i hate buying presants not because i don't want to give them, but because i never know what to give so i'm starting this list as a referance point to help with this painful part of the year

• for the whole family
• Beowulf, illustrated by John Howe

• finish writing my resume
• get a respectable, low maintainence, short haircut (eventually)
• post thankyou notes
• make holiday plabs with grandparentals and TAFE friends

oh hell yes, i'm done!

• Digital Media Prac.
• 3d animation
• Publications
• Finish and print the cookbook
• the catolouge?
• Typography
• portfolio
• hand in the poster
• Consumer Studies
• redesign the packaging (argh)
• Advertising
• finish print teaser ads
• reaserch and complete print media plan
• write presentation outline
• Graphic Print Technology
• brochure

• "We could live forever, one line at a time" - Short Stack
• "You and your three dimensions -What about them? -They're cute. We have five. Thousand. No, don’t question it" - Aqua Teen Hunger Force
• "Life is pain Highness, anyone who tells you otherwise is selling something" - The Princess Bride
• "You came out of your tree" "It wasn't my tree" - Benny and Joon
• "They used to be fat and juicy and now they'r...

good

• gabby and aidan were awesome
• despite a couple of hitches, and some definate sabotage, THE SHOES DIDN'T KILL ME!!!
• the oreo, rainbow and boysenberry gelati
• Before I Die won the silver inky *rejoicing*
• window seats on the plane
• postcards
• posters

bad

• airports suck
• Shuan Tan so deserved the gold inky
• interaction with luke failed
• the strawberry gelato(it tasted like lipgloss)
• receptionists

scary

• the army of safa...

i now:

• sleep on trains
• know what 6am looks like
• spend more time than is healthy on/waiting for trains/buses
• swear (too much)
• find caramel sauce disturbing
• own a corset
• know what leading, kerning and tracking means
• cringe at the sight of zapfino, comic sans, vivaldi, times new roman and papyrus
• forget (a lot, hence the diary)
• love the it crowd (but mostly moss)
• think the gruen transfer was amazing
• yell "the sh...

ongoing list, in no order

• Lord Of The Rings (all three parts)
• Shine
• Big Fish
• 300
• Amelie
• Enemy at the Gates
• Stardust
• Benny and Joon
• Dear Frankie
• Finding Neverland
• Donnie Darko
• Driving Miss Daisy
• Don Juan DeMarco
• Schindler's List
• The Notebook
• Phantom of the Opera

After much deliberation and angst (not to mention tears)I have managed to think of a few thing I would sugest to people if they asked what I wanted for my birthday.

• vintage/quirky jewlery
• interesting hats
• cloche hats in paticular
• old second-hand hardback copies of classics or collections of poetry, with lovely 1920's covers.

• music turned up so loud that i can't think about anything else
• lux aeterna
• lotr soundtrack
• within temptation
• drawing
• tafe jokes
• reading new books
• coffee enjoyed in silence

• i think i might have forgotten something really important... it's been bothering me for a few weeks now, and i know it's probably stress, but it's a little distressing
• i'm loosing my memory. again, most likely stress related (trying to remember details of eight assignments doesn't help) but it's still bothersome
• personal space would be awesome
• so would a computer, all ready to go, with cs3 installed
• w...

• Shaun Tan
• Colin Thompson
• Graeme Base
• Alison Lester
• Pauline Baynes
• Hilary Knight
• Alan Lee
• John Howe
• JRR Tolkien
• Shirley Barber

• going out dress for my birthday
• matching lacy underwear (black, not blue)
• church shoes
• a hair cut

they brighten up my day

• random text messeages from friends
• "i love you"s (from the right person)
• unexpected emails (as above)
• favourite songs on the radio
• getting a drawing right
• finishing off an assignment and being happy with it
• wearing a favourite outfit
• letters in the mail
• random acts of kindness
• reading a really good story
• other peoples' funny conversations on the train

• Lux aeterna
• sad stories
• post secrets
• showers
• crazy hair colours

• "I'm here because of you. You're my priority. Your happiness, in some fucked way, is tuned in to mine. Get that through your thick skull. Would I like it any other way? Hell, yes, but I don't think that will be happening in my lifetime." (On the Jellicoe Road, Jonah to Taylor)

I am fully aware that it is almost five months away...

Books (I probably won't even look at them, but knowing I have them with me will make me feel better)

• The Book Thief
• The Messenger
• On the Jellicoe Road
• Before I Die
• Five People You Meet In Heaven
• Nick and Norah's Infinate Playlist (if anna is willing to part with it for that long)

Clothes (the essential things I can't live without)

• the princess tshirt
• al...

• Just Alerting You
• T-shirts
• Hitler (so wrong)
• Secrets
• Stacey's Dad
• Jacket (nobody else seems to find this funny)
• A Simple Plan
• Find You
• Angular Momentum
• Pet Peeve #114
• Hypotheticals
• IN UR REALITY
• Photoshops
• Far Away
• Couple
• To Be Wanted
• Fuck Grapefruit
• Journal 3
• Jealousy
• Fantasy
• Journal 5
• Fiction Rule of Thumb

i like...

• when the point size and typeface name are detailed in the front of the book (paper weight is a bonus)
• when the book is set in a serif typeface
• when parts in books are seperated by pages with titles and subtle illustrations
• when novels are unexcpectedly sprinkled with illustrations
• when the copy is surrounded by a generous amount of white space
• when the folio numbers are accompnied by a tiny pi...

• small one on my left index finger - the potato peeler tried to kill me.
• the three on my left wrist where they put the pins in.
• the one on my right forearm where i burnt it.
• the one on my left knee(running on gravel really hurts when you fall over)

• Marcia
• Laura
• Lauren
• Evangaline
• Octavia
• Elouise
• Aquilina
• Victoria
• Margret (as a second name)
• Susan
• Elenor
• Amy

• I have a father? ha, who would have guessed...
• church, and more church... did i mention church?
• pepetual stream of randoms
• phone calls 24/7
• trying to explain that no, my father isn't home, and no, i don't speak russian

(inspired by Nick, Norah, Tris and Salvadore)

• seasons
• months
• days
• fruit
• countries
• cities
• places in general
• trees
• geographical features/landmaks(forests, rivers ect)
• weather
• animals
• childrens TV show/movie characters
• mythological creatures/pagan gods(or goddesses)
• planets, stars or constellations
• colours
• gemstones
• food

• Max Vandenburg -The Book Thief (book)
• Cameron Wolfe - When Dogs Cry (book)
• Ed Kennedy - The Messenger (book)
• Jonah Griggs - On the Jellicoe Road (book)
• Nick - Nick and Norah's Infinite Playlist (book)
• Faramir - the Lord of the Rings (book/movie)
• Mr Darcy - Pride and Prejudice (book/mini series)
• Daniel Deronda - Daniel Deronda (mini series)
• Donnie Darko - Donnie Darko (movie)
• J. M. Barrie - Finding Neverlan...