Showing posts with label work. Show all posts
Showing posts with label work. Show all posts

Sunday, November 29, 2009

Christmas Party

A couple of nights ago was my work's Christmas Party and we had to buy a $3 present for the Secret Santa.. mine cost $4, but mother bear's present only cost $1.88 so I think her lack-of-present (it was a Kinder surprise) makes up for my over spending. I think it was well worth it though:

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Adrian ended up getting it and he said he was going to use the eyes in one of his sock monster creations he's been working on. I must get my hands on one.. Anyway, he said he was going to sell them at MOFO, so if you live in Cairns you should go check them out (when they're actually in there, of course.. I'll let you know).

So I was super jealous, and I kind of want a pair of google glasses for myself. If you can't think of something to get me for Christmas, I would very much appreciate a $4 pair of google eyes.

Thanks :)

Sunday, June 28, 2009

I have in my possession

a Holga 120 CFN!

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only for the duration these school holidays but I've been reading various online snippets about it and its versatility and I'm SO EXCITED to start using it! I need to clean it a little bit, and stick batteries in it, and I'm sort of scared that I won't have enough $$ for film, but I really need to visit my best friend again and I'd love to get some photos up there and I'll hopefully be going to the Atherton Show, so.. hmm. I need another job.

Went out last night with Laura and Ellie, had fun, and don't feel hungover or sickly at all! I. am. happy.

Kayla and myself are planning a secret charade, I can't wait to get into it. SNEAKY CHILDREN!

I don't blog much anymore, but I haven't really been up to much. I'll try and be more interesting these holidays.

Speaking of which, have a lovely and safe holiday, my dear readers, and don't get yourself into too much trouble!

xx.

Wednesday, June 10, 2009

peanut butter RESIN TIME!

I've been wanting to make resin necklaces for ages! That's actually how I found my job; I was looking for a place in Cairns that sells resin and I came across Cairns Craft Center, and though "you know, it wouldn't hurt to apply" :) but anyway, seeing as I work there and get a 20% discount, I bought some resin yesterday and JUST finished painting it onto two to-be-pendents. Here are the photos I used.

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They'll be ready in about 5 hours, so I'll post some photos of the finish products then!

I'm thinking of making custom orders for people and selling them for $15, taking into consideration the price of the resin, the chain and the printer ink. Would you buy one?

I love making things!

Sunday, May 31, 2009

sometimes I think we're insane.

PHOTOS WILL BE UPLOADED TOMORROW!

Saturday.


I had work at 9, and I still love my job. I love who I work with, and I even love it when I fuck something up, because I know I'll get it right next time. Adrian found out that he won the People's Choice award in the Port Douglas Carnivale art competition, Naomi told us about her crazy boyfriend and his night out, and Noni is just so damn helpful that I don't know how I'd be able to get on without her being there. My job is still #1.

After work my gorgeous mother picked me up, and we drove to Centrals via Saint Augustines. You see, as a part of my photography assignment, I'm documenting SHOEFITI (google it) and I happened to notice a pair of lime green and sky blue shoes hanging from the powerline opposite the school, and on Friday, while on the bus home, me and Robert saw Ergon Energy workers with a huge pair of chompers, cutting off this other pair of shoes from the powerlines at Barlow Park, so I took a polaroid of it.

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NOW, either they didn't manage to get them, or someone threw a new pair back over the same powerline, probably to taunt them, but they're back. ANYWAY back to the pair at Saint Augustines, I went there to take a photo and THERE WAS ANOTHER PAIR THERE! 2 pairs hanging next to each other. I don't know if it's coz I really get into things, but I freaked out and almost exploded from excitement and happiness, and it took me about 10minutes to find exactly the right angle to take the photo from.

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I can't waste shots, seeing as I'm using my polaroid. Anywhoo, I took a photo and I love it; SHOEFITI polaroids to date: 2.

We went to Centrals and I met up with Laura, and left mum. We ate us some Hungry Jacks, played some Guitar Hero at JB-HIFI and met up with Robert. We stalked around town till we got to Off Ya Tree and met with Ellie! She had just gotten her moustache tattoo on her finger, and since that's pretty much the most insane thing ever, I took a polaroid of it.

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We left Ellie (seeing as she was still at work) and promised to meet up with her at Massacre of May later. I then got man tackled by Adrienne, and seeing as she's been on of my best friends for, what.. 7 years, I got Robert to take a polaroid of us.

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Robert left, and me and Laura bought Maccas slushies and mixed goon with it, sat by the lagoon and watched tourists. Laura remarked on the amount of Asians around, and in fear of getting bashed for sounding racist, we walked around for a bit, and eventually got on a bus to Laura's house.

We listened to some Pop Goes Punk (I think?) and then went down to Raintree's Bottle-O to see if we could get someone to buy us goon. We ended up meeting this guy called Josh, who was pretty far beyond the state of wasted. He tried to buy us goon, but the people in the Bottle-O knew what was up, told him to leave, and he started abusing them, something like "if you don't give me my fucking goon, I'm gonna give you a fucking piece of my mind, and you'll be sorry you were such fuckwits to me" and obviously they called security, so we had to bolt. We ended up back at his house, and he got his friend, also named Josh, to go back to the Bottle-O for us, and we drank his UDL's in the meantime. After about 5 minutes of Josh #1 telling me and Laura that they weren't going to molest us, the other Josh came back, we paid him for the goon, and sprinted. We caught a taxi from Red Rooster and finally made it to the gig, which had started at 6pm, and the last band was playing.

We paid for our entry, got our mother truckin goon tipped down the drain by the security lady, and didn't end up going inside again- pissed of, PLUS a waste of money. I paid $15 to use their toilet, get my alcohol taken off me, and to get stamped by a stamp that claimed I'd been "entered". Fantastic. Though I got to see Maryanne, meet Angus, hang out with Ellie some more, met some lad called Ash (and stole some note out of his pocket. I think it was their set list), hung out with Lizzie and Aruna, talked to some random called Liam and hugged this little kid called Aiden. I always see him at gigs and he always says hello, so he deserved a hug. We got about 50 group shots of us on Aruna's camera, and one on my polaroid.

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We all look really good, I love that photo.

Anyways, the gig ended and people started leaving, so we called a taxi. Ellie, Lizzie, Aruna and some other lad left to go clubbing in town, so me and Laura, and for some reason that Liam guy came with us, caught a taxi to Henry's place in Kanimbla. Our taxi driver had "Don't Trust A Hoe" playing, and we found out that back in Africa (mhmm, he was from Nigeria) he had 6 wives, whadda pimp. Don't know if he was lying, but it was still impressive. Anyway, we hung out at Henry's with James, Will and Artem for about 20 minutes till I decided to go home, so mum came and picked me and Laura up, dropped Laura back at her place, and we went home. God only knows what happened to that Liam guy after that.

Even though I ended up spending near $90 last night, I don't really regret it. I only know now, to plan things well before hand.

I love Laura and Ellie :)

I love meeting randoms.

I love dumb arse philosophical talks with Laura at the bus terminal.

I love the sound a polaroid camera makes when you take a photo.

and I love that people remember me from other gigs.

right now, Cairns is pretty great. this weather does things to people.

Tuesday, May 19, 2009

what I did on my day off school.

so today, every single state school teacher decided to walk off the job, in a protest for higher wages; aka we got the day off school! me and Robert crusaded around town for the day, and took photos for your viewing pleasure :O

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"well alright, if you insist". yea, we have a few crazy drunks that live at the bus terminal in town. they leave their bottles everywhere.

we found this really amazing alleyway that must've been painted less than a week ago, it's so freakin' spectacular! I had to take some photos.. and have a little photoshoot :) here's a cute little turtle!

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Robert likes to wear vests and run up walls in his spare time.

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and do handstands in dirty town alleyways.

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everybody jump now!

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it was hilarious trying to jump EXACTLY when the 10 second timer went off hahahah I did about 10 bunny hops just to make sure I was airbourne..

everybody was kung fu fighting!

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then we proceeded to walk around town, eat onigiri rolls for lunch, see Chantelle in Body Funk, watch Chelsea get her tattoo done, watch us some 'Masterchef Center Court', buy Scrubs Season 3 and a Kimya Dawson cd from JB HI-FI, get hug mauled by Adrienne, drink raspberry slushies, eat some more sushi, and battle the shite out of little punks at Guitar Hero in JB. I epic failed, but it was fun. this little kid kept saying "DO B.Y.O.B, IT'S THE HARDEST SONG EVURR!" and I was laughing while Robert vs'd him, and pwnd his butt. nah, he was a nice kid. oh, and we saw James and Naomi and themz.

I had to work afterwards, and I just re-priced paint. EPIC AWESOME! seriously, I love my job (L).

I hope they have more teacher's strikes soon.

Monday, April 27, 2009

it finally happened.

I HAVE A JOB!! admit it, we all thought it would never happen :P

so now I'm a casual at the Cairns Craft Center, earning between $16 and $18 p/hour, working 2 or 3 times a week. who's jealous :D

my boss is heaps cool as well! he's about late 60's and we were talking and he said "I'm getting a bit old to be doing so much crap around this shop. I already hire too many people but, well.. you show some promise. I've effed up before but I think you're going to be another Nomi."

Nomi is their best worker, I felt pretty happy about that :)

but yea, once I get some money into me, I'll probably be shouting everyone everything, so try not to use me too much hahah >_____<

atleast I can go to see movies in the cinema now :D

BY THE WAY!

I met my all time favourite artist in the entire world (no, not Michel Gondry; he's a film-maker). Her name is Kristin Tennyson, she makes the Doodlebags at KickARTS, and she's coming on art camp with us on Thursday :D

god, I'm on such a high right now!