Christmas morning

Seasons greetings from rhubarb rhythm

Hannah!

so glad to have a friendly face over for summer! finally an opp shopping buddy! this girl finds the best stuff for ridiculously low prices, don't know how she does it.

it's beginning to get a little festive

around the house

 going through my pictures from the winter/spring months

Slow day

Thinking about dying the tips of my hair but I can't decide on a colour.
It's really hot today.
I went to the beach.

jo's "i heart melbourne" week

Day 1:
Coffee! i love my cuppa coffee. Cafes are on the top of my list of things i love about it here. So! everyday i will try a new coffee spot for the rest of the week. 
today was Kinfolk with Cerlyn. it's this uber cool not-for-profit place right outside Southern Cross station.  


Day 2:
Glenhuntly. my brother and sister used to live there so it's sorta like a 'reminiscing' trip. popped by Whyte for coffee (ok i've been here before, so it doesn't count). went to THE opp shop at the corner of the block, i never fail to find something good there. bought a tie-dye maxi for 3 bucks, yes! picked up some studs on the way home to make my Bloody Beetroots thing for Stereosonic.

Day 3 (12am):
late night coffee hunting turned into a roadtrip to Mornington with the guys. we got hopelessly lost for a good hour before finding the pier. cracked open a bottle of wine and waited for the sunrise. 

Day 4:
went to Giraffe in the city today, always wanted to check it out but never had the time. 
realised how much i adore frankie (the magazine). went shopping later that night, my god! i've been spending too much this week

Day 5:
went to North melbourne with Ryan for brunch at Dead Man Espresso. BEST BLT EVER. Ooo my tummy just did a back flip thinking about it.
dropped by Giraffe again to apply for a job, i really want to work in a cafe. 
Day 6:
STEREOSONIC!! 
it was amazing! amazing i tell ya!
i've never seen so many buff people in my life! hahaha
Arty & Dash Berlin was hands down the best! didn't get to see all the performances that i wanted but it was still good. 
I LOVE AUSTRALIAN MUSIC FESTIVALS :}

Day 7: 
chilling day in the city. sew my ballerina frog for my church's christmas gift giving service in Laurent, picked up some cakes from Ganache, got my results for sem 4, fuck.

At last, Stereosonic is upon us *pelvic thrust* just ONE more day!
now you may think that this is all fun and daisies. it's not! this is months of preparation. there is the research* phase, the strategic planning stage, intense physical training** etc.

anyways here are a some nuggets of wisdom that i've picked up to get the most of your music festival experience:
1) don't bring a bag! you don't need it! it's such a burden, you have to lug it around (trust me, it gets heavier and heavier by the hour) you have to keep an eye on it all the time because all your valuables are in it, you can't really dance with it. just forget it! man made pockets for a reason. which brings us to our next point
2) always wear something with pockets. deep tight (so tight you gotta wiggle around to get your stuff out kind of tight) pockets.
3) ziplock bags are your friend. they're not bulky, foldable, waterproof (you never know) and secure. if it's good enough for your weed sandwiches, it's good enough for your id, money, tickets etc. now put it your pocket!
4) don't bring/wear anything you don't want to lose (obviously)
5) it's always fun to wear something that represents the artist (i don't know man, for me that's one of the best part la) be it blinged out sunnies a la calvin harris or glowstick mau5 ears

yeah i guess that's it. i'm going to bed now and when i wake up, stereo will be tomorrow!!

*listening to all the acts's songs as well as youtube-ing their live sets. very important! the feeling you get when they play a song you know or better, love! ahhhh bliss

**i've never been this fit my whole life :) i'm ready to bolt form stage to stage and shake my ass off for ten hours straight! no breaks!

So Rhubarb Rhythm has a new header!

Edita!

 

 

I'm a serial outfit repeater

Bought the top from Asos, my first and probably the last time. I just don't like waiting you see. i need instant gratification baby!

The weather is finally warming up, it was 30 in thursday, ahhh... divine 

(tho it did rain today and I'm back to wearing marshmallow socks & hugging teapots :/ )

Reasons why Ikea's cafeteria is better than the Mathesons:
1) free coffee
2) free parking
3) empty on weekdays
4) cute babies!
5) better food. For 8 bucks I get a proper meal (5 bucks on Tuesdays! yay Tuesdays!), with silverware! Not that plastic spork abomination
Plus if you're really cheap there's always the $1 hotdogs downstairs
6) WINDOWS! Big floor to ceiling windows! Instead of the ones that feel like you're in a detention centre

good day to stay in bed and listen to In Rainbows

Loco Coffee

Sunday brunch with the sis, part of our "bean hunting project thing"? don't know what to call it. Finally got her to check out Loco.
I've been going back repeatedly for their soup of the day (mmmm lentils) & turkish bread

my first time here, my latte had a angry geisha face. Today it's a more pleasant looking fern.

i love it! the interior is charming, the staff seem really happy and friendly all the time, plus it doesn't hurt that one of em has a cute british accent :)

Mr. Magpie

Listening to the guys share their magpie horror stories, how one magpie has been stalking him through the kitchen window and how this guy's ear was bitten off by a magpie right outside their house. Apparently they can recognise faces.
That little fella up there was bitch staring watching me the whole time i swear! Scary little creatures

Group Therapy

Above & Beyond @ Festival Hall, Melbourne. 17th September 2011

i've been tranceformed (nyehehehe!) 

4 am

Fixing myself a sandwich when it's way pass my bed time. pumpkin seed bread, pesto, leftover schnitzel, sun dried tomatoes, tasty cheese (why the fuck did they name it tasty? have some imagination la) & rocket.
Finals are in a month, that means i have exactly 7 days to cram 12 weeks worth of syllabus and more. crap
plus i've been skipping all my lectures this semester, only made it to a handful of tutorials haha i am in deep shit!
still, though it might be the buzz from that shot of espresso talking, i think i can make it :)

now if you'll excuse me i have a date with my lecturer Anne. not as sexy as it sounds
P.S. i make a mean sandwich. and i love my George Foreman grill. Omg i hear birds!

Sparks

yeah i saw sparks..
sing it out la la la la

too many things remind me of you

spring time for the dreamers

Mornington Peninsula, 26th Septbember

July & August

winter was not easy for me, being perpetually cold, the longer nights, send me home s'il vous plait.

here's to the warmer days ahead

this one's for dede

CHEESE!

Harold and i are tight! like two peas in a pod. peapod!

Rankins Lane

Manchester Press

breakfast with u jean in the city