LIST #93 - I'M LOVING YOU LIKE A $2 WHORE

Listening to: The Rest of Me - Late Night Alumni
Location: At my desk

01. NO! I'm not ready to leave yet!

02. They started to unpack. Well, pretended to unpack.

03. I do NOT growl.

04. The one good thing about leaving IH - no more Denise. Thank you. Thank you oh so much.

05. Pan-toasted cheese sandwiches.

06. Flat Coke still tastes better than fizzy L.A Ice.

07. Your tongue is sharp but I miss the taste of it.

08. I understand there are differences of terms in different countries: wellingtons in New
Zealand are gumboots here in Australia, chips here are known as crisps in the U.K. But I refuse to believe that coriander here is called cilantro in the States. No. The name doesn't sit well on my tongue. It's coriander, mate.

09. Am re-thinking this whole saving-up-money-for-a-deposit-for-an-apartment thing after a visit to Masterton Homes. Especially loved Villina, Affinity and OMG how sexy is the Macarthur Manor?!!

10. Where did all the anvils go?!

11. I spy with my little eye.

12. Went to my first footy game ever, and to my, Charlie and Eugene's surprise, I LOVED it!
Learnt a fair bit about AFL that night (Sydney Swans vs. Adelaide Crows) and have come to the conclusion that AFL is a lot more interesting than NRL (sorry, Charlie). The view was AMAZING; the bright lights illuminated the SCG in a way that the verdantly green grass glowed against the black of the night sky (yes, I know I'm describing a football game here, but it was unbelievable!) - it was quite Quidditch-like, which is probably why I warmed to the game so much. Unfortunately, Sydney lost, but I have been informed that all is not lost for out hometown. Yet. Seriously, we had just as many opportunities to score goals as Adelaide did, but NO. Adelaide caught on to the fact that you're supposed to get the ball in between the big posts. Did you hear that Sydney? Not get the ball to lick the post and then BOUNCE OFF.

13. (Go Sydney).

14. Songs of the moment:
The Chills - Peter Bjorn and John
Peel Me a Grape - Diana Krall
The Look of Love - Diana Krall
Imagination (Tiesto remix) - Tiesto
Beautiful Things (Gabriel and Dresden remix) - Andain
Things We Do (Nils Krogh version) - Soular Sounds
U-Go Girl - Lee Hyori feat. Nassun
Get Out - The Vines
She Is Gone - The Vines
Rio - The Bumblebeez
Dr Love - The Bumblebeez
Helicopter (Whitey version) - Bloc Party
Banquet (Phones Disco remix) - Bloc Party
The Modern Age - The Strokes

LIST #92 - THE 2008 I-WANT LIST

Raindrops on roses and whiskers on kittens,
Bright copper kettles and warm woolen mittens,
Brown paper packages tied up with strings,
These are a few of my favorite things.

01. Rio Mania - Compiled by Beatrice Ardisson
02. Nigella Feasts DVD
03. Alannah Hill black and white lace bib
04. Black ankle boots
05. Black flat boots
06. Faking It - Jenny Crusie
07. Dinner at Sushi Suma, Surry Hills
08. Go to Glebe Markets
09. Go to Rocks Markets
10. Go to Hope St Markets. Again.
11. Black leather jacket
12. Nigella Express DVD
13. Find a new bakery
14. Dinner on Ramsey St, Haberfield. Again.
15. Go to a jazz gig
16. Go to Balmain. Properly.
17. Check out the other little streets in Paddington.
18. New bed linen. Again.
19. Baroque-esque wallpaper.
20. Curtains
21. Missoni Acqua
22. LoveKylie fishnet stockings with the backseam in Nude
23. Black fishnet stay ups
24. Classic trenchcoat
25. Go to Melbourne
26. How to be a Domestic Goddess - Nigella Lawson
27. How to Eat - Nigella Lawson
28. Feast - Nigella Lawson
29. Nigella Bites - Nigella Lawson
30. Express - Nigella Lawson
31. Slightly Shady - Amanda Quick
32. Late For The Wedding - Amanda Quick
33. Don't Look Back - Amanda Quick
34. With This Ring - Amanda Quick
35. Affair - Amanda Quick
36. Desire - Amanda Quick
37. I Thee Wed - Amanda Quick
38. Wicked Widow - Amanda Quick
39. Nigella Bites 1 DVD
40. The Catherine Tate Show - Season 1
41. Red string from Ikea

LIST #91 - TELL ME YOU HAVE THE HOPE DIAMOND STASHED BEHIND THE JUKEBOX, AND I WILL F*** YOUR BRAINS OUT.

Listening to: Goodnite - Melody Gardot
Location: In my ever-disappointingly unmade and rumpled bed.

01. Thank you to TheBoys for taking me out to Paddington for a little birthday shopping. As it always is, when I have insufficient funds, there is an abundance of ohmygod-I-must-have-you; and when I am in possession of a quiet fortune, of course there is nothing that I want badly enough to purchase. Nonetheless, I had a lovely time traipsing about on Oxford St, and true to form, Micky's was unbelievably scrumptious.

02. Thank you to my me for making cari for me on Sunday. The 2-odd-year hiatus from it was deliciously made up for on Sunday night. Even Charlie liked it. Yes. Charlie liked some form of Vietnamese food that wasn't pho or bun thit nuong.

03. Thank you to fishboy for visiting last Thursday night. KK was cool and it was much fun catching up with you. But you really shouldn't have expected anything white chocolate from Krispy Kreme could even remotely compete with Max Brenner. Tsk tsk.

04. To see what the style is like here in Australia, check out flightofphancy.

05. If I ever stumbled across a suburb or some kind of shopping mecca that was an amalgamation of Paddington, Ikea, jazz and Nigella Lawson, I don't know what I'd do. Probably have an epileptic fit or the such. Of course something like that would happen just as the opportunity to venture forth into such a nirvana of all things lucy would arise.

06. A belated birthday to my cousin Thanh in New Zealand! Belated birthday wishes also go to: Daddy and Carl Honey (only because I haven't made a post about it, not because I forgot. Because I was, you know. THERE WITH YOU.), D Bra and little D Bra (perhaps we could call you C Bra. Do you get it? Ha.), Danny, Mum #2 and fishboy.

07. Barack Obanana.

08. Regardez mon visage. Suis-je bovvered?

09. The following is purely hypothetical: Was that some attempt at trying to get back at me? Ha.

10. Dear MrRidiculouslyFerociousTemperament,
I am quite simply tired of having to almost physically face the brunt of your rapid oscillations in disposition. It is always uncalled for, and frankly, your trait of not explaining yourself is rude. Your frequent assumption that I am bothered by something is not as nearly annoying as your habit of thinking that I have no right to be angry, considering I was never angry in the first place. Your tendency to be two-faced that started as something so normal as a young person has now grown to absurd proportions. Your companions may think that charming, slightly kooky side of you is the real you, but that is no cause for you to be a disrespectful ogre elsewhere.
Horrid regards,
Am I Bovvered

11. Maxwell Smart: There are 150 special forces snipers surrounding this building.
Siegfried: No there's not.
Maxwell Smart: Would you believe 2 dozen Delta Force commandos?
Siegfried: No.
Maxwell Smart: How about Chuck Norris with a BB gun?

12. OK repeat after me: There is no "h" before "white". There is no such thing as "hwhite". You shouldn't even be sounding out the "h". Believe it or not, "h" actually is silent. This applies to some other words starting with "wh". There is no "hwhip", "hwhy" and "hwhat". I know. It's sad. It's OK, cry it out.

13. I still think that it is inherent in most males that you are attracted to breasts. Not just your wife or girlfriend or your best mate's mother's. Breasts in general. But if I ever become a lesbian harlot, I'll shall update you on my stance on the matter.

LE BEAU PAPIER M'EXCITE

Yes, your eyes are fine. Yet again, I have relocated to another site and am also blogging under a new alias. thelucyfiles has been around in my life for a while, but thejadegarden had a nice run on livejournal and MSN Spaces. Not that this in any way influenced my decision to find a new abode, but at least perhaps now people will no longer ask me if thejadegarden is a euphemism for concha (thank you to Jose who taught us some very useful Spanish terms). But I digress. While it is a new address and name, I will chronologically post my lists as a continuation from thejadegarden. Enjoy.