Thursday, October 7, 2010

If I were....


If I were a month, I’d be january.
If I were a day of the week, I’d be sunday.
If I were a time of day, I’d be dawn.
If I were a planet, I’d be venus.
If I were a sea animal, I’d be a mermaid ;)
If I were a direction, I’d be east.
If I were a piece of furniture, I’d be a dresser.
If I were a liquid, I’d be water.
If I were a gemstone, I’d be a diamond.
If I were a tree, I’d be a cherry tree.
If I were a tool, I’d be a hammer.
If I were a flower, I’d be a gerbra.
If I were a kind of weather, I’d be sunny.
If I were a musical instrument, I’d be a guitar.
If I were a color, I’d be pink.
If I were an emotion, I’d be passion.
If I were a fruit, I’d be a peach.
If I were a sound, I’d be waves crashing.
If I were an element, I’d be gold.
If I were a car, I’d be an audi.
If I were a food, I’d be a strawberry.
If I were a place, I’d be tahiti.
If I were a material, I’d be a cotton.
If I were a taste, I’d be sweet.
If I were a scent, I’d be vanilla.
If I were an object, I’d be pencil.
If I were a body part, I’d be a hand.
If I were a facial expression, I’d be a giggling face.
If I were a song, I’d be in the rain by shapeshifter
If I were a pair of shoes, I’d be pink heels.

Friday, August 20, 2010

Bookshopping


Beautiful Picture found on Beautycomma blog, love the dress & heels shes wearing looking very modern yet standing out side an antique book shop

Thursday, August 5, 2010

August Favs

so far....... Cupcakes found from lushlee, flowers, umbrellas, teacups
http://www.lushlee.com/2010/07/pretty-swell/

Monday, August 2, 2010

My new fav singer/artist Ellie Goulding

Elena Jane "Ellie" Goulding (born on 30 December 1986) is an English singer-songwriter and guitarist. She rose to fame after topping the BBC Sound of 2010 poll and winning the Critics Choice Award at the2010 BRIT Awards. After signing to Polydor Records in 2009, Goulding released her first extended play, An Introduction to Ellie Goulding, followed by her debut full-length studio albumLights, in 2010.

When I was back in Hawkes Bay for a week holiday to see the family and friends, I was introduced to this song by mum and my youngest brother. We had picked Sam up from school, 17 yr old boy at high school who thinks everythings boring and "sucks" at school, mum puts this happy song by Ellie 'starry eyed' on once shes picked him up :) and shes right will put you in a great mood once you hear this song!

Wednesday, July 14, 2010

VOLUME - Mobile DJ Business Card


Currently been rebranding up a friends DJ business card and finally come to the final product - Love the contrast of orange and black

Treasured Family Moments....

Before moving over to Australia, I had to go through all my things at home and clean out what i no longer needed as much as i find hard to throw things out ha ha, but went through old photo albums of me and my younger brothers mum put together and scanned a few in....

Thursday, July 8, 2010

For every professional designer who's ever been asked to design something for a work colleague, cousin or aquaintence...


Hi David 


I opened the screen door yesterday and my cat got out and has been missing since then so I was wondering if you are not to busy you could make a poster for me. It has to be A4 and I will photocopy it and put it around my suburb this afternoon.

This is the only photo of her I have she answers to the name Missy and is black and white and about 8 months old. missing on Harper street and my phone number.
Thanks Shan.


From: David Thorne
Date: Monday 21 June 2010 9.26am
To: Shannon Walkley
Subject: Re: Poster

Dear Shannon,
That is shocking news. Luckily I was sitting down when I read your email and not half way up a ladder or tree. How are you holding up? I am surprised you managed to attend work at all what with thinking about Missy out there cold, frightened and alone... possibly lying on the side of the road, her back legs squashed by a vehicle, calling out "Shannon, where are you?"
Although I have two clients expecting completed work this afternoon, I will, of course, drop everything and do whatever it takes to facilitate the speedy return of Missy.
Regards, David.

From: Shannon Walkley
Date: Monday 21 June 2010 9.37am
To: David Thorne
Subject: Re: Re: Poster

yeah ok thanks. I know you dont like cats but I am really worried about mine. I have to leave at 1pm today.


From: David Thorne
Date: Monday 21 June 2010 10.17am
To: Shannon Walkley
Subject: Re: Re: Re: Poster

Dear Shannon,
I never said I don't like cats. Once, having been invited to a party, I went clothes shopping beforehand and bought a pair of expensive G-Star boots. They were two sizes too small but I wanted them so badly I figured I could just wear them without socks and cut my toenails very short. As the party was only a few blocks from my place, I decided to walk. After the first block, I lost all feeling in my feet. Arriving at the party, I stumbled into a guy named Steven, spilling Malibu & coke onto his white Wham 'Choose Life' t-shirt, and he punched me. An hour or so after the incident, Steven sat down in a chair already occupied by a cat. The surprised cat clawed and snarled causing Steven to leap out of the chair, slip on a rug and strike his forehead onto the corner of a speaker; resulting in a two inch open gash. In its shock, the cat also defecated, leaving Steven with a foul stain down the back of his beige cargo pants. I liked that cat.
Attached poster as requested.
Regards, David. 
From: Shannon Walkley


Date: Monday 21 June 2010 10.24am

To: David Thorne

Subject: Re: Re: Re: Re: Poster


yeah thats not what I was looking for at all. it looks like a movie and how come the photo of Missy is so small? 

From: David Thorne

Date: Monday 21 June 2010 10.28am

To: Shannon Walkley

Subject: Re: Re: Re: Re: Poster


Dear Shannon, 
It's a design thing. The cat is lost in the negative space. 
Regards, David. 

  

From: Shannon Walkley

Date: Monday 21 June 2010 10.33am

To: David Thorne

Subject: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Poster


Thats just stupid. Can you do it properly please? I am extremely emotional over this and was up all night in tears. you seem to think it is funny. Can you make the photo bigger please and fix the text and do it in colour please. Thanks.




From: David Thorne

Date: Monday 21 June 2010 10.46am

To: Shannon Walkley

Subject: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Poster


Dear Shannon, 
Having worked with designers for a few years now, I would have assumed you understood, despite our vague suggestions otherwise, we do not welcome constructive criticism. I don't come downstairs and tell you how to send text messages, log onto Facebook and look out of the window. I am willing to overlook this faux pas due to you no doubt being preoccupied with thoughts of Missy attempting to make her way home across busy intersections or being trapped in a drain as it slowly fills with water. I spent three days down a well once but that was just for fun. 
I have amended and attached the poster as per your instructions. 
Regards, David.

From: Shannon Walkley
Date: Monday 21 June 2010 10.59am
To: David Thorne
Subject: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Poster

This is worse than the other one. can you make it so it shows the whole photo of Missy and delete the stupid text that says missing missy off it? I just want it to say Lost.
 
From: David Thorne
Date: Monday 21 June 2010 11.14am
To: Shannon Walkley
Subject: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Poster

From: Shannon Walkley
Date: Monday 21 June 2010 11.21am
To: David Thorne
Subject: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Poster

yeah can you do the poster or not? I just want a photo and the word lost and the telephone number and when and where she was lost and her name. Not like a movie poster or anything stupid. I have to leave early today. If it was your cat I would help you. Thanks.
 
From: David Thorne
Date: Monday 21 June 2010 11.32am
To: Shannon Walkley
Subject: Awww

Dear Shannon,
I don't have a cat. I once agreed to look after a friend's cat for a week but after he dropped it off at my apartment and explained the concept of kitty litter, I kept the cat in a closed cardboard box in the shed and forgot about it. If I wanted to feed something and clean faeces, I wouldn't have put my mother in that home after her stroke. A week later, when my friend came to collect his cat, I pretended that I was not home and mailed the box to him. Apparently I failed to put enough stamps on the package and he had to collect it from the post office and pay eighteen dollars. He still goes on about that sometimes, people need to learn to let go.
I have attached the amended version of your poster as per your detailed instructions.
Regards, David. 
From: Shannon Walkley


Date: Monday 21 June 2010 11.47am

To: David Thorne

Subject: Re: Awww


Thats not my cat. where did you get that picture from? That cat is orange. I gave you a photo of my cat.




From: David Thorne

Date: Monday 21 June 2010 11.58am

To: Shannon Walkley

Subject: Re: Re: Awww


I know, but that one is cute. As Missy has quite possibly met any one of several violent ends, it is possible you might get a better cat out of this. If anybody calls and says "I haven't seen your orange cat but I did find a black and white one with its hind legs run over by a car, do you want it?" you can politely decline and save yourself a costly veterinarian bill. 
I knew someone who had a basset hound that had its hind legs removed after an accident and it had to walk around with one of those little buggies with wheels. If it had been my dog I would have asked for all its legs to be removed and replaced with wheels and had a remote control installed. I could charge neighbourhood kids for rides and enter it in races. If I did the same with a horse I could drive it to work. I would call it Steven. 
Regards, David. 

  

From: Shannon Walkley

Date: Monday 21 June 2010 12.07pm

To: David Thorne

Subject: Re: Re: Re: Awww


Please just use the photo I gave you. 

  

From: David Thorne

Date: Monday 21 June 2010 12.22pm

To: Shannon Walkley

Subject: Re: Re: Re: Re: Awww




From: Shannon Walkley
Date: Monday 21 June 2010 12.34pm
To: David Thorne
Subject: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Awww

I didnt say there was a reward. I dont have $2000 dollars. What did you even put that there for? Apart from that it is perfect can you please remove the reward bit. Thanks Shan.
 
From: David Thorne
Date: Monday 21 June 2010 12.42pm
To: Shannon Walkley
Subject: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Awww

From: Shannon Walkley
Date: Monday 21 June 2010 12.51pm
To: David Thorne
Subject: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Awww

Can you just please take the reward bit off altogether? I have to leave in ten minutes and I still have to make photocopies of it.
 
From: David Thorne
Date: Monday 21 June 2010 12.56pm
To: Shannon Walkley
Subject: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Awww

From: Shannon Walkley
Date: Monday 21 June 2010 1.03pm
To: David Thorne
Subject: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Awww

Fine. That will have to do. 










It does all work out in the end

So it has been awhile since I have blogged, but good things take time....
lots has been happening from friends visiting from NZ, to birthdays over here, events, moving, work the list goes on! have made great friends with people i work with so works more amusing having people you like in the work environment and that does'nt always happen! So i am enjoying this while it lasts...
I moved out of the flat with the couple, not a bit too much for me, they began to rule the rooster, everything was theirs, could'nt really have people over, as well as them keeping to themselves it came to the point i did'nt want to go home at the end of the day, and no one should feel like that!
so lucky for me a friend from back home had moved over to be with her boy, and she wanted to find a flat together which we did :) great wee 2 bedroom place, reasonably new paint work, kitchen and bathroom so we are both happy in our new home, I enjoy going home now...

Saturday, April 3, 2010

Time and Determination

So everything does happen for a reason, and everythings finally falling into place! Have moved into an apartment complex with a couple that were advertising on gumtree, great wee place, 2 bedrooms with ensuites and a spare room/office with bathrm downstairs aswell!!
Great couple i living with aswell, the chick is so similiar to me, loves arty things, magazines fashion its perfect! and finally landed a job in graphic design as well! so i can carry on with my career now starting on tuesday! I was determined not to have to move back home, and have proved to myself that I can get thru the bad and come out on top!

Monday, March 15, 2010

New Chapter, New Beginning??

So 2010 my plan was to move to Gold Coast end of January to start my new journey of traveling, meeting new people places and expanding my career.
I have now been here for 7 weeks and excited to start a new job, which i landed the 3rd week i was here. I was to go to Brisbane for the interview, which meant catching the train there for the first time which was great as well to see out of the Gold Coast, but there isnt really anything exciting in between. Had the interview seem it went well, got an email the following day saying I had got the job in admin and needed to go back and sign my contract and pay $790 for a uniform!! so i did that of course, was told training was to start in 4-6 weeks once they had done a criminal background check.
4th week came around no phone calls emails nothing, I decided to go to the office they were opening up in Bundall - Gold Coast, level 7 was where they were meant to be... the lift wouldnt let me get there, so decided go to level 9 see whats going on.... level 9 told me they had moved in and out and had no idea where they had gone!!!!!

March 12th an article had been posted on the internet

http://www.goldcoast.com.au/article/2010/03/12/197485_gold-coast-news.html

Was absolutely shattered... no job and loss of $790, how was i to know that this was to happen. everything seemed legit, contract was normal, normal interview. For that man to look at us all in the eyes knowing this was to happen how does he sleep at night!!
But can not dwell on it too much otherwise it will eat me up, so the job search continues as well as getting my money back!
On good news I am moving into a new flat 100m from the beach with a nice couple should be great!!