watch it wednesday.

trying something new for wednesdays...

WATCH IT WEDNESDAY

which is pretty basic...

every wednesday i will post a clip from youtube that i find hilarious, interesting, silly, intriguing...

whatever.

feel free to play along and leave a link to your post in the comments section so i can check it out.

 

xx

this kiss. this kiss.

a few weeks ago i asked you guys what YOU wanted to know about me...

kellyansapansa responded...

Tell us about your first kiss :o)

 i think ive been avoiding this particular question ...

but i did say id answer anything.

(yeah, thanks for asking kellyansapansa!!!)

credit: google images

my first kiss was completely unremarkable and totally forgettable...

it was at some party, a costume party, i was dressed as a cowgirl...

and it was with one of my friend's boyfriend's brother...

it was pretty terrible...

i think i was just pretty happy to have finally gotten it over and done with...

i really wasnt interested in the guy...

the next monday at school all my friends wanted to try and get us to be "boyfriend and girlfriend" but i was having none of it and would hardly even talk to him...

i so dont miss highschool...

haha.

im interested to hear about yours?
tell as much or as little as you'd like
;)

xx

hershey's better basket.

 This Easter season, Hershey will donate up to a total of $5,000 to the Children’s Miracle Network together with bloggers.

HERSHEY’S BETTER BASKET BLOG HOP RULES

• Copy and paste these rules to your blog post.
• Create a blog post giving a virtual Easter Basket to another blogger – you can give as many Virtual Baskets as you want.
• Link back to person who gave you an Easter Basket.
• Let each person you are giving a Virtual Easter Basket know you have given them a Basket.
• Leave your link at BetterBasket.info/BlogHop comment section. You can also find the official rules of this #betterbasket blog hop, and more information about Better Basket with Hershey’s there.
• Hershey’s is donating $10 per each blog participating to the Better Basket Blog Hop to Children’s Miracle Network (up to total of $5,000 by blog posts written by April 4th, 2010).
• Please note that only one blog post by each blog url will count towards the donation.

sounds like an extremely easy way to help a charity...

so im passing this virtual easter basket:

to...

EVERYONE...

and anyone who reads my blog!

give a helping hand (or blog) at easter.

=)

xx

Sex and the City...

i just finished watching the series...

and loved the final episode!

i started watching the series last year after having seen the movie...

i didnt like the first two seasons, and thought the third and forth were alright, but really enjoyed the fifth and sixth...

and i love the movie...

cant wait til the next one comes out...

oh and this was a task on my day zero (101 in 1001) list so thats another one ticked off :)

sorry for lack of exciting blog posts this week...

ive really been off living in the real world,

working on uni stuff,

partying just a tad harder then usual...

im headed into a one week break from uni now so i get to go home and see my family for a bit

=)

xx

one word wednesday.

*watch*

the ups and downs of it all...

as i said in my last post i didnt feel i had said everything i wanted to...

its nice to be able to tell this story and just have everything ive ever needed to say about it out there...

i will say that many of the negatives have positive sides and many of the positives had negative sides...

in the end ive tried to see the positive side of everything that came from the accident...

the negatives:

- i missed the end of year 11 and all the exams that went with it...

so my teachers were asked to estimate what mark i would have gotten based on my half yearly marks...

some of them were fair but some i felt were way below what they should have been as i had put in a considerable amount of work since the half yearly tests had taken place.

- due to my two seizures i was put on epilepsy medication for about 8 months and that meant that i could not drive...

i was on my L's at the time and missing out on learning to drive for so long really upset me...

and then once i was able to get back in the car i had lost my confidence in manual driving and made the decision to get my automatic licence (i still dont drive manual)!

- as mentioned previously, my emotions were all over the place...

a fair while after the accident, when i was back at school, i found myself just feeling overly unhappy about everything, i didnt want to spend time with my friends, i didnt really want to do anything...

my mum got pretty worried about me during this time and i could tell that i just wasnt feeling right so we decided to go and see my GP and talk about it...

her repsonse?

"you're not depressed unless you aren't getting out of bed everyday, you're just going through what every HSC student goes through"

her lack of care and failure to listen upset me even more...

im not sure how i got through this phase, it took a long time, but eventually i came out happier.

-obviously losing a friendship was a major negative...

but as the positives are about to show ive come out it all better off

=)

the positives:

-i was able to apply for extra provisions when i sat the HSC...

which meant i got extra time to complete my exams...

i actually never used the extra time though...

it also meant that i sat my exams in a classroom with just 3 other students rather then in the hall with everyone...

i guess it was pretty helpful but also made me a feel a little left out i guess...

i managed to walk away with marks of, 82 82 82 83 83...

which i was more then happy with!

-i found out who my true friends were...

the ones that stuck by me...

and always made sure i was ok.

=)

-it changed my outlook on life (apart from those moments of depression)...

i finally started doing things that i wanted to, not just what others thought i should do...

i went away to sydney for a week and took a NIDA short course...

i was so happy that whole week, finally pursuing acting instead of worrying about what people would think of me.

- i realised my GP was hopeless and had no idea what she was talking about...

shes honestly screwed me over on about 5 seperate occasions now and im so grateful to have moved away and found a new doctor...

i dont know how many times i actually cried over my old GP...

like when i really wanted to come off my epilepsy medication (because the neurosurgeon said i would be off by that point) and she wouldnt let me stop taking it til i saw the neurosurgeon again, months later, and he was not happy with what she had said...

like when she never listened to anything me or my mum had to say...

when she told me one thing and then i moved away and went to another doctor and they were horrified that my doctor hadnt moved towards a form of treatment for me...

im glad to have her out of my life!

this accident really has shaped my whole life...

i often wonder what life would be like if it had never happened...

would i have ended up with better HSC results and a UAI high enough to attend the university of sydney like i had always planned?

if so, would i even want that anymore?

i love the people i have met here at uni,

i love the experiences im having and the opportunites im facing!

like they say...

(credit: google images)

xx

the incident that changed my life...

the other day i got to talking with a few of my friends and we were discussing events in our lives that we would like to go back and change...

im not sure that i would honestly want to change any part of my past, as without it i wouldnt have ended up where i am now...

but there is definately one event that i would prefer not to have gone through...

it was a school week like any other...

i was in year 11 and studying extension english, so i had to attend school early two mornings a week...

my best friend would drive me one day and her dad (the extension maths teacher) would drive me the other...

this particular week extension maths was cancelled and so my friend was driving me both days...

on the day her dad would have normally driven (i think it was a thursday) my friend picked me up and we began our early morning 20 minute drive to school...

it was overcast and the rain was drizzling down...

i read over my assignment that was due to be handed in that morning and rang my sister to remind her to bring something to school for me...

we were about half way to school when my friend lost control for a moment going around a bend and we went over the edge of the road, down an embankment and came to stop, hitting a tree...

from here im not sure how accurately i can relay the story - much of it is what i have been told by others had happened.

i was unconcious and my friend dragged me from the car before i came to and we climbed up the embankment togther...

our school teachers and some fellow students on their way to school had stopped to assist us and we sat on the side of the road waiting for an ambulance, while my teachers rang our parents...

the ambulance and our parents arrived and everything seemed fine...

i had a small cut on my head but no big deal...

my friend and i were driven to the hospital and our parents followed...

once at the hospital my mum began to realise that something just wasnt right with me...

i was swearing like a sailor (i never ever swore in front of my mother at this time) and when someone asked the time my response was 'half past melbourne'...

she tried to tell the doctors i wasnt right but they thought i was just in shock and didnt take her very seriously...

until i had two seizures...

next thing i was being airlifted to canberra hospital...

my parents couldnt come with me because a toddler also needed a lift, so they rang my aunty and uncle in sydney to start driving to canberra, and stayed with me til the helicopter took off...

im not sure what happened at the hospital...

but the diagnosis was that i had fractured my skull...

i was in hospital for a week...

undergoing numerous tests and having needle after needle jabbed into my body...

i slept all day...

and was an emotional wreck...

when the week was up i went home...

mum and dad set up a mattress in front of the tv in the lounge room for me and i slept there almost all day and night for about 3 weeks...

slowly i recovered...

but it took a long time...

i had to have ongoing tests to make sure my brain hadnt been damaged by the accident...

the memory tests were actually pretty fun...

and it didnt take long for that part of my injury to get better...

it was my emotions that took the longest to control...

for about 2 years i could cry at the drop of a hat...

it was crazy, and drove my mum insane cause she always wanted to be able to help me but i was never actually crying about anything that could be fixed...

i clearly remember one night watching the season finale of greys anatomy (the one were denny dies) and crying for pretty the whole episode and then being unable to stop crying once the show had finished and balling my eyes out for atleast another 30 minutes, its the strongest ive ever felt about a tv show, and still everytime i watch it i feel imense saddness...

i still need ALOT of sleep...

but im not sure if that is related to my accident or not...

my best friend i was in the crash with is no longer a friend of mine...

and this crash is the reason why...

i honestly feel she has no idea how much this incident affected my life and she never asked how i was going or if i was ok...

and has had 3 car incidents since...

i cant believe she hasnt learnt anything about safe driving!

so a bit of a longer post from me then the usual...

i dont think im finished telling this story...

ill have to tell you all the positives that also came out of this...

so stayed tuned.

=)

xx

too poor to blog?

res internet is the worst...

my credit expires like i have never seen credit expire before...

and that my friends is the reason you have seen no updates or recieved any lovely comments from yours truly...

BUT thankfully my mother was kind enough to donate a little cash...

and im back!

=)

so ofcourse i went to a st pattys day party...

such a good night...

st pattys always is!

apart from that just up to the usual uni uni work uni.

off to catch up on all your exciting lives!

xx

school dork.

kellyansapansa is inviting people to post school photos...

this isnt my most most awkward, embarrassing or just plain funny school photo...

but it is the only one i could access to at the moment...

taken in year 4 (1999)...

i was 9 years old...

and i loved this class...

hated school photos (but who doesn't?)

but my teacher this year had a way of making everything more fun and exciting...

she is someone who i think of often when imagining myself in a teaching role and how i hope the kids will relate to me.

its funny to look back at this photo and see how few of my friends in the photo i keep in contact with...

going to different highschools lost a few..

different friend groups in highschool lost a few...

moving away to go to uni lost a few...

and then theres the couple that somehow through it all are still there =)

by the way...

i am a terrible person...

well, not really...

but i did fail at posting everyday for the month of march...

so i will have to give that a try again later in the year!

=)

xx

she asked.

thankyou to siovhan from over at the siovhan show who responded to my last post and asked a few questions...

question one:

what's your favorite thing to do in your spare time?

i cant think of one thing that is my favourite...

but in my spare time i like:

-blogging obviously, and reading other blogs

-facebook. it is always on if i am home.

-spending time with my friends.

-watching tv shows on my computer such as greek, gossip girl, the hills and sex and the city.

-listening to music and always singing along.

-going to the beach and swimming in the ocean

-reading magazines.

-going out. partying. playing dress ups and getting drunk. haha.

question two:

what would you tell your crush right now if you could?

oh i love the term crush...

=)

ummmmm this question has me stuck...

im not even sure who my crush is haha...

im in one of those phases where there are a few guys who seem alright and kind of have potential but theres no one person who im really really into...

but i guess if i think about it there is one person who sticks out...

and i guess id just like to tell them i had a crush on them...

(however probably not in those words... im not in highschool anymore.)

and ask them if they felt the same at all.

(the guy in this picture is NOT my crush. haha.)

question three:

is your hair naturally blonde? 

 nope.

im a brunette.

my natural hair colour is dark brown.

i went blondish for the first time when i was 17...

my mum had always warned me not too as she thought it wouldnt suit me...

but i was really happy with the colour blonde i went for and mum ended up really liking it on me...

i think the best hair colour ive ever had tho is probably blue black!

ill be answering more questions throughout the week...

so go ask some!

xx

Its what the cool kids are doing.

following the trend...

ASK ME A QUESTION!

anything you want to know...

ASK ME!

=)

been super busy this week...

had to travel home to complete a professional community day for uni...

so drove 3 hours home at 630pm tuesday night...

and drove 3 hours back at 7am thursday!

was great to see the family though.

handing in my first assignment for the semester tommorow...

2000 word report on nutrition and the importance of breakfast...

glad to be done with it!

now dont forget...

ASK ME!

ASK ME!

ASK ME!

what do YOU want to know?

(this was meant to post yesterday but didnt grrrrrrrrr....)

calling all lady bloggers...

hello to all the female bloggers out there in blog land...

come join me and hundreds of others...

in a new, exciting blog society...

THE LADY BLOGGERS

 

i joined up to:

- get great blog advice

- find new blogs

- make new friends

- just for fun!!!

so what are you waiting for?

head over HERE now!

oh and dont forget to mention me (rinniez) when you sign up 

=)

xx

rinniezology.

i stumbled across this list of 'getting to know you' style questions over at grungy mummy...

FOODOLOGY:
What is your salad dressing of choice?
caeser dressing. delicious. i went through a phase a few years back where i was eating a caeser salad pretty much every single day.

What is your favourite sit-down restaurant?
a little thai restaurant back home. i try and make it there every time i go home. it makes the best chicken omlettes in the world!

What is your favourite fast food restaurant?
well i eat a maccas ALOT because it is within walking distance of uni... but at the moment my favourite fast food restaurant is zombreros, which is a mexican takeaway place that makes the most scrumpitious burritos!

What food could you eat every day for two weeks and not get sick of?
bega stringers... i love cheese. yum yum yum.

What are your pizza toppings of choice?
meat!!! aka salami, ham, cabanossi, pepperoni... mmmm all that fatty goodness!!! i also love olives, pineapple and lots and lots of cheese.

BIOLOGY:
Are you right-handed or left-handed?
right.

Have you ever had anything removed from your body?
blood for blood tests is all i can think of.
What is the last heavy item you lifted?
probably part of a jumping castle... although my 5L goon cask was pretty heavy last night.
Have you ever been knocked unconscious?
yes. car accident.
Have you ever fainted?
no. almost but no.
BULLCRAPOLOGY:
If it were possible, would you want to know the day you were going to die?
nope. no way. never ever.
If you could change your name, what would you change it to?
anyone can change their name if they want to, i have no desire to... although i really wanted to when i was younger!
How many pairs of flip flops do you own?
there called thongs! and about 5 or 6. they are my favourite type of show in the world but i tend to get one pair and wear them out and then get another... so my collection never gets too big.
Last person you talked to?
danielle. a friend from res/uni.
FAVOURITOLOGY:
Season?
summer!

Holiday?
i love birthdays (mine and others) and who can go past christmas???
Day of the week?
at the moment im enjoying my wednesdays.
Month?
december.
Color?
pink.
Drink?
vodka w/ well anything. haha.
Alcoholic?
see above... my mind only works in alcoholic terms!
CURRENTOLOGY:
Missing someone?
my family. but i get to see them tommorow :)

What are you listening to?
i can faintly hear the tv in the lounge room, cars on the road and my typing.
What are you watching?
the screen.

Worrying about?
getting all my uni assessments done (sitting here filling this out prob wont help).
What's the last movie you saw?
dear john.
Do you smile often?
i guess... mmmm maybe not heaps.
If you could change your eye color what would it be?
green. something rare.
What's on your wish list for your birthday?
nothing yet.... i honestly have no ideas.
Can you do a chin-up?
nope. this is why i struggle with pole dancing... no upper body strength.
Does the future make you more nervous or excited?
excited.
Have you been in a car wreck?
yes. a blog post on this is coming soon.
Have you caused a car wreck?
no.
Last time you cried?
watching dear john... i cried for the WHOLE movie.

Plans tonight?
eat dinner. chill with friends.
Have you ever felt like you hit rock bottom?
no.
Name three things you bought yesterday?
wine. that was all.
Have you met someone who changed your life?
everyone. i think they all have made some impact and therefore changed it in ever so slight a way.
How did you bring in the New Year?
beach house with my parents. reading twilight. worst new years ever.
Would you go back in time if you were given the chance?
yes. but not to parts of my life. i want to meet elvis and judy garland, and go to an 80s disco and experience a few other things throughout history.
What songs do you sing in the shower?
i dont. i live in share accomodation. n i dont have a good voice.
Have you held hands with someone today?
no.
Who was the last person you took a picture of?
ella. after i painted her face.

Are most of the friends in your life new or old?
fairly new.

Do you like pulpy orange juice?
ewwwwwwwwwwwww.
Last time you ate peanut butter and jelly?
years n years n years ago.
What were you doing at 12 a.m. last night?
being drunk n stupid at a friends place :)
What was the first thing you thought of when you woke up?
why would anyone feel the need to msg me at this time of morning?!


(note: i completed this on monday... but it is scheduled to post tuesday... in case you were wondering!)

xx

point and shoot. two.

once again i got my point and shoot on for fat mum slim.

what the?

well...

i spent my sunday at training for work...

learning how to paint faces and balloon model...

yes i do have an amazingly fun job!

so i had to practice my new skills...

and my friends were there...

so they all ended up with beautiful painted faces...

and they even managed to learn how to do a few of the basic balloon models

(tho im not sure what the one in the photo is meant to be? a mouse with a swollen tail perhaps?)

also...

why didnt anyone tell me i using and old posting system....

i had no idea there was a way to make my text smaller and bigger and different colours and fonts and oh now the possibilities are endless....

=)

xx

dear john.

wow.
just wow.

i just cried for a good two hours...
and have a new favourite movie.

dear john.


<3
go and see it...
NOW

xx

foundation.

im not a big makeup user...
i think its because im rather lazy...
i definately dont wear makeup everyday but if i do feel inspired to put in a little effort ill stick with my basic foundation and a little black mascara...
ive never understood how some girls cant leave the house without it...
and it always amazes me when i think i know what someone looks like and then see them without makeup and cant even recognise them...
although whenever i go out (dinner, movies, parties, clubbing) i put in more effort (but not much)...
however i do LOVE eyeliner!

anyways so because im so lazy with makeup application i need to buy products that are quick and easy to use...
and until a couple of weeks ago i had never found a foundation that i really really liked to use...
but now that i have i feel the need to tell you all...
REVLON ColorStay Mineral Foundation
(i use it in light medium/medium)

its a great powder foundation...
quick and simple to apply with its own little brush located in the lid...
provides great coverage...
and the colour works well with my skin.

(also in this photo: my awesome makeup draws, a delicious cranberry delight candle by colouby creations and my favourite perfume 'showtime by kylie minogue')
so if your in the market for a new powder foundation then definately check it out =)

xx

gender bender.

girls dress as boys.

boys dress as girls.

good times for all.

xx

e, myself and i.

i have a new blog love...
and i want to share it with the world...
e, myself and i.

the blog has been working its magic on me for a little while now...
but after todays blog post im smitten...
self help books sure are my weakness =)

so please get on over there and check it out...
bet you dont regret it!

xx

one word wednesday.

puppy <3

everyday.

welcome to the second day of march...
the second day of the month i have chosen to blog EVERYDAY!
yes thats right im aiming to knock another task off my day zero (101 in 1001) list!

ive been doing ok with my list lately...

completed:
#47 - join a team sport other then netball!
- I have started playing in a mixed touch football team at uni with the guys i live with, some of their mates and a couple of my girl friends =)


working On:
- i have been attending ALL my uni lectures this semester (so impressed with myself... i didnt go to any last semester!)
- i start poledancing classes on thursday! super excited... inspired by contiki... meant to be great for fitness and lots of fun too!


however my list still only has 72 tasks on it, so i need to work on that!
xx


image credit

kick. push. coast.

daydream
i fell asleep beneath the flowers
for a couple of hours
on a beautiful day

lupe fiasco...


was AMAZING!!!
he performed on saturday night at my university...
and it was fantastic.
i do only know 3 or 4 of his songs...
which were great to see...
but even the stuff i didnt know was good!

"if you are what you say are you are... a superstar!"

what is the best concert/show/performance you have been to?

i went to live earth back on 07/07/07 and thought that was just unbelievable...
paul kelly, missy higgins, jack johnson, crowded house, sneaky sound system, wolfmother, eskimo joe and MORE!