Life Of A cub

Tassie

2009-03-15T16:36:00.003+11:00

Spent some time in Tasmania in the Holidays. Hobart is very very cute.
If you're ever there, you have to do the salamanca markets. They're good fun and the surrounding suburb is just as cute for some cute cafes with good fresh produce.

'Bay of fires' rated one of the top 10 beaches in the world

That year...

2009-03-15T16:27:00.003+11:00

So we're busy preparing a 21st bash for my best friend.
And we've come up with the idea of Alice in Wonderland...
I'm getting pretty excited. Picture it, punch served in tea pots, Card stacks as the center pieces, tasty treats.

now i have the idea to make candlesticks out of apples. Simply cut out the apple core, replace it with a candle and youve got a magical, alice in wonderlandy looking delight.

Natalia Vadinova and John Galliano

Time to get back on the (blog) horse

2009-03-15T16:15:00.004+11:00

This past weekend was pretty awful. I'm not going to pretend like it was fantastic.

There was of course one exception. The Coldplay concert last night was beyond expectations. It blew my little mind. Chris Martin is such an intense artist and so darn charismatic. He sang a whole song last night with a bleeding eye (after being flung in the head by the drunk stick). What a champion.

Now let me share some beautiful images which i've been loving.

xoxo
Its good to be back.

Miss Kate Moss

Current girl of the hour, Erin Wasson

Inspired?

2008-12-11T15:21:00.002+11:00

Being inspired without an outlet, is like being at the snow without skis.

levitate

2008-12-11T15:19:00.001+11:00

When told to imagine myself in a calm state, i come to this place.
Theres something about floating

Taking things to the next level: Is Art

2008-12-11T15:16:00.000+11:00

I have too many photos for my own good, thought id share

2008-12-11T15:10:00.000+11:00

Grunge and rebellion

2008-12-11T15:04:00.001+11:00

i could go for some of this right now

Summer

2008-12-11T15:02:00.000+11:00

Poster child

2008-12-11T14:59:00.002+11:00

If there were to be a right way to do plastic surgery, Jessica Biel is the perfect example.
Apparently Justin Timberlake proposed to her recently.
There'd be cute kids to eventuate, don't you think?

Eva is.

2008-12-11T14:54:00.002+11:00

Eva is a Cuban beauty
She is glamour, She is sex

Use only the best notes

2008-12-11T14:52:00.001+11:00

Nothing against MK, But ashely's style is top notch.

ilmadik

2008-12-11T14:48:00.001+11:00

I'd like to reintroduce my self, my name is hovva.

2008-11-09T14:24:00.000+11:00

Oh, and my post on october 24th was lame.
sorry

Study Time

2008-11-09T13:47:00.002+11:00

Im meant to be studying, but suddenly it is now the perfect opportunity to do some spring cleaning. I've become a talented procrastinator, and bullshitter extroadinaire. So good in fat, that i may just pass Chemistry and Biomed. Fingers crossed.

Internet can obviously sense that i need to study more, as it wont let me upload any more photos. ill take the hint

Kaleidoscope eyes

2008-10-24T00:04:00.002+11:00

I took a little break from it all.

But now I'm back and happy to be back.
Lets get this show back on the road

Reconfiguring

2008-10-12T17:02:00.002+11:00

So i got a new TV. Thats good
But now i have to re-arrange all my bookshelves. Thats bad.
It'll be good once its done. Thats good.

Im going to stop now.

Stronger voman

2008-10-12T16:58:00.002+11:00

I've started running again.

I'm stiff in every single muscle i have, but im feeling a lot stronger and already can run for an hour again.

Fill in Photo. Thanks Dan.

2008-10-09T00:52:00.003+11:00

This is my good friend Dani. She's true Aussie girl through and through. This picture always makes me think of a beautiful island resort, with crystal blue water and the likes. Too good. With Summer coming up. Its pretty perfect.

I also thought id upload this because i have nothing profound or of any interest to write.

I'm going blonde- They have more fun.

2008-10-09T00:48:00.001+11:00

Jean Kerr wrote in 1957

2008-10-06T14:39:00.002+11:00

"The beauty Editors will have you believe that when you're thin you are so tasty and desirable that strange men will pinch you at the self-service store and your husband will not only follow you around the kitchen breathing heavily, but will stop and smother you with kisses as you try to put the butter back in the icebox"

50 Years Ago

2008-10-06T14:33:00.003+11:00

No-one had heard of Aids

Hula hoops were all the rage

The only shot you drank was Tequila

"Dolly" was a Barbie, not a cloned sheep

Big Macs didn't exist

Cigarette Advertising was everywhere!

Hi, Hey, Hello

2008-10-06T13:34:00.001+11:00

Finally starting to feel like my old self again. Yipee ki ya.

Gemma Ward

2008-10-04T23:55:00.002+10:00

..

2008-10-04T23:55:00.001+10:00

I want to be STUPID

2008-10-04T23:53:00.001+10:00

Don't feel like playing it safe.
Wish i could just run away for a while a be a little crazy. a little rock'n'roll. Why not?

One half-woman, One half-dream

2008-10-04T23:47:00.002+10:00

Hilary Rhoda

Green

2008-10-04T23:29:00.001+10:00

"you wait, little girl, on an empty stage
for fate to turn the light on;
your life, little girl, is an empty page
that men will want to write on."

From The Sound of Music, "Sixteen Going on Seventeen".
Sung by the Dancing Nazi in the gazebo.

Strangely this is one of my favorite all time scenes in a movie, and yet i only now understand what it means.

Today's Topic: The weather

2008-10-03T22:35:00.002+10:00

Its storming violently outside. A tropical storm.

And i'm just about ready to fall asleep.

(thats a pretty bad tropical storm picture, eh?)

Apparently i need to adjust my headlights (my car's)

2008-10-03T20:16:00.006+10:00

oh.
So i just had a blow up with one of my brothers. Arguments are always offset by the smallest issue. Tonight it was about me needing to adjust my car head lights. But once we were both heated up other things inevitably came out. Like "Ever since you're moved out you act as though...". (a little off the point). That got me wanting to complain about the way he treats me in general. Completely unrelated and something i never knew got to me as much as it clearly does.

Now that its been surfaced, i am highly aware of the way he does talk to me. And it'll get to me till i say something or it changes.

And... normally its the siblings against the parents. No. Guess not. Its different now that we're older

What if he's right? Maybe i am stubborn? --mmm. We're both a little right. i shouldn't have spoken over the top of him but, he is always either lecturing me or needing something off me. Thats it.

I've moved out for almost a year, and he hasn't seen my place. He has NO idea where i am. He does plan to come see my place next month... The catch is, him and his mate need a place to sleep when they go to a nearby concert. So i have to vacate. Damn.

I'm just not used to fighting. My last fight was in... April? 7 months. Thats not too bad i guess.

Vogue 2007

2008-10-03T11:47:00.002+10:00

Simply Summer.

Looking Good and Feeling bad

2008-10-03T11:36:00.002+10:00

"The only time i ever think I'm beautiful," said Sacha... "Is when some man is staring into my face in broad daylight and telling me I'm beautiful. And then as soon as he turns away for a minute i think he changed his mind. And if he doesn't turn away or change his mind, I start thinking he's one of those idiots with no taste." - Judith Rossner

Caviar and Crystal

2008-10-03T11:31:00.003+10:00

Its one of those perfect days for a brunch/lunch date. And i got a hot one with my brother and an attorney. Alright, so its not a date (thanks goodness) but its a pretty (very) hot day. 35... for early spring?

all the more reason for cold bubbly.

2008-10-02T10:27:00.002+10:00

You can't look at this and not feel happy.

I found a great website:http://community.livejournal.com/foto_decadent/
Thats where i've been foraging for photos recently

Red room. Red room.

2008-10-02T10:19:00.001+10:00

Hands up who loves Natalia Vodianova?

2008-10-01T18:07:00.001+10:00

She is versatile, beautiful and such a good person

Excessive amounts of options confuse me

2008-10-01T17:56:00.002+10:00

Yesterday i downloaded more photos than i know what to do with.
Now theres simply too many to choose from that i'm not going to post any.

This is an old one i saw and kinda liked.

But the point of telling you this is to see if anyone else out there, feels the same way.

If you read a menu and there are simply too many nice things to get, do you normally not know what to take, freak out, spend hours making the decision and invariably make the wrong one.

I'm not indecisive person, but this kills me.

Or when you go into a shop and theres too many nice things to buy, you buy nothing. This happened to me in top shop on my first time. i was too overwhelmed by all the levels.

If anyone feels the same way, please leave me a comment to make me feel less pathetic. ANYONE?

I really hate pink

2008-10-01T17:43:00.008+10:00

The way i see it, this kid in 20 years time could go either way:
1) Hate every thing with even the slightest hue of pink (which is after all, a lazy attempt at red), start the anti-pink reformists union and dedicate the rest of her life to changing the official Barbie colour to Aqua.

2) Tattoo her entire body pink. Only date Sunburnt men. Live on fairyfloss, strawberry milkshakes and pink (and only pink) marshmallows.

(Don't worry, i'm done being hateful to this pink clad child)

The jokes actually on me. What you don't know is that when i came back from overseas, my room has been painted pink. I live in pinkness. I am the pink child. :(

Oh, Just do what you want!

2008-10-01T17:42:00.000+10:00

Sticky Sticky

2008-10-01T17:26:00.002+10:00

Today i feel, out of my body, all together strange.
I don't know where i'm coming from and got no clue where i'm going.

You know when someone you love and respect (the same someone who loves and respects you back) tells you to get youre act together. To really step into gear and ... pretty much slaps you across the face. O so maybe it hasn't been a slap in the face. i think this is more like them splashing me with some water. Its refreshing and yet annoying. Or maybe its more like someone pouring a full bucket of soft drink over your head. yes i like the last one.

The point is, it leaves you dripping in sticky embarrassment and with a feeling of vulnerability. You feel back to front, inside out and upside down. If this seems like I'm complaining, I'm not. Instead i'm taking it in my stride and hoping to better myself. again. It'll take a while. But i'm gonna try clean up this mess.

Don't feel like doing much

2008-09-30T15:27:00.002+10:00

I wish i did. its a beautiful day. i'm free as a bird. birds are pretty damn free.

i should go out on an adventure, explore this city which i hardly explored growing up. Or i could google it from my desk?

Time to kick back

2008-09-29T16:09:00.004+10:00

All those things in the past that you can't change. Just let go.
They're done. Gone-ske.

Photographer: Annie Leibowitz Model: Whoopi Goldberg

Traveler dreaming

2008-09-29T01:45:00.002+10:00

I have the urge to go traveling by myself. Get a ticket and find my way. (And look JUST like Gemma Ward as i do it)

She is a GENIUS

2008-09-29T01:30:00.008+10:00

So today I read:
"Planning for the future is escapism" -Jenny Holzer

This made me realize why i feel the need to constantly change, reinvent myself (and why anyone and everyone is obsessed with the concept of the 'make-over'). Its because:

a) Prevents me from having to deal with the consequences of all my stupid actions (theres plenty)
b) Allows me to blame my faults on the other, older me.
c) It entertains me when bored

And yes, making that change for a better future is a form of escapism.

That Jenny Holzer sure was onto something. I don't know what I'm going to do with this information. I guess with some knowledge you're just meant to put it in a pipe and smoke it.

And they wonder why kids smoke?

2008-09-29T01:26:00.001+10:00

Its because these are pretty damn cool.

So..

2008-09-29T00:59:00.007+10:00

I feel as though i kinda just let go. For the past few months i've been locked in a certain mindset, mentally attached to someone who i physically and socially was not attached to. By the end, we weren't even emotionally as attached. I don't think.

The point is, right now i feel like i'm moving on. I so needed this.
Strangely enough the epiphany came as i realized that i didn't mind whether or not he read this. By that i mean, i didn't need him to read this blog. so...

Pup,
If you ever read this, thanks for tonight and for it all. I'm lucky to have had and to have such a friend. And i really think you taught me a lot. Now we can just start a new little chapter. Same, same but different. We're probably going to move in different directions now, i don't think anything will turn out the way we've planned it in our future plans (we'll be in other places). So then, this is a proper goodbye. I feel one which is semi appropriate. Seeing as this blog was your present to me. Much love, always, muchly, greatly- Cub.

Nothingness

2008-09-29T00:57:00.001+10:00

Even when there isn't anything to be done, i always kinda feel as though i should be doing something. Perhaps its just that i should be more productive than i am being right now..

I am currently being anti-productive. non-productive. Productive-less.

How about i deal with all the crap tomorrow? (always tomorrow)

Right now, i got the warm summer sun, ipod speakers blaring, a pile of magazines which i can flip through at my whimsy...

maybe not.... My ex boyfriend just called. yes thats right. EX. we're still close. and by close i mean. I don't know what i mean. But the point is, he just called and now i'm going to go meet up with him. This could be interesting. Stay tuned in to see what happens.

So much for the first image. not applicable anymore. perhaps this will do.

I smile to myself.

2008-09-28T03:37:00.006+10:00

There are so many options to take.
Sometime this is a good thing, other times its simply too much.

I'm feeling a little overwhelmed at the moment. so many things i have to do, to achieve, to seek, to understand...
How are we meant to ever get it all right at the exact same time?

Every so often there are moments, where we smile to ourselves and think that at that exact moment, life is good. very good. But its only ever for a moment. a few minutes or an hour. A day perhaps. I've had months of those times, only to learn that i simply been sailing in a blissful sea of ignorance.

If i were given the option of a red, or green pill like in the Matrix, I think i'd take the red. And live happily. Naive but happy. Because after all, aren't those moments of happiness what we live for?

I've just got home, heels embarrassingly in my hand...

2008-09-28T03:14:00.010+10:00

Nights out can start one way.

And end in a completely different way.

(It's merely an observation)

Phone-less

2008-09-27T16:15:00.002+10:00

Just got back from a relaxing weekend at my family's river side house.
This place is situated in the smallest suburb in the city. So secluded.

Limited phone reception. Although that might sound terrifying, its wondrous. The perfect excuse to have alone time, which hardly happens nowadays. I'm now a little more refreshed and a whole lot more tanned.

mmm. Soak it up.

Super charged.

2008-09-26T19:32:00.002+10:00

I feel like taking over the world. Cleopatra (and Elizabeth Taylor) style.

Fiery

2008-09-25T23:26:00.003+10:00

Finishing an assignment right now.
Seems like its going to be the death of me.

Thought Kat Deeley personifies my fieriness right here.
Although, i'm currently not fitted out in a leather kit.

(i have 800 words to go, and running on 30 mins sleep)

Sometimes we just shouldn't care

2008-09-25T18:16:00.003+10:00

I watched the sunrise over the sea this morning.
Why ? because i was still awake from the night before. My friends and i all crammed onto my bed, peering out my window.

Perhaps i was a little reckless. But you know what? I don't think it's a bad thing. Today i feel better than i have in long time.

I'm back at my parents home tonight. And instead of feeling my usual guilt, I feel damn good.

Freedom

2008-09-24T10:42:00.005+10:00

Im holding out for Uni to end.

One more week.

And then we'll be happy and free.

No more need to think up excuses while we procrastinate.
O, couldn't possibly work today, i was far too:
a) Tired
b) Busy watching tv, playing on the net
c) Determined to clean every crevice of my apartment- a job i've been postponing for months but that suddenly seems like the better option.

By the way, in case you didn't realize
I'm procrastinating right now.

Black and White

2008-09-23T18:42:00.006+10:00

Its been an emotional day.

Today it occurred to me, in a lecture (where any good day dreaming takes place)

The successes that result from pushing oneself, are far more rewarding than the numbness of laziness

Behavior of happy people

2008-09-23T17:38:00.009+10:00

This is a very good friend of mine, Brinley (common Irish boys name). We went adventuring in the local park. It was a crisp, sunny autumn morning. We took a picnic basket, blanket and goodies. School was drawing to an end so we were in high spirits. Happiness.

.nudes

2008-09-23T17:26:00.020+10:00

Personally, the convention of the nude in art is a favorite of mine. It is sensuous, flawed yet perfect. Nudes can be depicted in so many ways, and understood by everyone. The human form is simply timeless. The ultimate, i think is when the subject is the artists muse. Whether it urged on by lust, love or appreciation, the message always translates.

Anderson' s 'Reclining Nude with Red Drape'
I don't think i need to explain why this painting is beautiful.
Simply, sometimes its what you don't show...

'The Death of Sardanarpalus' (1827) is the work of Delacroix, a French Romanticist. Based on Lord Byrons play Sardanarpalus. After hearing that military defeat was near the Sardanaparlus ordered the destruction of the possessions and the murder of his followers. Sardanarpalus sits watching apathetically. Once everything, everyone has been destroyed, he will end his own life. The colours are vivid, very passionate and exciting.

I remember seeing this artwork in hanging in the Lourve (one of the reasons i feel in love with France). I remember splitting from my parents. I found myself standing in a room with inconceivably high ceilings and with walls that were coated in a rich red paint. The Romanticist room.

I stood gazing at this image. Staring through the chinese tourists passing by. I saw every detail, every colour, all the textures and broad brush strokes. Delacroix really had a beautiful mind.

Clearly Largerfeld can laugh

2008-09-23T17:20:00.004+10:00

I find this image Laugh out loud funny.
It leads me to believe that beneath the cold black-&-white exterior of the design king Karl Largerfeld, there is a sits a sense of humor (dormant, but its still there). Maybe i've misinterpreted it and this is the new Chanel clutch?

"Damn, this is the best $4,000 teddy/clutch/recognition i have ever bought!"

Splendour

2008-09-22T17:45:00.008+10:00

I'm absoloutley in love with these photos.
They were taken in Russia by Krisatomic. Russia is high on my list of places to see and do. But i especially love the second image because it shows how everyday things can be beautiful, even railway cables.

Laura Kicey's Apartments

2008-09-21T16:25:00.015+10:00

She superimposes different architecture images upon one another. The effect is pretty awesome. I'd love to walk past this building.

Today has felt like its gone on forever. Not in a bad way, simply lengthy.

Its actually been quite a successful day (i.e. i've been able to knock a few items off the 'To-Do' list)

Glass of wine perhaps? I really learnt nothing from uni.

Irony

2008-09-21T15:40:00.010+10:00

I appreciate irony. For instance, right now i'm writing an essay arguing why young people should not drink alcohol. But in about two hours i'll be out with my friends drinking. (what can i say, I'm very enthusiastic? I take my research very seriously?. Alright perhaps it won't be too convincing. Can someone smell a FF?

I'm sick as a dog at the moment. But thats given me time (and an excuse) to spend hours of leisurely time doing as i please.
Found some images though that made me feel a little better.

Graffiti

2008-09-19T16:41:00.008+10:00

The 1st, 2nd and 3rd are images of graffiti art I took while in Tel Aviv
4th image is one of seven works i did for my major work
The 5th is an avant card i saw and kinda liked

Spring Rooms

2008-09-14T23:31:00.007+10:00

Just a collection of some old shots i was really into.

Who'd have thought to use the faded green with canary yellow accent? Genius.

I once read a color theory book advising us to put a color wheel in all our wardrobes.

I tried it. Sadly it didn't work.
(Apparently you need to actually own clothes in colors other than black. But who would have guessed?!

Why shouldn't we play with our food?

2008-08-20T01:38:00.003+10:00

Whilst rummaging through my thousands of pointless photos, i noticed a concerning trend in my behaviour. It seems i must have a perpetual need to make food into smiley faces. A cute habit, maybe. But also concerning.

But why should be not play with the stuff. It comes in such interesting textures, colours and shapes. Perhaps we do. On halloween we make Pumpkin lanterns, Christmas has popcorn strings, Easter eggs with cute little faces... Gingerbread men. Etc.

I must admit, I have more photos of distorted, altered and crafted food items. Names of friends. Little figures. Arizonian jungles (curtsey of some broccoli, cinnamon sticks, peas and mash.. with a gravy river).