Right now, i’m going through my intense music list and getting rid of all the crap I no longer listen to. I am looking for new music though, so I’m always open to suggestions! This is where you come in. I need you to give me some suggestions!

How about filling this in for me:

1. Recommend me a band/artist.
2. Suggest three of their songs that I should try out.
3. Why is this band worthy of my listening, and what makes these three songs great?
4. What is the one classic song (not related to the above band/artist) that I should have in my playlist and why?

:)

I’ve always been able to pride myself in my ability to cheer people up. Ever since I was little, i’d tell jokes at just the right time to make people smile; i’d stop awkward conversations and move the topic to something different. Most importantly, I just know what to say to some people to cheer them up. This “ability” of mine is what prompted me to go up to Cairns 2 weeks early with my mother when my grandmother died. Initially we were going to be coming up for the funeral at a later date, but I insisted to go up early. Once up there, I managed to keep a smile on everyone’s face. I was telling jokes, laughing, telling stories, or just talking to anyone who would listen, particularly my Uncle, Brett, who I miss a lot. He even gave me the nickname “Agent Jokester” because I simply would not stop with the jokes.

Last night I was able to use my “ability” once again. My friend, Matty, was having some problems with his girlfriend, and even considered the easy way out of the situation. Instead, he drunk himself into oblivion and then, after hours of drinking, thought about taking said way out again. Then he sent a message (a blank one, mind you) to me, and we got talking. Eventually we got onto the topic of his girlfriend and the problems they were occuring, and I knew just what to say to him to cheer him up and tell him that everything was going to be alright.

He called me his saviour.

It’s amazing how i’m able to pull this guy that I barely know out of the deepest of ruts all the time, but I love the feeling when I do. It makes me happy to know that I can at least help somebody just by making them happy. I suppose the reason I want to make people happy is because I know what it’s like to not be happy.

In other news, I’m halfway through one of my majorwork vexels! It’s currently 676 layers. I’m so glad I managed to get all that work done on it yesterday. :)

Yesterday I managed to convince my mum to let me dye my hair. :) So ontop of the fact that it’s now a beautiful auburn colour and I have a fringe and quite a few layers :D I’m really happy with it! Unfortunately I don’t really have a decent webcam picture that shows the changes in the colour of my hair, but it’s much darker and has a reddish tint to it now.

Before (taken a few weeks ago):

After:

and yes, I am wearing my new year 12 jersey :D we got them on Friday, so I’m very happy (and comfortable, because they’re so goshdarn warm! :D)

:(

James left Sydney about three hours ago. He’s due to touch down in auckland in about thirty minutes. It’s amazing how much I hate to see him go, even though I should be used to it by now. It just hurts so much every time. It’s like getting everything you’ve ever wanted only to be told you only get it for a week, and then it all goes back to where it comes from. With luck, next year I’ll never really have to “see him go” again: Instead I’ll be able to see him every day, except when I come back here for a visit to my parents.

I can’t wait to see him again. It’s just little things that make me miss him. He cuddles me and lets me lie on him when i’m tired, he messes around with me and we play stupid games… He puts me to bed every night and stays until i’m asleep. I feel so comfortable and safe when he’s here, or when I’m around him. When he’s gone I always feel slightly empty.

Anyway, I’m burning the lovely candles that he bought me, and I’m about to watch Temptation. I might have a bath a little later, but I will probably end up saving that for tomorrow. Have a great weekend, everybody, especially those lucky enough to have a long weekend like me. :)

I’m sitting here, at 9.15, watching Cold Case with my boyfriend, James, and my brother, Chris. I have the cramps from hell, I’m dead tired, and am sporting a particularly lovely cold. Hooray. My dermatitis is back with a vengance, my skin is horribly dry, and I’m breaking out in pimples eveeeryyywheere. Yep. You can tell that the season’s changed, because my body responds in really stupid ways. Well, I suppose I can’t blame my period on the change of season, but having an excuse makes me feel a little better. ;)

School has been really difficult at the moment. We’ve had a lot of work as of lately because we’re preparing for our next set of assessments and our trial exams next term. The good thing is that there’s only three to four weeks of term left until the holidays. The bad thing is that I’ll be spending most of the holidays studying. At least I get a break though: And James says that he’ll come and visit for a week too. I’m going to have to study hard. I want to do so well: For me, not for anybody else.

It’s freezing cold at the moment. I can’t wait until we get our year 12 jerseys, because we’ll get an additional layer to wear with our uniform. Unfortunately, the company are a bunch of lazy fucks, and haven’t delivered them yet. They were ordered over three months ago, and were supposed to have been delivered over a month ago. Well, still no jerseys, and needless to say, our entire grade is getting impatient. The frustrating thing is that we’ve had to pay for them, and we’ll hardly get any wear out of them during the school year now, considering we only have 15 school weeks until we leave. This isn’t necessarilly a bad thing, it’s just particularly disappointing that we don’t get one of the “year 12 presents” when we’re told we will. Ehh…

I’ve discovered (or rediscovered) a new love! Candles! James bought me a few scented candles to help with my stress when I do homework. They’re orange and lavendar, as well as a floral scent. They’re beautiful smelling, and I can’t wait to start using them. I think I’m going to buy some more candles in the future! They’re so calming and can create so many different moods. When I move to auckland I might decorate my studio based on the colours of the candles. :) hehe…

Well, I’m off to watch Close to Home now. Goodnight!