sOoo happy.

TODAY I got a parcel (aka package) from SARAH. She sent me chocolate from Belgium and stroopwafels from...the Netherlands? lol. I was so excited when I got the email. But I got the email last night and it was too late to get it. So this morning I woke up and I started jumping up and down because I remembered and then i went to get it, haha. I went into Hali's room because I was so excited and we shared a stroopwafel and a chocolate. It was delicious. She asked if it was caramel inside the stroopwafel but the label is in Dutch, haha. Anyways, that was exciting and I'm so happy.

Also, yesterday was fun, besides my anthropology class. Ugh. But Hali asked me out on a date for Friday. oooh. lol. Not really, but it was funny the way she asked me if I wanted to have dinner with her. She is going to Hong Kong that night so, yea. Another awesome thing that happened yesterday was the following story.

I was looking outside the sliding glass doors because sometimes I just stare out windows. I was looking at the flats in front of us and told Hali that I see hot guys coming this one flat. Then I asked her if the two story building was the flat for couples because I thought I heard someone say that but she didn't know. I told her that the windows looked closer together then ours so we went outside to compare. (Side note that is important to the story. Melissa and I's bathroom is different from everyone else's. Ours is all flat, with no ledge for the shower. And our shower is not by the window, so we have no ledge to put our shampoo, like everyone else. And our basin (aka sink) is in the corner. And you can tell his from the outside because everyone else has shampoo and soap and stuff in the window.) So we went outside and I noticed that the bathrooms in the floors above us were the normal bathrooms (with the shower by the window) and I start throwing a tantrum (lol) and yelling really loud. Hali is laughing at me then I notice that the boy who lives above me is looking out his OPEN window at me. I look at him and he starts to shake his head and went away. Then I start cracking up and run back into my flat. Awesome, huh? I thought it was pretty great!

And Sunday we watched She's the Man which is the best movie, ever. I laughed so hard even though I have seen it so many times. And I watched My Best Friend's Girl on Saturday which was hilarious. Dane Cook is so funny and I love him!

Aussie words:
doona cover = comforter
parcel = package
bench tops = counter tops (Great story about that. We have flat inspections every two weeks and it was my turn to clean the kitchen. So I was reading the list of what I had to do and I was like, "What is a bench top?" So Hali points to the counter but I didn't understand so I asked what she was pointing to so she hits the counter and I'm like "ooooooh." lol)

eek!

Oh my gosh! Today was so much fun. Before I get to today, let's talk about yesterday!

So yesterday was Thursday and I had to go to Freo for my Australian Studies class. Cool. I went by myself because everyone else was going later. Cool. Whatever. I know how to get there by myself. Impressive, right? So I figure it would take an hour to get there. No. Hour and a half. I was supposed to be there at 1 but got there at 1:30. Whatever. So I didn't really get much out of the trip. I felt like I wasted my time but I had to go or else I would be in trouble and most likely not get a great mark in the class. Anyways, it was really hot and I felt so gross. So then I went back home and went to my writing class. I turned in my paper (eek!) and we did a writing exercise. So I had to trade with this boy who has awful handwriting and I could read basically every other word. So I couldn't really tell if it was good or not. haha. We had to write about childhood place and I wrote about the park in NY : )

Then today I had my history class and tutorial which was fine. But then Cynthia and I went into Perth and had fun! I got Guitar Hero for my DS which I am stoked about. It was Aus$60. Which is so cheap in American money. Seriously, its that much if not more back home so I was like SCORE. I just played it a bit and it is amazing. Took me awhile to figure out how to play it but I got it. Hali came into my room and played some too. And, um, i also kinda got my ear pierced again. Please don't be mad. But also today I got to talk to my WHOLE family, which was very nice and I love them all very much.

wow.

I have not written a blog in forever. I have been busy with school and stuff and nothing exciting really happened. Right now I am listening to "Figure It Out" by the Plain White T's. Good song.

Thursday my Australian Studies class was...interesting. We watched Ned Kelly (SCORE, way more awesome the second time). But that wasn't the interesting part. So maybe 15 minutes into class, this guy and girl walk in, and sit by me. Awesome. I can tell that this guy is totally drunk and hes not wearing shoes. (Ok, side note, people in Australia just don't wear shoes. I went to Cole's the other day and I saw some boy walking out with no shoes on. WHAT?) So, yea. Weirdo. So then he starts "whispering" to his friend. I put it in quotes because he was drunk, so he THOUGHT he was whispering, but he was not. And everyone kept looking at him. Why did he have to sit by me? Then he turns to ask me to borrow my pen and his eyes are all red. Why did he even come to class? Then during the movie he lays down on the floor. WHAT? And his phone kept vibrating. It was really annoying.

So Friday I had class as usual. The tutor for my tutorial always wants to start class early and for some reason it bugs me. Really badly. Give people time to get there, you know? Whatever, lol. Later, me and people went to the movies and saw Confessions of a Shopaholic. It was really funny but not like the book at all. But I still liked it. There was a preview for the Hannah Montana movie and I got excited and started singing along, LOL. So that was fun.

Saturday, I just did homework. Boring, I know. But it has to be done. Sunday I went to church and Cynthia and I talked about Melbourne some more and how excited we are. And Staci is coming now so that is exciting!

Monday I had uni, duh. History was cool as always and anthropology was boring as always. Seriously, I don't like that class and I don't understand the point in going. We don't have tests and everything he says goes in one ear and out the other. Oh junk, speaking of which, I still haven't gotten that class approved. GAH! My bad.

Yesterday and today I didn't have uni. I did more homework and fixed up my story. I forgot I had to write a reflection piece, but I did it. It was easy, only 200-300 words. So whatever. And yea. I think that's everything. We booked the hostel for Singapore, so that's cool. Now I am thinking of going to New Zealand the first week but I can't decide. I have a paper due in history the Friday I get back from the break. As long as I start it before I go I should be fine. I have to write a paper for anthropology too and I need at least 8 sources. 8! I have never needed that many before. And for history, we have to use Chicago style and I never have before and I am worried I am going to mess up! Also, the tutor allows us to use "I" in the paper which I have always been not never to do. And, we are supposed to say stuff like, "This essay will discuss..." What? No. I was taught not to do that. Obviously if you are a good writer, the reader knows the points you're trying to make, right? gah.

are u ready for this?

So. This is my short story for my class. I got some feedback today but I haven't changed anything yet. I would like to know what you think! Ingore the format, because I don't think I can make it look like my actual paper does.


Lilly forced her eyes open but couldn’t see. She felt as though she were in fog and was floating above the clouds. Struggling to break free of these feelings, Lilly tried to speak, but her voice stuck in her throat. What happened? she thought. Where am I? Lilly tried to focus on the sounds around her, hearing beeping and chirping. The fog began to clear and Lilly started to panic. Am I dead? She didn’t know what to make of this situation and it hurt too much to talk.
Wanting to make some movement to convince herself she was still alive, Lilly fought the pain and twitched her hand. She heard a gasp, then a scream, “LILLY!” Another voice spoke sharply, “Don’t yell.” Again, Lilly wanted to ask where she was, but couldn’t, so she tried to focus now on the smells around her. It smelled too clean, like Lysol and antiseptic, and her nose burned as she breathed in. Wait. No. It can't be. Trying to focus again, she felt stuff on her skin, plastic, like tubes. Jesus. Am I in a hospital? This can't be happening.
“Lilly, sweetie, can you hear me?” a voice says. Lilly struggles to answer and weakly says, “Y-y-yes.” It took every ounce of her strength to not pass out again.
“Oh my God!” the voice says again.
“Not too loud. She might have a headache!” a different voice whispered harshly.
“I am just so happy she woke up.”
These voices made Lilly’s ears hurt, but she was thankful that they meant she was alive. Or maybe she was just insane. Gathering her strength, Lilly mumbles, “Why can’t I see?” The two people in the room exchanged glances. They knew they should tell Lilly the truth, but they couldn’t. It hurt them too much and they knew it would hurt Lilly more.
“You have bandages over you eyes, sweetie,” one of the mystery voices said. Oh. Well, what? Why? Lilly desperately wished she could see, since she couldn’t place the voices.
“Who are you?” she whispered.
“It’s us baby, your parents.”
“What happened to me?” Lilly was terrified of the answer, but she needed to know now.
“Maybe you should rest. We can talk later,” Lilly’s mother said.
“No! I need to know now.” The fog was lifting and Lilly sat up in the bed. “Please?” Her voice was still raspy from not having used it used it days.
“Ok,” Lilly’s mom sighed. “You were in a bad car accident. All of your friends are ok, so don’t worry about them. You were driving and I guess lost control of the car on the ice. You hit a tree. You have been here for a week.”
Lilly absorbed it all in, trying to remember. Thinking hurt her head, but she forced herself to remember. Oh yeah. The memories came back like a rush, playing in her head like a film strip. Her friends. Her car. Dinner. The movie. The screams as she lost control of the car. The thud of the impact against the tree. She started to cry, because of a mixture of pain, fatigue, and her loss of sight at the moment. Lilly felt someone take hold of her hand and squeeze it gently. As her weariness took her over, Lilly fell asleep.

Later, Lilly woke up and opened her, hoping the bandages were off. She wanted to see her parents, see the hospital room, just plain see. “Hello?” she called out, praying that someone was there.
“Hey baby,” her mom said. “Are you feeling better?”
“Yes. I just want to take off these bandages so I can see you.”
Her parents exchanged that look again. They had talked last night and decided they would tell Lilly the truth today. She deserved to know.
“Listen sweetie, there is something your dad and I have to tell you.” Lilly could hear the pain in her voice and started to panic. What could possibly be wrong? Why does she sound like that?
Her mom sighed and continued, “When the bandages come off…you…you won’t be able to see.” Lilly’s mom started to sob as Lilly took in this knowledge. What? No, this isn’t possible. I am only 23. I can't be blind. I want to be a surgeon, I am in medical school! Lilly wanted to die. She didn’t think her life was worth living if she couldn’t use her eyes.
“Are you sure?” Lilly’s voice was thick with pain. There were too many emotions going through her body now. She wanted it to stop.
“Yes, we are. I am so sorry,” her dad finally spoke, his deep voice coming from the left. Or maybe it was the right. Lilly did not like being blind already. Anger clawed inside of her, wanting to break free and lash out at everyone, anyone. She started to sob uncontrollably until she fell asleep.

A week later, Lilly was released from the hospital. All her bandages were removed, her body healed, except for her eyes. Lilly still couldn’t fathom what she was going to do with her life. Everything seemed to be one big waste. All her schooling, all her money, wasted. She still didn’t see the need to live, and thought about suicide a lot. Her parents wanted her to go to counseling, but she didn’t see the point. Depression had settled deep inside and Lilly did not care if it stayed.
She couldn’t go to school anymore and was often bored. Watching T.V. or reading couldn’t be done, so she listened to music a lot and tried to remember how everything looked. Lilly wondered if she still has the same color blue eyes, dark brown hair, and straight nose. She wondered if she had any more freckles or if she was paler.
Before the accident, life seemed so simple to Lilly. Go to school, get good grades, graduate, start her career as a surgeon. Hang out with friends, have fun. Now, she couldn’t even get herself a glass of water without help. She felt useless. What is the point of living? Lilly’s friends often stopped by the house, but she never wanted to talk to them. She could feel their gazes on her, and could sense their looks of pity. She didn’t want pity. She didn’t want anyone. She wanted to be alone for the rest of life, which hopefully would end soon. The only think holding her back was her parents. Lilly loved them so much and didn’t want to cause them pain, but she was in too much pain herself. Her depression was taking over her life, and she slowly stopped caring about her parents. Everyday grew worse, and Lilly just wanted to pain to stop. Her parents tried to take her to counseling, but Lilly just didn’t want to go. She spent hours just lying on her bed, doing nothing, having arguments with herself.
One day while her parents were work, she finally decided to do it. She figured her life was already over, why not make it official? Lilly carefully walked from her bedroom to her bathroom, feeling the softness of the carpet between her toes. She thought about writing her parents a note but she didn’t want to embarrass herself, since she wouldn’t be able to see if she wrote it nicely. Her hands moved along the wallpaper clad walls, helping her find the way to the bathroom. It smelled like strawberries, sweet and sour, the scent of her favorite shampoo. She moved towards the cabinet and felt the cool glass of the mirror. She opened it and felt around for her razor blade. Finding it, she sat down in the tub, thinking it would be easier to clean up later.
Lilly grasped the razor and held it at her wrist. This is it. The pain is finally going to go away. She started to cut, slowly, feeling the sticky blood run down her arm, smelling the iron. Finishing with that cut, Lilly started on another, going deeper this time, biting her lip against the pain. She felt weak, she could feel herself getting dizzy, feeling like she had just spun around in circles. Lilly closed her eyes and let the feeling overtake her, finally happy that the pain was gone.

thanks : )

not bad.

These days from Sunday to today have not been bad, but not amazing. I am listening to "I've Just Seen A Face" sung by JIM STURGESS on repeat. LOL. The song makes me happy.

Anyways, I just took a shower and I feel so clean : ) haha. So Sunday all my flat mates and I ate dinner together which was nice. I made peas, LOL. I really had no food because I hadn't gone shopping. But I do now so it's all good. I cook steak a lot. Which is delicious. And mom, I eat peas and broccoli so be happy. So yea. That was Sunday. It was nice to hang out with everyone. Then I had to clean the bathroom because we have flat inspections. Lame. But it's not hard, I am just lazy, haha. Monday I class as usual. It was fine. My anthropology class really makes me sleepy. The dude just talks and talks. It's boring. Tuesday I basically did homework all day. Legit. I worked on my fiction piece, which I finished today. I also almost finished my history work. I think I have like 3 questions or something. It's not hard. So my fiction piece is about a girl who gets into a car accident then kills herself. haha. Not really happy. I am not sure why I went that way, either. It was weird to write a fiction piece, because I haven't written one for class since 9th grade. But it was fun.

So I am going to Singapore April 9-15 and I am pretty excited. I am going to get myself some RAY-BANS. Be jealous.

frustrated. but happier.

I know that some of you have already heard this, so I apologize. Just skip to the later parts, LOL. Friday was a good day. I already wrote about the beginning but here is the end. So Hali and I went to get her friend, who is kind of creepy. I mean, he is pretty nice and everything, just a little weird. So we go and get him and go to the city. However, this kid does not have anywhere to stay. I felt bad for him at first, but then Hali told me that he planned this trip three months ago and she told him many times to book a place. When she told me that I stopped being sorry for him and was then angry. Who the heck does that? Honestly. So we walk around the city for like three hours, and he finally gets a hotel room. The girl at the desk told me I had pretty hair. : ) haha.

So then Jun, Stephanie, Chris, and Patrick meet us at the hotel and we go find a place to eat. We seriously tried so many places before finding a Malaysian one. I actually liked the food and has some squid and octopus, since it was Friday. It was hard not to eat meat because there was chicken in a lot of the food. Some of it was really spicy and my mouth was burning. Oh, and we also met up with Paola, Staci, Melissa, and one of their friends. Oh, and that was the first time I sat in the front seat in a car, which was a cool experience. Anyways, so I actually tried a lot of new food, some of which I didn't like. Mostly it was the dessert that gross. They eat red beans in some desserts. Weird.

So that was all fun and I had a good time. But everyone was dressed up and I was wearing jeans and a t-shirt. So that made me feel weird but whatever! So then Saturday kind of sucked, except for the morning. In the morning, Hali, her friend, Chris, Patrick, and I went to Karrakatta to see Heath's grave. Turns out, he actually does not have a grave. Cool. Like five Internet sites lied to me. I felt really bad about making them drive there but they told me it was fine. They actually liked walking around and looking at the graves, lol. So then they dropped us off at the city and we ate lunch. I ate at Red Rooster, which is a place only in Australia. I liked it a lot. I had a chicken sandwich...delicious. So anyways, we walked around for a bit because Hali's friend had no place to stay, again. Then they came up with a different plan so whatever. So then we went to Freemantle, which is a city on the water. I was wearing all black (awesome, not) and it was hot. So we met up with Chris, Patrick, Paola, Staci, Melissa, and Stephanie. Yeah, I think that was everyone. So then we walked around Freemantle a bit and I took some pictures. Then Staci, Paola, and Melissa wanted to go the beach, but I did not. I mean, I was wearing all black and sneakers. No, thanks. So then Hali, her friend, and I went back to Perth then took a taxi home. By this time I wasn't in a great mood and I was hot and tired.

So I wanted to come back to the flat because I had a lot of homework to do. I have this group project for my anthropology class and we are supposed to be meeting after class tomorrow to discuss stuff. So there are two articles that I am supposed to read. I type in the web address that the teacher gave and I tried to download the PDF but it said that the page could no be found. Cool. So then i try to read the other one, thinking that I could at least do something. This one didn't have a web address so I go to the school's library web page and try to search for it, but I get nothing. So I am really frustrated because I don't want the other girls in my group to think that I am not doing my part.

Then I really wanted to talk to my parents and ask them to call the airlines and see if I can move my flight home back a bit. Because Hali and I were thinking of going to New Zealand together, but her last exam is June 19th and my flight home is June 21st. But they never came on skype and I got sad.

So then I figured that I would book my flight to Singapore to make me happy. Mistake. The flights were so expensive! Then I got angry. I wouldn't care so much if I had money in my Australian account, because getting a $600 plane ticket with my debit card will have a huge fee. So awesome. Then I try to use Quantas, because it's in alliance with American Airlines and I have miles with them. So I figured it would cheaper to use them and pay whatever it doesn't cover. I put in my AAdvantage number, or whatever it is called, and it tells me that it can't find that number. Awesome. So I am feeling really crappy.

I was so frustrated on Saturday. And that is why. Today was better. I went to Mass and talked to Cynthia about Melbourne, which of course made me happy. She had a friend with her who is Indian and has a fairly think accent, so every time he asked me a question I had to have him repeat it and I felt really bad. i don't know why I suck so bad with accents! Speaking of accents, Hali and I love to make fun of Canadians accents, lol. Anyways, then I had made plans to skype with Shannon and Kathleen, which made me really happy. We talked for three hours! It was awesome and I love them all so much. At the end, they serenaded me. Haha. It was funny!

And now our flat is cooking dinner, which is cool. So I have to go cook, lol. Also, Sam, when I got your letter, I literally squealed. THANKS! It was awesome : )

thursday/friday.

Right now I am listening to "Light On" by David Cook. Earlier I was listening to David Archuleta. His music makes me so happy. Love it. So Thursday Jonas released tour dates. But they FAIL. Major fail. I REALLY want to go to NY. But my mommy says I have to work. ew. No work. haha. So the dates for Florida are August 18 (Tampa), 19 (Lauderdale), 21 (Jacksonville). So I was like cool, maybe Kathleen and I can go in Jax. I could take a bus there or something. But no, classes don't even start then. Classes start the 24th. Cool. But I am going to have to move into my new place so I will want to move in sometime before then obviously. Maybe we can go to Lauderdale. That could be an option. But I have to talk to Kathleen first. I don't know when she starts class. I would assume around the same time. Anyways, Jonas is a fail, but not as major as I originally thought.

So Thursday I went to an art gallery for my Australian Studies class. It was pretty cool I guess. I was kind of our of it because I was hot and thirsty, lol. Then I had to go back by myself and got off at the wrong train stop. Cool. Then I asked for help and got on a new train. Then I got on a bus and went to my flat to get my stuff for my next class. I was like 10 minutes late but I e-mailed my teacher the day before to let her know. How responsible am I? haha. So yea. I really like that class. I need to work on my story though. My draft is due Thursday! I have a character ready, I just need a story.

So then today I had my History class, which I actually really like now. And then I had my tutorial. Which I like, too. We did group work and I was with the same girls as I was with last time. And the Texas girl (who is from Nevada) reminds me so much of Kendall. I thought she reminded me of someone but then we she told me that she was in a sorority, I knew. lol. She even has blonde hair and blue eyes, like Kendall. Oh, and the Aussie girl in our group didn't know what a sorority was so we tried to explain it to her.

And today, I am going with Hali to pick up her creepy friend from the airport, then we are going and doing stuff somewhere. Then, I think, we are going to dinner with my flat mates. I am not sure if other people are coming, but whatever. Then tomorrow, HEATH LEDGER. Yes, going to meet Heath, lol.

Funny story of the day, even though it happened....Wednesday I think. I just kept forgetting. So Hali was eating smoked salmon, you know like the stuff you eat on bagels that comes thinly sliced and is cold. So she was eating it on a sandwich (lol) and I was like, oh, my parents eat it on bagels, and Melissa says, "What's that?" And I just stared at her. I really didn't think that there weren't bagels here. I never really looked because I really don't eat them. I mean, I would if I went somewhere but I don't normally have them in my dorm. So the Hali and I were explaining it to her, and Hali said it was like a doughnut. But then I said that it wasn't sweet, it was bread. It was pretty funny, I thought.

MELBOURNE.

SOOOO TODAY I GOT MY TICKET TO MELBOURNE. AND I AM SO EXCITED. Can't you tell? I hate writing in all caps so I am obviously excited. LOL. And we booked the hostel and everything SO I am even more excited. woot. That has been the excitement of the day!

OTHER EXCITING NEWS. I got a new Johnny Depp poster. Yup. Hali and I both got the same one then Hali got another one. And we both put them up in our rooms and they look fabulous. I mean, of course because it's Johnny, duh. It's a picture of him from Chocolate, as Roux.

Also today, I finished my history and writing homework, and tomorrow I am going to an art museum for my Australian class. I still haven't e-mailed UF about the transfer credit. oops. Because I am taking classes that I didn't get approved. haha. But I know it will be find because it's just an anthropology class so I know I will be able to transfer it.

And I have to start looking at classes for next semester. I have to register soon. Not sure yet, I will probably find out this week. I hope. I looked at some classes and I found some that I think I want to take. I am just really worried about getting a language because I know they fill up really fast.

SO JONAS RELEASES TOUR DATES TODAY. I am excited about that, too. haha. I just hope that the dates are good so I don't have to go hunt them down and yell at them. lol.

And Kathleen, RUPERT GRINT as a twitter. You should get one. And so does TOM FELTON. I do not have a twitter, but I think you should so you can follow their lives, lol.

woot.

So I am listening to HSM. I love it. And last week was kind of ok. I was feeling kind of down because talking about home made me sad. Then I talked to my parents Saturday and was really happy about that. Then church made me feel really good. When I was there I just felt really at peace and I knew that I would be ok. I also think it's really cool that Mass is the same as it is back home. I mean, I always knew that it was the same, well, at least that is what everyone says. But being able to experience that is awesome, I think. And I will be going to a church in Singapore and possibly Hong Kong which makes it so much cooler.

Then after church Cynthia and I talked about our Melbourne plans and now I am super excited. We are going Wednesday to get the tickets and I am STOKED. Yea.

And today I had my India class again. Which wasn't so bad. That class is just ok, in case you haven't noticed. LOL. I mean, it won't be hard, so whatever! Then I had my anthropology class which honestly is more like a sociology class, IMO. There was a presentation today which was cool, but I feel like I don't really care or understand what we talk about. But I have to stick it out, so I will suck it up. And I talked with the two girls that I am doing our project with and they are really nice. I was asking her stuff about Australian Uni and she was asking me stuff about home. But, there were these annoying girls that were sitting behind me that talked the whole class and I wanted to punch them in the face. Really badly.

So then I came home and Hali and I went to Cole's and to get postcards. So I got three more. Yay. And I wore Hali's raybans. woot. That was exciting. I am thinking of buying some in Singapore. Because they are cheaper then back home. Hers were cute but I want the bigger wayfarers. And I took more pictures of campus which I can't put here because the internet here is ridiculous. Facebook!

grrr.

Hali, if you are reading this I HATEE YOU. We were supposed to go see Heath today. But Hali is the lamest person ever. But we are going to watch Johnny Depp and She's the Man to make it up to me, LOL. But "supposedly" we are going next Saturday. Anyways, yesterday I had my India history class which is just an ok class. But all I have to do for that class is write one paper and do this journal thing, which is basically composed of the question in the tutorial book and the lecture notes so it's basically really easy. So I am not worried about passing. I am still kind of confused on the grading system here but I guess I will find out eventually. And I met this girl who goes to school in TEXAS and we talked about school and Tim Tebow (haha) and football and stuff and it made me miss Gainesville for a little bit. Just a bit. But I am ok now! haha. Later I told Hali all about Tim Tebow and how much I love him. It was funny.

And I still can't decide about my plans for the break. Hali is going to Hong Kong and asked if I wanted to come with her and I can't decide what I want to do. We would go to Hong Kong on Saturday then go to Singapore on Thursday. Then I figured I would go to New Zealand on the next Tuesday then come back to Perth on Saturday. But so far I have no one to go to New Zeland with, which is not nice. Hali's friend is coming here and she said that he wants to travel and told me I should go with him but he sounds CREEPY. lol. But he is English. Which is pretty awesome. But not as awesome as being Australian, that's for sure!

today.

I have currently just finished listening to "Bet on It" by ZAC EFRON (which is the most EPIC song ever) and now I am listening to "Can I Have This Dance" by Zac and Vanessa (which is so cute!). And today was nothing special I guess. I slept til like 10ish. I didn't have class until 1. So I ate some toast and did some homework for tomorrow. I was going to do it after my classes but then I realized that I had class til 8 and I probably wouldn't be in the mood to so much work. So in Australian Studies we talked about aborigines and how they have been treated and stuff. It's basically the same as we did with the Indians. Every country has stuff like that in their past. All the kids from Canada think they are so cool because their country is a lot like Australia. Lame. Canada is lame. haha.

And in Creative Writing we just did some writing exercises. Basically. And my first one I thought was good but my second one was so lame. And for next week we have to find an ad for something odd. Cool. Oh, and some girl in that class told me I had gorgeous hair which was really nice. : ) And Sam's story made me laugh all day. haha.

Some more weird things Aussie's do - they don't say anything to you when you sneeze. Which is odd. I think!

i love to sing miley!

Soo, right now I am listening to "Girls Just Wanna Have Fun" by Miley Cyrus. I love her version. A lot. And today was kind of boring since I didn't have class or anything. I made a hamburger for lunch, woo. And I ate a carrot. But, um, they have "baby" carrots, but in reality they just look like midget carrots, not like baby carrots back home. It's weird. But yea, I am awesome. So then after lunch I went to the library because I don't have a book I need for a class and I had some reading to do. So I went to get it but it's only a 3 hour loan because it's a "reserve" book. So I sat there and read my chapter. But on the way to campus I walked with Hali because she had class at 2 and we were singing Miley Cyrus and it was epic. I was impressed with my knowledge, haha. I also sang some HSM, which was just as awesome. Then I came back and made some pasta for dinner. And I read some Harry Potter. Then I watched some House. Yay. I had already seen it but I always love House. AND I have someone to go with me to Melbourne so I am super excited! BUT - ZAC EFRON is going to be in Melbourne and Sydney next week and I REALLY want to go but it's really short notice. But when I heard that he was coming I had a little teenie attack, lol. I mean, I am meeting Kellan soon but ZAC EFRON!! He is awesome. So tomorrow I have two 3 hour classes. Awesome.

Oh, and last night I watched Ned Kelly with Heath Ledger (RIP) and Orlando Bloom. It was SO SAD. I am not going to lie - I cried at the end. The end was too sad. Especially since it was HEATH. Who is dead. BUT on Saturday Hali and I are going to see his ashes. woot. And probably go to Fremantle since the cemetery is close to there. And it's not like we are going to spend hours at some one's grave.

yesterday.

I am currently listening to "Goodbye" by Audio Adrenaline. Yup. Anyways, yesterday I finally had all my classes. And I basically hated the art class. It is all about looking at pieces and figuring out what they mean and stuff and I do not like that. So that is the class I will be dropping. I feel really bad though because to get registered for the class I had to see some guy and he had to print out all this stuff for me and give me a writing test to make sure I can write in English. It was intense. But I don't want to sit in a class I hate just to make someone else happy. So my Approaches to Development class is just ok, but I hate it less then the art one so I will keep it. I have to write two papers and do a group presentation which isn't so bad. I basically have to write at least two papers for every class. I want to see if I can get some Gordon rule credit for this junk because I still haven't finished it. I hate having to write papers and not get credit for them. It sucks. Oh, and I don't have any tests in my classes, just the papers. And I am pretty sure that I don't have finals for any class, unless I just didn't see it on the syllabus. Which means that I will have three weeks in June to do whatever I want. Like travel. I want to go to Fiji. And Tasmania. I actually have a whole list of places, haha. And I am pretty sure that Hali and I are going to see Heath's ashes on Saturday!

Today I went to Cole's and finally got some toothpaste! If i hadn't gone today I would have had none. Which would've been bad. Also, I swear that Aussie's do not eat regular cheese pizza. Like, in the frozen section, it is not there. Neither is just pepperoni. All they have is pizza with lots of stuff on it. It's so weird!

Also - some Aussie words. A "diary" is a planner. Jam is jelly and jelly is jell-o. And some other weird stuff - my flat mates from Malaysia and Singapore do not think it is weird to not keep eggs in the fridge. They keep them in the cabinet which I find extremely odd.

awesome.

OH MAN
get excited

zoo.

So right now I am listening to "Karma" by Alicia Keys. For some reason I feel like telling everyone that. So yesterday I went to the zoo. It was fun! I saw a kangaroo. And a koala. And it was awesome. After awhile it got really hot and I got tired of being there, but it was cool. There was this awesome kid who was wearing an Adventures of Sharkboy and Lavagirl shirt. He was so cute! And then we were by the lemurs and this family with 3 little boys came by and they didn't know what they were, so I told them. And then the boys were like, "Oh. Like in Madagascar!" Then they started singing "I like to move it, move it." haha. It was funny.

So I went to church today and I think I might've found someone to go to Melbourne with. woot. That makes me happy. But I am obviously going to go no matter what happens.

And tomorrow I will have finally gone to all my classes. But I have class all day which sucks. From like 9 to 6. Ugh. I have never had four classes in a day before. And one of them is for 3 hours. Gross.

Also, Friday night there were random drunk boys in our flat. And I was really confused. Because we had dinner at out common room place and then Paola and I went to Staci's flat. Then I came back around 11 and I wanted to sleep because we were going to the zoo in the morning. So I brush my teeth and all of a sudden I hear all these voices and was confused as to why. So I open my door and there are like 4 boys, who are drunk. It was amusing. This one was talking to me and it was really funny. He said I had to go out drinking with them next weekend and I was like yea, right. But it was still really funny. He told me I was the first American he had met and I told him he was the first Aussie I met. haha.

So that is all. I am going to bed soon because I am tired.