His gorgeous insight into things was her anchor

What a lovely week it has been!! Here is why:

- I am going to the gym everyday and loving it
- I am making something new everyday
- I have money again
- Yesterday i bought an incredible dress :)
- The beautiful girls from Messy Maisies blog tagged me in
So now i am to write 10 facts about myself, and tag 10 more people. (and also try to make myblog decent eough for the viewings!)

Well, here we go!

1. My middle name is Hope and I've always liked it

2. I've been playing the guitar since I was in year one

3. I live in a new appartment with my lovely boyfriend and I love it, and I've found that in the past few days I've been rediscovering who I am, and all the things that I love to do.

4. I have a weird superstition about cutting my fingernails

5. I am going to be and English and Drama teacher

6. I work as a clown named Loopy. I spend my weekends blowing bubbles, painting faces, performing magic, orchestrating games, and peeling kids off me.
^This is my brother and I :) Having an adventure

7. I collect Russian hand painted brooches

8. Every morning i eat thick raisen toast, with a cup of coffee and peek through the Frankie Forums

9. I think there is nothing more wonderful and more terrifying than performing

10. I always give massages to people, and am secretly hopeful that one day I'll get one in return. :)

And now i nominate 10

> Just Jacinta for being one of the first to take the time to look at my little blog, and for her love of Chocobo's and also for her crazy photo's :)

> Binky's Space - because Binky and his adventures are so god damn cute!!

> Messy Maisies - I hope i can nominate them, because their blog is one of my Faves to read :) so pretty!

> The-Creamy-Middles for R's reblooming creativity, and because it's a damn good read.

> teacupsandbobbysocks for inspiring me to get into blogging (even though she's on a hiatus at the moment)

> stepstotheleft for her lovely black blog!

> vanilla stars and candy bars for her lovely pictures

> Young Mind for her beautiful blog

> My Little Birdy for her cute-as-a-button blog

> Box of Glory - because i wish she'd start blogging again

So if you were a nominated chicky dee, then...

Here's what you have to do:
1. Put the logo on your blog or post.
2. Nominate at least 10 blogs which you think are fabulous.
3. Be sure to link your nominees within your post.
4. Let them know that they have received this award by commenting on their blog.
5. Share the love and link to this post and to the person from whom you received your reward.


<3 El xo

Lancelot Link: Secret Chimp

After a Cowboys and Indians themed 21st tonight, i travelled home on the dark and dangerous road that is the Bucketts Way. It was on this trip that i made a little discovery. I don't know how to feel about this particular discovery, but I'll share it all the same.

Triple J were playing their crappy saturday night weird stuff, and my ipod battery was run right down. So i scanned the radio for anything to listen to. After bypassing a classical station or two, and a few pop dj's were rejected, i came across a station for the visually impaired. There were mostly interviews on people who help those with a disabilty - but there was one fellow who caught my attention. He spoke of an old television show from the 70's called Lancelot Link: Secret Chimp.

He was adamant that he was the only one who remembered this show, and seemed quite proud of it. I googled it when i got home and found out more about it.

Imagine a crime show, with secret agents, and bad guys and missions - kind of like Get Smart... then make all the characters chimpanzees. Throw in a dubbing track, and a Chimp band, and add some puns and you've got Lancelot Link: Secret Chimp.

I don't know whether to feel amused or abused? Those poor chimps.

Giving As Good As You Get

I'm a sick little poppet.

Not only do i have a cold in summer, but the only reason that I am sniffling in the stifling heat, is because I gave blood!

That's right! The generosity Karma isn't what it used to be. Obviously they've taken the white blood cells right out of me and left me in a freezing air conditioned room to suffer.

But really people, give a little of your blood!! It's totally worth it... besides all the pain and fainting and the getting sick part.

No but really, I'll be giving again despite all the baddies. Because really, saving three people at the cost of a cold is pretty fucking unreal.

El xox

CHRISTMAS CHEER, GINGER BEER, NASTY SNEER, BLOCKED UP EAR, CHANGING GEAR!

^^ I did a song!

Ahhh the day before Christmas Eve! It is today that Felix and I will make the drive back to my parents place to begin the festivities of Christmas.

I must admit... I'm a little EXCITED! Christmas at my house is fantastic. A Barbie angel always sits on top of our tree; a tradition my brother and i made up some years ago now. On Christmas Eve we watch Love Actually and Muppets Christmas Carol and leave the fairy lights on all night for last minute present fondling. And on Christmas morning we wake up early, and wait for an excruciating 2 hours before Dad comes home from work, and everyone wakes up. THEN IT'S PRESENT TIME!! We leave wrapping paper all over the floor all day and stash what we've received in opposite corners of the room. We lunch with my pop, and any other stragglers who we've picked up for the day, and spend the afternoon welcoming visits from family and friends.

For the next few nights we drink Baileys and play Euchre.

All these traditions make me so happy! I'm extra happy that Felix is involved in them now. But I'm also sad because this will be the second year in a row that my brother has been away.

I guess I'd better go start the day...

El xo

Moving to... the country? New York? Have I got millions of peaches or problems with my sleep??

IM MOVING HOUSEEEE.


My little life is on its way to being packed up in boxes.

This is exciting!

Frivolities of the week

This week has been: wonderful; tiring; irritating; enlightening and exciting.

Last Saturday: After work, while my Felix was orchestrating a LAN in a basketball stadium, I went to a free concert with Joelypoo and Annelies. The Seabellies and The Boat People were playing, and they were fantastic! We grabbed hamburgers and sat on the grass while all sorts of winds were a-blowing. After this outing I headed to a little party, where Elton John and party goers busted out "I guess that's why They call it the Blues". God Damn. What a catchy P.O.S. By Monday, the song was mine...

On Wednesday I went to the beach with Joely and Annelies... I also discovered that Annelies is a fucking legend. She leant me 4 old installments of Frankie that I hadn't read. We cooked chicken wings, stir fry vegies, and apple pie with berry coulis while Tux the Cat rampaged around out tootsies. I played foosball with Joel... also suffering the brutal truth, that I'm terrible at Foosball, and scream when the ball comes towards me...

"I think foosball is a combination of soccer and shish kabobs." - Mitch Hedburg

Yesturday was my best friend in the entire world's birthdae. And I watched her drink a massive bowl of chocolate.

I've never been prouder. :D


El xo

Reading...

While holidays are gaping before me, I'm excited at how much reading time I have! By recommendation I picked up Twilight. With all the hype of the movie and the 'bestselling' italics that leapt up from the book cover, I decided to do the exact thing that I hated about the Harry Potter hype...

...I jumped on the bandwagon.

I expect someone will reveal me for what I am now!

This image >> pretty much shows how I feel when I read. Especially a book like Twilight with such fantastical elements. :)


I recently read 'The Sparrow', a science fiction novel - around about the same time I was playing the game Spore. The two combined made my reading experience so much better! Spore is about creating Creatures and the stages of your creatures evolution, and The Sparrow is about a group of humans visiting an alien planet and what they discover. It was fantastic. I would either be reading and wanting to play Spore, or playing and be wanting to read The Sparrow. I've never experienced such a strong connection betweens two texts before.


<< This is the main species from my Creations in Spore. The Orpheus Clan.

They're pretty incredible if I do say so myself!

I thinks that's all for now.


El xo