Friday, March 21, 2008
Thursday, March 20, 2008
Sydney Trip
Here are a few pictures from my trip to Sydney. It was really nice to get out of Canberra and do a bunch of super touristy things. I was only there for like 36 hours, but I managed to do a lot. I went to the Australian Museum, Australian Wildlife World, Sydney Tour, the Opera House, the Botanical Gardens, and saw Wilco. More pictures soon!
Saturday, March 15, 2008
I Can Make Chocolate Cake!
I survived the first day of my internship, in heels too! I didn't actually do much other than meet with the senator I'm working for and discuss the project I'll be doing, get my security pass, and attended a lecture on the American Presidential Race. Everyone in the office was really nice though and I think my project is going to be interesting...at least I hope so, since it will basically consume my life for the next 11 or so weeks.
In other news, today I baked a cake. I tend to get made fun of a lot for not knowing how to cook, like anything, so it was exciting to actually make something successfully and people actually think it was good. I'm going to be making fancy crap before you know it!
Do not go see the movie Vantage Point. It starts out promising, but gets worse and worse and I was cracking up at the end. Dennis Quaid's character was so ridiculous that I wanted the terrorists' evil plot to work out.
I'm going to Sydney on Monday! I swear I will take pictures while I am there. Really.
In other news, today I baked a cake. I tend to get made fun of a lot for not knowing how to cook, like anything, so it was exciting to actually make something successfully and people actually think it was good. I'm going to be making fancy crap before you know it!
Do not go see the movie Vantage Point. It starts out promising, but gets worse and worse and I was cracking up at the end. Dennis Quaid's character was so ridiculous that I wanted the terrorists' evil plot to work out.
I'm going to Sydney on Monday! I swear I will take pictures while I am there. Really.
Sunday, March 9, 2008
Dinosaurs!
Today I finally planned my trip to Sydney next week. I decided to leave on Monday afternoon so I have all day Tuesday to hang out in Sydney. I wasn't sure exactly what I would do, but I just found out that a dinosaur exhibit just opened at the Australian Museum, so I think I'll go check that out (I'm still slightly obsessed after my dinosaur class last semester). It is right near where I am staying too. I'm not sure what else I'll do while I'm there, but I'll figure it out. I'm excited to finally see something other than Canberra.
Other than that, nothing much has been going on. I'm glad I decided not to drop my extra class. I only have to read about 15 pages a week and I can skip the lectures if I need to go to Parliament because they record them all and put them online, along with all the notes. I finally start my internship on Thursday. I'm eager to get started because I'm getting bored with nothing much to do.
Other than that, nothing much has been going on. I'm glad I decided not to drop my extra class. I only have to read about 15 pages a week and I can skip the lectures if I need to go to Parliament because they record them all and put them online, along with all the notes. I finally start my internship on Thursday. I'm eager to get started because I'm getting bored with nothing much to do.
Tuesday, March 4, 2008
Glenn Kotche is Coming to Visit Me
I just sat in the kitchen for like 4 hours eating dinner and drinking wine. It was fabulous. I love having nothing to do. My internship starts a week from Thursday though, so things might become slightly less fabulous then. Or more. Who knows.
What have I been up to? I went on the private tour of Parliament and got to go to the Speaker of the House and the President of the Senate's offices (they weren't there). The whole building is effing gorgeous. I love it. We didn't get to go in the Prime Minister's office, but we did get to see him greet the P.M. of New Zealand because we were randomly walking behind his courtyard when she arrived in the motorcade. I wore my heels. It was painful.
We had an all-day seminar in Parliament on Friday. It was also painful, both because it was boring and long, and because the night before was Mardi Gras night in the B&G bar and three of us may have drank an entire bottle of 'Aldori' which is Aldi(a cheap supermarket)-brand Midori.
Other than that, nothing much is up. My sociology class is going to be a breeze and my Scottish lecturer keeps referencing Radiohead. I'm going to Melbourne during the mid-semester break. Oh, and two weeks from today I will be seeing fucking WILCO in fucking SYDNEY. Yes, my crazy 24-hour concert related trips continue even here. Thank God or else I don't know what I would do.
HELL YES.
What have I been up to? I went on the private tour of Parliament and got to go to the Speaker of the House and the President of the Senate's offices (they weren't there). The whole building is effing gorgeous. I love it. We didn't get to go in the Prime Minister's office, but we did get to see him greet the P.M. of New Zealand because we were randomly walking behind his courtyard when she arrived in the motorcade. I wore my heels. It was painful.
We had an all-day seminar in Parliament on Friday. It was also painful, both because it was boring and long, and because the night before was Mardi Gras night in the B&G bar and three of us may have drank an entire bottle of 'Aldori' which is Aldi(a cheap supermarket)-brand Midori.
Other than that, nothing much is up. My sociology class is going to be a breeze and my Scottish lecturer keeps referencing Radiohead. I'm going to Melbourne during the mid-semester break. Oh, and two weeks from today I will be seeing fucking WILCO in fucking SYDNEY. Yes, my crazy 24-hour concert related trips continue even here. Thank God or else I don't know what I would do.
HELL YES.
Sunday, March 2, 2008
@(#$& the Internet
The thing that tells me how much internet I have left decided to tell me I used $10 worth of internet in the span of 15 seconds. This is untrue and also probably impossible, but I have to wait until Monday morning when the office opens to get more. So now I'm forced to walk all the way to central block to use the ridiculously slooooooow wireless.
This makes me sad and I don't feel like writing anything else. Except there was a show about photography on at the gym this afternoon and it got me all inspired. I'm excited.
This makes me sad and I don't feel like writing anything else. Except there was a show about photography on at the gym this afternoon and it got me all inspired. I'm excited.
Subscribe to:
Posts (Atom)
