By
helen on November 25th, 2003
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I spent most of today trying not to fall asleep. Still trying not to.
Somebody asked me what I was tired from.
I said the year!
Jo called me from Cresent Head or whever she is having a holiday. Sounds like she won’t be blogging this week, internet broken in the corner store. That’s a bit sad.
Had a flat meeting this afternoon. Don’t know why we call them flat meetings when we live in a house. Anyway, anyone know of anyone who wants to live in Frenchs Forest? We really need a new flat mate/house mate. Nobody seems to want to move in till Feb when college starts again, which is a little tricky for us since Mary is leaving next week. I like my house. I really hope we can stay there.
Lucinda dropped in on me while I was teaching yesterday. YAY for Lucinda. She’s back in the land of Oz after 6 months. Good to have her back.
…My mind is full of empty thoughts…
By
helen on November 24th, 2003
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I was teaching this afternoon and it got me thinking…
What happens between the age of 12 and 15?
When you’re 12 everything’s exciting and fun and new things deserve heaps of energy and attention.
It seems when you’re 15 everything’s boring and tedious and new things are embarassing or too much effort.
What’s the story?
I wish sometimes I was more like a 12 year old.
By
helen on November 24th, 2003
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I think I should blog.
Feeling a bit blank though.
Just exhausted I think.
But don’t want to appear as a one night wonder!
We held the after party for our end of year production last night. Twas fun. I always end up at these things sitting in the corner with one or two people having deep and meaningfuls. That tends to be what happens when I get tired. I try and philosphise way too much for my own good.
The excitement of the night was when the police came to our door. Apparently the neighbours had complained about the noise. Oops. Felt like we were having a real party when the police turned up. That’s never happened to me before. Little did they know there were only 6 bottles of beer amongst a hundred people and the place was full of Christians. Quite tame really.
So I’ve done my final show at college. Felt wierd. I was sad and relieved and over it and bored and excited and emotional and spiritual and all sorts of things really. Probably danced the best I’ve ever danced last night. That’s a good feeling. Nice note to end on.
Before the show I was really bored. Really not use to the concept of having nothing to do. The show didn’t start for another hour and a half and I wasn’t on till 3/4 of the way through it and I didn’t have any other urgent thing to do. So Bec and I decided to make a fake birthday cake for our friend Brigid. Twas very fun running around college finding random bits of things to make it with. It looked very cool. It even had a paper candle with a coloured-in flame and lipstick writing on top. We went very silly and I remebered what it was like to be really silly. Very fun.
The rest of the night was full of thoughts about what the heck am I doing now and where is my life heading. No point in thinking about such deep things when you can barely string a sentence together. Best leave it for a few days, at least!
People keep asking me what I’m doing next year. My answer doesn’t sound very exciting, but it is. Hate it when what you know on the inside of you doesn’t match what people hear when it comes out of you. I’ve decided to be excited anyway, even if other peopel don’t get it.
Last night and today I sat around talking with Nicola. I really like Nicola. We get each other. Gonna miss her when she goes to Amsterdam. Hate goodbyes. There’s been too many of them.
Maybe I’m not so blank after all!!
By
helen on November 22nd, 2003
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HERE I AM!!
Finally appearing in the world of blogs.
I feel like I should say somethng profound.
Nup, got nothing.
I’m kind of excited. Not so much about the fact that I’m bloging but the fact I said I could blog once I’d finished all my college work, and I have! Its actually a bit of a miracle. I managed to write probably about 15000 words in the last week amidst daily and nightly production rehearsals. Not bad. Hard to believe I’ll never have to hand in another assessment. Feels good. The end of an era.
I said to my flat mate last night as I went to bed that I felt wierd because I knew when I woke up in the morning it was like I wasn’t a student any mroe and therefore that somehow makes me a normal resonsable adult. I didn’t wake up in the morning so it doesn’t count right? Go the 1pm get out of bed!!
I actually tried to blog when I finished my reserach paper at 4:30am on Fri morning to mark the occasion . Didn’t work, shame.
I’d just like to note that my entry to the blogging world has nothing to do with a certain pseudepigraphist claiming to be Paul! Actually quite like the word pseudepigrapha though. Might use it again sometime.
I would just like to say thanks bloggers for entertaining me through my many hours sitting at a computer in the last couple of weeks. Feel like I owe you!
I should be off. Need to sleep so I survive our final show at college tomorrow night. I get to play an angel. Tis quite fun. Last time I will stand on stage in the large auditorium at CCC and clap as people walk down the front at the end of a prodcution. Like I said end of an era.
I didn’t watch the rugby. Well, I watched about 2 minutes and got bored. Does that mean I’m not Australian?
Well bloggers…I’m here!