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hey everyone,

thought i should try and write a fairly decent post and let you know what is going on in my life lately. i have no idea where to begin or how personal i should be... meh. fuck it

anyways... still looking for a house.. havent had any luck with anything yet.. so many things have been kinda stopping me from getting anywhere... i guess myself..

so, was meant to be looking for a house with leila and another one of her friends for the ultimate asian palace and then that fell through... and then i was going to team up with gen and pheobe for a 3 bedroom place... and then leila wanted back in.. and then there was going to be the 4 of us all pairing up together to snag a place in brunswick that was amazing! it was soo funky and large and had a bungalow and a kitchen-ette!

too good to be true... i thought we were totally a shoe in for that one and applied straight away only to have our dreams crushed at the last moment. and then leila tells me that she's out and now we are back to 3 bedroom places..

i guess it makes it easier for finding a place... but i really am kinda getting over living out of suitcases and boxes of toiletries. and im really finding it hard to leave kensington. im glad carol is still there and we are still friends and close... i am going to find it quite difficult finding a house that was as spacious and large as that.

meanwhile, back at henry st- carol has found 2 new housemates; harley (a workmate from borders) and jake (a really old friend from school) even though half of my shit (mainly dvds) are blocking most of the lounge, she has a really cool set up and jake has a large tv and a nintendo Wii with as many pirated games you can poke a stick at. it's amazing! would be lying if i said i was a little jealous!

so at the moment, just working and doing all that usual shit, work has been pretty average... although, had a really fun 30th birthday party... (will have to put some photos up when i get a chance) but i got a chance to re-use my dinosaur costume from last years halloween theme party!

it was the first "aussie bbq" i'd been to in a very long time and the food was amazing! it wasn't a long or very rowdy night, but it was so good to be around a family kinda environment and seeing kids getting all dressed up and having fun. i dont know why it meant so much to me really... maybe it was all the BBQ meat and salads and dessert! incredible.

other than that, work has been as i said, average. under staffed and under paid. and it doesnt help that some of my work relations have become a little ... hmm ... shithouse.. im thinking i might transfer or perhaps get a new job after i move. depending on when and where i guess. i'd like a change... and JB is pretty cruisy... but i should be focusing on my application for "project next" or something else media-ish.

mmm what else to talk about... oh, the oscars were on and hosted by the drover himself; hugh jackman! i was so impressed with how intimate and fun they were... bessie, heath, sarah and i all took the day off work to watch the live telecast and get drunk and have some hot-dogs... it was so much fun. the highlights of the night included the opening song and dance and also the huge one in the middle directed by baz lurhmann. oh, and i cannot forget the speech my the screenwriter of milk that really brought the house down...



i was creaming my jeans as zac efron pranced around the stage.. anyways... half way through the show i had a call from a number that looked like it was from sydney... i didnt answer it (it's pretty much how i live my life because im always thinking it might be my psycho ex-landlord) ... after the show finished and i was fairly under the influence thanks to several vodka/oranges i get a call from jessie @ work. he tells me that a woman called asking me to call her back as i'd won a competition.

so i call the woman back, and she tells me that i had won a 42 inch plasma and a blu-ray recorder worth about $5300!! i was in shock, i mean, i was so happy with the oscars and then that to top off the day. i couldn't believe it at first, and im still a little sceptical as to whether or not i'll receive it... but it all sounds quite legit! back in november last year i entered a disney competition "in 25 words or less, which disney title would you like to see on blu-ray and why?" i remember writing some bullshit about how ahead of it's time it was and that amazing ballroom scene that used real life elements and combined blah blah blah... and, fast forward to 3 months later!!! holy shit! all i need now is a fucking house to put it in. it's going to be pretty incredible should this thing arrive.... fingers crossed that this isnt a huge practical joke! :)

at the moment im in sydney with loredo, to come and watch him in SO YOU THINK YOU CAN DANCE. i am always so happy to see him dance, although watching him in the latest episode i could tell he was a little disappointed. i would love him to get a contemporary routine and work with one of the more "popular" dance choreographers.. i cant help but think that he is getting neglected or something. i have seen this guy bust his ass with some amazing dance routines over the 5 years i have known him and it kills me to see him so down and not in his element.



but, other than that, the show was INCREDIBLE! i took my sister sarah with me to the filming and it was such a great environment. sure, you had to put up with the slightly annoying warm up guy and all the screaming girls.. but being in a room with so many talented people did feel pretty good... i dont know why... i guess it's the inner dancer in me that always gets a little funny watching.

i was pretty impressed with the steadi-cam operator who was running around on the stage with all the dancers. that was cool. but the studio itself was pretty small and it's funny how i always forget that. i have a feeling that i will be in alot of the show on sunday... i got to sit in the 3rd row from the front and i was surrounded with the choreographers.. so every time they cut to one of them... my fat head was in the background! not looking forward to that... although, am curious to see my beautiful sign that i made for loredo in the car... and how it looks on camera!

while loredo has been at rehearsals, i have had the chance to wonder the city and look around. i have no real interest in trying to understand all the stupid buses that are around... so i have my walking boots on and my google maps on my phone and off i go. i managed to see all the highlights... the opera house and the harbour bridge and the new apple store.

it was weird seeing the opera house and bridge.. it was like meeting someone you've known your whole life and then going... "ohh... thats how you look... " and being a little ... like.. "oh, the mystery is over.."

took some good-ish kinda artistic photos of the bridge and opera house and felt like a bit of a tourist... (p.s- i have never seen more people running around the city... it is so weird.. maybe there is a marathon coming up or perhaps they're all getting hot for mardi gra or something) so will have to put them up on the blog too. also visited darling harbour and the chinese friendship gardens. they were quite beautiful and calming. went to the star wars exhibition at the powerhouse museum and stood around a whole bunch of geeks looking at costumes, props and sets from all 6 films.. it was pretty, pretty, pretty cool.

well, this might be it for this post... when i get back to melbourne i'll upload all my pictures or some of them at least.

hope everyone else is well, i havent checked everyones blogs in quite some time so i guess i'll do it now that i have 39 minutes left of my internet cafe time!!!

see ya soon bitches!! xoxoxo