Vitamin C out!!

OH cliche!

As of this afternoon I officially never have to set foot on Waikato campus everrrrrrrr again!

The 1st Ranks and Thanks

I'm starting a weekly ranks and thanks!! Every week I am going to give a little shout out to the rank stuff in life followed by a hearty thanks for the good stuff. It's not going to be a pretentious list like that ridicuous going up/down rubbish in  NZ Herald's Sunday Mag, just a healthy bag and praise. I won't dwell on the ranks... Only the thanks deserve pictures :) Enjoy

Ranks A Lot:

1. Mullet skirts, mullet dresses, mullet tops - Even if you call it "dipped hem" it still resembles a shite hair cut that only suits really funny blokes

2.Late people - The people who do not feel any guilt for making you wait for them to shower and check Facebook

3.That next year year I will be 25 - Hmmm I feel a quarter-life crisis looooooooming....


Thanks A Lot:

1.Infographics - They make me want to learn about useless information! There's the added bonus that occasionally, you actually do learn something valuable.



everybodywalk.org





2. Robert Frost - Wise, Ironic and full of common sense. Some of the best poetry I have ever read was penned by this legend. Got my first taste of the Frostmeister when watching The Outsdiers film. Those Greasers knew their literature!



Greasers after a good rumble





3.Birthday Week - If your as stubborn and ridiculous as me, you demand a birthday week. I figure if I have to share my birthday with my delightfully awful sister, we should get overtime. It also happens to be dad's birthday week so mumma bear really has her work cut out for her. Love you mum xx



Philippa, Dad, Me - Gemini Royalty



The "Dr Swill" Theory

I'll be the first to admit I give pretty crap personal advice. I get awkward and stutter incoherently because I really don't know what to say when people confide in me with their inner most secrets. I end up just nodding a lot and saying "oh my" to at least demonstrate that I'm listening.


However it has been brought to my attention that a trend is forming when a bottle of glorious Sav has mysteriously disappeared in front of me...


Some people are violent drunks, some emotional, others slutty... but I have officially become Dr Swill (or DRunk Phil / Oprah Wine-frey / Jeremy Ale / Sherry Springer.


Without sounding up my own arse, I apparently give the best drunk advice ever. 


BF of GF Probs? I have the answer. Losing your way? Let me show you the light. All it takes is roughly 4 standard drinks (lightweight) and I now have this out-of-nowhere ability to empower my beloved friends and associates with the motivation and knowledge to tackle those personal issues that I would normally nod and stutter at.


So that's the theory - I drown to turn your frown upside-down. Seems to be working so far!


Follow me on Twitter for your chance to receive exclusive Dr Swill advice haha.


DISCLAIMER: I would like to state that I am in no way promoting the binge drinking of any individual other than myself. Please drink responsibly - unless you have a super skill like I do it is not worth the hangover. 

When inspirational quotes aren't ridiculous

Oh hey hey. For my very first post on my VERY first blog, I would like to talk about one of my passions... words. Now words can soothe the mind body and soul but sometimes people go into sap overload. Pinterest and Facebook have made it easier than ever for people to share inspiring words that quite honestly sound like utter BS and clog up my feed. Now often they look quite visually appealing - all jazzed up by some fresh design grad- but the message is often petty and irrelevant.  You've seen them all saying "seize the day" or something along the lines of "my ex-bf sucks balls" which ones have you bought into? 

I'll be honest with you... I finally bought into it via Pinterest... Hmmm I feel like I should justify myself now. I am VERY particular as to what quotes I pin. Here's a couple so far:

See this one is clean simple and most importantly...REAL. Not just some typed text on a pretty photo.  

Hmmm I really do like them simple don't I?

Yes indeed I do like them simple and it seems I like them to be coming from the photo rather than scrawled across it obviously in post-production. Is that called installation?

Found a great quote by C.S Lewis that is relevant to me in the build up to moving to Sydney in June. This isn't an installation (I'm just gonna call it that) but it is a word of hope from one of the greatest writers of all time.

 I promise you now I will never let this take over my Facebook page!! I don't believe facies is the ideal place for this but to me, Pinterest is less invasive in peoples lives. It's seems to be more of an expression of individuality.

Would love to know of any other "non-shit" ones of these anyone comes across!