Day 18: Sunday smiles

Hello there lads and ladies.

I hope you enjoyed my 'fuck me I got soaked' - picture I posted yesterday. I was pretty mad, hey!!!  :-)
Smashed the Wii this morning and I SUCK at all games that require some sort of sense for rythm. Very frustrating.

So as you know I turned 22 on Friday and anniversaries and birthdays always tend to make people think about their future and so it happened to me. I remember as a kid I always wondered what life would be like at this age, I thought that people would have their lives and future all figured out and could just live without any angsts or insecurities.
And to be honest, even two years ago I thought I'd have MORE figured out than I find myself having in this very moment. I don't have a degree as I hope I'd have, I don't have any professional goals to work towards (at least none that are...well...'glamorous'...) I don't have kids yet (thank fuck as well as oral contraceptives!!!)  haven't started a business/written a novel/become a professional just yet, but hey, I am actually quite content!

I got this creative outlet here and I am always stoked about how many people read this stuff, wether it's 20 or 200. Plus I am blessed to be part of a stable social network (in real life, that is), a loving family and a great relationship, all spread out over 2 or more continents. I enjoy my job some and hate it other times - but seriously, who doesn't? I am educating myself constantly, have the opportunity to do courses for little money (it's journalism at the moment, photography next and sewing after that, yay), but don't have a uni degree - which is something I want to get before I die, but which is currently not on top of my list. The amount of people trying to get a job at my work, who have up to three degrees, but no job prospects in their field, makes me doubt the whole necessity of studying anyway (taking our economic situation into account). I don't see why I should spend 30+ grand and give up a full time wage just to end up in a retail job all over again.

But enough phylosophical potato mash.

Yesterday was St. Patrick's day, an excuse to fake an Irish accent and get fucked up, all while wearing a green hat/tie/make-up/anything and looking fucking ridiculous. Wow, that was a lot of swearing. Anyway - after getting soaked I didn't feel like going out but sorta felt like piss anyway, so we went to se bottleshop and got some Guiness (tastes like arsehole) and a bottle of Bailey's.
Dan whipped up this awesome cocktail for me, with approx. the amount of calories usually contained in half a fried Djugong.

Holy cellulite, it was good!!!

Moving on to today:
It's been a week since I promised to show off all my awesome market fiends and bargains so I have decided to make this little thingy to get it out of the way before a whole heap of other shit grabs my attention.


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• colour block green/black sweater from cotton on, $ 10
• pleather skirt H&M (bought while overseas), € 29.99
• dots and triangles shirt vintage, $ 10
• purple high waisted shorts with scalloped hemline, boutique in West End $ 10
• button up sleeveless shirt, another boutique in West End, $ 6
• khaki shorts from SES, $ 3.95 (i know, right?)
• red 80ies sequined awesomeness vintage, $ 10

 So I got these 6 outfits for a total of around 90 bucks. Yes, might not be the best quality but honestly, clothes are disposable nowadays....plus I'm obsessed...sorry for the wrinkles by the way. I hate the iron.

I have been meaning to get something non-gross in polka dot print and I actually got a dress a month or so ago, but it's hemline is so close to my crotch I have to walk like a tin man to not show off my hoo-ha to everyone. Not to mention it's totally unsuitable in windy, no, even just breezy weather conditions.
Anyway, I got this polka dot skirt and shirt for  5 dollars each at the cotton on outlet and really like the look of them combined. Very simple and stuff, and loving the pink hair today!!!!

 JIPPIIIEH.
Well, my friends.
I'm off now.

Good night!

Day 17: tropics

fuuuuuuuu. this is what happens to you when you run a distance of around 80 m in the tropical Aussie rain. What a joke!!!

Maybe I shouldn't have bought a 16-piece Dinner set on my lunch break so I would've had a hand free for my umbrella. But no....

Day 16: Happy Birthday to me

MARMELADE IM SCHUH!

I had the best birthday ever. Not only did I get spoiled like a muthafucka, but I genuinly enjoyed myself and LOVED EVERY present I got! No fake present-love there! It was all for realsies.

 I got up at a ridiculously early hour (6:30 am) cause I heard Dan sneaking around and am not one for sleeping in any way (think it's a waste of life). He then made the ULTIMATE CANADIAN breakfast for me - a stack of pancakes with maple syrup, whipped cream and strawberries and crispy bacon!!! SO GOOD!

I then got a shitload of presents, starting with my new favourite gadget, a KINDLE touch. I cannot believe the quality of the screen - it feels just like reading an actual paper page and when going to the next page it produces this blurry effect, that makes it seem like you're turning the page in an actual book - like letter soup! He also got me a leather pouch and some screen savers for it!! SO THOUGHTFULL!!!

I cannot wait to take this baby with me on planes and other forms of transport that allow me to read while using them without possibly dying. No more: 'I'm going to Europe, which book will I take' - dilemmas. I can take 1000 without stressing about luggage weigth limits.

I also got this super nice 20ies style birthday card. So NAICE!!! And look what was inside:

Not only did I get Kimbra tickets (THANKS BABE!) but also the most humourous and typically different card :) I always like that type of cheek. And what's not to like about Sheldon and his emotional cat-hoarding?? :)

Besides this I also got my very own Nintendo Wii (we already have one, but this one is a 'special' one) with 1000 games, including 'Let's dance' and about 20 Mario games. I danced to 'California Gurls' at 7 in the morning. It was special.

With a super full belly I went to enjoy a whopping 2 hrs of my 2nd favourite activity in the world - browsing ebay. I bought the following things with some of my birthday money/extra shift money:

all 4 images via ebay

Can you tell I am on a bit of a blue-green streak?

Can't wait for that pleated skirt. I HOPE it's not super shit quality/super small Chinese sizing. Would love to wear it with white shirts or creme chunky knits for winter.

Also the envelope clutches are so SO cheap, I am really quite curious about the quality. I bought one for $ 9.50 and one for $ 11.50 - wonder if there is ANY difference or if it's just cheeky. Will let you know how my ebaying turns out this time!!

I also bought a ring and an amazing Vero Moda dress on Asos, but will show you these when they arrive! Am very excited. I don't usually have money to buy in bulk but today was different. YAY!!

After showering and getting ready and playing the fuck out of the Wii, Dan and I made our way  down the coast to have a feed and a look around. We ended up at Harbourtown (which is a very touristy outlet centre here, kinda like Parndorf in Austria) and had Nando's for lunch, which gave me light food poisoning (YAY) but I don't regret a thing! I ran around coughing and blowing my nose for the rest of the afternoon but that didn't keep me away from the shops. I ended up spending another $ 26 in Cotton on, got a jumper, two shirts and a skirt and a tote bag. Pretty good, I'd say.

After that Dan and I went on to this great Japanese Dollar Shop in Southport but I was too overwhelmed by all the handy stuff for $ 2.80 per item that I couldn't really make up my mind. I wanted everything or nothing. Y'know what I'm talking about!!!!!!!!

We went for a drinky and I got half pissed after a glass of Strongbow and then inhaled one of these babies in the car on our way home:

I then talked to my Nana who turned 92 today on skype and had a ball, especially when she figured out that she could see herself on the screen and started fixing her hair up :D So delightful to watch! She's a great woman.

I'll take this opportunity to thank my awesome husband for this super amazing birthday, all my presents and the good time. I hope to be able to return the favor next month, bub! Also thanks to mum and dad and mum and dad-inlaw and nana for spoiling me once again!!! Also thanks to everyone around the globe who rang/texted/messaged me for my birthday!!! I love hearing from you guys!

I love you all!!