au revoir Europe!

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I can’t believe it’s already December! Break out those tacky Christmas sweaters!

I leave Sweden on the 7th to go back to little old Adelaide. I’ll arrive on the 9th in the morning I think.

5 more days.

I don’t know what to do with myself! I’ve already made some Christmas cards and organised some present for the family over here. And I have some tacky souvenirs for my family back in Australia. I hope they like them!

When I get back I’ll be totally flat out going to appointments before I go off to the Gold Coast and Papua New Guinea with my Mum and Brother. I’m so looking forward to it! We’re going to go snorkeling and maybe even see live volcanoes! A photographers paradise!

I’m also looking into going to a photography school sometime soon. Not TAFE. I think it’ll look better on my resume if I’ve been educated at an art school. Also my Mum’s enrolled me into a senior first aid course, so then I can be all set to baby sit. I’ve already got several people lined up!

I’ve discovered the wonders of tumblr.com while I’ve been stuck inside when it’s been not so agreeable weather. I’m in love. I have saved and reblogged and found so many beautiful pictures. It’s just a dream!

I also discovered listography.com It’s a site where you just makes tonnes and tonnes of lists! It’s great! You can list your favourite bands, foods etc and also have a todo list and yes, for a control freak like me it’s just a whole heap of fun!

I’ve seen and experience amazing things on this trip back to my home country Sweden. I also managed to travel to Denmark and Germany which I wasn’t expecting. I’m going to miss being here so much, but hopefully if all goes well I’ll be back for Christmas next year!

So bummed I’m not here for actual Christmas eve and day. I’d love a white Christmas! But at least I’ve had my pseudo Christmas dinner and had a bit of snow fall and caught a snow flake. And that’s better than nothing.

I think I’ll go read some more Harry Potter now. I’m almost halfway through the Deathly Hallows!

See you on the other side!

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Jag är i Stockholm

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I probably should have posted much earlier, but I was too lazy relaxing on the west coast of Sweden.

The trip over was very exhausting, but I only managed to spend one pound and fifteen pence on a bottle of water at Heathrow. The security staff at all the security checks kept swiping my water bottles because they weren’t 100ml ones. I just want a drink! I’m no terrorist! It was boiling in Hong Kong and Heathrow which I wasn’t prepared for. I was lucky as the terminals weren’t as full as I expected, but I was flying at a rather odd time. I managed to sleep for most of the long haul flights which was lovely, the babies I were surrounded by didn’t bother me. They only wailed and screamed when we landed, I think their little baby ears were hurting. It was so nice to land in Arlanda airport. It was lovely and empty when I got there, and my Grandma and Great Aunt were waiting for me. They both looked so shocked to see me, I don’t think they recognised me. I wouldn’t either if I saw me then! I had very minimal hair last time they saw me and now I have a mop of it! Needless to say I’m in no hurry to hop on a flight back to Australia!

I got to soak up the last little bits of Summer just before it went away. Now it’s in the limbo of seasons, it’s trying to be cold and Autumn like, but then the sun comes out and warms everything up.

I’ve been shopping and had a blast! I haven’t bought all that much yet, but there’s lots of time to shop up a storm!

I haven’t been sightseeing all that much yet, as we’ve only been back in Stockholm for a week and a bit. I think we’re planning to go to Skansen sometime soon, I hope to go on a tour bus around Stockholm because it’s just such a huge city. I’ve heard Stockholm is called the ‘Venice of the North’ and I think that’s true, but it’s no where near as cramped! I had a chance to take a gazillion photos on the west coast, but flickr didn’t let me upload them all at once. I’m working on taking lots of photos here in Stockholm too, but at the moment I’ve only been around the local parts in our suburb of Östermalm which is lovely.

I’m yet to take a photo of Karlavägen, which is a beautiful street I get to walk down quite frequently, It’s lined by trees and the trees are starting to turn autumn-y colours and when there’s a breeze some of the leaves float down, it looks like a scene from a movie! Completely magical.

The old people around here dress fantastically! The men look dapper and women chic! They look like the belong on a movie set. That’s pretty much what it’s like here, you wake up and walk outside and it feels like you’ve stepped onto a movie or tv set. It’s something else.

I’m in the middle of reading Perfume: The Story of a Murderer by Patrick Suskind which is fantastic, I highly reccomend it. I saw the film first not knowing it was based on a novel, and I fell in love with it.

Well I think that’s all for the update, well that’s all I can remember.

Until next time,

Puss och kram

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Wake up baby, you’re so totally deluded

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Ahhh! I leave for Sweden on Monday! Ack!!

I still need to buy socks! I don’t have enough. They always, ALWAYS disappear on me. I think there is a universal sock stealing goblin. I really liked those socks too. Oh well… New socks ahoy! I wonder what colours I should get. I’m thinking blue or pink or purple. Nice bright colours will be lovely. I like the feeling of wearing outrageous socks but no one else knows because they can’t see them, it’s your own little secret.

I can’t wait to visit my hometown again. I so very much hope to travel around Sweden. I’ve only ever stayed around the south east near Stockholm or in the west near Gothenburg. I would love to explore the north of Sweden and I really would like to visit family in Norway… taking the train wouldn’t be too much of a hassle. I love the Swedish trains. Maybe I can go visit Princess Mary in Denmark when I go there! My dad used to go to her school, Sandy Bay Primary. At least that’s what he boasts ;) He’s actually met Crown Princess Victoria of Sweden and spoke Swedish with her. I saw the palace last time I traveled to Sweden. It’s absolutely breathtaking! I swear the Swedes and Russians do French Rococo decor better than the French!

Lets hope I can use some svenska on the locals ha! I’ll murder the poor language. I hope I’ll be able to read the Swedish blogs I follow after my intensive Swedish learning over there… fat chance!

Hejdå, stor kram och puss!

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But all the while I was dreaming of revelry

1. the old town, 2. lady in red, 3. Bow, 4. Shoes

6.5 days and counting!

I still don’t have a suit case and I’m having nightmares about international travel. I’m terrified of customs and baggage check as I’m taking four months worth of medication (prescription & herbal) through but don’t worry I have documents. Still makes me nervous.. I swear I’m no drug dealer! The good news is that I have finished my packing list so I’m still relatively organised…

I’m officially no longer a student at my High School. Free! Now I don’t know what to put in the occupation part of form filling. Perhaps… Certifiably Insane? Aesthetic Adventurer? Professional Daydreamer?

I bought some carnations for my room 2 weeks ago and they’re still going strong! I did buy them just before they started to bloom plus my room is an ice box so that may have contributed to their still being nice looking.

My dad bought me three Moleskine journals last week and I got them this weekend when he came to visit. I have a two black plain ones and one red lined one. They are so beautiful! I’ve already spruced up the first page of my plain black one. I plan to scan it in and post it here or on flickr at some point.

I finished reading Persuasion by Jane Austen, I’m yet to decide which of my pretty new penguins to read next… I’m thinking something along the lines of… Brideshead Revisited by Evelyn Waugh?

Blergh, I need a nap.

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Let’s drive to the country side, leave behind some green-eyed look-a-likes

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14.5 days.

That’s how many days it is until I leave for Sweden. I can’t wait to go. I’m going to be staying with my grandmother and her sister for four months. It’ll be wonderful! I think I’ll even be able to get a chance to go down to Copenhagen, Denmark!

It’ll be nice to escape for a while. School and me didn’t work out so well. Now I get a lovely ‘letter of separation’ (???) and I will officially be free of that ol’ ball and chain that is school. Now I get the lovely label of ‘High School Drop-out’ yay! I wont even get a certificate for successfully completing years 10 or 11. My Mum and Dad both said that when they were in school you recieved a certificate for completing those years. School sucks. If I plan to finish year 12, it’ll be via the internet and part-time.

I’m so blessed to be given the opportunity to go ’soul searching’ in Sweden. I love my maternal grandmother, and that side of the family. Hopefully I can go see my home town again. Last time I was in Sweden it was Midsommar (midsummer) and it was absolutely beautiful! It’s so different from the Australian scenery. In my opinion it’s much more beautiful, but I guess that’s the European in me that’s coming out ;) Now I get to have my first taste in a long time, of a Swedish autumn and winter.

I’m surprised I still get hits on this blog… I barely post now! Well I hope I can post pictures of my trip on here… but I’ll probably forget…

See you in Stockholm!

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Wishlist

My wishlist;

1. Untitled, 2. coffee and the city, 3. Vintage 80s Brown Leather Granny Lace Up Romanian Pixie Victorian Ankle Boots, 4. Coconut Butter Scone, 5. vogue, 6. The Great Gatsby

The bane of my existence…

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School.

Eurgh.

It prevents me from doing my creative outlets! Even when I do get a chance to do those things… it ends up being for school! Blah. All my drawings need to go into my Art portfolio because I haven’t done enough to satisfy the curriculum thus getting a C for Art -.-

At lease I can’t complain too much about English Studies, I chose to do my individual comparative text assignment on The Painted Veil by W. Somerset Maugham and The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald. I loved the films but I expect the novels to be even better!

In Animation & Games I’ve been drooling over the new Macs they’ve installed. They’re a bit weird to use considering I’m normally a Windows PC kinda gal, but it’s a fun learning experience!

Despite drowning under a sea of school work, I’ve found time to watch the first season of Charmed and am halfway through the new series of Merlin… Time well spent if I do say so myself!

I think I’ll end up spending this weekend watching the second season of Charmed if I can find it at the video DVD store. I still say video store despite the fact they’ve been wiped off the shelves… I still love VHS. I grew up on them! I still get tempted to purchase videos in the thrift stores I find, but then I convince myself not to spend my money on probably damaged and bad quality videos.

Today I’ve taken a mental health day, just to stop and take a breath. This year has been go go go for me. Damn you year 12! I’m lucky compared to a lot of my class mates though, I don’t have THAT many demanding subjects and I’m managing alright, but that’s not to say I don’t still feel the immense pressure that the teachers choose to lay on us.

Even though I’ve been busy I’ve still been following and finding new fantastic blogs, I just wish I had the time to comment on all of them too.

Well I had better go and get a cup of hot coffee and then draw and read and do SOMETHING productive…

I hope I can find the time/energy to write again soon..

P.S I found out how to make mosaics of my flickr favourties! Much faster than making an image from scratch :)

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Just another day…

This year I started my goal of getting into shape. I had many obstacles such as many a broken fitness equipment and numerous maladies caused by my body’s constant battle with itself.

Despite all of these troubles I managed to get a great Cross Trainer to replace the previous 2 broken stepper machines. This was 5 or 6 weeks ago, now I’ve lost 4 kilos and I’m feeling so much better. I’m not going to lie it is hard and a lot of work, the motivation especially. For a week I was on heavy duty anti-biotics which liquefied my brain and made me feel like poopie, but I got back on the trainer as soon as I had the energy to and now I’m back to going on it for 30-40 mins a day. I’m eating better and I’m more aware of what I’m eating. Sure I get a few low days where I’m all huffy and puffy and moan about it not being worth it, and it’s not working bitch bitch moan moan etc etc etc. To get through those days I remember my inspiration. I get it everywhere, from friends, family even the internets! I think that is vital point. You really need inspiration and motivation. I’ve learnt to draw it from within now, which I think is a big thing. I used to make excuses for myself and I was stuck in a rut.

My battle with the pudge is still in it’s early days, but all the sweat and tears I’ve been through, they really are worth it.

/end rant.

In other news, I went op-shopping this weekend and boy did I get lots! I found ANOTHER thrift store in my dads area, still on the same strip, I went to 4 in all and they are all within walking distance BOOYAH! I wanted to take photos of my little collection. The new one I went to was and RSPCA thrift store, and it had a 50% off sale! It was just the perfect little thrift store. There was a tonne of cassettes, records, shoes, millions of belts, and shoes and lots of other things. I found this cute little t-shirt with square neck-line, it’s kind of weird but it reminds me of a sailor shirt. It’s cute, although I think I might pin a navy bow to it.

I was under my budget, I have $15 to spare! I think I’m going to start a super-mega-happy-hair-dyer fund. I need a new one that doesn’t fry my hair so much…

All in all my weekend was fantastic and restful!

How was yours?

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Happy Friday!

Ahh the weekend, how I love you!

I super hope I can muster up some creative energy this weekend… I have a lot of Art homework and Animation homework. I wouldn’t mind doing some now actually, but I don’t have much inspiration. I think thats a large part. That and motivation.

I think next weekend I’ll go op-shopping again, see if I can find some more obscure gems. Ooh I saw the Balmain spring 09 collection today. I think I’m in love. It’s soo pretty, I love the shoulders. Normally I don’t like accentuated shoulders/shoulder pads, but this time I think they’ve persuaded me with their shiny clothes! It reminds me of the outfit Anne Hathaway’s outfit she wears towards the end of The Devil Wears Prada, y’know the black suit combo thing? No? Okay! Well it’s pretty, trust me.

I saw Nick and Norah’s Infinite Playlist a few days ago, and I loved it! I really reccomend it. It’s similar to Juno in that it’s not super hollywood-ised which is rather refreshing considering there are so many of those around these days. It’s a typical boy meets girl kind of thing and they go on an adventure! Whee! But it’s done in a not so hollywood way. I wish there were more movies like that out now, I feel like watching more in that style. I still don’t mind the odd hollywood teen drama/romcom movie.

I really feel like reading, but that takes os much effort! It’s so much easier to vegetate infront of the TV than read a book. I have a huge stack of borrowed and recently bought ones. Blah! Oh well, I guess I’ll get around to it at SOME point…

Hope everyone has a  lovely weekend :)

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It’s been a while…

It’s been too long, I’ve been so busy with school and homework and such.

This weekend I went op-shopping and got some nice, but obscure things. A doll with matching hair and pants, 2 more historical/romance books, a necklace with 2 sparrows on it, a green patterned scarf and a really nice white slip/nightie. It’s really comfortable. I also got a disposable camera at the supermarket on friday, with the pretense of using it for art, but I kind of wanted it for the novelty… I still will incorporate it with my art project though.

I also went late night shopping on thursday last week, I needed under-garments so I went with the lovely Scottish Stacy. I found a great pair of boots for $35 that were $130!  I love closing down sales, I can’t wait to whip them out this autumn/winter.

Tomorrow I only have 2 lessons, which is great! Hopefully we receive our year 12 jumpers tomorrow, the silly school has been promising us them since last week. Eurgh! I want it, even though it’ll be too hot to wear it to school, I still want it now! Gosh I’m so impatient.

I’ve replaced coffee with tea now, and I’m surviving! I love coffee, but it’s not good for me when I have lots of milk with it (mild intolerance) so I decided to replace it with tea. I like having lemon iced tea when I get home, and a big mug of hot tea with honey for breakfast. It’s lovely, try it! Ooh I can’t wait till it gets really cold and I can make hot cups of tea at recess and lunch in the seniors kitchen, that’ll be scrummy!

I like being a senior, but at the same time I don’t. I’ve been aching my whole high school life to be a year 12. To have all the privelidges we get and being the seniors of the school, but now that I know I wont have the routine of school and being able to see my friends so easily, that scares me. I’m so used to it! I know I’ll adjust in time, but I’m still scared.

Let’s hope I can find the time/energy to blog again soon…

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