February 2012
14 posts
grumps.
i think angry people are funny. i always have. some of the funniest people i’ve ever met have been the angriest. what’s funny about anger is that you’ve basically got somebody saying, screaming, or shouting ”i want the biscuit!” however, the irony is, their behaviour is guaranteed to keep them many kilometres away from the nearest available...
lunch.
well, today, it was lunch time, so it was time for another grilled cheese… since i only had one grilled cheese size portion of brie cheese left in my fridge, a vigil of sorts was necessary. to treat this last portion of cheese with the respect it deserves, a special grilled cheese was in order, one which ingredients would love to be draped in gooey brie.
Caramelized Onion & Mushroom Brie...
A+
this weekend i learnt one of the best lessons i’ve learnt in a long time. no matter where you are, or who you’re with, only ever hang around people that are positive and make you feel good. i’m not talking about feel good through back tickles or lunches and nice clothes, i’m talking make you, the person you are, feel like the good person you are. anybody who doesn’t make...
foundations.
i keep telling myself things such as “well, if it didn’t work out, it wasn’t meant to be” as if it actually means something. “don’t worry kels, if it’s meant to be, it’s meant to be”. i think you can say something like that so blithely because you expect to stumble onto something else just as wonderful just around the next corner. you’ve...
Colorgenics.
okay, so this whole colorgenics thing is unbelievably accurate. i did the quiz, and they figured everything out. this isn’t like horoscopes where you can always find a way to apply yourself to the wisdom. this is accurate. this is crazy.
“You are seeking an affectionate relationship, offering fulfilment and happiness. You are capable of powerful emotional enthusiasm. Deep down,...
This book is great.
among those whom i really really really like or admire, i can find no common denominator, you’re all so different, but among those whom i love, i can, all of you make me laugh. mind you, i was about half in love with you by the time we sat down. that’s the thing about men, every time they do something sincere… you fall half in love with them, and then you never know where the hell you are....
ZING
things you should do more often
1. holding doors open for other people — not, out of your way in your face — just “i see you there three seconds behind me, and i’m going to open this wide enough that it doesn’t shut at the exact moment you reach it.”
2. responding when someone in a service position says “have a good day!” or thanks you for something — and not just a one word response, either. give them something genuine....
you're good.
i love you. and not in a friendly way, although i think we’re great friends, bestfriends even. and not in a misplaced affection, puppy-dog way, although i’m sure that’s what you’ll call it. and it’s not because you’re unattainable. i love you. very simple, very truly. you’re the epitome of every attribute and quality ive ever looked for in another person, in my 20 years of looking.
blackball false, truth !
you have no idea how tickled i am that this song exists, everyone.
something is happening something is changing she used to be static but now she’s gone crazy and i think she likes it she stopped pretending that he wasn’t perfect but she doesn’t know that he’s only just looking for someone else she colored her hair and i guess i was there but when she finally got good i was half out the door...
January 2012
21 posts
things i learnt from peter saville
1. never answer phone calls directly until after midday
2. use all surfaces as work spaces including the carpet and coffee tables and closets and drawers.
3. think of your persona. think of your house as your persona. think of possessions as extensions of your persona. i hate the word persona.
4. the preparation of coffee is an art form.
5. treat all institutions with heavy scepticism.
6....
14, this far.
1. you should never have to match your socks, other than to separate black from white; but i still don’t do this. buy 18 pairs of identical socks in each color and throw them all out every 10 months. big W has a sale right now on socks.
2. apparently, pants with pleats get cuffs; pants without, do not. i don’t care about this all too much. i wear shorts and dressies.
3. if you have...
handwriting.
today i realised my handwriting is like a friendly but retarded relative that is only let out occasionally to get a little fresh air and exercise.
quarter life crisis.
today i learnt they call it the “quarter-life crisis.” according to the man wearing pin striped suit pants in North Sydney, it is when you stop going along with the crowd and start realising that there are many things about yourself that you didn’t know and may not like. you may start feeling insecure and wonder where you will be in a year or two, but then get scared because you barely know where...
anyone can give up, it’s the easiest thing in the world to do, you might fall asleep a little bit sad, but you can wake up tomorrow morning knowing you’ve given up. it’s done. but to hold it together when everyone else would understand if you fell apart and would be kind and considerate when you’re a complete and utter mess, that to me is true strength
Papabear
Papabear williams is my dad. my dad is good at golf and cooking and gardening and a good chat. the last good chat i had with dad a few days ago was one of the best chats i’ve had with anyone. to put this into perspective, i chat with around 13 - 15 different people a day, every day a week. i’m 20. that’s a lot of chatting, with a lot of people. I can’t pretend to be as eloquent...
Chinos.
When it comes down to it, i have absolutely no problem with the way anyone dresses at all. who the hell cares? being ‘well dressed’ is as much about a person’s behaviour, manners and posture as it is about what they’re wearing. Yes, yeah, yep, a tailored suit is beautiful, but the truly well dressed combine the suit with other qualities, such as courtesy, good...
fights.
Fighting, as with most couples, and friendships, happens. most of our fights were not about anything, but rather about fighting itself. fighting about fighting. stoopid. we negotiated the rules, slowly, over time. all swear words got banned early on, towards the end of 2009. if you swore, the fight would turn from fighting about fighting to fighting about language, and lack of....
i just bought you a 12 pack of these. i will give them to you. you can get puffed and blow them up. you can then let them go. while i stand and read them. and forgive you. then we will drink some pink lady apple juice.
Change.
small things you can do to change your perspective
1. Change the height at which you perform everyday tasks. i.e. brush your teeth while on your knees
2. Look under every object you encounter for a week.
3. Wear sunglasses all day inside and outside. Notice how it feels to take them off.
4. Alter your body somehow so as to impede your motor function slightly. i.e. tie two fingers...
connector pens, you are my favourite purchase of 2011.
I hate dinner.
my model of a friendship. it’s something i crystallized when i was 12 and hasn’t changed. when i was 12, i knew how to have a friend. we rode bikes around and played with stuff and talked. that was a friend. sometimes we snuck out at night. we had adventures. we explored stuff, like clive crescent and the paths that linked our houses through the back of minkara retirement village and the creeks,...
Sputnik Sweetheart. i’m really enjoying it. i particularly really enjoyed this parahraph
my life is pretty straight forward. nothing has happened yet. at 11, i wanted to be an architect. i wasn’t good at maths then. at 16, i wanted to be a movie director. but i saw you and me and everyone we know, and some really good European films and i accepted that i couldn’t do that. now, at 20, i’m better at maths, nothing has happened.
no.
we hurt one another. we go through each others life dressing up in new clothes and covering up our true motives, our true feelings, our true selves. we meet up lightly, we drink pink lady apple juice, and then we give each other pain. we don’t want to. what we want to do, what one really wants to do is put out one’s hands, like some dancer, or better yet, those tourists at byron bay. just put out...
December 2011
53 posts
Wallet.
Today i left my wallet on the bus. I have 3 reasons as to why whoever finds it. should give it back. 1. When you touch the wallet, you will realise it is as soft as a cloud. i’ve never touched a cloud. when i think of touching a cloud, i touch my wallet. this thought process is null and void until my wallet is in my possession. 2. there is a photo of a half-asain, half-english boy in...
Museums.
we went away. on the drive home, neither of us said anything. 10 hours of very little. we were kites flying in opposite directions attached to strings held by one hand. i guess sometimes you have to grow apart to keep growing together. thats the best thing about museums. in a museum everything stays right where it is. nobody moves, nothing is different. the only thing that would be different in a...
i heard you like polaroids so i put a polaroid in your polaroid so you could look at a polaroid while you look at your polaroid
Heart
“we all have the potential to fall in love a thousand times in our lifetime. It’s easy. The first girl I ever loved was someone I knew in sixth grade. Her name was Missy; we talked about horses. The last girl I love will be someone I haven’t even met yet, probably. They all count. But there are certain people you love who do something else; they define how you classify what love is...
I bought you a toaster for christmas. you then didn’t end up moving out of home, instead you’re moving to the united states of america, so you no longer need the toaster. So i went to chatswood yesterday to take the toaster back, and the silly lady told me they were no longer selling that kind of toaster. so now my kitchen has two toasters. i can’t eat toast. it has wheat in...
would like to sleep here, 3 nights a week.
i found 17 stickers, that look exactly that, well actually, that’s the sticker. that exact red circle with that exact font. I stuck that sticker everywhere today. some people appreciated it, some didn’t. to the person whose shoulder temporarily had a red “HELLO THERE” sticker after my mingling about, lighten up, it’s a friendly gesture. i didn’t throw your...
Relaxation.
Who sleeps, really? if you’re a proper adult person in the 21st century, how can you relax, at all? I tried all day yesterday, but really, my mind keeps churning. “what if this thing happens, what if that thing happens, what if nothing happens, what if they all happen together, what if i lose my job, my job is no where near home, but what if i lose it”. my mind is a hive of...
You asked to take three photos of me, I said yes.
You look lovely
a person who has good thoughts cannot ever be ugly. you can have a wonky nose and a crooked mouth and a double chin and stick out teeth, but if you have good thoughts they will shine out of your face like sunbeams and you will always look lovely
never ending, always ending, happy ending, ever after, done forever, done without thinking, feeling, feeling sorry, feeling good, feeling something real, real love, real world, real girls, all the real girls, powerpuff girls, the power of myth, mythical creatures, creatures of the night, nighttime, bed time, time moves back, moves slowly, slow runner, run away, away we go, up, up, and away, up and...
You are a tourist.
when i met you, i wasn’t inclined to tell anyone what was going on between us. people don’t go to psychiatrists and pay good money to talk at length about how happy they are. talking can spoil it. as a rule you don’t settle down at the end of the day with a beer or orange juice or dairy farmers yummy milk and tell your friend the particulars of how you lucked out and how well the day and the week...