De-stress Update

Not a lot going on lately...I've got 2 weeks left of holidays, then its back to uni, and then out into the semi-real world after that.

Other than watching a bunch of movies and tv...I haven't done a whole lot lately. Okay...So I did go shopping the other week, and manage to get a new jacket cheap -which was worth it anyways cause I've worn it heaps since. My search for kneehigh boots however was very unsuccessful.

Saw Jersey Boys a few weeks ago. LOVED IT!!!! We sat in the 2nd row, and even though spent most of the show looking up their noses, enjoyed every bit of it. They boys were excellent and kinda adorable...breaking character occaisionally during the extra long applauses. We also got 3 of them to sign our programs afterwards. -I've been listening to the soundtrack OVER and OVER again.

I'd also like to give an update on what is currently on my De-stress/sleepmix playlist.
1. Body and Soul - Billie Holiday
2. Bang Bang - Dizzy Gillespie
3. The Way You Look Tonight - Michael Buble
4. Wonderful Tonight - Michael Buble
5. Home - Michael Buble
6. White Horse - Taylor Swift
7. Love Story - Taylor Swift
8. The Best Day - Taylor Swift
9. Kissess and Cake - The P.S I Love You Score - John Powell
10. Way Back Into Love - Hugh Grant and Drew Barrymore (Music and Lyrics)
11. I'd Rather Be With You - Joshua Radin
12. Only You - Joshua Radin

Not a lot else to report....except..oh yeah. We got a brand new spanking tv. Very shiny..and I think I've finally figured out how it works properly....or at least what makes my dvds look the best.


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Carlie

Winter Cleaning!

So while checking my hotmail account today, I realised I had a heck of a lot of old emails lying around. So I started going through some of the old ones, and through the folders....some of the emails go all the way back to 2005. SCARY!

Here is what I have learned from reading some of them...

• Ness and I were always this way...now we just have more frequent interaction (you know..in the real world)
• We really did start watching Studio 60 because of Matthew Perry...and becaues Lauren was in it for a bit.....If she wasn't...we might not have started watching. SCARY
• I seem to talk about Pop Tarts WAY too much :P
• It took about 2 years...be Ness and I finally got ourselves organised in terms of being online at the same time...regularly
• WHY oh WHY did I think it would be a good idea to tape over the emmy tapes?!
• M&M's have always been the snackfood of choice for any group occaision
• I don't think words did justice to how excited I was about 90210 coming out on dvd
• Its funny when the reason to meet up with your friends is entirely based on discussing a TV show
• Making up your own words...or using other people's made up words is fun...spectabulous- Will Smith said this on the Golden Globes red carpet arrivals and absotootley- one of the characters on Everwood made this up
• Thank god for USBs....What a waste of time waiting for a full disc worth of episodes was!
• GWOH! is never going to stop being funny....and is pretty much just as funny typed/written as it is heard.
• 2 years later and I still don't think we've had a group trip to the Melbourne Zoo!
• There are rules for TV shows...and can be found in most in way
  :1. The "in a box" or burried alive episode. 2. The hostage or quarantine episode, pretty much anything where the characters are forced to stay in the one room for the episode. 3. The trapped in a store overnight episode. Not as common but still a good one:) 4. Someone has a baby 5. There is a wedding
• It is way too easy to rewatch Studio 60 over and over
• The plan to stay away from The West Wing spoilers never really worked very well...

More to come!

The iPod Playlist

So I've been listening to this same eclectic playlist on my ipod for months, it started out as my old 'Sleepmix' which just included a bunch of sleepy/sadish songs. Then when the end of uni was nearing, and I was stressed out of my mind, I created the 'De-stressmix'.

In the last few days, I have deleted 2 songs, cause I was starting to get a little sick of them. They were, Dolly Parton's 'I Will Always Love You', and Sheryl Crow's 'First Cut Is The Deepest'
I love both songs, but they didn't put me in a sleepy mood anymore.

What is currently on my 'De-Stress' playlist is....

1. Body and Soul - Billie Holiday
2. Bang Bang - Dizzy Gillespie
3. Save Me a Saturday Night - Neil Diamond
4. The Way You Look Tonight - Michael Buble
5. Wonderful Tonight - Michael Buble
6. Home - Michael Buble
7. One of The Brightest Stars - James Blunt
8. Desire - Ryan Adams
9. White Horse - Taylor Swift
10. Love Story - Taylor Swift
11. The Best Day - Taylor Swift
12. Kisses and Cake - John Powell

The last of which, (the score from P.S I Love You) I just added a minute ago. Sometimes it works, and actually helps me wind down enough to sleep. Sometimes I fall asleep while listening to it, and sometimes I can't sleep till its all done. -It just depends.

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Carlie

An Empty Lid

So....I'm bored. I'm bored and not feeling overly inspired to create any posts, either here or on the other blogs.
I'm getting a little weirded out by Twitter....It gets a little strange when Sarah Paulson, and Kim Webster respond to Matthew Perry, and when others start responding...it messes with your head a little.

So I've declared this week, major movie week. I went to blockbuster yesterday, and pretty much exhausted my search for movies there. I came away with Piccadilly Jim (which I had to look hard for, they keep moving it from Drama to Comedy...I have no idea where it is actually supposed to belong, but it keeps moving nonetheless) I also got Mystery Men, Primary Colors, Marnie, Junebug, and P.S I Love You.....I am now figuring out that I wound up getting 2 Allison movies, and 2 Kathy Bates movies...weird.
I also started the bigpond dvd rentals trial this week, it last 14 days. I originally signed up to get Amber Frey, cause it was the last place I could try after it vanishing from videoezy.....now I know perfectly well that it will most likely be a bad film, and could be uninteresting.....but that's not the point. The point is...A) Janel is in it....and B) the fact that it became a challenge to find it, somehow made it more important to find it....if that makes any sense. :D

The trial lets you get as many movies as you want, and send you 3 at a time, I got High School Musical 3 in the mail today (along with the other 2 I ordered) and watched it and walked to the mailbox to post it this afternoon.
I imagine whatever dvd will come next should arrive Thursday. -I have to admit I kinda like this idea of having movies come to my letterbox, and not have to spend ages searching through vidstores to find specific and often rare stuff. However, I dunno about this whole being tied to a movie plan thing would go....cause you get a limit per month, and there is no variation in price between new movies and older movies. But it is worth a looksee I guess....definately worth the free trial which puts on limit on how many you can get within the 2 weeks, but only lets you have 3 at a time.


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Carlie

Down to One

So....another semester of Uni is over, classes are done, essays have been written, and exams taken care of....(even if they didn't go overly well). Now, assuming I pass this semester, that leaves me with only 4 more classes next semester and I'm done. This is kinda scary, cause that means I have to start looking for jobs out in the real world, and put myself into some sort of direction of a specific field.

Now I'm on holidays, and working on finding some new work, either for a short term period till the end of the year and/or till I find a real job, or something that can develop into something bigger.
I've been free two days already, and I'm bored. I mean I'm loving re-watching The West Wing, and all its special features and what not, but I'm already feeling like I'm not doing anything productive. Hopefully something will turn up.

In other news, saw Wicked again on Friday. Weird show, there were a few people missing, and things were slightly off in some parts. However, I think Lucy doing the Sprinkler during Popular made up for all of it! HILARIOUS!
Also amusing was all the people that looked at our Ozmopolitans and the girls that borrowed them for a photo.....

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Carlie

Birthday Greetings

I’ve had birthdays on the brain lately, and I was looking at a bunch of old birthday cards today and thought I’d share a few of the messages that made me laugh, or just seemed silly.

“Behind every successful woman is a substantial amount of coffee” – from the front of a card given to me by Ness

“This is where I would normally quote something for you, but there are plenty in the present” – from same birthday card, written by Ness

“I posilootly and absoltively wish you a fantastic birthday and party” – from another b’day card from Ness

“God we’re getting so old now! We’ll have to start acting like grown-ups” – from a 22nd birthday card from Jacinta

“Congratulations on becoming an actual adult. Remember it doesn’t mean you have to be a grown up” – from a 21st birthday card from Laura
…..well now I’m confused…21 year olds don’t need to be grown ups, but 22 year olds do?

“I bought this card because it reminded me of the stars you used to draw in everyone’s diaries, usually net to special TV events or birthdays. I’m so amazed that we have known each other for 5 years. I’ve seen you change in many ways since then, but you still remain a slightly insane, funny and great person to be friends with.” – Bec P from a 21st card.

“…I look forward to many more weird and wacky adventures in the future.” Brett from a 21st card.


Some old made up words I’d forgotten about.
Some people I haven’t seen in a long time, and haven’t talked to in just as long. –kinda sad that we both stopped trying to maintain the friendship.

Makes me think about how I have changed as a person over the last few years. I was a very different person in high school I think. In the years when I knew some of these people, I was on my way to discovering my sense of self…..but I was a lot crazier, I was a lot more naïve about things, and had very little self confidence.

In the years since high school, I have grown a lot a lot!!! I figured out a career direction – even if it still isn’t set in stone yet, but I have a direction and that’s good enough.
I have braved meeting people online and meeting them offline. I have stuck with these friendships. I have maintained a self confidence I never had before. I am no longer afraid of saying things or expressing my opinion because I feel intimidated by my own friends.
I gained the confidence, and the NEED to get my drivers license. - and now am a pretty confident driver!

I no longer let myself get treated like the little kid, or naïve one of the group – like I have in past friendships.
I act more responsible, and have learned things about the world, and care about things more.

I guess its just funny how you don't notice that you've changed, time just goes on. Heck, I've only got 1 more semester of uni after this.....when did that happen?!
I suppose we just do grow and change as time goes on, and its only when you look back at things that are pretty old, that you really think about how much things have changed.

Lets just look at things this way....I'm a much happier person than I was 5-6 years ago. Bring on the next 5-6. :)


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Carlie

Reining It In

So not a whole lot has been going on. I've started getting 1 shift a week, 3 hours, which equals about $50 a week. -That's not really enough to live on....but I really will keep looking for new jobs. -I just wish Uni was over already, that would make things easier.

I've been thinking a lot about the way my family acts lately. Their behavior is very annoying most of the time. My dad is a selfish pain, who has the maturity of a small child. -That is a family trait. All the males in his family act like little children, have no believable authority, and like the stir everybody up and think anything annoying or teasing is funny. It drives me insane.
Both my parents have weird senses of humour. They don't understand smart humour, and act like children all the time. I don't know if its because I'm the oldest and have this sense of duty....(okay slight off-track ref to WW....moving on), I have a more grown up attitude, or because of my education or something....but they drive me crazy.

Their people skills are also really annoying. They complain about everyone else, then do similar things themselves! Grrr.


Okay this is my venting for the day....week...month...whatever :)


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Carlie