something i adore

the nicholas building. it's glorious. and all the societies of writers, designers, button-makers, retro stores held within it's walls. ahh... makes the heart beat just that little bit faster.

and the fabulosity that is buttonmania. sigh.

the challenge

for the past few years i've been reading this weekly astrological newsletter sent out by one rob brezsny - author of *PRONOIA IS THE ANTIDOTE FOR PARANOIA: How the Whole World Is Conspiring to Shower You with Blessings*. anyway, the newsletter is not just about what aries is doing this week but usually the words he offers are full of craziness, ones to live by. this week held a dare, a challenge that i may pick up, so people watch out.

Every day for 44 years, the German writer Karl Wilhelm von Humboldt composed a poem for his wife, the lively and brilliant Karoline von Dachroden. In accordance with your astrological potentials, Aries, I will ask you to briefly imitate his prodigious outpouring of creative love. Every day for the next two weeks, please find it in your wild heart to make a sublime, or at least gorgeous, offering to someone or something you adore.

not the dog on the tucker box

but the one on the corner of collins and swanston. it's been attacked by some knitting needles. :) wednesday morning into the city to deliver some training. a quick stop at starbucks and i'm set for the day.


i'm wearing my granddad's jacket. i've had it for about 20 years now. it's travelled with me around the world, so many more places that granddad ever dreamed of.

happy mid-week all.

too straight for curly me

for those of you not on facebook, i've had straight hair for the weekend. i snapped this dramatic shot sitting on my bedroom floor, french doors open so that the wind blew the curtains across my face a second or so after this pic.


it's an unbelievably beautiful day out. the city is chockers with people walking around enjoying the sunshine.

and i realised a couple of days ago that i've been blogging for over a year now. my overseas trip came and went, i've now been in melbourne for 6 months and i've met so many wonderful friends. i'm having fun. how 'bout you?

(late addition to post: oh and yes, i have a marvellous flatmate in sophie)

you MUST see this film

wall-e and eve, a love story. ;) nat and i played hooky with jamie. hurrah!

my dad's birthday

he would've been 59 today. i miss him.

weekend's should be 3 days

so the third day can be filled with catch up sleep. yawn!!

funpit on friday - 3 hours of non-stop dancing and glowing. i'm totally scared of what the summer is going to bring if it's already this hot on the floor.

i wandered round the city in the glorious sun on saturday. total bliss. then out that evening for some birthday celebrations. pub, dinner, movies (see in bruges if you can, enjoyably funny film), pub, club - i'm intent on nabbing a couple of new friends from this night as well (a&c).

sunday i managed to pull myself out of bed around 9.30 only because no one would let me sleep any longer. more reading than writing at starbucks and then over to ACMI to finish off the jim henson spectacular with some fraggle rock and then jamie joined me for the dark crystal. (it's his birthday today - hbj).

do you think i'll be missed if i did a bronzewing and found a dark corner to curl up in and fall asleep for a few hours? yah, it's monday already.