Too much!

So I've been back at uni 4 and a bit weeks, and up until this week I haven't had much due.
But this week everything seems to have to have piled up. I had a thing due last Friday, I've got another thing due this friday, I've got an essay due monday, and another thing due next Thursday. Oh and a practice exam tomorrow...which I really don't think I'm ready for....

I've been trying to concentrate, and I've been doing okay...but there are many different distractions going on at the moment.
I'm sick of fighting with centrelink over the simple processing and mailing out of my health care card -which I need in order to get concession tickets for the train...
I don't really have time to look for a new job, because I have to put any job looking time I have, into looking for jobs for next year. But I am going to need some money soon. Or my savings will completely vanish.

I can't wait till easter, then I will at least have a break from assignments, and from classes. Maybe Nikki and I will get closer to finishing off Friends...again. That and there might be some extra West Wing time squeezed in. ...not that I want to rush through it, cause then I'm screwed!

Not much else going on. Scott had his 21st last weekend...I escaped to Jacinta's place, thank god. I would have been driven crazy if I was here. Nikki is having her party this weekend. But at least 13/14 year olds aren't as bad...and there will be no drinking or smoking (I'm gonna assume...but you never know).
This time of year always makes me grouchy...cause it seems like everyone else is having a birthday, but I have to wait till November, and then I don't really get to enjoy it anyways.
I'll get over it...maybe. :P


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Carlie

End of Summer

Okay so uni goes back next week, which means I'm officially OFF holidays. Which is a good thing, because I've been getting pretty bored and slack; especially cause I haven't been working...in fact I think I've had maybe 4 or 5 shifts all year..which sucks. -So I'm trying to find a new job...which isn't going great, but I'll work on it. It also isn't made any easier by the fact that I have a very messing schedule for uni this semester....I have a 7 hour break on a tuesday..that is not at all practical.

So in the last few weeks I have spent most of my time watching Scrubs...which this time last year I never would have dreamed I'd be watching and actually liking it! I'm currently up to season 5, I imagine it will take me a little while longer to get through it now that uni is back. -Which is a good thing :)
I've also been watching Will and Grace and am about half way through season 2. Not to mention the regular weekly watching of The West Wing...at least with that one we have been good and are not spending ALL day watching 10 eps again...which isn't that fun anyways in the end, cause its an awful lot of info to take in in a matter of hours...also it means we are getting closer to the end really quickly...which I'm not looking forward to at all. I guess its a major downfall of draging out 7 seasons over 1 weekly viewing..which could involve watching 1 or 10 episodes....on average I think its taking us about 4 weeks to get through a season...but man are we going to miss it when its over!

I don't know if its just that I'm so tired and mopey right now, but I wonder if there are things I should be doing instead of watching dvds...I imagine there are plenty of things I COULD be doing, but whether or not I'd actually be having a better time is questionable. Firstly I don't have enough money to be out all the time, and I don't enjoy it. I think I've just had that many unpleasant experiances at pubs and clubs and whatnot, that I was instantly turned off...not that I was ever that interested in the first place. I kinda wish I was, but I'm just not.
Going out places always seemed like too much work; organising to get there, get home again, what to wear...not to mention the fact that I always seem to attrack creepy people.

Okay well now I'm depressing myself...I must go find something fun and uplifting to watch or read on my computer :)

Watch this space


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Carlie

2009 Sucks!

Okay so I'm not having the best of times at the moment. I have had 1, yes 1, shift all year....so I'm broke, and starting to live off my savings..which is bad.
Also I have had problems with uni, with them not giving me credit for a subject I did last year. -Which I think is sorted out now...I'll be checking up on that in the next few days to make sure.
Also uni is ticking me off, cause they've scheduled all the classes badly - at least for me. I have a class and a lecture clash...which I can't get out of..and I can't really not do one of the subjects cause I'm running out of subject options.

So I am currently spending my time doing nothing. I've been sitting around, watching dvds, and spending time on the computer, okay not ALL day...but now that my sis is back at school and the weather is a little more bareable, its looking kinda pathetic.

I also find I'm staying up later than I want to, and sleeping in too. Its not good.
PLus with all the family issues, everthing is different this year. The traditions are long gone. Which is sad...I always knew they would stop...but it still sucks.

I also find I'm obesseing over things around the house too. Like organisation...I know I've always been a stickler for organisation, and whatnot...but now that I'm home all the time its getting worse.

Oh and there are also a few other things which suck about 2009...maybe I'm just having a bad month. Maybe things will get better. I will just have to keep working on that and hope that things work out. In the meantime, I'm just gonna keep coming up with distractions for myself.

At least there is one good thing about this year, my diet seems to been working out. I've lost 5 kilos since I started changing my diet back in October/November. And while that's not a huge loss for all that time, its pretty good for me - when you consider Christmas and New Years. I just hope I can keep it going. I'm not expecting huge changes, but at least I feel healthier too!

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Carlie

Welcome to 2009

So far so good I suppose.

Had a great time away in Anglesea for new years. Was totally exhausted when I got home though!

Been pretty busy the last few days. I saw Billy Elliot on Thursday night with mum and Nikki. It was really good!
Then I was out Friday night with the weekly tv/movie night of Ness and I.
Then came the big night saturday, we went to see Wicked again...3rd time. We had seats right in the middle, 3rd row from the front. It was amazing to be SO close, we could see all the details and colors of the costumes, and see their expressions and we picked up on so many things! -although we did lose a little of the magic perhaps by being so close...and it was a lot for the eyes to keep track of....but it was totally worth it!!!! We also missed Amanda Harrison as Elphaba, but her replacement for the night, Patrice was fantastic..so I didn't feel too bad about it. We'll catch her next time. -I also think I would have been so distracted keeping track of Lucy's craziness, that I probably wouldn't have been able to watch Amanda as much.

Then last night I went to see Yes Man with Jacinta. It was pretty good. Quite funny!
However with all this social activity, I have totally killed my diet this past week. I'm now back on track, and hopefully will be able to stay on it....the diet mostly consists of just keeping track of what I'm eating, and cutting down over eating or snacking, and also attempting to eat a little healthier, or lighter.
I have faith that it'll keep working.


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Carlie

2008 a Year in Review

So with tomorrow being the last day of 2008, and me being away on holidays..and from the internet for a few days, I thought I'd write up my thoughts on the past year now.

This year has gone so fast! I swear the older I get the faster each year goes...and I'm only 23, so I'm a little scared about how its gonna seem in another 20 years or so....

January
- Didn't do a whole lot in January, as I recall I went to the movies a fair bit, and also to the beach.

Feb
-painted the dining room...took way too long and too much effort...but looks great
-back to Uni at the end of feb, started my 2nd year of Uni.

March
-On the Easter break, Mum, Nikki and I went up to Port Douglas for a few days. Had great weather, and a fantastic time. I never been up that north before, and the day out at the Reef was amazing.

April, May, June
-Spent the winter break from Uni working a bit, but mostly watching dvds.

July
-Saw Wicked for the first time, and was blown away. Hooked, absolutely hooked.
-I also watched the entire first season of Pushing Daisies
...so overal July was a very Kristin Chenoweth centered month, and one that changed my life by the introduction of 2 new obsessions.

August
-Started my 2nd semester classes for Uni, very social studies orientated in the 2nd half of the year. Which was a nice little break from all the full on media stuff of other semesters.

September
-a fairly quiet month, a weeks break from Uni.

October
-Stayed busy with new seasons of shows to download, The Emmy's to watch, and the beginning of watching The West Wing....Ness and I would never been the same.
-Saw Wicked for the 2nd time. Got the cool green drinks, and bought souveniers. I swear the show was even better the 2nd time.

November
-Classes ended in early November, so I was busy writing essays for the first 2 weeks. My exam on the 17th apparently went a whole lot better than I expected.
-My birthday happened...quietly, yet happily. I'm very glad I went to dinner with people I like, especially my Grandparents. Cause it was the last time I got to see my Grandma before the stroke that happened in December. I'll never forget the image of my 86 year old Grandma attempting to do the Nutbush on the dancefloor at the Bentleigh RSL.

December
-Started off good. Got my results for Uni. All credits - very happy, as I was sure I'd failed something.
-The whole family was thrown into chaos with my Grandma's stroke. A lot of not knowing, and upset. I has changed the whole dynamic of the family. She's working through rehab at the moment, but it was a tough Christmas without her here.
-Christmas was surprisingly good. I got some decent presents, and some not so great ones. The day itself worked out quite good. Although everyone was very late for dinner, which was frustrating, and rude....but at least it gave us a chance to be organised and relax before they arrived.

Looking forward to 2009....final year of Uni. Nothing else planned for the year...but I really want to start working on my US trip.

Goodbye Old Friends

so.....I'm a little sad this week. I found out that my next door neighbours...the ones I actually like, and have lived next door since I was 4 are moving.
I always knew they would...their house is way too small. But I guess it just makes me sad to know that they won't be there anymore. Not to mention the fact that I spent such a large part of my childhood from the ages of 4 to 12 in their house and with their family. They used to organise the street parties, the girls and I spent hours together playing, and Hollie and I had our 'We Care for Kids Club' where we entertained kids while parents did other things in return for pay (which was usually a few dollars..which was a lot when you're 11).

And though we havn't really spoken much since we went off to high school, they were always there to say hi to if you saw them outside, or able to get a reference from, or borrow something from. So it just makes me sad.

In addition to being sad...I'm incredibly jealous...I'm trying not to be but I can't help it, it seems to be in my nature. As much as I do LOVE my house (and its very much a part of me..having been here 23 years), I've wanted to move house for ages, my parents used to go looking at places all the time...but my dad does not want to move...or even improve...and it kills me to think that very soon there will be no one left in the street that I know. Not to mention what kind of work they'll do next door. Sometimes I hate growing up...too many people leave, and I'm always stuck in exactly the same place.

So I'm a little mopey this week. Part of me can't wait till I get a real job and am able to afford some sort of place for myself....but I have a feeling my family will be in this place for a good while longer.


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Carlie

TV Turnover

So as anyone who knows me knows...I became very obsessed with a little show called Pushing Daisies this year. And if you know that, you also know that it has now been cancelled.
It was expected...but still it sucks major doodie! Its such a great amazing show, full of bright shiny colors, the best characters ever (I loved every single main character...which NEVER happens), amazing writing - the dialogue just flows and makes you smile, infact the whole show did that!
So I'm very sad about it not coming back next year...and the fact its supposed to end of a freaking cliffhanger!

So now I've decided that I'm only going to watch old shows...now I know eventually I'll run out..but at least I don't get crushed by it getting cancelled. I know what I'm getting myself into. -Its safe.

Recently me and Ness started watching The West Wing (after talking about it for ages)...had always known the show and the people on it...but never really got to watch it, or wanted to...besides it was one of those shows that never stayed in the one timeslot for very long.
After the pilot..I liked it...after a few more eps, I was into it....after a few more I was HOOKED! While I don't understand most of it...its a fantastic show, with great writing and the actors/characters rock!

You know I think seeing as it only came out here in 2000....I probably was too young for the show at the time..and am glad I'm watching it now. I have a better understanding of US politics...especially after the election stuff going on in the last year. And while I've always had a few 'grown up' shows, I don't think I could have appreciated the West Wing back then.
I think I might have to get the dvd box set....if only to watch CJ fall into the pool...and Donna and Josh ramble.


I'm getting a little worried about the current state of television. With Daisies gone and ER ending at the end of this season...I'm running out of shows to watch. Sure I'll watch Lost, but even that only has 2 more seasons left. And I'll probably keep watching NCIS(which I like but only watch when I've run out of other new eps), Grey's Anatomy, Private Practice, and Brothers and Sisters...I think I've given up on Heroes, Desperate Housewives (although my sis watches it, so I'll probably see it when its on regular aussie tv), Samantha Who, Dirty Sexy Money...I can't think of any other shows I watch at the moment. I'll also probably not give any new shows a look either.

Maybe I'll get into Scrubs...thats a show I know, but have never really watched.
Maybe I'll just go down to blockbuster and rent any show that looks interesting. That or I'll just keep watching my dvds over and over...and over and over again.

TV sucks! They better give Kristin an award though...I still can't believe that Jean Smart beat her for the Emmy....seriously?!


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Carlie