BLOG 365

The Final Thing (Er, Video? Post?)

2011-02-02T15:32:00.007+11:00

Isn't this freaking exciting? Blog 365 has come to an official end, and to celebrate - Joy and I made a 26 minute and 13 second video. It's a charming mix of past reminiscence, challenges, awkward questions and a semi-mind blowing vortex.

Oh no! The video is password protected! You must guess it with a small clue.

Password: joyisa_________

a) cow
b) pig
c) horse
d) rabbit

How Many Brigittes Does It Take..

2011-01-23T15:16:00.003+11:00

I don't know how many of me it would take to fix a lightbulb...but it takes only one of me to take one out of my bedside lamp, in my sleep /coolstoryoftheday.

In other news, blog 365 will be ending soon - quite soon if anyone (anyone?) was wondering. Joy and I have something (quite) exciting lined up after, so...be...quite excited.

Checking in

2011-01-21T20:00:00.005+11:00

I don't know if I'm supposed to post today, which makes it hard for me to decide whether to do something interesting as part of 'last few days posting so they better be good' or write some nonsense and get it over with quickly.

These last few days are very messy though, which is mostly my fault. But hopefully we finish on a high note.

But hey, I thought you might be interested that I DRESSED UP AS AN AVATAR

And I faintly remember posting about Avatar, and Brigitte hadn't watched it then. Have you seen it yet?

ps. we are avatars because we are the blue crew

I Post Stuff Everywhere Just In Case

2011-01-18T19:36:00.000+11:00

Surprise from Brigitte on Vimeo.

Last-Minute Sprint

2011-01-16T17:41:00.005+11:00

I get really distracted. From trying to find Holga photoshop actions to singing along to songs about lemon trees. Next thing I know, I'm wiki-ing the Kübler-Ross model as a result of overloading on TED talks. My desk looks untidy, so I arrange it - wondering whether I'd want to represent myself with the image of 'total minimalism' or 'organised chaos'. One wonders. Maybe moving that Japanese work book into the vicinity of my workspace or opening up the plethora of short stories on my browser will at least guilt me into completing these tasks. But no avail, I become tolerant to them and just...ignore them. While my brain is being happily munched away at by guilt, I continue to kill my conscience and stay distracted. Yeah, I do try to get back on task, slowly. Multiple planners, lists that never get crossed off, blocking websites.

Let's tell a petty anecdote of the time [specifically the 20th of October, 2010] when I vowed to stop biting my nails. Yes, I kept true to that, but I found ways around it. I now compulsively clip my nails or peel them (yes, I peeled them yesterday and all I can think about is my fingertips burning in agony whenever I apply pressure to them). The point is, that when I set rules for myself, I manage to weasel out of them. It's probably a rebel-against-oneself complex, which isn't so complex at all. Having somebody else set the rules for won't necessarily make you stick to your guns. It probably ensures that as well as failing yourself, you wreck damage unto others.

Starting something likens to waking up in the morning, starting the day. You know you have to, but you, really…can’t. It works like a snooze button, waiting to seize the moment to start on your incredulous journey to success. Of course, all fails and you wake up four hours later wondering where your life went to. All for the sake for five minutes more. The same cycle continues for a short eternity, the one where your timetable is shifted forward by a couple of hours. Sleep late, wake late. In the case in which you do wake up early, naps snatch you away into dreamland. The only way out is to stamp your foot down and duel the Sandman.

On the other hand, when it comes to the things you want to do, all the energy wasted on starting and finishing wears you down completely. You’re not in the mood to do anything.

You can’t win.

∆

2011-01-12T16:18:00.005+11:00

I had always wanted to summon a large ladel to inspect my stream of consciousness. Preferably a wooden one, I don't know - the prospect just seems so much more Oliver Twist. It's the moment when you stop thinking and start thinking, you've lost it. I've never snapped a key in a lock but I can certainly imagine the feeling. If I wanted to stop thinking about The Game, I'd keep thinking about The Game. And The Game of which I have just lost.

As for a break, I don't know whether I'd be taking one. Maybe free and easy, whenever till Joy comes back. Alone in this lonely virtual house, supported by a plethora of colourful balloons, floating in cyberspace.

I might just go now and write sad haikus about how everything is ending so quickly.

Last day, but not really

2011-01-12T13:46:00.003+11:00

I'm leaving tomorrow so I won't be posting for a while. Not sure what Brig is going to do, she doesn't really have to post because we are kind of taking a break but it's up to her.

Now I'm wondering whether this experience has changed us at all. Whether we would be different people if we hadn't done a blog 365.
Brigitte said something about Julie and Julia being about 'life revolving around your blog' or something along those lines. I haven't seen it and I'm not sure I want to after finding out that the guy who played the killer in The Lovely Bones is in it. But I read up on it on Wikipedia, and it sure sounds like Julie got a lot more out of her blog than we did (a better story anyway).
If anyone was going to make a movie about us, it would be called 'Too Lazy to Write a Blog Post'

Well, I'll see you later, if you're still here for us. Thanks Jessy for sticking with us all this time. This year went by fast didn't it?

Self-consious writing

2011-01-11T20:30:00.003+11:00

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Well I don't have much to add to blog reminiscence. Here's some Joy reminiscence.

Year seven diary

Always Walk Around To Check Before Reversing

2011-01-11T15:25:00.003+11:00

I thought that I might join Joy in this emotional pool of reminiscence.

As a joint act of laziness, we missed eighty days' worth of posts in 2010. I felt really self conscious about my writing, but Joy seemed perfectly fine. Joy mentioned Jack Johnson fourteen times despite only labelling five of her posts.

We really do love Yahoo(!) Answers.

Weekly themes are of the past.

Posting lyrics counts as a daily post for some weird reason.

In future news, to whoever actually reads this - we're going to officially end this 365 a little later than the datefromlastyear that we actually started on. In terms of furtherly blogging, we're still thinking...(er, are we Joy?).

Review

2011-01-10T21:57:00.003+11:00

We posted 61 times last May, but only 30 times in December.
Brigitte loves Yahoo!Answers
We both love Wikipedia
I love Yahoo!Answers as well
Our sentence didn't really work
I'm going to miss Brigitte-style writing.

Carpe Diem (Cras)

2011-01-10T19:29:00.008+11:00

What if, numbers didn't really exist...but we had a system based on scale of colour (or lack thereof)?

Maths would still exist of course, just that everything would be a colour.

Maybe pastel-y colours are even.

And the stark ones odd.

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Just sayin'.

Hiya

2011-01-09T19:34:00.002+11:00

Couldn't think of what to post so I came up with: favourite posts from the year
also, that video rocked Brig. You kinda remind me of Juno, which is awesome.

This post by Brigitte, <3: just because it was a moment in history
This one by me: not that I like it that much but I read it and I was like wow I still wonder that
This is cool because of the comments: and the fact that I haven't used deviantart since.. that month

And since I can't be bothered reading through every single post (I might do more tomorrow) those are my top 3 from January-April 2010. Not that they are that amazing, it's actually a bit sad that we don't have stand out posts :S

Step 3

2011-01-09T18:28:00.006+11:00

Okay. I'm juggling. Trust me - juggling is the skill of the devil...it was a lot harder than I predicted and I didn't exactly try to master it.

Ihateseeingmyselfinvideos. And why did I do this? In the name of Blog 365, that's why.

(Squished videos are always fun to watch, I'll just leave it there...it's too late in the day to bother)

Dilemma

2011-01-08T22:08:00.002+11:00

This is the start of the last week of blog 365.
Trouble is, I'm going away either on the 13th or 14th, then get back on the 20th only to go away again on the 24th. And I'm not sure if I'll have internet.
So Brig and I wanted to do something special for our last week, but should we have a) a proper full week when both of us are here, b) I'll do as much as I can and Brigitte finishes off the blog, or c) bits and pieces, so pause the blog when I leave then start it again when I get back?
or anything else?

PS. posted all my letters. The ones in Melbourne have already gotten there (but one person is away so they haven't read theirs yet) And you kiwis should be expecting yours soon I hope. I'm expecting a juggling video coming up soon.

PPS. they call dairies (dairys?), milk bars in Australia

The (Near) Perfect Book

2011-01-08T18:56:00.008+11:00

Bear with me while I fantasise about my ideal book. This is purely hypothetical, I don't plan to make a book of that sort.

Firstly, it's not a novel, a short story collection, whatever. It will sit on your coffee table to bear hours of sun. But it won't fade. It's eight by eight inches, with smooth matte pages which aren't too shiny. The paper is at least 120gsm (no thicker really) and is a pleasing off-white colour. Bright white hurts my eyes. In it are photographs which you could literally look at everyday and find something new in. It's that feeling one gets when they can't help but keep looking and have no idea why. As for the text, it will be a really odd (if not in bad taste) mixture of handwriting and Helvetica (bold, oblique..the mix). The colours are crisp, and well thought out. As little bear liked it (ohnonotinthatway), the thickness is just right.

Nothing is out of place, unless you look really hard. And that will irk you for the rest of your life.

Off-Putting

2011-01-07T21:05:00.001+11:00

I thought of two very good topics which I could dive into a passionate rant about, but to put it simply - I'm not in the mood to discuss either of them. I want to sleep. Goodnight.

Something?

2011-01-07T20:41:00.002+11:00

I had this little spark of an idea today and I'm pretty proud of it to be honest but not too sure if it will ever end up happening, anyway here you go.

.......
Okay so I emailed the idea to a friend who wanted to 'start something' and then tried pasting it in here, guess what I still can't paste.

Basically we have a big shared breakfast, everyone brings something for example a box of cereal or some muffins. Then we invite homeless people or people who need food and BAM everyone gets something yummy to eat, the homeless people have a nice breakfast free of charge and we all have a good time at pretty much no cost.

Issues:
1. Where do we get homeless/hungry people who would want to come? (also they have to be safe)
2. Do they come and join in or do we save the leftovers and give it to them?
3. Who is going to come and bring food? How big do we want it?

Does that sound good at all?? :D

There Will Be An Answer

2011-01-06T18:50:00.004+11:00

I attempted to get wordpress once, but it was a headache to manage. Blogger is nice to use but Tumblr seems to get more attention. We could possibly go with themes, or something that two-person blogs should do.

My dog hops.

And these were the worst chips that I've ever had (so far) in my life:

Future discussion

2011-01-06T13:57:00.002+11:00

I don't want to do another year. I don't regret doing this and it feels good to nearly have completed it but I don't think I'd be able to do another 365. You know what, I think we are going to feel a bit free-er (took me a while to spell that) without having to post something every day.

I think just leave this blog here... with all the embarassing photos and videos for everyone to see.

And then, yes to doing something elsewhere, I don't know where though. A new blog on blogspot/tumblr/wordpress/anything else you can think of?

I wonder if we do have lurkers....

Whisper Words Of Wisdom

2011-01-05T21:39:00.002+11:00

I was very tempted to post lyrics here just to mock Joy, but I shall resist.

Joy, I'd like to discuss the future of blog 365. Personally, I don't want to do a second year...but that's up for debate. Obviously, we don't delete this blog and let it float around cyberspace...but are we just going to...leave it here?

My mind implodes when I try to conceptualise cyberspace.

Should we continue to post here/do something elsewhere? Blogging is fun when you're not in a mad rush at 11:40pm every night.

Observation: We have seven followers but only one of them actually comments.

Lurkers.

let it be

2011-01-05T21:22:00.004+11:00

WORST thing just happened.

I can't paste anything in here!

HOW am I supposed to post song lyrics????

Oh well, if I can't be a cheat and put lyrics up then I'm allowed to be a cheat and put a photo right?

we went to a place and there were cool statues everywhere, this was quite some time ago.

#First World Observations

2011-01-04T20:33:00.003+11:00

Earlier today, I put a glass of water on my desk to notice that things had been arranged in quite a linear fashion.

Now, I'm going to think about what I shall do with these three chromatic canvases. Gotta love holidays.

letter writing

2011-01-04T18:06:00.003+11:00

Brigitte challenged me to send 5 letters to 5 people. So far I've written 4 :) Here's my stash of letters

So while writing these I came to the conclusion that it's really hard writing to people you talk to normally

New Years Resolutions?

2011-01-03T20:55:00.002+11:00

I've never really been a fan of these because if you want to change something about yourself, there's no point waiting for January 1st, it's not magical or anything. But here are some things off the top of my head that I would like to do this year.

1) Buy CD's. Especially for new artists (who I can't download for free) like Aussie artists. And if I do anything for my birthday, CDs would be great :D ps Brig is New Zealand music any good?
2) Walk my dog more
3) Just be super nice and awesome

Year In Review

2011-01-03T20:10:00.002+11:00

Joy has issued me a challenge. And that is to learn how to juggle...and put a video up. That will be here later in the week when I actually locate some juggling balls and an informative video on Youtube.

i hate to admit this, but i kinda love melbourne

2011-01-02T15:20:00.003+11:00

me trying to be artistic (i was walking at the same time ok)

fireworks

WHAT EVEN IS LIFE

2011-01-01T20:41:00.002+11:00

sorry about the caps for the title, i was on caps lock but then i decided it would look cool to leave it that way.
well firstly rest in peace to the boy who fell into the Roturua geothermal pool. i saw that on the paper and firstly i was a bit shocked and seeing as i'm going to Roturua soon that was worrying. Then today i found out that he died and that was really sad, he was 8 and it is such a horrible way to die. - it won't let me post links so here
then i found out that Carrie Bickmore's husband died from a brain tumor recently (there's nothing on the internet for that, weird). Which is really devastating because they have a son who's only 4 years old.
so then that made me appreciate life just that little bit more. i figured that we are all just really lucky to be alive and where we are. it's amazing knowing that you have good things in your life, things to look forward to and knowing that you have a good future ahead. i mean i don't know if most people are like this but i actually think i'm going to be happy later on in life even though i have no idea what i'm going to do.
so hey guys, happy new year, i hope this wasn't too cheesy and you took something from it just like i did.

ps sorry for missing 2 days, totally my fault

Pointfulness

2011-01-01T20:15:00.006+11:00

Well, today being the first day of the year and all - I joined many in the great endeavour of starting a project. It is sort-of a two year project split into 'quadrants' (as I have so fancily called them). Ergo, eight quadrants of three - month projects. The first installation is the hands/project hands/two hands project, the idea came from Jules - after I bugged her for ideas on Facebook chat. It's basically documentation of my hands over a span of three months.

I haven't filled up the next seven spaces, but I'm hoping that it'll come eventually.

Every time I do a project, people always ask me why exactly I'm putting so much time and effort into something which won't get me credits or seem to benefit me in any way. The big secret is that I don't really have a reason for actually constantly doing projects. I have no idea why they're so fun. Maybe they're self fulfilling and make me a better person, as well as being a giant learning curve. It's just, nice (sorry) to have some kind of side dish in one's life that you can pick at. They always taste better than the main.

Happy New Year. Twothousandandeleven is quite the mouthful to say.

The Great Peanut Butter Analogy

2010-12-31T14:28:00.001+11:00

Receiving constructive criticism is like craving peanut butter. Most of the time, you source out the peanut butter for yourself (and maybe once in a blue moon - somebody actually gifts you with a bottle or two). When you open your jar of buttery, peanutty goodness, the only thing stuck to the roof of your mouth is the bitter taste of disappointment.

You can't complain, you're not allowed to. Nobody forced this spread upon you, damn...you actually asked for it. As you tongue away at the mass lump of peanut butter that won't go away, it never seems to disappear. As much as you'd like to forget about it, you just can't stop thinking about it. Burdened, forever.

However, you can learn to embrace the fact that you have made a problem for yourself because now, you have to fix it. You could take a bite of another sandwich (unless you eat peanut butter in spoonfuls). Or you could just...well, get over it.

I Get Scared That People Will Come Up To Me And Kill Me At Night

2010-12-30T21:31:00.002+11:00

Commentaries

2010-12-29T19:02:00.001+11:00

Sigh no more

2010-12-29T09:53:00.004+11:00

I actually spent a lot of time on this, on Rotten Tomatoes and googling 'top movies of all time'. At first I just wanted to make a list of my 10 favourite movies but that was too hard, I don't really know what my favourites are but in the end I have this list (not in order) of movies that are, really really really good. Oh and I tried to get some from different genres and stuff and different years.

American Pie

The Truman Show

Charlotte's Web

Where the Wild Things Are

Love Actually

Breakfast at Tiffany's

500 Days of Summer

Juno

Avatar

Vicky Christina Barcelona

10 Things I Hate About You

Happy Campers

An Education

Easy A

I Am Sam

Ferris Bueller's Day Off

The Parent Trap

Mystic River

Ghost

The Home Song Stories

Once Were Warriors

Explorer Of The World

2010-12-28T21:13:00.000+11:00

You are Billy, the young explorer of the world. The world is your oyster, and the pearl of that oyster is well - let's say it's your neighbourhood. Each day, you play in this surburban wonderland with all the other charming and well-polished neighbourhood buddies. Life is great, but you've always had some odd, sinking feeling that maybe this oyster isn't as big as it seems. Scientists and worldy experts claim electrons to be the only living beings on your world so far - but you really do think that something's out there. You're not too sure, but there is...something out there.

forever

2010-12-28T20:11:00.002+11:00

you know, this blog is going to be on the internet forever, well unless blogger decides to delete it which i hope it doesn't. but that means when we're 25 or 50 or even older, we can read back on old times. brig and i had this conversation about year 6 camp yesterday. don't you just love remembering things you hadn't thought about for ages?
i also remember the first day of that camp, i climbed a tree and a teacher told me to get down.

i really like apricots. my brother climed over the fence to our neighbours garden (to get tennis balls he'd thrown over) and then we got him to take peaches and apricots from their trees. in autumn we'll get some apples.

Spanish Mode

2010-12-27T21:34:00.001+11:00

Toy Story 3 is the second film I've ever seen that has made me cry.

blues

2010-12-27T21:18:00.002+11:00

i have this really bad habit of never saying good bye to people over the internet, like if i want to leave facebook or something i consider saying a simple "ok i have to go, bye" but i usually don't, i just close it. and i guess that's bad but hey i'm used to it, if people do it do me i don't really care. oh but i also think to myself "oh they'll just think my chat isn't working or something", so yeah maybe i should be nice but that just takes effort

the first ever christmas post (probably the last too)

2010-12-25T21:55:00.003+11:00

it's sad that Brigitte can't be here to join us, but i hope she is having a lovely christmas wherever she is. please come back though...

this is going to be our only christmas post ever :( i don't even know what to put here, but i was thinking about this year and i thought probably my highlight (well the only one i could really remember) was seeing jack johnson live, even though we were so far back, and despite the rain.

being on the grass was fun though. the people sitting down hardly got into it. they were SITTING for god's sake

oh what a feeling

2010-12-24T21:43:00.002+11:00

i'm going to tell you 2 stories.

okay firstly i went for a run at 8.20pm, which is just after the sun set. i was running along and everything was wonderful. it smelt fresh, the air was lovely and cool, there weren't that many people around (by the way this is in a lovely bike trail so i had grass and trees and a little stream nearby) and i was really energetic, i was having a great time.
then as i go along, i guess the first bad thing that happened was a bug flew into my eye. it was tiny, but it did take a while for it to come out. that was annoying but not too bad right?
about 20 minutes in, i've turned around (running back home you know) and my knee and my foot start hurting (right leg by the way, that's my bad leg). okay that happens sometimes, it's not too bad yet. so i keep going.
then i decide to put my watch in my pocket (you know those shorts with the pocket on the inside?) i try to find my pocket, and it's not there. ohhh joy you idiot, how hard is it to put on a pair of shorts the right way around? i considered changing but there wasn't any place to hide, and i guess they were bike shorts so you couldn't really tell.
next thing is my foot was hurting too much so i go 'right, ill just take my shoes off, barefoot running is better and i have to get home'. so there i go running off - bare feet, carrying my shoes and with my shorts back to front. a group of girls on scooters pass me and stare at me.
that's not even all, not even a few minutes after taking my shoes off, my OTHER ankle is hurting, and i guess the right one a bit, so i have to put my shoes back on. when i put them on something weird happens, my foot pretty much went retarded but it would be too hard explaining it here. but i end up running back, and by then all i wanted was to get home.

oh and just a random fact here, did you know the fitter you are, the more you sweat? it's so unfair, its as if the word wants us to be unfit. but then if you are too fat you sweat more as well.

okay that went on for too long, i was planning on just telling you about my shorts being backwards, but a lot happened on that run.
next one, i'll keep it short:
i had just come out of the shower, bathroom to be exact. so i just had a towel on (oh god if you are imagining this stop) and i was drinking from a drink bottle because, well it was just after the run so i brought a drink bottle with me to the bathroom, smart hey? but as i walk into my room i spill some water on me. now usually this would be 'oh no i'm wet' but since i was just in a towel i could wipe it off easy! how funny is that :D

brig?

2010-12-23T20:20:00.002+11:00

where did you goooo?
i'm lonely
i'm mr lonely
i have nobody for my ownnnnnnnnnnn
......):
i was at the video store, funny how its called that even though you don't actually buy anything from there, but anyway i was about to get Nowhere Boy and Nick and Norah's Infinite Playlist because they both sound good but i'm just too lazy to watch anything so i figured i wouldn't watch them. and i didn't get them. really though, i just lie down on my floor or my bed and just... lie there and not do anything...
it's christmas in 2 days, and it really doesn't feel like it at all

people drinking tea

2010-12-22T21:09:00.001+11:00

peopledrinkingtea.tumblr.com
i had to type that out because the link wouldn't paste, but it's kinda.. cool?
also have a look at her actual tumblr (ok i'm pretty sure it's a girl) because i found that funny too
i'm a bit scared this is someone i know : i just found the link on facebook hahaha

fast and maneuverable

2010-12-21T19:42:00.001+11:00

one day Brig, you will own one of these, yeah?

My Desk Is Really Cluttered

2010-12-20T19:05:00.000+11:00

Am I loud and clear, or am I breaking up?
Am I still your charm, or am I just bad luck?
Are we getting closer, or are we just getting more lost?

I'll show you mine if you show me yours first
Let's compare scars, I'll tell you whose is worse
Let's unwrite these pages and replace them with our own words

We live on front porches and swing life away,
We get by just fine here on minimum wage
If love is a labor I'll slave till the end,
I won't cross these streets until you hold my hand

I've been here so long, I think that it's time to move
The winter's so cold, summer's over too soon
Let's pack our bags and settle down where palm trees grow

I've got some friends, some that I hardly know
But we've had some times, I wouldn't trade for the world
We chase these days down with talks of the places that we will go

We live on front porches and swing life away,
We get by just fine here on minimum wage
If love is a labor I'll slave till the end,
I won't cross these streets until you hold my hand....until you hold my hand

I'll show you mine if you show me yours first
Let's compare scars, I'll tell you whose is worse
Let's unwrite these pages and replace them with our own words

We live on front porches and swing life away,
We get by just fine here on minimum wage
If love is a labor I'll slave till the end,
I won't cross these streets until you hold my hand

Swing life away

Do what you want

2010-12-20T17:55:00.001+11:00

is ain't an actual word?

what's it short for?

Can't Stop This Train

2010-12-18T19:23:00.003+11:00

Speed Dial

2010-12-17T16:58:00.003+11:00

Wow, it's a month (well, minus two days) till this entire blog 365 is over. I can't say that this time has wooshed by really quickly, but certainly fast than I expected. I won't do that horribly cheesy wrap-up thing yet, but I will at some point.

Now, I will leave you with a strawberry smoothie that I had today:

Seemingly Catchy But Awkward

2010-12-16T20:19:00.001+11:00

I come up with ideas for mixes/playlists which I should get together into some sort of physical form, I never get around to it though.

Marvin Gaye - Let's Get It On

MC Hammer - U Can't Touch This

Bill Conti - Gonna Fly Now (Theme From Rocky)

Queen - Don't Stop Me Now

Bonnie Tyler - Total Eclipse Of The Heart

Air Supply - All Out of Love

Real McCoy - Another Night

Meatloaf - I'd Do Anything For Love

Mariachi Vargas de Tecalitlan - Mexican Hat Dance

Cher - Believe

Air Supply - Died In Your Arms

Spandau Ballet - True

Van McCoy - The Hustle

Try playing that in a room of acquaintances.

This Is Not The Plug You're Looking For

2010-12-15T17:50:00.004+11:00

Do you want a photo print from me? Consider it a Christmas present. Flatter me and flick me an email.

Banana Pancakes

2010-12-14T21:22:00.002+11:00

I can't say that I'm an expert on these delectable specimens, but one has to start somewhere...right? It is only when one get to know something [breathe] as well as every curve and loop on the front of their hand, is when [breathe] they learn to appreciate the importance of their chosen field.

Can we actually learn to appreciate everything on a nearly-equal basis? Say you are God (just pretend) and you have the choice to omit anything from the world, tangible or intangible. Maybe you take away war, poverty, maybe banana pancakes, or even...dare I say, peanut butter.

What would the world be like without banana pancakes? There is some inkling in the back of your head telling you that a world without banana pancakes is a much worse world than without war. If you took butterflies away, you might be preventing typhoons in the Atlantic oceans but then all butterfly jokes would not exist.

Q: What happens when you throw butter out the window?

A: Butterfly.

If you made time travelling, appreciation and regret have a child. It would be peanut butter. Just sayin'.

Sierpinski

2010-12-13T18:14:00.005+11:00

Today, Vi Hart taught me the importance of mathematics. Not only can it allow you to entertain yourself endlessly with numerical patterns, but it actually shows that maths is actually rather awesome once you get past the fact that you have to learn it. Most people seem to find maths boring because this mindset has been hardwired in our brains ever since we step foot into school. Trust me, when you are five years old, your views are swayed very easily.

Which is why I got put by the time out cupboard so often in my first year of school. My dad very kindly told my teacher to keep an extra eye on me, I don't know why - maybe to make sure that I was extra good. And thus, I was practically living by this said cupboard for the entirety of year one. I did learn not to talk while the teacher was talking after that, I think.

There is a line, this represents the point of time in which I will stop procrastinating. I am a hyperbola.

NAGAMBIEEE

2010-12-12T18:53:00.001+11:00

I thought maybe I should start doing something different, like wearing only organic cotton and using recyclable shopping bags. I mean that would be pretty cool. I went through an environmental stage once. I went to the library and put post-it notes in the books telling people to be eco-friendly, and I emailed the prime minister (or some minister) saying how we should start caring more for the environment. I think that was also around the time I went vegetarian. Now I just realised that now I don't seem to care about anything. Even today when I thought about being environmental it was more because of what people would think, like I want to be someone that people talk about and say "oh, she's different, she's cool". But I don't want to be 'different' like allllllllllllll those girls who wear vintage clothing from op shops and loveee film cameras 'but I was into it before all the hype' and support local bands etc etc.

Sorry just got off track for a second, I hate indie.

Anyway this whole thing started today when I was wearing my organic Jack Johnson t shirt and the couple next to us were using re usable bags for groceries. But we can't do that because plastic bags are our rubbish bags, and I can't possibly wear only organic clothes because I just don't have the money, plus I have clothes for sport made of not cotton.

But I would love to start something. I should probably go now, I'll see you all on Sunday. But next year I think I will start something different, it will be awesome.

Everybody Lies

2010-12-12T08:08:00.002+11:00

Well, it seems like my internet should be working...forever now. What have I been doing for the past two weeks?

- Watching House
- Supermarket shopping
- Watching House

- Seeing...friends

But now I'm 'back' and nothing much has changed.

(Sorry Joy)

moustache

2010-12-11T20:02:00.002+11:00

blogging is no fun without brigitte, just saying

i had a picture to post but it didnt fit and i can't be bothered finding it again...

angry

2010-12-10T20:10:00.002+11:00

the other day, i was walking my dog. okay my dog is gorgeous and extremely lovable. anyway, we walk past this cat, Cody growls so I drag him away. the cat bloody follows us and dares to growl at a DOG. now that does not happen and im thinking 'hey you can't do that, you're supposed to run off and be scared'. so i let Cody a bit closer, to teach this cat a lesson. it doesn't move and gives Cody death stares. then i'm stuck with the choice (no not really but i wanted to) either let Cody go for his life but then possibly end up hurting each other, or walk off. the stupid thing followed us. for a while then it went back. but there's no real point to this story except that dogs > cats always. and if you have a cat, teach it what's right

yellow

2010-12-09T18:39:00.002+11:00

help me with ideas?

for nagambie rowing camp, we do kris kringle (secret santa) but as well as getting a present we get to make the person we have do stuff, within limits of course

such as: last year one girl had to take care of a baby born the whole week

eating on the floor without their hands

had to say pick up lines to the coaches

soooo i do have ideas, quite a few :D but if you can think of some let me know! THAT MEANS YOU BRIG, GET SOME INTERNET PLEASE

oh and ill be gone allllll of next week except sunday

tomorrow

2010-12-07T19:12:00.000+11:00

jack

johnson

is this sentence still going on?

2010-12-06T19:34:00.001+11:00

i think i have found the meaning of life

i went through so many of these today

Taken

2010-12-05T19:21:00.002+11:00

Okay, I'm back today. Just today until we actually get real internet back. Only one person noticed that I've been missing...virtually (thank you for noticing).

48 emails.

27 dA messages.

36 google feeds.

I love the internet.

From

2010-12-05T17:44:00.000+11:00

From the wonderful Brigitte:

I'm not dead, rather that my internet has died and that I'm currently in an internet cafe. if you want to punish anyone...it should be vodafone. aaaarrrggghh

so yes, I'm not dead, maybe half-dead.

AGOIWUetoiuw2tru235 no internet :(

A

2010-11-30T20:30:00.002+11:00

Once when I was little, at school we got these bags, like those ones you put presents in, and we had to put a present in it for a kid in hospital. I had to make one for a girl and I remember putting in a toy sheep which I think was one of my toys I had, as well as some other stuff. And I remember being all cute and writing a little message which was extremely cheesy - 'remember to be strong and (name of sheep) will take care of you'.

So my friend and I would like to start something to help people, and we know it's too hard to do international things so we want to help people/help out closer to home. What are some causes/charities that we should look into?

That story was kind of something I thought of, maybe giving to kids who need it? But those Christmas gift charities and things already exist.

Sour

2010-11-29T18:55:00.002+11:00

When Chuck Norris's daughter lost her virginity he went and got it back.

Medical

2010-11-28T20:08:00.003+11:00

Swarms of locusts can block your engine and cause it to explode, or something

They also block your vision

Lesson here: don't drive into a swarm of locusts

Practitioner

2010-11-27T20:24:00.000+11:00

Surely,

2010-11-26T21:10:00.000+11:00

It's 11:11pm. Go and download this extension, please.

But

2010-11-25T17:43:00.000+11:00

Most of the time, justification isn't really needed for things.

/lifelessons

Slowly

2010-11-25T16:57:00.002+11:00

HAVE YOU EVER HAD A WHOLE MANGO TO YOURSELF? BECAUSE YESTERDAY I JUST DID AND IT WAS INCREDIBLE.

Eating

2010-11-24T19:20:00.001+11:00

it is too bloody hot

A

2010-11-24T17:33:00.001+11:00

Appreciate things, seriously.

Rancid

2010-11-23T17:33:00.003+11:00

Squirrel

2010-11-23T10:29:00.002+11:00

I've decided, that a nonsense sentence is the way to go.

When all else fails, upload a photo

I can actually tell who most of the people are here, I think that takes skill

While

2010-11-22T20:07:00.000+11:00

33 days of no biting. Whoo. I meant, biting nails. They're so happy to be not bitten. My brain is gone.

Then

2010-11-21T19:55:00.002+11:00

you heard of these books?

there's a boy, and he finds out he's a wizard, and goes to a wizarding school and learns how to do cool stuff like apparate and ride broomsticks and summon stuff to himself.

how cool would that be, although i think more people would be fat and lazy if they could just magic everything for themselves

but anyway, i think i make an awesome cho chang, don't you?

Utter

2010-11-21T16:12:00.001+11:00

It's rather nice when it rains in summer. I'm seriously struggling to think of anything.

A

2010-11-20T08:28:00.003+11:00

Well, right now...it doesn't seem like we are. I was thinking about this last night when I couldn't force myself to get up to write a blog post (feel free to punish me if you like). But so far, this is what I've gotten out of it.

>What Blog 365 Has Given Me So Far:

>- A bit more liberty to express my views

- A tad of improvement in writing

>- Another 365 project

- An outlet, kind of forhidingthings

That was squeezing blood out of a stone, but we're so close to the end...I might just hang on for a little bit more.

Horrible

2010-11-18T21:47:00.001+11:00

What are we getting out of doing this blog?

Achievement in anything?

Goodbye

2010-11-18T15:59:00.001+11:00

Asdfgah. The world came pettily crashing down today. Anyway, yes Joy - we should have come up with a sentence before, this is turning nonsensical and kind of dodgy..

And

2010-11-17T20:50:00.001+11:00

This is a weird story, it really is

Will not be posting on friday and possibly saturday

Do you think we should have come up with a sentence beforehand? :(

Disagree

2010-11-17T18:53:00.001+11:00

Doo doo doo. My brain hurts more from cutting up raffle tickets than it does writing four essays. How are your exams?

Although

2010-11-16T17:29:00.001+11:00

Doo doo doo. First exam tomorrow. When I say that the posts over the next couple of weeks are going to be like this - expect me to go against what I'm saying and do something else. What? Okay.

We

2010-11-16T16:15:00.001+11:00

Let's bake a cake out of rainbows and sunshine

Don't

2010-11-15T20:22:00.000+11:00

Like

2010-11-15T16:03:00.002+11:00

exams finish. go home. meant to be studying but hours pass and you don't do anything productive, except posting on this blog to get it out of the way.

To

2010-11-14T19:25:00.002+11:00

Empty A4 sketchbook? Write in it, with invisible ink.

Ahh Brig you just posted before me. Now I have to change my word. You'll never know what I was going to say, is that a weird thought?

Condone

2010-11-14T19:22:00.002+11:00

Cannibalism

2010-11-13T18:52:00.001+11:00

What does one do with an empty A4 sketchbook?

But

2010-11-13T15:26:00.002+11:00

Do you ever feel sorry for non-animal things?

Such as plants - I get sad when they are dying

And today I bruised my hand a lot rowing, and I felt sorry for it, because quote my thoughts: 'it was probably really confused why it kept getting hit'

Sadly,

2010-11-12T21:32:00.002+11:00

I have hayfever all of a sudden. Is it mad hayfever season? I've never had it in my life

Question: is sleeping with wet hair really bad?

Another question: could I pull off anyone apart from Cho Chang in a Harry Potter dress up?

The

2010-11-12T20:59:00.002+11:00

12/11/10 today. I missed both 9:08:07am and pm. I feel kind of failed. 11:12:13pm is my last chance. Storyofmylife.

Wise

2010-11-11T17:39:00.003+11:00

Let's briefly discuss three artists (a very loose term) that I like. Firstly, Marc Johns. This man makes me wish that I had thought up all of those awesome things - not a very nice feeling at that. There's Martin Creed, installation artist who does the most intriguing things. He's not exactly a very articulate man, but actually communicates better in that sense. And Miranda July, you'll never guess the password.

They all begin with M.
I'd do 'Art Thursdays', but I lack the commitment.
I should've picked three artists all with the initials, 'MJ'.
Coincidence isn't on my side.
Joy, I'm always right (:

Octopus

2010-11-11T16:40:00.001+11:00

rushing for time

i know i didn't post yesterday

oh and i don't have capital letters, brigitte was right

it is thursday

Said,

2010-11-10T13:39:00.002+11:00

(3:46pm) I never drink coffee when, I mean (loll)...I drink coffee once and go "never again". Look what I did. It's been three hours since my coffee and I'm jumping around to the Indiana Jones theme song. Things got epic when it came back to the return chorus. Too much MLIA, too much internet, too much time in the day. BRAAAAINS. Hey, look Joy - I'm posting during the day! (3:48pm)

Please

2010-11-09T17:42:00.004+11:00

The weather's dandy over here.

Joy, I think that you'll spontaneously combust before Thursday because of this proper grammar. It's quite nice though - I know that you know how to use proper grammar anyway.

I feel like I'm on brain break. It's as if school has tricked all of our brains into thinking that the holidays have come early. Maybe you should make up a punishment for me if I haven't studied enough for the day.

EDIT: Oh, I don't post in the day because even I procrastinate blog posting. Go figure..

Ask

2010-11-09T17:38:00.001+11:00

It's hot and I don't really like it.
Do you think I can go a week with proper grammar?
Brig is on study break, haha. Why do you still post at night, if you are on your laptop all day?

To

2010-11-08T18:59:00.000+11:00

Keister = buttocks

I really don't know if this works Brig

Finger

2010-11-08T18:10:00.006+11:00

Giving Presentations

1. It is best in one's interest to assume that people are actually engaged in what you're saying, just that they don't have the capacity to look remotely interested at all.

2. With this in mind, try to act enthusiastic about your cause; your case; whatever.

3. When people do start arm shelfing and check their watch every now and then - keep going, don't mutter into the ends of your sentences.

4. Don't mutter anything, for that matter.

Me

2010-11-07T15:37:00.005+11:00

That's a really interesting theory Joy. (Because I'm short,) I just checked my calf sans muscle and yeah...there's no muscle. Am I supposed to tense up my leg? There's something if I do.

I suppose that shorter people would have slightly more calf muscle than a taller person if you either took an average of about thirty people or found two people who did the same amount of exercise on a regular basis. It'd be kind of unreliable if you had a half-arsed tall person and a little rower. But if that person was a rower and little (little enough), they'd be a cox. But do coxes (lol) have to exercise as well? I guess so, or else they'd just be rotting away in a corner during training.

That's definitely a ramble. Tl;dr?

I found this really really funny, I love Wikipedia:

Cox-less boats

A boat without a cox is known as a coxless or "straight" boat. Besides the obvious single and double, straight pairs and fours are the most common coxless boats at regattas in the US. Because of their speed and lack of maneuverability, eights without a cox are very rare and dangerous.

Regatta wins

Coxswains are traditionally thrown into the water after a regatta win.

Bro

2010-11-07T15:30:00.001+11:00

To all short people out there: do you have really nice calf muscles?

I have a theory, that tiny people have really nice calves, cause they have to take more steps to keep up with everyone, also cause stairs would be harder to get up because their legs are shorter.

But

2010-11-06T21:19:00.001+11:00

Money is complicated, but life would be complicated if we got rid of it
I felt pretty philisophical when I was thinking about that

They

2010-11-06T19:16:00.000+11:00

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2010-11-05T21:59:00.001+11:00

Today was my last 'official' day of school. The year has really gone by all-too-soon. I've lost project 2) again.

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Definitely

2010-11-05T21:24:00.003+11:00

Isn't it strange how people leave their cars parked in public places, where anyone could break in and steal stuff, or tow it away, or smash it up?

I mean you wouldn't leave your tv lying around would you?

But it's funny about cars, if you don't have the key, for some reason it's useless.