Nothing ground breaking.

Drove to Uni late at night to borrow books from the uni library and try to write an essay in less than 12 hours. Managed and was pleased with the results. Shouldn't really continue in that way, I have already started planning now for my major essay due in 2 months.

Car with cardboard numberplate - 30/03

I live near Pidgeon Ground Records and they have some pretty clothes in the front window. I'm always near the shop late at night. Must try and get there soon...

kewl bird mural on the side of the shop - 31/03

Winding up for the end of term, things are pretty hectic this week.

- A

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

Red and Yellow..

After work on Monday I went and had a drink with Ellie at The Oaks in Neutral Bay. Just the one, my work put me on a fantasic turn around which meant that I would be having very little sleep. Am glad I went for one anyway. We were going to have another but being a school night we thought better go home.  

Light covers in the front bar - 22/03

Even though I only got home about 2 hours after I originally thought I would, I still sleep in. Oh Dickens!

Uni is becoming a little hectic. Dealing with a new job were I am treated like an idiot, uni which I am struggling to get a handle on and my others stuffs (blog and travel planning) has meant that I am not doing a lot of fun and interesting, informative things.

I ate an apple! - 23/03

Just found out that I taking my first "A Town" trip on my own. 6 and a half hours of the most boring drive in NSW on my own. I thought I enjoyed my own company but after 4 hours will prob go insane. Positives: I will get to pull over whenever I want and sing till I lose my voice. I suppose something else I am trying to do with all these trips and 'The List' stuff is to try and enjoy my own company and independence

- A

Day at the beach

Saturday was a scorcher, which was great because it was a beach day. I went to Manly Beach to cheer on some friends playing Beach Volleyball for the Corporate Games. After a bit of a drive to Manly and then a long drive around Manly to find parking I finally made it on to the beach.  

Manly Beach approx 10am - 20/03

Beach steadily got busy during the day, but we mainly stuck to the courts. Went for a quick dip after hearing about all the rips and bluebottles in the water, didn't see any bluebottles but could feel the strong current and got out. After finishing the games we went to the pub for some food where we heard the shark alarm go off. Manly really did put it all on.

Girl with a bottle cap stuck on her back 

Team Double Drummer won one game from three, steadily got better during the matches. I didn't run on and lend my skills, I took a few photos and realised that my camera doesn't take movement very well and I can't really stand heat - high UV that day.

 

Mmmmm, Gelato

P and I cool off with some gelato at Messina in Darlinghurst. P got the Pavlova and I got the Banana Bread. Both very fantastic, a bit pricey at $4 a bucket but worth because they actually taste like what the say.

After a full day in the sun on Saturday I woke with a headache on Sun morning. I didn't go to the St Patrick's Day parade or the Greek Festival as planned. I did however get another shot of the window washer guy on the corner of Parramatta Rd and Johnston St Annandale.

Seen here in his Viking hat - 21/03

- A

Cryogenic whaaa!

Zeta at the Hilton in Sydney has been having this cocktail bar thing for the past few weeks. I have been there twice before and missed out on my Cryogenic cocktail twice. This time we got there early.

Woo Hoo! Had only wanted to stay for one drink with a busy day on the sat and much uni work to be done. There was so much on offer that we tried most thing. Firstly it was sorbet's, which were tasty but a little too sweet. A small cup was enough.

Then it was on o the fanciest of the 'drinks'. The nitrogen puffs. You pick your drink, mine was Pina Colada. They guy pours it into the bowl with liquid nitrogen and then done.  

The Nitrogen Puffs - 19/-03

It felt kind of crunchy, like was it would be like to eat real thick snow (I would imagine anyway). I had the Pina Colada and although there was only a little bit of flavour there was still a creamy texture. It was worth the burnt tongue I had the rest of the night.

- A

It's a bendy bus!!

Have to catch the bus to go to work. Don't really mind it as I get to go over the bridge and check out the view without fearing I may drive into oncoming traffic. On Thurs though I got a special treat. A bendy bus! Which is a bus about twice the length of a normal bus. I got on the bus at the first stop so I got my choice of seats. Naturally I choose the back seat. Cause I'm a bandit.

View from the back - 18/03

I noticed where the two buses meet is a circle. I was to busy scoring the back seat to pay to much attention. I have been informed that it is quite hard and a little fun to try and balance in the so called 'red circle of death'.

The young boy beside me gave me an odd look when he noticed my FB status updating and photography of this occasion. Punk kids.

- A

My 'crappy' camera

Woah, been a little slack of late. Not taken any exciting photos anyway over the few days I missed. Walked out the backyard, which is a small cement area. The sun was shiny through and the plants/trees out there looked great. Was going to take some 'real' photos on my film SLR but thought I would continue to learn on my crappy 3 yr old digital

Even though the mega pixels are ancient, the battery says that it is dead even though they are new, it has been dropped and has pieces of casing rolling around it still works.

Tree veins - 16/03

Ooooo, light

My flatmate had a friends bring back some supposedly awesome cookies from New Zealand, I was offered one and thought it would be highly rude to turn down.  Rather large chunks, not overly sickenly chocolatey. It was the packaging that hooked me in though.

Crazy eyed cookie man - 17/03

- A