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Is Anyone Ever Really Ready For Change?

August 2, 2012 in Lifestyle, People, Self, Work

Have you ever asked yourself this question before? I have. Plenty of times. I always wonder what makes people so sure they are ready for the curveballs that life sometimes throws at us. Right now I watch people around my age (26) getting engaged, married or having children. And to be honest, while I think I’m mature enough for all those things I’m just not interested right now. Gen X and Gen Y have been told that we can “have it all” but what does this really mean? As I was catching up on my Offspring episodes over the weekend [...]

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Washington DC

July 12, 2012 in Lifestyle, Travel

The West Wing is one of my all time favourite TV shows. It is a fictional story about President Bartlett and the staff he employs in his administration. He’s probably the coolest president I’ve ever watched in popular culture.  American politics is so much feistier than Australia. You have the right wingers (in  my opinion, absolutely terrifying conservatives who make Tony Abbott look like a socialist) and you have the liberal democrats. I’m a huge fan of Bill and Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama. So there was no way that I could have gone to the USA without visiting the [...]

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The Fear Of Missing Out

July 4, 2012 in Celebrity, Entertainment, Film & TV, Friendship, Lifestyle, People, Self, Society, Travel

This last weekend past I have been suffering a pretty serious case of FOMO about Nuffnang Blogopolis. All these amazing bloggers getting together brainstorming, drinking tea, laughing and having fun. Serious, serious case of FOMO. It got me thinking back on my primary school and high school years, when you’re not part of the cool group, and you spend your life in a constant state of FOMO. But hang on a minute, what’s FOMO? FOMO is the Fear Of Missing Out. To my knowledge this term was coined by a friend of mine, let’s call her Austin as she likes [...]

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A Crash Course in Makeup Application

July 2, 2012 in Face, Health, Lifestyle, News, People, Society, Style, Travel

I’ve lost count of the number of times I’ve seen someone applying makeup in a car. Or the number of times I’ve heard someone bragging about how they practically live in their car and do everything in there. I’ve heard everything from applying makeup, to flossing, to brushing your teeth, to eating, to drinking, to putting on your shoes. Seriously. Putting on your shoes. In the car. While driving. I’m kind of over not saying anything. It isn’t funny and while you may consider it worth risking your life for such trivial pursuits, I do not want you risking mine [...]

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5 Things I Want To Do (but probably never will)

June 27, 2012 in Entertainment, Film & TV, Music, People, Self, Travel

We all have dreams and aspirations. Some are attainable, with a bit of hard work. Others are more unlikely to happen without a bit of luck. Others still are almost impossible to achieve. Here are five things I want to do (but probably never will). Write and stage a Broadway Musical OK – my secret’s out. I actually like musicals, and I watch the Tony Awards every year on telly. I have to admit, I’m not a real big fan of modern musicals. My taste leans towards classics like The King And I and My Fair Lady – and anything by Sondheim. I [...]

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Chicago, and All That Jazz

June 20, 2012 in Anecdotes, Lifestyle, Stories, Travel

The second city on our USA visit was Bird City, Kansas. I just wanted to draw you in with the title. Just kidding. We went to Chicago after 5 days in New York. Sometime during my last day in NYC, I had managed to scratch my eyeball. I think we were walking past a construction site, and my eyeball must have taken some dust. So we were up nice and early to catch the bus to Newark airport  (conveniently, right near our hotel) and my eyes were watering like there was no tomorrow. I was in agony. Plus I had picked up [...]

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The Gap Year: Would You Do It?

June 8, 2012 in Current Affairs, Lifestyle, News, People, Self, Travel

After I finished school, almost ten years ago now, I took a gap year between starting university and what I call “starting my serious adult life.” I’m still waiting for that serious adult life to start, by the way. Any day now. I felt that having a break from study and the pressures of exams and assignments would make me more determined to kick those career goals – even if I wasn’t sure what those goals were just yet. Tricia Taormina from The Huffington Post wrote an article on Gap Years and simple reasons why they are important. It made [...]

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New York: It’s a helluva town!

June 7, 2012 in People, Travel

Just in case you haven’t heard, I went to America for a holiday a little while ago. You might have forgotten. It’s ok, I forgive you. To remind you of your insane jealousy for my special trip, I thought I’d write some little posts for you, city by city about my trip around America. My first stop: NEW YORK CITY! I must say, to all you New York lovers, it was a let down. See, I had never been overseas before, and New York City as my first stop was probably not the best idea. It was crowded, dirty and [...]

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What Happens If You Don’t Follow The Rules

June 6, 2012 in People, Society

I was recently in a situation where two people met a stalemate. You see there was a rule, and one person wouldn’t follow it. The other insisted they must, and they replied “What are you going to do?” It sounds like a situation you would have with a five year old. A problem with an obstinate primary-schooler who refuses to stay in their seat during class. You tell them the rule, and they’ve figured out that, really, there isn’t anything you can do about it. The situation wasn’t resolved, one person stormed out, but it raised an interesting question for [...]

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I Wish I Could Apparate

June 4, 2012 in Entertainment, Film & TV, People, Self, Travel, Work

I can’t tell you the number of times that I’ve been sitting there and have thought to myself “I wish Harry Potter were real”. Go ahead, mock me, but how amazing would it be to live in a world where magic like that existed? Where instead of the regular post, you received mail by Owl; imagine how much more exciting online shopping would get! But the thing that I wish existed the most (besides Sirius Black) is the ability to apparate. Not teleport; apparate. I’m a really lazy person. I don’t exercise, but it’s OK because I have low blood [...]

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