Just, whatever.

Man, sometimes I read back over my posts and I'm like, "damn Eva, you are SUCH a geek" HAHA. Like seriously, who can be bothered writing all this shit for no apparent reason. It's hilarious. And then some posts I'm writing all like I am now, like the way I would actually speak, and then others I'm writing like its my next thesis or some shit. What the fuck. I guess this is kind of like my online diary so you pretty much just have to deal with whatever it is that comes out of my brain at any given time. Anyways, that's just my thought for today :/

Also, I just weeded the whole front garden area which has not been done in like, a million years (or at least ever since we've lived here) and let me tell you, it is NOT therapeutic. I don't care what anyone says, gardening is not fun. Not to mention we have no gardening tools or gloves! So here I am ripping up miniature and gigantor weeds with my bare hands. How is this anyone's idea of fun? Meh. It had to be done because we have an inspection tomorrow. Anyway, sorry guys I will resume blogging about things of a more intellectual nature one day HAHA.

Until then lovers...

Ten Albums I Love :)

I was thinking the other day how funny it is that I have SOOOO much music on my computer but I always end up listening to the same stuff all the time! Like, sometimes I'll hit 'shuffle' on Itunes but then I end up having to hit 'next' on every second song cuz not only do I have a lot of good tracks, I have a lot of bad tracks accumulated from just my own bad taste and from stealing other people's music. Anyway I got to thinking, since I had such good feedback about my Drake album review, that I would write a list of my top ten albums of late and give you all a little mini review on them. This is the stuff I listen to on very high rotation! Of course, if I wrote a list of my top ten albums from when I was 15 years old it would be very different; my tastes have mellowed out in my old age haha. I'll leave that for next post. Anyway, I'll get on with it. If you don't have any of these albums I suggest you get out from under a rock...


1. Amy Winehouse - Frank
"But he looked like you...No, it wasn't you...but, you can still trust me...this ain't infidelity...this ain't cheatin'...you were on my mind..."

Amy Winehouse is what you get when you take Erykah Badu, Ms Dynamite, Lily Allen and Ella Fitzgerald and blend em all up into a cocktail of musical bliss. Every track on this album has honest and often hilarious lyrics accompanied by beautiful jazzy melodies. My faves include 'Fuck Me Pumps' which is a sarcastic dig at almost-30 something club skanks and 'You Sent Me Flying' which is an insanely catchy ode to a past lover with the feel of an SWV track.

2. James Morrison - Undiscovered
"I know that it's a wonderful world, from the sky down to the sea...but I can only see it when you're here...here with me..."

Ugh, I have listened to this album waaaaay too much. It never gets old. Like Amy Winehouse, Morrison has a very distinctive voice. He has this sexy huskiness going on and croons with the passion of a soul singer from decades past. Fave is "The Pieces Don't Fit Anymore" - amazing verse, amazing bridge, amazing chorus.

3. Drake - Thank Me Later
"I heard they just moved my grandmother to a nursing home/And I be acting like I don't know how to work a phone/But hit redial you'll see that I just called/Some Chick I met at the mall that I barely know at all..."


Read my review below haha.

4. The Misededucation of Lauryn Hill
"When it hurts so bad, why's it feel so good?"

How can you not love Lauryn Hill! She was in Sister Act 2 dammit! This has been Hill's only solo album; it's like she realised that she had made something so freakin' good that there was no way she would ever be able to top it. You just need to listen to it. Faves are "Doo Wop (That Thing)" and the mad duet with Mary J Blige entitled "I used to love him".

5. Raheem Devaughn - The Love Experience
"I ain't like most men, I ain't like them others you dealt with in the past..."

Neo-soul. Smoooooothed out to the max. This be the music you play while you tworkin' it out HAHAHA. Raheem sounds like whipped cream and strawberries. So tasty...Best tracks are "Guess Who Loves You More" and "Believe".

6. Outkast - The Love Below
"I hope that you're the one...if not, you are the prototype..."

THIS ALBUM IS LIKE MY NUMBER ONE ALBUM EVER. It's on a totally other level, seriously. This album incorporates every musical style possible, and I mean EVERY style. Which is totally strange for an act which would probably be slotted into the hip hop section of any record store. In reality, The Love Below could fit into any section of that store, except maybe 'country & western' HAHA. But Andre 3000 is so insane that he probably would come out with some honky track and it would sound awesome. I can't even describe this shit...just get onto it. "Prototype" and "Happy Valentine's Day" are my faves, but honestly the whole album is dope from start to finish.

7. Kid Cudi - Man on the Moon
"If I fall, if i die, know I lived them missin' bullets..."

This shit is crazy. I don't even know how to explain Cudi's style. I can hear influences from Outkast and Kanye mostly...but it's from a different dimension...yeah, he is a martian. When you really listen to the lyrics, this guy is pouring his heart out. Every track brings you closer together. You become friends with the dude. Man, you gotta love the shit that comes outta these drug addicts. Whatever he be smokin' or sniffin' - keep doing it. Fave track is 'Enter Galactic' - a love song about taking drugs with a girl. Classic.

8. Usher - 8701 & Confessions
"I know you hate me, I know I hurt you...but there's more. Listen..."

I'm sneakily putting both these albums in. It's very hard to seperate them okay! I shouldn't even have to explain how good these albums are...Faves include "Twork it Out" from 8701 and "Confessions Pt. 2" from Confessions.

9. Gym Class Heroes - As Cruel As School Children
"Assumin' that this planet rotates
I'll just procrastinate until the day I bump into my soulmate
Who woulda thunk I'd be pissy ass drunk
When time came for a collision..."

Yes, we all know I'm biased because I'm in love with Travie. But listen to this album and you will understand why. This is the best of all GCH's albums because it can be listened to from start to finish and seems more coherent than their others. Maybe because it has more of a theme (school) which links each song. Either way, every track is catchy, uses real instruments, and Travie has such a playful rapping style. He also does some spoken word stuff on interludes which is romantic and witty. Faves are "On My Own Time (Write On!)" and "Viva La White Girl".

10. Israel - The Legacy
"All I need is a moment, one last chance with you..."

Had to put this on here because Iz is my boy!! Brap brap! And also because when I hit the "Top 25 Most Played" button in my Itunes, this came in at number one! I have cranked this album harrrrd. Another album that sounds awesome from beginning to end. Iz knows how to write a 'SMIZASSSH' (his words haha). I love "Saviour" and "Hold on Me" for its dope melody and production but suprisingly I really love a track called "Killing Me" which is a pop ballad I could imagine an Idol winner singing. I'm a sucker for shit like that haha. You the bomb, Iz.

Just two things...

Two videos for you people...

The first is from Miguel who I'm currently obsessed with. I don't care much for the actual video of this track so don't worry about that, just listen :) My fave song at the moment...



This second video is Lil Wayne ft Nicki Minaj - Knockout. Visually, this is the bomb. The styling is sugary sweet. Minaj looks like walking gelati. Weezy is so cute with his chucks and striped knit and tie :) The entire clip was shot in front of a green screen. Man, the shit they do with technology these days is saving a whole bunch on production costs. Don't you just love how Wayne is playing an electric guitar that isn't plugged into an amp HAHA...oh well, I still like this video even if he can't really play the guitar...lol p.s. I would like some baby pink boxing gloves for Christmas please :)

I'm in love.

Rihanna - the new posterchild for lesbianism. This video is HOTTTT.

Drake - Thank Me Later - Album Review

Ok, you know I had to write a review on Drake's new album 'Thank Me Later' because SOME people (i.e. Gillyboy :p) have been dissing my love for him and you all know what happens when someone attacks something I like - I defend it...in blog form. Ha. So what do I personally think about the Drake album?

Well I was a bit slow on the uptake; it leaked on the internet about four days before I actually had a minute to cop it so I was reading everyone's reactions on Facebook. Everyone was saying it was pretty amazing so I had great expectations, more than I already had for the dude who's created some of my favourite tracks in the last year ("Best I Ever Had", "Successful") . On first listen I liked it. On second listen I loved it. I've had it on repeat ever since and I'm still not sick of it a week later. So yeah, thanks Drake :)

Now I should say I wrote this review without having read any other reviews, so this is my honest opinion, without being influenced. Also, I'm missing one track off the album called "Fancy" cuz for some reason, it wasn't included :(

First, here's what I like about Drake:

His beats and melodies have a dream-like quality. Characteristic to a Drake song is a floating, rolling melody, slow tempo, a hypnotising feel. This I dig. If you take away the vocals and just played the instrumental, it's just chilled out ish. His style is so distinctive which makes songs sound similar in a way, which is why the album sounds good played from start to finish as each song kinda rolls into the next.

As for the vocals, Drake's singing voice isn't exactly a powerhouse, but that's why it sounds perfect on his tracks. It's maximum mellow-nesssss. His voice is smooth as fuck, he got a sexy tone to him, it sounds effortless. This is opposed to someone like Usher who can really sing the shit out of a song, in a good way of course, it's just different. His rhymes are honest and he isn't afraid to talk about relationships and admit he's been played. He talks about fucking chicks but he also talks about loving chicks, and he isn't acting like he's from the hood. So track by track, here's the lowdown...

Fireworks - The sound of fireworks is nice huh. Cuz it makes you think of celebrations, memorable events and moments. Choosing this as the opening track is kinda interesting because you would expect fireworks to be at the end of something. But it kinda works because it sets the tone of the album, linking it to those ideas of something to be celebrated and remembered.

The beautiful piano chord progression seems fitting for the track considering Alicia Keys features, but is also characteristic of the Drake style. Interestingly, the song implements the drum beat as a backing to the verses where Drake is rhyming, but in the chorus the beat is removed and Alicia just sings over backing vocal and the sound of fireworks. It gives the effect of a suspension in time every time we hear the chorus; time stops for a few bars and we're mesmerised by Alicia's voice. By the way, apparently the second verse is about Drake's fling with Rihanna at Lucky Strike, a bowling arena: "Who coulda predicted Lucky Strike would have you stuck with me...I'll never forget it baby, what an experience...there was smoke in the air before, now it's me clearing it".

Karaoke - This song is about Drake's failed relationship with a girl and how she can't handle his fame: "the spotlight makes you nervous". Probably my least fave track on the album though, it's just not as strong melody and beat wise.

The Resistance - This one's about Drake's struggle with fame and the pressures of people around him to stay grounded. I really like this song. I think it has the realest lyrics of all the tracks. He talks about his realisation that the fame has changed him; its this awareness that is endearing. It has a tragic kinda feel to it when he says in the last line, "ain't no turning back for me, I'm in it til it's over". There's no escape, even if he wanted out.

Over - One of my faves. It's track four and the tempo is building. His first official release from this album is more upbeat; it gets you nodding your head and Drake's rhymes have an urgency to them. My favourite line is when Drake sings, "I know way too many people here right now that I didn't know last year, who the fuck are y'all"; I love the honesty in his lyrics!

Show Me a Good Time - I think this should be released as his next single. The beat uses an awesome sample, it's fiyahhhh! Again, it's upbeat like Over and basically says Drake is in this for the long haul and isn't apologising for makin' that cash. "Feels like when you get into that paper hip hop hates ya/They would do it just like I do if they could it's in our nature". (Edit: Found out this track was produced by Kanye; no wonder the beat is good).

Up all Night - "Niggas with no money act like money isn't everything". Haha. It's funny cuz it's true! Continuing the theme of Show Me a Good Time, this time Drake employs Nicki Minaj from his Young Money crew to show how they do it and celebrate their success. Love Nicki's verse!

Shut it Down - After three songs of "I'm famous and I don't give a fuck what you think", Drake decides to turn his attention to the ladies. This is like Drake's version of David Guetta's Sexy Bitch, it's saying the same thing in a much classier way! One of my faves on this album. Drake and The Dream are a perfect match on this song cuz they have the same kinda style. The way Drake sings slightly off beat gives this slow motion kind of effect to all his songs. I can't help but love this track cuz what girl doesn't wanna hear "these girls ain't got nothin' on you...you'd be the baddest girl around...together we shut it down". Awwww. Then it's like Drake realises he sounds like a pussy or something and then adds an extra few minutes to the track where he changes "shut it down" to "lay you down", just to remind us that he has a dick. Hey, I'm with it if you with it...HAHA.

Unforgettable - Young Jeezy lends his voice to this track which is alright, adds a different feel. It also samples Aaliyah's  "At Your Best" which is a nice little homage to her. Cool track.

Light Up - My third fave track on this album. Drake once again talks about his success. Jay Z is dope on this, but when is he not, right? He gives Drizzy advice on how to handle the haters and shit. Aww how nice of him. Best line comes from Hova: "Sorry mama, I promised it wouldn't change me but I woulda went insane had I remained the same me". Seems there are some sacrifices to being famous.

Miss Me - Of course, I love it when Drake talks about Nicki Minaj in this one. It really sounds like he's hoping Nicki is gonna hear this track and be like, "yeah, let's hook up" HAHA. Weezy is funny as usual with all his little similes and shit.

Cece's Interlude - Ok who is this Cece chick? Cuz she got Drake open. Damn. He sounds like The Dream at the start of this song, he is singing kinda high but then we hear that familiar tone as we listen further in. A nice little love song with a guitar solo at the end. It's cool cuz we get to listen to Drake sing a bit more. Dreamy.

Find Your Love - I must admit, I didn't like this song when I first heard it a few months ago. I thought it sounded generic and wasn't a fan of the samples it used for the beat. But I guess it grew on me! Maybe that's why they released it because it sounds a lot more commercial than his other tracks. I do like the idea of giving it a dancehall feel though which makes it a little different to the regular pop tracks out at the moment.

Thank Me Now - Drake sounds playful on this one, the way he says "oh-KAY!" haha. Nice track to end the album.

All in all, it was two parts self-congratulation, two parts romance and a little tribute to his peoples on the side. Underlying it all are the smooth melodies and beats I love about Drake, always staying true to his style. Those guest appearances were valuable but didn't steal the show. The haters will always have something to say about this album but I think it's an amazing effort from a dude of 23 years of age. It's original and introspective. People may hate because it seems Drake is "soft" but at least he's talking about shit that actually is relevant to him rather than spitting about how he got shot nine times or how he's goon affiliated. You have to admit that his shit is different and it's unfair to compare him to dudes who have been in the game for years longer than him, who aren't even the same kind of style, and who have totally different experiences to draw inspiration from. Drake is a self-confessed r&b lover and has never claimed to be making music for tough cunts. My review is coming from a girl's perspective which makes a difference because us women are a little biased to Drake's emotional ish; we like to hear a guy talking about his feelings! Either way, I am loving this album. What do you all think?

Blogging just to blog.

Random thoughts for today:

#1 In class they asked us if we thought "chick flicks" had any merit. I thought about it, and I was like you know what? They do. If only to satisfy our fantasies. There are all these movie geeks in my other class who are like, "Ohhh, this movie was completely unrealistic..." or "Ohhh, that movie is just generic and has no real meaning" blah blah blah. Ok, so maybe that's true, but not all movies are made to represent reality. Not all movies have some amazing life-changing commentary. Sure, I can be deep, but when I go out to watch a movie, I just want to be entertained. If a movie truly moves me or really makes me think, then hell yeah, that's a good movie. However I still think there is merit in films that simply make you laugh or put a smile on your face.

#2 I aim to compile a list of 100 things to do before I hit 30. I saw some guy on TV talking about it the other day and I thought "HELLS YEAH let's do this" because I think I have subconscious anxiety about growing old and not getting the most out of life or something (re: recurrent dreams about teeth falling out...hmmm). This task is harder than I thought! So far I've got listed - learn how to box (for real), break into statue place and get a photo with the life-size elephant, and get under the 1 hour mark in the City to Bay fun run. Physical fitness is required in all of these! Time to hit the gym!

#3 I noticed that I really like to make lists. What is up with that?

#4 Oh man. Banana bread is delightful.

Eva's Just Not That Into You (Or Really Anyone For That Matter)

I find it quite hilarious that women need to read books in order to realise "he's just not that into you". I mean, isn't it obvious? Or are we all so egoistic that we find it extraordinary that we could be undesirable? Whatever the reason, the existence and success of relationship self-help books is indicative of how delusional/ignorant most of us are when it comes to interactions with potential partners.


It's true that I have been known to encourage my girlfriends' fantasies with reasonings such as:


"Guys are just slack"
"He probably ran out of credit"
"Maybe he's dead"


I really should have hit them with the cold hard truth of why they never got a call-back. But when your friend is down in the dumps, the last thing you want to do is smack 'em with a good ol' backhand of honesty. Now, in my wise old age (haha) I have realised that a backhand is better than La-La land. Or as the lovely James Morrison once sang, "the truth hurts, a lie's worse". It may hurt to hear he's just not that into you, but it sure as hell is better than the feeling of realising you've wasted weeks dwelling on someone who is probably out there happily not returning someone else's calls. 


I'm more blunt with my friends now, and myself, and I'm even more blunt with my dates. If I'm really not interested in someone, they are going to know about it. Frustratingly, even my honesty is sometimes not enough to stop guys in their chase. Which leads me to the real purpose of this blog: based on my real personal experiences, here are some tips for the dudes out there who need a good ol' backhand. I swear, it doesn't matter how mean I am sometimes, they keep coming back for more. Note: I don't currently have a million guys chasing after me; I'm basing the following tips on several years of experiences, therefore several different guys over that time frame. Anyway, this is for you boys:


"Eva's Just Not That Into You"


You know she's just not that into you when...


1. She NEVER answers your calls. Or returns your calls. And your number is saved in her phone as "DO NOT PICK UP".


2. You try to kiss her and she runs. Actually runs.


3. You bump into her at uni and ask if she misses you. She says "NO" and immediately begins staring intently at the computer screen and pretending to check emails.


4. She tells you that you are like an impatient child and to stop acting like a slobbering dog.


5. You offer to buy her a drink and she says no, but then says yes to someone else who offers to buy her one in the next 5 seconds.


6. She is constantly insulting you and you think it's a joke. Really she is being serious and you are just a dumb ass.


7. Everytime you come near her she starts drawing an imaginary circle around herself to indicate her personal space.


8. On a night out, she texts you to ask if you're driving, only because she has an idea to track down your car and cover it with bright yellow crime scene tape which she has left over from Kate's Lady Gaga theme party.


9. Everytime you call her number you strangely get connected to some "reject line".


10.  She dedicates a blog to you and your stupidity.

A note on Tradies.

Ok I am currently all hot and bothered. In a very good way hahahaha. So I was on facebook this morning and my friend's status update said "lol @ 86% of Australian women wanting a tradie as a man!". In my mind, I was like "HELL YEAH THEY DO!". Which is funny because I then scroll down and this massive long debate has formed between a bunch of people - some who are pro-tradies ("they're hot!", "they can fix things!" etc) and others who claim you need a university degree if you want to be the most successful in life (hence more attractive to the opposite sex). Interestingly, the pro-tradie comments came from mostly girls; evidently the statistics ring true. One girl commented that she would much prefer "brains over a tradie", which prompted a debate about whether having a degree was more important to women and their preferences in men. 


In response to this I ask, why do we assume that all guys who are tradies are stupid? Because they dropped out of high school and went straight into an apprenticeship we assume they are less intelligent? I find this humorous because if I dropped out at year 10 and did not end up studying all that crap I studied in years 11 and 12, I'm pretty sure I would still be as smart as I am now (yeah, like, I read stuff outside of school too you know). I had absolutely no use for PES Maths or Indonesian and I bludged my way through PES English because I felt overly confident in my grasp of language and I wasn't too keen on boring-ass poetry. I would even go as far to say that everything I learnt in years 11 and 12 is completely forgotten now. I have no idea how to find the limit of an equation and I sure as hell can't remember how to speak more than a few words of Indonesian. So my point is, high school might teach you some ish but a lot of it has turned out to be utterly useless in the everyday world. I would never assume that a guy is stupid just because he missed out on a couple years of schooling. I would be more worried if he never went to primary school as that's where we learn how to read and write and how to not cut ourselves with scissors. For me, there's really nothing worse than going out with a guy who can't spell and has issues with holding semi-sharp cutting instruments. It irks me. But I digress...


We cannot assume all tradies are dumb okay! That is my main point. Yes, a university degree is essential if you want certain jobs. But why must we assume that guys who have chosen to do a trade must have done so because they couldn't handle school work? Maybe they are just born to be hands-on, just as others are academically inclined. Why must we always consider book smarts to be more valuable than street smarts? To me, they are equally as valuable in different ways, some would even say practicality is much more valuable because it applies to how we live our everyday lives. But now some of you are saying, "Eva, you go to uni? You obviously think having a degree is good?" - and to that I say, yes, a degree is good. For me. Because I am academically inclined. If I was good at practical stuff then of course I would go off and do a trade! But I suck at stuff like that, so I'm going to focus on what I'm good at. Sure, some people say that you earn more money when you have a degree but last time I checked, tradies were raking in just as much dough than all the geeks I know, and to top it off they already had houses and cars to show for it while the rest of us are still studying and surviving on minimum wage. Fml.


Ok, so the point is, we should stop giving tradies a bad rap. The only thing we can safely assume is that STUPIDITY IS EVERYWHERE. It's not limited to a specific industry, ok. Women want guys who are good at whatever they do, whether they are a carpenter or a physicist. It's the "being good at something" that is essentially attractive. The thing that is really putting tradies on the top of the most wanted list is physical attractiveness. Tradies generally have sculpted bodies because of their jobs and they have that rough and rugged thang goin' on. Which is hot. It's a biological urge on a woman's part - we're looking for perfect human specimens to have babies with apparently. So here's the tip boy-geekazoids: hit the gym! And it wouldn't hurt you to roll around in some mud once in a while. Everyone knows I love a guy with brains, but the only thing better than a guy with brains is a guy with brains who ALSO knows how to carry really heavy stuff and dig holes and all that. 


That is all.


Oh, if you wanna see some hot tradies, go here: http://www.hottesttradie.com.au/(S(tbeoylioxroc5b55uebaue55))/SelectByRegion.aspx  ENJOY! :)

Snapshot of the weekend...

Kate's Lady Gaga Theme 25th!

T.G.(It will be).M.

Mondays are good. I'm not being sarcastic. Mondays are good because it means the weekend is over. It means I'm sober and I have the day off work. It means I'm not climbing 7 foot iron fences in mini skirts or eating double cheeseburgers at 3am. It means I can resume using my normal voice, not my high-pitched weirdo drunkie voice. It means not feeling parched as, bro. It means focussing on uni work rather than focussing on flights of stairs and how I'm going to get down them while inebriated. Most importantly it means I can sleep all fucking day if I want to.

Oh, how I love Mondays.

On Repeat.

I kinda wish Drake had a singing verse as opposed to a rapping verse on the remix of this track...and doubly annoyed cuz he's not in the video either :/ I love the concept of this video though, how she goes through different decades...I interpreted that as a metaphor for the endurance of love...

I like honey.

You know I love ya Travie, but please lay off the drugs and get a few cheeseburgers into you. ASAP. There's nothing I hate worse than a skinny guy. Diggin the style though.You still pretty fly for a half-white guy <3

Why I am always broke.

My most used phrase would be "I can't, I'm broke". Despite its over usage, my friends still seem to act shocked when I say these four little words. The conversation usually goes a little something like this:

"Hey Eva, wanna do something?"
"I can't, I'm broke"
"What? You're broke? Still?"

Okay, like, NEWSFLASH PEOPLE! Poverty doesn't go away overnight! Yeah, I was broke yesterday, and I'm still broke today. And even if I did have some money, I would only have it for a few seconds before it was transferred out of my account to pay my rent or my gas bill or my electricity bill or my Centrelink debt which I accumulated after lying to them about being at uni when I was actually pissing away my money at Red Square or some equally seedy nightclub that I frequented at nineteen years of age. Only a small percentage of the money I earn ever reaches my grasp. The rest of it may as well be a figment of my imagination because I never actually see it. Now to top it off, our landlord has increased our fortnightly rent by ten dollars each! Ten bucks, dude! Do you know what I can do with ten bucks? That's approximately four bus trips. Two massive boxes of Nutri Grain. Thirty fucking litres of water! Water, dude! Our landlords may as well have handcuffed me, shoved a sock in my mouth, thrown me in a helicopter and dropped me in the middle of the Sahara Desert 'cause stripping me of an extra ten bucks is like letting me dehydrate for three weeks! I'm talking extreeeeeeme dehydration! But hey, I really like our little townhouse and I really hate moving...so an extra ten dollars to rent it is. Now as a uni student, I only work about ten hours per week (more, if they need me) and I don't receive Centrelink so you can imagine, that's not much money to live on. When I did the calculations, I realised that I'm paying 64 percent of my wages to rent (!) and that leaves 36 percent left to pay for all those bills, food, bus tickets and sporting commitments. In other words, I'm royally screwed! I have ZERO money to spend on social shit...in fact, I'm usually in the red every week because my weekly wage barely covers anything.

Now I have a talk with my course coordinator and she is all like "Nutrition and Dietietics is a very heavy course load and frankly, as a full-time student, you really don't have time to be working a job as well". I find this hilarious. And by hilarious I mean the kind of funny when you see someone you think is idiotic get run over by a truck. Wouldn't it just be all lovely if I could have Mummy or Daddy pay for my entire degree while I sit on my ass and concentrate on my studies! This lady must be on trips if she thinks everyone has the luxury of not working while at uni. Sorry, honey, but this is the real world and unless you're offering to pay for my living expenses for the next two years, I suggest you shut the fuck up.

It's just frustrating when people have no comprehension of your financial situation, and why you are in it. I'm not saying I don't spend my money on bullshit sometimes, because I do. I have made a tonne of bad decisions with money in the past, and still do, but at this point in time I don't even have the luxury to make bad decisions because I am literally working to survive week to week. And when I say I'm broke, I mean I'm broke, not the I-actually-have-a-savings-account-with-a-shitload-of-money-in-it-that-i'm-not-supposed-to-touch kind of broke. The thing is, I'm happy! Life is good! It may be better with a bit of extra cash, but I'm willing to be a poverty-stricken student for a while because I know it will be worth it in the end.

So I'm sorry if I always say I've got no money and we can't do stuff. It's just the truth. It just means when you're around me we can get more creative! Having fun doesn't always require money, it's all about the company.

:)

Going gaga.

So I've been trying to find inspiration for Kate's Lady Gaga theme party next week and let me say, YouTube is freakin awesome in terms of make-up and hair tutorials, not to mention anything else you ever wanted to know about anything. There are some crazy talented and creative people out there! Anyway, seeing as I'm not exactly Lady Gaga blonde, I thought I'd go as her partner in crime, Beyonce and copy her look from the "Telephone" video where she is picking up Gaga from jail in the pussy wagon. I decided to post my attempt below seeing as I'm pretty proud that I even managed to do it...I'm usually pretty hopeless at makeup but hey, I gave it a go! I think the look turned out pretty similar to Beyonce's although the flash on my camera makes me look Twilight-esque...I'm not sure if this is the look I'm gonna use now because I feel like a Lady Gaga theme should be a bit more colourful and fun so I'm gonna keep brainstorming and see what I come up with. What do you guys think anyway? And yes, I know I look nothing like Beyonce, it's about the look! :p

Be wheely positive.

Ok, so most people seem to be in agreeance that it's totally uncool to be the third wheel. 'Tthird wheel' is synonomous with 'tag-a-long'; if you find yourself in this position you can feel out of place or like an unwanted extra. Plus, you usually have to endure highly uncomfortable make-out sessions between the two main wheels OR just other lovey-dovey crap that induces a gag reflex unless oneself is actually partaking in the activity with one's own eye candy. So yeah, generally being a third wheel sucks. For as long as I remember I, Eva Cameron, have been the trusty third wheel. Being the ever-single one, I would always be forced into third wheel scenarios whether I liked it or not. Sometimes it was okay, because in some cases I was equally as chummy with my friend's boyfriend as I was with my girlfriend. However, there have been plenty of instances where I have had to endure awkward moments with my friend's partner where we either #1 sit there in silence OR #2 frantically speak over each other so as to not find ourselves at #1. My most hated scenario is the one where you plan to do something with your friend (thinking girls only) and then you rock up to meet her and suddenly Mr Boyfriend pops up out of nowhere like BAM! Um, seriously, don't you have anything better to do little man or has your girlfriend forced you into coming along so you can listen to us ramble on about...I dunno...girly stuff? Either way, if his presence is unexpected, it is generally unwelcome.

However after years of pitying myself as the third wheel, I have realised that my position is actually one of great power and I can actually benefit from being the omnipresent tag-a-long. That's right, most of my friends who are attached have told their boyfriends that if they want to continue being attached, they have to accept ME as part of the package deal. That means the boyfriend, if he accepts this, understands that if he wants to hang around his bitch, he may have to hang around me too. But I'll go a step further and say that if he wants to make his girlfriend happy, he has to make ME happy too. And here, my friends, is where I become something more than a third wheel. In fact, this is where I start to redefine what a third wheel is - I am no longer an unwanted extra. I am a needed part of the system, in fact, I am an assumed and integral part of a system which will continue to exist whether the boyfriend is there or not. And the benefits of this newly-defined-third-wheel status include: drinks being bought for me, dinners, rides home and general sucking up my ass because if Eva doesn't like you, it's highly likely she can influence her friend to not like you too. Oh, THE POWER!!! Ok for real, I'm not that evil and I would never exploit my friends' boyfriends for my benefit. Please don't take me too seriously. The point is, it's not too bad being the third wheel, it really just depends on the way you look at it. And that's something you can really apply to anything in your life no matter what position you find yourself in. So fuck the self-pity and look at the pros of every scenario. Who needs a lifelong partner to support you and share your hopes and dreams? Why not aspire to be a third wheel like me? All the advantages of a boyfriend...without the boyfriend.

:)

The Cactus

This is a comic I drew on a tablet. It's a personal joke so don't try to understand it hehe. It was fun to draw! I might have to become a professional comic strip drawer-er-er...

Final Thought for today...and some pics :)

I have just experienced how much damage gossip can do. I do not appreciate having to think bad thoughts about my best friend due to someone else's fucked up comments. My life is drama and gossip free generally. But I am finding that there are one or two people within my circle of friends who are so unsatisfied with their own lives that they must constantly stick their nose in other people's business or create drama out of nothing. I am so over the bullshit. In fact, this blog is full of shit because I am actually wasting MY TIME thinking about shit like this when I could be sleeping or eating or doing something equally as fucking awesome. I don't think people understand that MY TIME is precious and I have better things to do than think about stupid shit. And for those of you who are thinking "wow, this chick has PMS...", well I don't, thank you. My readers should know by now that when I get worked up about something, I tend to vomit words of frustration. So deal with it. Anyway, I feel much better now so goodnight.

P.S. Who are all these anonymous people commenting on my page? Most of you are cool, but for those who intend to write crap, be a fucking man/woman and attach your REAL name to the post. I ain't gonna hurt you, geez.

P.P.S. On a happier note, I would like to give a shout out to Nicole at Hair Machine Burnside for doing my hair last night for ENVY. We were channelling Rihanna/Pepa from Salt n Pepa and it turned out amazing. Nicole you are a freak of nature!! Hit up her salon if you wanna look hot, guys and girls! :)

Thought for today.

This is an excerpt from a text message I received today.

I know friendship includes forgiveness n shit but [they are] in my bad books! cos [they are] not even taking ownership of what happened and [their] actions. Now we look bad - not that I care about me - so [they] can look good. U know what?? It says alot about [their] true self n that [they] will step on ppl, betray ppl to get ahead/make [themselves] look better.Over analysation? Maybe but there is no trust

Fun times...

Had a mad crazy night with Thao & the boys last night. Although Rundle Street now bears my autograph. In vomit. Oh so classy. And I thought I had left my puking days behind along with my inappropriate clothing choices and naivete. Does it classify as "spiking" if you ask your friend to get you a water and they hand you a glass, tell you to skol it...and then it turns out to be vodka??? Unappreciated. 

A response to Mr Anonymous Pt. 2

Hey, look! I can be anonymous too!

Ok, everyone knows I'm a bit of a feminist. The shit thing about labelling yourself as a 'feminist' is that there is so much stigma attached to the word; if you're a feminist then you must be a man-hater or a dyke. But I love men! I couldn't live without them! Hence man-hater or dyke is completely contradictory to who I am. In saying that, I can love something but also recognise there are things about it that are completely fucked up...and I accept them anyway because I'm nice like that :p

Here's the thing, any woman is a feminist who believes herself to deserve the same respect and benefits as a man. That's what feminism is all about, the idea that we should all be treated equally regardless of gender. Just because we get our backs up about not getting the same respect, we are suddenly deemed 'man-haters' when in fact, it's not about us hating men and trying to be more superior than them, it's about us as human beings demanding the same rights as another human being. For example, if you are doing the same job as another colleague in your field, you would expect to be paid the same hourly rate, correct? Now let's just say that other colleague was getting paid more than you to do the same job, would you not kick up a fuss too, no matter if they were a man or a woman? I know I would! And this is what women are saying - we just want equal recognition and opportunities.

So when Mr Anonymous comes along and states that "true equality will not, should not and can-not happen", you can imagine my reaction. He says that women and men are not physically created the same therefore how can we be treated the same. He also says we do not have the testosterone, ego, pride or territoralistic nature that is required to be at the top of our game. That seems like a fair argument.

First, it is true we are not physically equal. Most men are bigger and stronger than the average woman. Men also have larger brains. However, they use less of it than the female. Funny that. It's also true that guys work well in jobs which require more physical strength. For example, you don't see a lot of girls working in hard labour positions because many girls do not have the physical capabilities required for such jobs. However, physical inequality between the genders does not mean that a woman who applies for such a position should be considered less of a worthy candidate than a man if she demonstrates that she has the skills required. In other words, if there is a woman out there who does have the physical abilities to do what the job requires, she should be given the same consideration as any other male candidate. In this way, it comes down to choosing someone who is right for the job based on whether they fulfil the criteria required and NOT because of their gender. So in response to Mr Anonymous' claim that women should not fight on the frontline because they are physically inept - I say if a woman shows the ability that is required for the position and she passes all the physical tests required of a job which is based on physicality, then let her fight!! There may not be very many women out there who have the inclination to do so, but on the off chance that they do, then they should have the opportunity. Most importantly they should have the opportunity without having to deal with taunting, harrassment or degradation from men around her.

Second, it is true that women do not have testosterone. Mr Anonymous claims that women do not have the balls, so to speak, to climb the corporate ladder and that these are needed, along with ego and a sense of territorialism if we want to acheive the same results as a man. Well you know what, you're right Mr Anonymous. A lot of us women do not have those things. AND THANK FUCK. Testosterone-fuelled ego is in large part to blame for the sorry state of the world at the moment! Everywhere you turn there are men on power trips, pushing others down to get to the top and starting wars for no good reason except that they do not have the intellectual ability to solve a problem without bombing someone. It's fucking pathetic. If ego and territorialism is required to get to the top of the corporate ladder then I say men can keep their positions! It is true that the corporate world has been created and dominated by men, but just because something has been that way since we can remember, doesn't mean that it shouldn't be changed! Throughout history, there have been systems that were accepted as normal but were actually degrading to certain cultures or social classes - but in time, they were changed. Just because we are used to men dominating everything, doesn't mean it's right and we should just accept it. Especially when people are being disadvantaged by that system.

Men need to stop flattering themselves. We aren't trying to be like you. We are simply demanding the respect that you guys take for granted. Men walk around every day thinking it is normal for them to be able to command more attention or receive more understanding from the people around them. What they don't realise is that it's NOT normal for them to have an advantage or preference over anyone. It's NOT normal for a man to take his car into a mechanic and for his questions to be treated more seriously than if he was a female. It's NOT normal for a man to be promoted instead of a woman just because he is a man.

So yes, the one thing I can agree on is that men and women are physically different. But so is each and every one of us. No human on the earth is the same as another. We need to stop being so simplistic as to categorise ourselves into MALE or FEMALE because we are much more complex than a tick in the M or F box. The more we seperate ourselves in any form, be it by gender, race or class, the more we invite discrimination and inequality into our lives.

I still love you boys. And one day soon I'll ask you to change a lightbulb for me. Just know that I'm fully capable of doing it myself, I'm just lazy.

:)

Read Mr Anonymous' original post here