Look at my better blog in which I put more time and effort..

www.ofquartzandcrystal.blogspot.com

Such a revival day today.
I really enjoyed it.
So much catching up. Which is a good thing.
And also, a day of making new connections. Another good thing.

(Yes this is me. But I guess I don't really need to see this because apart from the fact that nobody probably reads this, you all know me anyway)





I wish I could actually wear my fur coats In this shitty country.
Apart from the fact that it's too hot, I'm sure someone will throw something on it.

Livejournal has just become the place for me to get fashion pictures now.
It's all I do.
I used to post a lot on here. But I guess I'm not much into writing now.

Sometimes I wish I could just fast-track my life. Just skip to the part when my first collection is out, going to the fashion week parties with some skinny boy on my arm. Oh dreams. They are such necessary but depressing things.

Sorry for being so philosophical or wordy or whatever. It's not usually like me.

I can't beleive how long it's been since I've posted on here.
I totally used to be all about it.
Now I just use it to read other people's, how one sided of me...




I've been listening to She & Him alot at the moment.
It's Zooey Deshanel's album with M Ward, so so magical.




I really want to bleach my hair, but I think it will probably look really wrong on me..
And plus, I'm really paranoid about my hair falling out or something..

18 today.
i'm old.
i'm a real person!

10 DAYS UNTIL MY BIRTHDAY.
i am going to be a real person and get to do real person things like go to gigs.

in other news, everyone listen to whirlwind heat.

 
hmm well i'm about to go to work with mum to do her secretary type work etc.
i think i'm going to buy devil wears prada today. i love that movie too much.


there are a bunch of songs that i have been in love with recently. my strong reccommendation is to like download them or something if you don't know them..

1. Heimdalsgate Like a Promethean Cause - Of Montreal
2. Ooh La La - Goldfrapp
3. Song For Clay (Disappear Here) - Bloc Party
4. Patins - CSS
5. Shoot The Runner - Kasabian

   
is exactly 100 days until my eighteenth birthday.
life begins.
i can go to gigs.
and not get kicked out of gigs when we play.
and buy my own liquor and tobacco...

was interesting to say the least.

So that time came again that is was BDO once more.
only this year the difference was one of the acts for the day was my band.
exciting i know.
and believe me it really was.

i had to get up at 6am in the morning as we had to get picked up at 7.30am to be there by 8ish as we were playing on the green stage at 11.
when we got there we went around the back of the green stage where all the artists tents and things were.
we had our own little tent section with our name on the front.
our neightbours included the sleepy jackson, little birdy and i heart hiroshima.
we were the first on the green stage that day so our setup was genrally easy.
we sound checked and we off by 10 when the gates opened.

so at 11 we got on stage and it was so awesome.
like we had lots of friends there but not only that, there was like just lots and lots of people there anyway.
deffinately the biggest crowd we have had, maybe modest mopuse was the same but anyway.
it was just so great to be on a stage that bands like sleater-kinney and the GO! team played on last year and the same stage as like kasabin this year.
the crowd was just totally awesome for our whole set and it was mayeb the best show we have had almost.

so anyway, now on to the more important part, the other bands.
i had an 'access most areas' wrist band for the day so i got access to pretty much everysatge except the main stages.
not that i went side stage much. i like big day out the normal, exhausting way alot more.
so i watched i heart hiroshima next and they we totally coolio as per usual.

then we went to lily allen in the boiler room. me and roxy did the best weaving like ever because we like basically got to the front barrier.
lily was fucking awesome, like really awesome. i loved that she had a live band too instead of like backing tracks.

next i went and watched the sleepy jackson side satge with our A&R craig who is also sleep jackson's A&R person. isaw craig nichols from the vines whilst i was watching this and he is like majorly fat. like huge belly fat with like fat arm and a double chin. i barely recognised him at first. he was even fatter than he was at splendour.

after that i stayed side stage for kasabian! the were like totally awesome-o. they just like put on such a good performance.
but what was up with some random drunks throwing beer cans onstage, it fucking made australia look really bad in my opinon.
at least the lead singer was all like "fuck you" to the guy who threw it at him whilst the rest of the band kept playing the song.
but all and all i think they liked the crowed and they seemed to have had a great show.

next i went to the killers with roxy.
it was lame to the max though as we weren't really close enough for my liking.
we were like on the outside of the main stage barrier basically.
what sucked most though was the shitty crowd. i'm sure the people right up the front were getting into it but where we were everyone like was boring, it seemed as though they were just there for the fact that it was the killers, not becuse they liked the music.

at the end of the killers we moved over to the entry of the main D barrier so we could get closer to muse.
this was totally fucked.
there were so many people trying to get in and it took like 30 mins maybe to get in.
but i was good when we did because there was room to move and we got to sit down during jet who were terrible.
like i don't mind jet but they like sucked, it was all the lead singers fault though.

so muse were next and it was just as good as it could have been. i wan't really a fan of muse until like 6 months ago so i don't know like verylyric or anything but they still were fucking amazing. like their stage presence was so great and their music really suited the big stage festival kind of thing.

after that i went to the presets in the boiler room. i didn't go all the way to the front but i went to like the middle where the sound desk is.
they were really great obviously, but the only thing that annoyed me about their set was when they played like theses two songs that went for like at least like 7 minutes each and they were just like borning tchno for the whole song.
but anyway, they got me back after that with girl and the sea and others.

and after that i went back to our tent and we wnet home soon after the violent femmes finished.

all in all, a great day.

i am a pokemon.
i know this has been done before but i don't care.

This is an awesome-o review of our modest mouse show.

" Listed as 'with special guests' on the tickets, support slot Operator Please were a pleasant surprise. The mostly female, all teenage Gold Coast smash indie sensation wasted no time at all on stage, bursting into their high-energy, quirky rock songs like seasoned pros. This band is nothing short of amazing. Their vibrant stage antics and flair for unconventional songwriting was more than a match for any of the cliched hipster bands expected for a Modest Mouse opening slot. For a few songs, members of Modest Mouse themselves could be seen side stage, visibly impressed - energy like this is a hard act to follow. The band's set touched on upcoming releases but mostly drew from their current 2 EP's. The set highlight were the virtuoso rapid-fire violin solos, especially in closing song 6-8 - and how many rock bands have violin solos? Somehow lady violinist Taylor grabs far more cool than kitsch. Operator Please finished by winning a tough crowd, and good on them."

cool huh.
so is the person who wrote it, he's quite awesome.

i'v actually finished my list of resolutions.
a fair few this year.

• pay off debts
• get drivers licence
• eat better
• work towards launching my clothing line.
• make the band more successful
• don't forget the people i love

lets hope it works.

This is what i voted for.
my short list was so long.
Like 50+ songs.
So i really must fucking love these 10..

Blood Brothers - Laser Life
Dappled Cities Fly - Fire Fire Fire
Lily Allen - Everything's Just Wonderful
Mates Of State - Fraud In The 80's
Operator Please - Get What You Want
Rogers Sisters - Why Won't You
We Are Scientists - Nobody Move, Nobody Get Hurt
We Are Scientists - The Great Escape
Wolf And Cub - This Mess
Yeah Yeah Yeahs - Turn Into



'Operator Please - Get What You Want'
Yes, we are in the countdown so vote for us.
I only have it there because nobody will vote for it so i guess i had to.

40 Things of 2006


1. What did you do in 2006 that you'd never done before?
- Finished high school.
- Went to New York.
- met We Are Scientists.
- Signed a record deal.
- Went on my first Australian tour.
- Released an EP.
- Went to Melbourne, Adelaide and other places on tour.
- Quit my job.
- Shot my first music video.

2. Did you keep your new years' resolutions, and will you make more for next year?
These were my resolutions:
* get better marks in school as to obtain a good OP
* make the band as successful as possible
* pay off my debts
* get my full licence
* do the best photography folio in school

Well i got an OP of 11, not bad considering how little i was there because of resolution number 2, the band being so successful. So much so it's my full time job. I didn't pay off any debts. I didn't get my licence but i did do an awesome-o folio and got an A.

3. Did anyone close to you give birth?
Nope.

4. Did anyone close to you die?
Yes.

5. What countries did you visit?
USA.

6. What would you like to have in 2007 that you lacked in 2006?
A drivers licence, being 18, more hook ups. haha.

7. What dates from 2006 will remain etched upon your memory?
- Big Day Out.
- Splendour In The Grass.
- Last day of school.
- Formal/Afterparty.
- Graduation.
- Playing in New York.
- Being in New York full stop.
- The Strokes concert.
- Touring.
- And all the parties i had this year.

8. What was your biggest achievement of the year?
Finishing school, signing a contract and going on tour.

9. What was your biggest failure?
Not getting my licence.

10. Did you suffer illness or injury?
Lots of blocked noses and colds.

11. What was the best thing you bought?
Many new clothes, Spleandour ticket, BDO ticket.

12. Whose behavior merited celebration?
Mine as i am successful in my opinion. And Roxy's, she moved out of home and is still as awesome-o as ever.

13. Whose behavior made you appalled and depressed?
Many people at school, Briana, certain Brisbane "scene" bands.

14. Where did most of your money go?
Clothes, CD's, DVD's, concert tickets, sunglasses.

15. What did you get really, really, really excited about?
- Splendour in the Grass.
- Big Day Out.
- Going to NY.
- Finishing school.

16. What songs will always remind you of 2006?
Fire Fire Fire - Dappled Cities.
Nothing In This World - Paris Hilton.
Why Won't You - The Roger Sisters.
Turn Into - Yeah Yeah Yeahs.
White Women - Adam Green.
The blood Brothers in general.
The entire We Are Scientists album.


17. Compared to this time last year, are you:
a) happier or sadder? Happier.
b) thinner or fatter? Thinner.
c) richer or poorer? Poorer.

18. What do you wish you'd done more of?
Read more books.

19. What do you wish you'd done less of?
Redundant days at work and school.

22. Did you fall in love in 2006?
Only with my friends i love truly..

23. How many one-night stands?
I wish.

24. What was your favorite TV program?
America's Next Top Model, Nip/Tuck, Project Runway, Six Feet Under, Arrested Development and so many more...

25. Do you hate anyone now that you didn't hate this time last year?
Probabaly, i don't care to recall any now.

26. What was the best book you read?
A Series Of Unfortunate Events books 12 & 13, "The Crash of Hennington".

27. What was your greatest musical discovery?
We Are Scientists, CSS, the red sun band, Whirlwind Heat, Martha Wainwright, The Subways, The Zutons, MIA, The Blood Brothers, Lily Allen, Love of Diagrams, Pheonix, Arctic Monkeys, Snow Patrol, Wolf & Cub, Dappled Cities, Mates Of State, Death Cab and so so so many more...

28. What did you want and get?
Success?

29. What did you want and not get?
Car, licence, new computer.

30. What was your favorite film of this year?
Harry Potter, Casino Royal.... um i don't remember when films came out so i'll leave it there.

31. What did you do on your birthday?
Not much.

32.What one thing would have made your year immeasurably more satisfying?
My licence.

33. How would you describe your personal fashion concept in 2006?
Awesome.

34. What kept you sane?
Music, parties, clothes, designing clothes, TV and Movies.

35. Which celebrity/public figure did you fancy the most?
Kieth Murry (WAS), Jared Followill (as usual), Eleanor Frieburger, Heidi Klum, Daniel Vossovic, ANTM bitches.

36. What political issue stirred you the most?
They all do.

37. Who did you miss?
Roxy. I'm never around and she lives in Brisbane.

38. Who were the best new people you met?
Aja, Emma, Jackie, Dappled Cities, The Hampdens, red sun band, Craig Hawker, Manton and Campbell, Aleks, Jaz, Brett.

39. Tell us a valuable life lesson you learned in 2006:
You can achieve anything you are passionate about.

40. Quote a song lyric that sums up your year:
"There's no wrong way to fuck a girl with no legs, just tell her you love her as she's crawling away."

I'm stealing that line from Kahli as i cannot either find a line that can sum up my good year. So i'll leave it to MR. Green.

So ye haw party time!

i have finished school forever.

Last week i had my formal on monday, after party on monday evening and my graduation on thursday.

here are some pictures!



My self, Sophie and our mums at sohpie's before we left to go to the formal.



Me, Amanda, Miranda and Sophie.



Me and Sophie at the formal.



Me and Jess.



Aja, Jackie, myself, Emma and Sophie.



My awsome group of many years..



Me going down the stairs at grad.



Everyone onsatge singing wonderwall at the end of grad.





Now for life and party time!

formal and after party was the best night/morning of my life.
ye haw.