things i should never keep in the house

sugarcube/yo la tengo

Yo La Tengo - A Take Away Show - Part 2 from La Blogotheque on Vimeo.

Yo La Tengo being the understated and gorgeous Yo La Tengo thanks to La Blogoteque and their magnficient "A Take Away Show" series. Swooon.

second chance/liam finn and eliza jane

Liam Finn is a manic genius, a highlight of the Falls Festival. He's come so far since Betchadupa.

secret heart/feist

Over the last few months I have:

- Fallen in love with Feist. Both the music and the woman.
- Actually looked forward to running on a treadmill every afternoon.
- Resumed letter writing.
- Become perilously addicted to coffee.
- Believed that if I brush my hair A LOT every day it will grow faster.
- Listened to far too much Madonna.
- Watched far too much Will and Grace. Correction; watched far too little Will and Grace.
- Wondered what I'll do when I grow up and in turn wondered whether I will ever grow up.
- Lost 6kg. Literally. Think about it... where does it go?
- Considered cutting myself some bangs.
- Not missed the internet as much as I thought I would.
- Realised that women wear unnecessarily ridiculous shoes that make them walk funny.
- Enjoyed spending waaaay too much time with my ever amazing and inspiring - and annoying - sister.
- Enjoyed annoying my sister. Hehe.
- Anticipated my sojourn in Adelaide for the house sitting job I could have only ever dreamt about.

How's this weather? Lovely.

Queen of the Oddballs

"GO FOR IT! Be who you are – FULLY! Be an eccentric, a trail-blazer, somewhat mistrustful of the tasteful and the restrained. Act 45 when you’re 13, and 13 when you’re 45. Travel off the beaten-path. Do things unaccording to plan and, not only embrace your oddballness, but CELEBRATE IT! As long as YOU get yourself, and decide that who you are is freakin’ AWESOME no matter what, then others will think you’re awesome, too." Hillary Carlip

... I need to find this book.

requiem/m.ward

Gorgeous song. Beautiful singer. Genius songwriter. Great video featuring photography. Happy Erin.

6 DAYS TO GO! Silly me, I've been counting the Public Holiday...

hillary 08

Who knew when I made that silly button a couple of years ago after reading her biography that it might actually happen?

During the last few weeks I've become more than a little interested in Politics again, in general, even to the point of getting all fiery and giving my sister an earful of opinionated incredulity about all the unfathomable things that are occuring in the World over fish and chips on Saturday.

I'm particularly interested all of a sudden in the possible candidates for the PoTUS (gotta love that first episode of West Wing).

It seems I'm thawing. I'm having feelings again and even, sometimes, expressing them.

It might be the heat.

More likely the impending sense of liberation.

9 more days to go. The countdown is on.

fizgig

fizgig:

1. A squib: a type of firework made with damp power that makes a hissing sound when exploding.

2. A kind of top spun by pulling a string wound around it.

3. A flirty, frivolous girl.

4. A kind of harpoon with barbs for spearing fish.

5. A police informer.

Who knew it was an actual WORD with definitions and such?!

I love Google Word of the Day.

(photo by sissypants taken from her tv set, commissioned by me; broken camera lady)

Triple J Hottest 100

I voted! And the songs are (in no particular order):

Bertie Blackman - Hold Me Close
Dan Kelly & The Alpha Males - I Will Release Myself (Unto You)
Devoted Few - Don't Listen To Us
Gotye - Hearts A Mess
Ground Components/Macromantics - Coming In From All Angles
Holly Throsby - Making A Fire
Howling Bells - Low Happening
Mia Dyson - I Meant Something To You Once
Panda Band - Lovely Shoulders
Sarah Blasko - Explain

I picked a whole bunch and then wheedled it down to the Australian songs that were total ear worms for me during 2006. The other songs that made my shortlist but were not Australian, so didn't get voted for (because I'm patriotic that way), were:

Camille - Ta Douleur
Cat Power - The Greatest
Elbow - Leaders Of The Free World
Futureheads - Skip To The End
Gnarls Barkley - Just A Thought
Gossip - Jealous Girls
Hidden Cameras – Awoo
Joan As Police Woman - I Defy
Kimya Dawson - I Like Giants
The Knife - Silent Shout
Lady Sovereign - Love Me Or Hate Me
Lily Allen – Alfie
M Ward - Chinese Translation
Mates Of State - Like U Crazy
My Latest Novel - The Reputation Of Ross Francis
Pony Up! - The Truth About Cats & Dogs (Is That They Die)
Yeah Yeah Yeahs – Turn Into

Please don't remind me that I forgot to vote for Darren Hanlon's 'People Who Wave at Trains'. I will just cry.