Shiny Peach Cans

Today I ventured out in the stupid hot weather because I needed to buy various things and stuff. Pan and I had lunch in the (crappy) Ashfield mall food court. Just after we started eating, a middle aged guy at the table across from us started waving at Pan and trying to get her attention, then looked at me and said "It's a tough job isn't it?"

This guy kept talking to me the whole time I was eating my lunch. It was sort of hard to hear him as he was actually a fair way away from us. At first I just nodded and smiled and hoped he'd fuck off and let me eat. Then he started talking about how Pan was going to do all sorts of different jobs in her life but would end up being CEO of some kind of company by the time she was 30. I started thinking "am I getting some sort of free psychic reading here or is he some random insane dude" and then he told me he was a "prophet", like a psychic but Christian. o_O My smile became more and more fixed as he went on to tell me Pandora was born at a really important time as Satan is coming within the next 25 years apparently. He asked me if I went to church and I said no, he said "God still loves you, you know" and this was when I started packing up Pan (who protested loudly as she hadn't finished eating) and getting the fuck out of there. Random strangers talking to me about religion. Do not want.

I really hate Ashfield. -_-

Move over ShanaLogic. I has found Plasticland.

farewell monies -_____-

photoshop smudge paintings. so much hate. 8D

82% & 92% on my last two tafe tests. Jeski is pleased. ^_^

Lately, after I've been dropping Pan at school, I've just been coming home and either sleeping or doing course work until it's time to pick her up (more the former than the latter unfortunately, I've been really exhausted for some reason lately. Should probably take my iron tablets more consistently). But today I did many things. :)

After dropping Pan at school I had breakfast at the cafe, then went to doctor & made an appointment for 1130. Then caught the train to Ashfield, and went to my real estate agent to get them to sign my rent assistance form. They wanted me to come back at midday as their records for RTA-owned properties were offline or something (having the RTA as my landlord is usually win, not in this case). I told them I wanted to take the form in that morning, so they told me to wait a bit. Ten minutes later I had signed form. :D After that I went to my bank to get my St George credit card activated. I've had this card for about 2 years, but never activated it. Surprisingly, they never cancelled my account (from what I understand, unactivated credit cards are usually cancelled after 6 months or so). Anyways they activated it for me. :D Yay for $3k limit credit card! What could possibly go wrong.

I went to catch the train to Burwood after that, got on the wrong one & went to Strathfield. Couldn't be fucked waiting 20min for the next one to Burwood, so walked from there to the Centrelink at Burwood. I'm glad it wasn't hot today, it was a bit humid but sprinkling rain.. pretty nice weather for walking. Took all of 5 minutes to hand in rent assistance form surprisingly, most of that was standing in line. I went to Medicare after that (took me a while to find ><) & renewed my card. Then headed back to the station to catch train back to Croydon for my doctor's appointment. It was about 1120 by this stage, and there were no trains to Croydon for about half an hour, so I decided to walk. xD I was about 10min late for my appointment, but meh. I got a new script, picked it up & went home.. rested for awhile & switched all my credit card stuff over to the new card (internets, WoW, sponsor child, etc etc) before going to pick up Pan from school. In the evening I also did all the dishes I'd been neglecting for the past three days. :P So yeh, productive day for once. :D

i've had this problem with two of the nails on my left hand for several weeks now.

warning: do not click cut if you are squeamish

( seriously )

want, and would have already bought, if they had it in my size :(

...several setbacks. :(

Firstly, with the Bachelor of Contemporary Art I want to do - I called them & asked, and I can't get into the course with my partially completed Bachelor of Creative Arts. If I want to do this course I need to do a Diploma of Fine Arts at TAFE first.

Found out the cut off date for receiving applications for the Diploma of Fine Arts starting in February next year is today. If I didn't have lots of other shit to do today I'd take it in in person, but yeh not able to get to Hornsby or Meadowbank today.

So, plan B. When Pan starts full time school next year, I will find a job. Preferably a part time job, so I can still work on my current TAFE course. But if it's full time that will be ok too, I can give up evening/weekend time to work on my course. And then I will start the fine arts diploma in second semester next year. Maybe Sprusons will take me back for data entry? They paid me really well there.

One of the main reasons I am really looking into this stuff in earnest right now is because my mum can't continue to pay for all my shit anymore. Next week I am going to take in an application to Centrelink for rent assistance, and go to the bank to see about activating my St George credit card, as my ANZ one (which my mum pays for) will be cancelled. Also my health insurance will be cancelled, but I'm not particularly fussed about that. I get a lot of monies from the government atm with my pension and family assistance, but that will not last forever - just until Pan is 4 or 5 or something. So the best time for me to study is right now, while I can afford to live without a job. I probably will not have time to do the uni course I want to do after I finish my TAFE courses, as the money will be drastically reduced around then so I will need to work. But I can at least get a job in the industries I want (childcare or gallery work) with the TAFE courses. Can always go to uni later when I have more monies/time to do it.

I need to stop spending monies recklessly. >< Less eBay & more putting monies into my savings account I think. My savings account is dwindling & it scares me. It's still over 10k but.. I'd like it to stay that way.

ok I'm excited about the idea of going back to uni now. But there is a slight problem.. I think my degree at Macquarie has been discontinued. :-/ All they offer now is straight Arts it seems, and I don't want that.

I've found this degree though. Bachelor of Contemporary Art at UWS. The more I read about the units involved, the more I think this is my perfect course. Whyyy did I not find this course years ago, lol. All the subjects interest me & it would give me the skills I need for gallery work, plus heaps of other interesting things. So right now I am reading information & sending emails to see how I can apply for it. I more than likely won't get any credit for what I've completed with my BCA, but I don't really mind. Hopefully it will just be useful in getting me into the course in the first place.

mainly for my own reference, ( what I've done so far )

So I need to buy a new black ink cartridge for my printer so I can print the form to request an academic transcript. Wtb academic transcript with all my fails/withdrawns not included. >_>

I really hope I can get into this course. Yay for degree that doesn't require me to do accounting. :P

So yeh, I've decided I'd really like to go back to uni next year. Pan will be at school 5 days a week, so it should be doable as long as I can fit my classes in the time she will be at school. I have sent emails and stuff to find out how I go about continuing a degree I dropped out of at the end of 2006. >< I don't know if I have to reapply for the course entirely with credit for the units I've already done, or just rock up & re-enrol, or what. Anyways I think it will be really good for me to get back into a structured study environment, this "make up your own study times & due dates" system isn't working for me at all. I will of course continue my current course. Not going to waste the monies I spent on it.

oh wow. It's my desktop from 2001. wth was my res really that small?? o_O I only found this because some random person favourited it today for some odd reason.

I have been thinking a little about what I want to end up doing in the way of career. I've been drifting for a bit.. the government is making me too comfortable. Pan will be at school 5 days a week next year, and I think I should start working then. I won't be able to get a job doing what I really want to do but I'd really like to be earning my own monies sooner rather than later. I'm working on my tafe course at the moment, on and off. A lot off. >< This is because I don't have due dates which causes me to procrastinate a lot.

So there are two things I'm really interested in doing - first is art teacher for kindy-year 2 (infants). I'm not particularly good with kids much older than that, which is why I'd prefer to teach infants. To do this though I will need a better qualification than this tafe course, so, after I finish it I could start a higher level qualification.. might actually have to go to uni for primary teaching, I'm not sure. Need to look into this stuff.

The other thing I would like to do is work in a gallery in some capacity. This is what I was working towards with my BCA. So another option is going back & finishing that degree (I really don't have that much left of it, if I could just pass fucking first year accounting everything would be downhill from there) and then maybe doing an internship at the MCA or something.

Of course whatever I decide to do I plan to keep making arts, and hopefully improving, and maybe one day being good enough to sell/exhibit.

I got a call around 11 thismorning from Pan's school. They wanted me to come pick up Pan, cos she was constipated and looked like she was in pain. When I got there Pan was laughing and smiling. They told me she had been pooping a little & showed me. I told them I'd go get her some Parachoc. They told me they'd be happier if I'd take her to the doctor cos her poop smelled funny. ...Kay. So I took her to the doctor. Doctor was like "yyyeh. Go buy her some Parachoc."

I don't mind going to get Pan early from school. What I do mind is the way the teachers always make me feel like I'm a bad parent/doing something wrong. They call me to pick her up about nappy rash or some other small issue, and then act like "oh my god how could you bring her to school like this?" Really.. don't need this shit.

Pan and I went to Ashfield, picked up Parachoc and some stuff from the post office. I decided to get some Subway for lunch cos I haven't been eating very healthily lately. So I go there & this happens ~

Me: Oh sorry, I actually wanted capsicum on there, not cucumber.
Idiot: This is capsicum.
Me: *stares*
Idiot: Did you want the other one on there?
Me: Yes, I'd like capsicum. Not cucumber.
Idiot: I put capsicum on there!
Me: *sigh* *points* I'd like the green one please.
Idiot: They're both-
Me: The dark green one.

left: Capsicum. right: Cucumber. WHO HIRES PEOPLE TO WORK IN SUBWAY WHO DO NOT KNOW THIS.


people. are. idiots.

My mum has told me several times in the past that I should figure out a way to make money out of my weird ability to predict fashion trends about six months or more in advance of them. I have always had my own style, and it annoys me slightly that things I wear will suddenly come into fashion months after I am sick of them. For example, towards the end of last year I was wearing knitted hats. They have been really popular this winter. I have no idea how to make money out of this thing though, and don't want to really. :P

But here is an experiment to see if this ability of mine truly exists. This summer I predict to be in fashion: white long line shirts with black detailing, and colourful accessories. Kgo!

I woke up to this thismorning.. Pandora had been in my room decorating my desk :P

I've been awake since 230.. insomnia can go to hell. I think I fucked up my bodyclock somehow this week.

Leave me a comment and I will give you a letter. Then write 10 things that you love starting with that letter. Post the list in your journal. Give out letters to your commenters in return.

capt_poprocks gave me L

1. loligoth
2. lamps
3. labyrinth
4. lewis carroll
5. lollipops
6. luffy
7. labrets
8. lechies
9. lemon, lime & bitters
10. locussolus, who sadly disappeared off the face of the earth a couple years ago :(

wow that was actually quite difficult ^^;

she may have gotten Lemming's mouth, but I'm quite sure she got my eyes. :)



pan at 2yrs 3months, jeski at 2yrs 11months

I was looking back through my old photobucket pics, and found these.. I know I've posted them here long ago, but here they are again for those who didn't get a chance to make fun of me before xD ( weird kid jeski )

...this will teach me to leave Pan downstairs for 2 minutes with a bowl of chocolate chip muffin batter.