THE LOST POST! 'A wise man once said "Change will come". Thank you, Fall Out Boy.'

(I just found this blog on my computer, from late Feb 2009.)

Besides seeing a tarot reader on campus yesterday who told me wonderful things that related quite clearly to my personality and life in general, Uni has been great this first week back. It's felt like a whole new start for me. I am focused on getting great marks and hope to do Honours after I complete my Bachelor of Arts degree in November this year. If I had to base my thesis on any topic, I'd most likely focus on how gender and race is prevalent and portrayed through media such as literature text and film. But the future aside, I'm loving my classes so far this year. I am doing Children's Literature (sounds easy but will be a lot of work as it is a level 3 subject), Representing Crime, Aesthetics and New Ethnicities/Old Racism's. I like that last one, which I had today not only because my tutor is a bit of a spunk but it seems well-organised and just plain interesting in general. Wow. I really have become a nerd.

I ran into my friend Max after class today which was nice as we used to work together and have only seen each other on the odd 'movies and ice-cream' night where some of our work cronies get together and enjoy a simple night out: no drinking allowed. I also heard from another friend, Josh who asked that I film his jazz band's first video clip. Needless to say I said "yes".

So in a nutshell I'm feeling very good about this year. I went to the Fall Out Boy concert on Saturday night (support acts Hey Monday and The All-American Rejects were amazing) and had a great time. The car ride home was a blast as my friend Ant kept good company. University is great as I mentioned earlier and I as the tarot reader said (and I had felt earlier) I have a lot of good things to look forward to. I don't know what I'll do in terms of work: the travel is becoming a bit of a nuisance but I do need funds to survive so perhaps I will stick in there. We'll have to see.

But for now, I'll be off to organise my assignments for the semester. I feel lost without my usual University wall planner!

I Want To See Those Jazz Hands!... I Said Jazz Hands! Not Spirit Fingers!!!

Besides having a topsy-turvy, upsy-downsy kind of week, the one highlight was being named Production Manager of the University's first ever Musical Production. It's nice to be recognised by your teachers for something unrelated to the studies at hand, too. My Thursday teacher is unbelievably kind and supportive, Monday teacher has made mention of the Musical in class and I'm convinced I am a favourite of Wednesday's teacher because I participate in class discussions (usually leading them- I love my Crime class) and get high marks so I must make her look good! Anyway, I think I've gone on a tangent. 

I'm watching The Da Vinci Code with my brother at the moment. It's late and I'm sitting here in the dark with my Mac on my lap, enjoying the art and cinematography that shows itself on the screen as well as listening to the respectable Tom Hanks. I'm a fan of Tom. He was on the Hamish and Andy show last week: such a funny guy, but there's also that sense of importance. I'm not sure how to explain it, but I guess if someone were to say to me: "You can work for any celebrity in the world. Now choose." it would without a doubt be Tom Hanks. Besides being an actor, owning his own company and being a writer as well, he has a lovely wife in Rita Wilson who he has been happily married to for a while now. Kudos! (I've just noticed: Hanks' only friend on the island in Cast Away is a ball he names Wilson... Interesting... "Wilson!!!") To wrap up the Hanks rant, I cannot wait to see Angels and Demons which I believe was released in cinemas yesterday. I bought the Dan Brown novel last week which I will read in my holidays. 

Another book I bought recently was the Penguin Classics version of Jane Austen's Pride and Prejudice. I can't wait to read it. I love the Penguin Classics editions: I have the Truman Capote true-crime novel 'In Cold Blood'. I just love the feel of the book, the size of the font, the colour of the pages and the new yet old-fashioned smell of the book. I am weird. Back to Austen: I have never read an Austen novel. I have only seen the film starring Anne Hathaway called 'Becoming Jane'. It makes me cry everytime, it is so tragic yet so beautiful. So honest yet also sensationalised. I look forward to reading Pride and Prejudice, even if the film stars the hideously skinny Keira Knightly (can you tell that I am not a fan?). 

So, to sum up: my life at the moment consists of study, planning, books and music. I'm sure Eskimo Joe wrote of a similar circumstance... 

'Til my next blog!