42 Wallaby Way

It’s a hard life, staying out here on the reef. Sometimes I just don’t know how to handle myself. I guess, well, when things just get too over whelming I’ll just do what the locals do. Snorkel and hike in this so-called tropical paradise. Honestly, my life is rough!

In other news – I have had an AMAZING last few days. Well, Saturday was pretty standard. We didn’t manage to book anything too interesting or exciting to do. So I ran for the longest straight run I’ve ever done (half hour straight of running, about 4km) and then my sister and I ran around the town and did some cheesy souvenir shopping for people back home. Its always a combination of feeling way too touristy for comfort and super amused at all the “awesome” touristy junk they sell at some of these places. I was relatively successful in my endeavours that day so some people back home should be expecting some super exciting things (not that I expect them to really read this )

But Friday and Sunday were probably the best days of my trip. Not “so far” no, best days period. We’ll start with Friday seeing as its chronological and all.

So FRIDAY was the day I did something I have wanted to do since I knew there was, frack I don’t even know how small. FRIDAY we went snorkelling the Great Barrier Reef. FRIDAY was absolutely AMAZING. I want to say Friday was the best day of my trip, but between that and Sunday it’s really hard to compare.
So we got up early on Friday to catch a shuttle bus from our “holiday apartment” to the marina. Which was relatively pointless because we could have walked there in the same amount of time since it’s so close. The tour we went with was called Aristocat, and for a generic Reef tour it was great. Of course, now that I’ve done it once I want to do it again – but this time not on a crowded tour that only takes us to the “tourist” sports that are apparently not to the same quality of reef. But I digress (… which is pretty normal for me). Aristrocat is a smaller company with a boat that only holds about 100 or so people and gives you the opportunity to dive or to snorkel in three different locations around the reef, depending on how much money you wish to spend. If you’re travelling to the Port Douglas area and want to find out more about them, their webpage is here: http://www.aristocat.com.au/rates_snorkel_Port_Douglas.htm

So my sister sat out on the upper deck the entire time and met a very interesting couple who we sat with for the rest of the trip. The Guy, Pete, was from Yorkshire, England originally but now lives in France and works as a tour guide. The girl, Sarah, springs from Melbourne. They met when she went on one of his tours last year and are now having one hell of a long distance relationship lol.

But as lovely as these people where, the best part was hands down the reef! Each site was increasingly deeper and contain increasingly more diverse flora and fauna and all were just BEAUTIFUL. It’s hard for me to describe exactly how it looked. LUCKILY my darling sister is a hot, spunky redhead with a scubadiving camera. Why, you ask, is that lucky? Because it attracted the attention of the professional photographer on board whose job it is to take pictures of people in the reef and sell them at the end of the trip. He spent much time trying to, um, educate my darling sister on photography. And at the end of the day, gave her a CD with every single picture he had on his computer of the reef. So we ended up with pictures like

Sea Tutrle we ACTUALLY SAW!
Picture by Brice Bastier

and this

Great Barrier Reef
Picture by Brice Bastier

and this

Coral and Fishies
Picture by Brice Bastier

it was kind of sweet.

Aside from all the amazing things we saw in the actual reef, we saw a few pretty cool things while on the boat as well. And by that I mean on three separate occasions we saw whales!  That was a dream come true for me, hands down. On the way to the reef we saw a mommy and baby Humpback whale that had decided another tour boat would be fun to play with for a while. Leaving the third snorkel site a Minke whale swam by us and oh the way back into the harbour we saw three more humpback whales.  If I never made it into the reef that day, the whole thing would still have been worth it just for that reason! I want to do it again!

And then there was SUNDAY. SUNDAY was super fun as well, but for completely different reasons. SUNDAY we went to the Daintree Rainforest. The tour group we went with was called Daintree Discovery. They’re also a smaller group but I don’t think we could have had a better one.  Our tour guides name was Chris and he was amazing. Very chatty and funny and had an obvious passion for the rainforest. He had all sorts of little tidbits about the rainforest, could tell you its history from the time it used to be an ocean floor right up until it is what it is now, a collection of mountainous rainforest. And he is a HUGE conservationist. He made so many very passionate arguments for the saving of the rainforest. Many many many passionate arguments for the saving of the rainforest… in fact, it was his main topic of conversation. Honestly tho, he was awesome and if you ever take this tour, try and get him. Its worth it. If anyone is interested in learning more, this is their website:http://www.daintreediscoverytours.com.au/ and this is their facebook: http://www.facebook.com/daintreediscoverytours.

This tour started early as well. First place we went was Mossman Gorge, a big tourist haven. It was very very pretty (GORGE-us if you will. I am way over-using that joke) and we managed to beat the tourist rush since we got there so early in the morning.

Mossman Gorge

After a quick tour there, learning about the stages of the rainforest from millions of years ago until today (algea, moss, fern, coniferous and *something else that starts with C*, and flowering), we moved on to stage 2. Boat ride down the Daintree River to spot crocodiles. It was really nice, the water was purdy and we saw lots o’crocs, but not my favourite part of the trip. Crocodiles are cool, but don’t really hold my interest for too too long. The water was so nice tho and there really is nothing better than boating on a nice day .

Then we headed up into the hills. Unfortunately we couldn't go in too far as we were driving so we had to follow the road. The horrible, evil manmade road that cuts right through the forest and causes landslides and forest degradation. But you know, since its there we might as well use it. We were brought up to a view that in my opinion has to be one of the best views in Australia. So pretty!

Veiw of Daintee to Ocean

After that we piled back in the car and headed off to Cape Tribulation. It’s a beach point where Rainforest meets ocean, a very rare occurrence as Rainforest cannot survive off salt water. The water is stopped by Mangrove trees whose tangle of roots will trap and use ocean water or run-off rainwater from the hills. While we were there we saw some awesome insects, including a blue stick bug, a spider about the size of my hand, green ants whose venom is vitamin C and a bright yellow caterpillar that stands on end when threatened. Unfortunately I’m really bad with nomenclature and don’t actually remember the names of these creatures. But they were really cool.

After that was a lunch and a walk in the forest in our secluded little picnic area. Honestly, I could just watch in that forest all day. We were told there was a change of seeing Casowaries (iconic bid of the forest) but alas we did not. We saw a lot of their droppings however. We then went to an ice cream place for a quick stop before heading up to the grand finally of the trip, off-roading up to Casowary Falls! Off-roading wasn’t REALLY all that exciting as we were with a bunch of old people () who didn’t want to go fast, but the falls were just amazing. This gorgeous swimming hole under a cascade of water. Water was slightly frigid, but totally worth swimming in and you got used to it after a while.

Sister and I diving into Casowary Falls

Our Tour Group

It was an amazing end to an amazing day. Honestly, if you ever go to the Daintree Forest, go through this tour group. Every moment was worth it!

I have to say Internets, this was one of my hardest blogs to write because there is SO much detail I am editing out (such as how AMAZING the Rainforest smelled). I figure it’s long enough already and I’m sure you have more to do with you day than read overly-detailed accounts of my trip. So I shalt babble at yous laters! Au Rivour!

Crocs in Socks

Or - My Random Aussie Observations

So I'm sitting here at 6:30 in the morning thinking how crappy it is that I am awake right now. Also that it's hard to figure out activites to do that wont wake up the rest of my family. So what the hell, whose ready for another blog post? (also internets working, but it doesnt want me to open my email so that's also out of the question atm).  These are my observations from Auz so far:

Toilets - So a request I got from a few of my friends was to make sure I take a video of toilet flushing here in Auz so we can prove once and for all whether it flushes in the opposite direction. And while I realise this may not have been the MOST serious of requests, there is still a slight hitch in this plan. The hitch being that, well, toilets don't flush in a circular motion in Auz. They just sort of, well, dump a shit-ton of water (or a half shit ton, all Aussie toilets have the option of half or full flushes). I'll still take a video, you know, for comparisons sake if people are THAT curious. But it shalt prove nothing. Maybe I'll take a video of the sink instead...

Grocery Shopping - Grocery shopping has this odd mixture of weird but not weird. The grocery stores themselves are set up very similarly to the ones back home, so when you first walking in nothing feels weird. Produce is at the entrance, meat at the back, random drugstore aisle in the middle. Pretty normal. But then you take a closer look and realise that everything is wrong. The brands are all different, and even if they're the same they are still different. Different looking, different tasting, different sizing (fricken soy milk comes in containers half the size of what we get in Canada. And I go through THOSE in about a day and a half...). Now this may seem obvious to people, of COURSE they're going to be different, Im on the other side of the world. But its different hearing about it and when you actually walk in and can't find what you're looking for because you dont know anything about the brands in front of you.

Oh, also, blueberries here are like $10 for a small container. I never realised how much these poor Aussies suffered!

Oh, also had a fun time trying to find ant-acids because I ran out of the ones I use in Canada. There are similar brands, but the boxes look different (and much less selection). The pharamcist was sooo confused what I wanted, trying to give me one-a-day tablets when I just want something if my stomach acts up after a meal. And I dont know how strong the ones here are compared to the ones at home, because if I've discovered anything from the food, just because the brand is the same does not mean it's anything like the similar (supposebly exact same) item at home.

Jetlag - sucks. That is all.I'm tired by 8pm and get up at 6. Wtf body? Get with the program!

However, watching the sun rise over the palm trees is gorgeous and listening to the all the birds is relaxing. And different, because these are definitely not birds you get at  home :D.

Coffee -  this is more of an observation of my parentals than myself, seeing as my diet restricts the intake of caffine and all, but I feel the need to inform those of you who are coffee hounds and thinking of travelling to the Down Under. Apparently you cannot order a straight coffee here. Mom and Dad will go out for breaky or after dinner or something, and my dad will say "oh, just a coffee please" and then waiters will look at him expectantly. Coffee what? Latte? Mocha? ummm... ok, I dont really know too many other types of fancy coffee. But yeah, black coffee or coffee with just cream and sugar isnt a thing here apparently. So if you love coffee and are planning on making the journey here, brush up on your fancy coffees (lol, my mom is kind of loving it) or be prepared to make your own. Or face a lot of confused waiters :P.

So yes Internets. Difference I have noticed so far. I am sure I will sprout a few more over the coming weeks. And I'll try not to bore you with differences like "The light switches! They're smaller!" or silly things like that :P. And for now, depending on the part of the world you currently reside in, Good morning, good afternoon or good night! :)

Ye'r

Day 4 in Auz so far. Day 4 in a land where 17 degrees celcius in Winter and considered freezing. Silly Australians.

The flight over from Canada was... well, brutal. In total I spent between 21-22 hours on planes. Hour from London to TO, 5 from TO to Vancouver. Off the plane for a half hour and then back onto the SAME plane for another 15 hours to Auz and then another hour from Sydney to Gold Coast. Ugh. The worst was the 15 hours. Not just the length, but the length PLUS the fact that it was night and I dont sleep well on planes PLUS I dont do well sitting for long periods of time PLUS the people sitting beside me where sleeping so I could be noisy, talk to them, move too much... etc. If there is a way to torture me, stick me in a dark place for hours on end and restrict all social interactions and movement on my part. It'd make me crack in a second (well, a few hours maybe :P). The hour from Sydney to Gold Coast was decent, at least I had my family to talk to, but by then I was planed out and just wanted to get off.

Gold Coast is gorgeous, but super touristy. It made me think more of Miami than of what I think of as Australia. The beach was AMAZING however. Very few people were at the beach because it is "winter" and the water is too cold. You know, like it takes a second for you to get used to them. As opposed to summer where, apparently, you jump in and its perfect. Silly Aussies. However most of our time there was spent exploring the city and shopping.We were very lucky however in that it was warm and sunny the entire time there.

Dad after Marathon. Don't worry, he's FIIIIINE :P
Left to Right - Me, Dad, Jen (sister)

Sunday morning however was Dad's marathon. 42.2Km (or 26.2miles for you Americans out there :P). He finished it, altho not as fast as he wanted. It wasn't a bad day for a marathon, altho slightly... warm. But it was overcast for most of it so that helped. I was proud because while he was running, I also ran further than I've ever run before (4k) and since I'm training myself it was a good day. But I SUPPOSE dads accomplishment is something that earns slightly more bragging rights. A little.

Our hotel - or "Holiday Apartment" was pretty schanzy. 2 bedrooms, second bedroom with twin beds so Jen and I didnt have to share. It had a kitchen, 3 washrooms (one on-suite, one "bath"room and one... toilet room? lol). The view was just GORGEOUS, we were on the 16th floor and looking out towards the beach. Couldn't have asked for better :)

Jen, Mom and I also wore the shirts I designed for Dad for Father's Day (which was one of my "secret projects" for those of you following along at home). We wore them for him to see once he crossed the finish line, kind of like his cheer squad. I'm pretty proud of how they turned out, I have to say.

Sunday night was also fun because my sister and I decided to go down and enjoy the hot tube at the pool in the hotel (*ahem* Holiday Apartment). Which ended up being fun because a few no-too-shabby-looking Aussie boys had also decided to use the hot tub and we ended up chatting. When the hot tub closed down (it was pretty late at night) they invited us for drinks, but we had to get up early the next morning to catch a plane and still hadnt pack, so we declined. Still, as my sister said, its fun to be in your 20's and be able to enjoy chatting, being hit on by and flirting with hot boys. More fun for me I think as I'm single - Jen can look, but damnit I can choose to enjoy if I so please :P.

This morning we had to catch a plane at 9:30 to Cairns and then a bus up to Port Douglas, where we are staying now. The driver from our Gold Coast hotel to the airport was super friendly and chatty and even took us on a short detour to show us the "best view in Australia". It was a pretty veiw, altho not my favourite. Not so much of a "city scape" view, prefer nature. But I could see why he took us there for teh view.

 

 

 

Veiw of Surfer Paradise, Gold Coast

"Misty Mountains" (as I called them) - Road to Port Douglas

The plane ride was uneventful, but the ride to Port Douglas was fun. It was about an hour, hour and a half through super twisty roads, along the sides of "mountains" (big hills) and along the ocean. The veiw was gorgeous the whole time, much more wild and "real" than I found Gold Coast. I can't wait to start PROPERLY exploring everything, because there is so much wilderness to explore.

Since we got here, we've just been exploring the town. It's VERY much a resort town, the street we are on is purley different resorts. There is only really one actually shopping street in town, but its long and full of little beach shops and tourist traps. Slightly disapointing, but its still gorgeous here, by the beach but surrounded by tropicalness and close to the rainforests. Other than the beach, hopefully we wont be spending too much time in town anyway. And even if we do, I doubt I'll be disapointed. The only way I'll be disapointed here is if I dont manage to make it too the Great Barrier Reef, which is my one and only item on my Aussie Bucket List that I will actually be greatly disapointed if I dont achieve (well that, and maybe hugging a Koala).

We are staying a week here in Port Dougy. So I'm sure I'll have much MUCH more excitingness to tell you about in the coming week. It all very new and exciting and I've barely even started. :D Hope you're having as awesome a time as I am Internets, G'Day to yer Mates! :P

Bartle the Bead

Want to know something kind of mind blowing? In 3 days, I will be on a plane to Australia! Thats right, mind. has. been. blown.

Ok, maybe not. But it's still fricken exciting!

And techincally I'll be on a plane from London, On to Toronto... I may have even landed at the TO airport by this time on Wednesday. But close enough right?

Its all kinda starting to hit me now. My parents landed in Auz 2 days ago now, and looking at their pictures and reading their facebook posts is making it feel more real for me now. Like it is ACTUALLY happening. They are there and soon, I will be too! Holy crap!

Other blatant reminders of my upcoming adventures is the fact at that all of my projects I wanted done before I left for Auz are slowly coming to a close. I've pretty much rapped up what I have to do on my friends website logo design (for now), my final exam is on tuesday and classes are over, my *can't say online until I get to Auz cause a certain someone supposebly reads these posts* are done and just need to be packed, and my other secret project was revealed this morning! Its all rapping up nicely!

Oh, yeah, other secret project. A grad gift for some dear friends who graduated this past month (that may POSSIBLY have been supposed to be up 2 weeks ago. No one said I was punctual lol). For anyones interetst :




It's pretty silly, but I like it :D.


But yeah, with all of those things comign to an end, really all there is left to do is pack and get on a plane! (you know, after my exam is written). And then sit restlessly for like 20 hours... I REALLY hope I sit by someone interesting, or at least chatty. And you know, I would really not object to eye candy either. Just sayin' :P.

I dont think I really have too much more to say. I just keep getting these waves of holy-crap-excitment! while I've been trying to study, so I needed to outlet it a little. but HOLY CRAP Im going in Australia in 3 friggen days! It may have hit me, but it definitely still hasnt sunken in... I may have to wait until Im on the plane for that.

Anyway, Internets, I think I'm going to go run now and let off a bit of steam. Maybe that will help me concentrate on my studying a bit more and take my head out of the clouds. Aidious Amigos! :D

Drip Drip Drop

You know how people live in squalor via the excuse "Im alergic to cleaning!", well you know something? I think I really am!

You think Im kidding. Haha, Paige is just making excuses not to clean again. But its true! I mean, just today I've been cleaning my room (a project I've been putting off for a good part of the summer) and I cannot stop sneezing. My nose is stuffed, my eyes are itchy. Its a serious problem!

I mean, suuuuure. You could say Im not allergic to cleaning, its all the dust I've disturbed as I've gone about my tidying activities. Or the chemicals they put in the so-called "chemical cleaners." But you know what I have to say to you? Disbeliever! Sure, you can make a logical justification for anything. "Oh, the sun moves across the sky because the Earth is turning, not because its being dragged across the sky by some Greek God's chariot." But really, who believes these "justifications" anyway.

What? Majority of people? Shush you!

Anyway, thats besides the point! Maybe the Earth is spinning, whoop-de-do. MY point being that cleaning makes me sneeze. And drip. And itch. So really, if you want to look at it "logically", there is cause and effect going on here. I clean - I sneeze. I dont clean, I'm relatively symptom clear. Thereby, cleaning is OBVIOUSLY the cause of my misfortune and should be avoided at all costs.

Hmmmm. Maybe I'll take my cause to the government. Once they realise what a burden I have to bear, they'll definitely provide me with someone who'll clean the house for me right? I mean, wouldnt you? Think of all the years of suffering I've been through! Years of a mother who TORMENTED me by FORCING me to do dishes, dust the living room and MAKE MY BED?! Honestly, what kind of a feind is this woman?! After the government hears of my plight, they are bound to put things right. That's what governments are for right?

No? Well what do you know? You obviously havent suffered the way I have. Geeeez, insensitive much?

*sigh* Maybe you're right. But there has to be SOME solution. I can't just be living in filth my whole life after all! Whats that? Get over myself and clean? Take an allergy pill? Gawd, there you go trying to be logical again. Whats up with that? Obviously I can't talk to you today if you're going to be like that. I'm going to go clean now instead, see how you like that! So there! Proved you wrong... SHUT UP! :P

My life is rough... BYE INTERNETS! :D

Tweak

Honestly, how is it that Im almost 2 months into summer and am still busy? I havent been bored once this summer and its awesome. And only 2 more weeks until Australia! I AM SO FRICKEN EXCITED!!! *ahem* *recomposes dignity*

I also realise I haven't done a random, babbling post in a while. Blogging during BEDA is so different that blogging without a schedule. I never had enough going on during BEDA that one days experience could fill up a blog, so I would just blog about whatever popped into my head (however random it was). Now Im trying to blog twice a week (but lets face it, its turning into once a week or less... other things that are hard without a set schedule), and am so busy that I just always have more to fill people in on. Because my life is awesome apparently. So no, definitely not complaining :P

So one of the big things going on these past two months has been my summer course Im taking. Its Health and Ethics, and surprisingly, it turned out to be very interesting. I expected it to be dry and full of theories and boring shit like that. Im not sure if its the proff or the course itself, but because its Health/Medical ethics, they are bringing a lot of practical application and real-world examples into the mix. Unfortunately I can't give you any examples, one of the class policies is confidentiality - since that's an important ethical concept in the real world. So what we hear in class, stays in class. Which is also an interesting idea. Reaffirming that idea of confidentiality before we are close to entering the medical world.

My problem with ethics, even this class, doesnt just lie in the dryness of it. I've always been one to see things from multiple examples (HowI argue "Look, Im not saying I dont agree with you, but you have to think of it this way as well!" or "Well what about this? Or this? or this? or this?" lol. argueing is fun). I had a hard time writing my essay for example (regarding the growing US market around egg donation. Based off of this http://www.thecrimson.com/article/2004/4/29/will-you-be-my-babys-mama/ article). As an issue itself, I dont feel that its strickly unethical. I feel there are parts of it that could be, but its annoyingly grey in terms of ethics. It didnt help that I had many conversations with my essay editing peeps about different circumstances when it may be more or less ethical, making it even harder to "pick a side".

It also gets frusterating in class. I've discovered I love having a good disscussion class. Mostly because I talk a lot and have an opinion on everything. But it can also get really frusterating when someone just picks one side and REFUSES to see anyone elses point of view. I'm lucky in this class that it doesnt happen too often, but often enough. We've formed groups that we break into for disccussions now and there is one specific guy in my group how just obviously doesnt care and doesn't want to change his views on anything. I hope this guy isnt planning on heading to MedSchool because I'd hate to have him as my doctor. He wouldn't listen to a word the patient said and would just do things the way he thought best... ok, so he sounds like most other doctors I've had. Doesnt make it any less true however.

But other than that, most people are really good about discussions. Even if people have differening opinions, we listen and take that into account. Its a smaller class as well (only about 20-30 people. As opposed to most of the classes I've had here so far which are about 200-500 people) so we're starting to get to know each other a little. My favourite moment ever happened yesterday. We were broken up into our groups and tasked with creating our own civilization/society based around ethical principles and had to take into consideration everything from the largest infrastructure to the tiniest details. It was really hard and reaffirms something I have known forever - I am NEVER going into government and NEVER going into administration. I'd be put into an insane asylum by the end of the month.

So at the end of the class, each group presented their civilization. Group number 3 was my favourite, because their Civilization name was Mordor. But it got better, because the first question asked by the class was from a girl sitting beside me. "So, can one simply walk in?" A few of us laughed pretty hard (ah, Im with my people :) ) and the rest kinda did the nervous giggle of "I know that was a joke, but I dont understand why..." It was a brilliant moment and that girl and I walked away from class talking about nerdy stuff together. Because once a nerd discovers another nerd, its hard to seperate them :P.

Anyway, the last class in next week and the exam the week after that. And then, and then? And then I fly to AUSTRALIA! Fuck Im excited about that. Im not sad the class is ending or anything silly like that, but I actually have enjoyed taking it this year, as weird as that is lol.

So I hope you've had a good week Internets. I'll try to post a bit more in the next two weeks before I leave. And I'll try to update consistently in Auz. I will have my computer with me,  so I dont really have any good excuses not to. But I guess we'll see what happens once I get there lol. Until then, Laterzzz Gaterzzz :D

Frozen Pup-sicles

Heya Internets. It feels like a really long time since I posted something, but I think its just because I've been keeping myself busy. Still, I dont think I've been living up to my "posting twice a week" promise I made. Maybe once a week which, for me, is pretty good.

Im having an absolutely awesome summer. Like I said, I've been keeping myself busy which is actually kind of surprising to me. I completely thought that when I actually had free time after all that studying I'd just waste it on the internet. Sit inside all day and stare at my computer and be bored. But I dont like being bored, so I havent done that. The last few days have been gorgeous, so I have spent as much time outside as physically possible - whether it be biking or walking or running or sitting on the patio with my roomates and neighbours or sitting on the patio by myself and reading. I actually am at least a shade darker white than normal! Actually, considering that it's been liek 45 degrees with the humidex, I'm surprised I dont have a burn. Being in a Health Science course however has made me super paranoid about skin cancer tho, so I have been lathering up the sunscreen lol.

When Im not outside, I still have stuff to do. I am taking that summer course, so I'll be writing notes or studying for my midterm on monday. Now I have an essay due in a little over a week, so thats a main focus for me. As well I've been getting my creative on - for example that awesome video I've made for ma mother. I've also been doing more on photoshop, playing around with Adobe Premier so that next time I go to edit things I shalt have a stonger grasp on how it works. Its an awesome program, I still have so much to learn on it. I've also been song writing again, specifically a present for a friend of mine. I dont want to say anything about it tho, just in case she (erm, I mean, or he.... yeah...) reads my blog. I've also been working on gifts for a few other people as well.

ON TOP of all that, my delightful bestie has commissioned (erm, for free) me to design a logo for a website she's designing this summer. She's thinking about possibly persueing that as part of her career and is testing out her skill and enjoyment by designing a website for her mothers quilting. (Her mother makes AMAZING quilts, one of which I was lucky enough to get as a grad present coming out of high school.) She also is trying to figure out a good name for the website, but it's hard as most of the good ones are already in use. Right now they've settled on Hearts and Stitches Quilts, but I dunno - I think its kind of lame. I just am having trouble coming up with something better (which is kind of unusual for me).

My sister and I are also going to be doing a fun creative project, although it wont start until I go to Australia. When she saw my rap video she sent me a message on FB just PRAISING my creative abilities (cause I am just so wonderful :P) and decided that when I get to Auz, we have to do something like that together. So my minds being flying around with ideas, probably (hopefully) more than one of them will be getting done. I think a big reason why I am enjoying this summer so much is that I have so much more time than normal to persue some of my creative endevours that I'll often put off for "more important things." Well, with no job and only a little bit of school, my creativness becomes my important things :D.

The job thing is a little trying. It gets frusterating getting rejected from job after job KNOWING you had an awesome interview. All because I'm going to be gone for the month of July. Its understandable, I don't begrudge any of them for it (well, for the most part.) I even had one potential employer tell me to call them once I get back from Auz and they'll see if they have a position open for me then. So, you know, cross fingers. I may not get work before then, but if I can get in a job in August and for the school year I'll still be happy. As much as money-drain sucks, it is kind of nice having a summer off. And man, I am SO excited for going to Australia! :D I feel like a little kid when I think about it - except better, because I can do so much more now that Im all old and crap. Yay me!

Anyway, thats just my quick life update I guess. It's kind of vague, but a good solid summary of some happenings. I've also been hanging out with friends a lot, my roomate is hosting a bonfire tomorrow night and I am going to a different bon fire the night after that, so that'll be fun. I do need to crack down on this essay however. Next weekend I am going to a wedding (my first wedding EVER) so you'll get to hear all about that once thats all said and done with. So yeah. Such is my life atm.

Have a nice weekend Internets. I shalt seeth thou on el flipith side! :D