At home, reading for the literature review!

So... I'm home, reading articles for the literature review! I really dislike literature reviews! There are only 4 weeks to go to finish uni forever!!! I can't believe it's almost over! Does it feel like four years since I first walked up the path to my first lecture? No! It does feel like it was yesterday but now four years on, I do feel a little older and a little more tired. I don't feel the excitement I felt back then... everything, every class was an adventure! Maybe the feeling that I have been feeling is not "over it" but sadness. I hadn't thought about feeling sad but that could be it. Sad that I won't see the people I have bonded with at uni. Sad that I won't be in my little uni bubble anymore. It's really scary thinking about having a class of my own but its also so exciting!

There you go... sad and excited... yes I am a GEMINI!!!

Shock Loss of Australian Actor

This is so sad!!!

All Saints actor Mark Priestley has been found dead.
It is believed the 32-year-old killed himself after jumping off a building in Sydney's CBD.
Police confirmed the body of a 32-year-old man had been found on the awning of a building in Market Street late yesterday afternoon. Priestley was reportedly suffering from depression. Priestley played male nurse Dan Goldman in Seven's popular hospital series. Click to see photos of Priestley

Phil Collins "Gorilla Drummer" Cadbury Ad (Dairy Milk)

How cool is this ad??? Its awesome!!!

Quote - I am a teacher...

"I am a teacher. A teacher is someone who leads. There is no magic here. I do not walk on water, I do not part the sea. I just love children."
— Marva Collins

 

You See the World Through Yellow Colored Glasses

 

You live your life with optimism. You remain happy through the bad times, and your outlook remains bright.
You judge all interactions through the lens of hope. You try to see the best in people, and you give them the benefit of the doubt.

You face challenges with a spirit of adventure. Things are what they are, so you might as well make the best of them.
You see love as the utmost expression of personal joy. You tend to be attracted to lively, friendly people.

At your worst, you are a bit petty and jealous. You want to be everyone's shining star.
You are happiest when you're daydreaming or thinking up fresh ideas.

Uni today!

Another fabulous day at uni! We had our Ethics class at 10 through to 12. What a joy that way! NOT!!! I waited around for our lecture at 2pm only to find out the lecturer didnt turn up. He has since appologized and promised chocolates for all who come next week! He actually thought the class was at 3pm. This is the 2nd time this week that a person has forgotten an appointment and it wasn't me!!! Gotta love it hey! Picked Reuben up and now Im sitting on my bed posting to my blog. Ethics just drains my brain!!! You think they would give us an easy course or at least enjoyable for our last semester at uni!!! But no... they have to give us the hardest and least enjoyable one!!! One good thing though that came out of this afternoon is that while we were all sitting around waiting we discussed the exam at the Nathan campus. We all thought it is crap that we have to go up to Nathan... a campus we have never been to before. We all went to the Education admin, Cath, and explained to her about it being up there. By the time I got home there was a notice that the venue had been changed for Logan students. Sometimes it pays to complain!

I won!

I entered Angela Sargeant's "Email me a stamping question" competition and I won! I won a Stampin' Up! stamp set called Birthday Whimsey stamp set.

 

 

I really wanted to buy this set when it came out but I was so busy with uni that the sale came and went before I knew it.

 

Thanks Angela!!! You can find Angela's site here...

 

www.angelasargeant.com

 

I also did a google search. There are so many different ways to use this set. I cant wait to get some spare time after my internship to have a play!

 

 

EKKA - a must go experience... or is it?

Feeling like a fantastic wait in a long slow moving queue?

Want to to get shoved by complete strangers who don't even say sorry?

Sick of not getting your ankles knocked by prams?

Love eating expensive crap fast food?

Do you want to spend a heap of cash and have nothing to show for it at the end of your day?

If you answered yes to any of these... then perhaps its time to visit the EKKA!!!

Brad and I went yesterday to Brisbane's yearly "show". I saw rides there that scared the bejeebers out of me, like the Slingshot that was only $30, Im not sure if that was per person or double. All I know is that I don't enough trust in strangers to hoist me into the air like that and to pay for it as well... no thanks!!!

We went on the chair lift and the enclosed Ferris Wheel (not in the picture). Brad said, "We don't go on the fastest rides but the highest rides!" Just looking at the fast ones was making feel queezie!!!

By lunch times the crowds were huge and we could barely walk in the alleys. The showbag pavillion was not just packed out but filled wall to wall with people. Brad and I went to the closest one and bought Reuben a bag and that was a enough for me. It has got to illegal to have that many people in a building! I kept thinking if there was a problem, we would all be goners and crushed to death!

We went and saw the show dog pavillion. There were little mini daschunds, greyhounds and golden retrievers being shown. There were a couple of other breeds there that I had never heard of before. We went to the cat pavillion also. We saw a little sphix kitten. At first I thought yuk but then the owner had one out and I got to pet it. It was so soft and has a very thin layer of hair. It was such a little darling. It looks bat like almost!

By 2.30 we had had enough and decided to go home... but then there was the 15-20 minute walk back to the car. It was good to go as I haven't been since we moved here in 1993 (14 years) but I was glad to go home too. I probably don't need to go for another 14 years now!

All in all, it was a fun day out with my man, Brad. It was our first Ekka together and it certainly won't be our last... just give me 12 months to get over it! LOL