The Perfect Man.

So I'm staying at a friends house while I try to figure out what to do with myself, and she's currently on a 2 week cruise [I know, right? Some people live in fantasy worlds!]. I don't really like being alone, I'm scared of the dark and it's not really a place I'm comfortable in yet, so I've been watching lots of Movies/TV in place of reading, simply because the background noise makes me more comfortable.

Anyway yesterday I watched "The Ugly Truth" which - aside from having Izzy [or Katherine Heigl or whatever her real name is] playing YET another character who is essentially EVERY OTHER CHARACTER SHE HAS EVER PLAYED - was not an altogether waste of time. I quite literally laughed out loud at various points which rarely happens with movies or TV [I admit it, my lol's are usually exaggeration].  The character Izzy plays is a neurotic control freak and has a list of traits a man must possess in order for her to be interested. I'm far from a neurotic control freak but I thought it was an interesting idea, not only that but one of my high school journals contained a similar list so I thought it was probably time to update that!

Please keep in mind that none of this is targeted at anyone. The commentary is generalised and if you're reading through thinking "oh my god is she talking about me?! does she think I'm pathetic?!" the answer is no, I'm not talking about you but if you continue to be so paranoid, then maybe, I might think you're pathetic. =P



The Perfect [or at least datable] Partner

1. Be smart. I'm not the brightest crayon in the box but I need someone who is both intelligent and educated. Things like the differences between "your" and "you're", and "there", "their" and "they're" MATTER. Oh and for the LOVE of god, be well spoken. Accents make me go on a murderous rage. I know you can't help where you were born, but the word is "driving" not "drivin", "MonDAY" not "Mundee" and "my" not "me" [except the obvious times when it's 'me'.. but still, you get my point].

2. Have a sense of humour similar to my own. The only place I should ever need to censor myself is at work - and honestly, even THAT blows. I don't want someone I need to 'behave' around or someone who won't get my particular brand of 'lols'.

3. Non smoker, non coffee drinker. Unfortunately this is mandatory. The smell of both of these make me think of my childhood, and frankly, nauseous.

4. Be headed somewhere. Career vs Job. I don't have a problem with someone slumming it in their teens or while they finish uni. But I think there comes a point where you need to make an active decision to become an adult and move into "career" mode. I don't want to rent my house forever, and my future partner working at Woolworth's as a trolley boy is something that would hold me back from actualising that dream. [I feel like I shouldn't have to say it, but have a full time job - I don't want or need someone to support me, but I don't expect to need to support you, either. Not only that but what kind of example are you setting by living at home and letting your parents support you? How do I know you CAN be a man if you've never done anything but be a child?].

5. Have GOALS. I don't care if it's to own your own business, build a house, have a family, build a time machine.. whatever. But be working toward something. I want someone who thinks beyond "work, eat, sleep, work, eat, sleep, get drunk on weekend".

6. Have similar interests to my own. No relationship will last if the only common ground you have is the sex.

7. On that note, don't suck at the sex part. Sorry, but if I'm tying myself to someone for the rest of my life, this is important.

8. Be independent. I want a partner, not a child. Of course I want to spend time with you, but I want to know that if I don't feel like going out one weekend you'll just go out with friends or find something else to do, rather than raging up and pouting at me.

9. Be confident. Not jerk level confident - just, "confident and sexy" confident. Whiney needy people are the opposite of appealing.

10. Be understanding of my dysfunction. I'm crazy, I admit it now. I have all kinds of flaws and double standards. I'm willing to try and work on them, but sometimes there's not a lot I can do to contain my crazy, so you need to make a few allowances.



I'm sure as soon as I submit that I'll think of 10 more things to add to that list, or to edit into pre-existing traits. But anyway, Amy out!

xx. A.

The Pail List - Part 2.

So I spent the bus ride home today re-reading my Pail List [I thought I forgot my headphones and today was literally the Slowest Day Ever because of it, and then I got home and realised they were in my pocket all along.. gah] and I've thought of a few more to add to it.

The Pail List - Part 2

11 - Donate to Locks of Love. I think this is a particularly gorgeous charity and even though I love having long hair I figure, it'll grow back. Some of the kids I see everyday at the Oncology ward are just so bright and cheery and even though they have it 10 times worse than me they even try to cheer me up from time to time [apparently I'm just a little ray of sunshine haha].
12 - Go to the beach! I've lived in sunny Brisbane for 11 months now and I still haven't been to the Gold Coast or any beach at all for that matter.
13 - Go on an overseas Holiday. I'm not really sure where yet but I'd like for it to be either somewhere tropical where I can lay on a beach and sip cocktails or somewhere reallllly cold with snow and skiing and all that fun stuff!
14 - Finish my Degree. I'm not even sure I want to teach anymore. I feel like I'm meant to do something more significant, although maybe that's just me being weird. Even so, I want to have that shiney piece of paper. It's a milestone I've always imagined I'd pass in life.
15. Get a motorbike license!

I suspect this list is going to get long, fast. Maybe I'll cap it out at 100? I don't know. I'm tired now though, who would have thought sitting on your ass/sleeping as much as I do could be so exhausting!? Phew!

xx. A.

The Pail List.

I went to lunch today with my gorgeous ladies Karlee and Vicki and it was so fantastic. I hadn't realised how much I missed going outside and just having fun and being social. It's funny because most days I absolutely dread the idea of going outside as it means I'm about to go sit in a hospital for X amount of hours and be bored out of my mind and then come home feeling like a zombie and possibly get hit by a bus in my radiation induced haze [note: this hasn't happened yet but I feel like it might! haha!].

It really wasn't anything special, Karlee and I drove around for about 30 minutes trying to find parking, we ate at a midrange chinese restaurant, we laughed and we talked and it was just .. so.. great. I felt normal like I haven't felt in months. Nobody was tiptoe'ing around me being sick, we talked about normal stuff like how much we hate nazi bosses and boys and slutty friends and just.. stuff! I am in such a great mood. =]

 I've decided I'm going to write a little "To-do" list of stuff I want to do once I'm better, or maybe even attempt before I get better [I already have one or two things in mind]. There are a few bigger items that obviously will take years maybe to accomplish, but some of them are fairly simple and I'm sure some people will find fairly amusing or stupid, but damnit, this is my party/list and I'll cry/be lame if I want to! Anyway, without further ado.

The Pail List  [the bucket list is so overused]

1. Go on a SuperAwesome Roadtrip™ & be a total RadioNazi™ & demand other roadtrippers only listen to the carefully prepared & structured SuperAwesome Roadtrip™ playlist I have designed.
2. Bribie Island for a day of photography and cocktails [optional] and fun!
3. Honest to God clubbing. I've lived in Brisbane for nearly 11 months now and I have not hit an actual 'club' in the City yet. This is abysmal and must be rectified, ASAP.
4. SushiTrain with Karen! We've only been talking about it for like a billion weeks.
5. Complete NaNoWriMo.
6. Finish reading my Sara Douglass books. Poor Sara, she must think I hate her.
7. Learn to play Guitar. My poor little baby has been sitting in the back of the closet for far too long!
8. Buy a stock.. or some stocks. How does that even work? I want to find out!
9. Go whale or dolphin watching! I went dolphin watching when I was super young and it was soooo amazing, I want to go on one of those ones where they have the net off the back of the boat and you can reach out and touch them.
10. Buy a house. Not an apartment, as I'd previously assumed I'd settle into one day [outside and I have an agreement - I don't bother it and it doesn't bother me.. and apartments come without yards so this always seemed ideal]. I think a house is more likely to eventually feel like a home, though. And I really want a home.

Hmm.. Only 10 items so far, but I'll continue to add to it as I think on it. A few of them are completely accomplishable while I'm sick so Karen I'll be hitting you up for a trip to SushiTrain ASAP and Karlee you and I are on the road again [I can't wait to get on the road again!]. Honestly, I just feel so much better even thinking about doing things. I am so sick to death of being a goddamned indoor kitty! haha.

xx. A.

Really Freaking Awesome Stuff™

The majority of people who have the address to this blog would be surprised to know that I love to shop [unless they read my last post I guess.. where I.. said it]. And when I say love to shop I mean lovelovefuckinglove to shop. I'm not sure why but in a stereotypically girly fashion I get this really nice buzz from finding something that is different, or perfect, or even just a little bit cool. Something I've found recently - since I've been sick and not working much - is that while 'window shopping' isn't even remotely as satisfactory it still gives me a little bit of the tingles.

So yeah.. I thought in this post I'd detail some of the awesome stuff I've found over the last few days/weeks that I plan on making mine when I'm working again!

I tend to spend a lot of time watching makeup tutorials and then re-enacting them on myself [90% of the time this will happen at like 1am when I can't sleep so generally I'll do the 'look', be happy with myself for being able to do it, and then remove it immediately so I can go to bed - haha!] so it really should come as no shock that I am utterly and completely addicted to makeup and the tools needed to apply it.

The first few items on my list of Really Freaking Awesome Stuff™ are from M·A·C's newest limited edition line - Venomous Villains which is a collaboration with Disney [I know!! I know!! It's like they made this line specifically for me] starring and inspired by 4 of the Villains from various Disney flicks. Item number one is from the Evil Queen [of Snow White] part of the line - the Beauty Powder in Oh So Fair and is kind of a pale-ish pink with a gold sheen to it-- it's just gorgeous really.

The second is from the Maleficent [Sleeping Beauty] portion of the line and it's the Mineralize Eyeshadow Duo in My Dark Magic which was pretty much made for me, I'm convinced. It's a marbled pink with pink pearling combined with a stunning plum-y colour with a similar purple pearl. The line is sold out almost everywhere so I'm almost tempted to pick this up sooner rather than later [who needs to pay rent! psh!] to avoid missing out -- it really is soooo me.

As much as I love and spend hours and hours browsing the M·A·C website however, that's all I have from there to share with you. The next item is from Urban Decay and I'm honestly kind of shocked I've gone this long without picking it up -- it has a fantastic name, gorgeous packaging and on top of that it's almost a staple to most makeup collections. Anyway, it's the Urban Decay Primer Potion in Eden which is basically just an eyeshadow base that dries to a very matte finish and is perfect for people like me who have really oily skin [and did I mention the packaging is so cute]!

Also from Urban Decay and also sold out [damn it!!] I am dreaming about the Naked Palette which came out in August I believe and has been sold out ever since. It's a really fantastic palette made up of nudes, neutrals and earth tones in both matte and shimmer which makes it perfect for someone of my olive skin tone and [when I'm going, anyway] line of work since you can put together some really nice, everyday looks with it.

I guess at some point I have to stop talking about makeup so we'll move on to another passion of mine, Video Games! A new Harvest Moon for DS [titled Grand Bazaar] has recently been released and it looks fantastic! I'm seriously so excited about playing this game that I have actually considered just getting a ROM and playing it on my computer but I ended up deciding that I'd enjoy it that much better if I could curl up in bed and play it at my leisure.

The next thing isn't exactly a Video Game per se but it's definitely related/inspired. Everyone who is anyone knows that I am soooo addicted to World of Warcraft that it isn't even a joke anymore and I found this shirt on J!NX that makes me smile so much!

 
Little Peddlefeet! I was so excited when I got the little arrow to 'tame' him as a companion forever, and then Blizz had to go and ruin it by making it easy for everyone to get him the following year. Anyway, moving on from the NerdRage... although staying in the NerdKingdom. Harry Potter! When I moved away from home I left my Harry Potters behind and I've decided that it's time to replace them -- but I am an adult now, so I definitely need the Adult Box Set from Dymocks. It's pricey but it's soooo pretty so it's definitely worth it.

Anyway that about concludes my tour of  Really Freaking Awesome Stuff™ for tonight [I've got heaps more but it's 3:30am so I guess I'll try to sleep], tune in next week for more Really Freaking Awesome Stuff™ you never knew you needed! Same bat time, same bat channel, kids!

xx. A.