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I'm back from the beach. In a weird mood, despite waking up this morning from a dream in which I pashed The Doctor (ten) and offered to snog Rose/Billie Piper too (how could she refuse me?! She wasn't even insisting that she was straight in this one! Damn!) I missed my Toby to a ridiculous extent. I also missed his birthday while I was away - again - I missed it last year too. But we'll have our second 'anniversary' in March, the anniversary of exchange of moneys for cat, the traumatic journey in a cardboard box in trams across Melbourne, the watching of much Lord of the Rings and the naming of his Tookness. But we're reunited now and I've had some cuddles, so that makes things better.
I had a (mostly) nice time at Lorne. Was moody for a bit at the start - which made me feel like a sullen teen again in the company of my folks, like in their eyes I hadn't changed or grown up at all. Then I realised it was PMT, which was good because I knew it would pass but annoying that it did nothing to help prove that I had grown up, was an adult, etc. (Reminded me of family holidays of old, when there were two moody teens (me & my sis) and would often turn into one big stress pot.) But part of that was also spending so much time in the company of just the same people - who doesn't get tetchy at some point in those conditions? The other thing that continues to SHIT ME is that we always seem to fall back into the roles of the familial unit, which results with me in the role of 'child'. I don't know how to 're-set' us so that I am an adult within that unit. Do I need to behave differently? Part of it could be that I don't drive and didn't have my own mode of transport while we were away, so was less physically independent. And hence I couldn't go off and do my own thing for a bit when I felt like I needed some space. Also we weren't walking distance from the town. *sigh* Does any of that make sense? Does anyone know what I'm talking about? Do parents always see their kids as children, even when they're grown-up? When does that change or how can one change it? Or does it never change? How can you make someone, parents or anyone, see you differently?
I saw The Golden Compass one night, with Erin who drove down from Aireys Inlet. My expectations were not that high after a few people's lukewarm responses to it. And because of this, I quite enjoyed it - could laugh at the silly bits of it while enjoying the rest for what it was. But seriously - what kind of polar bear doesn't eat a little girl who's been foolish enough to jump on his back and ask him to dink her to some remote spot in the middle of an ice desert? I mean, really.
Ok, enough. I need a drink. I'll post more later - maybe spam you with some beachy pics and whatnot. I'm working through my flist, but if there's anything you think I really need not miss then let me know.
ETA: snagged from peace-bloom -
Three jobs I have had in my life:
1. call centre ho
2. and again, with more abuse
3. cheesemonger
Three movies I've watched more than once:
1. the princess bride
2. labyrinth
3. lost highway
Three places I have lived:
1. north fitzroy
2. carlton
3. ascot vale
(all suburbs of melbourne, vic. gee, i've wandered far, no?)
Shows that I watch
1. doctor who
2. top gear
3. food safari
Places I have travelled to:
1. the orkneys, scotland
2. tallinn, estonia
3. oulu, finland
Three of my favourite foods:
1. cheese (but i'm fussy)
2. lindt chocolate
3. homemade pasta
Three of my favourite books:
1. pride and prejudice
2. middlesex (the eugenides one)
3. life of pi - or the vintner's luck (i can't decide)
Three places I would rather be right now:
1. at nixwilliams and daniel-bethany's place
2. by a body of water (the moonee ponds creek drain doesn't count)
3. somewhere with a drink in my hand and some eye candy to look at. oh wait, that could be my lounge room so long as my tv/dvd selection is good. ok, maybe 3D eye candy is what i mean (see also: my first response!)
Three friends I think will respond:
1. who's bored enough?
2. who's bored at work?
3. um...
Three things I am looking forward to this year (2008):
1. the point in time when i have successfully found a better job, left my current job and already settled into the new job and am happy with it (but to get there...) (god, this is getting depressing)
2. getting a pasta machine (soon, i hope)
3. dinner! no, cake! no, pie! no, a cheap film on monday and a choc-top! ... or heath ledger as the joker. oh my oh my.
I had a (mostly) nice time at Lorne. Was moody for a bit at the start - which made me feel like a sullen teen again in the company of my folks, like in their eyes I hadn't changed or grown up at all. Then I realised it was PMT, which was good because I knew it would pass but annoying that it did nothing to help prove that I had grown up, was an adult, etc. (Reminded me of family holidays of old, when there were two moody teens (me & my sis) and would often turn into one big stress pot.) But part of that was also spending so much time in the company of just the same people - who doesn't get tetchy at some point in those conditions? The other thing that continues to SHIT ME is that we always seem to fall back into the roles of the familial unit, which results with me in the role of 'child'. I don't know how to 're-set' us so that I am an adult within that unit. Do I need to behave differently? Part of it could be that I don't drive and didn't have my own mode of transport while we were away, so was less physically independent. And hence I couldn't go off and do my own thing for a bit when I felt like I needed some space. Also we weren't walking distance from the town. *sigh* Does any of that make sense? Does anyone know what I'm talking about? Do parents always see their kids as children, even when they're grown-up? When does that change or how can one change it? Or does it never change? How can you make someone, parents or anyone, see you differently?
I saw The Golden Compass one night, with Erin who drove down from Aireys Inlet. My expectations were not that high after a few people's lukewarm responses to it. And because of this, I quite enjoyed it - could laugh at the silly bits of it while enjoying the rest for what it was. But seriously - what kind of polar bear doesn't eat a little girl who's been foolish enough to jump on his back and ask him to dink her to some remote spot in the middle of an ice desert? I mean, really.
Ok, enough. I need a drink. I'll post more later - maybe spam you with some beachy pics and whatnot. I'm working through my flist, but if there's anything you think I really need not miss then let me know.
ETA: snagged from peace-bloom -
Three jobs I have had in my life:
1. call centre ho
2. and again, with more abuse
3. cheesemonger
Three movies I've watched more than once:
1. the princess bride
2. labyrinth
3. lost highway
Three places I have lived:
1. north fitzroy
2. carlton
3. ascot vale
(all suburbs of melbourne, vic. gee, i've wandered far, no?)
Shows that I watch
1. doctor who
2. top gear
3. food safari
Places I have travelled to:
1. the orkneys, scotland
2. tallinn, estonia
3. oulu, finland
Three of my favourite foods:
1. cheese (but i'm fussy)
2. lindt chocolate
3. homemade pasta
Three of my favourite books:
1. pride and prejudice
2. middlesex (the eugenides one)
3. life of pi - or the vintner's luck (i can't decide)
Three places I would rather be right now:
1. at nixwilliams and daniel-bethany's place
2. by a body of water (the moonee ponds creek drain doesn't count)
3. somewhere with a drink in my hand and some eye candy to look at. oh wait, that could be my lounge room so long as my tv/dvd selection is good. ok, maybe 3D eye candy is what i mean (see also: my first response!)
Three friends I think will respond:
1. who's bored enough?
2. who's bored at work?
3. um...
Three things I am looking forward to this year (2008):
1. the point in time when i have successfully found a better job, left my current job and already settled into the new job and am happy with it (but to get there...) (god, this is getting depressing)
2. getting a pasta machine (soon, i hope)
3. dinner! no, cake! no, pie! no, a cheap film on monday and a choc-top! ... or heath ledger as the joker. oh my oh my.