The Living End at The Palace Theatre 8/9/11

Some snaps I took when I saw the living end. They were really good just like the last time I saw them play in 2006. I didn't take many coz I was being pushed around in the mosh pit alot and couldn't always get a good view of them.

Ivy and the Missing iPod (September 2009)

Another short vignette that I wrote for a portfolio for my Children's Text's class. Enjoy!!

Meet Ivy, a normal seventeen-year-old girl. Ivy loves music. She loves music so much that she has a huge collection of her favourite songs on her beloved iPod, which she never goes anywhere without it. When people see Ivy walking to school or on the bus she always has those white earphones on, particularly to block out the disturbance from noisy commuters and crying babies, which is a big pet peeve for her. And it’s not just when she’s out. At home whenever her parents are in an argument with each other late at night she plugs on her iPod and cranks up the volume loud enough to minimise the yelling but not loud enough that it causes permanent damage to her ear drums. To Ivy, putting on those earphones was like a loophole to escape from reality and be in her own world.

One day Ivy had planned to meet up with a friend of hers at the local shopping centre to help her friend find a dress for a party that shes going to. So she spent the morning getting ready to go and take the bus there. Ivy had just finished checking to see if she had gotten all the essentials needed in her handbag and was about to go when she noticed that something was missing. Yep you guessed it, it was her iPod. Ivy’s eyes widened as she looked in her handbag in shock. Her iPod was usually in her bag most of the time, she would never had put it somewhere else let alone misplaced it. Ivy looked at the clock. She had half and hour left and she had to find that iPod now. Ivy started her iPod search in her room. Unfortunately it was pretty messy and its hard to find what you want in a messy room. Ivy completely raided her room. She searched through the drawers in her night stand, every pocket of her pairs of jeans and coats, checked the top of her desk and in the millions of other bags that she owns. But ther was no iPod and her room was more messier than before.

Ivy then decided to check her brother’s room. He sometimes ‘borrows’ her iPod to get some songs. Ivy didn’t really want to set foot in there coz her brother’s room is beyond grotesque but it was a risk she was willing to take. Ivy held her breath and walked in. The room reeked of body odour and the floor was completely hidden by the dirty laundry. She did a swift search of his room but her iPod wasn’t there. She quickly ran out of his room and into her room and sprayed perfume all over her to disinfect herself. Ivy then went and searched the living room, the study, in cupboards, drawers, cabinets, inside and underneath couches. Unfortunately ther was no luck.

Ivy slumped into the couch in defeat. Her iPod was gone and she only had five minutes left to catch the bus. ‘Oh well’ thought Ivy ‘I may as well go without it’. She grabbed her handbag and headed out the door to the bus stop. It didn’t feel the same without hearing the music in her ears. It sounded like nothing. Soon the bus came and Ivy paid her fare and took a seat. There weren’t many people but to Ivy’s surprise it wasn’t too noisy. Had it always been like this or was she imagining it?

Ziggy Stardust Apartments

Saw this article in the Herald Sun 1/9/11 of an image of Ziggy Stardust/David Bowie soon to be displayed on an apartment building in Prahan. Loving the artwork plus Ziggy Stardust is one of my favourite David Bowie songs. Hope the developer goes through with it because it looks so awesome that I feel like moving in there just for this image!!

Playlist (23/8/11)

The Distillers - City of Angels

Belle and Sebastian - I'm a Cuckoo

Sam Phillips - I Need Love

Del Amitri - Tell her this

Liz Phair - Jealousy

Led Zepplin - Black Dog

Oasis - Don't Look Back In Anger

PJ Harvey - Good Fortune

The Pixies - Where is my mind

Two Door Cinema Club - Something Good can work



HelloGiggles

I have made a discovery on the web recently of a site designed to entertain smart and creative women. Hello Giggles is founded by actress/musician Zooey Dechanel and has articles and videos on female-friendly topics such as beauty, treats, social studies, entertainment, cuteness, how to's, mums etc. These are usually posted by other contributing female writers/bloggers, not just by Zooey herself. After seeing it mentioned on her Facebook, I decided to check it out for myself to see what the fuss is all about and I've found some really interesting and enjoyable articles on there. One of them being this creation by Apple.

  Looks like they're keeping the 80's alive by combining retro with modern.

Other posts include favourite classic films and TV shows, illustrated tweets, rants, recipes, music playlists and even a video on a makeup tutorial done by 5 year old. Does a really good job btw.

I'd definitely recommend this to women who are looking for something new to read on the web. Great site Zooey!!!

Quote of The Day

"Life sucks no matter what so don't be fooled by location changes" - Daria Morgendorffer

Music: Of Montreal - Famine Affair

I don't want you anymore
I don't love you anymore
Go away, go away, go away, go away
You're a bad thing, terrible thing

You destroy my head
You uncalibrate my skull
Go away, go away
You're a bad thing, useless thing

You marginalize me
You sabotage me
Go away, go away, go away, go away
You're a bad thing, you horrible thing

You steal my light
You suffocate my life
Go away, go away
You're a bad thing, miserable thing

Like some childish demon
Who takes pleasure from its sting
You're a bad thing, bad thing, bad thing

You act aloof, say that I'll crawl back
You must be sick

Thought she was my Annie Hall
Or at least Ali MacGraw
Now I feel so wilted
It's a famine affair
The whole attempt was shoddy
Just put trash in my body

He was nostalgic for the ground
Hope down the drain
Still flew to your tragedy
In a glass-bottom airplane
Looping like a retard
Are you still playing the race card?

She said, "You're not boring
I'm just bored with you"
The psychology behind it is ruthless
Wish it weren't true
Wish we weren't so complicated
Wish you weren't so medicated

I don't want you anymore
I don't love you anymore
Go away, go away, go away, go away
You're a bad thing, terrible thing

You don't let me sleep
And when you do it's just teeth-falling-out nightmares
Go away
You're a bad thing, useless thing

You marginalize me
You sabotage me
Go away, go away, go away, go away
You're a bad thing, you horrible thing

You've been trying to make me ugly
So you'd have a reason to leave
So you could say you were just, like, abandoning the ruins
You bad thing, miserable thing

Like a childish demon
Who keeps insects on a string
You're a bad thing, bad thing, bad thing

You act aloof, say that I'll crawl back
You must be sick