as much as i want to ramble on about the AWESOME snow weekend i had, i need to share my current favourite song with everyone first! it's John Butler Trio's "What You Want"...and it's on my repeat (over and over again) playlist...yep, it makes me feel all warm and fuzzy, and i can finally put my interpol cd to rest momentarily. *sigh of content*

so last week was quite a fun-filled and exciting one for lil ol' mundane me! first of, we had puff come down under to shower (& amuse) us (strangers and friends alike) with her unique sense of humour and astounding inability to multi-task. :O) her staying with me was almost like a replay of the crazy fun moments i had earlier this year with steph when she also came over for a short stint in melb. (all crazy kooky people welcomed!) :O) LURVE ALL OF YOU! anyways, besides working, being forced to make time for a certain visitor, and having many a sleepless hour (haven't the foggiest idea why), i also FINALLY made a trip to CHADSTONE (thanks juice!!)...juice got a kewl-ass rocker chiq haircut whilst puff and i got more things to wear. (yes me...and of course, a cutesy pair of culots, too-tight jeans, loads of stockings, and underwear DID add up to MORE than my usual $5 budget!! YIKES!!!) :O) also went for regine's college's play (Peeping Tom)on thursday. 'twas pretty damn hilarious!! goode stuff regimite (parallel lives indeed!). after that, i collected puff (had a coffee with her college gang at l'incontro), headed home to pack, then rolled out to melb central at 1.30 am to meet up with the other 46 people who were going to Falls Creek too. this time puff and i decided to exchange our skis for SNOWBOARDS!!! pretty kewl stuff!

"sometimes a man gets carried away"...jeff buckley.

i'm sitting in joyce's room listening to soulful tunes as i update my blog,play with puff and pebbles (thank goodness the former is wearing a jacket...it'd be difficult to tell 'em apart otherwise!), and contemplate the events of the week thus far. nice. THANKS JUICE!! :O) 165499846513 yes, puff's being an idiot. 615898. thank you puff. ahem.

the way i see it, i can either sit around and lament about my helplessness (job-wise,socially, and then some), analyze & contemplate (blah blah blah) life & its lil chapters (issues,series,volumes)(i suck, no i dont,perhaps, i need to change, i need to...i need...i...)2951841878 (shup puff) OR i could just get off my phat ass and gET OUT! so exciting. so i went out purchased a ticket to 16 classes of beginner's french, took my bike out for more than just an airing, and went river kayaking at Warandyte State Park (Yarra Valley) on the spur of the moment (well, ok..i had a day's notice). 'twas really awesome stuff. overturned just as i hit the first (BASIC) rapids, took awhile to eject myself from the kayak (underwater), whizzed downstream with boat and oar in hand then hit another tree (where another kayak-less kayaker was clinging on to), promptly let go of my boat (by accident..obeyed a command that wasnt intended for yours truly) and was rushed downstream some more (in a "white water position"..yes, i felt quite the pro) and then i swam (uhm...doggy paddled) to the side where my fellow kayakers were waiting. 4 out of the 9 of us capsized in that first amateur rapids..so we had to call off the rest of the journey downstream and decided to drag our kayaks round the hill to flat water and paddle UPSTREAM to our starting place. OHMYGOODNESS...soooooo need to build up stamina before skiing...no really, 4 days makes a lot of difference. erm, ok so i have only 2 days left. today's the day i start my intensive excercise regime. seriousness. :O) heh.

i currently am seeking solace in the soulful (pseudo noisy) tunes of the Phantom Planet in my lil ol room (can u tell i watched the OC last nite...), whilst persistently looking up tabs and lyrics from the wonderous music legacy left behind by The Carpenters online. yes, i am baring my heart and soul...(ear)splattering it on the slightly-thicker-than-cardboard walls. ahhh..the liberation of being home alone. :O) well, at least for another hour or so. then i shall have to practice self restraint (or go to sleep, whichever comes first), as colin (reg's bro) and his gf (tiffany) shall be assuming role of temporary housemates (or intruders, if u like...u big brother-esque voyeurs/fans...ew). yep, the apartment has become lodging station for a few travellers this week. we had joey (kim's friend) for the first half of the week, and now we've got colin & tiffany. how exciting. of course, this would be the week when i've had the most inclination to belt out songs and dance around the house in months(looking like in a state of mental disarray...more so anyways)! even at work, some of the new ppl have picked up on the fact that i talk to myself (or seem to) and that i have a tendency to slur and gabble in gibberish. (in my defense, the last two things happen occassionally to EVERYBODY...u know, those days where every word comes out missing a few vowels or sentences are incomplete...a tired tongue syndrome maybe? so there. hmph).

who knew? 8 months on and i'm still at the cafe, still serving behind the counter, still complaining about being at the cafe, still being misunderstood by customers, still being harassed by myer ppl, still planning to work on my cv. did i mention at any point, that this is my pseudo "YEAR OUT"?
(excuses excuses) (shup).