in the words of phil collins I CAN'T DANCE

my flatmate bryon forced me to go out with him and his friends last night. it was kind of funny because there were two americans, one girl from sweden, one girl from germany, and bryon our lone aussie. we went to northbridge which is known as the club district. we went to a club and ended up on the latino floor. there was salsa music blasting all night. after finishing a few jugs we hit the floor. i can't dance. let alone salsa dance. therefore with some encouragement from josephine, the swed, we busted out some funny moves. you know the grave digger, q-tip, and fax machine. you get the idea.

had class early this morning. i was ok though. it was my digital photomedia lab. for the first time in my life i used photoshop. it was difficult and i was one of the last students done with the assignment (we had to make a face out of vegetables). But i feel it is a very practical class and its about time i learn how to use photoshop.

had an interview at gloria jeans coffee shop. their coffee sucks but i need a job and the owners seemed to like me. they had me make them lattes. i was so nervous. i went behind the counter in my dress and stockings. i go back next week for a trial shift. i think thats a good thing?

going to claire's mum's house for dinner tonight. then going out to the city for the first time.

tomorrow is mischa's birthday bbq. he requested that i teach them how to play beer pong. he even has a white board to make it a tournament. legit. i might not be the best teacher but i am happy to share the american past time.

currently reading: Lolita by Vladimir Nabokov

currently listening to: TV on the radio

sending you GOOD VIBES

 today was my first day of school.

 yesterday was the Good Vibes music festival.

Good Vibes was soooo much fun. it was really cool to have the chance to experience festival life in Perth. Australians, especially in Perth love their music and their festivals.  They go all out and party hard.

The day started for us with about 1oo degree weather where I got to see Chromeo for the second time (first was two years ago at the Neighborhood Music Festival). Then in a good size tent, Yelle provided some excellent dance tunes. the french dance/pop kept everyone dancing.  The crowd for the australian band, and personal favorite of mine, The Presets was insane. There were so many people. I was really glad the first time I was able to see The Presets was in Australia. So fitting. The headliner and night act was mr. Fatboy Slim. As always the old man provided some nice remixes, mashups, beats, and dancing music. this set was a little different than the last time i saw him. I loved the seven nation army and arcade fire no cars go remixes.

ok school. i had only one class today. it is publishing on the World Wide Web. it is hardcode starting from scratch coding with xhtml and CSS. whoo this should be fun. My lecturer is this old dude who could totally be a south park character. but my tutor for the lab portion is this hot aussie who just graduated a few years ago ;) when he came over to help me and i spoke he laughed and said, "u canadian?" what could i do but smile!!!!!

more classes to come.....

still job hunting....

currently reading: still Brief Interviews With Hideous Men

currently listening to: Arcade Fire

no napkins

I saw death cab in concert on thursday. it was amazing seeing them again with rachel and steve (we saw them together at sasquatch during our road trip last summer).  It was in Fremantle which is an older part of Perth and is simply beautiful.

Perth continues to be hit with hot weather.  Everyday is at least 90-100 degrees and sometimes hotter. my skin has returned to the nice brown that it was when I was still in Hawaii. I havent been tan for about three years so its very nice, but also makes me a bit homesick.

we finally start school on Monday and I am excited to be busy again. I have been out of school for so long I hope I haven't forgotten what its like to be a student :)

still job hunting...

I have been noticing some interesting things about australians:

1. they dont really use napkins. they aren't given or on display and you have to ask if you want any

2. they dont say bless you when you sneeze

3. they are barefoot all the time

4. they dont sell dr.pepper. i found one at a speciality store and splurged (one 12 oz can was $4)

currently reading: still Brief Interviews With Hideous Men

currently listening to: menomena

so australia is expensive

finally got internet in my room today. it comes after over a week of having to go to campus and sit in the computer lab.  it took a south african dude one hour to configure my mac to the wireless. i told him how excited i was that i can now skype. he laughed and said i would have to pay for the ethernet internet. i have no idea what he is talking about but it will cost me $75 a month :(

tried to go to the gym on campus. found out it costs $12 a day or $100 month. so i will be running around town from now on.

although australians do speak english i am constantly trying to keep up with their conversations. they have their own word for just about every word. its funny because of my hawaiian accent everyone thinks i am canadian. i get asked it all the time. must be all the 'yeahs' i throw into my sentences. 

so far the highlight of my week has been going to the pub with brinn, steve, and booza at 3 pm. it was a really cool pub, until they played the entire hanson cd. i mean entire cd! it was kinda fun reliving the mmmmbop days though

currently reading: Brief Interviews With Hideous Men by David Foster Wallace

currently listening to: Le Tigre