Shock, horror!

I feel like blogging! Next problem is, what to blog about? Hmm, point form always works:

• Looking forward to trying scrapbooking
• Worried it will take time out of cross stitching
• This is bad because I am on a deadline
• Taking me resume out again tomorrow
• Hoping for "job luck"
• If anyone knows where to get any "job luck" please let me know
• Have started cleaning my room
• Have decided not to make a mess as I go (my usual practice)
• Am cleaning in an anti clockwise direction
• Oooh, new Anne Bishop book is out in April!
• We are almost a quarter of the way through the year
• Need to organise new job to fit around YAAD, any remaining shifts at the gym, pole and dancing.
• Scrapbooking looks like fun!!
• Going out with the girls from pole class. Feel sorry for any pole we come across in our drunken state (it will probably have no less that 10 girls trying to swing off it!)
• Am off to clean now
  

Happy Shann back for YAAD

Am very much looking forward to starting YAAD. Am hoping that I haven't bitten off more than I can chew, but I'm sure it will be fine.

Easter was good. Spent most of the weekend doing nothing. Ate too much chocolate. Went dancing with the boy on Sunday and was very impressed.

Am looking up scrapbooking stuff. I'm not trying to get ahead of myself (I'm still going on mum's cross stitch) but I want to make up a scrapbook for my trip to Japan, and one for when I got to South Africa. I've always thought scrapbooking looked cool, but I didn't think I'd get the hang of it. So hence the research. I'm actually really looking forward to having a go. I'll probably need some help so if anyone knows somebody who does scrapbooking, let me know!!

Cranky Shann makes an appearance

Cranky Shann isn't usually around, but she is tonight. Cranky Shann is cranky at people and herself for leaving dancing. Cranky Shann is not sure she should have left, but is still pretty sure staying would have been just as sucky. There are no good partners to dance with, and other partners don't know what they are doing and/or don't use deodorant. Cranky Shann is probably just spoilt from dancing with good dancers, but doesn't want to spend money on classes just tp waste time with people who don't know what they are doing, or who want to practise by themselves, leaving her on her own.

Wow, looks like Cranky Shann is the only one posting lately. Happy Shann should be back soon though. Happy Shann is still looking for a second job, but it's not going so well. Cranky Shann might have to make another appearance.

Bye for now
Love you all

For a strong woman

• A strong role model for a young girl
• Teacher
• Mentor
• Occasional tyrant
• Always respected
• Flexible
• Occasional mushroom
• Fighter
• Gymnastics coach

For Adele Bartlett

Absent blogger (again!)

Hmm, my life in a nutshell.

• Working, kids been ok.
• Dancing, has been fun and learning new steps, and muchly improvement on technique. Just for the record, I have issues with the latin technique, since I am a gymnast at heart. Completely different type of body movement. I need to learn to loosen my hips and not lock my muscles all the way from my toes to my fingers like I do for gym!
• Have found out that one of the guys who goes to dance class used to do gymnastics. And it was a loooong time ago, judging from the coaches he remembers!
• Still on the subject of dancing, I have been managing to dodge crappy partners, for the most part! And still haven't been able to get hold of my cousin so he can save me!!
  
• Looking for cheap books. Have suddenly and inexplicably developed the need to justify buying of books. This is a very new thing for me. If there was anything in the whole world I never regret doing, it's buying books. Probably due to the fact that I have found some online sites where I can get books for about $10, and book shops are charging $20.
• Still looking online for pretty clothes. The dress I bought arrived on Monday, and here it is:

Msings for the day

Hmm, work goes on, and I really don't think anyone there has a clue what's going on because I have to do an hour of one class, then swap to another???

Am stitching madly lately. Have almost finished my second page. There shall be a triumphant return to S&B, oh yes there will!

Have also been spending time with some new friends; Anita Blake (by Laurell K. Hamilton), Damali Richards (by L.A. Banks), Elena Michaels (by Kelley Armstrong) and Mercy Thompson (Patricia Briggs). I have discovered a new genre and so many new books to read!!! I was getting a bit bored with the fantasy stuff, because a lot of the books can be very similar, so am loving meeting new characters. Very cool. Am raiding the local libraries for said books, but once I get a bit more money together, I might start buying some of the books. Have been searching on the net and I can get a lot of them quite cheap.

Am also buying cheap clothes off Ebay.

Loving dance classes on Tuesday nights. Am not loving dance partners who can't lead and don't know the steps, but still try to correct me. Am also cranky at certain scoundrels who leave me with said dance partners. Hmph.

Very looking forward to Lughnasa tonight. Hooray!!

Hmmm what to do

I've got the new roster for this term, and I have to say it's looking pretty grim, so I have decided that I am getting a second job, so it is off to look for it soon.

My Wednesday shift has been changed on me. I no longer finish at 7pm. I am teaching a different class so I will be finishing at 7:30pm instead. I wasn't too happy about it, but I do need the money. So I will have to figure out what to do with regards to sabbats and what-not.

Spent the weekend with the boy and his family, a relaxing time was had by all.

Am loving the song "Bleeding Love" right now!

Again with the work (just a small bitch this time!!) there was supposed to be a rule in place that we wear shoes on the floor when setting up. Most of the coaches, being ex-gymnasts, ignored the rule as the superceding rule in our minds was "no shoes on the floor". So now it is mandatory to wear shoes at all times when coaching. I will miss being able to go barefoot in summer! So, I have figured out a little compromise for myself. I am looking on ebay for cheap pairs of jazz sneakers on Ebay. My reasoning being that it will protect my poor little tootsies from anything I might be inclined to drop on them, but also be flexible and light enough for me to demonstrate if I need to.

Am halfway down the second page of my cross stitch.

Needing to look for work. Am really hoping Borders is an option!!

Alive, no really

I have been on a sort of unofficial blogging break. I really haven't been doing much except cross stitch, and to prove it, here is where I am up to in my work:


And here are a few highlights from my brother's 21st party. If you want a few more (and trust me, there were quite a few I didn't upload!) check out my facebook albums.

Birthday

Birthday was fun. Did many birthday things this weekend, including getting tattooed.

First off on Friday was my pole xmas party. We had to go dressed in the fashion of the year we were born:


I then had to do a performance, and the pole was really slippery!
Up to this point I hadn't had a drink because I knew I'd be performing and didn't want to stuff up. Here's what happens when you mix alcohol and pole dancing:



That was me on the floor after falling off the pole. In my defense, the pole was slippery (and the florr was a little closer than I remembered!!)

Went out on the town afterwards, but Liv pike out early (damn exchange students can't hold their booze!). So we came home and started drinking with my brother and his mates.

Liv was in a fairly bad way:

And she then made the mistake of passing out on the couch:


This is everyone gearing up to shaving cream her:



If you're wondering why there are no picutres of me about to get shaving creamed or the like, it's coz I'm not stupid enough to pass out at my house with my brother and his mates around!!

By the way, if you want to see more pics, just go to my Facebook page.

Saturday night was family dinner time. We went to a great Japanese restaurant in town where I ate way more than was good for me. But the food was wonderful.

Sunday was "quiet day" where I reflected on the horror of turning 24!

Monday was rather interesting. I got my first tatt done. Unfortunately I don't have any photos of that at the moment because I forgot to take my camera with me, and my friend hasn't sent the ones she took yet. But no doubt everyone will see it tonight. I'm really happy with how it turned out, and rather proud of not passing out or anything.

Afterwards I had to go to work as well and that was a little uncomfortable!

Hmm that's about it really. Am almost up to date with Xmas shopping, only a few little bits to do.

Still here!

And will be there tonight. Here's my life in a summary:

• Working
• Reading new books (very good!)
• Not doing cross stitch (very bad)
• Organising birthday stuff (very good!)
• Getting tattooed on Monday (hopefully)
• Will go and clean my room shortly (no, really I will!)
• Have to practise for pole performance (after I clean my room)
• Buying Xmas presents
• Have not yet done Xmas cards (bad)
• Was sick, am now getting better

And that's about it really!

Missing you guys heaps. Also don't forget that on Saturday at 1pm YOU are invited to coffee at Euro Bar!! See you there!!

Lotsa love

Not around lately

Hi everyone, I know I haven't been around much lately, in either the physical or on the net. No excuse, life has just been hectic- lots of random stuff going on. But rest assured I will be seeing everyone at Summer Solstice.

Also just letting everyone know that Stitch & Bitch will NOT be on in December. But as it is my birthday that weekend (on the 9th), I was thinking we might use the time to instead go for coffee at Euro Bar. And this shall also be in an email.

Other than that, life goes on as usual. Still trying to get my tatt organised, but I am determined to get it done before Xmas. Unfortunately, the day I was planning on getting it done, is rather close to when I am due for my period, so I'm hoping I won't be in too much discomfort.

Got an early Xmas present from one of the kids in my class last night. I thought it might be something like a little box of chocolates. But when I opened it, I had a mobile-phone-hangey-thing (technical term!!) with an "S" and a heart on it! I thought that was really sweet.

Love you all, and I'll see you soon (promise!!)

The boy

The boy has a tatt- go see!

Am almost sorted with mine. Wanted to get it done before my bday, but don't think that will be happening. Should be before Xmas tho. So will let you know!

Now

Wow, was floored yesterday. Not sure why, but these last 3 days have really taken it out of me. Nothing out of the ordinary really (did 3 straight days of classes), but not sure why it really hit me like this. Maybe it was the heat. Probably. Brain is really fried right now, so am apologising in advance for rambling/not-making-sense post.

Am a little bit cold
Am watching Law & Order
Am tired
Am doing a performance for my pole xmas party
Am going to bed soon
Am going to blog more (yes I am!!)
(when there is something to blog about!)
Am needing to finish xmas shopping
Am needing to get tattoo done soon
Am needing to stop blogging before I fall asleep on the computer

Today

Shann has sore throat from too much work. Think it's a good enough excuse to take a sickie? And I'm doing it all again tomorrow (and the next day too!)

For all those interested, Girls Night In was CANCELLED last weekend. It will be RESCHEDULED, probably for around the 2nd of December, so if you are still interested, please get money ($30) to me ASAP!

Shann has sore throat. That is all!

Love you

Am still here!

Blogs have been few and far between lately, bht life progresses as normally as life can for me! Am trying to:

• Get cross stitch done (doing rather well bwt)
• Re-organise Girls Night In (I futzd up last time!)
• Organise getting my tattoo without interfering with work or pole class
• Or Girls Night In or Xmas parties
• Get Xmas shopping done
• Find time to spend with the boy
• Get my tatt done before my birthday but am running out of time
• And opportunity

On the plus side of things, one of the girls from Japan who was in Australia before I went on exchange is back in the country and we have had a chance to catch up. Has been very interesting trying to remember all my Japanese, but she undertsnads me so it can't be too bad.

And that is my life in a nutshell.

Love you all

PS We missed you on Saturday Fairy Mary!!

Strange mood

Am in a strange mood tonight. Not sure what triggered it, but have found that sometimes I am not a nice person. Or maybe this is a completely natural way to feel and I'm being too hard on myself.

I usually tend to be quite a generous person (or I think so anyway), but there are times that I get really jealous.And it's completely irrational. It's not usually items I get jealous with, but places and people.

At times I can be very wary of letting new people into my life, and I can get very possessive if they are coming into what I consider to be "my territory", even if it is not exactly my territory to claim.

This is very strange, as I usually consider myself to be fairly open and friendly.

Not sure why I get like this, but I guess we can all get a little childish at times.

How do crazy people get through the forest???

They take the psycho path

Not happy Shann, and happy Shann

First of all, happy-Shann went to Sydney to spend the weekend with the boy. Was very good. Not-happy-Shann (and probably not-happy-boy) went all over Sydney in the heat searching for non-existent Mr Donuts. Checked the Yellow Pages and there was supposed to be a Mister Donuts in Chatswood Westfield so went all over the shopping centre and asked management and all that jazz, only to find out it was the trading name of Donut King. So pooh x 3948576 because of stupid Donut King trying to be Japanese and poo x 7493656 to silly-Shann who went looking for a non-existent shop and poo x 39575836555 for not getting Mr Donuts donuts!

Strange dreams

My primary school headmaster had to skol a bottle of whiskey
Lisa was helping me
Jonathon wouldn't explain how he did his cross stitch
I was on a school camp

Very strange indeed.

Girls Night In is going full steam ahead. Will be getting photos and stuff to share. Don't forget to let me know if you will be coming along!

Am back at work. Pooh x 33854857

Missing the boy

October is busy. October will be busy until probably early January. So if you want an appointment with October, please let me know!

Why is it whenever you find a comfy bra, and you go to buy more they either don't have it or they just don't have it in your size. Seriously, there has to be a scientific explanation!

Am really sucking at scrabble, due to lack of good letters, and nowhere to place words!!!

Scrabble

I am getting my a$$ kicked!! I am surrounded by scrabble geniuszz!