Wednesday, May 10, 2006
Right...
Okay, so Hello isn't working, so I'm just going to have to put some photos up like this....
Photos from the 1J Corridor Party, themed Rubix Cube.
This involved six rooms along the corridor, themed by colour and usually involving a game each room. We all had to dress up in six items, one each of blue, green, yellow, white, red and orange. The aim was to be in one colour by the end of the night, through a process of swapping clothes. Needless to say, most of us were quite unsuccessful, considering about five people were going for green (hey, I thought I was being original!), and the fact that a skirt doesn't really count as an accesory. Nor does a sock...
So, here are some photos...
Our corridor....yay for 1J!
Tom, Jey Han, me, Kenneth, Robyn
Kenneth, Tom, CY, Jey Han, Adrienne, me, Min, Smelta, Nick, Judy
Photos from the 1J Corridor Party, themed Rubix Cube.
This involved six rooms along the corridor, themed by colour and usually involving a game each room. We all had to dress up in six items, one each of blue, green, yellow, white, red and orange. The aim was to be in one colour by the end of the night, through a process of swapping clothes. Needless to say, most of us were quite unsuccessful, considering about five people were going for green (hey, I thought I was being original!), and the fact that a skirt doesn't really count as an accesory. Nor does a sock...
So, here are some photos...
Our corridor....yay for 1J!
Tom, Jey Han, me, Kenneth, Robyn
Kenneth, Tom, CY, Jey Han, Adrienne, me, Min, Smelta, Nick, JudySorry I can't get pics of everybody....but 'twas a taste of our fun corridor :)
Lily's Eyes
Strangely quiet,
but now the storm simply rests to strike again.
Standing, waiting, I think of her;
I think of her.
Strange this Mary,
She leaves the room, yet remains;
she lingers on.
Something stirs me to think of her.
I think of her.
From death she casts her spell.
All night we hear her sighs.
And now a girl has come who has her eyes.
She has her eyes.
The girl has Lily's hazel eyes.
Those eyes that saw him happy long ago.
Those eyes that gave him life and hope he'd never known.
How can he see the girl and miss thos hazel eyes?
She has her eyes.
The girl has Lily's hazel eyes.
Those eyes that closed and left me all alone.
Those eyes I feel will never ever let me go.
How can I see this girl who has her hazel eyes?
In Lily's eyes a castle this house seemed to be
and I her bravest knight became my lady fair was she.
She has her eyes.
She has my Lily's hazel eyes.
Those eyes that loved my brother, never me.
Those eyes that never saw me never knew I longed to hold her close,
to live at last in Lily's eyes.
Imagine me a lover.
I longed for the day
she'd turn and see me standing there.
Would God had let her stay.
She has her eyes,
She has my Lily's hazel eyes.
Those eyes that saw me happy long ago.
Those eyes that first I loved so.
How can I now forget that once I dared to be in love,
How can I now forget that I dared to be in love,
Alive and whole in Lily's eyes.
In Lily's eyes.
but now the storm simply rests to strike again.
Standing, waiting, I think of her;
I think of her.
Strange this Mary,
She leaves the room, yet remains;
she lingers on.
Something stirs me to think of her.
I think of her.
From death she casts her spell.
All night we hear her sighs.
And now a girl has come who has her eyes.
She has her eyes.
The girl has Lily's hazel eyes.
Those eyes that saw him happy long ago.
Those eyes that gave him life and hope he'd never known.
How can he see the girl and miss thos hazel eyes?
She has her eyes.
The girl has Lily's hazel eyes.
Those eyes that closed and left me all alone.
Those eyes I feel will never ever let me go.
How can I see this girl who has her hazel eyes?
In Lily's eyes a castle this house seemed to be
and I her bravest knight became my lady fair was she.
She has her eyes.
She has my Lily's hazel eyes.
Those eyes that loved my brother, never me.
Those eyes that never saw me never knew I longed to hold her close,
to live at last in Lily's eyes.
Imagine me a lover.
I longed for the day
she'd turn and see me standing there.
Would God had let her stay.
She has her eyes,
She has my Lily's hazel eyes.
Those eyes that saw me happy long ago.
Those eyes that first I loved so.
How can I now forget that once I dared to be in love,
How can I now forget that I dared to be in love,
Alive and whole in Lily's eyes.
In Lily's eyes.
Sunday, May 07, 2006
The World in Seven Pictures
Thanks to Rach B for this email...
Only in China...
Only in Hawaii...
Only in Texas...
Only in India...
Only in Mexico...
Only in Thailand...
Only in America...
Only in China...
Only in Hawaii...
Only in Texas...
Only in India...
Only in Mexico...
Only in Thailand...
Only in America...
When you make a realisation, you think about how and why you came to this conclusion.
The people you call your friends, they're the ones that will always be there for you. They're the ones that will listen to you, help you through the times, cry, laugh with you.
Bearing your soul is the hardest thing to do. Becuase it's so difficult, so personal, and so close to everything you believe and trust in and for.
But taking a chance is just a moment of vulnerability.. and if you judge the person you're sharing it with correctly and they do what's right with that bit of your soul, that moment of vulnerability/shame/humiliation might just be worth it.
And if you really trust them, that moment of vulnerability won't be as vulnerable as you think. They may surprise you....be supportive or just appreciate that you shared this with them. Because in the end, all we really want is acceptance and love.
SomedayI'll be brave...
The people you call your friends, they're the ones that will always be there for you. They're the ones that will listen to you, help you through the times, cry, laugh with you.
Bearing your soul is the hardest thing to do. Becuase it's so difficult, so personal, and so close to everything you believe and trust in and for.
But taking a chance is just a moment of vulnerability.. and if you judge the person you're sharing it with correctly and they do what's right with that bit of your soul, that moment of vulnerability/shame/humiliation might just be worth it.
And if you really trust them, that moment of vulnerability won't be as vulnerable as you think. They may surprise you....be supportive or just appreciate that you shared this with them. Because in the end, all we really want is acceptance and love.
SomedayI'll be brave...
Thursday, May 04, 2006
The busy week #427
So, having stressed about the Econometrics assignment since the Easter holidays, it is finally done and handed in. That does not mean that it wasn't stressful right till the point we dropped it in the box!
Jess and I were working on it and this silly computer software programme would not let us conduct a hypothesis test (funky, intelligent way of saying, carrying out the function, or more simply, do what the question asked us to do). We finally figured it out after 4 Online Tutor questions, various complaints to each other and to other friends (which I'm sure some of you can attest to..!), asking the lecturer (who didn't have much to say...), asking a number of other students who take the subject, then finally being shown how to do it (and make sure we don't get an error message) by my uni tutor. There have got to be downsides to not having a college tutor.
Anyway, I was working on the last of that assignment while Queen's Ball 2006: Goat for Pedro pre-drinks were happening. All I cared about was getting that darn thing done so I wouldn't have to worry about it later!
All was well, though.
So, it was time to PAR-TAY!!!
Half the girls on our corridor and some other friends had all, not intentionally nor at the same time, bought dresses in similar colours - think green, blue, aqua and turquoise, as the new black. No kidding (as soon as I get my hands on those photos, they're going up! You all will have to see!) It was an amazing night, to see everybody and catch up with them and to boogie it down and party with 250 of your closest (college) friends! It was heaps of fun - lots of people to meet, to talk to, to take photos with. Again, if you have any photos, please send them to me!! :)
The Queeners, the Wyverns, the friends of aforementioned people, the Randoms (heh) were all there to make the atmosphere awesome. So, I shall let the photos speak for themselves when I get them....
Jess and I were working on it and this silly computer software programme would not let us conduct a hypothesis test (funky, intelligent way of saying, carrying out the function, or more simply, do what the question asked us to do). We finally figured it out after 4 Online Tutor questions, various complaints to each other and to other friends (which I'm sure some of you can attest to..!), asking the lecturer (who didn't have much to say...), asking a number of other students who take the subject, then finally being shown how to do it (and make sure we don't get an error message) by my uni tutor. There have got to be downsides to not having a college tutor.
Anyway, I was working on the last of that assignment while Queen's Ball 2006: Goat for Pedro pre-drinks were happening. All I cared about was getting that darn thing done so I wouldn't have to worry about it later!
All was well, though.
So, it was time to PAR-TAY!!!
Half the girls on our corridor and some other friends had all, not intentionally nor at the same time, bought dresses in similar colours - think green, blue, aqua and turquoise, as the new black. No kidding (as soon as I get my hands on those photos, they're going up! You all will have to see!) It was an amazing night, to see everybody and catch up with them and to boogie it down and party with 250 of your closest (college) friends! It was heaps of fun - lots of people to meet, to talk to, to take photos with. Again, if you have any photos, please send them to me!! :)
The Queeners, the Wyverns, the friends of aforementioned people, the Randoms (heh) were all there to make the atmosphere awesome. So, I shall let the photos speak for themselves when I get them....
Photos from my birthday dinner...(Hotel Milan, 29 April 2006)
Jacquie, Kate, Jey Han, Min, Judy, Adrienne, me, Gareth
The lowdown...
So, Saturday night.
I'm sorry I haven't filled in the blanks yet, but I guess this is the time!
So, after feeling incredibly anxious about how this birthday bash was going to go, I got up early (yes, 8am by that Ormond clock tower...) and lay around in bed for a good hour and a half doing, I don't know what. Whatever. Had to get all my work done and start getting ready for the big night!
Yes, I attemped to curl my hair. And yes, my hair doesn't really curl per se; it kinda just turns out into wavy bits. Meh...I was happy with that! (We'll just cut to the exciting bit here...)
Started getting ready about two hours before I wanted to head out...started 'curling' hair...couldn't leave my room for a little while, for fear of looking like a COMPLETE idiot. Well, I did...and got a couple of strange looks. Oh well. Sam came over, gave me advice and hung out. We headed down to Milan on Lygon St.
Yes, I was very anxious about what was going to happen. There wasn't much planned or anything. And the group of people were fairly odd-ball. I don't say that in a dismissive manner, just noticing that not everybody knows everybody. While the majority of people were from Queen's, a lot of people don't really talk to everybody else usually and there were others too, such as Wyverns and some uni friends and friends from other places. Unfortunately, not everybody could come (we had booked out a good section of the restaurant..! Complete with the sectioned-off rope-y thing!), but a good 33 people came along at some part of the night! We ate so well, got to catch up with people we hadn't seen for a while, meet new people and the like. The night went very well.
Thank you to all for helping me celebrate in style! Your wishes, pressies, hugs and the like are all appreciated!
Photos from Min (and Mel!) above...Thanks guys! If anybody has any other photos from that night, can you please send them to me?!
I'm sorry I haven't filled in the blanks yet, but I guess this is the time!
So, after feeling incredibly anxious about how this birthday bash was going to go, I got up early (yes, 8am by that Ormond clock tower...) and lay around in bed for a good hour and a half doing, I don't know what. Whatever. Had to get all my work done and start getting ready for the big night!
Yes, I attemped to curl my hair. And yes, my hair doesn't really curl per se; it kinda just turns out into wavy bits. Meh...I was happy with that! (We'll just cut to the exciting bit here...)
Started getting ready about two hours before I wanted to head out...started 'curling' hair...couldn't leave my room for a little while, for fear of looking like a COMPLETE idiot. Well, I did...and got a couple of strange looks. Oh well. Sam came over, gave me advice and hung out. We headed down to Milan on Lygon St.
Yes, I was very anxious about what was going to happen. There wasn't much planned or anything. And the group of people were fairly odd-ball. I don't say that in a dismissive manner, just noticing that not everybody knows everybody. While the majority of people were from Queen's, a lot of people don't really talk to everybody else usually and there were others too, such as Wyverns and some uni friends and friends from other places. Unfortunately, not everybody could come (we had booked out a good section of the restaurant..! Complete with the sectioned-off rope-y thing!), but a good 33 people came along at some part of the night! We ate so well, got to catch up with people we hadn't seen for a while, meet new people and the like. The night went very well.
Thank you to all for helping me celebrate in style! Your wishes, pressies, hugs and the like are all appreciated!
Photos from Min (and Mel!) above...Thanks guys! If anybody has any other photos from that night, can you please send them to me?!
Tuesday, May 02, 2006
In a song...
Thanks to Mel...
OPENING CREDITS: Dare You to Move - Switchfoot
WAKING UP: Victory - Bond Lounger - Dogs Die in Hot Cars Sunday Morning - Maroon5
AVERAGE DAY: How Love Should Be - Tyler Hilton
FIRST DATE: Dream About You - Mark Sholtez
FALLING IN LOVE: 23rd Variation from Rachmaninoff's Variations on a Theme of Paganini (you know the one, the lovely one....it'll happen when The One walks into the room and I just
KNOW it's The One) Isn't She Lovely - Stevie Wonder
LOVE SCENE: When I Fall in Love (from Sleepless in Seattle) Flower Duet from Lakme - Delibes Only Hope - Switchfoot/Mandy Moore
FIGHT SCENE: Nothing I Do - Jamie Cullum
BREAKING UP: Not What I'll Be Missing - Mark Sholtez The First Cut is the Deepest - Sheryl Crow
GETTING BACK TOGETHER: Get Your Way - Jamie Cullum
SOMEBODY LEAVING: Come Away With Me - Norah Jones
SECRET LOVE: Accidentally In Love - Counting Crows Someday We'll Know - Mandy Moore and Jon Foreman
MARRIAGE SCENE: Everything I Do (I Do It For You) - Bryan Adams The Way You Look Tonight Save the Last Dance for Me - Michael Buble
LIFE’S OKAY: Mind Trick - Jamie Cullum Singin' A Cappella - The Idea of North
MENTAL BREAKDOWN: Homesick - MercyMe The Blower's Daughter - Damien Rice
DRIVING: Shine - Shannon Noll Drive - Incubus I Get Lifted - Eran James
LEARNING A LESSON: You Were There - Avalon People Get Ready
DEEP THOUGHT: Hallelujah - Rufus Wainwright
RAINY DAY: Blackbird - Sarah McLachlan Coffee and Cigarettes - Michelle Featherstone
FLASHBACK: You Gotta Be - Des'ree Melita - Mark Sholtez
PARTYING: Somebody Told Me - The Killers
HAPPY DAY: O Happy Day - Sister Act
SAD DAY: Kill - Jimmy Eat World Sidewalks - Story of the Year
REGRETTING: When She Loved Me - from Toy Story (also done by The Idea of North) Anthem of Why - Guy Sebastian
LONG NIGHT ALONE: There You'll Be - Faith Hill I'm With You - Avril Lavigne
DEATH SCENE: Down To the River to Pray
CLOSING CREDITS: Barber's Adagio for Strings Abide With Me
OPENING CREDITS: Dare You to Move - Switchfoot
WAKING UP: Victory - Bond Lounger - Dogs Die in Hot Cars Sunday Morning - Maroon5
AVERAGE DAY: How Love Should Be - Tyler Hilton
FIRST DATE: Dream About You - Mark Sholtez
FALLING IN LOVE: 23rd Variation from Rachmaninoff's Variations on a Theme of Paganini (you know the one, the lovely one....it'll happen when The One walks into the room and I just
KNOW it's The One) Isn't She Lovely - Stevie Wonder
LOVE SCENE: When I Fall in Love (from Sleepless in Seattle) Flower Duet from Lakme - Delibes Only Hope - Switchfoot/Mandy Moore
FIGHT SCENE: Nothing I Do - Jamie Cullum
BREAKING UP: Not What I'll Be Missing - Mark Sholtez The First Cut is the Deepest - Sheryl Crow
GETTING BACK TOGETHER: Get Your Way - Jamie Cullum
SOMEBODY LEAVING: Come Away With Me - Norah Jones
SECRET LOVE: Accidentally In Love - Counting Crows Someday We'll Know - Mandy Moore and Jon Foreman
MARRIAGE SCENE: Everything I Do (I Do It For You) - Bryan Adams The Way You Look Tonight Save the Last Dance for Me - Michael Buble
LIFE’S OKAY: Mind Trick - Jamie Cullum Singin' A Cappella - The Idea of North
MENTAL BREAKDOWN: Homesick - MercyMe The Blower's Daughter - Damien Rice
DRIVING: Shine - Shannon Noll Drive - Incubus I Get Lifted - Eran James
LEARNING A LESSON: You Were There - Avalon People Get Ready
DEEP THOUGHT: Hallelujah - Rufus Wainwright
RAINY DAY: Blackbird - Sarah McLachlan Coffee and Cigarettes - Michelle Featherstone
FLASHBACK: You Gotta Be - Des'ree Melita - Mark Sholtez
PARTYING: Somebody Told Me - The Killers
HAPPY DAY: O Happy Day - Sister Act
SAD DAY: Kill - Jimmy Eat World Sidewalks - Story of the Year
REGRETTING: When She Loved Me - from Toy Story (also done by The Idea of North) Anthem of Why - Guy Sebastian
LONG NIGHT ALONE: There You'll Be - Faith Hill I'm With You - Avril Lavigne
DEATH SCENE: Down To the River to Pray
CLOSING CREDITS: Barber's Adagio for Strings Abide With Me
Stolen from somebody on Gina's blog...or something like that...
I AM: a nutty muso.
I WANT: chocolate. Hugs and kisses will substitute nicely, though...
I WISH: I had more time.
I HATE: being disappointed, especially with myself.
I MISS: the freedom of time.
I FEAR: being lonely.
I HEAR: music. All the time.
I WONDER: if I can manage so many things at the same time.
I REGRET: for not having enough guts at the right time.
I AM NOT: perfect.
I DANCE: when there's something good playing. And danceable...
I SING: every Sunday. As well as other times...listen out for me!
I CRY: if I'm touched, or feel incredibly emotional.
I AM NOT ALWAYS: as in control as you think...
I MAKE WITH MY HANDS: the ivories sing. In a manner of speaking.
I WRITE: a zillion notes.
I CONFUSE: myself. All the time. Others with all my rambling.
I NEED: to know that I'm loved. Constantly. And that my efforts don't go to waste.
I SHOULD: get more involved in the things I'm passionate about.
I START: to think that this is just one of the ways I'm procrastinating..
I FINISH: my Econometrics assignment soon.
I LOVE: my friends, family, music, good times.
I REMEMBER: the funny times, the happy times, the special times.
I WANT: chocolate. Hugs and kisses will substitute nicely, though...
I WISH: I had more time.
I HATE: being disappointed, especially with myself.
I MISS: the freedom of time.
I FEAR: being lonely.
I HEAR: music. All the time.
I WONDER: if I can manage so many things at the same time.
I REGRET: for not having enough guts at the right time.
I AM NOT: perfect.
I DANCE: when there's something good playing. And danceable...
I SING: every Sunday. As well as other times...listen out for me!
I CRY: if I'm touched, or feel incredibly emotional.
I AM NOT ALWAYS: as in control as you think...
I MAKE WITH MY HANDS: the ivories sing. In a manner of speaking.
I WRITE: a zillion notes.
I CONFUSE: myself. All the time. Others with all my rambling.
I NEED: to know that I'm loved. Constantly. And that my efforts don't go to waste.
I SHOULD: get more involved in the things I'm passionate about.
I START: to think that this is just one of the ways I'm procrastinating..
I FINISH: my Econometrics assignment soon.
I LOVE: my friends, family, music, good times.
I REMEMBER: the funny times, the happy times, the special times.
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