This Jam is Red Hot, When We're Rockin' The Spot.

I have been watching a whole mess of movies of late. I also have a list of movies to watch... I have a lot of lists. I think Swing Time made it to the movies list because I had heard it was one of the best films Ginger and Fred had done together. Interesting factoid (to me) I never knew they could sing. I have also not seen many of their films, maybe this is a well known fact. Also, I couldn't take a photo of their dancing, it looked to grainy. This is one of the quieter, romantic, moments of the film.

Romance - 31/01

Went to go visit Ms Television and baby Gg. It was possibly the hottest day of this millennium!!! It was a mega hot heat wave anyway. The Laser overheated just past the major servos on the M4, forcing me to pull over and sit in the 42C (107.6F) heat waiting for the car to cool. After all this flurry and finally meeting Gg and catching up with Ms Television... I didn't take a photo. So, instead of my highlight of the 1st of Feb being the first meeting with Gg it is the engine of my car. Poor form.

 The Beast - 01/02

The past few years I have made a few batches of Lemon Butter. Haven't done so this year. Actually haven't cooked that much at all in the past year. I used to cook heaps, and bake heaps. Think that was one of my New Years Resolutions one year 'Cook More'. I know it was on My 30 Days Has September list, although I didn't do it then either.

Waiting for their Butter-y friend - 02/02

I bought some cheapo chocolate. It had me confused. I could not open it. It was in cased (trapped) in this plastic covering. It as crap, it was cheap, it confused me. Life is a little hard at times.

 

Turned out to not be so tricky after all - 03/02

The heatwave continues. Sydney did not do that bad in the crazy weather stakes compared with parts of Queensland and Victoria. I do not do well in the heat. I didn't leave the house unless absolutely necessary. Because of my self imposed imprisonment (not so bad with pay TV) I noticed our lounge room blind which looks like one someone had in my family. Cue: long tangent trying to think of who had this blind. I just remember laying down and looking up at it. Perhaps covered by some dodgy lace.

Autumn leaves in scorching Summer - 04/02

Late housewarming in Darlinghurst. Way to hot in that house for me. Walked to the other side of Hyde Park to catch a bus. In front of the War Memorial in Hyde Park there is a reflection pool which looks all the way down the the other end of the park. I thought it would be a nice photo. Did not notice the Police van hanging about. Oh well Sydney, Hyde Park, Saturday Night... what did I expect???

On another note. I went to the Museum inside the Memorial. I thought I had talked about it on here. Can't find a post about it though. There is a video and a small museum within the memorial, check it out if you are ever walking through the park.

Havin' a chat - 05/02

Nearing the end of 365 project. Chinese New Year celebrations begin. I started this project as a Chinese New Year resolution because I missed making the resolution in time for beginning of 2010 and I need to have a momentous start date. I did not go to the 2010 Twilight Parade so I didn't know what to expect. It was fantastic. It really helped to have a guy next to me that seemed to know all about the parade. Commentating the whole thing he was. There is Miss Chinese Australia, this is the main Television station in Hong Kong.

Year of the Rabbit - 06/02

I had been using a different moisturiser. This made my face go all weird and 14yr old boy like. Well, that and work and the heat and possibly a bunch of other reasons. Stayed at home (out of the elements) and tried to fix it with a face mask. Really doing the big stuff in the final days of the project.

 

Stink-eye - 07/02

Lovely way to end a post. Me giving you a mad stink-eye.

- A

Shine A Light

'tis the New Year. I like to celebrate with an eight hour shift at work followed by an hour and a half trip home because I don't look at the bus timetable. Near Newtown Police Station there is this little stand thingo where people of the community has made tiles to decorate this somewhat bland walkway. Thought I'd check it out a bit considering it is usually at this point where I just want to get home.

Theres my mate Marx. Kicking back in Newtown.

How much does one need? - 01/01

Met up with T to get our burger on at Grill'd and see The Social Network. It was around this time last year when I discussed with T my plans for a 'Photo-A-Day' project. I am yet to come up with something as interesting or lenghty. I think I will just continue with what I am doing for my Resolutions.

Bondi Junction cinemas (and mall) are a bitch to navigate on a Sunday night. Everything was shut off. We asked a guard. With a massive sigh he let us througha gate to the elevator which went up to the carpark which we walked through to get to the cinema. This photo is from said carpark. Nice view except for the giant Westfileds promo. 

The Social Network. One of my fav films for 2010. Def would see it again.

The low hum of electricity - 02/01

Bad thing about Christmas is the chocolate. I got a bag of coins from Santa and whilst working on my comp mangaed to nail half a bag. Resulting in a mixed feeling of ill and shame.

Wish it were real monies - 03/01

P came back from her overseas jaunt (Tassie is over a body of water). Paid a bit of a visit. Forgot to take a photo. These are some of those awful high rise flats in the Surry Hills end of Redfern.

Looming over the city - 04/01

They would have a pretty good view over to Centennial Park and Moore Park. I couldn't stand living in such high density housing.

- A

It's a Hard Knock Life

Been walking a bit. Someone in my suburb is a bit of a fan Ferris. Mixing it up from Save Ferris to the rarely used spelling of 'ROOLS'. Usually it is rulz or rules.  

 

 Ferris Fan - 13/12

Lazy about. Watching a bit of TV. Saw a doco on Hunter S. Thompson. I only knew of him as a writer but the doco showed some pretty cool photos that he had taken. Here is my badly done homage to one photo. It has already been commented on that it looks quite like a myspace photo... at least it is not in a bathroom.

Portrait - 14/12

Have been borrowing P's car to jet about town in. Gave it a bit of a wash and clean. Made the withdrawals of the Silver Bullet a little easier.

RAS - 15/12

The car search.... painful. Did not think it would be that difficult. Many people like to 'do up' and change the cars I am after. I honestly just want a car that goes. I don't want a car with TV/DVD or reversing cameras. There are 22 cars on this list. Most of them were struck off when Garry looked at the details. 

random factoids - 16/12

Possibly hurt myself more than I had actually realised in  the accident. Ma back, which has always had probs, is killin'. Getting this mad pain coming from my ankle up my back. Can't really do anything the same for long periods. Makes for going to a gig that much more awesome! Even better when it is at a location like Mona Vale Hotel where the band stage is lower than normal. This was my view pretty much the whole time. Philly Jays were on and I have seen them before but this time they went and hung about in the crowd.

 The band is the tiny head facing the camera.... - 17/12

Annie Leibovitz. I read a piece on her life, photographic work and past financial issues all of which made me enthused to see the show on her work at MCA. A stop over at Guylian Cafe in The Rocks was called for. Didn't stay on. After having a menu put in front of my with a grunted 'dis is for you' I realised that I didn't have enough cash and the have a high (for me) minimum EFTPOS amount. I had one of those small chocs. 

Annie - 18/12

Ahhh, Christmas! I stress so much about it. What if what I think would be great for them or they will love it but they actually feel completely the opposite. Gift anxiety. Then there is what I usually want to do which is buy hilarious gifts thinking hoping others gets the joke. Saw these hats and thought either would be awesome for Little Bro. He is 8. I thick it would be hilarious for him to own one, wouldn't want him wearing it though.

Thug Life - 19/12

Garry has been shuttling me about Sydney looking at cars, talking about cars and searching for cars. Not doing much else beside the endless pursuit of Silver Bullet Mach Deus.

Roomy - 20/12

Got my highly important and prized possessions from the Silver Bullet. I cleaned the car out two days before the accident. This is the stuff that I thought important, necessary, to keep in it. A garbage bag full of stuff. Half of it is green bags! I never buy more than two bags of groceries anyway. Then there is the possible breakdown supply kit. A blanket, pillow, pack of cards, soft volley ball, Frisbee (both from bar promos) and a spare pair of thongs. Ya never know. 

Awful photo - 21/12

That photo looks truly awful. Can't believe I didn't check it before ripping the bag open. Looks like there should be body parts in there or something. 

- 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

You've got a friend in me...

I went home for Mum's birthday which was on the Sunday so I got to entertain my Brother and go to the pictures with him, my niece and my cousin. They were pretty good and didn't talk throughout the movies.

Supa fly - 31/07

Mega huge glasses at the ol' Roxy Cinema Complex. They have the rechargeable ones which leave a hefty dint on your nose. 

We saw Toy Story 3. I really enjoyed it. Two of my crew had already seen it. A few laugh out loud moments and Ken would have to be my favourite character from this one. *big statement* perhaps from the whole series... *gasp.

- A

"Well, I am hotter than you" - Jacob

The literary masterpiece that is Twilight: Eclipse bought to 'life' on the big screen.

Eclipse - 07/07

Hmmmm, well it was alright. Some odd unnecessary scenes like the other films. Bella's Dad is quite funny and I do much prefer Jacob over Edward. Like most people I have a great dislike for Bella. She is a whiny moll who needs to get over herself. The sexy moments were a little uncomfortable... kinda awkward.


Think I'd see it again... on DVD... if someone lent it to me.

Thanks E for a lovely dinner and a hilarious night at the pictures.

- A

a garden where your flowers can bloom

Taking in a bit of Theatre *said in hoity toity voice.

The grand Entrance - 10/06

Actually I went to The State Theatre with some friends to watch a film as part of the Sydney Film Festival. We saw 'Winter's Bone'. Fantastically made, great story. All round top film. I gave it four out of five on my little voting slip. Wanted to take a photo in the cinema while watching the movie, but got all shy.

- A

Cons aren't exactly grip-tastic

In the city tonight to watch 'Exit Through The Gift Shop'. Hilarious. Great film. Really well made and an interesting story. It was not so much about Banksy as about this guy that followed him and other street artist around whilst filming. Banksy is a pretty funny guy. I'll be buying it when it comes out in the shops.

Unexpected rain - 02/06

- A

Its all a shambles.

ALWAYS remember batteries. A few times I went to take a photo only for it to crash. Why are the battery people sooo happy. Can only people that have children be happy with their photos? And who powers their computer/mouse with a battery?

Pffft, power - 20/05

GIR from Invader Zim. My friend Melo liked this show. Went and saw her in Canberra a few years ago and watched a massive amount of eps.

GIR, kickin it in Newtown - 21/05

My sister had her 30th birthday party on the 22nd. I forgot my camera at the party. Sat the 22nd was my 100th photo day. I took a few photos on her camera but did get any back. I did stop on the way down to take a photo of 100.

Technically not the 22nd. Only a few hours short though. - 22/05

EDIT: Just got a photo sent through of my sisters birthday cake. I did take this photo so this is my photo. I'd like to learn cake decorating, another thing to add to 'The List'.  

Birthday Cake - 22/05

Helping my brother make an Italian flag for his school presentation.

Raphael - 23/05

I confess... next photo was not taken on this day. Yikes. Terribly sorry. Really tired. It's of Macquarie Lighthouse in Vaucluse. It was one of my 'on the fly' photos. I liked the blue and white contrast.

All a lie! - 24/05

Fell asleep at my comp today whilst writing my assignments. Did the ol' just resting my eyes thing. My screen is on 20min hibernation. My resting of eyes went for a while then.

soooo sleepy... - 25/05

There were other better ones of me but they didn't include the coffee cup, my increasingly large amount of paper cranes and Band of Brothers. War, or more appropriately based on true story films, help me sleep. Another goodie being JFK.  

Can't wait for this semester to be over.

-A

Turned on some music to start my day, I lost myself in a familiar song

My week in photos... I ate and that was pretty much it.

A shop in Stanmore has found that extra few hours in a week.

27/04

Dinner Roast Pumpkin, Brown Lentils and Ricotta... will make again (already did actually).

I don't like ricotta, a 'nothing' cheese. A different brand maybe? - 28/04

Using up my leftover Sultana Bran. Did not keep well, make again with nothing on top.

Extra sultanas added that blew up to grapes - 29/04

Newtown station and a bands steals electricity. A guy is milling about as lookout I assume.

funk style band - 30/04

The Al Pitcher Picture Show. Takes daily photos of the town he is in and uses that for his comedy show. Highly recommended. Got a weird look from ticket man who was confused by my one ticket????

 at The Factory - 01/05

I got 'rookie of the month'. Haven't pick up my prize as yet. I think I just get a certificate. Pretty impressive considering a lot of people I have talked have only been there a month and I broke the dishwasher last week.

Other names crossed out as I signed a form not to blog about my work with the company - 02/05

Sunset in Vaucluse - 02/05

Major headache. Felt really rundown so didn't go into uni. Headache got progressively worse so couldn't do what I had planned which was knitting and uni work. Instead I watched DVDs and felt threw myself about my bed feeling sorry for myself. Pushing Daises is hilarious.

Knitting whilst watching a doco on Tupac and Biggie will have to wait - 03/05

- A