RESOLUTION

While I was out today I bumped into a friend from uni who reminded me just how ridiculously soon it is until we go back - only five days left! Geeeez. I mean I'm neither excited nor dreading it but I certainly haven't mentally prepared myself for another year of study. Like every other student, I've made resolutions to apply myself more this year. I was one of those kids that always did well at school but since I've come to uni, I've been cruising through, skipping classes here and there. But with only a year and a half left I'm determined to boost my GPA and get those elusive 6s and 7s. Wish me luck!

Source: Sophie Van der Perre

NATALIE

Yet another favourite blogger of mine, Natalie Suarez. I'm pretty much biased to loving anyone with mixed heritage as I myself am half Samoan, half English; so Natalie, with her exotic Spanish-Chinese mix automatically makes her awesome in my books. Not to mention, the girl has seriously great style. Next time I'm going to the hairdresser's I'm telling them to give me hair like hers.

WUTHERING HEIGHTS

I've finished Pride and Prejudice and now I've moved on to Wuthering Heights :) I'm not far in so I can't give my full opinion yet but it's definitely got me hooked.

Source: The Make Believe Sea

GALA LOVE

Here's an assortment of photos from the fabulous Gala Gonzalez's blog. It's been long since I've fawned over a fashion blogger on here (the last being the lovely Ponyhunter) but I thought these shots were worth sharing. On a totally different tangent, I feel rather ashamed to admit that I had yet another disgustingly long sleep in today - till 11am :( I soooo need to break this habit before I go back to uni and early morning classes!

FEEL SEE SKIN

Source: Mary Robinson

A LONELY SPARK

I'm pretty pleased cos I finally got my mac fixed :) The plastic on the bottom of it was majorly coming off and (I didn't realise until one of the mac guys showed me) there were some minor cracks in my display screen. Anyways, they replaced the bottom and the screen for me (free of charge!) and now I have a lovely, functioning macbook that doesn't look like it's falling to bits. Yay for the awesome mac store people!

Source: Bethan

CAVE DWELLER

I've been meaning to write over the 3 month break. Something. Anything. But so far, I haven't really done much. However, the muse (ha!) came to me whilst I was awake in the hideously early hours of the morning. The finished product: a short but sweet piece entitled Homebody Festivities. I emailed it off to the folks at Thought Catalog - essentially it's a place for writers to publish the completely random articles they probably won't get published elsewhere. That probably makes it sound like they must be rubbish or something, which believe me, they're not. Anyways...probably a little ambitious of me to send something in considering the fact that most of the other contributors are actual full-time journos/writers. But hey, I'm not afraid of trying!

Source: Hannah & Landon

WHITE FEATHER

Goodness me. It's just gone 3am and I am awake. Noooooooo!!! If you're at all wondering why this is so, (if you're not, well...I'm telling you anyway) it's because my crazy mother is currently up and about the house and she came into my room and (accidentally) woke me up. Now I won't be able to go back to sleep :(

Source: Sophie Van Der Perre

HOPES AND FEARS

I'm feeling pretty contented right now. I always do after a day at work. I don't have a fancy job or anything; I'm just a casual sales assistant at a clothing store but I feel grateful to be working somewhere where I actually like the people I work for/with. I always come away feeling energised which I know not many people experience at work. Now I'm home, just chillin', listening to Keane's Hopes and Fears album. I'll probably go watch Global Village on SBS soon ha. Good times :)

Source: The Make Believe Sea

COLD AND NEED...SLEEP

Saturday night I went to my friends' band's EP launch (Cold and Need is their name - go listen to them!). They did a great job but unfortunately the set finished after midnight. After a half hour wait for the train, forty minute train ride and a forty minute walk we arrived home...after 2am. Yuck. My nanna body hates late nights and since I was busy all day yesterday (running off no sleep) I kind of slept til 12 today. Also yuck. I definitely feel that pushed the boundary of friendship so I won't do that again in a hurry!

Source: Lukasz Wierzbowski

BRAIN DEAD

My brain feels numb from staring at this screen too long. I hereby ban myself from this computer for the rest of the day. That should work.

Source: Boris Bleze

ROMAIN

I began my day with some "mother daughter bonding time" - mum and I went out for croissants, and coffee (we drank the kind that comes in those insanely huge bowls!) and I also FINALLY bought myself a copy of Pride and Prejudice. I read it aaaaaages ago and for comfort reading purposes I wanted to borrow it from the library and read it again - but of course, being popular with just about every other female my age, the library never has it. But now I own it and I'm a very happy girl :) Speaking of the library, I'm off to go there now. Laters. xx

Source: Le Cam Romain

CABIN FEVER

Ahhhh! At home today for the second day in a row. This is a recipe for cabin fever and a crazy Bek. I've even done all the housework (which never happens) if that's any kind of indication of how little I have to do right now. I'm thinking I'll venture out to the library later today.

Source: Cameron Smith

HELLO HELLO

Hello people! Wow..it has been far too long. February and I'm doing my first post for 2011 - how terrible of me! I suppose the reason for my absence would be the fact that I'd been working TWO jobs (so, so proud of myself!). Now I'm not working so much, my attention drifts back to this somewhat neglected blog ha. Here's an update of my summer so far:

1. Worked heaps

2. Went to a few music festivals

3. Celebrated an 'orphans' Christmas

4. Had the best NYE ever

5. Made many beach trips

6. Watched the Australian Open

7. Watched far too many episodes/seasons of How I Met Your Mother

8. Got my first feature article published

9. My hometown of Brisbane got hit with crazy floods

And for the most part it's been a great summer with the exception of the floods which caused so much devastation (our house was safe though). Anyway, nuff babble. I leave you with a random assortment of images to peruse and I shall endeavour to post more regularly xx

Source: Viktor Vauthier, Sharon Gong, Alison Scarpulla