The Beginning

I've never had a blog.

I think I thought they were a bit self indulgent.

Right now I'm making a documentary and I like the idea of keeping a public record of the process. Kind of like a dvd commentary in journal form. Because I don't want to forget all the little stories that happen along the way. I'm pretty forgetful. When we were shooting the doco a million things happened and I feel sorry that I never wrote those things down because they've disappeared from my conscious. I only recollect them when my boyfriend Macca (who is also the Director) talks about them. I've kept journals in the past, and diaries, but I always ended up throwing them out. I regret that. I guess I'd read back on the entries and feel so self conscious of what I'd written that I'd get embarrassed by myself and chuck them out. I also had a facebook account and although I liked getting back in touch with people from school, after the initial "Hi, how are you, what have you been up to in the last 10 years?", the novelty sort of wore off. And I had lots of "friends" from work, but I wouldn't really want to contact most of them after spending 8 hours a day with them 5 days a week. And I supervise a lot of these people, most of them between 18 - 22 years old. I don't necessarily want to know what they get up to and with who when they aren't at work And really, aren't I just another person they can add so they can keep their friends list looking full and healthy? So in the end, the things I liked most about facebook was posting photos and writing about our documentary. Which I can do here and not worry about what I'm sharing about myself to work people.

I enjoy correct spelling and punctuation. I like to drink Vanilla Ice Up & Go. My favourite flowers are daisies and cherry blossoms. I find tattoos sexy and have one but would love more. I'm massively in love with Ian Maclachlan, who is a perfect match for me in every way. I have a pug named Sally who is sweet and lovely. I like ice cream cake and black forest cake. I love being a brunette. My brother is in the RAAF. I'm making a documentary on bmx racing and this project is the most important thing to me right now besides people and my pug. My best friend's name is Helling. I really think zombies are great and am confident that I could survive if they one day walk the earth. For fun I drink Margaritas. I like the way Ryder says my name and I'd prefer it if he never grew up. I drink chai latte to relax. I read Frankie magazine. I say I like gardening but I don't think I really do. I'm passionate about my job, mostly. I love eating grilled laver with grapeseed oil. My favourite artist is Monet. I wear spectacles and my favourite colours are yellow and pink. I like to drink port, especially on a cold day. I don't pirate movies or music but sometimes I indulge in them if they don't belong to me. I really like seafood. My favourite countries are Mexico and Japan, although I have visited neither. I think flamingos are wonderful. I have the same opinion of elephants. My favourite era is the 60s but I also find the 50s attractive. Halloween used to be the celebration I adored until my workplace wrecked it. I find fairy bread delicious. In my opinion, blue ray is revolutionary HD. I have been known to collect tea cups and I really like to crochet. Brown Brothers Cienna and Moscato are my top two wines. The creativity of others inspires me. I like the smell of incense and scented oil burners. I toy with the idea of escaping real life and starting afresh in a far off land full of rolling hills that meet the coastline, and a small town surrounded by three headlands. I will have a herb garden and perhaps a picket fence.

I think I am a bit self indulgent.