I'm fat. Figuratively, not literally. So in addition to exercising twice a week I'm also going on diet.
Consumption of the following has been banned completely:
1. Soft drinks (including energy drinks like V etc)
2. Anything with guarana in it
3. Packet noodles
Consumption of the following will be drastically cut down:
1. Chocolate (and other lollies)
2. KFC
3. Snack food, eg. chips, biscuits
4. Uni food
5. Big, gigantic pieces of red meat served with chips
6. Anything fried
Consumption of the following will be somewhat reduced:
1. Flavoured milk
2. Iced Tea
3. Milo
As you can see most of that shit is drinks. I don't tend to eat much apart from breakfast and dinner. Still working on the list and obviously I need to make a list of things I'm going to increase consumption of. But that's where it stands at the moment.
Tuesday, April 27, 2010
Sunday, April 18, 2010
Never Trust a Hippy
Sooooo last weekend I completely sold out on all my anti-hippy traditions and went to Fairbridge Festival in... er, Fairbridge.
It was awesome! It's like an indy version of Southbound but less of a trek to get to.
We had a bigger group this time so we went in two cars, but I was one of the designated drivers. I like driving. Left my place ridiculously early and picked Ash up before heading down the freeway to Julia's farm to meet up with her, Anna and Fliz. Played tetris to get all the stuff packed in 'cause we both had small cars, then finally we were off. Blink-182 was the music of choice, a last bit of punk before an entire weekend of folk music.
It was an enjoyable drive, and I'd had two cans of V so it went pretty quickly. We attempted to play charades with the mob in the other car but they were too dim to pick up on it. Had a bit of a scare when we got to the village. An unexpected security check had us sweating over the alcohol hidden in the bags. Our fear was unwarranted though, the hired bouncers just asked us if we had any on us and took a brief look in the eski. Either it was too early for them to check properly or they just couldn't be bothered. Welcome to Fairbridge...
We were meant to be camping in the field, even though we were all volunteering, since we bought field tickets but we scammed our way into the volunteer campsite which is closer and quieter. Managed to get to MASSIVE 12 person tent (only 200 bucks from Kmart. Win!) up. It was bloody hot though so we didn't stick around long and went exploring. Checked in at volunteer HQ to get our shirts etc and then went looking for something to do. Nothing really started til 4ish so we ended up helping in the Youthopia area for a bit.
I'm realising now that I should have written this ages ago. My memory's faded rather a lot but I'll do my best.
We just kinda drifted around for most of the arvo until half the group drifted off to various volunteer shifts. I took some photos of the kids making lanterns for the parade (I should probably mention that I was a volunteer photographer, I don't just randomly take photos of kids).
That night we decided to party. Didn't really drink much since all we had was goon and vodka but we did go dancing. Bushdancing. Usually that's the last thing you'd catch me doing but it was a hell of a lot of fun, and a pretty epic workout. Saw some pretty good artists too. Nathan Kaye is an awesome singer/slide guitarist/didgeridoo player/beatboxer who's also really funny. After him we watched Toby, who has an amazing voice. Then we attempted to stay up waiting for Dave Mann but me and Ash were knackered so we called it a night.
Saturday started early but we didn't really do anything til mid-morning. We also dressed up as pirates. It was awesome! First artist we saw was Simon Kelly who was awesome, then we watched Nathan Kaye again. I got lumped with a video camera after that which was annoying but I just did ten minutes of filming and then bailed. We met up with Isabelle and Alex who were up just for the day. Grabbed some lunch and killed time until Ballpoint Penguins. They were hilarious, 2 girls and a guy singing parody songs in 3 part harmony. Also so the Chaplin from my old high school, Andrew Winton. He's a legend, and his brother is Tim Winton. Can't really remember the next few hours but I think we just browsed the market stalls. I do remember getting our faces painted 'cause Anna was working there.
Julia went to another shift at about 6 and Isabelle, Alex and Fliz were MIA so me and Ash just wondered around for a bit, had some dinner and then went to watch the lantern parade which I had to photograph. Also watched a guy from Chile called Nano Stern. He was pretty cool. Looked in on Eddi Reader after picking up Julia but weren't impressed so we headed for the dance tent and rocked out to the Velvet Playboys for a while. Watched a full set from Simon Kelly over at Youthopia and had a look at the Barons of Tang but hit the sack after that.
Sunday was nothing amazing. Ash was meant to work at the Dance Tent in the morning but ended up in the Loft (an open mic stage) instead. I dropped her there then trolled through the markets for a while. Everyone else had shifts as well so I just amused myself. Dropped in to visit Ash around mid morning and saw an awesome singer called Lucy Wise. Check her out, amazing voice.
Finally got around to seeing Dave Mann after lunch which was good. Julia went off to work for a bit and me and Ash amused ourselves. She was meant to work at 5 but the guy let her off so we cashed in our hours for ticket refunds and went back to the tent to start packing up. Didn't take too long and then we were off. Stopped off at Julia's to unload their stuff from my car, then it was just Ash to drop off before home and a shower of epic proportions.
Was a pretty epic weekend and I'm looking forward to going again.
As always, more photos on my Facebook.
It was awesome! It's like an indy version of Southbound but less of a trek to get to.
We had a bigger group this time so we went in two cars, but I was one of the designated drivers. I like driving. Left my place ridiculously early and picked Ash up before heading down the freeway to Julia's farm to meet up with her, Anna and Fliz. Played tetris to get all the stuff packed in 'cause we both had small cars, then finally we were off. Blink-182 was the music of choice, a last bit of punk before an entire weekend of folk music.
It was an enjoyable drive, and I'd had two cans of V so it went pretty quickly. We attempted to play charades with the mob in the other car but they were too dim to pick up on it. Had a bit of a scare when we got to the village. An unexpected security check had us sweating over the alcohol hidden in the bags. Our fear was unwarranted though, the hired bouncers just asked us if we had any on us and took a brief look in the eski. Either it was too early for them to check properly or they just couldn't be bothered. Welcome to Fairbridge...
We were meant to be camping in the field, even though we were all volunteering, since we bought field tickets but we scammed our way into the volunteer campsite which is closer and quieter. Managed to get to MASSIVE 12 person tent (only 200 bucks from Kmart. Win!) up. It was bloody hot though so we didn't stick around long and went exploring. Checked in at volunteer HQ to get our shirts etc and then went looking for something to do. Nothing really started til 4ish so we ended up helping in the Youthopia area for a bit.
I'm realising now that I should have written this ages ago. My memory's faded rather a lot but I'll do my best.
We just kinda drifted around for most of the arvo until half the group drifted off to various volunteer shifts. I took some photos of the kids making lanterns for the parade (I should probably mention that I was a volunteer photographer, I don't just randomly take photos of kids).
That night we decided to party. Didn't really drink much since all we had was goon and vodka but we did go dancing. Bushdancing. Usually that's the last thing you'd catch me doing but it was a hell of a lot of fun, and a pretty epic workout. Saw some pretty good artists too. Nathan Kaye is an awesome singer/slide guitarist/didgeridoo player/beatboxer who's also really funny. After him we watched Toby, who has an amazing voice. Then we attempted to stay up waiting for Dave Mann but me and Ash were knackered so we called it a night.
Saturday started early but we didn't really do anything til mid-morning. We also dressed up as pirates. It was awesome! First artist we saw was Simon Kelly who was awesome, then we watched Nathan Kaye again. I got lumped with a video camera after that which was annoying but I just did ten minutes of filming and then bailed. We met up with Isabelle and Alex who were up just for the day. Grabbed some lunch and killed time until Ballpoint Penguins. They were hilarious, 2 girls and a guy singing parody songs in 3 part harmony. Also so the Chaplin from my old high school, Andrew Winton. He's a legend, and his brother is Tim Winton. Can't really remember the next few hours but I think we just browsed the market stalls. I do remember getting our faces painted 'cause Anna was working there.
Julia went to another shift at about 6 and Isabelle, Alex and Fliz were MIA so me and Ash just wondered around for a bit, had some dinner and then went to watch the lantern parade which I had to photograph. Also watched a guy from Chile called Nano Stern. He was pretty cool. Looked in on Eddi Reader after picking up Julia but weren't impressed so we headed for the dance tent and rocked out to the Velvet Playboys for a while. Watched a full set from Simon Kelly over at Youthopia and had a look at the Barons of Tang but hit the sack after that.
Sunday was nothing amazing. Ash was meant to work at the Dance Tent in the morning but ended up in the Loft (an open mic stage) instead. I dropped her there then trolled through the markets for a while. Everyone else had shifts as well so I just amused myself. Dropped in to visit Ash around mid morning and saw an awesome singer called Lucy Wise. Check her out, amazing voice.
Finally got around to seeing Dave Mann after lunch which was good. Julia went off to work for a bit and me and Ash amused ourselves. She was meant to work at 5 but the guy let her off so we cashed in our hours for ticket refunds and went back to the tent to start packing up. Didn't take too long and then we were off. Stopped off at Julia's to unload their stuff from my car, then it was just Ash to drop off before home and a shower of epic proportions.
Was a pretty epic weekend and I'm looking forward to going again.
As always, more photos on my Facebook.
Futures
Was meant to post this the other day but never got around to it. Woops. Doesn't really matter but it means I now have 3 blogs to post so prepare for some spam.
I've made a new list of resolutions. It's got most of the old ones on but I've added a few more, and got rid of the silly "sub-resolutions" thing. What I want to talk about is one in particular which is now at the top of my list.
1. Stop worrying about the future and spend more time enjoying the present.
This is something I think everyone should be doing. By no means should you forget about the future completely, it's good to have a plan. But don't let it affect your enjoyment of the present.
See, I'm a worrier. I worry about everything, and I get very paranoid sometimes. But what brought on this sudden epiphany was I got all moody the other day and then realised just how stupid I was being.
I spent last weekend at Fairbridge Festival with Ash and some friends. During lunch on Saturday Ash and Julia were talking about her plans for next year after she finishes uni and how she wants to travel and work in other countries. The selfish prick in me didn't like this because I'll still be stuck at uni in Perth for another year. How disgusting is that? Instead of being excited for her and all the new experiences she could have, I was worried about me being stuck on my own.
That's not he only instance, it was just the catalyst for this post and the re-doing of my list. I spend a lot of time worrying about where my life is going, and in particular my relationship and how long-term it is. Hearing her talk about jet setting around the world next year made me feel like a have a time-limit, which is ridiculous. I shouldn't be worrying about what we're going to be doing in the future, I should be enjoying what we're doing now. I've made a promise to myself to do so.
Here's the rest of the list:
2. Get a better job
3. Exercise at least twice a week
4. Eat healthy food more often
5. Stop buying food (at uni etc) and take packed lunch instead
6. Try harder at uni
7. Stop swearing
8. Read more often
9. Draw more often
10. Take photos more often
11. Play guitar more often
12. Spend less time on the computer
13. Talk to Ash on the phone instead of MSN/Facebook
14. Write my goddamn story that’s been in my head since 2004
15. Get a tattoo
I've made a new list of resolutions. It's got most of the old ones on but I've added a few more, and got rid of the silly "sub-resolutions" thing. What I want to talk about is one in particular which is now at the top of my list.
1. Stop worrying about the future and spend more time enjoying the present.
This is something I think everyone should be doing. By no means should you forget about the future completely, it's good to have a plan. But don't let it affect your enjoyment of the present.
See, I'm a worrier. I worry about everything, and I get very paranoid sometimes. But what brought on this sudden epiphany was I got all moody the other day and then realised just how stupid I was being.
I spent last weekend at Fairbridge Festival with Ash and some friends. During lunch on Saturday Ash and Julia were talking about her plans for next year after she finishes uni and how she wants to travel and work in other countries. The selfish prick in me didn't like this because I'll still be stuck at uni in Perth for another year. How disgusting is that? Instead of being excited for her and all the new experiences she could have, I was worried about me being stuck on my own.
That's not he only instance, it was just the catalyst for this post and the re-doing of my list. I spend a lot of time worrying about where my life is going, and in particular my relationship and how long-term it is. Hearing her talk about jet setting around the world next year made me feel like a have a time-limit, which is ridiculous. I shouldn't be worrying about what we're going to be doing in the future, I should be enjoying what we're doing now. I've made a promise to myself to do so.
Here's the rest of the list:
2. Get a better job
3. Exercise at least twice a week
4. Eat healthy food more often
5. Stop buying food (at uni etc) and take packed lunch instead
6. Try harder at uni
7. Stop swearing
8. Read more often
9. Draw more often
10. Take photos more often
11. Play guitar more often
12. Spend less time on the computer
13. Talk to Ash on the phone instead of MSN/Facebook
14. Write my goddamn story that’s been in my head since 2004
15. Get a tattoo
Friday, April 2, 2010
Baby I'm Gettin' Better
I have a cold :( Everyone seems to be sick at the moment and now I'm one of them. So very annoying but haven't got it as bad as some people. Using it to get out of work tomorrow though so there's a positive.
Anywhoo, anyone who hasn't yet should click on this and listen to Gyroscopes new album. It's fucking fantastic.
So in one of my units at uni we've just started working on our second project, which is all about packaging. I was doing some research and looking for examples the other day and I'm now OBSESSED! There's so much cool stuff out there, it's unbelievable. I've always written it off as a rather boring side of graphic design but it really isn't. I'm gonna post a few of my favourites but it's really hard to keep the list short. I thoroughly recommend doing a google search and checking out all the cool shit people have made.
Oh my God is that a juice box that looks like a banana?! Hell yeah it is! One of the coolest things I've ever seen. Some japanese designer made a series of juice boxes. This one is obviously for banana juice (wtf?) but he also did:
Strawberry juice
Kiwi juice
And one shaped like a tofu cube for soy milk.
I creamed my jeans so bad over these bottles. One of the straws is full of juice stuff and one is full of vodka. So when you drink from them they mix in your mouth (which I imagine would be awesome). They look so damn cool though, I wouldn't want to drink them.
This pretty much sums up my feelings on smoking. And looks cool :D
Another bottle, this one shaped like a lightbulb.
This is a goddamn lamp made out of paper that doubles as the packaging for the lamp components. Mind = BLOWN!
This is a sponge, that looks like cheese, and is packaged like cheese. It's adorable.
And again with the food packaging, these are Meat Shorts (who the fuck would wear these?).
Designer condoms! Well not really, but the packaging is cool. And why the hell has no-one thought to make condom packaging round before. The damn things are round, it makes perfect sense!
Anyway that's just a small sample. I hope it inspires you to go looking for more.
Anywhoo, anyone who hasn't yet should click on this and listen to Gyroscopes new album. It's fucking fantastic.
So in one of my units at uni we've just started working on our second project, which is all about packaging. I was doing some research and looking for examples the other day and I'm now OBSESSED! There's so much cool stuff out there, it's unbelievable. I've always written it off as a rather boring side of graphic design but it really isn't. I'm gonna post a few of my favourites but it's really hard to keep the list short. I thoroughly recommend doing a google search and checking out all the cool shit people have made.
Oh my God is that a juice box that looks like a banana?! Hell yeah it is! One of the coolest things I've ever seen. Some japanese designer made a series of juice boxes. This one is obviously for banana juice (wtf?) but he also did:
Strawberry juice
Kiwi juice
And one shaped like a tofu cube for soy milk.
I creamed my jeans so bad over these bottles. One of the straws is full of juice stuff and one is full of vodka. So when you drink from them they mix in your mouth (which I imagine would be awesome). They look so damn cool though, I wouldn't want to drink them.
This pretty much sums up my feelings on smoking. And looks cool :D
Another bottle, this one shaped like a lightbulb.
This is a goddamn lamp made out of paper that doubles as the packaging for the lamp components. Mind = BLOWN!
This is a sponge, that looks like cheese, and is packaged like cheese. It's adorable.
And again with the food packaging, these are Meat Shorts (who the fuck would wear these?).
Designer condoms! Well not really, but the packaging is cool. And why the hell has no-one thought to make condom packaging round before. The damn things are round, it makes perfect sense!
Anyway that's just a small sample. I hope it inspires you to go looking for more.
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