Hallowmalloween!

HALLOWEEN! we decided to celebrate it a day early, up in Atherton. Who wouldn't?

So, I dress up as Jesus, complete with toga, beard and cross necklace, BUT I didn't get any photos of it before I took it off, which I'm really disappointed about.. but sure enough I'll dress up as him again soon, so I'll be sure to take a photo then.

I finished work at 5.30 and Laura picked me up. James decided, spur of the moment, that he wanted to come too so we picked him up as well. On the way out to Smithfield, there was a MASSIVE line up of cars and traffic was moving as slow as a motherbitch (N)!



When we FINALLY arrived at about 8ish, we found everyone was setting up for a huge game of Kings. Not such a good idea in hindsight, but it got everyone real silly, real quickly.





Me and Rik, and Brandon's coat jacket.



Ritchie and Justin, two great lads!



The outside crew! Ritchie wouldn't stop waving his arms around, which turned out to be a good thing coz this photo is epic as. His face + Henry just not giving a crap + Laura dressed as trailer trash. Yep, good night. Too bad I had to work the next morning back in Cairns at 9am.

Staying home tonight, when everyone else is out celebrating Halloween. It makes me a little sad, but I really don't have the energy.

PS: Thankyou to Kayla, who lent me her wide angle lens for the weekend (L).

Bigger photos on my flickr:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/42024085@N08/

Connections.

Finishing high school is a whole lot more work than slack time. Instead of feeling great about going out on weekends, I'm stuck stressing about all the time I'm wasting when I could be doing something productive, and with my exhibition to be held in MARCH next year, doomsday is a-loomin'. I really need to start thinking of ideas and pumping out some art. Frick!

Mrs. Williams took me into Crate59 (local artspace owned by Liz Dunn) today so we could connect with Kristen Tennyson, who'll become sort of my mentor artist when I finish school. She said she'd be happy to check out my work and ideas as I progress through my body of work, and for that I am so so damn thankful! She's an amazing artist; I'd own every single piece of her art if I could, and I still need to save up to by one of her tote bags..

But yeah, the pieces she's working on now are just mind blowing. Casting lace into resin skulls! I wish I could think of something that awesome. But what she's making looks a helluva lot like my necklaces I've been making with my El Día de los Muertos skulls and that makes me all depressed coz everyone knows just how much her work influences me, and before today I hadn't seen or known of what she was working on, but my necklace and her new pieces just look so identical, everyone is going to think I've been ripping her style! Gah! Besides that, I've very excited to be able to have her there to guide me.

Also! Recieved my cheque from the Peninsula Art Educators today, total of $300! It came in a little envelope full of animal sequins and a balloon, so I guess it's party time? HURRAH!

I need to think of a theme of my exhibition, I need to think of a NAME for my exhibition, I need to start thinking of ideas, I need to start taking photos.. I need to contact Naomi from work about her girl guides.. I need to make my Jesus costume for Halloween! That's right, I'll be rockin' it Old Testament!

Kayla lent me her fisheye lens for the weekend, so I'll take loads of photos and this page will be full of niceness again. I need to read my frankie magazine I bought yesterday, so I can get all inspired.

I need to clean my house. I need to create a budget. I need to organise formal. I need to do my schoolwork.

INEEDTOBECLONEDSOICANGETEVERYTHINGFRICKENDONE!

Geek!

I looove Beauty and the Geek! Not just because the girls are total dipsies:

"Earth is a country, not a planet.. right?"

But because all the guys are so socially awkward and adorable! My favorite is Corin. With his cute little glasses and premature receding hairline, how could you get any more geek cute that this?

I love feel good shows :)

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once I charge my camera, I'll be right to go.

I'm a slacker.

it's the name.

I honestly think that different names create a certain type of person. see, all the Joshes I know are self-consumed morons, all the Jakes I know are really nice guys, and all the Lukes I know are idiotic show offs, driven for danger. eg: my brother. came off his bike today and ploughed face first into the ground. so, off to the ER he went!



Mother Mary, boys need to spend a little less time hurting themselves and a little more time doing all the chores I hate doing. then, the world would be a peaceful place, and our towels will remain free of bloodstains.

he's totally A-OK though, perfecto. I mean, apart from his face. they took x-rays and he hasn't damaged anything, apart from his dignity. he'll probably get more time off school, which he'll be pleased about.

let's give a round of applause for my brother Luke, who didn't wear his full faced helmet the day he decides to face-plant gravel.

gnarly trick, bro! sick!

CUBES, DUDE!

Lego has once again gained my overall and eternal respect as being the most versatiley awesome piece of plastic ever! Introducing, CubeDude:

and even more amazing..



...

POW!

yeah, check it out:

http://www.flickr.com/photos/27826007@N05/

it gets you primo maximo geek points from your nerd friends!