Wednesday, November 30, 2005

if i can....

- Beyond Real - Making a Scene is at the Australian Centre For Photography, 257 Oxford Street, Paddington, until December 24.

- Trent Parke's exhibition at Stills Gallery, 36 Gosbell Street, Paddington, is open until December 17.

- David Stephenson's Drawing Time is at Boutwell Draper Gallery, 82-84 George Street, Redfern, until December 17.

- Points of View: Australian Photography 1985-1995 is at the Art Gallery of NSW until January 29.

- Summer Heat is at the Australian Photographers' Gallery, 143 Beattie Street, Balmain, until January 31.

what the goss mags are saying

ok this is bad but i can't help it, i love reading this section of the smh..... evil...
so what exactly are the gossip mags saying this week...?

Tuesday, November 29, 2005

occupation deficit syndrom....

the jobhunt is NOT looking good, if i'm lucky it might change and otherwise, i won't get anything until january, we'll see, no matter what, i'm not giving up yet...
so anyway, to avoid becoming an unemployed drunk with a gambling problem, i've become the perfect housewife...
i know... weird!!
yesterday, i cleaned up and re-organised the house, my motto being " a place for everything, everything in it's place"
I know... weird!!
today, I am baking a cheesecake.......don't say it, I know!! it's still in the oven but if by some strange miracle, it is successful, then it will be a happy welcome into the world of cake baking... as it is my first attempt ever....weird? no not really, I am a city girl afterall, i don't DO cakes, I eat them!
anyway, the oven is my new best friend so i might go hang out in the kitchen for a while...
c yas

Monday, November 28, 2005

geezus, what a trip..!!!


this posting is a celebration to the fact that I am still here to tell you about a quite perillous week end......
As you know, we went camping with a few other people (9 of us all together) for Carolinna's 29th b-day. most people were her and simon's friends from Melbourne, and Chris and I were the little kiddies....
On saturday, the week-end's quality seemed a bit compromised by the amount of raining pouring dowm but as we travelled through the country, well the suburbs, the weather started clearing up and what were first patches of blue sky quickly turned into a bright, hot, sunny day!!!!! All our hopes were raised again and the party could start..........
The site where we were to spend the night belongs to the National Park, a bit south of Sydney, and to reach it, cars have to be left at the carpark, bags tightly straped to the back and an evil hill must be climbed. the journey took about half an hour and it was hard but we were then greeted by a delish VB offered by our first settlers there, so the pain was forgotten almost instantly.
The site itself was quite beautiful, and being the only ones there, we had it all for ourselves. it was surrounded on three sides by hills and on the fourth, we had a beautiful beach waiting just for us. life was good in those days, and we made the most of it, contemplating our luck of having such a beautiful weather after a rainy morning.
things went on like that for a few hours, first trying to consolidate a tarp to serve as a communal shelter. lots of engineering and thorough designing went into the process, but the tarp was standing as a sign of what was coming next............... basically, pretty shaky and unstable.
it didn;t keep us from enjoying the waves, although a bit rough for my liking, lazing around in the sun and covering our skins with sunscreen oil.....
we had a nice dinner mostly made up of sausages (snags for the aussies reading this) and as the night covered us with it's dark blanket, we were greeted with an amazing spectable. all around us, the most amazing lightning was taking place, and as we were rejoycing in the fact that the storm was moving around and not above us, we sat there and oooohed and aaaahed at the fierceness of the "fireworks". slowly but surely, a few of us started feeling a few drops and we all made the wise decision to seek refuge under the tarp. the only problem was that the wind was pretty fierce by then, and well the tarp was not anymore, it had changed from a safe and sound shelter to a big piece of blue material flapping around in the wind......
the drops became bigger and we had no solution but to run to the "taj", the biggest tent available and all 9 of us squeezed in there. what was nice and cozy for the first few minutes changed into a toasty leeking environment soon deprived of oxygen..... soon emotion overtook us, as i discovered two leeches on my leg and in a movement of panic sent them flying accross the tent. as of today, one of them might still be crawling around the "taj"....
After a little bit, everyone decided to go back to their tents to sleep until the next morning, convinced that the storm would be gone and we would have a bright sunshine to accompany our pancakes......
the storm went on all night, it was crazy with the tent fighting like a little soldier against the harsh elements. we managed to stay pretty dry although the side where the wind was blowing kept bending quite dangerously on top of us, going from a three men igloo to a one man typee..... the skies were going mad and when your only protection is a small piece of fabric attached to the ground, I think that the conscience of the storm is exponentially increased...
The next morning, after a pretty rough night, we took advantage of a small break in the weather to cook some pancakes. it wasn;t very long before it was pouring again and we all ran back to our tents. about an hour later, a decison had to be made and facing teh elements, we were all packing up. it was pretty cold, all our clothes were damp but there was no point waiting there and the thought of getting home where we could take a nice hot shower kept us moving.
so we went back the way we came, up the hill.... the only difference was that the steps were now covered in mud and very slippery. at least, the climb didn;t seem so bad as we were focused on not sliding off or flying away. the way down was very slippery too but at least, it wasn;t nearly as tirering as the way up.
once in the car, my little story is over..... in less than an hour, we were able to get rid of the damp clothes and warm up in the shower!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! we then went on with our civilised lives, the memory of the storm still alive but as a new week starts, it already seems quite far away....

Friday, November 25, 2005

job safari

life is a jungle but it helps having a phone...
yesterday was pretty disastrous in terms of working possibilities, i called 15 places again, didn;t send many resumes and got rejected by the one place who had available positions.... i sent a 2nd email showing my great determination but haven't got an answer yet.... they wanted someone who can use archicad and i can use autocad, which could be a problem except that for minor adaptations, they all really work the same so i could learn......
anyway, today is looking a bit less gloomy as a few people asked for my resume, including one place looking for someone... so lets all cross our pretty fingers and wait.... again, they use a progam that i don;t but the guy was nice and said that really, it wasn;t a big problem and that previous students had converted quite smoothly.... there is hope my friends, there is hope!!!!!
now i better get back to calling the other 13 firms on my daily list.....
a new update soon as I doubt this is the end of the adventure..... oh sorry, safari (hey caz, i wonder if our great humanitarians theories apply to the work force or only uni....)

Wednesday, November 23, 2005

oh goood!!!

as i have announced earlier, today was the big day to start looking for a job a bit seriously, and god, it's not gonna be a piece of cake, here are some statistics to give an idea to my dear readers:
-15 phone calls
- one "good luck" (much appreciated)
- one friend on the phone (charmaine)
- about 10 "no jobs available but send us your resume to keep on file", yeah right....
- and about 3 or 4 absolute bitches who would be better off jumping in a lake and smashing their heads against a rock
- and overall 15 places where i won;t be working....
with x-mas and new year coming up, it's not looking so good for me to get a job right now but persistence pays and so i will keep going.... before i start crying....
i don't believe there is a god watching on us, but i think i can use some prayers anyway, so pray for me as, and i know that will sound weird to a lot of you, i actually want to work.......!!!!! god damn it!!!!

Tuesday, November 22, 2005

who am i?

Originally, I am full of food, then I am used to carry a million trees (poor things) cut in flat white rectangles with lots of meaningless black traces on them, and finally, I go to the beach carrying a towel and water..... who am I?

born again... not christian

after a quick trip through drakness, i have finally seen the light, but it's just the sun waiting to fry up my skin all afternoon on the beach..... and boy, does the idea just sound delightful, my dears!
they say that it's not about the destination, but the journey... well, i disagree completely with that theory and obviously the people who came up with that never had to take a "building services" exam. the journey was treacherous, no sweet flowers to bend down to and smell, just the needles, and not acuponcture needles either. the ones that will give you a sore neck, an upset tummy and strange dreams full of service cores and vents (not even making that up, i swear I had such nightmares, and well, it's mostly disturbing to draw vents and pipes to the rythm of the alarm clock....)
yesterday was obviously the moment of epiphany where we had to combine all the confusions and mis-understanding about air-conditionning, with single or multi-zone AHUs, VV or CV, CWS or DX etc etc.............. into 7 hours of panic, unrelated thoughts and sun withdrawal effects. let me just tell you that aussies are not trained for the deprivation (if that word even exists) of the precious sun rays, we're not in bloody finland for god's sake!!!!!
Anyway, the 7 hours went by like a watch on speed, no one was able to properly finish the damn exam and so we all went to drown our sorrows and the end of another year of uni (4 now) into the grog..... and boy does life taste sweeter since..........
the birds are singing, the sky is blue, the book I am reading at the moment (color, thank you mothe) is divinely inspiring and from my ground floor apartment, I am feeling on top of the world!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I said joyful news would be coming any minute, well while it lasts, here they are, love you all, fb the conqueror!!!!!

Thursday, November 17, 2005

brain dead on D-4

Only or still three days to go before the D day...? that is the true question really.
on one hand, I am still far from being ready for this exam, it's huge and i don;t understand half of it....
on the other hand, I just want to get it over with and be free of uni work for ages.......
right now, all i want is a nap and i might as well take it since i don't have the capacity to think about toilets and air-con.... and that will probably be the case for the next few hours. i feel exhausted today, i'm not sure why since i've been sleeping really well and much lately but still.... a bit like shopping centres, long hours of studying suck the life out of you.... and i've been studying for way too long now..... but i can see a glimmer of light at the end of the tunnel..... i'm afraid a 7 hours long trip to hell will be mandatory before being born again....
the sky is blue and the sun is hot today, i should be at the beach but no, i was stuck in the ressource centre for most of the day, and now i am here, undecided between sleeping or reading, or reading and sleeping for a couple hours before i can get back to it........
more joyful news soon, i promise,
love, fb

Wednesday, November 16, 2005


hey mothe, check out the quiche we made for dinner tonight, spinach, ricotta et tomato... please....

Friday, November 04, 2005

tarantula tarantulaaaaaaaaa

no caz, i'm not singing the french national anthem, i am screaming for my life as chris is on the bus going to a party and i'm at home with a huntsman spider locked in the bedroom.......

Wednesday, November 02, 2005

gimme a break!!!

hello all, i'm taking advantage of a small interstice in my end of session schedule to get back on mr. Blogger... it's been a while and this prolonged absence can be explained by the simultaneous lack of time and inspiration that has overcome me in the last couple weeks.
well, i don't know how interesting it is to write about uni work, uni work and always uni work. it wasn't inspiring to write about it, and certainly wouldn't have been to read.
it's been a bit crazy, but yesterday, i finished one big assignment which is a relief. now i have to move on to writing an essay and preparing for two exams... huggghhh i don't like exams too much especially when one of them is 7 hours long on positioning toilets in an office building..... more on that lata.
other than that, i think that everything is going fine. chris is having quite a few interviews this week which is really good. hopefully, it will put an end to his boredom soon. still, it's quite nice for me having him around like that.
speaking of jobs, i haven't had a chance to keep looking since my first attempt about a week ago. i'll get back into it shortly, and hopefully, won't have too much trouble finding something good.
caz is doing absolutely great in Buenos Aires, partying hard and not studying too much, but deep down, she's a nerd and won't accept to be slack with the spanish for too long......
last night we went to see the "40 year old virgin" which is pretty bad and not that funny unless the words "fuck" and "pussy" crack you up everytime... there were some funny bits and pieces though and the main actor, who plays a nerd, (he's also the geek in the Anchorman) is really charming, and the end scene is great so that makes up for the whole movie...
anyway, it did stop me from thinking about assignments or any kind of deep feeling or emotion so it achieved it's purpose.... the pizza we had before did too, maybe even better, yuuuummay!!!!
alright ladies and gents, boys and gals, i better get the show on the road for today,
will try to come back a bit more often,
tshussay!!!!!