GOOD FRIDAY

I realised after my last post that I should probably mention what I've been up to in my absence. Well here's my news:

1. My mac died :( I hadn't backed up my files so I lost EVERYTHING. I was in a state of barely-concealed anxiety for that entire week - thank God it was repaired so quick! Major kudos to the mac geniuses that fixed it. And I'm grateful it all happened before I had to do all my big 50% assignments.
2. One of my oldest friends has just come back to Australia. She's been living in America and Thailand for the past three years so it's so good to have her back!
3. I'm now going to be a contributor to another blog: gen-er-a-tions. It's basically a blog that takes an insightful yet tongue-in-cheek look at the quirks of Gen Y, Z etc.

So nothing earth-shattering but there you go. I'm on mid-semester holidays now filling my time with catching up on uni work, hanging with lovely people and hopefully blogging more regularly. xx

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STARS 4-EVER

Talk about M.I.A...I can't even remember the last time I posted! I've been a total nerd this semester (that's my excuse) but now that I'm finally on holidays I'm back! Celebrating right now with some yummy yummy drinks, blasting Robyn and Britney. Good times :)

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LUCIDITY

Ahhhh I'm taking a break from typing up lecture notes and doing my weekly readings..man I feel so brain dead! I think I'll go read or something.

Source: Li Hui

LEMON WORLD

I promised to let you know how my photography class is progressing...well I'm currently in the process of un-enrolling. Yeah I know, only three weeks in. What a cop out. But I went to my second class this afternoon and decided that it wasn't a good fit - I don't have a camera of my own to play with and that's pretty much what you have to do in the subject; play around and experiment with your camera. Plus I'm probably the most technologically-challenged person EVER and all the buttons and functions were kinda overwhelming! I think I'll stick to "appreciating" photography instead ha.

Source: Natalie Off Duty

LI HUI

It's rare that I have an OVER-abundance of good photos to choose from but that's the predicament I face when it comes to Li Hui - too many pretty pictures! Her work has a dreamy, out-of-focus aesthetic (which is everywhere, I know) but she throws in these vibrant colours - a lot like Sharon Gong's older stuff.

Speaking of photography, I'm actually doing a photography class at uni this semester. I haven't had much experience taking proper photos so this could be interesting (although I did work as a Santa's photographer over the summer haha). My first assignment is to take some pictorialist shots. I'm getting my lovely friend Faye to dress up in Victorian-esque garb and I'll take some snaps...if they're any good, I'll post them here for all to see. xx

KING'S SPEECH

I finally saw The King's Speech yesterday. Now I know what all the Oscars buzz was about - such a good film! Colin Firth and Geoffrey Rush were fantastic. Go watch it if you get the chance, before it leaves the cinemas.

Source: Lukasz Wierzbowski

PAROXYSM

Wow it's been more than two weeks since I last posted...I apologize profusely for my slackness! I think I just didn't have anything that merited posting - things in my life were plodding along the same as usual (working/bludging) and I also hadn't found any pretty pictures for y'all that I personally liked.

Anyways, I'm in my second week back at uni which is going good so far. I've seen people I haven't seen in aaaages which is always nice and I'm feeling nervous/excited about the creative writing subject I'm studying this semester. I'll let you know how it all progresses...

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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