Dream Swept

Sunglasses

2011-09-24T15:22:00.001+10:00

Here they are! I love them! All the sunglasses I looked at looked the same. I love these because they are different to everything out there.

New sunglasses!

2011-09-21T13:16:00.001+10:00

I'd been tossing up between two pairs of Prada sunglasses for weeks and I finally made a commitment and bought them on Monday after submitting my essay. Now I'm on holidays for a little under two weeks. Loving life!

More pics to come of the actual sunglasses!

I love Leopard Print!

2011-09-13T16:28:00.002+10:00

It's starting to become an obsession. I think it's fantastic when it isn't overdone. I especially love leopard print scarves. I have 3 atm. Here is my most recent purchase:

Technology

2011-09-13T16:20:00.001+10:00

I have once again been neglecting this blog. I think about getting back into it every once in a while but then I always get sidetracked and I feel as though I use too much technology as it is. However today I found myself thinking I should give it another go, again. Also, how amazing and convenient would it be if there was blogger app for iphone/ipad. Well what do you know, turns out one was released recently! Only for iphone but still :) http://mashable.com/2011/09/08/blogger-iphone-app/

It's a sign!

Anyway back to it. I have been inspired to make another go of things.

Things are busy atm due to uni (how surprising!) However the mid-semester break is coming up soon which I am very excited about. 1 more 2000 word essay and then two weeks of actual holidays, not a break where you have a whole lot of assessments to do!

Football is back and things are heating up, CL games etc- exciting times!

Ipad 2

2011-05-08T13:18:00.000+10:00

I told myself when the first one was released I didn't need an ipad. What with already having an iphone, macbook and ipod. However carrying around my macbook to uni got really annoying really fast. It is heavy!

So I was excited when the ipad 2 was released! I finally managed to track down the one I wanted about two weeks ago. I only had time to set it up on Wednesday. The previous week was our so called easter 'break'. I spent the vast majority of the week working on uni essays. NOT FUN.

However that is done and now I have a couple of weeks which are less hectic before end of semester. Very excited about that!

Here is a picture of the reason for this post:

My lovely new ipad 2

I didn't think I would get too attached to it but its only been a few days and I absolutely LOVE IT. Yes, I am a true apple tragic. Now I am on the look out for a case for it. I love this marc jacobs one (http://www.shopbop.com/jumble-logo-ipad-case-marc/vp/v=1/845524441885041.htm). However it is sold out everywhere I have looked. :( The search continues!

I know I say this every time I post after months of no blogging but hopefully I will actually keep up with it more. That or the usual post every few months and do a couple of posts a day!

Street Art in Mount Dandenong

2011-02-24T18:54:00.000+11:00

New Shoes

2011-01-16T18:34:00.000+11:00

Went to Chapel St with my Mum and cousin recently. Got three pairs of shoes. Really happy with all of them but the Melissa's are my favourites. I absolutely adore Melissa shoes! I got my first pair a couple of months ago after wanting the Vivienne Westwood Mary Janes for years but never been able to find the colour I wanted and my size. So irritating :(

On to happier things, pictures of my pretty new shoes!

19

2011-01-16T18:19:00.000+11:00

Last Sunday was my 19th birthday! Here is a pic of some of my flowers. 19 feels funny. Sort of in between and not like the 'major' birthdays like 18 or 21. I had a wonderful day, dinner with my parents and cousins in the evening.

Melbourne at Christmas Time

2011-01-16T18:11:00.000+11:00

Love, Chloe

2011-01-16T18:09:00.000+11:00

Flickr

2011-01-05T17:55:00.001+11:00

I've decided to make a proper flickr account for all the random photos I take. I doubt I will be posting all of them on my blog but if your interested feel free to check it out!
I've been taking a lot of photos on my iphone recently, the camera in the iphone 4 is so much better than the one in my last iphone!
I've also been looking into getting a DSLR for a long time but I keep getting overwhelmed by all the different options. I'm thinking a Nikon or Canon. There was also a brand I hadn't heard of my cousin mentioned starting with L? Any suggestions are greatly appreciated!

My flickr: http://www.flickr.com/photos/57897697@N03/

Disney at ACMI

2011-01-05T15:52:00.001+11:00

So far I've been to the Dreams come True exhibition at the ACMI twice. I absolutely love it. Went with a friend a few weeks ago and then last week with one of my cousins. It was good to see artwork from Tangled too and I cannot wait to finally see it when it comes out this week.

Also had a look at The Raft by Bill Viola. I've never seen anything like it but my cousin had seen something of his in Holland and so we decided to check it out. Very interesting.

Also pictured are random dvds I bought at Borders. I have a very hate/love relationship with Gossip Girl. I still keep up with storylines but haven't watched properly since the middle of season 3. I did watch the most recent one and enjoyed it so I may start watching properly again.

I absolutely LOVED Exit Through The Gift Shop when I saw it with a friend at Nova. Such a great movie/documentary whatever you wish to call it. I've watched it twice this past week. Showed it to my best friend and one of my cousins and they both really liked it. I highly recommend it to anyone who is the slightest bit interested in street art or art in general. What I'm trying to say is, everyone watch it!

Update

2010-12-10T14:25:00.003+11:00

Thankfully exams are now a memory of the past. Got my results back and my subjects approved for next year so all is well! Did better than I expected which is always a pleasant surprise! I guess I'm looking forward to next year but at the same time so thankful that it is holidays! The first few weeks have flown past already! Haven't done anything incredibly exciting. Been busy catching up with friends who I haven't seen for a while, shopping, getting ready for the festive season.

Finally had some more time to catch up on football games and actually stay up and watch Chelsea play. Although they are going through a tough time at the moment so its depressing. :( Really hopefully we can get out of our slump soon. The Champions league loss was unfortunate as was the draw with Everton. I really thought that was our moment of turning things around. However the season is far from over and Arsenal don't have a large lead so its not all lost. I'm really nervous about the upcoming game with Tottenham. They are a good team but I am hopeful we can win!

Movie wise I've started on some Christmas movies- Home Alone and Nativity! so far. Nativity! is a great Christmas movie! Lots of fun and the children are absolutely adorable! Will be watching a Colbert Christmas soon too! Can't forget about Love Actually and the Bridget Jone's Movies (I am one of those people that loves both movies.) Also watched The Social Network which I enjoyed but didn't think it was the best movie of the year. Maybe there was too much hype around it by the time I got a chance to see it. Also saw Harry Potter at imax on opening day. It was terrific! Probably my favourite movie of all of them. Lots of sad moments but they did a great job including funny moments too to balance things out. I cannot wait for the next one. Although it really made it feel real that the series is ending. :(

Tv wise I've been trying to catch up on some shows. Castle is the most recent one. Need to get onto catching up on Chuck and watch Downton Abbey and Broadwalk Empire. Been watching Misfits, Outnumbered and Gavin and Stacy as well. Other than that I tend to just always watch BBC News or CNN. I cannot get enough of the news, definitely my favourite channels!

I was going to write about what I've been reading recently but this post is getting ridiculously long.

More posts coming soon!

My Life..

2010-11-03T23:17:00.003+11:00

at the moment revolves around my Nixon research essay and studying for exams.

Although I genuinely enjoy reading these books and plan on keeping them after the essay is done so I can read them in more detail beyond the pretty specific topic my essay is on.

Although things are annoying at the moment because I have caught a cold and have had the joy of going to the doctor's twice this week. :(

So today was the Mid Term elections and I am not pleased. Very disappointed to see the Republicans make such gains however it is not surprising. Not looking forward to John Boehner as the next speaker of the House... It will be interesting to see where things go from here.

Back I go to my revision!

Bringing Back the Blog

2010-10-28T18:28:00.008+11:00

Hello!
I am back after a LONG absence. Life has been pretty hectic and full on. I've had a blog to do for uni and all this other uni stuff which has resulted in neglect of this blog.
I'm also not sure about the 'direction' of this blog. I guess it is a 'life' blog, so basically I will be posting about whatever.
This is the final week of uni and then I have essays and exams until November 17th so there probably won't be much updates until then. I'm hoping to do a complete overhaul of the layout and everything in the near future as well.
For now I shall leave you with some random photos of things I have bought recently. :)

New shoes from the Sportsgirl sale.

DVDs from the Borders 3 for $25 sale. (Not pictured are a Chelsea documentary and a couple of French films).

MAC Venomous Villains purchases.

TRON!! I am super excited for the movie :D. It looks AMAZING!

Write The Future

2010-06-19T01:10:00.005+10:00

It is absolutely epic.
One of my favourite ads of all time.

Desperately need to hunt down some of the t-shirts!
Also currently watching the Slovenia v USA game. ( I wasn't going to, planned to re-listen to a lecture on fascism. C'mon Slovenia, hold your lead PLEASE :D

Wavin' Flag

2010-06-19T01:00:00.002+10:00

I didn't really like it when I first heard it but after a couple more listens I absolutely fell in love with this song. Incredibly awesome!

Absolutely love the Roger Milla ad for Coca Cola that uses the song as well!

I LOVE EPIC CELEBRATIONS. :D

There seems to be a moat thing of sorts this year that a few players have had some close calls with. The Serbian goal scorer seemed to disappear into it as well? and someone else nearly fell in, hmmm

WAKA WAKA

2010-06-19T00:58:00.000+10:00

I was not a fan of it at first and the images of Italy winning make me sad still but I have been converted to the song since. Thumbs up! Although it doesn't say much because I pretty much adore anything and everything associated with the world cup.

World Cup

2010-06-19T00:21:00.003+10:00

Finally it is here! Words cannot do justice to how much I love football so I wouldn't try to put it into words.

Needless to say, my life basically revolves around the world cup at the moment which means incredibly late nights and waking up at 4am in the morning to watch games.

I am a die hard Socceroos supporter. It shouldn't be a surprise. Again no words for how much I love them. So Monday was an absolutely horrific and traumatic experience. Not sure if I would classify it as worse than the game against Italy in 2006. I think they are on an equal footing and hence will never be mentioned again.

As for other teams I support? Well I guess since Poland did not get in and I would only support them out of patriotism, England is my number 2. Absolutely in love with this song! It is constantly on replay.

Other than that I really like Brazil and against the odds this world cup has made me a fan of Argentina and Spain.

Favourite players? Obviously all the Australians. I don't think I can choose a favourite out of them. I love Kaka. I've also found I quite like Messi, Torres and even Ranaldo which is absolutely shocking for me. I've always been very anti-Ranaldo so I have no idea what has happened. =/

On top of this, it is currently exam time. So irritating. Luckily they are relatively spread out and I have high scores from assessments throughout the semester and the exams aren't hurdle recs for passing the subject. Also for my final exam on the 24th we already have a copy of it. Gotta love our professor for giving it to us!

So many things to organise and do on holidays! Cannot wait for them to officially start! More posting will hopefully finally eventuate!

Until then, take care.
LETS ALL HOPE FOR SOCCEROO VICTORIES AGAINST GHANA AND SERBIA!

LOST Forever

2010-05-23T20:58:00.004+10:00

Lost ends forever tomorrow.
I can't believe the end is here. I've loved this show since the day the pilot aired. We went through a bit of a rough patch during season three but everything was sorted out before season four started. From then on I loved the show more than ever.
I don't think I'll ever as invested in a show as I was with Lost. It was just incredible.
It's a shame that 7 treated it so badly and refused to air it at a consistent time. They aren't even airing the finale tomorrow, instead they are showing it on Wednesday. Disgraceful. Especially since a number of countries are airing it live to coincide with the US airing.

On the topic of awesome Lost things, this t-shirt is SO COOL.
Definitely getting one!
http://teefury.com/
It's only available for 24 hours and there's about 17 hours left, so get in quick if you want one!

Finally tracked down the Lost Entertainment Weekly on Tuesday. I was hoping to get the Ben and Jack covers but they seem to only have had the general covers here in Aust. Awesome issue!

Well this week is the final week of semester for uni before exams and holidays. It has gone ridiculously fast. It will be good to have a break and it will be soccer world cup time soon, which I cannot wait for! I'm not sure if I've mentioned this before but soccer is my absolute favourite sport.
At the same time, its a shame because I've really enjoyed this semester. I love uni!

Movie review post coming soon! Including Iron Man 2 and Kick Ass.

Lady Gaga

2010-05-01T14:47:00.011+10:00

So the concert was a few weeks ago but I thought I'd just share some pictures. I was going to do a post about something more topical but I haven't really taken any interesting pictures or done anything overly exciting lately.
The past week was incredibly busy and included two VERY late nights. Tuesday night I had about 2 hours of sleep and Thursday night I was up till 6 am. Not very fun but I have discovered that I actually don't feel that tired after staying up incredibly late and only getting a bit of sleep. It's when I actually get more sleep the next night I feel more tired. It doesn't make sense.
Early hours of Friday night the third UK Leaders debate took place. I am so annoyed I haven't been able to watch them all in full. Saw parts of the third because I needed to get at least a bit of sleep before uni.

Anyway now I only have one more major essay due in two weeks for uni and life is pretty spectacular!

Hopefully I'll have more time now to post about more interesting things than how busy I am at uni or whatever.

Anyway, onto the Lady Gaga pictures! Our seats were great but my camera really isn't. I've been meaning to upgrade to an SLR or DSLR or whatever they are called (Clearly I am not a camera expert, hence the procrastination in getting a better one) but keep getting overwhelmed with all the options and how complicated they look. One day soon though! Any recommendations?

Now finally, I present some pictures from the 3rd Melbourne concert!

Notice the pepsi cans in the corner of the picture. The guy in front was all dressed up and inspired by the Telephone video. There was a number of people dressed up including some mature ladies and gentleman. Good on them. Although the amount of people in leggings as pants was truly distressing. I was also surprised at the number of young children there unsupervised. Not sure why parents would think it appropriate for them to attend. They should stick to Dora the Explorer, the Wiggles, Hannah Montana, Jonas Brothers imo.

The living dress was mind blowing.

I'm thinking it's time for a revamp of the blog's layout. The header is a pretty poor reflection of my current book collection which seems to be growing at an unstoppable pace and the blog looks a bit plain and boring.

Take care
xox

Neglect

2010-04-17T18:55:00.003+10:00

Hey Everyone!
It is ridicilous how neglected this blog has become! I am extremely sorry! Life has just been ridiculously busy! Since I've past posted I've been at uni for over a month. I have to say I absolutely adore it. It is awesome!
One complaint, I wish more of my friends had the same lunch hours as me! Everyone is always soo busy and there is just so much going on. The amount of stuff I want to get involved in etc and don't have time to is crazy! Although its not as stressful and irritating as High School. I guess I miss aspects of it, mainly seeing friends on a daily basis, but uni is so much better!

What else have I been doing? Besides uni and all that (which is taking up a lot of my time), shopping, catching up with friends, going out etc. All in all, life is wonderful!

I've noticed the amount of visitors I get seems to have gone up but I don't have comments. So please if your reading, HELLO and please leave a comment. It would mean so much to me!

Uni in the city has meant my addiction to shopping has insanely increased. Everything is just so close by and easy to pop in to.

The next couple of weeks are shaping up to be pretty busy with my next set of assessments due! Spent like 3 hours in the library yesterday looking for books. Got lost trying to find the Eco and Commerce library but got there in the end. I know it's the point, but sometimes the library is so eerily quiet it's disconcerting.

Hmm what other exciting stuff has been happening? I started reading Perfume the other day, not sure how I feel about it yet. Have to get started on Pride and Prejudice, Great Expectations and Jane Eyre for Lit asap though. Watched part of Amelie last night, wonderful so far. Up until now I'd only seen fragments. Went and saw Micmacs with a friend at Cinema Nova. Liked it but I expected it to be different somehow, I don't know?

I always feel weird when I go to Cinema Nova, Palace or even Cinema Europa because I end up being the youngest person there. The majority of people today were pensioners. I can't help my taste in movies though! Not to mention, I much prefer the atmosphere of those cinemas to the chains.

Hope everyone is well. Take care!
PLEASE comment and I will try and post again soon xo

Oscar Preditions!

2010-03-08T12:11:00.002+11:00

Well the ceremony is about to begin so it's about time I posted my predictions.
The chanel 9 coverage is just horrific. Times like these I really need foxtel.
Well onto my picks:

Actor in a Leading Role
Jeff Bridges in “Crazy Heart”
George Clooney in “Up in the Air”
Colin Firth in “A Single Man”
Morgan Freeman in “Invictus”
Jeremy Renner in “The Hurt Locker”

Absolutely love Jeff Bridges and his performance was amazing! Colin Firth was also terrific but there doesn't seen to be much chance of him winning unfortunately.

Actor in a Supporting Role
Matt Damon in “Invictus”
Woody Harrelson in “The Messenger”
Christopher Plummer in “The Last Station”
Stanley Tucci in “The Lovely Bones”
Christoph Waltz in “Inglourious Basterds”

This needs no explanation imo.

Actress in a Leading Role
Sandra Bullock in “The Blind Side”
Helen Mirren in “The Last Station”
Carey Mulligan in “An Education”
Gabourey Sidibe in “Precious: Based on the Novel ‘Push’ by Sapphire”
Meryl Streep in “Julie & Julia”

I still haven't seen The Blind Side! While Sandra will probably win I adored Carey in 'An Education'. Have only see 2 of the films though!

Actress in a Supporting Role
Penélope Cruz in “Nine”
Vera Farmiga in “Up in the Air”
Maggie Gyllenhaal in “Crazy Heart”
Anna Kendrick in “Up in the Air”
Mo’Nique in “Precious: Based on the Novel ‘Push’ by Sapphire”

Mon'Nique surprised me with her performance. I remember her promoting Phat Girls or whatever it was called a few years back. Can't believe it's the same person. I personally thought Maggie gave a terrific and very convincing performance in 'Crazy Heart'. Whilst both Anna and Vera were great, I don't think there was anything extremely standout or award worthy in Up in the Air. I was disappointed by the film.

Animated Feature Film
“Coraline” Henry Selick
“Fantastic Mr. Fox” Wes Anderson
“The Princess and the Frog” John Musker and Ron Clements
“The Secret of Kells” Tomm Moore
“Up” Pete Docter

Art Direction
“Avatar” Art Direction: Rick Carter and Robert Stromberg; Set Decoration: Kim Sinclair
“The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus” Art Direction: Dave Warren and Anastasia Masaro; Set Decoration: Caroline Smith
“Nine” Art Direction: John Myhre; Set Decoration: Gordon Sim
“Sherlock Holmes” Art Direction: Sarah Greenwood; Set Decoration: Katie Spencer
“The Young Victoria” Art Direction: Patrice Vermette; Set Decoration: Maggie Gray

I really disliked the film but it was stunning.

Cinematography
“Avatar” Mauro Fiore
“Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince” Bruno Delbonnel
“The Hurt Locker” Barry Ackroyd
“Inglourious Basterds” Robert Richardson
“The White Ribbon” Christian Berger

Got to go with IB, love that movie.

Costume Design
“Bright Star” Janet Patterson
“Coco before Chanel” Catherine Leterrier
“The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus” Monique Prudhomme
“Nine” Colleen Atwood
“The Young Victoria” Sandy Powell

Directing
“Avatar” James Cameron
“The Hurt Locker” Kathryn Bigelow
“Inglourious Basterds” Quentin Tarantino
“Precious: Based on the Novel ‘Push’ by Sapphire” Lee Daniels
“Up in the Air” Jason Reitman

Really hope Kathryn wins! Although secretly I would love Tarantino to win.

Documentary (Feature)
“Burma VJ” Anders Ostergaard and Lise Lense-Møller
“The Cove” Louie Psihoyos and Fisher Stevens
“Food, Inc.” Robert Kenner and Elise Pearlstein
“The Most Dangerous Man in America: Daniel Ellsberg and the Pentagon Papers” Judith Ehrlich and Rick Goldsmith
“Which Way Home” Rebecca Cammisa

Haven't seen any so I won't comment.

Documentary (Short Subject)
“China’s Unnatural Disaster: The Tears of Sichuan Province” Jon Alpert and Matthew O’Neill
“The Last Campaign of Governor Booth Gardner” Daniel Junge and Henry Ansbacher
“The Last Truck: Closing of a GM Plant” Steven Bognar and Julia Reichert
“Music by Prudence” Roger Ross Williams and Elinor Burkett
“Rabbit à la Berlin” Bartek Konopka and Anna Wydra

Haven't seen any.

Film Editing
“Avatar” Stephen Rivkin, John Refoua and James Cameron
“District 9” Julian Clarke
“The Hurt Locker” Bob Murawski and Chris Innis
“Inglourious Basterds” Sally Menke
“Precious: Based on the Novel ‘Push’ by Sapphire” Joe Klotz

Foreign Language Film
“Ajami” Israel
“The Milk of Sorrow (La Teta Asustada)” Peru
“A Prophet (Un Prophète)” France
“The Secret in Their Eyes (El Secreto de Sus Ojos)” Argentina
“The White Ribbon (Das Weisse Band)” Germany

I was disappointed by A Prophet. Haven't seen The White Ribbon yet, so not sure.

Makeup
“Il Divo” Aldo Signoretti and Vittorio Sodano
“Star Trek” Barney Burman, Mindy Hall and Joel Harlow
“The Young Victoria” Jon Henry Gordon and Jenny Shircore

Music (Original Score)
“Avatar” James Horner
“Fantastic Mr. Fox” Alexandre Desplat
“The Hurt Locker” Marco Beltrami and Buck Sanders
“Sherlock Holmes” Hans Zimmer
“Up” Michael Giacchino

Music (Original Song)
“Almost There” from “The Princess and the Frog” Music and Lyric by Randy Newman
“Down in New Orleans” from “The Princess and the Frog” Music and Lyric by Randy Newman
“Loin de Paname” from “Paris 36” Music by Reinhardt Wagner Lyric by Frank Thomas
“Take It All” from “Nine” Music and Lyric by Maury Yeston
“The Weary Kind (Theme from Crazy Heart)” from “Crazy Heart” Music and Lyric by Ryan Bingham and T Bone Burnett

I adore this song, it better win!

Best Picture
“Avatar” James Cameron and Jon Landau, Producers
“The Blind Side” Gil Netter, Andrew A. Kosove and Broderick Johnson, Producers
“District 9” Peter Jackson and Carolynne Cunningham, Producers
“An Education” Finola Dwyer and Amanda Posey, Producers
“The Hurt Locker” Kathryn Bigelow, Mark Boal, Nicolas Chartier and Greg Shapiro, Producers
“Inglourious Basterds” Lawrence Bender, Producer
“Precious: Based on the Novel ‘Push’ by Sapphire” Lee Daniels, Sarah Siegel-Magness and Gary Magness, Producers
“A Serious Man” Joel Coen and Ethan Coen, Producers
“Up” Jonas Rivera, Producer
“Up in the Air” Daniel Dubiecki, Ivan Reitman and Jason Reitman, Producers

I would love it if IB won but I really hope it's the Hurt Locker. I will be livid if Avatar wins.

Short Film (Animated)
“French Roast” Fabrice O. Joubert
“Granny O’Grimm’s Sleeping Beauty” Nicky Phelan and Darragh O’Connell
“The Lady and the Reaper (La Dama y la Muerte)” Javier Recio Gracia
“Logorama” Nicolas Schmerkin
“A Matter of Loaf and Death” Nick Park

Short Film (Live Action)
“The Door” Juanita Wilson and James Flynn
“Instead of Abracadabra” Patrik Eklund and Mathias Fjellström
“Kavi” Gregg Helvey
“Miracle Fish” Luke Doolan and Drew Bailey
“The New Tenants” Joachim Back and Tivi Magnusson

Sound Editing
“Avatar” Christopher Boyes and Gwendolyn Yates Whittle
“The Hurt Locker” Paul N.J. Ottosson
“Inglourious Basterds” Wylie Stateman
“Star Trek” Mark Stoeckinger and Alan Rankin
“Up” Michael Silvers and Tom Myers

Sound Mixing
“Avatar” Christopher Boyes, Gary Summers, Andy Nelson and Tony Johnson
“The Hurt Locker” Paul N.J. Ottosson and Ray Beckett
“Inglourious Basterds” Michael Minkler, Tony Lamberti and Mark Ulano
“Star Trek” Anna Behlmer, Andy Nelson and Peter J. Devlin
“Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen” Greg P. Russell, Gary Summers and Geoffrey Patterson

Visual Effects
“Avatar” Joe Letteri, Stephen Rosenbaum, Richard Baneham and Andrew R. Jones
“District 9” Dan Kaufman, Peter Muyzers, Robert Habros and Matt Aitken
“Star Trek” Roger Guyett, Russell Earl, Paul Kavanagh and Burt Dalton

Writing (Adapted Screenplay)
“District 9” Written by Neill Blomkamp and Terri Tatchell
“An Education” Screenplay by Nick Hornby
“In the Loop” Screenplay by Jesse Armstrong, Simon Blackwell, Armando Iannucci, Tony Roche
“Precious: Based on the Novel ‘Push’ by Sapphire” Screenplay by Geoffrey Fletcher
“Up in the Air” Screenplay by Jason Reitman and Sheldon Turner

Writing (Original Screenplay)
“The Hurt Locker” Written by Mark Boal
“Inglourious Basterds” Written by Quentin Tarantino
“The Messenger” Written by Alessandro Camon & Oren Moverman
“A Serious Man” Written by Joel Coen & Ethan Coen
“Up” Screenplay by Bob Peterson, Pete Docter, Story by Pete Docter, Bob Peterson, Tom McCarthy

So much...

2010-02-21T22:36:00.003+11:00

for the return to proper blogging!
I have no idea where the time is going. The last week of holidays was meant to be a relatively quiet and relaxing one but it ended up a very busy one, which unfortunately has left me without much time to blog.
Monday I had High Achievers at school and went to a Crazy Heart advance screening at Hoyts Melbourne Central. My first time ever at those cinemas. I have been avoiding them. They just never really appealed to me. They seem so 'dark' and I don't know. Turns out I quite liked them. On the topic of cinemas I don't think I actually have a favourite. I love Palace Cinemas especially Como and Kino and of course Cinema Nova! I also quite like Hoyts Chadstone and Village at Crown, Knox, Southland and so forth. As if it wasn't obvious already, I am obsessed with movies.

Tuesday had to head to Chadstone to pick up something. Not a very eventful day but busy.

Wednesday caught up with some friends and we went to Chadstone (again). It seems like I'm always either there or in the cbd. I'm not complaining though :D. Went to Lindt. I had an ice chocolate there for the first time. I prefer the hot chocolate.Went there on Tuesday and had my favourite!

Thursday spent the day hanging out with one of my best friends! Saw Shutter Island. Amazing film. Avoid all spoilers if you plan on seeing it! It's inspired me to check out more Martin Scorsese films!

Friday spent the day hanging out again with another close friend. Watched Valentine's Day. I prefer Love Actually and He's Just Not That Into You but I still enjoyed it! It was an entertaining film :)

Spent part of the weekend catching up on all the episodes of the Good Wife. Such an amazing show!

Tuesday is the start of O Week at Uni!! I'm a bit nervous but really excited!!

There's also going to be a third Lady Gaga concert in Melbourne, thank goodness! Wish me luck getting tickets! :D

Movie Buff

2010-02-15T22:40:00.005+11:00

This past week I've seen:

In the Loop

A Prophet

A Single Man, yesterday.

Crazy Heart, tonight.

Favourites have been A Single Man and Crazy Heart. Individual movie reviews will be up soon!

Went back to school for the High Achiever's Assembly. Great but so weird to be back. Orientation Week at uni next week, really looking forward to it!!

Expect an Oscar predictions post in the next couple of days!

Avatar Review

2010-02-11T15:15:00.008+11:00

Finally I am doing my Avatar review. I have no idea since I saw it around three weeks ago! I was never keen or interested in seeing it. Blue creatures on a distant plant did not sound like my idea of a quality film. I convinced myself I wouldn't bother. However watching the Golden Globes and seeing James Cameron win both Best Director and Avatar win Best Film, I decided I needed to see it so I could see if it lived up to the hype and was really worthy of the acclaim.
For the record I believe Kathryn Bigelow or Quentin Tarantino deserved those awards.

Plainly put, I did not enjoy Avatar. Sure it was an alright film but then again I went in with extremely low expectations. It was far too long. Long run times have never bothered me in the past. With Avatar I found myself wishing for things to hurry up. I didn't find any of the characters particularly engaging and just didn't care about any of them. The storyline and script were extremely lacking. A lot of people have been comparing it to Pocahontas.

Everyone spoke about 'revolutionary' 3D technology and whilst it was a visually stunning film I expected more from the 3D. Maybe I was expecting too much?

Regardless it wasn't a horrible film but just ok. I would give it 3 stars of out 5.

Sonia Rykiel for H&M

2010-02-11T15:06:00.003+11:00

The collection can be seen here: http://www.vogue.co.uk/news/favourites-of-vogue/100210-sonia-rykiel-for-hm/gallery.aspx#

My favourite is:
Such a shame that H&M isn't available in Australia. Although if it was I think it would become one of those common place labels that everyone would own and it would not be as appealing to people. Who knows?

Miss Marple's Tea Room + Eiffel Tower Canvas Print

2010-02-10T16:29:00.007+11:00

I had been meaning to visit Miss Marple's Tea Room for quite a while. However whenever I was in the area I never stopped by because it would always be filled with people and there usually was a line outside. I found myself in the area on Sunday and thought it's about time I checked the place out. I've heard numerous recommendations and I am happy to say they were all spot on!

I originally intended to try the waffles but by the time we got there they had stopped serving them. Instead Dad and I had the scones and Mum had the bread and butter pudding. Unfortunately I didn't take any photos! Next time :)

Usually I don't like scones but I absolutely adored these. Definitely the best scones I have ever tasted!

Can't wait to go back soon and have them again and also try the waffles! I wonder if the waffles are better than the Lindt cafe ones? Those and the ones from Waffle On in Degraves St.

Image credit: http://missjanemarple.wordpress.com/

Miss Marple's Tea Room 382 Mt. Dandenong-Tourist Road Sassafras Victoria 3787 (Melways Reference: 66F9)

Also stopped by Tea Leaves which is like next door. http://www.tealeaves.com.au/
That place is amazing! So many teas, coffees, tea pots, mugs. They have everything!

Now onto the Eiffel Tower!
I picked up this canvas print. There was also a leaning tower of Piza one which I now regret not getting. Will definitely have to go back and get it!

I am slowing going to be working my way through a back log of posts I have been intending on doing but haven't had a chance to get to including a bunch of film reviews and posts on things I like. I have also been meaning to do some fashion ones but I shouldn't try and get ahead of myself too much.

Also I can't believe how fast these holidays have gone! I only have about a week and a bit of holidays before O Week at uni and then I start on March 1st =0

Returning to normal soon!

2010-02-06T22:30:00.002+11:00

Yes, I know I said I'd be back to updating soon but things have just been getting in the way. Been busy running various errands in the city, catching up with friends before uni commences, watching movies and attempting to see as many Oscar nominees before the ceremony as I can! Also saw Jersey Boys on Wednesday night. Absolutely amazing! If you haven't been you absolutely should! I was a bit skeptical as to whether I'd enjoy it however everyone I spoke to loved it and I did too :).

This upcoming week will hopefully be less hectic and it will hopefully give me a chance to catch up on blogging about various things including a bunch of movie reviews and things!

Bare with me! :)

I Love Awards Season!

2010-02-03T00:54:00.002+11:00

Just watched the Oscar nominations announcement!
I absolutely ADORE awards season and have been looking forward to this for ages!

The nominations are up and can be found here for anyone who is interested: http://oscar.go.com/nominations/nominees

I will do a proper post tomorrow on my thoughts on the various categories and nominations since it's currently 1am and I am close to falling asleep at the keyboard.

Also apologies for the lack of blogging, life has been a bit insane!

More to come soon!
x N

What I'm currently listening to:

2010-01-25T14:26:00.003+11:00

I can't wait to see Crazy Heart! I've been looking forward to it since I first heard about it a couple of months ago. I'm ecstatic Jeff Bridges has been winning awards all over the place for Best Actor in this movie. Fingers crossed he gets an Oscar as well!
The whole soundtrack is wonderful but 'The Weary Kind' is what captured my interest in the music after hearing it on the trailer. Hopefully it scores Best Original Song as well!

Terrific soundtrack to an amazing movie! I never expected to love it as much as I did. Definitely one of my favourites of 2009. Now I really want to watch Tarantino's other films!

Although all other tv and movie watching is on hold until Feb 2nd when the sixth and final season of LOST premieres. I'd been planning to rewatch all the episodes before it started. Yet here I am with about 8 days until the new season and I am still watching season 1, YIKES!
I'm not giving up though and hopefully I'll at least make it to season 3 before it comes back!

Melbourne Uni

2010-01-19T00:05:00.003+11:00

This is where I'm going this year! I've know since results came out in December so I wasn't nervous or worried about offers. I've known probably since year 9 that this is where I wanted to be. I also have a Scholarship for Melbourne Uni.
I'm so excited but terrified at the same time. High school and all that is well and truly over.

Burberry Trench

2010-01-17T20:57:00.006+11:00

I LOVE the trench Emma Watson is wearing from the upcoming Burberry collection. I wonder when it will be available in Australia. Absolutely stunning!

Seeing Roger Federer

2010-01-17T20:13:00.009+11:00

I spent Thursday in the city and by chance around 5 happened to be on Collins St. There was a bit of a crowd outside Lindt and a channel 9 van so I figured something was happening. I thought it might have had something to do with the person being arrested on the other side of the street.

However then I recalled seeing something in Lindt the last time I was there about a competition to meet Roger. So I decided to stick around for a bit and see if we could spot him. He came a little after 5 and was directly in front of me! It was really exciting! I got a few pictures on my iphone but they are pretty dismal. I knew I should have taken my proper camera with me!

I've been a tennis fan for a long time. I used to play and have lessons every week. Although school via accelerated maths after school got in the way and I had to give it up. I can't remember the last time I played :(. I'm hopeful I'll go back to it sometime soon though!

Anway, onto the bad pictures I managed to take on my iphone. The bottom ones are from the shoe store next there. Mum wanted to go in there anyway. There was a whole bunch of people at the window taking pictures!

I'm With Coco

2010-01-13T20:39:00.003+11:00

Image credit to: http://fav.me/d2hdynf

Please email these NBC executives to show your support for Conan!

Jeff.Gaspin@nbc.com
JEFF.ZUCKER@nbc.com
jeff.zucker@nbcuni.com

There's more emails and people you can contact listed here at ONTD: http://community.livejournal.com/ohnotheydidnt/42897136.html

Diva Buys

2010-01-13T20:19:00.004+11:00

Today whilst out on a random trip to the shops I stopped by diva to see if they had any interesting rings.
I ended up with 2 and some earrings!

(Sorry about the picture. I still can't figure out how to rotate them =/)

Apologies for the bad pictures, they were taken on my iphone.

New Books!

2010-01-12T21:30:00.000+11:00

My most recent book purchases from Borders over the weekend!

I'd been wanting Wolf Hall for months after reading a review of it in the A2 feature of the Age before it won the Man Booker prize and everything.

Likewise with Sherlock Holmes.

Fantastic Mr Fox I wanted so I could read before seeing the movie since I never read it in my childhood. I'm enjoying it so far!

The hardcover penguins were further editions to my collection of Penguin Hardcovers. I think I have almost all of them now :)

Tumblr

2010-01-12T21:29:00.001+11:00

So I finally got a Tumblr. I found it a bit weird to use at first and still do a bit.
Although I think I'm getting the hang of it now :)

It's here: http://dreamswept.tumblr.com/ if your interested in checking out the random things I post.

MIA

2010-01-12T15:24:00.001+11:00

Sorry for the lack of updates!
Been busy with a multitude of events including multiple birthdays (including my 18th :D) and other occasions.

Melbourne's weather has not been helping matters either. All I've been doing is lying around watching tv and reading.

Last night was the hottest in 100 years! That is absolutely crazy!

Will be updating soon though!

Alice In Wonderland.

2010-01-03T19:18:00.000+11:00

Alice in Mad Men

Amazing!

I am currently reading Alice's Adventures in Wonderland and Through the Looking-Glass. I can't believe I haven't read it before. So far so good. I watched the Disney movie when I was young and always liked it but it was never a favourite. That honour goes to Beauty and the Beast and the Aristocats!

And I can't forget the upcoming Tim Burton directed Alice in Wonderland. I've never been a huge fan of his and am not sure how I feel about the upcoming movie. Visually it looks pretty amazing but it seems to deviate too far from the original for my liking. I will reserve my opinion until I see it. Pretty excited to see it in 3D!

Cinema 2009

2010-01-02T20:04:00.001+11:00

I'm not sure if it shows, but I am obsessed with movies!
Absolutely LOVE them!
I came across these videos on 2009 in cinema. Amazing! It was a good year.

WARNING: Spoilers!

Unfortunately I saw no where near enough movies in 2009. I hope to rectify that in 2010!

Another thing I love about the start of the new year is awards season! I can't wait for the oscar nominations and of course the Golden Globes and SAGS!

Hope everyone is having a good 2010 so far! :)

One week until my 18th! Supposedly it's meant to be 38 degrees, yikes! :S

Farewell to 2009

2009-12-31T14:32:00.000+11:00

I say this every year, but it is absolutely unbelievable how fast the year's gone by.
2009 will be remembered as one of the best :)
Finally the last year of high school and the end of VCE. Such a relief! Even now looking back after having finished it about a month and a half ago only the positives really stand out. There were negatives. All the hours studying, all the stress, all the outings and things I had to sacrifice. However it was all worth it in the end :)
I ABSOLUTELY CANNOT WAIT for 2010 (excuse the capitals)
It is lining up to be a fantastic year already. I am really looking forward to turning 18, starting uni and a whole tonne of other things.

Wishing you all the best for the upcoming year!
Hopefully 2010 will be a great year for this little blog and it will find some more readers! Btw, please feel free to follow this blog! It makes me sad to see zero followers lol

Take care,
N.

Sherlock Holmes was terrific!

2009-12-27T23:46:00.000+11:00

I'm happy to report that I LOVED Sherlock Holmes! It was fantastic! I didn't really go in with set expectations but I was hoping it would be entertaining and clever. I thought it ticked all the boxes! I've read some of the short stories and plan to make my way through the rest soon.
Robert Downey Jr and Jude Law were terrific. I think they really worked well together!

On a more frustrating note, my iphone is still broken. I got the sim card replaced but now it refuses to sync so it's off to the apple store!

Hope everyone is well!
xo N

A Colbert Christmas + Boxing Day!

2009-12-26T21:17:00.000+11:00

I LOVE this DVD so much!
Lately I've watched it around 3 times, I'm actually watching it right now.
I wanted to post a pic of my dvd but my iphone is being a MAJOR pain and not recognising the sim card :( and it's too much hassle to grab the other camera.
I hope everyone is having a wonderful holiday season!
I've had a fantastic one :)

I ended up going to the Boxing Day sales at Chadstone today and what a NIGHTMARE =/. It was alright at the start but the crowds soon got insane so we headed home. Usually I can't get enough of shops but sometimes it's just too much. A bunch of things I wanted weren't available so that was frustrating.
I ended up getting three books: 2 orange penguin classics and a hardcover penguin so it wasn't a complete bust.
Also got some clothes!

I really wanted to go see Sherlock Holmes but we had plans already. So that's on the agenda for tomorrow :D

I'll be back soon with hopefully a picture post! :)
Take care,
N.

Merry Christmas!

2009-12-24T21:41:00.001+11:00

All the best for the holiday season!
Love N.

Sherlock Holmes

2009-12-21T21:24:00.000+11:00

I cannot wait to see this! So many (what looks like) good movies are coming out on Boxing Day!

I really hope it's not a let down. Although regardless it looks like it will be entertaining.

Another Boxing Day movie I am really looking forward to is Alvin and the Chipmunks too. Usually not my sort of film but I quite enjoyed the first one. And those Chipmunks are absolutely adorable!

I've already seen Bright Star so that's one Boxing Day release less. I wouldn't mind seeing Nowhere Boy and The French Kissers.

So many movies, so little time!

Things

2009-12-19T22:00:00.000+11:00

From the family on Monday :)

One of my all time favourite books!

This ad is stunning.

My collection of hardback Penguin Classics so far.

Degraves St Facing Flinders Station

The view from one of the floors of David Jones. This photo was the result of boredom while Mum was trying stuff on.

Apologies for the lack of real posts this week. Been busy with various things including a Melb Uni celebration evening for this program I was part of. I've also been watching a lot of movies in preparation for awards season. I love the Golden Globes, SAGs and Oscars!

It's disappointing that Lost has been overlooked for Best Drama though.

So far out of all the movies I've seen An Education and Inglourious Basterds have been my favourites. I've never been a big fan of Quentin Tarantino but now I'm really keen to check out his older films!

How fantastic was Christoph Waltz in Inglorious ! I hope he sweeps the awards this season.

I hope to be back with more exciting posts soon!
Take Care,
N.

Life Post VCE!!

2009-12-14T14:05:00.000+11:00

And so finally at 7am this morning, the terror which was VCE became a part of my past. I have been dreaming of this day for years! I can't put into words the relief I am feeling right now!
Although it is combined with exhaustion from staying up until 3am watching Cougar Town (don't ask me why....) and Aladdin! I only managed about an hour or two of sleep as well. =/
All the hard work and success of the past years has payed off and I did even better than I hoped to! I already have a scholarship and guaranteed place in the course I have been wanting to do as well :D

I am so lucky to have such an amazing and supportive family and such wonderful friends :D Thank-you all for everything!

So excited for the future!

Week In Pictures

2009-12-08T13:15:00.000+11:00

Unfortunately I haven't had much time to post so I thought instead of doing a boring long rambling post on what I've been up to, I'd do a picture post to give a bit of insight into what I've been up to!

Feel free to email me or comment any thoughts/suggestions you have for the blog!

Where we went for dinner on Sunday Night!

Swings in the children's playground.

The monkey bars/ rope climbing thing. It's not visible in the photo but the top two rungs were broken! Not very child friendly!

I love coffee much more than I probably should!

Badly taken photo on the iphone in cinema nova. I went there on Wednesday with a friend to see An Education. It was a fantastic film!

Dymocks on Collins St. I adore this bookstore! Notice the Olivia display up the top? She is the star of the 2009 Myer windows. I have to say, although I do not fit the age group to which she is meant to appeal, I think she is awesome!

Last week I finished The Shadow of the Wind by Carlos Ruiz Zafón. It was a terrific book. Although I had no idea what to read next. So all these books are currently sitting on my bed side table.

Sorry, not sure how to rotate pictures yet! =/

I've settled on Sherlock Holmes and I am really enjoying it. I can't wait for the movie! I hope it's good!

Take care!
More to come soon!

Introductions

2009-11-27T13:07:00.000+11:00

Welcome to my blog!
This has been a work in progress since I posted that picture back in July. I've been meaning to start a blog for a while but high school and VCE were always the focus.
Now that that's over I figured I would try and get this blog going.

I haven't decided what sort of blog this is going to be yet. It will probably feature various interests including literature, film, politics, fashion and so forth.

Hopefully you will find it entertaining and interesting and we will see where it goes from here!

Take care!

08/06/09

2009-06-09T22:59:00.000+10:00