• to kill a mockingbird, harper lee
feb 2 2011 ∞
feb 2 2011 +
  • seattle
  • portland
  • san francisco
  • dallas
  • houston
  • austin
  • st louis
  • chicago
  • boston
  • new orleans
jan 22 2009 ∞
jul 18 2010 +
  • good dick, 2008
  • electric revolution*, 2009
  • deconfliction*, 2007
  • respite*, ?
  • for memories' sake*, 2009
  • little houses*, 2009
  • out in that deep blue sea*, 2009
  • supposed lines*, ?
  • mrs. wright*, ?
  • yes, yesterday*, 2009
  • non-love song*, 2009
  • herbert white*, 2009
  • planet sun*, 2008
  • receive bacon*, 2009
  • gayby*, 2010
  • public access*, 2010
  • poi dogs*, 2009
  • good people*, 2008

denotes short film*

may 12 2010 ∞
jul 7 2010 +
  • rocky, 1976
  • stand by me, 1986
  • confessions of a superhero, 2007
  • the visitor, 2007
  • hanky panky, 1982
  • a single man, 2009
feb 13 2010 ∞
mar 10 2010 +
  • the best little whorehouse in texas, 1982
  • sweet charity, 1969
  • the big lebowski, 1998
  • the road, 2009
jan 1 2010 ∞
jan 1 2010 +
  • falling down, 1993
  • i've loved you so long, 2008
  • secretary, 2002
  • blue, 1993
  • grey gardens, 2009
  • gangs of new york, 2002
  • say it isn't so, 2001
sep 17 2009 ∞
oct 3 2009 +
  • very young girls, 2007
  • persepolis, 2007
  • night on earth, 1991
aug 2 2009 ∞
aug 2 2009 +
  • anvil! the story of anvil, 2008
  • blue velvet, 1986
  • i like to kill flies, 2004
  • paper moon, 1973
  • yellow submarine, 1968
  • rolling stones: rock and roll circus, 1968
  • 49 up, 2005
  • 42 up, 1998
  • doubt, 2008
  • 35 up, 1991
  • dark days, 2000
  • crimes and misdemeanors, 1989
  • last chance harvey, 2008
  • the postman always rings twice, 1946
may 5 2009 ∞
may 25 2009 +
  • golden west cafe
  • dominion ice cream
  • the helmand
  • chameleon cafe
  • liquid earth
  • clementine
  • cafe hon
  • joe squared
  • suzie's soba
  • mekong delta cafe
  • the parkside
mar 23 2009 ∞
may 12 2010 +
  • modest mouse, philly, march 14
  • of montreal, baltimore, april 14 (argh)
  • dinosaur jr + mike watt, lancaster, may 1
  • the national, philly, may 29
  • x, nyc, may 30
  • the decemberists, philly, june 6
  • ted leo and the pharmacists, baltimore, june 8
  • ed vedder + liam finn, baltimore, june 14
  • ed vedder + liam finn, baltimore, june 15
  • meat puppets + stone temple pilots, baltimore, july 19
  • tori amos, dc, august 1
  • tori amos, philly, august 15
  • pearl jam, philly, october 28
  • pearl jam, philly, october 30
  • pearl jam, philly, october 31
  • sonic youth, nyc, nov 23
feb 25 2009 ∞
oct 4 2009 +
  • moving out of home for the first time
  • a lot of cryin' this year
  • livin' in baltimore
  • freshly married to thomas
  • struggling living so far away from my family
  • happy for no more sad airport goodbyes from tom
  • i officially have some new lovely people to call family - mike, wanda and leigh
  • met talula for the first time and four weeks later took her home on my shoulder
  • spent the largest part of the year watching cable waiting for my work permit to arrive
  • taking talula outside to piddle every 30 minutes (setting the oven timer to remind myself)
  • picking up and unpacking all my possessions that mum and dad had shipped over
  • lots of eating out / having food delivere...
feb 20 2009 ∞
feb 20 2009 +
  • playing ‘office organisation’ with jamie and emily
  • playing tents in the family room
  • sleeping in the hallway on christmas eve during the day - hoping to fall asleep so that christmas would come sooner
  • roller skating on sunday afternoons with whatever friend I invited that week
  • mcdonalds on sunday nights
  • playing pinball at the rink
  • all night skates - sleeping on the office floor
  • deciding that when I grew up I would be the person at the rink who would run the PA
  • sleepovers at nanna and pop’s in our sleeping bags
  • making scones at nanna’s at sunday dinners
  • playing ‘who’s afraid of the big bad woof?’ in nanna and pop’s backyard
feb 17 2009 ∞
feb 17 2009 +
  • your soft skin, are you secretly moisturizing?
  • you smell good, even when you don't you still do
  • you put up with my ritualistic bedtime listening habits
  • you take care of me when i break bones
  • your arse in jeans, you should consider wearing them more often
  • you look pretty cute when you're slumbering
  • your serious tone when talking in your sleep
  • you never raise your voice at me, even when i do at you
  • your sideburns
  • you buy me treats when you go grocery shopping
  • you go grocery shopping
  • you sacrifice your t shirts for others in distress
feb 14 2009 ∞
feb 14 2009 +
  • the butterfly effect
  • apocalypse now
  • eraserhead
  • .. so many more i cannot think of
feb 12 2009 ∞
feb 12 2009 +
  • random guy on elevator this morning asks where i'm from and then proceeds to tell me that his favourite tv show is australian: prisoner!
  • i made a dash to the elevator when i see the door open but i press the down button instead of the up and the door closes. the people inside when they saw me dashing attempted to keep the door open too. i miss the elevator but because i'm lazy decide i'll just wait here until it comes up again. in no time at all the elevator is on my level again and the same people are in there, they declined to get off at the ground level and instead came back for me. sweet.
feb 11 2009 ∞
feb 11 2009 +
  • 28 years as a daughter
  • 28 years as a cousin
  • 28 years as a grand-daughter
  • 28 years as a niece
  • 28 years as an australian
  • 26 years as a sister to a brother
  • 22 years as a sister to a sister
  • 16 years as a world traveler
  • 16 years as a music lover
  • 14 years as a rock show go-er
  • 13 years as a vegetarian
  • 12 years as an email writer (very important)
  • 9 years in love
  • 4 years as a social worker
  • 4 years as a 'other' of another on paper (think the word i'm lookin' for is 'wife')
  • 4 years as a us resident
  • 4 years as a mother to a fur-baby
  • 4 years as a daughter in-law
feb 2 2009 ∞
jun 13 2009 +
  • exile in guyville -- liz phair
  • i love rock n' roll -- joan jett and the blackhearts
  • everyone who pretended to like me is gone - the walkmen
  • the new romance -- pretty girls make graves
  • good health -- pretty girls make graves
  • biggest bluest hi-fi -- camera obscura
  • either/or -- elliott smith
  • four thousand seven hundred and sixty-six seconds: a short cut to teenage fanclub -- teenage fanclub
  • the stand ins -- okkervil river
  • everything that happens will happen today -- david byrne and brian eno
  • for emma, forever ago -- bon iver
jan 30 2009 ∞
jan 30 2009 +
  • 30 rock
    • season 1
    • season 2
    • season 3
    • season 4
    • season 5
  • a country practice
    • season 1
    • season 2
    • season 3
    • season 4
    • season 5
    • season 6
    • season 7
    • season 8
    • season 9
    • season 10
    • season 11
    • season 12
jan 24 2009 ∞
jan 22 2013 +
  • "I know how hard it is for you to put food on your family." -- 2000
  • "Too many good docs are getting out of the business. Too many OB/GYNs aren't able to practice their love with women all across the country." -- 2004
  • "I always jest to people, the Oval Office is the kind of place where people stand outside, they're getting ready to come in and tell me what for, and they walk in and get overwhelmed in the atmosphere, and they say, man, you're looking pretty." -- 2004
  • "I've been in the Bible every day since I've been the president." -- 2008
  • "Thank you, your Holiness. Awesome speech." -- 2008 to Pope Benedict
jan 21 2009 ∞
jan 21 2009 +
  • in clean sheets
  • listening to coast to coast am
  • listening to mr darcy
  • totally buggered from a hard day's work
  • in big hotel beds with good linen and cnn on the telly (don't ask me why cnn, i don't know, but it's what i want to watch when in a hotel)
  • a talula head on my pillow
  • falling asleep knowing you can sleep-in in the morn
  • listening to scarlet's walk
  • with a full belly after a really good meal
  • to a thunderstorm outside
  • with lover to my left
  • drizzly weather for a mid-afternoon nap
  • after indian and a movie on a friday night
jan 18 2009 ∞
jan 22 2009 +
  • aviator bomber
  • convertible mittens
  • smokes
  • ipod owl bag, containing:
    • ipod
    • headphones
    • charger
    • car charger
    • many cords
  • wallet, containing:
    • coins and a couple of dollar notes
    • many receipts
  • deodorant
  • work keys, pass, id
  • lint roller, more commonly used for talula hair
  • plastic ruler, no idea why
  • sunglasses
  • 2 lighters
jan 15 2009 ∞
jan 15 2009 +
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  • Citizen Kane
  • Casablanca
  • The Godfather
  • Gone with the Wind
  • Lawrence of Arabia
  • The Wizard of Oz
  • The Graduate
  • On the Waterfront
  • Schindler's List
  • Singin' in the Rain
  • It's a Wonderful Life
  • Sunset Boulevard
  • The Bridge on the River Kwai
  • Some Like It Hot
  • Star Wars
  • All About Eve
  • The African Queen
  • Psycho
  • Chinatown
  • One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
  • The Grapes of Wrath
jan 12 2009 ∞
jul 10 2010 +
  • operation: declutter
  • see two or three things i know about her
  • watch netflix movies
  • finish book
  • finish bag
  • walk lula x 2
  • makes list x 2
  • fold those damn clothes
  • wash those damn other clothes
  • finish budget
  • trim fringe
  • write letters
  • call mumma
  • make food for party
  • attend holiday party
jan 9 2009 ∞
jan 11 2009 +
  • cloud on my tounge
  • pretty good year
  • god
  • the waitress
  • baker baker
  • bells for her
  • cornflake girl
  • space dog
  • yes, anastasia
  • past the mission
  • icicle
  • the wrong band

subject to change, i'm not 100% happy with this.

jan 6 2009 ∞
jan 6 2009 +
  • animal slippers
  • beans and rice
  • beer and fishing
  • boiled beans and chicken
  • cold tea
  • compilation tapes
  • crappy records
  • custard trays?
  • fresh packs of luckys
  • ginger wine and lemonade
  • juice cups
  • late night AM talk back?
  • mini coke and prawns
  • mushroom slice
  • pizza
  • plastic sporks
  • potato from kentucky
  • red wine
  • salsa? just gets spilt
  • six packs
  • smoking buds
jan 3 2009 ∞
jan 21 2009 +
  • searching for used no code lp's and finding they cost between $80-$130
  • reading valley of the dolls and thinking 32 ain't so old
dec 2 2008 ∞
dec 2 2008 +
  • molly
  • marilla
  • annie
  • enid
  • lizzy / lizzie
  • janie
  • jemima
  • benny
  • aubrey
  • audrey
  • gilbert
oct 24 2008 ∞
nov 22 2008 +
  • little babies - dig me out, sleater-kinney
  • my iron lung - the bends, radiohead
  • corduroy - vitalogy, pearl jam
  • porch - ten, pearl jam
  • rearviewmirror - vs, pearl jam
  • mother revolution - the beekeeper, tori amos
  • she's your cocaine - choirgirl hotel, tori amos
  • don't make me come to vegas - scarlet's walk, tori amos
  • crash - deliverance, you am i
oct 25 2008 ∞
oct 27 2008 +
oct 25 2008 ∞
oct 25 2008 +
  • december 26, 1953
  • april 12, 1957
  • feburary 23, 1979
  • september 22, 1979
  • december 5, 1980
  • april 11, 1981
  • april 16, 1981
  • may 6, 1981
  • march 14, 1983
  • january 20, 1987
  • march 11, 1998
  • august 7, 2000
  • november 27, 2005
  • december 28, 2005
oct 24 2008 ∞
oct 25 2008 +
  • film i saw in a theatre: dr strangelove or: how i learned to stop worrying and love the bomb
  • film i watched on telly: oh wow.. part of a very bad lifetime movie with tori spelling as a hooker?
  • band seen live: eddie vedder solo
  • meal: alu gobi masala
  • drink: coke
  • phone call from: mystery local number that didn't leave a voicemail
  • phone call to: myself, trying to find the phone
  • email to: emily
  • email from: emily
  • purchase: oktomat and mary poppins book
  • kiss: from talula on my ear
  • photo shot: tom resisting in the museum
  • song heard: surfin' usa
  • album listened to in its entirety: dress me slowly
aug 11 2008 ∞
oct 25 2008 +
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  • sneezing repeatedly and someone blessing me for every single sneeze
  • someone not blessing me when i sneeze
  • small talk elevator rides
  • forced small talk with pregnant lady strangers
  • asking someone for money
  • the awkwardness that ensues when i don't understand someone's joke - unless it is someone i know really well i fake it... and probably poorly
  • the mere idea of ever having to wear swimmers in public
  • receiving compliments
  • someone saying 'you're welcome' after you've thanked them for their compliment - what are you meant to say next?
  • taking photographs in public - which is really friggen unfortunate by the way
  • posing for photographs
  • ordering chinese delivery on the phone - ...
jul 20 2008 ∞
oct 25 2008 +
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  • amoreena - elton john
  • henry's cat theme song
  • cool it down - velvet underground
  • i've got a golden ticket - willy wonka & the chocolate factory
  • i must not think bad thoughts - x
  • pinball wizard - the who
  • my friend jack - the smoke (as soon as a read the name jack somewhere it's stuck!)
  • slit skirts - pete townshend
mar 29 2008 ∞
feb 13 2009 +
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  • labyrinth
  • student exchange
  • help wanted kids
  • follow that bird
  • the wizard
  • return to oz
  • muppets take manhattan
  • go for broke
  • the boy who could fly
  • big business
  • woman in red
  • brewster's millions
  • don't tell mum the babysitters dead
  • anne of green gables
  • dirty dancing
  • top gun
  • grease
  • indiana jones and the temple of doom
  • back to the future
  • mary poppins
  • little mermaid
aug 7 2007 ∞
oct 25 2008 +
  • you am i shows
  • tim rogers shows
  • you am i setlist
  • pearl jam shows
  • tori shows
  • fave songs
  • fave you am i songs
  • fave pearl jam songs
  • you am i setlists
  • pearl jam posters
  • tori singles
  • you am i singles
  • shows i've been to
  • you am i t shirts
  • funeral songs
  • fave movies
  • childhood movies
  • dvd's i want to own again
  • fave tv shows
  • pearl jam shirts
  • cds i own
aug 7 2007 ∞
oct 25 2008 +
  • bernie, 2011
  • silver linings playbook, 2012
  • catch-22, 1970
  • argo, 2012
  • zero dark thirty, 2012
  • union square, 2011
  • newlyweds, 2011
  • the panic in needle park, 1971
jan 22 2013 ∞
jan 22 2013 +
  • film seen in a theatre: the girl who played with fire
  • film watched on telly: harry potter and the prisoner of azkaban
  • band seen live: pearl jam in nyc
  • meal: tofu gumbo
  • drink: coke zero
  • phone call from: wanda
  • phone call to: christine
  • email to: garry
  • email from: emily
  • purchase: 4 plane tickets to australia!
  • kiss: tom
  • photo shot: leaves in the rain last weekend
  • song heard: the luxury of hysteria
  • album listened to in its entirety: scarlet's walk
jul 18 2010 ∞
jul 18 2010 +
  • look both ways, 2005
  • what's eating gilbert grape, 1993
  • this is england, 2006.
  • synecdoche, new york, 2008
  • the girl with the dragon tattoo, 2009
  • tokyo!, 2008
  • the vanishing, 1988
  • henry poole is here, 2008
  • sex and the city 2, 2010
jun 13 2010 ∞
jul 7 2010 +
  • king of california, 2007
  • the king of kong, 2007
  • julie and julia, 2009
  • a mighty heart, 2007
  • husbands and wives, 1992
  • whatever works, 2009
  • everyone says i love you, 1996
  • no impact man: the documentary, 2009
  • the business of being born, 2007
  • rocky lV, 1985
  • rocky III, 1982
  • rocky II, 1979
  • children of men, 2006
  • second skin, 2008
mar 21 2010 ∞
jul 10 2010 +
  • paranormal activity, 2007
  • smart people, 2008
  • paper clips, 2004
  • my sister's keeper, 2009
  • frenzy, 1972
  • who's afraid of virginia woolf?, 1966
  • gas food lodging, 1992
  • the usual suspects, 1995
  • masters of horror: fair haired child, 2006
  • precious, 2009
jan 3 2010 ∞
jan 26 2010 +
  • an education, 2008
  • the apartment, 1960
  • last tango in paris, 1972
  • blow up, 1966
oct 26 2009 ∞
jan 1 2010 +
  • (500) days of summer, 2009
  • lars and the real girl, 2007
  • stranger than paradise, 1954
  • talk to her, 2002
  • the royal tenenbaums, 2001
  • pink flamingos, 1972
  • room 314, 2006
  • midnight express, 1978
  • waitress, 2007
  • moonstruck, 1987
  • bella, 2006
  • grey gardens, 1975
aug 2 2009 ∞
sep 17 2009 +
  • the squid and the whale, 2005
  • midnight cowboy, 1969
  • 12 angry men, 1957
  • the jane austen book club, 2007
  • the lives of others, 2007
  • run, fat boy, run, 2007
jun 13 2009 ∞
jun 21 2009 +
  • transsiberian, 2008
  • night of the living dead, 1968
  • manhattan murder mystery, 1993
  • vicky cristina barcelona, 2008
  • in bruges, 2008
  • help!, 1965
  • somersault, 2004
  • his girl friday, 1940
  • crazy love, 2007
  • 4 months, 3 weeks and 2 days, 2007
  • changeling, 2008
  • slumdog millionaire, 2008
  • stop making sense, 1984
  • rachel getting married, 2008
  • capote, 2005
apr 6 2009 ∞
may 3 2009 +
  • gone baby gone, 2007
  • sunshine cleaning, 2008
  • moscow, belgium, 2008
  • born into brothels, 2004
mar 7 2009 ∞
mar 29 2009 +
  • australia
  • austria
  • belgium
  • canada
  • fiji*
  • germany
  • netherlands
  • new zealand*
  • us of a

denotes airport only*

too short

feb 21 2009 ∞
sep 17 2009 +
  • living at princeton ave
  • ear piercing - lots of ‘em
  • silverchair
  • stalking silverchair
  • inseparable from katy, emma and linden
  • blackbox
  • ‘borrowing’ dad’s cigarettes
  • realising i do not enjoy beer
  • hanging out at gardo carpark
  • arguing with mum and dad
  • sitting at the biketrack after school
  • pearl jam - the year of no code
  • hair dying in linden‘s bathroom- an assortment of colours - Jif is magic!
  • converses and doc martins
  • serious crushing on some boys at school
  • being silly with kate and laurel
  • gumby
  • getting my first job - disney on ice! - dad telling me that he was proud of me
  • first sydney rock adventure - to see rhcp...
feb 18 2009 ∞
feb 21 2009 +
  • laurel's nutty stir-fry
  • emily's curry lentil soup
  • avocado and shiitake mushroom sushi
  • mum's rocky road slice
feb 15 2009 ∞
feb 15 2009 +
  • where you from?
  • you're from england aren't you?
  • where in england you from?
  • are you from london?
  • i like your accent, it's like that man that got killed
  • you from ireland?
  • where you from? (i say "i'm australian") yeah my family's from ireland
  • i like your new york accent
  • i recognise your south kansas accent?
feb 12 2009 ∞
feb 12 2009 +
  • the diary of a young girl: the definitive edition, anne frank
  • harry potter and the chamber of secrets, j. k. rowling
  • harry potter and the sorcerer's stone, j. k. rowling
  • white oleander, janet fitch
feb 9 2009 ∞
jan 1 2010 +

pros

  • end of dread
  • thursday and friday evenings @ home chillin' with t&t
  • my weekend would once again begin at 5:00pm friday evening as opposed to 11:00pm, 12:00am or 1:00am saturday
  • less exhausted, at least hopefully
  • less mentally exhausted, god i hope so
  • the mere idea that i may never again pick up a phone to a suicidal / homicidal person, this probably sounds incredibly selfish.. but these calls have been taking a toll on my head recently
  • no more w/ some co-workers that drive me nuts
  • save money w/ not having to buy 2 dinners a week

cons

  • less the paycheck
feb 6 2009 ∞
feb 7 2009 +
feb 3 2009 ∞
feb 3 2009 +
jan 31 2009 ∞
jan 31 2009 +
  • her passionate love for cheese
  • her squeaky gate yawns
  • her upside bicycle moves
  • her stubbornness
  • the way she cocks her head when she hears an unusual sound
  • her long long whiskers
  • her dreaming sounds... these kill me!
  • her human-like sighs
  • her wet ear kisses
  • the fact that the top of her head smells like avocado, from an unfortunate avocado fall in 2007
jan 28 2009 ∞
jan 28 2009 +
  • scrambled tofu w/ shiitake mushrooms and avocado
  • netflix (how did i ever live without you?)
  • nov 13, 2009
  • makin' sushi
  • cardigan, coat and mittens outside
  • films made in the seventies
  • saturday noon revival at the charles
  • daydreamin' about prints on my walls
  • talula snuzzlin'
  • vintage kitchen goods
  • the riff in 'brown sugar'
  • keith richards circa 1969
  • shoveling snow
jan 25 2009 ∞
feb 15 2009 +
  • consistently -- i'm consistent at this one
  • occasion -- how many c's and how many s's? it changes all the time for me
  • independent -- know how to spell it, but ALWAYS put in an extra 'e' and 'p' when i type it too quick
  • complimentary -- always forget that bloody 'a'
  • soldier -- my mind wants to spell it solider
  • familiar -- should be but isn't
  • just about every name of every psych med ever made
  • embarrass --every time i learn the correct spelling i tell myself 'how easy is that.. 2 r's AND 2 s's...' and i never remember
jan 22 2009 ∞
feb 7 2009 +
  • she's spunky
  • she has a good ear to bend
  • she's blunt
  • she's kind
  • she has excellent tastes in music, art, film
  • she's generous
  • she makes good food!
  • she makes me laugh
  • she can laugh at herself
  • she stands up for those things she believes in
jan 19 2009 ∞
jan 19 2009 +

an ongoing list i'm sure...

  • the person at subway that has to make a call to see if his woman wants cheese of her sandwich
  • those oval bumper stickers that just have the initials of a place, drive my crazy! partly because i can never figure out what it stands for
  • old people that think that they can push in a line because they're old
  • entitled people
  • when people use the word 'addicting' -- it sounds soooo wrong, ADDICTIVE
  • 'published' word documents that when you open have squiggly lines right through them. pdf's people!
  • when a person presses the elevator / pedestrian crossing button multiple times like it makes a difference
  • when a person presses the elevator / pedestrian crossing button AFTER they've seen...
jan 16 2009 ∞
feb 13 2009 +
  • pride and prejudice (bbc)
  • brides of christ
  • bangkok hilton
jan 13 2009 ∞
jan 13 2009 +
  • yield
  • no code
  • vitalogy
  • vs.
  • ten
  • pearl jam
  • binaural
  • riot act

one and two fluctuate ALOT

jan 10 2009 ∞
jan 10 2009 +
  • film i saw in a theatre: back to the future
  • film i watched on telly: little miss sunshine
  • band seen live: liam finn
  • meal: salad w/ ranch
  • drink: pineapple, orange, banana (pob)
  • phone call from: emily
  • phone call to: tom
  • email to: emily
  • email from: uo
  • purchase: chai latte
  • kiss: tom
  • photo shot: streets of vienna
  • song heard: 'i'm too sexy', as sung by tom
  • album listened to in its entirety: the beekeeper
  • book finished: valley of the dolls
  • thought: clean sheets are NICE
jan 7 2009 ∞
jan 7 2009 +
jan 4 2009 ∞
feb 1 2009 +
  • celebrating australia's midnight, at my 8am - in the shower
  • managin' to talk to all the family before their midnight
  • an insanely windy day
  • really good indian fare including really good halwa
  • europe '09 daydreamin'
  • eating freddos in bed
  • ushanka posing
  • dick clark marvelling, ryan seacrest loathing
  • polaroid fun
  • hearing fireworks / gunfire, but unable to see fireworks
jan 1 2009 ∞
jan 1 2009 +
  • spark
  • northern lad
  • raspberry swirl
  • pandora's aquarium
  • she's your cocaine
  • liquid diamonds
  • i i e e e
  • black dove
  • hotel
  • jackie's strength
  • playboy mommy
  • cruel
nov 26 2008 ∞
jan 5 2009 +
  • the nickname: mobtown
  • many small independent theatres
  • lots of art museums
  • it has it's own accent
  • good number of vegetarian restaurants
  • cool crafty community
  • proximity to nyc
  • proximity to philly
  • proximity to amish country
  • proximity to dc
  • it has an international airport
  • our neighborhood
  • a lot of outdoor festivals
  • city paper and urbanite
  • charles theatre (and the fact that they spell theatre the way they do)
oct 25 2008 ∞
dec 3 2008 +
oct 25 2008 ∞
oct 25 2008 +
  • james the second
  • left my heart
  • tonight
  • broken stuff
oct 25 2008 ∞
oct 25 2008 +
  • seeing ed solo x 2
    • porch - a fave both nights, i didn't think that could be done solo
    • dead man - gave me chills both nights
    • sometimes - both nights, sooooooooo... good!
    • arc - dear god, that was something to watch, especially night 1 when i had no idea what was happening and there was 30 secs of good silence while he was preparing the first loop
    • 3 bob dylan songs night 2 - masters of war, forever young (for jenna), north country girl
    • blackbird night 1 - very flawed and very lovely
    • i'm one (night 1) and let my love open the door (night 2)
    • unthought known
    • chatty ed - sex toy ads, blonde joke, sme...
aug 11 2008 ∞
oct 25 2008 +
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  • meet talula!
  • see my house
  • climb my treehouse
  • lock emily in attic, in the style of flowers in the attic - why? because we have an attic
  • make emily drive on the wrong side of the road, on the wrong side of the car
  • halloween -- wrong time of year
  • carve pumpkins -- wrong time of year
  • papermoon diner
  • cafe spice
  • los amigos
  • one world cafe
  • yabba pot
  • red canoe
  • strawberry shortcake & passionfruit smoothies @ city cafe
  • atomic books
  • poe grave
  • ball game @ camden yards -- wrong season
jul 20 2008 ∞
mar 21 2010 +
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  • golden girls
  • sex and the city
  • six feet under
  • gumby
  • daria
  • degrassi jr high
  • degrassi high
  • press gang
  • gilmore girls
  • project runway
  • northern exposure
  • the wonder years
  • muppet babies
  • the office (uk only)
  • keeping up appearances
  • kath and kim (au only)
jul 19 2008 ∞
oct 25 2008 +
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  • roger daltrey (ESPECIALLY circa tommy)
  • dee snyder
sep 25 2007 ∞
oct 25 2008 +
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  • rocketman, elton john
  • saying goodbye, muppets
  • yellow ledbetter, pearl jam
  • breathe me, sia
  • james the second, tim rogers
  • left my heart, tim rogers
  • rainbow connection, kermit
aug 7 2007 ∞
oct 25 2008 +
  • buy iphone!
  • app up!
    • Listography app!
  • walk lula x 2-4
  • rake leaves
  • clean some if not all the house
  • wash clothes
  • clean bathroom
  • clean floors
  • work for a couple of hours?
  • finish book, cannot take it to sc again
  • start new book, patti smith?
  • figure out xmas presents for em, jame, mum + dad, mike + wanda. tom.
  • watch some "it's always sunny..."
nov 19 2010 ∞
jan 30 2011 +
  • cashback, 2006
  • monsoon wedding, 2001
  • the opposite of sex, 1998
  • presumed innocent, 1990
  • harry potter and the prisoner of azkaban, 2004
  • the girl who played with fire, 2009
  • old joy, 2006
  • broken english, 2007
  • cool hand luke, 1967
  • city island, 2009
  • murder on the orient express, 1974
  • beautiful people, 1999
  • last resort, 2000
  • harry potter and the chamber of secrets, 2002
jul 7 2010 ∞
jul 24 2010 +
  • storm over everest, 2008
  • from here to eternity, 1953
  • naked states, 2000
  • corpus kristi, 2008
  • the diary of anne frank, 2009
  • happy-go-lucky, 2008
  • me without you, 2001
  • i'm reed fish, 2007
  • 2 days in paris, 2007
  • street thief, 2006
  • the september issue, 2008
  • being there, 1979
may 12 2010 ∞
may 12 2010 +
  • the thorn birds, colleen mccollough
  • harry potter and the prisoner of azkaban, j. k. rowling
  • a common pornography, kevin sampsell
  • i saw you...: comics inspired by real-life missed connections, julia wertz
  • embroideries, marjane satrapi
jan 4 2010 ∞
feb 2 2011 +

sad

jan 1 2010 ∞
jan 1 2010 +
  • wanting to punch tom in the glasses on the way to washington
  • vegetarian e @ los portales
  • a lot of rain driving to the show, nothing but white
  • a very hot + steamy summer night after the rain
  • first view of the white house with obama in there
  • ahh, tori!
  • much better seats than last time; 16 rows back to the right
  • highlights:
    • space dog -- "is she still pissing in the river now?"
    • icicle
    • gold dust -- "pulling me underneath a cherry blossom canopy"
    • raspberry swirl -- a surprise
  • songs played that are not faves:
aug 2 2009 ∞
aug 2 2009 +
  • hamilton tavern for burgers
  • the parkside for sunday brunch
  • crabs on the water somewhere
  • crabcakes at koco's pub
jun 14 2009 ∞
aug 2 2009 +
  • Whatever Works (2009)
  • Vicky Cristina Barcelona (2008)
  • Cassandra's Dream (2007)
  • Scoop (2006)
  • Match Point (2005)
  • Melinda and Melinda (2004)
  • Anything Else (2003)
  • Hollywood Ending (2002)
  • The Curse of the Jade Scorpion (2001)
  • Small Time Crooks (2000)
  • Sweet and Lowdown (1999)
  • Celebrity (1998)
  • Deconstructing Harry (1997)
  • Everyone Says I Love You (1996)
  • Mighty Aphrodite (1995)
  • Don't Drink the Water (1994)
  • Bullets Over Broadway (1994)
  • Manhattan Murder Mystery (1993)
  • Husbands and Wives (1992)
  • Shadows and Fog (1991)
  • Alice (1990)
apr 25 2009 ∞
jan 22 2013 +
  • ricochet, faith no more
mar 7 2009 ∞
mar 7 2009 +
  • eat bertha's mussels
  • i brake for boiled peanuts
  • what if doing the hokey pokey is what it's all about?
  • johnny cash is a friend of mine
  • save the ta-tas (not so much odd, as it is funny and for a good cause)
feb 22 2009 ∞
may 25 2009 +
  • after having started and stopped, i started uni again - the last time to study social work
  • met (at least in person), kissed, giggled and fell in love with thomas the year before
  • traveled to and spent a crazy week and a half in nyc at the dirty riverside inn
  • got engaged
  • laurel became a bosom buddy a couple of years back and the crazy you am i rock adventures continued
  • started to feel crazy protective of my brother and sister a couple of years ago also - sibling bonds solidified - close friends for good
  • singing queen with jamie in his car
  • long long long emails back and forth with thomas
  • nanna died
  • struggling living in sydney part-time
feb 19 2009 ∞
feb 19 2009 +
  • living at joslin street
  • hanging with jamie
  • setting up a shop outside our house
  • making pom poms with jamie and trying to sell them (stacey, up the street never did come back with the money)
  • playing library
  • crying and begging mum to take me home with her when she would leave to go home from volunteering at my primary school canteen
  • dad drying me off after having a bath - particularly drying my hair by putting a towel on my head and rattling my head around all rough
  • crying when mum and dad would leave jame and I with mumma to go to sydney to see a concert
  • mumma telling me to be quiet...that they would be back
  • taking the bus with mum
feb 16 2009 ∞
feb 16 2009 +
  • chocolatier, decadence by design
  • diner dash
  • burger island
  • cake mania
  • cake mania 2
  • pat rack
  • scrabulous / wordscraper
  • dynomite
  • mystery case files
  • pizza frenzy
  • go-go gourmet
  • go-go gourmet: chef of the year
  • dream day wedding (yea, i shudder while typing this)
  • chocolatier
  • burger shop
  • turbo pizza
  • turbo subs
feb 13 2009 ∞
may 25 2009 +

not nearly complete...

get yer bearings

explore

    • vondelpark
    • knsm eiland
    • the jordaan
      • browse in the nine lanes for vintage goodness
      • chill in noordermarkt, a lively square w/ weekly flea markets and lots of bars / cafes

in the mornin'

    • anne frank house
feb 12 2009 ∞
feb 12 2009 +
  • film i saw in a theatre: wendy and lucy
  • film i watched on telly: pride and prejudice
  • band seen live: liam finn --- so long ago, sad sad sad
  • meal: sushi
  • drink: coke zero
  • phone call from: tom
  • phone call to: tom
  • email to: tom
  • email from: facebook?
  • purchase: sushi nori, seasame oil and daffodils
  • kiss: tom
  • photo shot: talula
  • song heard: 'maggie mae'
  • album listened to in its entirety: tommy
  • book finished: white oleander
  • thought: i must conclude then that mr. bingley no longer cares for me
feb 7 2009 ∞
feb 7 2009 +
  • Started your own blog
  • Slept under the stars
  • Played in a band
  • Visited Hawaii
  • Watched a meteor shower
  • Given more than you can afford to charity
  • Been to Disneyland
  • Climbed a mountain
  • Held a praying mantis
  • Sang a solo
  • Bungee jumped
  • Visited Paris
  • Watched a lightning storm at sea
  • Taught yourself an art from scratch
  • Adopted a child
  • Had food poisoning
  • Walked to the top of the Statue of Liberty
  • Grown your own vegetables
  • Seen the Mona Lisa in France
feb 4 2009 ∞
feb 4 2009 +
  • dear zachary, 2008
  • m, 1931
  • snatch, 2000
  • 28 up, 1985
  • the last picture show, 1971
  • say anything, 1989
  • raging bull, 1980
  • and the band played on, 1993
  • two lovers, 2008
  • milk, 2008
  • the bicycle thief, 1948
  • kramer vs. kramer, 1979
  • wendy and lucy, 2008
feb 1 2009 ∞
feb 28 2009 +
  • owls
  • any type of emergency plumbing situation
  • any type of living thing in my dog's mouth
  • huge bodies of water
  • huge bodies of water between me and people i love
  • huge and deep bodies of water and the idea that there are things alive and not so alive in them
  • getting lost in the car
  • poor visibility while in the car
  • people sounding their horns at me, while i'm in or out of a car
  • old houses that creak, not unlike my own
  • hang ups on the phone
  • people in masks
jan 29 2009 ∞
jan 29 2009 +
  • retouch paint
  • paint pattern on cream soda?
  • art on wall; va beach poster, postcard, cathedral photo, ny bridge
  • shelves on left wall
  • table for telly
  • new telly
  • talula on right wall?
  • change curtains?
  • tall lamp?
  • cool cushions
jan 26 2009 ∞
jul 7 2010 +
  • the adult living in assisted living that believes his care provider has changed his medication
  • the recent hiv diagnosis
  • the suicidal mother
    • with homicidal tendencies towards her 2 children
  • the homeless 19 year old
    • with a one year old sleeping in the woods
    • that was threatened when she wouldn't get in a stranger's car tonight
    • that doesn't know where she is
  • no shelter ANYWHERE, especially for families
  • being passed to 5 different county's emergency dispatch because everyone wanted to pass the buck
  • documenting way past my quittin' / bed ti...
jan 23 2009 ∞
jan 24 2009 +
  • woke up at a decent hour, at least for a saturday
  • helped krupa move apartments
  • watched annie hall again and 21 up
  • created this list
  • grocery shopped
  • made sushi
  • watched alice doesn't live here anymore
  • walked beautiful 'lula in the beautiful snow
  • made scrambled tofu, and it was GOOD
  • saw revolutionary road with krupa
  • wished little sister happy birthday
  • played yahtzee w/ tom
  • started watching united states of tara and weeds
  • added to this list and made another

hmm. maybe accomplished isn't the right word.

jan 17 2009 ∞
jan 19 2009 +
  • Crocodile Dundee
  • Babe
  • Happy Feet
  • Moulin Rouge
  • Crocodile Dundee II
  • Strictly Ballroom
  • The Dish
  • The Man from Snowy River
  • The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert
  • Muriel’s Wedding
  • Young Einstein
  • Lantana
  • Gallipoli
  • The Wog Boy
  • The Piano ♥
  • Mad Max 2
  • Green Card (Aust/France)
  • The Castle
  • Shine ♥
  • Phar Lap
jan 14 2009 ∞
jan 14 2009 +
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  • ledger diptych print: 8.5 x 11
  • gimme shelter print: 8 x 10
  • dog and cat portrait print: 11 x 8.5
  • snow birds: 3.75 x 6
  • book owl: 5 x 8
  • birdie gocco: 5 x 7
  • rained on birdie gocco: 5 x 7
  • giraffe and girlfriend gocco: 5 x 7
  • cherry heads gocco: 4.25 x 5.5
  • pair of trees gocco: 4.25 x 5.5
  • swamp lovin' gocco: 5 x 7 - frame bought needs some hangin'
  • special delivery card: 4 x 6
  • favourite person lino card: 4.3 X 5.5
  • bonjour lino card: 4.3 X 5.5
  • map card: 4.25 x 5.5
  • burning bridge card: ?
  • 4 happy hermits cards: 4 x 7
  • billy eatin' his coat goat print: 5 x 7
  • bird nest bella: 4.5 x 6.75
  • verrazano: 8 x 10
jan 11 2009 ∞
aug 2 2009 +
  • precious things
  • little earthquakes
  • leather
  • china
  • happy phantom
  • silent all these years
  • tear in your hand
  • me and a gun
  • crucify
  • mother
  • winter
  • girl
jan 5 2009 ∞
jan 5 2009 +
  • potential for a european jaunt in april? bruges; brussels; luxembourg; amsterdam?
  • major emily time! nov?-jan? much hanging, sight-seeing, food gobbling, more hanging, couple of weeks off work?
  • possible seattle trip w/ em and tom; must beat jamie to seattle!
  • dollywood! with em and tom
  • day / weekend trips to nyc, philly, amish country w/ em
  • christmas in ol' baltimore; emily can cook!
jan 2 2009 ∞
jan 2 2009 +
  • woman shopper at supermarket placing the coupons she clipped next to the item the coupon was for so a random stranger could use 'em
  • a solitary big ol' outdoor heater outside city cafe next to the ashtray, nice!
  • neighbour / postperson putting all our newspapers on our porch while we were away four days (might have to be scratched if this person turns out to be responsible for thieving the etsy package i've been expecting and is still yet to arrive.)
dec 2 2008 ∞
dec 2 2008 +
  • smoking
  • rubbing eyes
  • waking up late
  • going to bed too late
  • arrive late
  • lateness in regard to gifts, letters, emails
  • indecisiveness in general
  • poor follow-through
oct 25 2008 ∞
oct 25 2008 +
  • mta bus greeting from my house
  • a familiar voice on the phone - non work related
  • the sounds of new york streets from high above
  • the sound my cell phone makes when you turn the speaker on or off
  • talula's tail when she's wagging, hitting anything that's in her way
  • talula's little pop-offs - sounds gross i know but they're gorgeous
  • of silence, haha
oct 25 2008 ∞
jan 22 2009 +
oct 25 2008 ∞
oct 25 2008 +

will add as i come across them / remember them from the past

  • pash
  • clucky
  • shickered
  • 'chuck a sickie'
  • brolly
  • slice, as in rice mushroom slice / mars bar slice etc
oct 15 2008 ∞
dec 20 2008 +
  • Sydney - March 9, 1998
  • Sydney - March 10, 1998
  • Virginia Beach, VA - August 3, 2000
  • Charlotte, NC - August 4, 2000
  • Greensboro, NC - August 6, 2000
  • Atlanta, GA - August 7, 2008
  • West Palm Beach, FL - August 9, 2000
  • West Palm Beach, FL - August 10, 2000
  • Tampa, FL - August 12, 2000
  • Nashville, TN - August 17, 2000
  • Camden, NJ - May 27, 2006
  • Camden, NJ - May 28, 2006
  • Washington, DC - May 30, 2006
  • East Rutherford, NY - June 3, 2006
  • Camden, NJ - June 19, 2008
  • Camden, NJ - June 20, 2008
  • Washington, DC - June 22, 2008
  • Montreal, QC - August 9, 2008 (ed solo)
  • Montreal, QC - August 10, 2008 (ed solo)
  • Washington, DC - August 17, 2008 (ed solo...
aug 11 2008 ∞
jan 22 2013 +
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  • niagara falls w/ the in-laws, july 25-27
  • tommy, august 2
  • ed vedder in montreal, august 9
  • ed vedder in montreal, august 10
  • timmy rogers in dc, august 12 - tour cancelled
  • tim rogers in nyc, august 14 - tour cancelled
  • yankees game @ yankee stadium, august 15
  • ed vedder in dc, august 17
  • liam finn in dc, sept 6
  • salzburg, vienna & munich, oct 31 - nov 8
jul 19 2008 ∞
dec 2 2008 +
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in no particular order

  • my sis
  • my bro
  • my ma and pa
  • tootles
  • my friends
  • mumma
  • roger
  • good bread
  • my bed
  • the bike track
  • being 15 minutes away from the beach
  • taking my sister to work
  • driving around with james listening to bad music loudly
  • rock adventures with laurel
  • singing the new tori record with laurel
  • friday night ritual of indian and a movie that em and i fall asleep watching because we're so stuffed
  • the 20 minute long goodbyes with emma whe...
oct 8 2007 ∞
oct 25 2008 +
  • who takes who home
  • tuesday
  • thuggery
  • sound as ever
  • gray
  • plans
  • guys, girls, guitars
  • ...and vandalism
  • if we can't get it together
aug 7 2007 ∞
oct 25 2008 +