Yep, still alive... :P

Long time, no update. I'm in a rush so basics: quit my job, looking for part time work and back onto journo :D

Snagged from Gill:

1. Total number of films I own on dvd/video...
around the 200 mark...

2. The last film i bought:
Ages ago... Corrina, Corrina

3. The last film i watched: 
The Incredibles (not at the cinema... can't remember for the life of me, what I last saw at the cinema... )

4. Five films i watch a lot or that mean a lot to me: 
Little Women
While You Were Sleeping
Waking Life
Shawshank Redemption
Courage Under Fire

Aaah, the babbling brook...

Ok, first of all, hope everyone had a good Easter weekend :D I spent Sunday tasting wine up at the Hunter Valley with a friend and came to the solid conclusion that I am not a fan of the stuff, including the supposedly sweet, fruity wines. I'm no connoisseur and I wanted to laugh when this woman kept sticking her nose in her glass and talking about how you could smell passionfruit and a few other fruits... I took a whiff and my essentially inexperienced-with-wine nose could detect nothing but alco, which was basically enough to turn me off. Although, there were definitely times I was wishing I had, if anything, a Corona in my hand. That way I could be drinking something I could swallow and also keeping in the spirit of spirits.

Monday? Went shopping with Mel and ended up finding NESII for about $10. Sweet. Although NESII is nothing compared to the first one. But good ol' Foxtel's getting me that one for free (sort of). 

I don't know what more to say right now (although in the past, this has never tended to stop me from babbling on anyway and I doubt this occasion will prove any different). I suppose it doesn't help that it's past 3am down here and cognitive functioning is usually pretty sad around this time. Besides, not knowing what to say doesn't necessarily mean you don't have anything to say, it could also mean that you just can't pick and choose out of the mish that's mashing itself about your head. 

Yep, I would definitely pick number two on that one. This would probably entail a pending spurt of random rattle. Heh, what else am I good for?

I'm stuck for what to get Angela and Kyle for an engagement present. There are so many things you could possibly get, but then there's the matter of who'll get what... makes me appreciate registers all the more, especially since I'm altogether pretty bad with presents. Heh. I've got till Saturday, I'll think of something.

My second journo assignment continues to sit - not exactly untouched because I added to it earlier - forlornly on my laptop. It has been over a month. Man. I actually have an angle for the article now, but for some unknown reason, getting it all down is proving pretty damn hopeless right now. Considering the current time though, I'll just go with, 'there's always tomorrow'. Hopefully it's mailed before the end of the day (in other words, I need to get those journalistic juices pumping somehow before the day is out!). Hmm... I should take out the hopefully. That statement needs to be more resolute (hehe, does saying that work? Is it a start? Worth a shot I guess). 

That in mind, I would just like to say - bloody Sociology. :P Oh bugger, resolve ditched me pretty damn quickly! 'There's always tomorrow...'

My stats mid session is open book. God bless you Melanie... and thanks for being nice to my friends when you were on their honours panels.

Today was (again, considering the time) to be Jonathan Brandis' 28th birthday. I still get pretty damn upset when I think about what happened to him... of course, any case that's similar saddens me. Happy Birthday Jonathan. Wherever you are, here's to hoping you're happy.

There are a lot of people I miss big time, since I've gotten so behind online... all my FF buds (of course, minusing those I get to talk to pretty regularly on MSN ;)) basically. I've not gotten to talk to so many people for a helluva long time and emails are proving cumbersome. Plus, people are getting pretty busy about this time of year so...

Gah, that's enough whining for me. 

As it strikes 4 down here, I'm off to bed. I think I mentioned bodily rebellion in an earlier entry? Well, it's an all out war now and I'm pretty sure I'm losing so some defences need to be rebuilt.

Nighty night. :) 

PS. I know this was painful to read but I should get some allowances. It's 4.14am after all.

:D

Back in May, I applied for a freelance editing position and I was asked to send in a writing sample, which I promptly did. I never heard from them again so was left thinking, 'Ok... they didn't like it. That sucks. Oh well.' :P 

I just got an email from them, asking me to schedule a testing (they're in the US so it would have to be an online test)!!!

Yay!

That's all :)

PS. Apologies, to anyone concerned, for my (honest, yet tactless) slights against Latham and Kerry in my last post.

'PMS City, man...'

Mood swings here, there and all over the place. It ain't great, and it ain't pretty but damned if that's gonna stop me writing about whatever at the moment.

True, not the greatest way to sort of restart, or repost, in my LJ but it's a ready outlet at this point. Hey, hopefully I'll have calmed down by the end of the entry, trusting that writing maintains its tendency to get me from Point A (I'm-a-pissed-off/depressed-as/hormonal-as-dope) to point B (oh-wow-life's-not-the-raving-bitch-that-I-thought-it-was).

Beyond this paragraph, I'm not saying anything about work. Just. No. Point. Right now, I am completely and totally hormonal hence I could not hate it more. But that's now. Bah. 

::Catch Up:: What's happened since I last posted here? Howard won. Bush won. I was pretty glad that Howard won (Latham was nothing more than a baby-kissing crowd pleaser who just did not seem to be able to make up his mind about anything). As to Bush? Out of two men who freak me out, he freaked me out less. Kerry seemed to resemble Latham a little too much for my liking. I could be wrong. I speak only of my personal impressions. I mean, is it too much to ask for someone to have the capacity to MAKE UP THEIR MIND AND STICK TO IT PLEASE????? Ok, maybe it is. I'm still gonna ask though. Trying to follow all the ups and downs just makes me wanna throw.

Ach. Whine, whinge, grumble. Gotta stop... or at least, tone it down. 

::Home Front News:: One of my baby sisters (and by that, I mean, the 18 year old :P) had her graduation ceremony yesterday. I cannot believe it. She's 18!! She's out of school! She's going to uni!! How quickly did that all happen?? Four years ago, it was me. And hehe, nothing has changed. The ceremony, the dresses, the neverending speeches... nope, it's all the same. Except that my sis is taller than I was back then. :P

::Blood Boilers:: Along with a large portion of Australia at the moment, Idol's got me hooked. Anthony VS Casey. Honestly, I like them both. Despite his extremely pop-like style, I am an Anthony fan. His voice just plain kills. It's one of the best voices I've ever heard. Plus, despite the idea that people have deemed him arrogant, I've seen no real indication of that whatsoever. I especially did not see any of that supposed 'arrogance' when, for the first time ever, I watched him shake like a leaf during last night's show (ex-performance, thankfully) and, also for the first time ever, heard him slip on some notes. 

There is something about him though, that drives me mad and that would be the fact that, if he were to be able to alter just a few things in his performance style, he would kill. End of story. I don't care that what he likes is more pop than anything else. Do not care, plus I like a lot of stuff that is considered pop (I like depth in my music, yes, but just because I also enjoy stuff that requires little or no real thought, this does not give anyone leave to label me as vacuous or shallow). But man! Those damn cheesy looks and little performance quirks that Johnny Young specialised in teaching back in the 80s... they really have to die. I mean, just die. I understand that years of training when you were a little kid are hard to unlearn, but get those out of there and he'd be one helluva performer. I'm completely with Dicko on the frustration. The best and the worst in the comp (almost) are both in him and if he could just forget all that the 'great' JY taught him. That would be bloody, freaking awesome. Oh yeah, and lose some of that melisma. Not all, but it needs cutting. 

Combine his voice and dedication with Guy's emotional delivery. That would be amazing. 

That said, I love Casey. Great voice, great control and, from what I can see, cool personality. She still has that little bit of 'I'm so grunge, get me?' going on, but she's getting over it and I really like that. She is better than that. And for someone who so many have crticised in terms of physical appearance, I must say, she has really gorgeous eyes. It gets even better when they actually come to life while she's singing. People are right (Anthony included) when they say she has an amazing ability to bring real emotion into her songs and more of that ability than anyone else in the comp. I know maturity and age are a subjective matter, but she's done pretty bloody well for herself for a 16 year old. 

That she and Anthony are so obviously friends, and completely easy around one another, makes me even happier that they are the final two (kind of like Shannon and Guy, where Shannon = Casey, except I think Casey actually has talent). Had it been Courtney VS Anthony? I don't think it would have been as much fun to watch their antics. Last week's Inside Idol had me cracking up heaps! 

**Speaking of cracking up, I did a great deal of that watching Bridget Jones: The Edge of Reason, last Friday. Funny and sweet as hell, that movie is. :D 'Twas a great end, to a completely shithouse week.** 

Some of the stuff that people have said about both idol finalists... oh well. We are all entitled to our opinion (which I am overexercising at this point). I like them both and whosoever ends up winning, given that it is what they actually want, then I'll be happy. I only pity the fool that will have to record that hopeless song as their debut single. Wow. Craptacular as all hell. 

Ok, I think that Point B has finally been reached, even if possibly only temporarily. My only cripe right now is that no one is letting me get Guy's 'Kryptonite' and I've been trying to do so for ages now. 

::Odds and Ends:: Am currently reading Eudora Welty (a collection). And enjoying it. Makes me want to write more actually, and that's always good :)

Journo is getting back on track. Yay!

I have sworn off alcohol. Bring on the Coke! I am swapping the depressant (and believe me, it did!) for the not-so-stimulant. At least I get happy without getting ridiculous or ultimately depressed/humiliated.

I am finally getting my watch fixed (thanks to having a paycheque) after something like a year. 

I've been doing some drawing again. Hurrah! And getting to sit down at the piano a bit more too.

I shall reserve my work rant till after the departure of the buggered hormones. Once that occurs, there is a slight chance I may like it. Although, there is no need to hold breath. In fact, I advise against it.

I finally get to watch the last ep of Friends, next Monday. I was sad when it actually ended [cue reader's laughter], but this'll just cement it for me. 

Our house is getting redone and I'll finally be getting my own room. :) I'm 22 in less than a fortnight, 'tis about time, no?

Last Friday was the one year anniversary of the death of Jonathan Brandis. Rest In Peace

ETA: *Hurrah! I'm finally getting Kryptonite!*

Huzzah for Public Holidays! :D

It's 7.57am, Monday morning and I'm NOT on the train, getting to Strathfield and complaining about how annoying it is that Richmond trains aren't a priority to CityRail. 

All that adds up to a good morning :)

Of course, that then bodes the question of why exactly I'm already on this thing at that time of the morning and not sleeping in like I normally am when I don't need to go to work. Ah well, simple answer. Caught up on sleep most of the weekend and ended up waking up at around 4am, unable to get back to sleep so hopped online for a bit. 

Oh, thank you Queen Elizabeth by the way.

I'll say that this week is looking quite nice... Monday and Wednesday off. Work BBQ on Tuesday (for which I have to set up, but *shrug*). 

Despite the fact that I'm now permanent, I still don't know if I see myself being there for very long. It's a little scary to think that it wasn't that long ago that I was so damn happy I didn't get this job... only to find myself in it now. I think that the battle between the Realist and the Idealist in me has never raged on so hard as it has been for the last couple months. Then again, that could simply be seen as a mark of my lack of maturity. Up till now, major adjustments remained only so in name. I just took to things. Uni, for example. I never really thought it would be the case but once I began uni, it all seemed normal to me. Things just fell in and I liked that. 

What's happened since I began working has been pretty sad. Sad in the pathetic sense. Realist VS Idealist - day in, day out.

Without completely dissecting it all though, here's the final result:

The job is, objectively speaking, not that bad. And it pays. Depending on my mood (which is unfortunately, grossly unreliable), I either enjoy or loathe what I do, although essentially I know it's not so bad. It's just very far from anything I've ever wanted to do and not at all a place I'd like to remain in for the rest of my life. Plus, it eats away at whatever time I have in order to further pursue everything else I want to do.

But there you go. Not everybody loves their job and even fewer people get to do what they really want to do, and especially not straight away. Plus, it can't really be denied that counselling and journalism are not the most stable of occupations. I should just be thankful I have a source of income which isn't provided by the government and which I know will last. Not to say that I'll stop everything else, but take this whole thing for the good. If anything, it does bring me closer to PAYING for my journo and counselling courses so, in that sense, it's actually facilitating my goals, right? Money, time and effort... all necessary.

In terms of the corporate atmosphere? It's going to take some time to get used to (even more after a rather shameful display last Thursday, with some of the partners and some of the clients), but it'll happen eventually. Yes, yes, I remain the eternal optimist... after much painstaking whinging :P

I'm more than a little determined to get back on track with everyone though. Been sadly out of touch since I started working. Today, am beginning to work on fixing that so I'm meeting up with Esha, whom I haven't seen since her 21st! We're probably going to gab the day away but hey, that sounds good to me. :)

Oh that aside, have been for a while, but even moreso now, a major Anthony Callea fan. His rendition of 'The Prayer' was just downright awesome.

Shameless plug time! I'm sure y'all know the drill... right-click and save target as... :P If anyone's interested,
Anthony Callea - The Prayer.mp3

Continuing the snaggage...

I'm in no mood to write an all too serious post for now.

The Panthers/Bulldogs game is playing as I type. Finals footy is so damn stressful! Go the Panthers!!!! I'm hearing the rest of the family yelling at the TV and will soon be joining them :D

Anywho, here's what I snagged from Gill, and below, my answers (to prevent me having to post em all over :P Yeah, yeah... I'm a lazy sod. Like that's a surprise ;))

o name:
o age:
o where on earth do you live:
o reason behind your LJ username:
o five things you want to do/accomplish before you die:
o what makes you happy:
o what have you been listening to lately:
o do you enjoy reading my LJ:
o if so, why:
o interesting fact about you:
o are you in love at the moment:
o favourite destination:
o favourite quote:
o will you post this in your LJ:

>> RECOMMEND
o a movie (that amazes you - a beautiful movie):
o a book (that inspires you, and one you couldn't put down):
o a musical artist, song, or album:
o your favourite LJ user (not on my list already):

***

o name: Jelynn Millare
o age: 21
o where on earth do you live: Sydney, Australia
o reason behind your LJ username: The last syllable of my first name plus 'M'
o five things you want to do/accomplish before you die: live life fully, love with everything, help where I can, publish something beautiful... give all I can 
o what makes you happy: anything has that capacity
o what have you been listening to lately: whatever music I can... I've needed it
o do you enjoy reading my LJ: Jan - indeed I do (sorry I don't comment more hun!); May - I love reading your reviews darl; Gill - sometimes your LJ is my only link to you! Miss you heaps babe!
o if so, why: refer to above
o interesting fact about you: I'm moderately insane? Wait, that's more obvious than interesting :P
o are you in love at the moment: No
o favourite destination: lately, Nod
o favourite quote: oh man... which one? For now, will go with, 'You know, mean people suck.' Jason Behr, Roswell :P
o will you post this in your LJ: Will I? ;)

>> RECOMMEND
o a movie (that amazes you - a beautiful movie): Waking Life is still my current favourite... it's more stimulating than beautiful, but that in itself amazes me. 
o a book (that inspires you, and one you couldn't put down): Different Seasons, Stephen King
o a musical artist, song, or album: BoyzIIMen, A Praise Chorus - Jimmy Eat World, Fallen - Evanescence
o your favourite LJ user (not on my list already): Can't say I have one

Ah, fathers...

Go on, have a piece! :D

A toast to all of you having a great day (most probably, at your own expense) :D

And Paps, well, simply put... love ya.

Working stiff...

Meanwhile, am semi getting used to working at Pitcher. The job, I'm getting used to, but the people? And the atmosphere? Not so great. Not a welcoming or comfortable place at all. I've met one other person who agrees with me... and the guy who got the job before, Michael, has resigned and his last day was yesterday. He just finished high school last year and has done a bar course and he resigned because now, the lucky bastard is tending bar for Cirque Du Soleil while they're here in Sydney (which will be for the next three months!). He and Christine are the only two people around whom I feel really comfortable. My supervisor, Vicki, is pretty cool too. 

Not to say I've not spoken to a couple of nice people since I started there... but on the whole, the place is still really stiff. 

Thankful for the fact that I'm getting used to the job though :) And I guess I should give the people a little time before I keep calling em stiff and unfriendly :P

For now though, huzzah for weekends! :D

"My whole life flashed before my eyes!... It was really boring."

Man, that movie cracked me up big time :D

Meanwhile, Jo called me back and offered me a temp job for now and I'll be starting on Monday and working for a month. It's to cover for the Documents Coordinator, Lizzy, while she's on holiday. I'm currently sick with the very sudden onset of a cold, but hopefully it clears up a bit over the weekend. Goodbye late nights gabbin with Gill and Manda! Hello 6am starts! ;)

In the meantime, I'm still looking around for P/T work for when the month is over although Jo indicated that there was the possibility of another opening. We'll see how it goes.

As the class that I was told was supposed to happen last week, was in fact this Saturday, I have to prepare for that. I also have a friend's 22nd over at Pancakes on the Rocks on Sunday, but I may call to say I can't make it if I'm not feeling any better... I might even have to cancel on Saturday :( I don't want to get any of my kiddies sick!

Mel is leaving for the Phils on Saturday... going for a week. I'm hoping and praying she has a safe trip.

'Ow, ow, ow...' ;)

I am currently dealing with DOMS (Delayed Onset Muscle Soreness) for attempting to get a bit more active, after years of inactivity so well, it's pretty understandable. I've been making some rather laughable attempts at Capoeira (focusing on kicking mainly) and although I'm stuck aching like crazy, I'm happy to find that I can in fact, still execute a cartwheel and also that I can pull off a one hander! That was a nice surprise. Painful too. :P 

Outside of the sore points though, I will say this much. Skin feels much better and I feel better. I like that. :)

Phone Messages, a la my little sis...

Got onto the computer after getting home today to find this on the screen:

'Phone Messages

For Jelynn:
> Menchie called
> Clarkey called

For Everyone:
> We are getting new locks if we do not find the keys
> Check the car

For Everyone that Counts:
> We are having McDonalds for dinner

To Nobody:
> Get a life' 

I love you Duds. :)

:D - it's all I can do right now! :D

After almost two hours of utter frustration with UNSW admin for not getting our results emails out, Mel and I were able to check our results and as per usual, Mel kicked ass! Congrats to her! She was so sure she was going to fail her Bacteria and Disease course and in the end she got a high credit! :P 

As for me, I got a 69 in Stats!! Hurrah! :D After expecting less than 50, it just adds heaps to finding out I passed :D

So, now I'm finally sure, I'm GRADUATING! I've screamed myself stupid already (my brother jumped around the lounge room when he found out about his... how gender typical our reactions were :P) and in the process, I'm almost certain I blew out Mel's ear drums over the phone (she was the one who told me, 'dude, you got a 69!'). I don't know how long it's been since I last felt this happy... I've breathed numerous sighs of relief. :D

And now I apologise for my whininess about results to everyone to whom I've whined and ranted :P 

:D

Ah well... ;)

I had the longest, most convoluted entry written up. I'm now going to put up the pain free version.

Jo, Christina and Vicki deemed me overqualified for the position which, ultimately, was kitchen/boardroom maintenance/clerical support (the title changed from Admin Assistant to Kitchen Assistant/Admin Assistant) and chose someone just fresh out of school and who had just completed a bar course and thus they thought would be more suited to the job long term. In other words, they were afraid I'd bore quickly considering my degree and interests. Jo liked me though so if a position on her HR team opens up, she'll call me. I'm also allowed to email her about what type of position I would possibly like within the company and she'll see what she can do.

Mel was not surprised considering she continued to maintain that she didn't like the idea of me just doing the random stuff they didn't want to have to for themselves (which they had conveniently formed into a job) and my brother even said that he reckoned they were probably wondering why I applied to begin with. 

They're both sweet.

I no longer: 

- have to consider being out from 7am to 7pm, Monday to Friday
- have to buy work clothes
- have to memorise the tasks
- have to rearrange my schedule (for hospital or med)
- have to worry about whether or not this job was right for me

I now have:

- corporate interview experience (had never done one before)
- a connection within HR
- time to refocus on writing, Journo and Counselling and looking for a better suited job (poss. P/T)
- availability lest I need to redo the stats exam
- time to REST after the most hellish semester (from sem to exams to interview, non-stop worry)

I'm honestly relieved that I didn't get the job. I didn't want it forever and I was actually beginning to despise it in the time approaching the second interview. To have a steady job and paycheck woud have been great and all, but at least now I know it wasn't for me and now, I can stop using up time thinking about it and all the potential havoc it would wreak on my life. 

Now if only I could just keep things so simple all the time... I'd save a lot of time and energy.

'The University has the following Graduation Details registered for you:

You have been identified as a Potential graduand.

If you are eligible to graduate, you can update your record to indicate whether you will attend the ceremony and to change your ceremony to an overseas ceremony.

Checklist for Potential Graduands
Potential graduands should check that all their student record details, testamur details and graduation details are correct. Some graduands may need to arrange to defer their graduation and/or attend an overseas ceremony. All potential graduands should be aware of relevant dates and deadlines

Important Information for Graduating Students
Graduating students should be aware of dates and venues for graduations, who may attend graduations, as well as other details and requirements for attendance at graduation ceremonies. Students who cannot or did not attend their graduation ceremony should be aware of the correct procedures.

How do I hire my academic gown?' 

Just one more week of torture till results come out :P

Catch Up...

Ola! 

Ok, I'm still awaiting my results (and biting my nails in the meantime, ok not really)... the stats exam was horrendous, but at the same time I don't need much in order to pass... I need a bare 38% in the exam to pass. Hehehe, I'll find out soon enough.

I had a job interview with an accounting firm yesterday and it went really well :D My second interview is on Monday and so far, I'm liking my chances. It's a full time admin assistant position (I know, doesn't sound great, but considering how not so stable both journalism and counselling are, I need a more stable backer and in this position I have the opportunity to work up to HR). My interviewer yesterday, Jo, was so much nicer than I expected and she seems to like me :) Come Monday, I have to face the Admin Supervisor and the Financial Manager. 

I'd love to get the job but I'll admit, without it, there are still a lot of other avenues I can take. At the moment, I just want to know that I'll be graduating. 

In other news, The OC has just started here in Oz and I find myself hooked... Benjamin Mckenzie helps that out a little, I will admit ;) My sis beats me in the obsession department though... she's gone nutty for it! It's so funny to watch hehehe. Thirteen-year-olds, go figure lol.

Hope y'all are well! :hug:

How to make a lynnem

Ingredients: 3 parts competetiveness 5 parts humour 5 parts joy

Method: Stir together in a glass tumbler with a salted rim. Add a little cocktail umbrella and a dash of curiosity

Traffic Check

Subject? I just clicked the box and scrolled, finding that among the options and wondering... huh? I don't remember that... so slotted it in just 'cause.

Ma's back. Things are (sort of) back to normal... and I am numb. It's not a bad thing really, I mean, I don't mind it. I'm just... here. That's all. I'm recovering from the flu and looking forward to the time ahead.

Why? Just some good things to get down :)

- Tuesday was my last day of uni, forever. Hurrah!
- I just finished my last essay (Socio) which I will be handing in tomorrow
- I have 2 weeks to study for my one exam, which is Stats 

Graduation itself won't be until October and for now, I've got to work on making sure that I get to do so by that time, by not stuffing up stats again. I've got time though and a much clearer understanding of the stuff than I did last year (trying works... who knew?). Of course, considering back then I had 3 other psych subjects to contend with and only one socio subject this time around... anyway, getting that down perked me up actually... in fact...

WOOHOO!!!!!!!!!!! I'm done with uni! HURRAH!!!!!!

Ok. Dignity back? There we go. :)

On Tuesday, it was almost as though it was meant to be my last day... I ran into so many people I hadn't seen in ages and was able to give them the news and catch up... I'm sure I'll miss it, but right now, the only thing I know is that I am so damn glad I'm done :) I ended up having to stay late though, since I decided to wait for Mel to finish so we could leave together. Ended up having to help my friend Amanda (one of the thousands I know... it's like an invasion!) because she lost her wallet so the two of us were retracing her steps. Poor thing. Her keys were attached. Good thing though that the only contents of that wallet, were her keys and student card, void of address. 

Some friends are going to take me to lunch tomorrow as a mini celebration. Can't wait :)

ETA: it just occurred to me, I'd like to change my icon... anyone got any nice suggestions? I'm open :look: Kel, I think I shall rummage through those ones you made... so many! I only got through the first couple before realising I'd have to come back but the ones I saw looked lovely. Any Jon, Friends, AOGG or any random good pics are definitely welcome (I like your one Chris).

...

It's been a very, well, odd couple of weeks.

This week, is the first week in a month, that I have gone into uni both days I was supposed to. Small achievement, although a terrifying eye-opener to the fact that I have to get going on my stats assignment! I can only say things this bluntly, I don't like Stats, I don't like Psy (the program, not the Psych course) and I don't like that I have to do Stats in order to ensure I graduate after this semester.

I've been purposely avoiding getting online lately, only because I am fully aware of how prone I am to staying on for disgustingly long periods of time and feeding any of my extreme obsessions (one of which, lately has actually caused more undue stress than was ever necessary). Plus, got assignments (I believe I mentioned them above...?).

Thus far, I've succeeded. Here's to hoping it lasts. I've given myself only a few valid reasons - Manda and Gill, research, email, job search, and checking to see how all the rest of you are via LJ or FF are headers on them... anything else, no (list seems a bit long. I don't know how this is coming across, but when I say undue stress, I mean it. Part of me never wants to go online ever again, but knows that isn't entirely realistic... heck, I'm reluctant to get onto this PC now... my laptop is just so much safer).

Yuck, that all sounds so bellyache-ish. Clearly I vent. Had to though, just now anyway. Tired... very tired. Ok, enough.

Katherine, Mel, Clarkey, Manda, Gill, Amanda G, Menchie... I love you people so much, you guys ROCK. You know why.

On the brighter side (for there is always one... at least in my opinion anyway), I finally got more feedback from my Journalism tutor and he wants me to approach an editor as soon as possible, about my last assignment :D My only pang is that I honestly do have to get uni work out of the way before I can completely go ahead with researching and setting up interviews, however, those done, hurrah! Gary is a really cool tutor... I only wish it were easier to contact him considering he's generally on assignment himself. But hey, so far, :D

I'm so broke! 21sts all over the place! Meanwhile, my search for a present for Amanda M (her one last Saturday, was BEAUTIFUL) helped me discover Boy Meets Girl, by Meg Cabot. Funny, funny book along the same sort of lines as Bridget Jones's Diary. No classic, but definitely a great laugh. I still have to get pressies for Amanda G, Kim, Sarah and Kasey. Sarah's one is on Saturday (hurrah!). I had to miss a lot of 21sts last year and the year before so this year, I'm kinda making up for it... big time! Cha ching!

Last night, was watching my bro's friend's wedding DVD... so sweet... and the groomsmen! LOL! Show offs! Before the wedding, while they were accompanying the groom from his place, they all had to showcase a little for the camera (incl. my bro, who was best man.. the dill, he showed up the groom! Silly, silly, silly) and they are a funny lot. Meanwhile, a couple more of my friends (younger than me!) have gotten engaged this year but the weddings aren't till next year so, hehe, pardon my callousness but it eases the pressure on my wallet.

I know it's officially over now but,

... to all the mamas, mums, moms and mams out there,



Especially mine ;) Being able to admit to me for the past 21 and a bit years? If that's not admirable, I dunno what is.

'Can't sleep... clown'll eat me. Can't sleep... clown'll eat me.'

Damned insomnia :P 

Amanda's party was loverly and she's an absolute sweetheart. Keeping a little more closely in line with my normal way (not drinking at all), I only had one drink - a cosmopolitan slushie (yep, she had a machine). Not a fan of the cranberry juice I must say but in slurpie form? Well, actually, all it did was turn my hand into an icicle considering it was - and still is - freezing tonight.

The speeches were so sweet (albeit hilariously embarrassing as is 21st celebration tradition) and her mom had set up old pictures and drawings around their dining room. Hands down, the best one I saw was a drawing she had made when she was maybe around 5? It was an 'illustrated story' about a dot and a line who were in love, but whose love was torn asunder by a homewrecking squiggle (just not in those terms of course :lol:). How freaking adorable! 

Just a note :)

I'm getting ready to head off to Amanda's 21st but as I was checking train timetables, I got this 'note from Kyle and Angela' whose engagement party I recently went to, and I thought, ok, I'll share why I'm so red-faced right now :lol:

'Thank you Jelynn for the absolutely gorgeous crystal basket. Also we'd like to thank you for celebrating our engagement with us. By the way, just confirming to let you know you WERE caught on tape dancing'!

Thanks a lot Tracey (Ange's mom)! :eek: I am never going to imitate dancing purple hippos from TV ever again :P