I recently learned a valuable lesson.
At the risk of sounding like a self-help tape, or Dr. Phil for that matter, I just want to say that to get what you really want in life, you've just gotta grit your teeth and go for it! It pays to get to know people, even on a seemingly superficial level. As shallow as this may sound, it really does help get to places.

SO, from now on, I plan to be more of a go-getter type of person, rather than someone who just waits for things to fall onto my lap. 'Cause let's face it, things aren't gonna turn out the way you want if you wait and someone else is gonna get what you want!

okay, I'll stop now before I sound more and more like a Hallmark 'Happy Graduation' card.

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seriously, why is it that i only choose to start blogging again when I should be doing an assignment? always the same story!
anyhooos, I'll just give y'all a run down of my very exciting life (well... not, really.... but i'll say anything that makes me feel better):

Saturday, August 8th -  I went and saw an Indonesian movie made a bunch of students (studying film, i'm guessing) from Melbourne and Sydney with Karina and Nyssa (Yasmin's cuz for y'all who don't know). I must say i barely know what was happening most of the time i was watching the movie, and the lack of establishing shots (read: shots that show you where the whole thing was set, like those big shots of the street, or an overhead view of the city) made me think that the whole thing was shot in someone's backyard. OK, maybe it was.... but all in all, good effort! Love how Indos are getting some exposure around here, especially that Indo streetwear designer Josua Andreas who graduated from RMIT (you hear that, cels?!).
Saturday, August 15th - I went to a gig at this rather dodgy bar. The drummer, Will, is in a couple of my units this year and I got to meet his band mates for the first time (second time, technically... but I was in no state to remember my first encounter with them. Ahem.) The band is called Wilfred Jackal, and they are all really very nice. After the gig, we scaddadled off to this very trashy but admittedly interesting club called C-Grade (i guess the name doesn't lie), where the staff were wearing pyjamas.
Check Wilfred Jackal out! (promosi promosi): http://www.myspace.com/wilfredjackal

I HAVE OFFICIALLY SCORED A TICKET FOR THE PARKLIFE FESTIVAL!
yaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaayyy

Emily Haines, your sex-a-licious highness, grace me with your presence!

AAAAAAAAAAAAAAA

Holy shiatzu! I just got my Semester 1 results today and I am soooo fucking disappointed at my self. I guess I shouldn't have expected much since I don't feel like I did an enormous amount of studying last semester. But still, I expected more out of my grades. I mean, if you look at my grades individually I guess you could say it was alright, since I passed everything and got 3 Distinctions (Film Studies, Sociology, Media) and a Credit (Journo). But what really disappointed me was my GPA, which was a measly 2.75 =(
I believe that is a near Distinction, which in high school terms is something like a C+/B- ?

I don't really want to tell my parents my grades, not sure how they'll feel about it.

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Daaayuumm sounds like the line-up for the Parklife Festival later in spring this year (October 3rd to be exact) is gonna be AWESOME!!

2009 Brings the biggest and best Parklife lineup yet:

Doing their first live shows ever:
EMPIRE OF THE SUN

Appearing for the first time in Australia:
EROL ALKAN
LA ROUX
METRIC
LITTLE BOOTS
JUNIOR BOYS
AUTOKRATZ

Plus
TIGA
MSTRKRFT
A-TRAK
BUSY P (DJ set + your host on the day)
CRYSTAL CASTLES
METRONOMY (excl Adelaide)
THE RAPTURE
AEROPLANE
CLAUDE VON STROKE
KASKADE
THE GLIMMERS
LADY SOVEREIGN
THE COOL KIDS
ART VS SCIENCE
BERTIE BLACKMAN
BENI
THE ASTON SHUFFLE
SHAZAM
+ many more

*jizzes in pants*

And considering the line-up the ticket prices are pretty darn good, with tickets selling at $137.00. Now.... to find people who would want to come with...



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