holiday snap

Just a little holiday snap from us... we're here - enjoying the holidays... :)

As you can see... hehe - we're staying in a little unit/hotel for a couple of days with Mateus' mum and sister... will post more photos soon! :)

moonchild

 Perfect.

I feel like that top photo today... and I wouldn't mind being where she is... and I wouldn't mind having those clothes... (bit lumberjacky I know, but thats cool)

Moonchild

Awesome name for the brand too hey?

final countdown

So - am on the final days before holidays now... which is why I've been a bit slack on the posting front.

The number of to-do lists scribbled on post-its and in my diary and on my phone is quite funny... but it works...

Couple that with uni semester starting just the other week... and also my first assignment which was due last friday, been rather busy. Managed to get my assignment done - thanks to the fact that I was quiet at work... so thats one down. I'm doing a drawing class this semester, did I say that earlier? Not sure.. but in any case that should be fun.. I haven't done any of the drawings yet, but I will... have to do a self-portrait and a drawing of my hand and other things. Should be able to work on that while I'm away. I bought all the pencils and charcoal and pens and everything that I need for the subject last week - which was like shopping for new books for school... remember that? getting new books and pens and everything for school? :)

To top everything off - I also have an interview before I fly! Haha... I got a call on Friday, from a company on the coast - and they want to interview me for a position they have, admin/secretary position - I actually applied for another position in that company, and was shortlisted, but not called for interview. Anyway, they have another job going and would like to interview me for it before I go away... So, I've got an interview on Saturday morning at 7.30am... on the coast... Which hopefully will go well. The Managing Director is competing in a triathlon on Saturday, so can only see me before he starts that... which will be funny - he's already apologised for not being dressed in businesslike clothes... Here's hoping it goes well, as it would be a dream to move to the coast... :)

I will sign off with that day dream... (sorry for all the words...)

wind

I love wind - and i just found these two interesting things... (yes, i'm really busy here today! heheh)

A power flower!

People think those massive wind turbines are ugly - I quite like them... but, if you are one of those that think the turbines are ugly, check this out: a power flower. Designed to be installed wherever there is wind, without affecting the views...

A wind knitting factory!

A machine powered by the wind that knits scarves - after a while the knitted material is 'harvested' and you can purchase a scarf knitted by the wind... ooO I want one! The scarf comes with a little note saying how long it took to knit and when it was knitted.

radness

Rad - rad - rad

Deus Ex Machina

Commuter Cycles

Go there - see the awesomness - two workshops/shops
One day... :)

daily

Everyday I come into work and the first thing I do after turning on my computer (and unstacking the dishwasher, putting the newspaper out, turning on the presentation screen, tidying the kitchen etc) is head on over to the etsy website to have a look at the pretty things I could buy, and then have a read of their blog posts.

They have a few really good post series' going, namely "Quit your dayjob", the "How Tuesday"'s are good too.. and actually most of it is good.. but the quit your dayjob is drool worthy.. haha..

Just today, they have a sweet little how tuesday post on making paper beeswax boats, they look like fun...

:) Something I would like to make with the nieces...

A nice little quit your dayjob post that makes me want to quit my dayjob...

Can't wait to get home and watch the video Handmade Portraits on reviving vintage motorcycles... (i can't watch these from work.. boo!)

And then I am inspired by this girls style:

Featured Seller Squirrelicious. I like her leggings and shorts and dreads and jacket and bike... haha and her bathmats that she makes, they look like a nice addition to a bathroom... plus she draws cute birds...

inspiration

today's inspiration:

free plant for my desk at work - to improve my plant/life balance... thats pretty awesome i think...



this cafe looks like a nice place to be... still daydream of running one... heh



this magazine is super super cool - i just subscribed.. makes me want to go and ride my bike and set up shop. haha



I also just bought this zine - because it looks like it will be a good read too... :)



Just some randoms from my world today.

arjie barjie

_giggle_

makes me laugh

turn yourself

Whats happening in my world lately:

- I dreamt that i had contacts in last night that during the day were normal, and then at night time turned into night vision contacts... super cool - i was of course a secret agent or somesuch and needed them hehe

- Running away crops up a lot... ideas of it anyway. We daydream about leaving and living on the coast - we are working on that hehe

- This looks like an awesome place to stay!

- Skol is an ever constant source of amusement, see below:

(more of these on flickr)

- Soon we will be here:

Where? - Brazil! We have our tickets, we have our time booked, we will be there for a month!

- finally its warm and summery here, the rain seems to have gone, and we are experiencing a real summer... such a nice change from the wet we had...

- loving this song:

- and this one too - cause it just looks like damned fun:

And the words aren't that bad either... :)

love

gardening

We finally bought flowers for our hanging baskets!!

With the winter, we have been kinda slack with our little house... but yesterday we made a start back on track, bought flowers for the hanging baskets, a new plant for inside; the zanzibar, while still alive, is definitely not its strongest... That plant is known for thriving on neglect, well its not thriving... so thats a bad sign. Anyway, we've made a new home for it out the front garden... in a spare spot, just to see how it goes for a little while.

Also doing a bit of a shift around, the bbq to the front, where we'll be able to use it for bbq's without being squished into our side courtyard. Getting ready for summer!

still here

Just letting you all know I am still here... just quiet.

Started my new job... and uh.. yeah.. its ok, but its different to what I was expecting, and to be honest, not something I'm entirely interested in doing. I have realised I don't want to answer phones, make coffee, order stationery, check mail etc... no no, not for me... Which at least is a good thing I've realised... :)

So, actually I'm looking for another job.. hah.. I have a 3 month probation period in this job, where I can give them a weeks notice, so I'm on the job hunt again.

Anyway.. I have no access to emails, blogs, facebook, flickr or basically anything personal during the day... BOO
They block the internet and they also track your every move... which is something I am definitely not used to..

Coupled with the fact that I can't skype anyone.. oh my, I was definitely corrupted at GV... hahah

The hardest thing is that I have ample time to do everything, and no ability to do it all... frustrating...

Anyway, I'll settle in to this new routine soon, and then I'll be back.. or I'll have another job soon... and then settle into that routine... ;)

Ross Sisters

:)

Leaving Home

It is very hard to do... leave home... but, I am leaving my home for the last 6 years, my work home at least.. for a new job in July!

I have been offered a position as Office Manager in an architect/interior design firm called HBO+EMTB, which I have accepted and will be starting on the 12th of July.

Super hard to leave GV... there has been a lot of tears, and I will struggle without all the girls here...

But the new position is a step up... and its a move forward.. and should be interesting... :)

Ta - Da!

Hah.. news...

Lately

So lately.. i've realised i'm a tomboy. hehe.. whats new... We went to a Professional Bull Riding tournament thing here lately, and i actually found myself enjoying it.. and it wasn't just the cute cowboys ... ;) hahahahah.. mateus would make a cute one too i bet...

It was quite fun.. a bit american, but that was kinda cool at the same time. All the famous bull riders from around the world were there.. or at least america/south america and australia...

We'll hopefully be making a trip to the go-kart track this weekend... speed racer fun!

Am also going to this fighting championship thing in July.. which i find myself enjoying far too much.. hah.. its mixed martial arts, and its really quite full-on if you see it.. but i don't know why, i actually do kinda enjoy sometimes.. haha, agressive tendancies... hehehe

I am also on the look out for tickets to Bill Bailey in July. I saw a big poster for his comedy tour coming through... that will be funny.. he's the long haired guy from Black Books... Thats not so tomboyish, but more of just an update on whats happening.. heh If any of you want to come along!?!

Oh oh, i have work news.. but its a, work in progress, so to speak.. so i will tell of more details if that is confirmed, hopefully soon... :)

Lay Down In the Tall Grass

I've got one more essay to go, and an exam next week, and uni will be finished for the semester... can't wait!

Stumbled on this song today, reminds me of summer...

Skol Wins

Damn it feels good to be a gangsta...

Hehehe

(this is an old pic, but hilarious all the same.. and yes, Skol won, possum hasn't returned.. *yay*)

Skol vs Possum

Every night, we go to bed, put Skol in the garage, and while we are sleeping, he puts on his war paint, and starts a battle with the local possum that uses our fence to get to a particular tree that is flowering at the moment.

He'll psych himself up, and then at same time everynight when the possum comes along, he launches himself out of the garage, charges through the dog door and down our courtyard to bark his head off at the thing...

It meanwhile taunts him from up high on the fence.. *nananaNANA* you can't catch me...

But he persists.. and barks and barks and barks, and actually manages to annoy it to the point where it returns growls and hisses and these horrible noises...

Then, he'll fall back to the garage, recompose himself, and then charge out again... to more growls and hisses...

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If anyone has a suggestion as to how to deter possums from our fence, please let me know!
Rather sleep deprived lately... *yawn*

My parents are awesome

In light of Mothers Day yesterday, I point you to this amazing site... My Parents Were Awesome

I stumbled upon this site, where you can send in pictures of your parents before they had children... heh.. I definitely want to put one up!! or two or three! hehehe...


Check it out!

getting through it all

Whats happening in Lizland of late?

Hmm.. Uni, work, home, Skol, weekends away... and major cash saving cause of interest rate rises and what not.. but we're managing, i hope.. heh

Just trying to get through it all.

Uni has been good, i'm not struggling so much this semester, only have 2 subjects going, but i do have an assignment due Friday, which hmm.. i've looked at.. and have not yet put pen to paper.. hahaha.. yeah, last minute cramming needed. Thats tonight.. and tomorrow night...

Work's fine.. but definitely stuck in a rut. Am hoping to have new opportunities soon... more news on that soon... *wink wink*

Revamp

Well, i did a bit of a revamp here.. but jeez, i've forgotten a lot of things, like html things.. its hard.. hah.. anyway, think i like it for now.

Bit orangey... ochre... Maybe its because its like a sunset in summer, and summer is setting, so think i'm trying to hold onto it a bit more...

Yeah, I'm a summer-girl now!

So things have been good, house is good, skol is good, mateus and i are good... its all good...

There are more changes coming... :)