ben_picone

So, LJ says i haven't updated for about 26 weeks now...thats good, clearly im using this thing to its full advantage.  I just read some of my older posts and its actually really nice to be able to remember an entire days worth of bits and pieces.  I mean i can remember the bits and pieces, but i couldnt tell you if they were all from one day or what...anyway.  So since last post my life has changed substantially..well infact, i doubt it could be any more different if i tried.  Well in short i moved up to Launceston probably mid novemberish for work, i got a Christmas Casual job at The Body Shop.  Josh and I house sat a place a few doors down the road from his mums place.  We had a dog called Buckly who was a little neurotic and barked for about an hour every time you left the house - had the council around once to tell me the neighbours had complained.  The neighbours swore at me over the fence and hencefort i encouraged barkly to bark consistently.  I also lobbed a few dog poo's over in the middle of the night.  We also had Polly who was the sweetest kitty ever!  She was so gentle and cute and would come in of a morning and lay on your chest and purr at you. SO CUTE!  Most cats are really snobby but she was lovely and INDEPENDANT..would just wander off of a day and kill things then come home for dinner before venturing off again late at night.  She did however, leave us many dead things in the hallway including Birds, Mice and a headless rabbit.  We had to call Joshs brother to come down and get rid of it while josh and i cowered in the bedroom. hehe.  Also did roadworks which was a barrel of laughs..involving far too much cream paint.  Good times.

Josh left Body Shop early Jan (i think) to get Roadworks ready and also to sort out things for the move to melbourne (not perth as i had first thought..than christ).  He left for Melbourne urm.  I dunno, maybe 2nd of Feb and i stayed at the body shop for a few more weeks and just hung out with Joshs family which was nice.  Moved back to Hobart to sort out all my things for melbourne and then after a few weeks of heavy drinking and much much hanging out with my amazing friends i hopped on a plane and headed for Melbourne.  Josh had already found us a flat to move into, and i had a job interview lined up with Body Shop 3 days after i arrived. 

Leaving everyone was pretty well the hardest thing i've done in a long time.  I cried so so so much.  I had a going away party on the wednesday night and cried when i had to say goodbye to people at the end of the night.  Then on the friday (i flew out friday night) Tess & Charlea came around to my place for one last hurrah.  We just mucked around and filmed hilarious videos and took some photos and stuff.  When time came for them to leave for the bus, i just sobbed like a bitch.  It was soo hard, i love the dearly and even though i know ill still see them and our friendship is definately strong enough to last, it hurt so much to let them go and know that i can't just head down the road and see them.  Lame.  Jess & Louise also came around, and i cried profusely when they left too.  And when my Nan & Pop left.  And then comes the mother of all cry's...at the airport with my Parents.  Dad has this habit of making lame jokes when he's uncomfortable i've decided and in hindsight i probably shouldnt have told him to give it a rest, but i just felt like total shit and well yeah.  Mum cried in the car on the way, at the coffee shop and then when i finally headed for the gate all hell broke loose.  Dad was in tears, mum was verging on hysterics and i was just glad i bought my hanky along.  So much love.  Dad was waffling about how proud of me he is, and mum was all 'we love you so much' and i was all 'oh god im bawling my freaking eyes out infront of a million people'.  I finally wandered out onto the tarmac and was still a blubbery mess by the time i got to the plane.  I think i scared the cabin crew.  Not fun at all.

Stayed in a hotel with josh that night and then went to Hawthorne to pick up the keys to our flat on the saturday morning, got to the flat a bit before lunctime, dumped our stuff and then headed to Ikea for an adventure.

Anyways i can't be arsed with covering the 5/6 weeks between now and then so i shall just give a brief overview hah.

- got hired as a Casual at the Body Shop in Collins Street.  It's ok, pay is great...hours are shit.  I get all the crappy shifts and always close because no one else likes cleaning and im the only one new enough not to complain.  Also got a job as a waiter at Hunchbax which is the biggest B grade wannabe Draculas ever.  But its fun i guess.  The pay is fucking atrocious (like my spelling probably) and im pretty sure its nearly illegal.  Hmph.  Body shop told me that i couldnt have Friday nights off (Which would allow me to work another waiting job and piss hunchbax off...because we need the money cuz im just a casual and the hours are unreliable).  Nearly spat in her face...she said the friday shift was important to my roster because no one else could (ie: wanted) to work it and if i couldnt then they would have to hire another casual and split my (already pissy) shifts with them.  NO ONE ELSE CAN WORK IT BUT I CAN'T EITHER SO WHY SHOULD I HAVE TO WORK IT!? Argh so frustrating, and as of now i think im looking for another full/part time job so i can piss body shop off.

- flat is fucking abyssmal.  No cupboard space.  SOo many white surfaces to keep clean.  Just not really a practical space.  It takes more than a coat of paint and some new floors to make this hole worth $280 a week.

- failed my P's last time, and have rebooked to go and sit them this coming monday so im flying back to tassie for 24 hours...i haven't driven since last time i sat them so i don't hold much hope of passing, but you never know.

- Saw spamalot twice, and met Lucinda Shaw in maccas and got her to sign my program.  She was so lovely and grounded and just, a bit daggy looking which i really liked.  It made her real :)  Theatre over here is sooo much more abundant than tassie, which i guess isn't that hard but still.  Its a little overwhelming!  Also bought a signed Patti LuPone ticket off ebay *basks in her glory*.  Might be going to a taping of RocKwiz soon, i think my friend got Josh & I tickets.  Lana got her ticket stubb signed by Kerry Ellis for me in London...i am FLOORED and sooo bewildered that she did such an awesome thing for moi.  Total snaps for her!

- so many crazy drug fucked odd people in melbourne, they tend to gravitate towards me on the trams and in the street.  No, old lady i will not give you $2 just because you asked for it, piss off! Other than that, and the rude rude people and the crowds and the foul smelling asian butchers along victoria street...oh and the general amount of filth in the city - melbourne is the coolest place to live ever.  Even though it is so expensive and sending us gradually bankrupt. 

My wrist is seizing up from having it rest on the desk so long to get to the keyboard.  Stupid laptop.  Lazed around home today and then went into the city to try to find Jess a B'day present.  Allowed myself 2 hours of shopping, Josh messaged after 1 and said he was finishing early.  Abandoned shopping and went and met him, didnt find her a present and didnt buy myself anything either.  Hmph.  Perhaps tomorrow. And welcome RSI, ok so im done typing for now.  I think i'll get back into using this regularly - there is something cathartic about vomiting everything into the computer and then feeling a little lighter inside.   Night!

Soo yesterday arvo the music theatre crew had drinks down at Barcelona because they had the night off from Cats.  Id organised for Charlea to stay the night so we all met at aroudn 3.30 and got right into the drinking and catching up.  We sat upstairs on the mezzanine..where all the fans were broken, and with 3 woodheaters powering away downstairs it was MEGA hot and we were all sweating like bitches.  Informed the waitress that next time she came up we -may- have taken all our clothes off.  She thought we were strange.

Charlea and I left to go see 'Death at  Funeral' at the cinemas.  So we went to the supermarket and bought a bunch of junk food..after carefully couting calories and figuring out what would fit in her diet.  We got a pack of M&M's, some sweet chilly philly and crackers, aaaand some salt and vinegar chips!  The movie was mediocre, i fell asleep in the beginning - it got pretty funny in the middle and i may have laughed out loud once.  But only at a poo joke.  Love poo jokes.  Anyway so afterwards we went and got KFC chips to make chip sandwiches with when we got home.  Mum picked us up and we went home and munged into all the food.  After feeling substantially ill we lugged ourselves into bed and watched sorority boys which i always enjoy.

Woke up early went upstairs and veg'd on the couch with Piper, then woke charlea up about 8.15 ready to catch the 9.10 bus which we subsequently missed anyway and had to get mum to drive us in anyway.  Went to JayJays to sped my $50 gift card my auntie gave me for my birthday.  Went a little crazy on the "2 for $30" rack..bought 4 shirts off that and ran out of money and put another one on laybye.  They are wonderful and colourful and shall hopefully brighten my otherwise monotone life. HA!. We went to salamanca next and took some photo (up on facebook) and bought the biggest fattest bratwurst with onions, sauce and mustard and gobbled that down.  Charlea had to go to the opening of a Cats Home with debra byrne for a publicity thing for CATS, which opens in like 4 days.  Debra has a porn video did you know? Apparently shes quite partial to a bit of fisting..anyway...

Alex met me just after Charlea left and we walked up into town and had a look at a few more clothes shops.  Moment of the day..well sort of.  Sitting in starbucks drinking an Ice Chocolate. Upon finishing its evident there was more Ice than chocolate in the drink.....

Woman: Do you have any rubbish i can take for you?
Ben: Oh, yes thanks *puts empty cup in bin*

WHAT I SHOULD HAVE SAID:

Woman: Do you have any rubbish i can take for you?
Ben: No..well actually, i have this cup of ice that you charged me $5 for...thats rubbish *glares*.

Ok so maybe you had to be there. It was funny at the time.

Alex went home, i hopped on a bus and came home and slept and cleaned my room and then went back to Eastlands to buy manchester for my bed! I got a new doonah for my birthday so we bought more pillows, pillow cases and some sheet sets.  The pillowcases were $39 each marked down to $11 cuz they are all shexy and wonderful ~ Bargain!  I actually love a fresh made bed with soft sheets and stuff. OH HEAVEN!

Been avoiding Jess and ignoring all her calls today because she will pester and guilt trip me into going out tonight, which i cannot afford, nor be bothered doing because honestly - when i go out with her i never enjoy it.  

In other news, i still can't print my FUCKING monologes off the computer to learn for the VCA audition.  Every time i feel motivated to learn them, i can't find them and the printer has no ink so the motivation is quickly lost as is any chance of getting into VCA at all. ever. 

Hrm. Josh's plane is delayed in melbourne so he probably wont be home till after midnight out time, so i dunno if i can be assed staying up that late.. I mean i love him and all..but not that much ^_^

So this week has been moderately enjoyable.  Sunday was spent cleaning up the front and back yard getting ready for my party on Monday night.  Took most of the day actually, then Josh came down at 10pm all ready for my bday in the morning! Monday morning i woke him up at 7.20 so we could do presents before my parents left for work.  My Parents gave me a new doonah cover thing, a hair straightener, and a bunch of books. Hzah.  Josh spoilt me rotten and bought me a shexy green umbrella ("under my umbrella, ella, ella, hey hey"), a benjamin bunny figurine, lots of darrel lea licorice and rock-lea road, and the seaweed cleanser and moisturiser from the Body shop.  His mum bought me some brown crocs, cuz i always flog joshs whenever im up there. teehee.  We bummed around the house most of the morning, and cleaned up a fair bit before heading off for the bus into town at about 12.30.  We had lunch at a lovely little place down in salamanca called Rondezvous.  Food was nice, a little overpiced, but still...its my birthday so to hell with it!  Next we went to the museum because im a little bit of a weirdo and like the museum.  I guess i went there with my mum a lot when i was little so its got a few nice memories attatched.  Anyway so we wandered around there for ages, then went into town and got an icecream and a drink and then hopped on a bus home.  Arrived home to be rail roaded with about 400 jobs in the kitchen that needed doing, just getting salads and stuff ready for dinner.  

Anyways the evening was really nice, all my friends turned up and a whole bunch of my family too. Got some more nice pressies, and after running around playing host most of the night, i finally got to sit down towards the end and drink lots of beer, a little vodka and some peach wine. blargh.  Photos are up on myspace.  Tuesday we didn't do too much either, Alex ended up crashing at our place after the party so we just hung out at home till like 11.30 when he left.  We walked around the road to the chemist to buy josh some cream and tablets for his weird allergies, then had lunch at the bakery and walked home.  

Tried to write some stuff down for Roadworks but didnt get very far and in the end we just fell asleep on the bed till dad got home.  Mum followed soon after and she gave us a lift into town to Goldclass where we went to see Stardust.  It was interesting..took itself a a little too seriously for my liking.  Should have been a bit more 'hocus pocus-esque' to get my approval.  Lounged in the large cushy chairs and had a tomato and basil pizza for tea and a pear and rhubarb crumble for dessert, josh has sticky date pudding.  Came home..tried to talk about Hazard.  Disagreed thoroughly, ending up watching some silly law and order criminal water rattty type program on telly and then went to bed.

Wednesday i dropped josh off at the bus station, then went to the bank to get a printout with my address so i could change it over at service tas.  Booked my P's yeeey!  Got lunch came home. Slept. Thats all i do these days, i seriously need to get a job because i literally have NO commitments and spend all day every day on the couch watching simpsons.  I've nearly got an entire days worth of viewing on austar all mapped out in my head.  So hopefully something will come along before i turn into that sloth man from Se7en.  Had another driving lesson today, was relatively fine.  Hopefully ill pass, then be able to drive, get a job and then perhaps my life will bear some semblance to a life going somewhere.

So the driving man wasn't very attractive. He was young though, and very nice.  I pretty much rule at parking;

man: so have you ever done reverse parking
ben: never
man: ok then, so what you...
ben: except this one time on a ride on lawn mower
*deathly silence*
ben: but i guess that doesn't count?

He said i *ahem* "park like a dream". Oh my i feel a little flustered.  I need to brush up on my double white broken solid single dashed line meanings, but other than that everything went really well.  I am master of U turns.  I booked another lesson on thursday morning eep.  at 8.30 - so i can get used to having cars everywhere.  The clutch in his car is actually retarded, i went bunny hopping up the hill and apologised profusely but nonetheless, i still blame his clutch.  He said i should book my test because im fine and ready to go, i just have to take my time with things and not rush anything.  Hzah. Sigh. Hair cut in 2 hours. 

Oh god. I can feel it already. He -expects- me to be able to drive! I CAAAAAAAAAAAAAAN'T.  Oh good lord he will be here in 15 minutes.  Why am i taking driving lessons.  Sweet heyzeuss. $45 an hour to make an ass of myself.  AAAAAAAARGH!  It'll be fine.  I smell good atleast.  Maybe we will just sit in the driveway and discuss theatre then elope to canada and get married.  Maybe.  Oh goodness. Im incredibly nervous.  Why.  It'll be fine.  He's had worse drivers than me before.  I mean i know how to turn it on.  And where the pedals are, and occasionally i use them at the right times.  Im not used to driving with shoes on.  So that will be fun too.  Oh good god.  Ok.  Going to go and think about...car stuff.  Wish me luck.  I guess, on the plus side,  itll all be over in an hour. Hzah.

So. I have a driving lesson booked tomorrow. Holy mother of god.   I pity this patrick man (the instructor) as i may actually kill us both during the lesson.  No, really im a good driver.  I just get incredibly nervous, and im driving in one of their cars instead of mums.  Which will mean that i have to get used to their gears.  And its a corolla, with their silly little gear sticks and wanky handbrakes. shhh ben, it will be fine.  I guess im not the *worst* driver this man will have encountered.  I mean, i can drive.  I just need to get things like parking and stoof sorted out before i book my P's.  Which should be early november, but after my VCA audition.  

Furthermore, i can't get a copy of 'Boys Life' by Howard Korder which is the book my monologue is from, until mid october when the next shipment from the US comes in.  Thus i can't contextualise the freaking thing till late october..which is real bloody handy when the audition is the 3rd of November. SIGH. 

I booked a hair cut for tomorrow too.  To make me feel shexy for my birthday.  Hair is a bit ratty at the minute and with all the wind around i tend to come out looking like ive just been put through a washing machine on high spin cycle.  Short hair here i come! 

Went down to the bank to deposit my last few hours pay from Sarena - a whopping $50.  I also got sick of all the coin containers around the house being full to overflow, so i tipped them into a ziplock bag and banked them too, $66. HAH.  I forgot to keep bus money out though, and ended up having to walk home.  Yes i could have gone to the atm, but i would have spent the rest of the $20.  So really i made the right choice. 

Had lunch with Louise. She's a treasure.  We had a good chinwag and i told her about my birthday dinner on monday.  Now i have to invite Jess & Jacob.  Im a little worried.  But anyway.  We had subway for lunch and i had a look in cotton on because i'd like something new to wear for my dinner. Ha. I lose.

Mum just took the other computer to get fixed after Josh's suggestion of doing a system restore managed to royally root it to hell.  I think i deleted everything incriminating off it.  Well i hope so.

Well. Im not sure where the last 3 weeks have gone. Evidently not on here. I've been up in launnie a fair bit, handing out resumes and stuff. Nothing has come through as yet, but fingers crossed.  Might have a job down in hobart, but id sod it off for something in launnie. Missed the st cecilia performance challenge, which i believe was today. sigh. Went in flip top heart the other nite, didn't win but gave a damn fine performance even if we did forget to 'flop' and the blood capsules didnt work.  myspacetv search flip top heart, and the video of me josh kate and hanny should come up.  Hrm..Cleaned my room today.  It's my birthday next monday, having mates round for dinner so i thought i should start cleaning early to prevent an all day cleaner on sunday.  Won tickets to the cinema off program.net.au - it made my day. thats sad. Anywhoome. just recorded the audio tracks into mp3 for all ben mckenzie's songs off idol.  I think im in love with him. *swoons*

So i dont usually put lyrics up cuz i think its a bit wanky, but this songs pretty and i wanted to share it. So download and listen!

"Falling Slowly"
Glen Hansard & Marketa Irglova
From the soundtrack "Once"

I don't know you
But I want you
All the more for that
Words fall through me
And always fool me
And I can't react
And games that never amount
To more than they're meant
Will play themselves out

Take this sinking boat and point it home
We've still got time
Raise your hopeful voice you have a choice
You've made it now

Falling slowly, eyes that know me
And I can't go back
Moods that take me and erase me
And I'm painted black
You have suffered enough
And warred with yourself
It's time that you won

Take this sinking boat and point it home
We've still got time
Raise your hopeful voice you have a choice
You've made it now

Take this sinking boat and point it home
We've still got time
Raise your hopeful voice you have a choice
You've made it now
Falling slowly sing your melody
I'll sing along

Here's to having the best haircut of your life. *raises glass*.  Nothing like having new clothes, new hair and clear skin (for a change) to make you feel shexy.  Anyway, i digress.  Josh came down Wednesday arvo @ 12.30, i had my hair appointment booked for 11.30, except she was running late so i got to the bus station bang on 12.30 pretty much.  Anyways, came home bummed around..did the freaking catalogue run, then went to eastland and got some bits and pieces, namely..junk food and movies.  Came home and watched movies well into the night..well till like 11 cuz josh is a piker.  We watched Romy and Michelles Highschool Reunion, which lets face it, gets better with every time you watch it.  Also watched Disturbia, which was a little silly in the end, they spend like 90 minutes building the suspense and then *bam* its over before you know it. Why? Had a lovely roast for dinner as well.

Thursday (today) Josh n I went and saw HAAAAAAAAAIRSPRAY at the cinemas.  On the whole, i totally enjoyed it.  Was a little flat in spots, but yeah..i love musicals period, so i guess i couldn't really -not- like it even if i tried.  Came home and did bugger all till Josh had to go to the bus.  I threw [well 'placed'] all his stuff out on the lawn when he was upstairs, im not really sure why, but golly i can be a wanker sometimes.  Hindsight is a terrible thing, it allows you to go...what on earth was i thinking? somebody shoot me now. 

Just realised that the heat pump is buzzing in a "im leaking radiation and you don't know" kind of way.  Remind me to look into that.  FINALLY going into Ronald McD 2moro, i guess seeing as they sent me an invite to their birthday lunch function, that i should go in and help out before that. 

And in other news im determined to get my P's before Christmas.  Namely so i can see Josh on Christmas, and also so we can be together on our 1 year..which happens to be boxing day [which he -will- be having off work].  i think im going to book for mid november so that if i fail, i can stil sit them again before christmas.  

My grandparents get back from 2 months on the goldcoast on saturday. I miss them.  It'll be nice to see them.  My sister has a trial at Jenerick 2moro..its a little gift shop at Eastlands. Let me just reitterate the fact that i have applied for around 8 jobs in the last month to no avail.  SHE DIDNT EVEN APPLY for this stupid job, mums friend teed it up for her. Grrr..that Christmas Casual at Dicksmith is looking better by the fucking minute. AND SHE GOT A NEW PHONE.  Her boyfriend got a new phone so she got his old one.  Im officially the phone dud of the family.  

Im listening to 'cabaret hoover' from the Triplets of Belleville.. It's possibly the strangest song i've ever heard in my entire life.  Download it and see.  Signing off. 

No wait, also reading the most gorgeous book in the world, its so touching.  People always waffle about how books change your life, and i reckon if that was true this book would be as close to doing that as possible.  It's called 'the five people you meet in heaven' oh its beautiful, i've cried many times already.  Its catharsis on paper, but really..it just makes you feel good and i highly recommend you all read it.

Right. So. I just filled out the online application for Acting at VCA.  WHY. WHY BEN. WHY ARE YOU DOING THIS? Well..i guess ive been thinking about it for ages, and i just needed to take the first step and commit to it and give it a go.  Im getting butterflies already.  No really.  Heaven only knows what i'll be like on the day.  The monologues look good, the shakespeare ones are wonderful.  But nonetheless, im still petrified.  What if i actually suck? Like..i just haven't noticed?  And they will be like..come on, are you kidding? WAAAAAAH!  Thats about it, i just needed to tell someone..well LJ...cuz everyone else i mention it to is like VCWhat.

ben: mum, i was thinking about auditioning for VCA
mum: oh thats a good idea ben
ben: yeah, but i think there is a fee or something
mum: im sure we can sort that out
ben: oh good *hands her a bill for $98 payable within 10 days*

Hrm...well i guess mothers are good for something =)

LALA.. caught up with Dave yesterday as he was down from melbourne for the weekend.  I miss him.  I don't, however miss -some- of his annoying friends.  Who i ignore with all my might.  Until dave comes down. And i have to see them and im like..oh you! we really should catch up. WHEN HELL FREEZES OVER. Gr. Anyway we had coffee, then got some chippies from Fish Frenzy. V nice.  Wen't down to family friends for dinner..apparently she paid me for the 3 days work i did.  Im like..pretty sure you still ower me about $50 and i will hunt you down unless you pay me soon.  Ran into Chrissy in town, apparently Charlea has lost her phone - hence why her mobile is off, and she can't reply to messages.  I really should call her home phone, but her mum works funny hours and i really don't want to wake her up.  Note to Josh: my Oceanus shower gel ran out the other day so now im using white musk.  I smell like an old woman.

Today i went into town with mummers to do a few bits and pieces.  I went into Jeans West and swapped over the pair of flare *cringe* jeans that my mum and dad bought back from QLD.  Got them exchanged for a much nicer pair of pants. and had to pay the difference...LAME.  Anyway, i also went to the commonwealth bank and got a statement pritned out so i could attatch it to my Health Care Card Application and drop it into centerlink.   Its such a foul place, ratty scum bogans everywhere.  Blerk.  So after standing in line for atleast 20 minutes it was my turn, and i said in a nice cheerful polite way (because the guy before was a cock, so i thougt the lady might appreciate a little politeness) "hello, i just wanted to drop off my health care card application".  The silly woman just stared at me.  Im like..and here's my bank statement....she continues to stare...I turn around, perhaps there is someone picking their nose she is staring at..but no.  I smile nicely.  She taps away at her computer "this is a new claim"...im like..yes, i had one before but it expired.  She rabbits on about proof of income, im like...heres my bank statement WITH TRANSACTION HISTORY ON IT.  She waffles more about how i need proof of income.  I reach over and take the form off her, open it to the page about 'bank accounts' - "here i tick yes for having a bank account, here is my bank statement", i now turn to other pages where i have indicated that i do not work, nor do i get any other government allowance, and that i live off my parents.  I stare at her and wait.  She says i need 50 points of ID..i open my wallet...she says i need to see a casworker or something....pretty sure last time i just handed the forms in bitch.  I say, well can i see someone now. She says "ive been told not too book anyone else in, can you come back after 2" NO I FUCKING WELL CAN'T YOU SILLY WOMAN!  *deep breath*  Sorry i can't come back today...
                                         SHE SAYS CAN YOU COME BACK AT 8AM TOMORROW MORNING. 

I sigh very loudly and rudely.  " I guess i'll have to".  She writes my appointment on a card, and i leave in an all mighty huff.  Stupid.  Just take my goddam forms.  So after that calamity i went to spotlight and met mum and chose some rather smashing blinds for my room.  Then i went and booked a hair appointment for 11.30 so hopefully ill be done by 12.30 to pick josh up from the bus station.  

FYI: the blinds were the most impossible thing in the world.  I had every tool known to man strewn across my bedroom floor and the fucking blinds were still near impossible to attatch to the roof.  I swore a lot.  So if i can be bothered going to my 8am appointment at centerlink then i may turn up to ronald macdonald house and surprise this lisa woman, instead of waiting for her to write back to her emails, which she evidently never checks.  JOSH COMES DOWN ON WEDNESDAY. Also went a bought 2 tickets for HAIRSPRAY on thursday. very excited.  Saw zac effron and daniel radcliffe on Rove last nite.  They totally should have kissed. It's like every gay teenagers dream.  Ahem.  Im going now.

So.  What have i been doing with myself in the last 2 weeks? The answer, in hindsight...not very fucking much.  I did 3 days work with Dad's mates and earnt $300. $100 of which i got paid a long time ago...$100 i spent...and $100 im still waiting on.  The desire to go to ronald macdonald house and help has severely decreased.  The stupid woman im meant to be doing training with is only in on Tuesdays and Fridays and i always seem to be too busy to call on those days or she doesnt write back to emails either. LAME.  I have to do a bunch of training stuff before i can get into it full swing.  She better bloody hurry up else ill have found a job in launnie and ill sod her off all together.  

Speaking of.  Went to see Josh tuesday through friday.  Was lovely. Mostly.  Almost got my tongue pierced to spite him. It failed, so i didn't get it done.  Spent some time lazing around home, and some time running errands in town.  Was nice to feel like i was doing something productive with all the posting laminating phone calls organising etc.  Anyway....dollar fifty *blink*

The woman @ Xerox goes...thatll be $2
I only have $1.50, i slide it onto the counter and coo sweetly "dollar fifty?" *blink*
woman: $2.
me: dollar fifty?
woman: two doll...
me: OH ALLRIGHT ILL BE BACK IN A MINUTE *walks to the atm*

Parents have been i QLD for a week, they just got home tonite with a swag of presents.  I feel very spoiled, got 3 pairs of jeans, a shirt, and 2 jumpers. some thongs, photo frames, stuffed shark, incense and something from IKEA which has to come home via car..so something sizable i imagine.  lucky me =)

Need a haircut.  Pondering VCA WAAPA and Ballerat auditions for acting/music theatre mebbe.  I dunno, not sure if i can justify asking for money to fly over for something which, lets face it..is more likely to leave me $200 out of pocket instead of getting me anywhere.  

Dave is down this weekend, must catch up with him.  ALL other friends have apparently dropped off the face of the earth, i message and get no reply.  i call and their phones are off, i call home and no one answers.  i myspace and I GET NOTHING.  Well fuck you all, you can call me dammit!  Im quite content at home with my DVD's...300 sucks btw, Honey is ok..and In&Out is a very very strange movie.

Re-reading harry potter.  Infact i think i might go do that now..

Ok so i officially have a bank account! My last one was closed in grade 11 because it was 3 cents in debt, and i refused to go and bring the balance up to zero when it was that way because they took out a fucking fee anyway!!! Gr...was going to get today tonight on their asses.  Anyway, its all open and lovely and i set up net bank today which is exciting.  It helps me to feel organised.  Atleast now -if- i get a job, ill be all ready for it with my tax and bank details and that jazz.  Hmph.  Now i just need an income.  Sigh.

Saw the australian premiere of 'A Class Act' at the conservatorium last nite.  I miss it a lot.  It was really strange to see them all performing and to not be a part of it.  I could see which role i would have gotten too.  Makes me wonder whether im doing the right thing.  But then i guess -everyone- enjoys the performance, and for me i just hated the build up and reherasals and the impersonal way everything kind of just snowballed to the performance.  WE MUST GET THIS SHOW ON!....umm i have a question...SHUTUP BEN WE DONT HAVE TIME TO HELP YOU GROW AS A PERFORMER!..um right.   Anyway it really was wonderful. The ensemble numbers were phenomenal, they have such a perfect blend it was amazing.  A few things which could have been tidier.  Tess was amazing and the hottest thing ever.  Sarah was wonderful, she has really come along leaps and bounds and her character suited her wonderfully.  Amy was good too, much better role for her after playing Guilietta in Aspects of Love...*vomits*.  Probably going to their after party tonight if things work out.  Parents are going to the Gold Coast tomorrow for a week, so i kinda have to sort out my own transport and money and things for a while so that will be....interesting.  

And in other news the dogs rolled in grotty grass clippings and stink, which means i shall most likely have to herd them into the shower and clean them up.  SIGH.  Im still sick, thank you very much Launceston..my nose has been relentlessly running now for over a week.  Its absurd.  So. Much.  Booger.

So now that Masque is done and life has seemingly returned to normal, i thought i might update LJ before i forget what ive actually done for the last 2 weeks.  Got into Launnie on Thursday- josh looked really different. bit strange, felt like we were meeting for the first time again, all smiles and giggles and staring for a bit too long.  Anyway hopped a cap, cuz it was raining and miserable (ps: i had THE worst bus ride of my life, dirty dirty strange people on the bus) and yes..we said to the cabbie "40 cambridge street West Launceston" then about 2 minutes later were like "actually can we go to Maccas in town first" he may/maynot have mumbled a "yeah sure" - and then before we know it WERE GOING IN THE COMPLETE OPPOSITE DIRECTION TO MACDONALDS.  Oh Launceston and your retarded cab drivers. I could forgive them if they were Pakistani or something, but really - you speak English - MACDONALDS YES?! hmph.  Went to see Dreamplay (the first year performing arts show).  Went utterly over my head.  I just enjoyed the colourful lights and that belly that glowed ^_^

Anywhome, Alex and Hanny came up on friday night for rehearsals.  Hanny is wonderful, i love her a great deal - she's just so cheerful.  Most of the time.  I made feathered head comb things for the Opening, and also stuck some ice cream cones on a comb, because i was bored.  Saturday was the singers rehearsal and we did..well some singing.  Hadn't really sung through my song before, it showed.  Rehearsals proved a little fruitless oweing to an apathetic hungover vocal coach. SUCK IT UP AND FIX MY FUCKING SONG! Suck it up is the new black by the way, it is the ultimate come back for those ever whinging people.  Just. Suck. It. Up.  Sunday..i'm not overly sure what we did, i think... no i don't know.  We might have had lollies and gotten parking tickets while josh was at work - yes i think that was it.  No.  It wasn't at all.  Alex and I went bushwalking, got thoroughly lost and very nearly died.  Check my myspace for further details.  Sunday nights rehearsals was me snapping happy shots of everyone in the known world for the centrefold in the program.  Might i add im quite a good photographer.  And the corsetting up the back of Kate's dress looks fabulous.  Kudos to me.  I think we stayed up late that night doing the program so we could send it off for printing on the monday morning.  I fell asleep about 1, i think Josh kicked on till about 4.  Note to self: who suggested josh ask for a 10% discount? I DID. we got it by the way.  But they put a huge fuckoff add on the back page.  Ah well.

Anyway monday tuesday wednesday thursday seem to blur into one large theatre based blob.  Basically the guys who rigged/plotted the lighting sucked the chum so Josh and I had to stay back after Tuesday (maybe Wednesday) nights rehearsal and re-focus and replot evey light and lighting cue.  May i just add that we started around 10.00pm Wednesday night and didn't finish (without exaggerating) until about 9.00am the next morning.  It was rediculous.  Snaps for the lighting lepers who did it in the first place. GAH.  I slept for about 20 minutes, under joshs feet at the lighting desk at about 2am.  Dont ask how i fitted, i don't know either - upon further examination at a later date - i believe its actually impossible for my head to fit where it did. 

Now. The Set.  The mother fucking carboard oriented cock eyed set.  Oh my god.  So ray jay faye kaye taye ghey and pap-hay built the set monday tuesday wednesday and thursday.  The scaffold was a bitch to set up.  So dirty, and clunky and not to mention half of it was missing.  Good one Boral.  Once the frame was up it was basically down to me and a staple gun to cover the whole bloody thing in 300m of corrugated cardboard.  The walls were over 4m tall.  I HATE CARDBOARD.  I do, however, love the staple gun.  It was a godsend.  I had a few tantrums at Josh through the course of the final few days of bumpin.  His mindset of  "ill just sit in the foyer and hope that when i go back into the theatre, the set will be finished" really WAS NOT WORKING.  Solution? Kicking a chair at him and raving and ranting until someone...anyone would get off their arse and do some work.  I swear.  These people just didn't seem to notice that there were great GAPING HOLES IN THE SET.  Whats that? Oh ben, you can fix it.  No josh. Stop printing tickets and tell people to do things, because apparently for ME to get anyone to do anything, i have to kick chairs at them.  Did i mention i threw the stanly knife at him too?

Anywhome.  Shows went well, numbers were pretty good.  Set -FINALLY- scrubbed up really really well.  Microphone didn't work during opening night. Thank you very much.  GODDAMIT!  Was a flatout 3 days and in hindsight it all went really quickly, and sitting in the auditorium during the last tech run with full set full costume full lights(FINALLY) i couldn't understand where all the blood sweat and tears had gone.  It was just cardboard.  Surely it couldnt have taken a good 24 hours total to build this thing?  Strange.  

Mum and Dad came up for saturday nights show.  It was really sweet, they both cried their eyes out during my song at the end of the show.  No doubt they took  "here's where i stand"  to mean "i'm a homo and im not ashamed raddy rah" but either way it was really touching when my mum burst into tears again when i came out after the show.  She almost got me started.  Almost.  Josh n i then went with them to the metz for some nachos, and they dropped us home afterwards.

Closing night was a blast, it was such a relief to just get it over with.  I mean i loved the show dearly, but having lived and breathed it for 2 weeks straigt, i was more than glad to get the fucker over with. ahem.  Charlea, Tess and Spaz came up from Hobart to see it on closing night.  They really enjoyed it.  I sand a little pitchy when they were there.  DAMMIT.  Oh well.  It sucked that they couldn't organise to stay up there for the night, although with bumpout and stuff it was a little impractical.  Bumpout was hell.  It took around 20 minutes to rip all my cardboard down.  I started it off by kicking a big hole in it though.  I was more than happy to sit back and do nothing much at all.  I ended packing up the foyer.  By shoving everything into boxes.  Had pizza, wrote in the book, said goodbyes, went home and went straight to bed at around 12. PHEW.

Forgot to mention the Biggest Man In the World.  It was the cleaner guy from the Earl, who is actually mammoth.  He's really tall, quite solid..well fatty fat fatter would be suitable.  And he comes to clean the bins so the song we created goes 

"im the biggest man in the world
and ive come to clean the bins
ive got a hairy crack
and i breathe really heavily"

You have to envision it with a kick line and dance routine, and bearing in mind we were all highly dillusional for the week.  Oh it made my week it really did, was one of the single most funny things i have ever seen in my life! *sigh*
Hanny sent me this message on the sunday morning, i laughed so much it hurt, it read

 "And now ladies and gentlemen, an australian premiere, hannah saunders is proud to introduce herself in: The Biggest Man In The World - featuring the well knowcn classics "suck my titties!" "Put your flaffie on my face!" "Fuck off im doing my bows up there" "CRACK!?" "Fuck me with a dirty hose" and everyones favourite "im the biggest man in the world".  Come along sing, laugh and cry with the cast of "the biggest man in the world"

So monday morning Josh was heinously sick and didn't get out of bed for more than about 20 minutes over the whole day.  I amused myself by counting money and tickets and stoof.  Got boring in the end.  Tuesday we were up and about..didn't leave the house, just bummed around and wallowed in our increasing sickness.  Wednesday i felt like crap.  I played playstation a bit and sorted out my resume and a few job applications.  I've applied for 5 in the last week. Hrm.  Went home on thursday.  The bus was packed.  I thought "screw this im not being polite, so i emptied my bag on the chair next to me and gave -everyone- filthy looks who thought they might sit next to me. No you won't.  
The weekend was relaxing just doing nothing, oh god i went out Saturday night with jess.  Never again.  Life is just too difficult with that girl i mean honestly.  Im not even going into it.  

Sunday was mine and josh's 8 months.  We both forgot all together.  Hah.  Monday and Tuesday (today) i spent working like a bitch for dad's mates.  Im so dead, today i moved about 3000 pavers.  Single handedly.  I moved every single one.  OHHHHHHH!  I'll pay for it tomorrow ill be sore as hell, but im getting $100 a day so i guess the answer to that is...SUCK IT UP. 

Longest LJ entry in the world - 1650 words =) PS: the lunar eclipse (much like PTB's show) was highly over rated and about as interesting as a limp cabbage leaf. 

I have never been so utterly bored and cold in my life, which of course means its time to update LJ.  Well today i bussed into town and ran to my appointment with the Ronald McDonald House lady, she was lovely and totally extra marrital affair material but anyway.  She showed me round the house and told me about what the volunteers do etc just had a bit of a general yack.  Filled out a few forms, the lady told me i had to thank her when i was famous and accepting my academy award. um ok.  I also said i'd try to get the music theatre class up there for their 9th Birthday celebrations, they have a big lunch function thing and i said id try to get some entertainment. Or else its just me and some tap shoes.  So that was all well and good. Had to drop my Police Check form up to the police station..just to ensure im not on the run for cocaine dealing before they let me start at the house.

Ran off and had lunch with Tess and Burger. Went to chickenfeed and bought some snackies before settling down in the food court to observe possibly every second person in hobart stuff there face with macdonalds.  When clearly none of them needed it.  In light if that, i had a muffin.  Anyway I spotted $10 sitting on the ground, it had been there for a while..so we launched a covert mission to go and retrieve it..namely i walked past and kicked it out into the open and picked it up. Got many weird looks from people at the tables.  But that's ok, i just walked off rather quickly incase the owner came back.  hehe.  

Had my hair appointment at 1, the lady took an hour to cut it....im like seriously, what are you doing up there that can take that long? Nonetheless, it looks quite lovely.  Also picked up an Audition Pack for Pinochio [i dont know how to spell it] but anyway its this years Botanical Gardens show..which is basically just 5 or 6 actors who tell a story to kiddies and sing and dance and play instruments and what note.  Anyway point is that you get paid profit share which [im told from inside sources] ranges from around $4000 - $6000.  Holy. Mother. Of God.  Now...the problem lies in the fact that its one month solid of rehearsals [10 til 4pm 5 days a week] and then 2 months of like 2 or 3 shows a day.  Which is a bloody lot of work.  But i'd enjoy it anyway, ive done that many shows with the Christmas pantomime anyway..3 a day for 2 weeks. hurl.  Anywho..so -if- i got in, which is a big if cuz there are loads of other people with more experience than me, then i would probably ditch any thoughts of moving to launnie and finding a job [either in hobart or launceston].  Hrm, so weighing things up im just going to audition..which by the way, are the week after Masque finishes. hmph... and if i get in then i guess i'll go from there.  Would be nice to do something professionally and get paid for it.

And in other news, its windy..and the dogs are scared.  Probably going to launnie on thursday morning then staying thru till after Masque is done.  That'll be fun. Well actually it will most likely be rough as guts.  It'll either be wonderful. Or terrible.  I can see it already hah.

So im pretty sure my LJ has scabbed over from lack of use.  Many things have been happening since..well last i updated.  So im still without a job, and not really that fussed to be honest..i really like doing nothing and having no responsibilities. (who invents and world with four i's ...really?). Anyway..i tried for some volunteer work at Ronald MacDonald House, but the minge was in a meeting so i left my name and number..she called me back but i missed it. She left me a number..she only works tues and friday so ill call her tomorrow and see what she has to say for herself.  Hrm..been rehearsing for masque of late.  Spent 11 days up in launnie with josh. Was strange to spend so much time with him and to then come home - felt really weird being alone. Not good weird or bad weird just..different.  We argued a bit, well namely i ranted and raged. but at the end of the day everything was fine, and we departed with me semi in tears at the bus station, but i was prepared with toilet paper in my pocket so a snotty catastrophe was avoided.

Read Harry Potter while i was up there, enjoyed it immensely.  Shudder to think how it will be a movie, so many loose ends will be left simply cuz theres too much detail to wrap up in a movie.  Stupid.  Anyway spent many lazy hours reading harry on the bed.  Bits sucked.  Bits went straight over my head and so ive started reading it again, after a brief attempt at view from the mirror series *coughshithousecough*.  Anyway...masque.  Coming together nicely.  Should be right by showtime, was just getting comfy with my songs and then one gets cut cuz of licensing bullshit. lucky i wasnt there when the discussion was had today, i think me and a certain few may have come to blows *helps them down from pedestal*. ahem.  So now i believe im singing another song, which i shall practise the shit out of because i want it to be good, and i will most likely forget the words if i don't. which would be awkward. 

Had our 7 month the other day.  Took josh out for dinner, had b grade chicken and cocktails mixed in a bucket by a blind alcoholic man who clearly couldnt tell that four litres of tequila really was a little unnecessary. idiot.  

Home life is heinous, being away from my family made me realise a) how much i love them b) that i only love them that much when im away from them and c) that they genuinely drive me up the wall when they are home. 

Managed to slaughter the computer today.  As the mother off abfab once said 

"once your stuck in a porn cycle dear, you can be there for days"

however she forgot to mention the copious virus' and spyware that come along with it.  And never try updating a driver when you struggle to find the on button for the computer. dont kid yourselves, your not computer literate so find someone who is.  I managed to do a system restore back to tuesday, which got rid of the spyware but also managed to obliterate the internet connection.  Ex bf computer man says it will need to be taken in to a technician...dammit.  So now im using the net on mums laptop.  

Muffin chops is stressed out of his little head with opening night looming...so lets all cross our fingers that everything goes smoothly, everyone co-operates and we can all avoid his wrath. please god, please.  Let's be honest, come hell or highwater the show will get itself on one way or another, in some shape or form.  It may be without lights. or in the nude..or in a small city park somewhere. but it will be on. eventually. and before you know it, it will all be over and the josh we all know and love will be back.

Hrm..Charlea & Tess' dance show is coming up, the Tv spot looks amazing..check out myspace for  the video. www.myspace.com/benny_boop1987 dunno if ill get to see it unless i come back one night from launnie then go back up the following morning. argh. Meeting them all in town tomorrow, because i need to get out of the house..im actually turning into a hermit.  I've nearly forgotton how to do my hair, its been that long.

So yes..my dog dug up mums garden today.  Good dog, kill those flowers.  I need a haircut.  aaand its almost after 12 so Happy Birthday to josh's mum. sigh. goodnite world, i hope today is more cheerful for all involved. xox

Hooplah! Sooo the last week's been a bit of a blur.  Josh was down from wed nite till monday afternoon.  On arrival he let the dog out.  It ran about 1km down the road and under the bridge..where i chased it.  In my pajamas.  BAREFOOT. Stupid josh..i mean dog.  Thursday i don't think we did anything really worth mentioning..i think we went into spotlight and bought some patterns for dresses and went and checked the proof for the poster, then went to video city and came home.  Friday we went back to town paid for the posters, went opshopping, stuck some posters up, went to the supermarket and bought food for Friday night and then came home.  Charlea and Tess came around friday night and we chatted and frolicked into the wee small hours.  I thought it would be nice if the 4 of us just ran away to an island and lived there semi nude and in the hot lovely sunnyness.  Saturday morning Tess headed home, and the rest of us went to Salamanca market then into town for some food and a general look around.  We came home and had a nap/dinner/tidied before Alex and Aaron came around for pre outing drinks.  We got quite tiddley, all sexied up [we were so hot], then went into town.  We started the evening at Diva..which wasn't too bad.  Got a little excited on the drink cards.  Lost it before claiming my free 5th drink. DAMMIT.  Then went to Lala which was pretty dead and the music was a bit average too. Im more a fan of RnB n chart stuff rather than just dance trance house ness crapola.  Anyway, we ran away to Flamingo's which was pretty awesome, the new set up is much better - not digging the cover charge however.  Bootied and drank there, before wandering...stumbling..back to Lala..which come to think of it is a complete blank in my head.  Recall laying on the sidewalk waiting 45 minutes for a fucking taxi.  Got home at 4.30 and made chicken sandwiches before going to bed and sleeping till 12.  Had a major mellow Sunday doing nothing of any real substance.  Then monday morning just packed ALL of josh's shit back into my suitcase as well as his bag, and then dropped him at the Bus Station.  Today [tuesday] was shit boring, folded catalogues and updated myspace.  Having lunch with louise 2moro.  Have to go to eastlands to buy a cake for dad's birthday dinner ..which is also tomorrow.  We bought him a nice watch.  Yup.  Might be going to Launnie thursday night.  Have a 30th birthday on saturday night, and have to try n see Chicago at Rosny College before Saturday night.

So since last post, ive done many an exciting thing.  Josh n i went to melbourne on the 20th and 21st.  I bussed up to launnie on the tuesday nite, then had to taxi out to rehearsals which was ok seeing as the silly man forgot to put the meter on, but i should imagine he had starving children so i tipped him about 40%. Lucky bugger.  Anyway so we went to sleep at about 1am that nite and had to get up at 4 to get ready for the plane.  We got ready had some brekky then caught a taxi to the airport at a little after 5 i think.  Our flight left at 6.00 and we arrived in melbourne at 7.00am, hopped on the skybus and after arriving into the city we walked about 2 blocks down spencer st to our hotel.  It looked lovely out the front, had a nice foyer and reception.  We checked in, got the key and hopped in the lift and went up a floor then walked to our room, which sadly didnt match the front of the hotel.  I mean it was nice, it was clean - it had all the basics and if we were shooting a porn film it would have been perfect... HELL, there was even mirror doors opposite the bed. ahem.  So anyway we dumped our bags and then set off in search of a maccas for breakfast, we bought out metcards (which were an utter waste of time because NO one pays for tickets in melbourne) found a maccas after much searching, had brekky then wandered back towards the tram stop for the zoo.  We stopped at a supermarket to get a few things to eat at the zoo seeing as their food is rediculously overpriced. Nonetheless we ended up buying some chips and dim sims which cost the best part of $10. RIPOFF!  So the zoo pretty much ruled, josh loved the otters and i fell madly in love with the pygmy hippopotamus.   It was the cutest thing ever in the world ever, and josh bought me a little stuffed one which we called Pippa the pippo.  However i have recently shortened that to just Pippo. Hes cute.  I love him!  

We caught a tram back to the city, then went back to the hotel for a bit and emptied our bags of all new purchases. Then went up to the DFO where josh went a little slap happy with his money and bought everything in sight, i bought a couple of jackets and eventually we wandered back to the hotel to drop off some more shopping and kill a bit of time before heading off for cirque.  We had dinner down at the casino, the biggest tasties burgers you ever did see.. cranberry and brie with chicken i do believe. mmm good, we also bought an icecream and then headed off along the river to cirque.  We got there fairly early and spent much time in the little merchandise tent..well long enough for josh to spend more money and for him to also develop a lasting bond with the woman behind the counter.  

The show was amazing, not really what i expected, but still totally awesome.  After the show we went out and josh tried to tell his new found friend behind the counter how good the show was.  She looked at him like she was about to pull a flying judo kick on him.  Walked back along the river, in the drizzle..it was kinda schmulty and romantic, and with josh not having a bar of it we continued along our way past the casino and the large fire blowers - we got back tot he hotel and pretty much fell asleep after what was about a 20 hour day.  

In the morning we got up mega early..well attepmpted too, had a shower the headed off at about 6 to get some brekky..from maccas AGAIN..i think josh may have gotten me addicted to hot cakes.  Hopped on a tram, and went out to the Victoria Markets..which WERE SUPPOSED TO START AT 6. so naturally when we arrived at around 7.15 i thought everything would have been set up.   BUT NOTHING WAS! so after getting hassled by a stupid greek man about watches, told to leave by an asian man at the sunny stall, and buying trackpants from a rather friendly bogan lady we gave the markets the one fingered salute and got back on the tram to the city.  Got off the tram and went into Myers which is about the size of Hobart..ended up in the basement looking at incredibly expensive jackets.  I found the hottest mossimo one and josh found a shexy puma one.  He bought his.  And i didnt, which i shall regret forever more!  Wandered over into Melbourne central and had a drink at gloria jeans, then went into the industry shop (josh bought a jacket) into general pants co (josh bought shoes) then to the body shop where he casually dropped (well screamed at the lady) that he worked in the body shop. She couldn't have cared less.  Wandered over to QV which looks like its fairly new and pretty darn massive.  I dont think josh bought anything..but i bought the hottest hoodie in the world.  So i was happy.  So we walked across the city to drop off MOOOOOORE shopping at the hotel, and also to check out.  They minded our bags for us which was nice however.  We went back up to DFO to meet Chels for lunch (sushi) which was quite nice.  She trundled off and left josh and i to try to buy presents for his whole family, and bits and pieces for mine.  We spent about 4 hours trapsing through shops we had already been though the day before, untill both of us were decidedly broke.  We went to the hotel, got our bags, hopped on skybus, went to the airport....no josh no one cares if titanium is permanently frozen...ate hungry jacks and then got on the plane.  Little josh plonked his head on my shoulder and was pretty much asleep for most of the flight.  Bless.  Got home, gave out presents then watched southpark and went to sleep.  Friday morning josh called in sick, after giving daniel a serve.  Daneil and i watched southpark while josh chory'd.  We went down into town, ran into cindy had coffee, josh went to his ballet lesson then after that we met hanny at the bus station.  Caught a bus home, then han drove us all to rehearsals in Josh's mums ute thing.  (I CANT GET THE C**T INTO GEAR)  han swore profusely infront of the small children.  Rehearsals were fun, i invented the word flaffy and sat infront of the heater.  Drove home and then watched southpark some more before sleeping on the futon with 2 incredibly tiny doonahs to share between josh n i.  LAME!

Saturday josh went to work and han and i went to singing rehearsals, it was pretty good.  Saturday nite han went out and got ripped, josh n i had a fairly early night.  Sunday..we argued! YAY for first proper arguements..even thought i was right, and it was over something silly anyway.  I walked out to hans flat and we slept on the couch til we had to go to singing again.  It was good. Josh came out after work, we went to hans flat and made sausages and mash for dinner, went to rehearsals then Fran dropped han n i at the bus station to catch the 7.30 bus home.  

Hanny stayed the nite, and we went to craig n shaes exam in the morning, then down to knoppies after they were done and had a few bev's.  Han went home to pack for brisbane, and i caught the bus home and slept like a bitch.  
Did nothing tuesday, then wendesday Tess, Sass, Spazz n I went up to spazzies shack at bicheno - we ate far too much pasta and junk food, then drank loads of champagne and ended up making a dash to the beach at 1am ...in the rain...to go swimming..in our underpants, in the 7 foot swell.  Im quite impressed no one died.  Anyway went to sleep with sand everywhere then woke up to a lovely greasy cooked breakfast before cleaning the shack and heading off to coles bay.  Got sidetracked by the massive swell as we left bicheno so stopped to take some photos.

Walked up to the wineglass bay lookout, was lovely..but quite steep, and it was raining and wet and miserable and yeah.  Pretty though.  Stopped at another lookout on the way back, then settled in for the long drive home.   Went via Weilangta forest, Tess thought she was being kidnapped.  Got home had hot black currant juice with the gang, then went to bed after everyone had left.  After the hottest shower in the world.  Friday and Saturday i did nothing at all worth reporting on, other than ironing my clothes with the new iron and delivering catalogues. Now i sit here..yet again with nothing to do.  Because its taken me about 45 minutes to do this silly entry.  And josh still isn't home.  RAH!

Hrm so im putting off calling one of Dad's mates to organise a couple of days work before i go to melbourne, because i really don't like using the phone very much.  It's been that way for quite a while and it reminded me of this funny day in highschool which i shall relive as much for my own benefit as yours.

So school must have been picked to see how it dealth with emergency situations.  One day i was off sick and after school finished my mate called and he was telling me how they did a mock up of a gunman wandering the school and put over the PA, that all teachers were to lock themselves and students in the classroom they were in and not let anyone in or out untill otherwise told so.  Police n all. Specky. So i thougth my life had pretty much ended when i found out that i missed all of this. 

UNTILL! They did it again and our drama class was chosen to help re-enact a bus crash in the school park.  The teachers all knew the 'even't was going to happen today so its not like they were completely surprised but still.   So about 15 of us bundled into the school mini bus and drove off up around the corner to get all our injuries and stuff sorted out.  We had fake blood and fake teeth and putty for wounds and all this eyeshadow and makeup to make bruises and whatnot. Pretty cool, we had people with bruised ribs, teeth knocked out, concussion from whacking their head, and other assorted cuts and bruises and people with varying degrees of hysteria.  And to top it off a good half litre of fake blood was smeared everywhere over the bus. What a scene.  

It had been organised that the bus would pull back into the top carpark at recess time, and when it was driving in another one from the drama class had to run out infront of the bus chasing a soccer ball.  The idea was that the bus hit the kid and slammed the brakes on, obviously that couldn't really happen so the driver just slammed the brakes on, we all screamed and the kid lay down infront of the bus haha.  Then about 4 of us (meee included) had to run out of the bus and go and find teachers in the playground and tell them there had been an accident.  My teacher was crom Czech republic and struggled with english so after being the method actor i am, having run SCREAMING from the bus to the basketball court, i was in moderate hysterics and yelling at this teacher...who just looked at me blankly.  What do i do? I dropped character and went, "look theres this drill thing, top carpark..come and take a look".. then ran off again screaming accordingly.  

So the teachers all ran to the bus and whipped out their first aid kids and began treating the injured according to their injuries, neck braces, back support board things, splints, bandages etc.  Even a cup of milk for the kid to spit his knocked out tooth into haha!  The ambo's came... i think, and took one guy away..most likely around the corner, while the other teachers went about mopping up the blood and moving the injured down to the office where parents would be phoned.

You may think this all sounds a bit extravagent? Well no, we were instructed to start having arguements in the sick bays down in the office, about laying blame for what had happened.  Clearly no one wanted to lead off, so i just started yelling at people.  The principle rushed and ushered me off to a room by myself.  I think after a few hours we were all sitting in one of the organising teachers office, and they said the last thing to mock up was that a student from the bus had gone missing.  I was instructed to make a call to the front office claiming to be this girls Boyfriend and start hurling abuse at anyone on the other end of the phone in regard to 'how could she have gone missing, you don't just loose someone after a fucking bus crash!".  Everyone told me to calm down until i got on the line to the deputy principal.  Now for the final stroke of 'genius' i had to tell the dep. principal that there was a chance my gf was pregnant and that she really needed to be found because her baby might be injured.  So after a few more phone calls, they managed to find her hiding in the girls toilets..not pregnant, i just got a little excited apparently.  The mini bus was cleaned down one last time, put back in the shed..and by this time it was the end of the day and we all trotted home feeling quite pleased with ourselves.  

HAAAAAAAAA! It totally sounds like a bad episode of Home and Away..but atleast i got to swear at the deputy principal : )

Dum de dum. So no-one is online...its cold, and im very bored.  Was going to watch 'national treasure' on dvd but it wouldn't finish till like 11 and i can't commit myself to anything for that long. HA!  Today i continued the fight against the zit from hell which has landed above my right eyebrow.  Mum bought me extra strength pimple killer from the chemist.  Hopefully it'll blast the bastard off before i have to go out in public..namely tomorrow afternoon.  Also got a vicious apricot facial scrub sure to make my face look like a baby's bum..wait....FEEL like a babies bum. Feel.  Smooth as. Gosh, anyway...So i have my keyboard exam tomorrow, thatll be fun. Ill be rooted if its not in 6/8 4/4 or 2/4 and i could possibly cope with 3/4.  Anything else ill be playing in 4 anyway.  So there's a large DFO about a block from Mine n Josh's hotel in melbourne..anyone say SHOPPING!? Far out, i totally need new clothes and it looks like ill be getting a bit of moolah from the parents.  With the condition being that when they come to go over in September for Phantom of the Opera...i'll have to pay for myself. Oh well. That's assuming i have a job by then..which lets face it, is a must.  Can't really live off nothing and no one for another 3 months can I.  Charlea just walked home from town, in the freezing cold  - that was silly of her.  Had mango chicken curry for dinner tonite..far out it was good, with a nice warm bread roll smothered in margerine YUMM!  Delivered catologues this afternoon..it sucked, was very cold..and yup.  Cleaned my room, its very...clean. urm..no thats about it really other than what? OH ...my...IM GOING TO MELBOURNE IN A WEEK! YAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAY!