New Obsessions

I've been procrastinating like crazy because of my exams that started this week, and in the process I have been spending more time on my Google Reader (RSS feed). Something wonderful that I've found is the treasure trove of cooking, and in particular baking, blogs that showed just how talented people can be. One that stood out for me was The Sweet Adventures of Sugarbelle, an amazing blog about cookie decorating =) Her projects look great and she gives tips on how to try them yourself (I know what I'm doing when exams end =D). Have a look at some of her stuff:


(all pictures come directly from her blog)

   

The flowers in pots and the witches hat cookies are three dimensional!! And I just couldn't resist putting the Day of Dead cookies in (they come from her old blog, right here on Blogger, but they aren't there anymore). I can't even contain my glee at how brilliant they are, and these are only my favourites.

Something else I'm also loving is in clothing. I used to wear black a fair bit, simply because it was easy to co-ordinate and because I really didn't think about fashion very much. Just recently I've started loving bright colours, whether they're blocks of colour or just a pop.

Dress from Sheridan French

Christian Dior Haute Couture Fall Collection 2011

Karen Millen Colour Block Dress

               

          Karen Millen Tribal Print Shoes in Neon

It's almost 11! It's late and as much as I despise it, I do need to study so it's sleep time.

Until we meet again =)

IP

HSC, Growing Out of Friends and Sesame Street

The NSW Higher School Certificate started today, a form of high school leaving certificate that rewards rote learners and crammers. Good luck to all the students sitting the HSC =)

On a happier note, I have found that bigger people, better people don't need to put others down to make themselves look good. I know, this is one of those sayings that gets bandied around a bit, and it's only when you have a personal experience that you understand what it means. I think I'm going to express it in the only way I know how. Here it is:

I'm drumming my fingers on the keyboard, I love the dr-r-r-r-r-r sound it makes. It's been a long day, and the lights of the library are no replacement for the natural light that's fighting to get through the 10 metres between the glass ceiling in the enclosed garden and the window beside me. I'm still staring at my Facebook page, though I know that I shouldn't be. It's only been two days since the break-up, and regardless of what anyone says, just because I was the dumper doesn't mean it hurts any less. I refresh the page again, just in case. Still nothing. I'm not sure what I'm waiting for exactly. A message? A post? Anything, I guess. Some recognition that a big part of my world had changed. Still nothing. I drum my fingers again. D-r-r-r-r-r-r. Then, a little red speech bubble blinks at me. It's C, it's harsh, and it's not what I need right now:

m is a loser. you know it but won't admit it. why are you still with him? you say you don't want to hurt his feelings. fuck him. why don't you think about yourself? don't you care? must i make it my duty to make you care?

you give me nothing to work with, cut me out when i say something you don't like and, i don't even know. help me help you, please?


What? Was he being serious? Surely not? I click to his profile page. All he ever said these days were insults to other people. I click again. I'd had enough of this. Unfriend. It had certainly been a long time coming.


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Wow. For a first attempt that was exceptionally horrible. 


Apparently someone hacked the Sesame Street Youtube page and posted porn. After initially reading, I did laugh, though after thinking about it, it's a bit weird. Who gets kicks from subjecting little kids to that kind of thing?


Anyway, back to monotony.


- IP

A New Day

This, I suppose, is the beginning. What it is the beginning of, I'm not entirely sure. Something I do know, I really need this blog to help me vent, get my ideas out and put in my part of the Internet. Until I figure out what kind of blog I want this to be though, I'll just post things I like, things I think, things I've seen amongst other random things. Let's see how it goes. So this is the beginning, and I for one am curious about the end.

- IP