# 5 - Visit friends in Toowoomba and Dalby more often

So I've decided once is enough. I love the amazing people that I grew up with and who helped me survive High School but going back for the weekend reaffirmed how glad I am that I now live in Bris-Vegas.


My Beautiful Kerstin, the most loyal friend you could ever have and a ball of fun.


This is back at Kerstin's house after "clubbing" in Dalby. I can't even remember this being taken, I believe this was before some local morons tried to force their way in the front door and Kerstin sculled a hot red cruiser . . .


My absolute love Nikki. We spent the majority of the night dancing like fools in the living room and professing our love for each other.


The girls.

#43 - Go to the GOMA once a month for six months

November 2007 - Part One.

Say and I went to the GOMA christmas markets today then wandered through both the GOMA and the old gallery. I don't know why I don't go more often. It makes me feel so at home and inspired.

The first exciting thing we saw was the Warhol exhibition being set up!



I do love Warhol, he wouldn't come in my top 5, or probably even top 10 artists but he's just so influential and fun. He makes me think about how fun art can be.



There was a beautiful interactive work by an Asian artist inviting viewers to write private and public letters in three different booths and either put addresses on the them for them to be posted or leave them on the walls of the booth for others to read.







We then wandered over to the old gallery and I do believe I squealed when I saw they had 5 Brett Whiteley paintings. Definitely one of my favourites, his work may be a bit depressing but its so expressive and honest. I love it so much.





Of course we also had to play with Yayoi Kasuma's balls.





And then another reason to sqeaul . . .



After the modern art we wandered through the more historic sections or as one lady we passed put it "This is REAL art." (I want to grab those people and shake them. Or introduce them to Jondi . . . )

#80 - Buy Something off Etsy & #81 - Buy 5 original artworks that I love - at least one from Black Apple

Two list items in one hit!

I bought some prints from The Black Apple off her Etsy store a couple of weeks ago. One print is for me while another is destined for a special someone for Christmas so I was desperately hoping they would arrive before Christmas. They did! With weeks to go they winged their way to me all the way from the states.



The one I bought myself is called Fox in the Snow and I love it so very much. It looks so cute above my bookshelf.

#97 - Get New Glasses

I have been meaning to get new glasses for a while now and when my optomotrist told me I really do wear my contacts far too much (24/7) I decided now was the time. I spent hours in front of the mirror (nothing new for me), trying on pair after pair. Finally I decided on a pair and $144 later (thanks to the wondrous MBF) I am now one of those trendy people with trendy glasses.



Well I do need to live up to my Trendy name after all.

#3 - Get a tattoo.

Before you ask, yes it hurt. Not unbearably so but after about 45 mins I was over it. Still excited to get another one!!

I love him so very much and allowed Erin to name him Louis, which reminds me of my mum.

He's just so very me, I am delighted with him!!

#62 - Find a Favourite Wine

Pretty much as close as I'm going to get to a favourite.

Slightly sweet, tart and goes well with sweet food - but enough about me, the wine's pretty yummy too!

#51 - Volunteer for a Charity

A few of us at work have Volunteered with Red Cross to be Tele-cross volunteers. We are given an elderly person to call every day to make sure they are ok (i.e. alive) and also just for a bit of companionship as a lot of them don't really have any family or friends.

I've been doing it for a couple of weeks now and my Christine is the cutest thing I have ever come across. She can hardly hear me so just chats about what ever she wants, giggles at everything (almost like an elderly, female Dr Hibbert) and NEVER asks me anything about myself, which is quite odd when you've been speaking to someone every day for 2 weeks.

I'm not allowed to meet her in person but I imagine her to be something like this.



She is British after all . . .

#84 - Identify 100 things that instantly make me happy.

To be completed in stages

1. Seeing a bird on a powerline.


2. The sky


3. Cranes


4. Ashleigh


5. Gilbert and George


6. Michael


7.Snow


8. Cups of tea


9.Something for Kate


10. Squirrels

#56 - Get Contents Insurance

So this is obviously not the most exciting item on the list but it is a very important one and I do feel very mature now that it is accomplished. I got a discount with RACQ cause I've been with them for so long. Yay for getting my license early and having RACQ bronze membership.

Arn't we so very mature?

#83 - Buy Regina Spektor's Album

The amazingly talented Regina Spektor makes me so very happy whenever I hear her delightful tunes. I've been meaning to buy this album for ages and last pay day I headed straight for JB Hi Fi and purchased not only Begin to Hope but Angus and Julia Stone's new album and The Finn brothers. I am now delightfully mellow.

#75 - Watch BBC version of Pride and Prejudice.

Hangover Sunday was a good day to start the Colin Firth lust marathon also known as Pride and Prejudice. I've seen this before and I know the story back to front from the book but it's so much better than the Keira Knightley version.

(Grrrr Keira Knightley. She's so horrid and stupid looking, never should she have been allowed to play Lizzy.)



Ohh Mr Darcy.

#18 - Go on a picnic

So we didn't really GO on a picnic so much as drag the couch into the backyard and sit in the sun drinking beer. There were sausages, cheesecake and bogans with bourbon. We definitely celebrated the start of the warm weather with fervour and joy. Not that I'm promoting summer of course! We all know how much I hate the heat but sitting in the sun was most enjoyable.
Shall have to be done again sometime.


Lovers in the sun - Janey and Steve


Bodie and Carlin


Sun adoration.


And he pretends he's not a real Australian!


Sometimes I think the Sun can cure the world's ills


Celebrating the junction of beer and sun


Who got a gay tan? We got a gay tan.

#70 - Learn How to say Please Undress in 5 languages *UPDATE*

1. Bitte zieh dich aus - in German (thanks to Brady but more accurately thanks to Bradys friend!)

2. 'Riisuuntukaa' - In Finnish (Thanks to Luke)

3. være rar tat tøjat åf - In Danish (thanks to Kaya)

#70. Learn how to say "please undress" in 5 languages

1. Bitte zieh dich aus - in German (thanks to Brady but more accurately thanks to Bradys friend!)

#35. Take a photo a day for 40 days

Well this I started . . . and I can't even bold it because I stopped before it was even 7 days . . . but I like some of the photos I took!


Sexy little Ash-Machine playing with fire.


Oh how I love this owl.


In bed with a mag and a tart.

#58 - Bake Laura Button Cookies

These delicious cookies were baked last Saturday for Lauras birthday/Laura and Sarah's housewarming Saturday night, (and did that house get warmed!).

I made a giant one for the birthday girl hersef.
Everyone said they melted in their mouths

*very proud I am*

this shall be updated soon, just to keep impatient Brady at bay for now . . .

101 things to do in 1001 days - End date: Monday, May 31, 2010

Experiences

1. Go to Europe

2. Got to Whitsundays

3. Get a tattoo

4. Fly in a hot air balloon

5. Visit friends in Toowoomba and Dalby more often

6. Participate in book crossing

7. Get my tarot cards or palm read

8. Spend a month in New York

9. Fall in love

10. Fly a kite on the beach

11. Buy snorkelling gear and go snorkelling with Alex

12. Get in touch with Dutch relatives my age

13. Do more cartwheels

14. Visit Tasmania

15. Skydive at night

16. Meet Paul Dempsey

17. Have a white Christmas

18. Go on a picnic

19. Play Paintball

20. Go on a roadtrip with no pre-determined destination

Personal Improvement, Health and Body

21. Be more constant with self-care (floss, moisturise, hair treatments etc.)

22. Have a pap-smear

23. Lose weight (a dress size)

24. Go to the dentist

25. Don't eat chocolate for a month

25. Walk, then run four times a week for a month

26. Don't drink alcahol for a month

27. Take my vitamins every day

28. Deal with certain resentments I'm currently harbouring

29. Grow my hair - i.e. only trims and restyling for 1001 days.

Creativity

30. Keep a journal documenting the progress of this list

31. Take a photo a day for 40 days

32. Take a life-drawing art class

33. Spend 150 hours drawing

34. Make curtains for the living room

Make an article of clothing

Finish my Canada scrapbook

Get a collection of work together to either sell on Etsy or at the markets

Mail a secret to Postsecret

Go the GOMA once a month for six months

Finish my Whiteley inspired shower painting

Finish my Jannette Turner-Hospital inspired wood painting

Do Ash a drawing from the Anatomy for Artists book

Spend an entire weekend painting and doing nothing else

Hem my long brown retro dress so that I can wear it

Things to do for other People

Spend more time with Nan, call Nana on the phone more

Donate blood 3 times

Volunteer for a charity

Save $10 for every item completed on this list to be spent as I choose but donate $10 to charity for every uncompleted task

Do 5 large, anonymous acts of kindness

The Future, Career and Finances

Pay back mum and dad all the money I owe them

Stick to Budget

Get contents insurance

Work in a job that I love

Food, Drink and Nourish

Make a recipe book

Make my own bread

Hold 3 dinner parties

Find a favourite wine

Try Dreamy Donuts

Bake 10 different cupcake recipes

Things to Learn, Knowledge and skills

Learn Italian

Learn guitar

Learn to tango

Study more art theory and art history

Learn HTML

Learn how to say "Please Undress" in 5 languages

Learn to Sew

Read, Watch and Write

Read the 7 Harry Potter books again

Read and own all Janette Turner-Hospital's books

Read 5 banned books

Watch Pride and Prejudice BBC version

Buy and watch full series of Angel

Read Dante's Divine Trilogy

Things to Purchase and Own

Buy a GOOD digital camera and learn how to use it properly

Buy something off Etsy

Buy 5 original artworks that I love - at least one from Black Apple

Find a pair of comfortable/pretty high heels

Miscellaneous

Identify 100 things that instantly make me happy

Back up everything on my computer

Write one postcard a month to friends

Organise my Itunes, delete anything I don't listen to

Start a veggie garden

Get my pearl ring resized

Clean out my uni books and paperwork

Plant a tree

Record everyones contact details in an address book - ie not all in my phone

Lists, late nights and new acquisitions.

So to start I just wanted to mention that I am currently compiling a list of 101 things to do in 1001 days. http://www.triplux.com/dayzero/ Also I am completely HTML illiterate so I dont know how to make it all snazzy where the words are a direct link, I'm sure it's incredibly easy. Someone please teach me??

That shall be compiled shortly and shall be posted on here as well as the progress of the lists documentation.

I went out last night. I was convinced by an incredibly attractive girl to meet her and some other work friends at O'malleys for $4 Coronas, from there we went to a bar just down from the Brewhouse in the city. Some little Asian Karaoke dive where we danced to shitty pop music in front of the light spectacular and played pool REALLY badly. Also, why do I always make these commitments that I'll only go out for a couple of drinks and catch the last train home? We all know those promises never last, why do I lie to myself so?

I went up to the RSPCA Op Shop at Moorooka this morning and bought myself a wardrobe to get rid of the ugly rack that is curretnly holding all my clothes. I love Op Shop ladies, they are so predictable, either incredibly nice and sugary sweet or harsh old bags. I had the latter this morning, but hey she gave me a gorgeous lace curtain for 50c, she can't be that bad.

Another incredibly exciting experience that I had this morning that I'm sure make for incredibly thrilling blog fodder is my first and last attempt to cut my own hair. I recently got a fringe for the first time and this is what it was like just after I got it cut, all shiny and new . . .



Well we all know how quickly fringes grow and lo and behold six weeks later it was pissing me off. So I thought to myself, "People cut their own hair all the time! I'm moderately intelligent and skilled with scissors, I'm sure I can manage this myself."

*note to self, don't listen to brain when it tries to convince you to do a job yourself that really should be done by a professional*

Of course the only scissors I had available were either the kitchen scissors or my art scissors, I took the hygeinic route and used the art scissors . . .



Surprisingly it wasn't a complete disaster but lets just say its not exactly straight. Please don't look too closely at the left hand side. . .

side note - I love how incredibly narcissistic blogs are !

So concludes my hair cutting adventure. I have been spenging a lovely day doing washing, tidying my room, putting new sheets on my bed and reading Emma (Jane Austin).



Hope your Saturday has been as delightful as mine.