October 2011
1 post
May 2011
5 posts
“Sometimes, when one person is missing, the whole world seems depopulated.”
– Lamartine (via gloria-in-excelsis)
The Housemate Files...
So far tonight my lovely, but somewhat insane housemate Em has sniffed soap in a paper bag, laughed herself silly at ‘face palms’, blushed at talk of ‘urges’ and gotten confused by ‘friction’.
But for me the most memorable line of the night came during a discussion re: Chinese Medicine where she popped out with this little beauty…
“Tiger balm....
November 2010
3 posts
The Last Song
I just finished watching The Last Song. Now, honestly, I despise disney and all things related to it…but this movie I loved. I’m an absolute sucker for romantic comedies. I laughed, I cried, I smiled without realizing it, and now I’m listening to sad, yet happy indie…all the guilty signs. It might have something to do with it being 3 in the morning and cold enough to be...
All in a day with my four year old brother
1. My FOUR year old brother can play a video on youtube.
2. My FOUR year old brother saw me come out of the shower in a towel and went ‘Ewww Charlotte put some clothes on!”
3. My FOUR year old brother is sitting next to Mum helping her play spider solitaire.
4. My FOUR year old brother can unlock my iPhone, find his favorite game, open it, navigate it and start playing it all by...
October 2010
3 posts
That stupid black rectangle of fabric
I don’t know what it’s made of. I am not mobile so I can’t get another one. And I need it.
You know that cloth Apple gives you to clean your computer screen with? Or the even smaller one they give you to clean your iPhone screen with? I’ve lost both. BOTH! My computer screen is dirty which is annoying, my trackpad is a little greasy as is my keyboard and the screen of...
“A hero is made in the moment, not from dwelling in the memories of the past or...”
– Braniac 5, Smallville - “Homecoming” (via michaelmissesxanga)
ylevol:
On repeat: Kim Taylor - Baby I Need You...
September 2010
1 post
Sitting in the immigration office
I am sitting in the immigration office in our little county of Shan Hua listening to some random guy extract our entire family history and life story, occasionally trying to bring me into it. I’m trying to avoid any interaction with them, but they’re very persistent!! Typing on the phone is helping some…but we’re next in line so hopefully they’ll get to us quickly!!
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August 2010
7 posts
“People are afraid of themselves, of their own reality; their feelings most of...”
– Jim Morrison
Escape
I am watching The Office. It’s half past 1 in the morning and I’m supposed to be pulling an all-night study session because I have 2 exams in 2 days. I am currently doing what psychologists describe as running from my problems and hiding/escaping within the alternate reality of a tv show. Or something along those lines. It’s fun. Try it some time.
Old Spice voicemail.
Awesome.
July 2010
2 posts
I will not judge a book by its cover.
I will not judge a book by its cover.
I will not judge a book by its cover.
I will not judge a book by its cover.
I have been telling myself that for the last hour as I have been sitting with two ladies and one gentleman.
One of the ladies is a lovely, gentle woman who will calmly, gently and respectfully disagree without seeking out a fight.
The gentleman is an interesting character....
This Week...
It has been an interesting few weeks. My boss cut my hours by almost 90%, my car had major problems, I discovered one of my closest friends is suffering a potential life-destroying situation and the lack of incoming finances from my reduced hours have put a bit of a hole in my plans to move to Australia in January. But oddly enough, I’m doing great.
Right now I’m with the family...
May 2010
2 posts
If a sigh could be written
A lot has happened in the last day and a half. Let me list it:
1. Somehow got landed with the task of finding accommodation for a new employee at work. He wanted hostel prices and they don’t exist in Tainan so it was really stressful and we didn’t find anything until almost 11pm
2. Was told that I either have to accept double the amount of hours at work or lose all of them
3. Found...
My New Move
I’ve started a weight loss program. The goal? 10kg by Christmas. Well, really the goal is by the time I get off the plane in Australia (January); I want to walk off it looking like a different person and I want to walk into my new life full of confidence.
I’m just about to start the second week of it tomorrow which is the last of 2 weeks of organic fruit and vegetables. The third...
April 2010
1 post
The House of Dreams: The Paradoxical Commandments... →
1. Some people are illogical, unreasonable and self centred. Love them anyway.
2. If you do good, people will acuse you of selfish, ulterior motives. Do good anyway.
3. If you are successful, you will win false friends and true enemies. Succeed anyway.
4. The good you do today will be forgotten…
March 2010
1 post
Fear of Commitment
I have a fear of commitment. A big one.
The other day I bumped into guy I haven’t seen in about 8 months and we hit if off really great. It was an unfortunate interruption that stopped us seeing each other again and when we did bump into each other it seemed perfect. We chatted and laughed and connected and it seemed perfect - like everything was going to pick up where it left off and go...
February 2010
22 posts
“For beautiful eyes, look for the good in others; for beautiful lips, speak only...”
– Audrey Hepburn
The epitome of beauty, charm, class, poise, allure,
refinement and every other lady-like quality
Eggs Like You've Never Seen Them Before →
a mathematical error
I made a slight mathematical error today. I purchased a 300nt train ticket on behalf of my girlfriend and when I gave it to her she told me she only had a thousand, and asked if I had change. I counted out a number of notes and handed them to her along with the train ticket. “One, two, three, four, five, six. Six hundred nt, there you go.” She gazed at me for a moment, trying to decide...
January 2010
3 posts
“People are always blaming their circumstances for what they are. I don’t...”
– George Bernard Shaw
Turn to Real Life by Shiny Toy Guns
“There are two types of people - those who come into a room and say, “Well,...”
– Frederick L. Collins