Published July 23, 2006 by

Busy

Interesting how your life takes a turn now and then, and you suddenly have every day full and far less time to get caught in old habits. I do like to take time out to think and to read, but when it comes down to it if the social option is there (well, okay it does depend on the people) then I’d far rather take that. Life has become significantly more busy the past week. I think I quite like it!

It’s probably about time to start rethinking my sleeping patterns now that uni demands an earlier start than the 10:30-11am sleep-in’s I was taking advantage of during the holidays. A rude shock to have to contend with the alarm at 6:00 or at 7:40ish but if it means I start making a point of getting to bed earlier it’s got to be good for me. The 2am’ers which I pull off far more frequently than I admit (Hi Mum I know you’re reading this) have some advantages but when you spend the following day continually yawning and just a little dependant upon getting that dose of caffine… well!

A very social kind of weekend. I did manage to slot in some extra sleep on Saturday morning. After a lot of stuffing round, I managed to catch Tim O for coffee at Morrisons as he wanted to chat to me about something. My that boy can talk! Hannah chastised me for not going to help Geoff move by being the, ‘good little girlfriend’. I honestly think I would’ve just gotten in the way. Sadly I don’t think I’m truly all that helpful when it comes to moving things like fridges. I hope I made up for that today 😛

Home for a few hours (oh dear, this is becoming another ‘what Bec did post’) then off to Tim’s house (the same one) for dinner, with Kat, Mick and Geoff. I beat Tim home from somewhere, and so got to meet his mum/dad and a friend of theirs. Always interesting. Geoff got there and we (or I) made a mess making salad and pasta etc.

Sat around with our BBQ dinner, inside and watched some of the Live8 Dvd – which I never got to see. Talked, etc. The whole intention of the evening, or the social activity by which to structure everything else around was Superman Returns. It didn’t start until 9:15ish. Good movie. Longish and I have a sore back to pay for that, (partly the way I was sitting haha), but highly enjoyable! Some fantastic oneliners in there.

Church this morning was a really odd mix of things – one of the ‘cafe’ mornings. Two video segments, and Ruth spoke. She was great. The videos – well, that’s another story. I don’t think I quite approve. In trying to be relevant – lets say… erm no, it didn’t quite work. The idea behind the thing was alright. I really didn’t get much out of it – if anything.

Susannah’s for pizza afterwards with a good crew. I mentioned my back, and Tim (being Mr. Outdoor Ed) told me to stretch a certain way. Ah the pain! Managed to scab a bit of a massage from it all. They put on Spiderman. I left a bit after Geoff did to go help him, Sam and Steve clean some of the house. Quite an odd thing to be helping out there really, some very funny moments including a serenade by Sam, Steve, Tom and Josh to me while I was cleaning a wall. I don’t think I’ve ever vaccumed a carpet quite so – disgusting dirty.

Anne and Ron came by (Geoff’s parents). And I managed to work out that my mum’s been feeding the ‘food’s I don’t like’ information (some of which isn’t true) her way. I do like pasta! Open invite to their place. All very nice 😛

Coffee with Geoff after that at the only place open on a Sunday afternoon out this way. Macca’s.

And hence concludes yesterday and today. Some new experiences and highly enjoyable ones at that.

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Published July 21, 2006 by

Boring

Three cheers for uni!

My slides were found (along with everyone elses) and wound their way into the Arts Collection point, where I did just that. They are now in my posession. I need now to find an afternoon, a spare scanner and template and get them digitized.

They also finalised my mark for Comparitive Imaging. I got a D(isinction), strangely enough my lowest mark (score-wise) and I thought it’d be my best subject – ah well there you go.

Unfortunate timing bus-wise on Fridays (and a pity because it’s going to keep up). Finish at 11am and get home around 1pm, due to time delays between finishing class, busses and trains etc.

*yawn*

Nothing deep and meaningful coming from my end at all tonight, far too stuffed.

Helped Elyce celebrate her 19th. Had nothing short of a banquet. Not too big a party so it was quite nice. Then some Survivor type games including fire building to burn through a string and the speedy consumption of food. Josie, Matt (Jo’s boy :P) and I failed to win, despite having lead the entire way through. The other group had four. Of yits’ers it was only Sam, Jo, Elle and Myself. Excellent evening, I feel far too full. Pavlova is superb and I didn’t even have that big a piece!

Windscreen frozen over this morning, Dad hosed it once for me, but it froze again – second time it worked (when I was around to actually start the car). I skipped breakfast, a good thing as I nearly missed my train. The car stalled 5 times on the way to the station. Not impressed. I drive an automatic! It’s only a 10 minute trip. Steering sounded shocking tonight after being parked on a very steep angle at Elyces and the battery light was smiling glumly away at me. Oh the joys.

Sleep I want sleep!

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Published July 21, 2006 by

Falling, tripping or just jumping off the cliff

“We would rather die than not be able to choose our spouse, yet we would rather divorce that same spouse than choose to love them. We want the option to choose without the responsibility
to choose.” (when it comes to love I’m pro-choice)

Mum said, mentioned or questioned something interesting tonight.

The phrase ‘Fall in Love’. Why is it fall?

The general thing you think of when you think about falling is the none too pleasant landing at the end of it.

I’ve experienced this personally many times in my life, from the dramatic slide off a horse (on a stupid trial ride) – where I was totally unconcious (literally) to the landing only to hurt for weeks after, to the odd ending up on the floor after having been in bed – surprise, hurt and no more comfortable mattress, to tripping on the gravel in primary school – okay some blood in this one. None of the above situations were overly pleasant and I dare say those that you can recall ended roughly the same.

I like the fact that love is a good bit about responsibility, it means it’s not all passive and wishy washy. I wouldn’t want that for anyone. Effort means you are going out of your way for something – which throws ‘self’ out of the window, at least for a while. It’s such a good expression of what love is!

Alternatively the ‘Fall’ part of “Fall in Love” could simply refer to the clumsy nature of the whole business, the uncharted, unplanned aspect of the whole deal. Perhaps we should just “Trip in Love”? It’s more applicable.

“When falling in love, we seem to float on air.” – Diogenes Allen quoted in this exceptional article

Does anyone else find this exceedingly ironic?

I am not condemning infatuation, or anything of the like. In some ways it has it’s place. It just looks like the footing isn’t too stable.

Can we just recoin the whole deal to “Fall in-fatuation”?

Spare time? Check out some of the other interesting articles over at TrueU if you can get past the slightly cringey name.

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Published July 20, 2006 by

Have a look at

If you have keen eyes and aren’t fixated on your beloved RSS reader you’ll notice that I’ve added a new link into Other Blogs this means: you get to go find out a little bit more about my friend Tim (this is IT Tim, Timmit or Tim P). So far it’s been pretty interesting. And to save Scott wondering: this is another Vineyardian blogger. 😛

Timodial

there… that’s a sufficient plug methinks.

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Published July 19, 2006 by

Real study

More ‘daily happenings’ for you to read, but as some of you like that… some time soon I’ll find the time to explore a few things I’ve been thinking about lately.

As a reminder to myself about what these will be:

  • Gratitude, not sure how I can forget this one as it keeps appearing all over the place!
  • Frustration
  • Stuff that came up on the Baxter Kruger evening (maybe)

So. I did somewhat explain half of yesterday. The other end of it was spent in the city with Jas, Paul and Samantha. I had great fun. The others hadn’t had lunch so Paul directed us all to a very cheap (but good! I know because I picked bits off their plates) popular Chinese place in the Port Phillip Arcade. We then went to Word bookstore.

On the way out Jas noticed a sign sitting at the counter,

“Don’t have time to read your bible? Get a verse a day sent to you on your mobile…”

Collective, “Ah no’s!” and as that kind of thing sets me on bordered outrage and I was relatively verbal about how terrible and pathetic it was. It’s something I do on the odd occasion and have to be careful as I’ve been known to mention how the food isn’t that great in the presence of waiters. As Sam put it, “She was only saying what we all were thinking”. Paul had a right old go at me for it later on and did the whole, “I can’t belive you did that!” business. Well, hello Paul – welcome to Rebecca, I sometimes-frequently do speak my mind like that. Interesting how it always happens so dramatically in Christian bookshops? The attitude of the signage was shocking, completely disgraceful. Getting a verse a day is not specifically wrong, but advocating not having time to read the Bible by supplementing it with one verse is hardly a standard anyone should bother to uphold! And the fact that it’s being advertised as such, well!

A brief visit to St. Pauls Cathedral, then I made them come with me to Starbucks because I like it there. Sat and chatted for ages. Very funny all up and very enjoyable. It’s been really good to spend more time in person with Paul if you ask me, seeing as I mostly just know him online and in a ‘meeting’ environment. Sam I always like spending time with! And it was great to see Jas again before he headed back.

We then wandered up to the Old Melbourne Gaol. I was kicking myself I didn’t have my camera with me. Not worth paying to go inside otherwise 😉 We didn’t go in, although I would very much like to one day as it’s something I’ve never done.

Paul pointed out an advertisment: Real Life, Real Values, Real Something Else.
And commented on how, “Well, society obviously can’t trust those things to be authentic/true/valid anymore.” Very interesting. I might go back and get a photo next time, if it’s still there. It reminded me a bit of the huge ‘Want Everything‘ advertisement which is also in the city.

Sam and I got the train back.

This morning’s one lecture was for this semester’s elective. WWW and the Internet which I chose back at the start of the year. A change from taking photography subjects but wow am I impressed. After the brief one hour, I’m getting the idea that perhaps I’ll actually learn something new by doing this! Much excitement as my biggest gripe with my course so far has been the ‘lack of’ discovering anything incredibally new. Yes, I did learn a lot about analogue photography last semester, but to be honest it wasn’t the worlds most interesting class – it did have good assignments. This class/lecture/tute etc. looks pretty decent.

It is in a rather massive lecture hall for only 40/50 people. Everyone spread out apart from everyone else doing the loner thing. Justin came in late, so he’s there, as are Joe and Riley. Huw is meant to be in the subject too – so a few familiar faces which was nice! Lecturer seemed organised and had pretty specific objectives. Whoopdedoo! (and I’m not being sarcastic). Good things, good things.

Home before 11:30 due to some immaculate bus timing! Not bad for a ‘day at uni’.

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