Wind It Up!

Determined to be more regular with this updating thing instead of faffing about on the net looking for trinkets and at my photos, I'll put them on here more often!

That's my resolution for 2012.

Made by a work colleague for the kids Christmas party

That and to have at least half, if not all, of the A-Towns done by the end of 2012. Major claim. So far, I have done 23 out of 122. Not 'done' as in been to all of them. I think there is at least four that I won't be going to because they are in the middle of nowhere. I am also car-less now and for the foreseeable future so that has put a bit of a dint in the plans. May just have to rename it Great Train Journeys instead of A-Towns

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Have a fantastic Christmas!

-A

Sailing Away

Major hiatus caused by my laptop in the throes of a dramatic death as the internet decided that the early 90's was when internet was grand and decided to revisit.  I also went to check out some VIVID stuff. I went last year and I'm thinking it may of been better... maybe it was just because Macquarie St was all done up.

 

 

My imprinted photo didn't work so you get to meet an outline of P!

  

I'm in my final weeks of my degree! Yay! and I did do another A-Town recently just have not had time to post it. 

- A

silver linings...

RoseArt - 07/12

For the purpose of just getting this blog up to date you won't get any of the hilarious commentary. Just appreciate the awesome photography.

Plant - 08/12

Jebediah - 09/12

Snacks - 10/11

;  ^  (    - 11/12

This above photo is the reason I have not updated anything in awhile. Dealing with insurance and trying to get another car took its toll on me for a bit.

Airds - 12/12

Did however manage to borrow a car to get some A-Towns done as planned.  

- A

Interest in Colors, I discover Myself

Last thing I have felt like doing has been playing about on the computer. Now that I have FINISHED Uni for the year!!! *pause for virtual pats on the back*. I did however spend some time at the photo printing place printing some photos. Truly it is getting out of hand. I am doing 200 at a time and I still have some on my card.

 284 photo-a-day photos - 22/11

It is getting to the time where I have to decide what I am going to do with all my photo-a-day photos. I have printed them so I have a hard copy. I was also thinking of making one of those photo book things. Umming and arrgghhhing. All done while I was still in Uni mode.

Salad Days - 23/11

Ben and Jerry's for dinner after last nights salad feast. Bland as. Salmon and other salad things that were kicking about the fridge. So I decided a drive to Manly Ben and Jerry's was called for. Just not the same as the closer Ben and Jerry's Hoyts Broadway... not even a real store. FARCE!

I had the Chunky Monkey and New York Super Fudge Chunk. Really don't think anyone needs a review. The ice-cream is good. Get some. They sell the mini pints in stores/deli around Sydney if you can't make the trek to Manly. Or, to the scabby half shop at Broadway.

 Creamy Ice - 24/11

Got rid of all my Uni crap off my wall. Still have some of my textbooks and notes flying about on my desk. At least I don't have to look up and see notes and deadlines for a few more months. Woo Hoo and other such celebratory chants. Now it is just has cards, A-Town related stuff and my Big Day Out ticket. Note the registered post envelope on for the ticket... my postie threw it on the ground near the box. Idiot. BDO won't replace and lost tickets either. Much fist shaking was going on. 

 Ma Wall - 25/11

Really have to get my shit together on this A-Town deal! I have 122 towns/places on the list and so far I have done16. Planning it has been the hardest. I probably could have just gone to most of these places already and seen them, but that is not what the A-Town thing is about. I spend a fair amount of time researching the places and planning when will be the best time to go these places based on events.

If I were to do this again I would have researched and planned the trips and then said that I planned on going travelling around NSW within 2010. Think I'm just going to make it an ongoing thing. Whenever I finish A I'll probably move onto another random letter. Or, maybe places with 'can' or 'son' in the name... But first I need to go to 106 places.

A-Towns (Key To Do,  Miss,  Done) - 26/11

My Cousins eldest Daughter, Maddison, had her 4th birthday part-tay at her place on the sat night. Really nice cake, wish I managed to get one of the flowers though.

Happy Birthday - 27/11

My cousin lives out west so I thought I'd knock over one of the move out of the way A-Towns whilst there. Agnes Banks was on the cards. Not the best day to be taking photos. Am yet to do the post. Nice scenery, looks like a little village.

Serenity - 28/11

 

Obscure photo of nothing....is the lane way near my house. Could not rotate the photo. Comp was having none of it.

Tilt - 29/11

DVD! My brother used to call them DDD's. Ooo the comedy Max. I have been avoiding getting Pushing Daisies as I knew it would be the final season and there would be many a loose end. Great show. Don't know why it was cancelled. Do The Right Thing is being promoted heaps in the past few months because of the anniversary. NOTORIOUS, after bringing it home I got the feeling that I have seen it already and Some Like It Hot. It was in my notebook with an arrow pointing to it which means 'this is important'. Have no idea why I was quite set on myself seeing it. I think someone famous really likes it. I also have a memory of watching a doco on Little Richie and 'it' being compared 'that film'. I thought "obviously" and didn't bother taking notes.

DDD's - 30/11

Must remember not to use shorthand with myself.

- A

MEGA MEGA post.

Borrowing a computer just to get things. Don't realise how handy and necessary a computer is until you don't have one all the time. Well me anyway. Am really quite worried that I won't be able to get all (or any) or my stuff off the comp. That is years worth of shit and highly important info stored on there. Most photos have been saved to disk. But, I may lose all my travel notes, uni stuff and iTunes library... NOOOO!

Have had to wing a few of these photos just from the sequence in the camera and my funtastic memory. 

Utter nonsense (possible slow day) - 25/08

Went and saw 'Scott Pilgrim vs The World'. Fantastic. One of my fav movies of the year. Massive claim considering it has been the year of 3D. Am yet to see Pirahana 3D which is apparently quite a good flick so maybe Scott will be knocked off... highly doubtful though.  

Ben & Jerry's at the movies 26/08

I had Coffee Coffee Buzz Buzz (??) and Choc Fudge Brownie. mmmmmm

Spring is getting closer and things are getting saucy at Uni - 27/08

Mel celebrates another year of walking about on the planet with a dinner at Al Mustafa complete with awkward drunken dancing from some other diners. Top food and if I were a little more drunk and not high heeled up I would of given the belly dancer a run for her money.

Glasses - 28/08

Some days I have nothing - 29/08

I think the front one is a sculpture and the back is just junk. There is some construction going on.

'sculpture' at Uni - 30/08

Pinko makes a flying visit into town. Pinko, Scace P and I all go to The Rose for trivia and steal a trivia table. Apparently you should book. I suspect there was some cheating going on the other tables... Team 'Moving Forward' put in a good effort and came 5th... I think. 

The winning answers - 31/08

I ran. New running singlet in preparation for the Bridge Run. Running not going that great still a bit sick from a few weeks ago. Walking and a brisk jog is fine. Maybe my new racing stripes will get me over the line!

New gear - 01/09

I have signed up for 30 Days Has September where all the money that gets sponsored to me goes to the Ted Noffs Foundation. It is suppose to be something new or interesting everyday of September. I tried chili on the 2nd of September. I don't eat spicy (or flavourful food).

Hawt - 02/09

Another 30DHS thing. I went and saw Dead Letter Circus at The Metro. I had, somewhat, avoided heavier concerts in the past because I seem to always be near the group of dickheads that like to push others around. Type of people that use a rock concert to let out any aggression. 

I really like their work. The Evening Son warmed the room. A Newcastle group that I will keep an eye out for when they tour again. Best gig I have been to in a while. 

Dead Letter Circus - 03/09

Painted my nails. Never really do it, don't see the point. Usually have shoes on *and* I am not exactly the best at it (shaky hands)

Little piggies - 04/09

Mel and I take on some A-Towns. Avalon and Akuna Bay. First stop on the way... Pirate Mini Golf!

Practicing for my other 30DHS task... surfing - 05/09

P bought me a chocolate from her trip over the mountains. From a chocolate shop in Leura. Must visit myself. Despite the lingering flu I could still taste the chocolate-y coffee-y goodness.

A boat - 06/09

She also gave me some Avo's. Nailed near a full one for breakie!

Teeny tiny Avo - 07/09

Its a kettle from a film noir film.You would expect to see a looming figure at the backdoor. I was home alone so that couldn't be arranged.

Shiny - 08/09

Birthday Dinner at Billy Kwongs! Have walked past and read about this place for a bit but had to await a special occasion to go. P's birthday fiesta continued so off to the awkward three legged stools we went. 

Fantastic. Get some. We had pancakes and cinnamon and orange duck some chicken and a little bit of wine. Hope you had a wonderful birthday festival P! Lovely staff, awesome food. Worth the wait. 

The debate continues as to what to order - 09/09

Hopefully my comp will be fixed soon...

On the Road Again...

Massive week. Many a kilometre driven.

Went to Bathurst on Thursday afternoon to start the another 'A-Town' block with P. Doesn't seem to matter how early you try to get out of Sydney Parra Rd will always try and hold you up.

Parramatta Road - 08/07

Up early on Sun to drive about the Central West. This photo taken from the passenger seat of the Silver Bullet, whilst P was driving, outside of Cudal.

Tried to get some livestock in there... - 09/07

Went and saw my Nan T and helped her out with her computer and other things. In return I got some old cord piping, patterns, fabric and a gigantic bag of needles to sort through!! These were My Little Nana's and Nan has added to it a bit... I was after 6mm needles.

Needles - 10/07

Drive back after epic weekend of doing seven A-Towns for a total of 945Km.

The Beast - 11/07

Another fuckin dinner post! This time I actually made something. Well, I actually made the honey soy sauce and added Tempeh to the usual dinner I make. I also made a batch of Lemon Butter. That is a little hard to photograph though, just looks like a yellow jar really.

May need some lessons on plating up - 12/07

I will be starting up another blog soon just for the A-Town travel thing. I thought it would be too much all on the same one. Stuck on a name... have only had six months to think of a name. Will probably be something highly creative like 'A-Towns'!

- A

In other news my camera has decided to really prove the point that I repel technology by allowing me to take 20 photos and not returning from 'view' so I have to turn it off each time only to not even save the photos to the card.

I've been slack...

Whoops, been a little busy neglectful.

Paste-up in Newtown - 24/03

Went to Soppho Books in Glebe to talk to my fellow 'Intimate Sphere ' course presenter for an assignment. I ordered a coffee (best I've had in ages) and... awwww.

How appropriate - 25/03

Speech done, and I'm outta here. On way to Narrandera which would be my base whilst taking in the festivities at Ardlethan Races. Drive was great. Loaded my iPod with 'Stuff You Should Know' podcasts. Also did the usual taking photos whilst driving. I don't get why my camera can take good photos while I'm driving 100Kph down the freeway, but gets a little blurry when I take a photo of someone kicking a ball???

Hume Highway, maybe near Gundagai - 26/03

And the big day came. My first 'A-Town'. Didn't take as many good photos as I had originally wished. Looking at the collection it would seem I was on my own, didn't take any photos really of the people I was with. Had a great day, didn't bet on anything. Checked out the fashion which was a mixed collection.

The only race I watched all of  - 27/03

After an epic day and night on Saturday my original plan to go to Adelong was put off till a later date. Had a lazy day on Sunday. Went and saw the Hankinson Memorial Fountain in Narrandera. It was made by Royal Doultan and given as a gift to the community as a memorial of those who dies in WW1. There is the same fountain in Karachi Pakistan 

Top part of fountain - 28/03

Got back late on Sunday. Went to my cousins and finally took in Avatar at the picture theatre. Quite a good movie. Managed to keep my 3D glasses this time.

Lookin kewl - 29/03

Many missed opportunities to take photos and many that turned out blurry means that I won't really be going on any adventures to take photos any time soon, pointless. Lost many photos because of slow shutter speed and resolution. My camera still takes great still images, if the subject moves all comes undone.

- A