Gaga!

So last night, despite being sick in bed all week, I half dragged myself to Rod Laver Arena for Lady Gaga’s second Melbourne show. I say half dragged because I really did have to make myself go. But there was no way on earth I was going to miss seeing Lady Gaga, no matter how sick I was!

IMAGE SOURCE: www.ladygaga.com.au

In short, one word to describe the show: Amazing. Or spectacular? Inspiring.  Wonderfullyawesome!

Nothing less than what you would of course expect from Gaga. The music, set, dancers, costumes, props. Everything was just so quirky and bold and awesome! I would go to that show again in a heartbeat! The only downfall was the tickets we had, though not as expensive as what some may have paid, were right around to the side in the restricted view section, so I’m sure from a better seat the show would’ve been even more spectacular! And as a member of the special Melbourne audience, just like the night before, we got to have Gaga sing her Princess Die song which seems to be in reference to Princess Di. It was quite sad and beautiful. I think my favourite outfit was this white dress that she wore when she sang I think it was Bad Romance… It’s hard to describe and I couldn’t get any pictures close up enough of her to see the outfits very well. And the meat dress looked pretty cool too. I’m still trying to work out if it’s real meat or not… you would think you would want a shower straight after wearing a costume like that. And her gun bra… or at least I think they were guns….

Obviously I was already a bit of a fan, otherwise I wouldn’t have gone to her show, but I feel like more of a fan now. She’s going onto my list of idols! She’s such an empowering being, and so lovely.


Here are some of the pictures I managed to get. As I mentioned our view was rather restricted... But I quite like the shots I got.

In awe!

Schmidt is so wise...

“Cause when you care about somebody, you do what’s best for them. Even if it sucks for you.”

—	Schmidt - New Girl

Sunday Summary 24/6/2012

So this week finished off semester one and has provided me with that slight feeling of freedom. I believe I managed to be "competent" and pass.

Everyone back home is sick with some pretty intense colds so after being home to visit for the weekend I will be using all the remedies I can and all the positive thinking to avoid getting it as bad as some of them but also hopefully not at all! Fingers crossed!

Music wise this week I bought Maroon 5's latest album, Overexposed on Friday, the day it was released! Haven't had the chance to listen to it HEAPS yet, but from the listening I have had I'm totally loving it. Also Allday have this cool track I've heard a lot on triple J this week, So Good. You can download some of their music at Triple J Unearthed. Also the Mystery Jets, Someone Purer is a pretty cool track. Van She, Idea of Happiness is another.

Netball provided a good win and a happy high. Also attended a ball with some friends which made for a fantastic weekend!

The week in thousands of words...

Bought so gorgeously delicious looking macaroons!

The cover art for Maroon 5's Overexposed album is quite different to their previous album artwork...

I've begun reading both The Great Gatsby and The Lucky One...

Band at the ball.

Hope you have had an awesome weekend and enjoy your week!

Reminiscing...

The last few weeks Triple J have been reminiscing on the 90s and today they were getting people to dress up as someone from the 90s. They talked of things like television shows of the time such as Alex Mack. Remember Alex Mack? The girl who had the chemical spilt on her and could turn into a pool of liquid and transport around as a puddle to get herself out of trouble? Gosh I used to love that show.

Even though they are a little over a decade passed by there are certainly a lot of things that have changed since growing up through the 90s. I know, it’s not so long ago, but for those that are my age it’s easy to feel like it was a long time ago… a whole half a lifetime! Back when in our house it was exciting to get our very first computer. And we began to discover the wonders of the internet… and over time it’s downfalls as our privacy has slowly diminished by our own destruction as we feel the need to share so much of our life with the rest of the world. Back when Facebook and Myspace would have been a struggle to comprehend. When you would still actually have to look things up in the dictionary if you weren’t sure what they were rather than just simply type it into the Google search bar. When videotapes were the go and if you were going to miss a show on television you would have to record it on video tape or miss out. No streaming it via the internet if you missed it. And they didn't put television series on video tapes like they do DVD's now did they? Back when television programming controlled what you watched, now we can watch whatever we want whenever we want, the ability to download and stream and share such things through the internet means they have to work harder to get you to sit down and watch a show because you can sit down and watch it whenever and wherever you wish! Back when if you weren’t going to go buy your favourite songs on CD you would sit by your tape deck with the radio and be ready to record as soon as your fav tune came on.

There were toys that were terribly popular that I recall never being allowed to have (and my mum will tell you I never let her forget it either as I complain about how deprived I was as a child) such as baby born dolls and tamigotchi’s. Though I definitely had my fair share of Barbie’s. Had quite a few of those. And a Cabbage Patch Doll. I had one of those. The one that had crimpers and curlers and special hairspray so you could do up her hair. And she even had a dimple on her right cheek just like me!

I remember in the later part of the 90s desperately wanting a diskman. The 90s equivalent of an MP3 player. It was all I really wanted. I couldn’t think of anything cooler! These days it’s iPod’s and various other brands of similar MP3 players that it seems you wouldn’t find many kids without!

Fruit roll ups were big back then too. Such sticky sheets of sugar with prints of various characters on them. "Fruity" sugary goodness!


Those were the days!

LINKspired #008

At the moment I have a thing for milk carton shaped items. And I love this student design: The Cultured Cow. The simplicity of the designs and the colours used are just lovely!

A toothbrush that helps you rinse. How clever!

Loving the packaging design for this Drop In label. How cute is the concept?!

This Chilly Moo concept packaging is pretty funky and cute too!

15 things Charles and Ray Eames taught us. My favourite is 14.
"Make design your life… and life, your design."


Pizza is something I'm craving a lot at the moment so maybe that's why this particular packaging is rather appealing! Qizini is brilliantly done! 


The bold simplicity of this Good Food packaging is rather pleasing also.


Was rather excited by my discover of this MagSpreads website.


Fancy Pants. Preeeeeeeeeetty!


As I was getting my ticket today I noticed these charming posters up for V-Line's guilt trip campaign.


Not so much expiring but kind of exciting... not as excited as I normally would be though, but there's a new trailer for Breaking Dawn part II!

Free to be!

I'm free! Had my final semester one assessment and everything that needed to be complete and submitted done yesterday! It all went quite well. The only thing to be done through the holidays that is studies related is to work at my own leisurely pace on my Southern Cross Packaging entry. This is a brief they like to use as part of our actual requirements which I think is great to have us doing stuff to get us to enter competitions. Otherwise I'm entirely free to get into some of those little personal projects that I've been dying to do. Time to devise a list I think! Plan the next few weeks so I actually fit in doing things that I don't do when it's not holidays!

I read this quote that SwissMiss posted...

“Don’t think. Thinking is the enemy of creativity. It’s self-conscious, and anything self-conscious is lousy. You can’t try to do things. You simply must do things.”
- Ray Douglas Bradbury


I'm affraid I fail a bit at this. Or just don't agree with it. Or I'm rubbish at being creative because I definitely think a lot about what I do! Interesting perspective though!

The Flave #012

So a few weeks ago now, after I think possibly two months or more of slowly nibbling away at the pages of this book I finally completed reading The Help by Kathryn Stockett. I loved it. It was a lovely read. I loved the characters, especially Aibeliene as I often felt I could hear her voice saying the words I read when I was going through her chapters. And of course __, the rebellious writer who seemed to be forever out of place. It was one of those books that after I read the last words I still wanted just a bit more. Very keen to see the film! 4.5/5.

Horrible Bosses was on the list and I can now tick it off. It was kind of silly as I'm sure it was intended. It was the kind of film I get a little frustrated watching the main characters making the silly mistakes they do and being so silly but still somehow having everything work out in their favour. My favourite horrible boss was proably Jennifer Ansiton’s character, Dr Julia Harris. She was a manipulative boss who had Dale played by Charlie Day doing exactly what she wanted, and she wanted him despite his commitment to his own partner. It was rather amusing how he turned it around in the end. Also loving Jason Bateman at the moment so that definitely boosted the appeal. 3/5.

Friends With Benefits another film to tick of my to watch list. I really enjoyed this one. A cute rom-com about the of course disastrous mess that can become of a friends with benefits situation starring a favourite of mine in general, Justin Timberlake as Dylan and then a new favourite of mine Mila Kunis (from That 70s Show and The Black Swan) as Jamie. It was probably a case of just living up to and meeting my expectations of the film. They weren't exceeded but I wasn't let down. The story plays out as Dylan and Jamie meet through an employment opportunity and after establishing a friendship and realising they were good friends both not wanting of a relationship of real commitment and romance and just purely a good shag they agreed to extend their blossoming friendship to a friends with benefits arrangement. Of course this is set for complication and I do think perhaps it was a little drawn out but definitely an enjoyable watch. 3.5/5.

Our Idiot Brother was alright. I generally enjoy Paul Rudd and always love Zooey Deschanel and the rest of the cast in this film were also enjoyable but it was nothing special. Funny enough. It was alright. 2/5.

Watched The Accidental Husband. Was quite mediocre really. Typically predictable. About Emma Lloyd, Uma Thurman, a radio personality and author and the Dr. of love who advises strangers on their relationships. Engaged to Richard, Colin Firth, it seems her own love life is sorted until a victim of her "expert" advice, Patrick played by Jeffrey Dean Morgan, decides to mess with her a little but in the process falls for her himself. Nothing special. 1/5.

The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins. I just finished this today[Sunday when I wrote this]. I said I wasn’t going to read it but after a few friends and all my sisters were getting into it I thought I better give it a shot. And wow! Loved it. Really really loved it. It’s not very often that I am reading a book and am not wondering how many pages there are in the current chapter or how far through I’m getting but with The Hunger Games I actually just read it without any of that. I haven’t read a story like it before and I definitely shed a few tears in the last few chapters. And at the end. Katniss is an easily likable character and the world she lives in, though similar to our own is in so many ways removed and almost alien I feel. This brutally deadly style big brother reality show that their world participates in willingly is unbelievable and though totally cringe worthy at times it was a thrilling read. Peeta is just…. Indescribable. Totally fell for him! Will be keenly reading the next one quite soon. 4.8/5. I will be very keenly awaiting the DVD release of the film. Desperate to get my hands on a copy as soon as it’s released!