I like to walk

Found out some of my textbooks for this year were actual books, not readers that I have had previously. The line at the Co-Op at Macquarie Uni was mental. It probably would have taken me an hour (a conservative estimate) to get into the bookshop, and who knows if they would have had it.

So, on this Tueday 22nd of Feb I went to the UTS Co-Op to chance my getting of textbooks. Total time spent less then 30 mins in the store!! Awesome. Walked back towards home, went into the Salvos on Broadway. Lasy that worked there maust of had to deal with alot of idiots cause she had very little patience and wasn't at all like the other ladies you see in those shops.

"Diamonds are for never"

Walked from Broadway towards home. Parramatta Rd is not the nicest of all places to walk down. Turned down Mallett St, as I have never been. There was the above guy on the side of a building with "Diamonds are for never" next to him. Lookin pretty sassy there. Reminds me of 'Spy Vs Spy'.

Memorial Trough in a Park - 22/02

This is a memorial Horse trough for a James Sullivan who saved his employer's Horse from a fire. Just seems to odd for words, and quite sad. So there is this trough i a park just off Mallett St in Camperdown. Some people have called it Camperdown Park, don't think it is though.

- A

I got nuthin'

Uni is back!

Victoria Road - 22/02

Was busy with Uni stuff and so didn't really do anything worth noting. This is one of the things that I was hoping to prevent. By having to take a photo of something of note pre day I would have to do something. Obviously 22nd Feb really wasn't a great day for me.

The sky looked really odd. The was white/grey, like is was covered in clouds. The was this massive cloud on top , contrasted quite well with the 'beauty' of Victoria Rd,. Ah, look at all that construction.

- A

Taking it easy

I really wish that I had started this up when I started taking ohotos for the project. Feel like I am bombarding this blog all in one hit. But, it the interest of keeping it up to date..

Blayney Wind Farm - 21/02

Yes, there are windmills on that hill.

The farm has 15 Turbines and produces enough electricity to power 3.500 homes. That information was not available at this place, I looked it up when I got home.

I only realised on this trip back homehow clear the sky is out there.

- A

Birthdays

My Nan had her 80th birthday on Sat 20th Feb. Most of the family were there, a few that I had not seen in years

Lunch for Nan's birthday -20/02

I have a plain Pentax digital camera. It was great when I got it nearly 3 years ago, it has a mammoth 7 megapixels, whoa! It has also been dropped which I think is also not doing the camera life any favours. It also runs dead on batteries without warning. First it is full, then running empty and within a few minutes there is nothing. That is what happened at the lunch.

It was alright, I remember to bring my Minolta SLR on film. Minolta, a brand that has gone bust. Using a medium that is well behind the time. Again dying battery.

Must save money and upgrade cameras, at least upgrade my digital.

So I have very few photos from that day, which is a shame because I don't know when majority of the family will get back together.

- A

On the road again

Drove home for Nan's 80th on the Friday morning.

Just outside of Bathurst. Top clouds, clear sky. - 19/02

Drive was fine. Got bored at around Lithgow and had to pull over for coffee

Cool little cartoons on the old milkbar

Never noticed these cartoons before, but I did this time from my car, while driving at 50km. There were more on the other side but there was a few cars blocking my way to get to them and I didn't think it smart to stand in traffic.

Nan's bathroom. On her sink.

My Nan is like most Nan's I think. She has an excessive amount of lace and frill in the bathroom, and it also has more than it's share of trinkets. On the sink near the taps was a blue thing hugging a nail scrubber, another nail scrubber pretending to be a crocodile and a Ren (from Ren & Stimpy) in a bath. In the cartoon Ren is in the bath and farts to create bubbles. It even has "Ahhhhhh!" written on the side. I found it hilarious that my Nan stands there everyday in front of it and washes her hands.

- A

Pirates and Music.

I live in Inner West of Sydney but went Mona Vale to see Jonathan Boulet because I had to go home for my Nan's 80th and would have missed him at Oxford Arts.
On the way up to Mona Vale (approx 45 mins drive) I saw a Min-Golf on the other side of the road.... It was a Pirate mini-golf. *squeeee.
So, I had to pull in. Was good. They had two courses 'Caves' and 'Shipwreck'. Charming guy working there said that Shipwreck was better because you get to use the boat, but is a little easier then Caves.

Lining up the shot - 18/02

We were a little late, but it hadn't started yet. Kyu were awesome and would really like to see them again. Read online that Jonathan Boulet the man wanted people to bring bottles filled with rice to the gig. I read this online, i didn't recieve a personal message *sheesh.

Took my bottle, all prepared. Never got to use it but gig was awesome.

Jonathan Boulet

Mona Vale Hotel goes nuts on a Thurs night too. It was mental. I thought the amount of gaurds were a little excessive at the start. Also, had a great drive home. Had Silver Bullet 'drag racing' cars in Pittwater Rd. Meaning it can rev but has very little guts. Poor things on the way out I think.

- A

Trawlin

Nearly a week into the project and I stopped caring that people may think I was a bit weird taking photos of stoopid things.

Uni was to start the week after, so I had to find uni type items like a folder, a cushion for my desk chair. I also sew and have a bunch of my Nan's old fabrics so I am trying to churn through those and kinda of recycle stuff when I can. Which is why I went to Reverse Garbage in Marrickville.I had to find a a square of foam and some storage boxes. I bought a chair and recovered it from Vinnies but it was still not exactly comfort central. My books are also getting out of hand and need to find a better system for storing them.

Reverse Garbage didn't deliver on my items. It's a great store. It is where all those massive banner flags that are around Sydney for festivals go, great for ground cover apparently.

You can buy a phone here for only a few bucks - 17/02

Some awesome stuff and if I had the storage I would of loved to of bought some round crate things for fabric, just not practical though.

- A