I’ve had a pretty pleasant day today, and that is surprising considering how somber I’ve been lately.
The day started off planned to be a rather productive ’school work’ day, but obviously with an unpredictable lifestyle such as mine, plans were not made to be concert.
The day started early and the morning was spent eat noodles and researching an assignment. Towards the middle of the day I caught the tram down the road to met up with my friends in Degraves st to read the paper, drink tea and talk shit. It turns out she has been approached by an affluent organisation to consult on an up and coming restaurant to be opened in melbourne in a few months time. Exciting times for all I say!
I strolled around town, visiting a few book shops, buying a few cds and then jumped on a tram headed for home.
See thats the thing I love about Melbourne, you could walk from one end of the city the the other in one straight line, and you could even be in your heels doing it.
When I got home it started pouring, perfect timing I didnt get wet, but the plants would have gotten a nice feeding.

I changed out of my clothes and jumped into the much loved paul frank shorts, and bonds singlet accessories with some bright orange ugg boots. Oh, how I do love my pj’s, I wish I could just walk the streets wearing pj’s, I could predict the benefits to man kind. For one I would be a much more relaxed and pleasant person, I could trick my mind into the same mentality as when I’m in bed, ‘relax and let it go’.

Sitting at my desk, I read some lecture notes while in the background some afgany music was pumping. When I was tired, I sat on the floor ate left over thai and read other sections of the paper.
I read an awesome interview of Ian Thorpe, and can conclude that he truely is an awesome guy. He sounds like he knows what he is about and thats something lacking in alot of people these days, and considering he is only 24, I would say he has a certain desired intangible asset most of us could only wish we had, not only that, he even does one better by HAVING both the intangible and tangible assets.

I sometimes ponder the likelyhoods that somebody out there could possibly employ the same school of thought as me. I cant say I have met anyone who was impressively like myself. When I use the term impressive I’m only narratively referring to the fact that it is incredibly liberating to be totally independent in thought, and find another who derived at the same conclusion on their own independent journey of thought. Therefore being rather impressed by their similarity to myself.

But whilst reading the article I realised that he (Ian Thorpe) and I share rather resembling ideologies and opinions. Definitely comforting to know.

Anyways the point to the post today was to certify to myself (and others who question their humanism) that life’s pleasure are not mutually exclusive to being broke, but quite the contrary, life’s pleasures can be emphasised and magnified by the element of being broke, since realistically there is no short term escape from being broke.
In total I spent $38.30 ($30 was on afgan CDs) but the feeling of satisfaction and happiness was that of a day when I spent a couple of thousand dollars on a handbag.

Now I’m off to spend time with a nice, intimate group of friends, talking over nice food and great wine. It’s so nice to have something so simple to look forward to.

I found a rather nicely articulated quote/question today, emphasising the necessity of human acceptance when it comes to happiness:
‘Is my happiness dependent on other people’

The way you view yourself will allow you to be happy, not the way other people view you.

till later then?

xox
godess

Obessive behaviour can never be a good thing. And it isnt always easy to determine the line with that exists between obsession and passion. My latest venture from passion to obsession? Stationary.

I mean to classify it as ‘the lastest’ could be depriving the truth about the obession, but in using the term ‘the latest’ I’m implying that it is the current occupant of my obession.

When your favourite store becomes officeworks, or kikki k, and when you start straving yourself because you prioritise black manilla folders over food or water, its time to accept that there is a slight problem on your hands.

Yesterday I walked into kikki k (I really cannot justify the obscene amounts of money they charge for simple things!) and spent my whole weeks ‘food’ money on, a diary (moleskine – it is hot, a small handheld black leather bound), 2 folders (paper) a pack of manilla folders (for $10!!! You can buy over 200 original manilla folders for that price), and a TO DO LIST pad. It is insane….!!!

And now I’m sitting here awaiting my bf to come and drive me to officeworks so I can buy some squared exercise books. This anal behaviour towards stationary is killing my wallet! And if someone told me to quit this obsessive addiction, then I would tell them to get stuffed! Everyone is allowed to have their forte!

xox

godess

Dear me! this blog hasn’t been updated for some time now, so I want to start by apologising for not being more proactive and attentive to my dear blog.

Alot has happened since my last blog, but then when you really think about it, not much has happened at all. Firstly I guess the key factor in my life at the moment is that university has started again, and I find myself nervous about it. It really is the first time that I have felt butterflies about uni. I cant say that I am the most academic student in the world, and when prioritising life matters, regardless of how hard I try to do the right thing by uni, it always seems to slip down, down and further down the list. But this year I am more dedicated to it than my own life. I am determined to give it the dedication and love that it has so desperately yarned for. My timetable is a lil freaked up at the moment, but I guess that is to test my  persistence. So far so good, no wagging, one late class (only by 2 mins) and hmmm zero homework. hahaha I have an essay to be due in tomorrow,… so hopefully today I wont be ‘working’ too many fraud cases but researching my assignment.

It is really good to be back in Australia btw, it has been a really hectic 2 weeks since getting back, I havent been home till Sunday night.

I was up in Sydney for a few days last week, oh god I do love sydney. Its such exhilirating city, I feel so alive when I’m prancing around George st, or Pitt st, so I’ve decided before I die, I need to move there, live it, breathe it and consume as much of it as possible.

I think the chances of that happening are quite high, since my field of work seems to centre around the city. And considering that it is my last year at uni this year, I’m having to think long and hard about which direction I need to be taking. My passion is in publishing and my dream job is to work for a art/design publishing house like Phaidon, but I think a move to the UK to take up an entry level role is too drastic. Maybe if I didnt have thousands of dollars of debt then I would probably do it, but I have exercised the right to be stupid with my money as a youth and spend up way too big for my own good, which is now constraining the way I want to live. That is something I would love to do in a few years or so (move to the uk that is) but now I’m happy to be working for a firm like m&c Saatchi, they seem to be such an awesome firm, and their indentity seem to be spot on for their cause. It is soooo hard to find a firm whom represents themselves well! They’ve done really high profile campaigns such as ANZ, Aust Post just to name a few. I am really in love with their self marketing tactics, so I’m going to approach them in the next few weeks to see whether I could apply for an entry road, or at the very least do my internship there. I think I’m going to have to apply for grad roles at PWC and Rio Tinto - which are firms that I dont REALLY want to work for… but I know they’ll pay good money, and at the moment I definately need money. Also there are grad roles going to work with the Department of Foreign Affairs & Trade. I would love to travel around and save Alexander Downers ass when he’s said the wrong thing, or save the departments face when AusAid expose its politically driven agenda. It would allow me to combine my need for money, and my love for the asia pacific region. I’m actually really excited about the move out of uni into full time work, I hope its everything that I envision to be, which is plenty of money, friday night drinks with hot guys from the office, and plenty of glam travel! YEAH! 

Anyways I think its time to start doing some real work, since Chinny is catching on that I aint working the goddamn bird!

love

godess

xox