Today is...

Today is good.
not only is it a friday,
but also the first day of august!

yay!

highlights of august:
- my friend's birthday 4 august
- the "ekka" here in brisbane 7-16 aug.
- olympics start 8 august
- my ballet exam (advanced 1) 25 august
- dance teacher's birthday also 25 august

and thats all I can think of right now!
what are your highlights for august?
:)

How To Make A Daisy Chain

1. Pick some daisies with long stems.

2. Use your thumbnail to slit the stalk about 2 inches below the flower.

3. Thread the stalk of another daisy through the split part of the stalk.

4. Make a slit in the 2nd daisy’s stem.

5. Thread another daisy through.

6. Repeat.

7. When finished, join the chain into a circle and wear as a crown or necklace.

:)

Just an update...

Exciting news! Yesterday Maina Geilgud (a famous ballerina) flew to brisbane straight from Europe, along with dancer Paul DeMasson. Today they came to my studios to reherse for their upcoming performance "An Exquisite Hour". Now, keep in mind that Maina is around 65, and Paul is no spring chicken himself and the pair are the only performers in the whole show. The piece was originally choreographed by Maurice Bejart, and performed by Maina and my dance teacher/director Martyn Fleming. After Bejart passed away last year, Martyn was chosen to reherse Maina and Paul for the performance. So today myself and the rest of us full-time/company dancers at QNB were extremely excited to see Maina and Paul, and will be taking class with them in the next few days. Words cannot say how exciting this is!


(advertisment for "The Exquisite Hour". The man who is dancing when they say "Paul DeMasson" is actually my teacher Martyn!)


In other exciting news, Martyn got a new puppy! He already has a samoyed named Sophia, and Tracey, my other dance teacher/company member/pal has one named Spartacus, and the newest little samoyed is called Saidyia! (Say-dee-ah, which means Blessed and Fortunate). She is the cutest thing on the earth! She was picked up from the airport yesterday, and is already fitting in perfectly. She loves to watch us do ballet class and can already do hi-fives :)
I'll get some pics soon!

andddd I'm still too lazy to post about the formal ha.
:)

Formal!

Formal was lovely.

I will elaborate later, when its not so cold.
and when I have some nice pics.

for now check out http://caseypaperrock.blogspot.com/2008/07/big-nightttt.html
for a bit of an update of the big night.

if you're bored...

thumbs up for our blogs!

I think you should check out my cousin Liam's blog! brisbanesurburbia.blogspot.com
:)

in other news, I'm going to my friend casey's formal on saturday night! I guess you could say I'm a bit excited...

So on sunday I went and saw an acoustic gig at The Hive (an acoustic venue in Brisbane). The bands who played were – Jake Wood, The Attendance, Ladies and Gentlemen and ELLINGTON. It was only $10, and believe me, it was worth every cent.

Jake Wood started the afternoon off with some lovely vocals accompanied by his guitar. After not seeing him play for a while, he sounded like he had improved a great deal, or maybe I just had forgotten how great he always was! Either way, he played a great set.

Next up, The Attendance played. The 4 boys confessed to not being used to playing acoustically, but they did an amazing job. They were a delight to watch and were very enjoyable. The only let down is that the demo of theirs I picked up only has two songs on it! Not nearly enough!

For the next act, Ladies and Gentlemen were up. These lads are a favourite of mine, I saw them last time they were up from Sydney, and I have to say, they do not disappoint! I highly recommend you checking them out, they have a great sound, and even though they played an “acoustic” set, they still managed to add some awesome sounds in, synth and the like. Their 5-song EP is very rad, but if I could have it my way it would be at LEAST double the length! although, I should just be happy that I got both the mentioned cd’s for free! :D

Lastly but definitely not least was ELLINGTON. Jake and Michael are basically musical geniuses, to say the least. They played a sensational set, with lovely vocals and guitar work. I always love the fact that Jake plays a right hand guitar and Michael plays a left. I know its not a deliberate decision to do that, but it always makes me smile. What I did not know before the gig was how lovely Michael’s voice is! I’ve never really heard him sing, and this was the first time I’ve actually seen him sing a solo part! He looked a little self-conscious, but he sounded wonderful! Like always, they were a pleasure to watch and I definitely think everyone should check them out! (and maybe buy a copy of their EP “The Joy We Keep In” or their new one, when it bloody comes out!)

Teapot of the day/week/year/universe!

I just found this picture, and I am in love!


what a cool teapot!