spring at my house.

wish i had a mango tree
in my backyard
with you standin'
next to me
take the picture
from her lips i heard her say
can
i
have
you

caught up in what to say
i said you do

tears for fears.

some love from yours truely.

sometime in 2007

melbourne.

there's nothing more brilliant than someone saying, "let's get out of town".
these were the words my sister and i decided to act on about a month ago...
so we flew to Melbourne.

traditionally, Sydners are supposed to compete with the ever so ultra-cool Melbournites; it's just how it's always been.

yet after the epic four days there (YES! that's all it took!) i stand a convert. it's amazing. and i know i overuse that word way too much, but there's no denying it...(and believe me, i've tried).

walking down the street is a cultural experience. having a chai latte is an undeniable infusion of all things spicey and nicey. book shops are owned and run by, in the words of Eric Zoolander, 'ridiculously good-looking' people that are too cool to even think 'being cool' is cool.

it's just the nature of things below the border that makes me want to stop and say, "hey, let's move to Melbourne soon."

what i bought today.

there's about five fantastic op shops in my obviously local area and they are pretty relible when i'm just wanting to kill time, buy or collect.
but today my heart literally stopped when i saw this amazing painting in the half off bin.
now, it may be my unnatural obsession with ballerina memorabilia, or it might just be the plain amazingness that is this image, but it now proudly decorates the previously blank spot that used to be my wall...

just thought it'd be nice to share...

goosebumps.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vQB_jDsZuHQ

i can't really get enough of this song. every time i hear it, i have the same reaction in a different way.

P.S. this photo's not my own...RADIOHEAD online images.

thursday lincher

lincher

this morning, yiayia's up bright and early... there's cooking going on in the kitchen for the regular lunch/dinner (lincher) combination, which has almost become an officially acknowledged "meal label" in our house...
i think that's pretty cute.

three thoughts.

these are photos I took of dion about four years ago...they were inspired by Bill Hensen's amazing photography..

p.s. good morning to you.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WgJJc0H0enU&feature=share

a highly recommended item to

brighten your open mind...

P.S. this photo's not my own...check out the official ACTIVE CHILD website.

today.

Today was pretty beautiful, on account of the weather and the amazing feeling, that I had nothing to do. There were no plans and no responsibilities and that was deliciously satisfying.

I've come to learn that there's no greater happiness than sometimes sitting back while the afternoon wastes away and just thinking about nothing in particular.

sunday september 4