February 2012
1 post
You Didn’t Thank Me For Punching You in the Face
by Views from The Couch
On a somewhat serious note today because of a conversation the other day:
I am sure every girl can recall, at least once as a child, coming home and telling their parents, uncle, aunt or grandparent about a boy who had pulled her hair, hit her, teased her, pushed her or committed some other playground crime. I will bet money that most of those, if not all, will tell you...
November 2011
1 post
July 2011
3 posts
Selecting a Reader →
First, I would have her be beautiful,
and walking carefully up on my poetry at the loneliest moment of an afternoon, her hair still damp at the neck from washing it. She should be wearing a raincoat, an old one, dirty from not having money enough for the cleaners. She will take out her glasses, and there in the bookstore, she will thumb over my poems, then put the book back up on its shelf. She...
SMART.FUNNY.NICE →
When I meet a person, I often plot their personality into a mental Venn diagram that I call SMART.FUNNY.NICE. We can all agree that the best people are the ones who display all three of these virtues, to a high degree, with great consistency. We can also all agree that the worst people are the ones who display none of these three virtues, to a high degree, with great consistency (“The...
October 2010
1 post
One thing I like about study week: Saturday night...
Aside from the mountain of assessment I am currently buried under, and avoiding at all costs, amongst the endless hours spent in the library and the various cans of red bulls, I am finally able to have a really good listen to albums at length. I believe that songs that you love the first listen are great, but they can tend to burn really bright and fade really quickly. I think it’s the songs...
September 2010
4 posts
July 2010
5 posts
“My grandfather looked at me, and after a bit of silence, he gently and calmly...”
– Jeff Bezos Princeton Commencement (via meaghano) (via nogreatillusion, soxiam)
June 2010
10 posts
This is your life and it's ending one minute at a...
“First Rule of Fight club: You do not talk about Fight Club. “
Oh wow. Fight Club hey. I watched it for the firs time tonight after hearing so much about it, and like every other built up cult flick, it was far from what I expected. To be honest, I was a little disappointed… mainly I think because of the expectations, but that being said, now I can’t stop thinking about...
Way too much
Work and not enough play and sleep. Also, way too much drama in play time, for my liking. Oh Holidays where are you going?
On the plus, money money money is coming my way, and it will all be worth it in a luxurious Bailnese hotel, or riding elephants in Thailand. January, you are not coming soon enough.
I am complaining, but really it’s been quite lovely, sleeping in my new bed and having...
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Hunt for a new job →
“If at first you don’t succeed, call it version 1.0”
Hunt for a New Job
Starts: 5 months ago
Ends: When I die
Pipe dream: Become a top copywriter in a high paying executive position in New York.
Long term realistic goal: Work in an advertising firm in Brisbane, Sydney, Melbourne or any of the worlds big cities.
Long term goal: Work as a media planner in Brisbane or anywhere in the world
Short term goal: Work experience in advertising or media
Short term goal:...