those elements that disturb and generally aren't good. that's what perpetuates an issue and keeps thoughts alive and kicking.
and all this time, i was trying to be more positive when all i really needed was to meet this man.

so let's shall we?
- i just knew there was a big criteria that i didn't completely fulfill in my elective. nothing is that easy.

- my tuesday class is terribly intimidating because there are these people there who not only understand what the tutor wants them to achieve in a certain exercise, but they also come up with some ridiculously intricate web program that allows people to upload their own big brother because all couples between the ages of 20 - 35 who don't have children will have little cameras attached to their heads. did that makes sense to you? if it did - please go to UTS on tuesdays and take map concept.
All the while, my friend is sitting next to me and saying 'no anna, we've done it wrong again. you see, he's created something new, but we've just written down things that already exist.'

- my friend is considering dropping her politics class after making it her chance to be brave this semester and walk into a classroom where she doesnt know anyone. turns out she missed her first class and watched the OC instead and now it's all too much, so she's dropping (maybe).

- everyone in the known universe is doing map project. even the people who have been in my course for like, oh, 2 days. they're talking about CGI and other terms i don't know, while i'm using the word 'convergence' without really knowing what it means.

- my friend's friend's crush was in town recently and invited her to a party (yeah, this sounds like at good story, but it's not). they had a great time, really hit off. after the party, she finds out that he's been telling everyone that she's a stalker and he can't get rid of her.
so apparently, it's no longer safe to even have crushes.

- my boss is david brent. what i didnt realise was that the office is funny to watch, NOT so funny to be in.

- i've just decided that i want to name my child TEAR.

actually, you know what? i think i missed the point of my class this morning.

going overboard

2007-02-26T01:26:00.000-08:00

on my usual platform 22 today and quite unusual was the fact that i didnt have my headphones in and i managed to catch the annoucement.

Dear cityrail travellers, I sincerely hope you had an enjoyable day at work and that you have a lovely evening when you return home. I have a request today that maybe some of you can assist me with. If any of you know that on a certain day and time that there will be someone on the platform with a birthday, anniversary or other special celebration please email me with the details through cityrail and have it addressed to Matt. Thank you.

i ASSUME this means he would announce it when the person is on the platform. if not then thats just bloody creepy. as a matter of fact, it is bloody creepy. what happened to the good old days when the announcer carried an accent so heavy that you couldnt understand it so you ended up on a fast train to Liverpool?

next time we go where the sugar daddies are...

2007-02-24T05:28:00.000-08:00

all is good because we were dancing to sexyback and i accidently bump into this girl. she waves, i wave back, its all good.
my friend bumps into another girl. they exchange smiles. the end.
my OTHER friend bumps into a girl and the bitch fight is ON! why aren't westies fenced in better? the funny thing is, this girl's slut of a friend - and i say that because she didnt have a real shirt on - pulled her away. People are surprising that way...

anyway, thats why next time we're going to drive a little further and head for those nicer places. The ones where the boys spend their money on your drinks and comfort instead of shaving HALF of their heads.

things i want

2007-02-19T03:35:00.000-08:00

i would like job where i get my own business card and i have to wear nice clothes. if thats too much to ask for, then just nice clothes will suffice.

Is it wrong that I think bacon?

2007-02-17T19:31:00.000-08:00

why is it that new years day is so much better than new years eve? i think it mostly has to do with the fact that when people are hungover there is a lot less expectation, things to accomplish and pent up anger towards certain family members.

Its also the chance to make some more resolutions because the ones you made before were just too hard. So here they are:
- sit down more
- get even MORE IM programs
- start to not drive.
I'm going to wait til spring before i start judging whether these have been successful.

couldnt have said it better myself

2007-02-15T22:05:00.000-08:00

I hate easyway! its never bloody there when i feel like having some crushed ice and flavouring in a cup with an oversized straw. It's so inconveniently placed throughout the city.
It's not EASY at all! its should be called OUT OF THE WAY!

ahh...good old angry alice.

can we have canned peaches? ...............no

2007-02-11T16:48:00.000-08:00

ive just been given the task of making a fruit salad for my family on chinese new year.
why do they think so little of me? it could be because i actually have no skills in the kitchen, but its not like im asking for the roast or something.
anyway, so i plan to make it like the Indian man suggests in the woolies commercial. Like with all the fruit under the sun and then sprinkle mint all over it.
That'll teach my mum to give me a task.

CHIZU - its japanese for CHEESE

2007-02-10T17:54:00.000-08:00

chizu photo. im slowly making my way through everyone and taking on with them
me and this girl called emma. she was like one of the 3 people i knew at the crashed partay.
very anna and luci photo - just our huge faces and no background. WE know whats going on...

I said it wouldnt happen, but alas it did. im so hungover right now I'm going to burn this sickening feeling INTO my brain so i dont do this again.
so it all started with a huge trek OVER that damn iconic bridge for luci's 20th. long story short, we sat in some bushes and took a few photos (some of which i deleted in my drunken state of viewing them - sorry luce) and then headed for the leagues.
Donna rocks up for a 21st also at the leagues. she comes to luci's and says hi and states that there is bar tab at the 21st and its full of map people. so i join her to say hi. turns out - i dont actually know anyone there. we stayed for ten minutes and came down to find luci gone.
so i had to stay at this party. despite the theme being geek is was fucking awesome! it was wrong slut dancing to various childhood songs like wannabe, kung-fu-fighting and if you wanna get down by 5ive, but you know, grow with the times.

i also learned about this new Chizu thing. its what you say (apparently) when you take a photo now. its fun, but you dont look very good.

why are men allowed on game shows? why are they allowed to do anything?

2007-02-05T02:49:00.000-08:00

first of all, the first time i saw this in the tv guide i thought that Forbes was finally televising someone reading the list so i wouldnt have to do it myself.
but then i realised it wasnt.
anyway, that guy who's related to that singer guy gives you a category and you and your partner have to make a list and then you can win certain amounts of money. the category tonight was: novels by bryce courtney

guy: i think that there's one called the potato farmer
girl: hmm...i haven't heard of that one
guy: yeah im pretty sure there is one called the potato farmer
girl: right, well how about tandia?
guy: WHAT?! how to you spell that?
girl: t a n d i a
guy: no, ive never heard of that. i think there's one called the potato farmer.
have you heard of one called the potato farmer?
girl: the potato farmer?
guy: its called the potato farmer. i dont know why but that just jumps out at me.
girl: ok, well if you're sure
guy: well have you heard of the potato farmer? because i think there's one called the potato farmer
girl: lets just go with the potato farmer
guy: well i dont know. i just keep thinking potato farmer. but ok, we should try with potato farmer.
both: we're going to go with the potato farmer
host: ok. the potato farmer.
guy: i think. i mean, i remember one called the potato farmer
host: OK! the potato farmer. is it one of bryce courtneys novels?.......
OH NO! im sorry, its called the potato factory and it starred lisa mccune.

fuck me. the pain i go through just to see mike delfino in a coma.

HEROES

2007-02-05T01:04:00.000-08:00

On friday i was given a report of two sightings of people who looked suspiciously like superheroes. One was a man who was climbing a wall without a shirt on. We concluded that he must have had super powers because who else can stand to rub themselves against bricks without protection?
The other was simply a woman wearing a purple cape. She must have been a superhero because who can stand to look that stupid?

brunch - whoever made up this meal is gold

2007-02-04T01:03:00.000-08:00

doing fobby things.
me and birthday girl.

me with diana ross impersonator. Plus i finally look taller than someone who isnt a child

and then i returned to my regular life and i was like why be like that for?

more pics on www.myspace.com/threewei

i finally got my haircut

2007-02-01T03:31:00.000-08:00

and now its like brush, brush, brush...oh, brushing my skin.
its the weirdest feeling when your hair unexpectedly ends.
you know what im talking about!

very interesting observation...

2007-01-31T04:03:00.000-08:00

baby food smells gross
but dog food smells heaps good

I tried some baby food the other day. Heinz beef, carrots and peas (or something) all smushed together in a little glass jar. To get the full effect I even ate it from Tony's little rubber spoon but my ass was too big to fit in the high chair.
I can't describe it other than it was in my mouth but not all at the same time. For those 5 seconds I didn't know what the hell was going on with my tastebuds. I wanted the pureed meat off those little suckers and out of the nostrils.
Then Tony started to cry so I returned his spoon and my mum started to feed him again.

urgh! i just...its just...wearing pants is such a hassle!

2007-01-29T17:06:00.000-08:00

and then luci will say: ok dont. go out without your pants and see how it goes.

sigh.
I miss New Paltz. I miss having my friends live a pond away from me and I miss american turkey. I also miss regular looking people. Not to be mean, but just people who you know, have limbs. I just went to the postoffice and I saw this guy who had no legs. He was so thin that if he didnt have dark pants on I would've tried to walk through him.
And thus another bullet on the criteria list for boys:
- must NOT be thinner than me.

The gallery is very dead today. The air circulation in this place is not too good to begin with and now because there are no people, the atmosphere is like nap time at preschool. I don't think that they would notice if I went out and got my hair cut and did some shopping. Maybe I'll even go to the movies and print out my photos. Maybe I'll go the Hard Rock and have some cobbler. Maybe I'll go to the zoo and pet an elephant. The possibilities would be endless if I had some pants on.

everybody's looking at me, as i dance on the table top

2007-01-23T15:02:00.000-08:00

i sang this to tony just now. he loved it.
he loves paris hilton.

god i hope he doesnt start dressing in little baby drag clothes or anything

the competition to be a part of slang history

2007-01-19T01:16:00.000-08:00

it's actually not that enticing a competition but you know you aren't going to be a part of any other history...

i want a boy = find me a tom
i want a baby= i want a tony
i want someone to randomly and drunkenly make out with = where's a jeffrey?
and so the last one bothers me for two reasons
1) jeffrey already means something else
2) Jeffrey doesnt start with T

the best hott boy name starting with T i can think up of is Tyrone. Obviously, i am open to other suggestions.

dudeee......its been soooo long!

2007-01-19T01:05:00.000-08:00

and it's only because now i live a boring life. i do nothing and thus there is nothing to blog about. after chicago - its been pretty hard to top with exciting new things.

but what the hell? boring is cool too because you are forced to make your own cheap fun:
-beach
-park
-starbucks (although thats a withdrawal issue)
-hang out with other unemployed friends at restaurants until the kitchen closes so you "can't" order anything else
-watch movies you've been meaning to for a long time (bring it on 3 and princess bride)
-make and eat cake
-and worse comes to worse, you can blog

I'm baaaaaaaaaaaaaackkkkkk....

2006-12-25T21:23:00.000-08:00

sorting through months of mail, days of email and 50kg worth of luggage has never been so fun. (its like, i put stuff in my undies draw and half my luggage was gone! how does that happen? i think i have to start redefining 'undies')

i have to say, i never knew what global warming was but after sleeping with more last night than i did in upstate new york i think i finally understand. Still, i insist on being in denial about this cool summer even though no one else is prancing around in shorts.

I'm sooo broke it's not funny.

I've forgotten how to drive and what's worse, i've forgotten you have to wait at lights to cross the roads.

ok....one last New York pic (see that top window on the left hand tower? its gonna be MINE!)

Santa baby i've really been an awful good girl, so hurry down the chimney tonight!

2006-12-20T13:14:00.000-08:00

the final post in NY people so love it more than you loved the other ones.

Stranger things have happened...

2006-12-18T11:18:00.000-08:00

have you all heard this story? its nutso! I don't care if it's true it's still nutso!

http://www.newsoftheworld.co.uk/story_pages/showbiz/showbiz2.shtml

Apparently this woman has been given a scrapbook of Mel and been told that he's her father all her life.

It would be like me sticking pictures of George Clooney onto some scrap pieces of paper, stapling it together, maybe putting a ribbon on it, shading the pages pink then getting pregnant to some random in the backseat of some automobile then waiting ten years and giving my son the crappy 'scrapbook' that i made and telling him that George Clooney was his father and making him take stupid photos where he pretends to look like him despite the fact that he won't at all and then he'll be forever known as that loser who thought he was George Clooney's son.

speaking of george...

I'M A CELEBRITY GET ME OUT OF HERE!

2006-12-12T09:34:00.000-08:00

single digit days until i come home! 9 to be exact.

i went to sell my textbooks back to the store today and they didnt buy back 3 out of 4 that i had. the one that they did buy back was at a value of $5.

$5

great. What the hell am i supposed to do with $5? even a pair of VS undies cost at least $7.50.
so now i have to go sell my blood.

say no to facebook because its all on like donkey kong in myspace!

2006-12-06T20:47:00.000-08:00

www.myspace.com/maddbritts

i feel it in my fingers, i feel it in my toes

2006-12-04T11:38:00.000-08:00

if you really love christmas
come on and let it snow!
It snowed in New Paltz today! it was like for 5 minutes and i was asleep for it but luci says "it was weird, i didn't know what it was. It got into my eyes and that hurt. But it was beautiful!"

LUCI AND ANNA'S SPEED ER TOUR!

2006-11-30T17:19:00.000-08:00

A street in Chicago: Where Peter normally meets his sister Jackie to have a deep and meaningful chat about surgery, life and how Peter is generally an asshole bastard.
La Salle St: like Eriq LaSalle. Walking down the lakeshore drive we went past a hospital and there was this surgeon in his scrubs walking around outside and luci's like "OMG! It's Peter Benton!" and I truly believe that it was...
Bridge outside Union Station: where Mark tried to call Doug one morning after forgetting his papers. Doug didn't pick up so he had to go back to the apartment where he caught Doug having relations with Harper who Carter really liked. Love the drama.
The L: how all the ER staff get to work.
Dearborn St: The corner of Dearborn and Clark was where Carol was meant to meet Doug and he was going to propose to her. BUT! she had a really tough day at work and ended up making out with Greg the paramedic (as you do, because George clooney is just not good enough). However, we tried to find the corner of Dearborn and Clark and realised that they were parallel streets.
L Stairs: Me running down the stairs like Mark Greene does. Spot the Similarities between myself and Mark Greene.
Union Station Stairs: Luci running down like Mark Greene does when he and Jen are 'seperated' and he has to commute to Milwaukee all the time. Spot the similarities again.
Grant Park: where doug was parked in the ep Hell and High Water. He was lighting up a doobie before some kid came and got him because his brother was trapped in a drain pipe.
Navy Pier Ferris Wheel: Where Carol and Shep had their first unofficial date. Then Shep went right off his noggin' because his partner died in a fire.
Navy Pier: Where Elizabeth and Mark had their first unofficial date. Some poor person died on the table and because Elizabeth needed to be comforted and Mark thought that virtual skiing games was the way to go.
North Western University: Where Carter went before working at the ER. Look at these gate! they don't actually lead anywhere...they just sit in front and then there's this littler gate that actually lets people in and out.
A Random Building: it was in the background of a scene where some people were talking about something.

So there you go! If you ever visit Chicago, go around acting out scenes from ER. It gives your trip much more of a purpose.

So we've moved out of home for 4 months, been road tripping (on airplanes) and been seperated and reunited. What's left in store for these MaddBritts?

2006-11-27T15:29:00.000-08:00

INTERNS 2007

EXCHANGE LIFE season 3

2006-11-27T15:05:00.000-08:00

Brittanneyy and Maddissonn went their seperate ways because 3 months is a long time to be committed to someone.
While Maddissonn jetted to the East Hamptons, Brittanneyy was off to Virginia for some Family Thanksgiving fun.

This is the family that i stayed with (except the dad and the daughter arent in the photo...)
The creepy dove that we decorated the Christmas tree with
Some fun in the nice clean brand new en suite shower
That's so hot
No wait...this is hotter.

Thanksgiving has its cons ( it's way too close to Christmas which makes it quite a pointless break)
and it's pros: eating with a strange family because your host family left, picking up a hitchhiker, meeting a guy who's going to work on Wall St. next year and he still owes you a lunch and getting fat on some kid's Halloween candy!

EXCHANGE LIFE season 2

2006-11-20T08:47:00.000-08:00

Follow the girls as they journey around the north east coast of America. Actually, I don't know if Chicago is in that region.

Laguardia Airport: the biggest shack in the history of airports. However, we found something very much to our taste - the VIP lounge with Plasma tv, internet on huge Macs and oh so lovely couches. What started off as a bad day, turned out to be actually quite a fun day.

loves it.

Superior Street: where our hotel was. While walking down to Lakeshore Drive on our first night we walked past North Western Hospital and luci goes "Anna! there's a surgeon! its Peter Benton!" I truly believe that it was...
The first hotel we've stayed in that has bath robes. They were bloody huge and comfy! But on the second day after housekeeping, they took Luci's and never gave it back...
At the Navy Pier with our Starbucks (christmas) Hochos. I know it was like subzero temperatures but i was surprised that more people weren't out there. There was just me and luci walking around and taking photos like the couple of fruitloops that we are.
Navy Pier Children's Museum. Not sure if it's OF children or FOR children. I mean we saw a busload of kids come out, but they could've just finished a day of posing in glass cages.

Deep Dish pizza: its like a pie with no top. Worth the 45 minute wait.
the fourth place we've tagged. This is at Gino's East Pizza Place (the best place for a deep dish pizza, also the best place to burst your stomach). People just wrote all over the walls and chairs so during the 45 minutes wait, we did our own little handywork.
Chicago at night
Chicago during the day. This is on top of the Sears Tower which should actually be the Sears and Ruebuck Tower but for the sake of ease, Mr Sears said to Mr Ruebuck "hey, why don't we just put MY name on it?" And they did.
Four boys just sitting on milkcrates and beating buckets. It was sooo good. Maddbritts had a little dance. For a few minutes I felt like I was in an outdoor club.

Victoria's Secrets. There was also one directly across the street. Didn't buy anything but we went in about 7 times in total.
We managed to come during the weekend of the lights festival. ONE MILLION lights were lit along Michigan Avenue.
Freezing our faces off! Our feet were sooooooooooooooo cold we were tempted to go and buy more socks at Gap.
Eating muffos in the palour in our hotel room. God it was good.

At O'hare airport. Luci was reading some people's magazine and i was listening to my new Hanson CD.

That's sexy

2006-11-16T12:39:00.000-08:00

From People magazine where George was voted sexiest man again!
He kicked off the year in dapper style to accept his first-ever Oscar, but on this cool L.A. evening, George Clooney is movie-star dazzling in an offhanded way: jeans, scuffed Harley motorcycle boots, a black tee and a green rubber bracelet that reads "Not on Our Watch," a reference to his activism on behalf of the troubled Darfur region of Sudan.

I'm sure that a million jillion people other are wearing the bracelet as well...

UPDATE:
i lost my bracelet in Chicago somewhere. It was upsetting until i realised in my own very special stalker way that it's like i left it there for george (who films there for ER, except that he's not on ER anymore.) See how the whole world is connected?!

I'm Sooooooooooooo boooooooooreddddddddddddddd!

2006-11-16T08:27:00.000-08:00

So i begged people to send me interesting sms or whatever and i got this in the middle of the night.
Kbear: Well im at work and a lady got changed in front of me and didnt close her door so i saw her pubes...

Now im bored and grossed out. thanks bitch

monday afternoon

2006-11-13T14:17:00.000-08:00

the day before my holocaust paper is due
maddissonn: hey brittanneyy, let's pimp our myspaces.
brittanneyy: ok, just quickly i want to change my background

4 hours later

Maddissonn: ok pimped.
Brittanneyy: that's hot. let's go pee.

www.myspace.com/threewei

from what i can remember of last night...

2006-11-10T10:11:00.000-08:00

We got yellow tagged as underage but the bartender was a kiwi so he gave us drinks anyway which was nice of him.
Then because we were the only people in the place that early he kept giving us shots which was a mistake.
Three shots later he offered us cocktails (sex on the beach) which no one could resist and asked for doubles.
Then i think we were piggybacked to our dorm by little leprechauns who broke another campus gate.
Then we threw up in our dorm bathroom and all of a sudden the police was there threatening to call an ambo.
Then i passed out because i guess i was sick of telling people i didn't WANT a sambo!!!!!!!!

George Clooney is like a Chanel suit, it never goes out of style

2006-11-07T20:06:00.000-08:00

do it do it do it because i want to know all about you but i dont feel like actually talking to you!

2006-11-07T17:08:00.000-08:00

1. Where were you when it turned 2006? in sydney doing something...
2. How did you get the idea for MySpace name? on the flight to montreal we lost our bags again so i thought i should warn the world about checking your bags in
3. What song are you listening to right now? sexyback justin timberlake - how typical
4. Has the death of a celebrity ever made you cry? no
5. What colour underwear are you wearing? GAP orange ones
6. Do you own an iPod? pink mini
7. What was the first thing you thought this morning? what i should wear for holocaust boy, but then i couldnt be fagged because i was cold
8. What does your mum do for a living? she doesnt work
9. What will you do tonight? watching 'responsible parties' on ER and simple life 1. having a hocho with a tim tam
10. What's your favourite memory from last weekend? walking around NYC and pretending that i owned an apartment there. i had just bought some toothpaste and got my boot fixed so it was like i had finished chores and was catching the bus to my upper west side home.
11. What are the last two digits of your phone number? 33 (aus) and 25(usa)
12. What was the last thing you ate? a taco that was too spicy and a plate of corn.
13. What was the last thing you drank? the juice that was purely concentrated. it was sooo gross
14. What was the last movie you watched? the departed - cant wait to see the building that was in it in Boston
15. What do you dislike at the moment? people with shit attitudes and complain about the things that they choose themselves
16. What food do you crave right now? always craving some baked lays chips
17. What did you dream last night? nothing - dead to the world
18. What was the last TV show you watched? ER (calling dr ross!)
19. What is your favourite piece of jewellery? not huge into jewellery but my purple/green bead necklace because everyone else loves it and i get compliments everytime i wear it. so i like compliments more than jewellery
20. Name someone on your Top (myspace) Friends who is just like you? i have to say kath from kath and kim. We're both blondes, both gym junkies um...the similarities are startling.
21. What does your bf/gf do for a living? it would be really good if he was some kind of doctor. like a pediatrician. named doug. doug ross.
22. Who last text messaged you? my friend renee telling me shes ready to study
23. Are you on any medication? i wish
24. What side of the bed do you sleep on? im lucky if both sides of my bum are on the bed ok?
25. What colour shirt are you wearing? green
26. What is your favourite frozen treat? ice cream
27. How many piercings do you have? just my ears
28. What's your favourite store? VICTORIA'S SECRET! sporties and porties and sephora (because i get to use the free shesheido stuff!)
29. Are you thirsty right now? yeah so dehydrated that im shrivelling up
30. Who's someone you haven't seen in a while and miss? zana, porno bread man, k bear, mezzanine, stefi graf and udon....
31. What did you do last night? ate some teriyaki chicken sushi, realised that the frozen yoghurt machine was still broken, bad mouthed the RD just as he was walking into the room, watched a riveting ep of ER, had a dnm with luci and lauren and passed out.
32. Do you care what people think about you? yes
33. Have you ever done something to instigate trouble? yeah i broke a gate. is that trouble?
34. When was the last time you worked out? yesterday - feel like a turdburger right now
35. What are your font colors on MSN/aim? moroon or some kind of red normally
36. Where do you live? right now New Paltz dorm (scudder 304) but normally sydney australia. i want to live in New York
37. Are you aggressive? no
38. Mobile Phone Network? crappy cingular which i just cant figure out and it doesnt work in canada.
39. Do you like the person who posted this last? yeah, a little...(ahahaha)
40. Do you know their birthday? yes, and i know her half birthday
41. What is the thing that you would most like to change about yourself? i would like to be able to fully appreciate being in the place that i am instead of thinking about where i want to be.
42. What size are your feet? 5.5 to 6
43. What do you smell like right now? like my dinner - smells just soak into this fucking jumper
44. What is your favourite color/s? pink
45. Do you like mustard? on my hotdogs
46. What do you tell yourself when times get hard? 'luci...i dont feel so good...'
47. Would you ever sky dive? OH HELL NO!
48. Do you sleep on your side, tummy or backside? side
49. Have you ever bid for something on eBay? whats ebay?
50. What do you think of Angelina Jolie being pregnant? i think that was the last straw in ruining the hottest man alive (after george)
51. Do you enjoy giving hugs? yeah, but not to hobos or anything
52. Would you consider yourself to be fashionable? not right now, but i hope so when im in the city.
53. Do you own a digital camera? yeah. although i almost lost in the times square toys are us.
Luci: quick run! if its not there, im thinking we can call the police.
54. What celebrities have you been compared to? no one
55. Who is your favorite Star Wars character? what's star wars?
56. Does it annoy you when someone says they'll call but don't? yes! waiting on a call right now.
57. What are you allergic to? i dont like the detergent aisle in supermarkets
58. Are you a jealous person? depending on the situation. like if someone has a really nice bag then im ready to kill
59. Do you ever feel guilty after eating meat? no, i'd cut a cow if i had to
60. If you were born the opposite sex, what would your name be? Matthew or Jefferey ( i want to be a twin)

Exchange life

2006-11-07T11:41:00.000-08:00

the next reality hit on E!
check out 'Exchange Life" season 1

"the squirrels and Ducks scare me"
"i know"

early 21st century art

2006-11-02T17:17:00.000-08:00

The class assignment for art was 'draw 6 people from australia who you met last year and have funny nicknames and cool hair'.
i really lucked out on that one.

mezzannine

ferris wheel

udon

stefi graf

k(aroake)-bear

and Daren. someone has to think up a good nickname for him. Not just Dazza, or Daz, or Dads (although that's my fav so far).

Tyra Says

2006-11-01T18:25:00.000-08:00

this is the new game based on America's Next Top Model.
you need three people (two's ok, but three's better) and any shitty old camera.
then one person snaps away and gives direction while the other two obey.
switch whenever you feel like it or remember.
Direction: pretend to be best of friends. it was hard, but i think we got there...
Direction: stacks on and be really drunk.
Direction: "show your neck, your neck always get's lost in the picture. i want to see your neck!"
you got it tyra
Direction: mix your hair in with mine. Come on Luci, MIX your hair.
Direction: Just tangle up in one another and be absolutely Stewwwpiid

Meet Victoria and Gisele

2006-11-01T16:31:00.000-08:00

our Victoria Secrets Mini pups.
so adorable
and totally not weird because they don't have eyes.

TRICK OR TREAT BABY!

2006-11-01T11:18:00.000-08:00

This is the most amazing concept ever: going to strangers houses, looking like a complete naa-naa then asking for and receiving candy. People should be doing this EVERY night.

New Paltz totally gets into Halloween with parties and Haunted Houses left, right and centre.
haunted high school with cheerleaders, jocks and headmasters - but you know, all cut up and gory.
half of our candy stash. tootsie rolls are so good...

DO YOU THINK THEY COULD TELL WE WERE AMATEURS?
Candy Giver: are you girls visiting us from somewhere?
US: we're from australia
Candy Giver: Oh cool! well you'll definitely enjoy the haunted highschool. it might be a bit scary though, how old are you girls?
US: 20.
Candy Giver: right, ok, well then you'll be fine.
Turns out i wasn't fine. it was soooo scary that we couldn't finish the whole thing. I screamed real loud and that's when luci decided that we weren't going on the haunted school bus "that's it anna, let's go!"

Stacking it on someone's lawn (right after telling them we were 20)

not having a bag so i had use my hood and luci used her scrubs pockets

knocking on the same door twice. highly embarrassing but we got some extra mild duds.

Following 6 year olds for the first couple of houses before working up the courage to go alone.

fun fact #3

2006-10-25T13:54:00.000-07:00

heard this one in class today:
11% of men and 3% of women* said that they would commit murder for $1 million if they knew that they would get away with the crime.
no-fucking-duh!

* not sure where these stats are from, wasn't listening.

Travel Perks #45

2006-10-22T17:46:00.000-07:00

when you're black skinnies start turning a little white because you haven't washed them for 10 weeks.

loves it

Little people Big world

2006-10-22T17:36:00.000-07:00

"Hello, this is room 1507 and i was wondering if you knew that show about the dwarves? yes? ok, well what channel might that be on? mmmhmmm....and around what time will it be on in case i want to watch it?"
cool show about this family that we always manage to catch when we're in the hotels on friday and saturday nights.

LE MONTREAL SHERATON CENTRE
* Whilst waiting at the helpdesk we over hear that one of the ladies behind the desk has been asked out by a customer. Actually, no IS BEING asked out by a customer. She's all like to her colleague all behind the desk 'oh my goodness, he just asked me out. Should i go?'
a) He's standing right there
b) We're standing right there too. NOT five star service
* Because our luggage was lost we wanted to know what the plan of action would be if it did get delivered but after we had left the hotel.
The Bellman: uhhh...i don't know.
Us: Will it get sent back to the airport?
The Bellman: uh...maybe.
Princesses i know, but shit, ALL my Victoria's Secret stuff was in that bag

CANADA EH?

2006-10-22T17:11:00.000-07:00

steaming the undies because they were new and cold.
married couple toothbrushes ("oh it's sunday, happy anniversary!")
at the hotel pool with our swimmers still in washington. what to do?
the coldest place on earth. Our European friends are laughing at the thought of two aussie girls in subzero temps.
In old town Montreal. Really cool place with coble stone streets, horse drawn carriages and those street lights...you know, the really cool old ones.
Don't know what we're posing in front of but momentarily forgotten that our bags are not with us.
Remembered during dinner at the Chez Thai that our bags were not with us. Can't begin to explain the all consuming and overwhelming dread that we might have to deal with United Airlines.
Went to see a movie and bumped into the courier man delivering our bags. there was screaming, grabbing and tears.
standing next to a crazy highway and some building. the town hall i think.
all smiles in my attempt at an arty photo. Don't care that it's not that arty - i have my stuff
at the hotel pool with our swimmers also at the hotel pool. sauna and spa sooooooo good.
Hard Rock Cafe cemetary for Halloween
University of McGill truck. How cool is that?

on the way home we had the same air stewardess that we had on the way there.
"Didn't you girls go to canada?"
"yeah, been there, done that, bought the t-shirt."
"ok..."

BEER PONG...we have to play when i get back

2006-10-19T12:56:00.000-07:00

ok, so i don't photograph well...
luci having a drink for the hell of it...

NEEDED:
two teams (no names needed but 'double helpings' is always a good name)
14 plastic cups ( the red american ones that we always see in the movies)
a long surface (not the floor. maybe cabinets or a chest of draw)
3 ping pong balls (one for spare)

INSTRUCTIONS:
take 12 cups and set 6 on each on either side of the long surface.
make the cups into pyramids like bowling pins
fill each cup with alcohol - amount depends on how much you want to drink each time
fill the extra cups with water and place one with each team. this is to wash the ping pong balls.

Basically, you have to throw the ping pong balls into the cups. when you get a ball in the cup, the a person from the other team has to drink that cup. Yes, it sounds easy and that's what i thought until i realised that you got drunk while doing it.
you can catch the balls once they have hit a surface - but this means nothing so don't try.
In the circumstance that both teams only have one drink left, the losing team has to drink both drinks.
really really really really fun.

What's a frofessional?

2006-10-19T07:24:00.000-07:00

Ms Ann: so do you girls think that you have the psychic energy?
Paris: yeah, i do.
Nicole: me too.
Ms Ann: ok, thats good.
Nicole: my dogs do too.

Last night we were watching the Simple life (season 3 interns) when they do their psychic internship at a place called Ms Ann's. We realised that it was a place that we had been to in Georgetown Washington DC. Above is them sitting in the upstairs reading area and below are some pics we took of the place.
When i go back for thanksgiving I'm TOTALLY getting a reading. argghghghghgh!!!

Nicole: she says we're fired.
Paris: i know...I'm a psychic

"hey Anna, now that we're half way...everyday we spend here is a day closer to the end than the beginning!"

2006-10-17T14:13:00.000-07:00

i was having my tuesday avo nap and through a dream, it dawned on me how much i actually loves it here. I dreamt that I was already back home and unpacking and i says to my mum "when do i go back to New Paltz?" and she says "you're not."
I realise that I didn't get a chance to say goodbye to all the crazies i met along the way. Holocaust Boy and I never had the time to work out. I never got to have Thanksgiving or Halloween. Our international friends Zuzu and Bendy disappeared into fat air.
Plus, I won't get to do my own washing downstairs anymore. I won't have Socks and Sandles for General Psychology or Professor Bumbsters for Postwar America. I won't really need to wear gumboots anymore. I won't have the gym 3 minutes away from me. I'll go back to living at home. I won't have Victoria's Secrets, Abercrombie, Urban Outfitters or H&M.

Then i woke up and freaked out that luci wasn't there because I haven't slept without her for the last 8 weeks but then i realised that she's in her italian exam and has no time for my mind changing shinnanigans right now.
I don't want everyday to be closer to the end than the beginning. Even those damned mountains are looking better because of the fall.

Take It

2006-10-15T17:42:00.000-07:00

http://www.vspink.com/pantyquiz.html

double helpings

2006-10-12T23:21:00.000-07:00

we were so bored we went to the stop and shop and stole a gummy worm. Each
best fucking gummy worm i've ever had.

darv and carv

2006-10-12T22:40:00.000-07:00

but i dont want to sleep but i can't keep my eyes open.
my clothes smell
i smell
i'm drinking lots of water so i just KNOW that i'm going to pee in the night. i dont like peeing in the night because our room isnt bright but the hallway is really light and so when you step outside it hits you really hard!
speaking of the hallway, it was raining the other day so i took my umbrella out and then when i came back i put the umbrella in the hallway and then this girl fell on it. FELL on it! i was like how the hell do you fall on an umbrella? how? and i saw it and it was like completely fucked up and all the metal bits were sticking out and inside out. the girl who tripped on it left me a note and said that she was going to buy me a new one. and she did.
that's nice of her because i dont think that i would've payed for someone else's new umbrella. It's a really expensive umbrella as well.
speaking of umbrellas i just got a new one because of the girl who fell on it. and it's half way through the time that i'm supposed to be here and i got a new umbrella. get it? it's like an umbrella for each half of the time that i'm here. how cool is that?
it's gonna be 8 degrees tomorrow - that's like freezing but not as freezing as now because it's like 1 degree. i dont have clothes for this weather. i have one coat and it's pink. And i have pink tracksuit pants. i cant wear the both of them together...what do i do?
this is really long. I can't keep my eyes open...
maddissonn says that it was snowing up state today. not here obviously because otherwise i would've known. it's really cold and i dont have clothes.
someone send me some clothes ok?

We're aiming for some D's so that on our transcript it will say D as is Distinction, not D as in A B C Dumbass.

2006-10-10T07:44:00.000-07:00

I've noticed that the teachers here like to talk during the midterm exams.
What the hell is up with that? If I'm not allowed to bring in an essay guide or look over my shoulder at someone else's answer to question 32 or sms a friend, then they shouldn't be allowed to answer stupid questions regarding spelling or making jokes.
It's so disruptive to my already mangled brain. I don't need someone going:
"remember this painting guys? remember? we did it the other day. Just answer the question about it and you should be fine."
or
(some guy is coughing up a lung in the Holocaust exam) "wow, it sounds like a tuberculosis ward in here!"* Then people laughed which caused more people to cough. Who does that? seriously?

* I'm beginning to see that tuberculosis is a big deal around here.