Category: Miscellaneous

1. Start a savings account
2. Get an exercise bike (screw the gym)
3. Go to Phuket (again)
4. Learn how to drive
5. Go on the perfect date (it’s really not that hard. Pick me up, go to a really nice restaurant with pre-arranged reservations, drinks, send me home)
6. Buy a bicycle with a basket for Dolce
7. Get a yellow outfit and wear it convincingly

This list is in no order of attack and I wish there was a way to make this post stick. I hope to be able to add and remove items off this list. Actually, I will not allow myself to add anything to the list until something is removed.

Here goes!

I am a believer.

I really, truly, believe that by being open and accepting whatever the universe throws my way, will I be prepared to accept its gifts. And I’m not trying to sound all tutti-fruitty and discuss cosmic forces, star signs or shit like that, just advocating belief. Being a terribly negative person, having faith in anything/anyone is not an easy thing to surrender.

“Be bold and mighty forces will come to your aid” – Basil King

I had a brill start to the weekend, met up with Kim on Friday night at Raw Kitchen Bar – my first time there and definitely not my last! It is completely unpretentious and feels like someone’s house party. It’s a chill out, chat up kinda place – so no heavy partying although it has been a while since I was that hammered! I am extremely proud of myself for doing something new – especially since the Butter shutdown for the big move!

Needless to say, I was still hungover for drinks on Saturday (and for all you enquiring minds, I had a nice time) so by the the time Sunday rolled around, I was done with the weekend!

Dolce had a treat – by means of a dried ham bone. The pictures were taken by my 5 megapixel camera phone. Doesn’t look too shabby, I think (the pictures, that is, not the ham bone). And yes, she needs her nails cut but I had some groomer-drama on Sunday.

Caught this box in front of my office on Friday. That’s where all the Chisel albums went.

Ever so occasionally, I will experience a fengshui attack and rearrange everything on my desk. This happened soon after I realised I have the posture of an 80 year old woman (see: this post) and decided it was because I was practically kissing my monitor. Now, the working flaw of a designer tends to be the uncontrollable desire to have everything right in front of him/her. This means, at any given time, you would have paper, notes, sketches on top of your keyboard and mouse and your face pressed up against the monitor. (Sidenote: Larger/dual monitors alleviate this).

However, since the recent fengshui tactic, more bad luck has befallen me!

1. I accidentally deleted my favourite playlist for iTunes (it’s called “undo” assholes, look into it!)
2. I dropped my bottle of water (always uncovered) and in trying to retrieve it, knocked over the mirror on my desk and its stand broke
3. I got into work on Monday morning and my computer would not start. Its currently held hostage by Apple (2 strikes!) due to motherboard failure. I am currently using the spare, intern’s computer (OS X Version 10.3.9 – god help me)

I know that I should consider moving everything back to they way it used to be but something tells me this small act of moving the things in my workspace has created an imperceptible shift of energy in my life. Something is telling me that change, it is a-comin’ and I should not fight it. I am a person of creature comforts and change completely throws me off my game.

But!

I have decided (not only to not use more exclamations in this post) but to also accept whatever the universe throws my way. Computer melt-down, maybe I’ll get an upgrade. Ridiculously inappropriate men, maybe I’m chalking up credit. I’m actually pretty interested to see how it’ll all turn out in the end.

So, here’s the re-fengshuied desk, sans comments and with.

Ok, it started out with Juno, moved on the Superbad and now, Nick and Norah’s Infinite Playlist.

Michael Cera is … hmmm… 22? But sooo cute and adorable (we’re not talking Jack Nicholson acting – plays his one character convincingly well though) and I do personally think he has unique and interesting comedic timing. He’s got a lilting, sweet melodic voice and god help the writers, they make him do the sweetest things that girls appreciate.

Here’s the trailer from one of my new favourite movies, Nick and Norah’s Infinite Playlist for your viewing pleasure.

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