tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15530821204693206252024-02-19T13:54:12.078+11:00Rachael's NotesRachaelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16844456759550611714noreply@blogger.comBlogger414125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1553082120469320625.post-91436590304434702102014-08-11T21:11:00.002+10:002014-08-11T21:14:16.212+10:00A bit of time, a bit of money. A live saved.What's the longest you've gone for without food? Skipped lunch? Or maybe you fasted for 12 hours!<br />
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It might seem like a great sacrifice, whatever your reasons, but around the world, in every country, there are millions of people (men, women, children, babies) dying daily from starvation. And by that I mean not from the lack of a meal, but from the lack of every meal. They not only have no food, but they have no soil to grow food and no money to buy food. They lack the energy, due to hunger, to study to get a job; they lack the energy to lend a hand to earn money for food. They have no means of fixing their lifestyles and the repetitive cycle continues.<br />
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In Rwanda, the country World Vision are focusing on this year, 43 percent of children under five are malnourished. The life expectancy is 63 years of age.</div>
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It's come to that time of year again where we all put together, (both time, effort and money) to make a difference. </div>
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A $40 donation can feed a family of 6 for an entire month. If we all pitch in, even $5 can save a life.</div>
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Please help me reach my goal of $500 this year by donating whatever sum you can spare as I give up food for 40 hours. This coming Friday night, through to Sunday noon, people all around the world are making a difference. </div>
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It would mean a lot to me if you could support me! The link for donating is below. </div>
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Rachaelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16844456759550611714noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1553082120469320625.post-61709388144295272842014-06-12T17:54:00.001+10:002014-06-12T17:54:57.160+10:00like sand between my fingers<div>
Every once in a while, a sense of contentment fills me. </div>
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It seeps through my being, like sand between my fingers.</div>
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The contentment is simple. Like a hunger that is satisfied by food. Or a hot day relieved by rain. </div>
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The contentment is, perhaps, caused by nothing - nothing triggers it, nothing takes it away. </div>
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And yet it comes. </div>
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The feeling that hits me presses on the core of my heart and fills me with a sense of exhilaration; if I could run for a thousand miles I would still have the energy to run a thousand more.<br />
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The nothing that takes it away.<br />
It is a bitter wind that tosses leaves and brings a winter slouch. A prose that is indecipherable.<br />
The elation I felt has been taken away, even as I speak it seeps deeper into my mind, taking hold of it with an iron fist.<br />
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Nothing is explained and nothing is expected to be.<br />
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<i>Lost, but now I am found;</i><br />
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<i>I was so confused as a little child, trying to take what I could get</i><br />
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Rachaelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16844456759550611714noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1553082120469320625.post-76731938481466697802014-01-09T14:20:00.001+11:002014-01-09T14:20:11.599+11:00To be |adventurous| brave| creative|<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
Do you know that amazing feeling you get when your day has started off exceptionally bad; then suddenly, something makes you smile or someone makes you laugh. And your day rotates. And there's that amazing feeling? </div>
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That is what the New Year has been like for me. </div>
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From the last day of 2013 to the third day of 2014, my days were tiring and average. It felt like 2014's only purpose was to remind me of every thing I've ever done and regretted or not done and regretted. </div>
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The first picture of 2014. Two of my sisters and a dear friend. It was a happy photographed moment. </div>
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I know this year has the potential to get better and to get worse. But for now, as I write, I like to think Better will be more pronounced. And if circumstances do not allow this to be, I intend to make the Better of Everything. </div>
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So much adventure and happiness. It tugged at the strings of my heart. It was one of those films that inspired me the way Stand By Me and August Rush always do.</div>
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I write short stories, but have always felt like there won't be much I can do with them. They'll stay saved on my laptop as "Short 001" and up, for my eyes only.<br />When Walter Mitty credits rolled and "Based on the short story by James Thurber" came up, my heart fluttered.</div>
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Why joy? Why confusion? Why nostalgia? These words might outline my feelings or thoughts, but they do not bring justice to an event. I cannot express an experience with words. No matter how expressive the word, the event remains unexpressed. <br />
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Do you remember, as an early teenager, reading a book that you got completely lost in? And now, in your mid/late teen years, when you read that book again or simply remember it, you do not remember sitting comfortably on your bed, drinking in the words - you remember <i>being</i> <i>the book. </i>You're this character and now that one, now this one again. You travel with every scene change. You are the words. You are the story.<br />
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I wish you all a Happy New Year. Stay cool, minions.Rachaelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16844456759550611714noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1553082120469320625.post-86922557578787555912013-12-13T20:05:00.000+11:002013-12-13T20:05:38.625+11:00Christmas?It's only 12 days away. I'm not sure if that's striking anyone else as ridiculously close, but it's struck me and it's struck me hard. I've bought one Christmas present. On a roll! Just kidding. <br />
I've had such a busy first 13 days of December that I don't even feel like it is Christmas. Maybe I'll just have to miss out on it this year. I've been listening to the music and watching the films, but it hardly helps. Heck, I even decorated a tree! <br />
But down to what I've been doing! A group of friends and Bek and myself spent a few nights at the beach, South Durras. It was so relaxed and fun!<br />
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And today we just got back from our annual family holiday at the coast!<br />
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It was the first shopping trip we've been on together when we haven't purchased anything but Max Brenner drinks! And I introduced her to sushi - I'm proud to say I have converted yet another! </div>
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The week before <i>that</i> we had our last YW's Bible Study. It was a bittersweet night indeed. They're moving us into Adult Groups next year; I'm not sure we'll fit in immediately! We're used to swaying off topic for hours straight and giggling. </div>
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;">This weekend (16-18 Aug) is the 40 Hour Famine. I am partaking with my Church, New Life Presbyterian.</span><br style="background-color: white; font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;" /><span style="background-color: white; font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;">It would mean a lot to me if you were to support me in this cause and donate! </span><br style="background-color: white; font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;" /><br style="background-color: white; font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;" /><span style="background-color: white; font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;">The link to donating is:</span><br style="background-color: white; font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;" /><a href="https://famine.worldvision.com.au/famine/donate?lpos=Famin_home_Donate_now_Button" rel="nofollow nofollow" style="background-color: white; cursor: pointer; font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">https://<wbr></wbr><span class="word_break" style="display: inline-block;"></span>famine.worldvision.com.au/<wbr></wbr><span class="word_break" style="display: inline-block;"></span>famine/<wbr></wbr><span class="word_break" style="display: inline-block;"></span>donate?lpos=Famin_home_Donate_n<wbr></wbr><span class="word_break" style="display: inline-block;"></span>ow_Button</a><br style="background-color: white; font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;" /><span style="background-color: white; font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;">My Famine ID number: 2013061315</span><br style="background-color: white; font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;" /><span style="background-color: white; font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;">This number will go in the box under 'Who are you donating to?'.</span><br style="background-color: white; font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;" /><span style="background-color: white; font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;">My goal is $300 but any amount, small or large will make a difference!</span><br style="background-color: white; font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;" /><br style="background-color: white; font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;" /><span style="background-color: white; font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;">Thank you so much!!! </span><br style="background-color: white; font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;" /><span style="background-color: white; font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;">Rachael</span></div>
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Rachaelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16844456759550611714noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1553082120469320625.post-32529257868785788352013-07-31T12:04:00.000+10:002013-08-01T22:46:17.994+10:00this is life<div style="background-color: white; color: #990000; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19px; text-align: center;">
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Wow. I'm doing this. Stolen off Yemma. Accompanying me on this adventure are a few photo collages.</div>
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(i babysit our friends' munchkins)<br />
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Dog ears ruin lives. Highlighting ruins lives.You must bookmark!<br />
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Aha, my fingernails are my preciousesss. Generally semi-long and always with some form of color on them. I feel naked without.<br />
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<span style="font-family: 'Georgia Serif'; font-size: 15px; line-height: 20px; text-align: justify;">Mosturized. And what's more to do? I get dermatitis is winter so that's a tough one :P I like soft hands for myself. Summer provides. </span><span style="font-family: 'Georgia Serif'; font-size: 15px; line-height: 20px; text-align: justify;"> </span><br />
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(we caught up with V kiddos)</div>
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<span style="text-align: center;">Photography and nail painting and flute. They are my main creativity outlets =D</span></div>
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(i met the Dawallaby and Angel)</div>
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I drink coffee! Not excessively, but enough to be called a coffee drinker. It is a tasty substance.<br />
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Ahh, honesty is the key to happiness.<br />
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(every weekend holds in store a different activity with the malefriend)</div>
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<span style="text-align: center;">I correct grammar like there's no tomorrow. There's something about the simplicity of grammar (and spelling and punctuation, the whole lot!) that really touches my heart. </span></div>
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"NATH, oh my gosh you're getting married are you nervous and really excited you look so happy!" (...me.)<br />
(him) "Oh yeah, I'm pretty excited..."<br />
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The wedding of Nathan and Mandy. </div>
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A shimmer of light and then... there she was. </div>
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The 8th of May, an 18 year old. The 9th of May - 19. </div>
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18 served its time of three hundred and sixty-five days. </div>
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At the beginning of this month we went as family (or almost coz Matt stayed in Canberra) to QLD to visit family and friends.</div>
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We stayed at the farm house we stayed at a few years ago; it's an awesome place. This is the kitchen view.</div>
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On Friday we spent the day at the Huggable Hoggies!! </div>
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Shoulder-wars dominated and here we have evidence of Alice smashing Jamie =D </div>
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Last Friday night I got a late night call from Grace A, who stated very frankly 'I want to come visit you for the weekend.'</div>
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We had the best time. I kid you not. We found so many more reasons to be close and closer and more awesome.</div>
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We're the best and debates are not open to that.</div>
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"Darling, I look fabulous!"</div>
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Before Church started I did this to her^. So much win! It was the most hilarious thing ever!! </div>
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So, farewell to thee, Antoinette! I know you don't read this site, but this post can still go out to you.</div>
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My friend Meg from Uni started a website with one of her friends on books, reviews and writing in general. On our Facebook group (Brite Club) she put the offer out there for us to have any of our writings published on her website... after many months of not giving her my link, this afternoon I finally did! It is one of my best works; and if not, it's definitely a favorite.<br />
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That^, my friends, is where you'll find not only my short story but also Meg's website. </div>
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Keep your head warm. Listen to good music (like 'Sun") and keep groovy glasses on to protect your eyes from glare. It wouldn't be too grand having them damaged.</div>
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Upon arrival; it nearly took my breath away! </div>
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Jess got home one week ago (to the day!) </div>
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The four sisters. (Three is overrated.) </div>
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Ah, Brisbane. The maker of memories and the developer of characters. </div>
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January 16-26, 2013.</div>
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Madeleine and Bissy went on a weekend camp and Neil, Thomas and Mandy went to Bowral for Mandy's engagement party so I caught a few trains to where Ma and Poppy drove me to Nana's house. 3 hours of trains, it was a tad exhausting! I stayed with Nana the night and we went out to dinner and stayed up til midnight watching tennis and looking through her photos of Africa. The next day she drove me down to the Hoggie's.<br />
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Little-miss-adorable, covering her ugly face from me. She taught me Spit and....<br />
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I ate one of the famous Mrs. Hoggie CUPCAKE!! Delish, totally better than the photos tell!<br />
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And finalizing it by writing out a legit list. </div>
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THE Hogbin baby, Kitty. I have waited all my life (well, all her life) to see her and she was... just... she was so... CUTE O_O<br />
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Saying goodbye to my little dear. Sad times, sad times. </div>
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Ahh, my little Poinky! </div>
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Digging for treasure with Lil.</div>
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On Thurs, Jamie, Bek and I spent a day attttt... THE VENTURAS! </div>
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Arrival.</div>
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Introduced the V's to carpet soccer.</div>
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Played Around the World.</div>
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Went the The River.</div>
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Swam.</div>
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Played table tennis around the World.</div>
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The photo above is a sneak peak of an epic post that will be published at a later date... but I can't tell you when that is!</div>
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I have had my first ever client!! :O I really can't remember what I say on this blog, so if you've heard this before just skip to the next paragraph =P</div>
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The paper I entered for the summer comp was publish in the paper, yeah. I got an email from a man I don't know and he requested a printed 25cm average copy of my image; he said him and his wife loved it and wanted to frame it! So I got to name a price and I'm in the process of printings and seeing what works best. </div>
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Tomorrow (discarding today because it's actually tonight) it's 4 days til I fly to Brissy! :O I WILL BE MEETING THE LARA!!! </div>
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"So little to do, so much time. Wait. Stop, strike, reverse that."</div>
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<br />Rachaelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16844456759550611714noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1553082120469320625.post-54423429609295907592012-12-31T21:54:00.001+11:002013-01-03T13:20:44.640+11:00(pretend I'm Bugs Bunny) HAPPY new year! HAPPY new year!Some of my accomplishments, excitements, events, happenings and so on of.... <b><i><u><span style="font-size: large;">2012</span></u></i></b><br />
So! Here is a list of things of importance to the public or just myself that happened in the year we've just skimmed over. The beginning half was as a 17 year old, the end half as an 18 year old (yeah, that's right - an adult!). And guess what! Next year I get to experience it the same way! 18 and 19, they sound like a welcoming combination.<br />
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Well, my January started out the same as I hope they always will.... a trip to <a href="http://rachaelsnotes.blogspot.com.au/2012/01/brisbane-january-2012.html">Brisbane</a> to visit my dear friends the Abrahams. And the Hogbins, of course!! Next month (or really, tomorrow) will be much the same, only better. Because it can only ever get better.</div>
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Thing <a href="http://rachaelsnotes.blogspot.com.au/2012/04/graphic-design.html">two</a>: I created not only a website (for a fashion store, fancy that!) but also a Vodka label (best assignment ever!) and a poster encouraging anti-whaling. It was a good semester; it was the same semester that my best pieces of writing were wrung out of me.<br />
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I went to my first ever paintball game! Lara and Jim had a joint hens/bucks night (then got married! can't forget that!) of paintballing. It was epic. One of the best moments of my year was when we were free-for-all and I was being mowed down by a group of guys (I found out later they had no bullets. Freak attack for nothing) and I threw myself into a trench and waded knee-length to safety. I reenacted a war scene like in the movies!!<br />
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I partook in x2 7-day-photography-task <a href="http://rachaelsnotes.blogspot.com.au/2012/06/photo-challenge-two.html">thingamajigs</a> with Lara A. And speaking of Lara A. I also got to 'meet' her this year! We've spent a lot of time on media getting to know each other, and provided everything works out in January I will actually meet the kid!! Wahoo!<br />
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Throughout the year I have travelled to Sydney 4 times. One of the times (*bows in worship of the memory*) was to see The Lord of the Rings: Two Towers with Caleb and Alice in the Sydney Opera House. (the full post is <a href="http://rachaelsnotes.blogspot.com.au/2012/08/frodo-what-news-of-outside-world-tell.html">here</a>. Dude mate, totes worth it.)<br />
I stayed that night with the travelling Hoggies at their friends' house, then we drove home to a session of ice-skating with the Ventura's. It was a superb day that ended too soon.<br />
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Also in the past 12 months I have been asked to photograph 5 events, 2 being professional. Or as professional as it gets for an amateur, ey wot!<br />
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This might be somewhat uninteresting to you, but it has almost made my year. Somewhere along the way I decided on my favorite band. Correct, Panic! at The Disco have made it to the top complete with full obsession on my side!<br />
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You'll never believe this, but... I went skiing TWICE in two months! How cray! The first time Bek and I went to Perisher with Joel and Josh, Emma and Kate and the second time Thredbo saw, wholly unco, Bek, Jamie and myself with Brad. Skiing freaks me out, sometimes I have nightmares about it. But hopefully next year I will be gliding down hills with a smile!<br />
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I reached the half way mark for my degree of Writing. *hi-five*<br />
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This also might be something of no consequence to you (or me, even. I think I'm getting carried away) but with the help of my little brothers Super Mario Bros. has received a workout, including all but one world being unlocked and RSI. But hey! it's the memories.<br />
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Having said that, be prepared for a few more shallow 'thrills' in the near ending of this post. I can't help being excited about them...<br />
well, someone foolish showed me, indirectly, Smallville. 'Where's an obsessed girl I can talk to?' please, look this way.<br />
Also, Community has quite made these past two months pass somewhat anti-socially.<br />
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I am not ashamed of this one... I saw the movie. The real, live movie of THE HOBBIT. The actual Hobbit. And to top it off, I was a <a href="http://rachaelsnotes.blogspot.com.au/2012/12/i-may-be-burglarbut-im-honest-one-i.html">Hobbit</a>.<br />
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Also, I saw the 'Musical Phenomenon' of Les Mis, starring Hugh Jackman and Russell Crowe, Anne Hathaway and so on. It was definitely the best casting of the classic; Eddie Redmayne did the perfect Marius. The fact that it was a movie rather than a staged (literally) show it captured the rawness of the period and emotion was shown through the songs as if it was real. Plus I cried (mildly) 4 times, so it was clearly amazing for a drama.<br />
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I bought a Monkey Mania worker a Subway cookie.<br />
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Koorong had its first 'Koorong at Dusk'! It was a night full of games and singing, performances and radio streaming live, making for a happy time. Next year, it will definitely be on!<br />
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I just might win a competition! I entered a summer comp and (have I already spoken of this? Hmm...) things are looking bright! They published my image, along with a paragraph, in the newspaper. Made my day, it did!<br />
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Forgive me, I have stolen too much of your time. Please, let's remain friends. I'll do whatever it takes! You want me to never post again? Done.<br />
Have a Happy New Year, sir. Thank you, thank you. </div>
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Rachaelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16844456759550611714noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1553082120469320625.post-90009816030447189392012-12-28T20:23:00.003+11:002012-12-28T20:23:23.572+11:00“I may be a burglar...but I'm an honest one, I hope, more or less."<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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On Boxing Day (how was your Christmas, by the way?) Jamie, Bek, me and Ant went to see The Hobbit. </div>
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The Ring, unseen, is on a chain around my neck. Just like Frodo.</div>
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Despite the look on my face (I'm always the photographer, people, not the photographed!) I was actually stoked for the night. This was me on the inside: ^_^ xD ^_^</div>
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Rachaelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16844456759550611714noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1553082120469320625.post-30001205976234991062012-12-20T17:21:00.001+11:002012-12-20T17:21:48.473+11:00"put another 'x' on the calendar"Hey, guess what? It's only 5 days until Christmas! And tomorrow it will be 4! Then 3! Then 2 and then... it will be Christmas Eve!!! Then Christmas DAY!<br />
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Yesterday mum trimmed my hair.</div>
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I've lost 4 inches and it rests on my shoulders. Holy do! o.O </div>
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It's so weird having short hair again. I liked my length, even though this new do is stylish and easy to work with (even though I can't plait it myself *cries*) </div>
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This is it up in a pony-tail... the difference is killing me! It's so short! Up at that height it used to come down to my elbow. </div>
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Yesterday Dan turned 11 and some of us went to the Lorimer's pool for an afternoon swim.</div>
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About a week ago I entered a photo for the Canberra Times summer competition, nek minnit:</div>
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On Tuesday night we had our second year running Carols in the Courtyard. </div>
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There was lots of singing and food and sun, along with cold winds. </div>
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Deck the house with a trillion liiiights, fa la la la la, la la la.</div>
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And I'm almost completely done with Christmas shopping, wrapping and writing! :D<br />It's so close! 13 days! </div>
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The family pressies at the bottom of my dress cupboard :P </div>
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