50. Write 10 blogs in French (1/10)

In attempt to improve my French, I’ll be writing a few things in French. I’m sorry if you don’t understand, it’s basically my opinion about the Fritzl case & such. Now if you *DO* understand please feel free to give your critisisms & corrections [I'm sure there's a lot so.. only if you have time :-P]

L’affaire Josef Fritzl : une enquête “accablante”

Ah mon Dieu ! Mon ami, Julio, me vient de dire du dossier de Josef Fritzl. C’est extrêmement grotesque que j’étais en train de vomir quand je l’ai lu. Pour ceux d’entre vous qui ne connaissez pas encore, cet homme Autrichien, Fritzl, 72 ans, a construit une cellule et il a pris au piège de sa fille Elisabeth intérieur de celui-ci pendant 24 ans !

Pourquoi a-t-il le faire ? De viole de son cours !

La pauvre fille, emprisonné depuis 1984, a été attiré dans un cachot terne (sans fenêtres ou la lumière naturelle du tout) par son père quand elle avait 18 ans et il l’a violée à plusieurs fois. Attendez.. pensez-vous que c’est horrible ? Le problème est plus compliqué que cela ..

Elle a éte fecondé six fois et a donné naissance à sept enfants ! Un des bébés, un jumeau, est décédé peu de temps après la naissance. En outre, Fritzl a jugé que trois de ces enfants étaient «trop bruyants» à tenir dans la cellule et il les a été porté à son domicile, où il a menti à son épouse que Elisabeth les avaient abandonné à sa porte. Il lui a dit que Elisabeth, à l’âge de 18 ans, a fuit une fugue pour se joindre à un culte. Et sa femme aurait croyait cette ânerie. C’est n’importe quoi ! Elisabeth a été violée depuis 11 ans, et je pense que c’est impossible que la femme ne le sait pas!

Vous avez vu ce type? J’ai assez de cette connerie.

20. Do a fitness class at least once a month (5/33)

I love fitness class [more than I thought I would] ! It’s just so much more fun when you’re working out with friends & family. Plus Joe [who takes Body Vibe @ Oxygen in Camberwell] is such an awesome instructor. He makes it really enjoyable, so for anyone who’s contemplating taking a fitness class, I’d really encourage it. I think if you go with friends/family/whoever, it makes you so much more accountable to exercise. Plus a lot of people don’t do it because it’s ‘exercise’. Just find an activity that you enjoy—maybe dancing? The more you start to move the more you’re going to want to move. It may sound silly but it’s true. Start small and just add a little more movement each week.

Exercise log

Month: March 2008
02/03 Body vibe
09/03 Body vibe
10/03 Body jam
16/03 Body vibe

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1. Main living room 2. Bedroom two 3. FEEET. Are you scared ? 4-7. In the main bedroom 8. Small hallway to the main bedroom, two bathrooms are behind me [though you can't see it. Too dark to take any pics & flash is gay]

5. Move out

Papers were signed on the 12th of March 2008 & I’ve bought my very first home ! Oh yay. ^.^v I’m so ecstatic! I don’t actually move out till May, or start of semester two but just thinking about it excites me. Hopefully I can move in with a couple of friends, 3 of us would be ideal cause’ it would help to get some rent. But before I do any of those things, I have to furnish it and figure out how I’m actually going to do this.

Pictures anyone ? ;-D

It’s gorgeous. High ceilings, very spacey/airy, big windows, 2 bedrooms & bathrooms [though could definitely host 3 people], near to the top floor, heritage building — & fun fact; Hugh Jackman owns an apartment in this building 3 floors down from me ! There’s only 29 apartments in the entire building and it’s a very good location, right smack-bang in the centre of the city. The only bad thing about it is that there’s no car park ;-/ Ahh well. I suppose if I earn enough in future, I’ll be able to rent one that will hopefully not cost a fortune >.<. Okay enough boasting.. I know I’m extremely blessed to have such an opportunity & I definitely won’t be taking it for granted !

To be honest, I don’t reckon these photos do much justice but they were the ones on the real estate website. I’m going to go see it again with friends on Saturday so I’ll be taking more pictures then !

So why do I want to move out ?

At the moment, I’m thinking of only moving out for 6 months, it could be more or less depending on a lot of things. But the main motive is to gain a little experience and independence & I say ‘independence‘ rather than ‘freedom‘ cause’ to be independent takes so much responsibility. I’ll have to learn to cook [better], wash clothes [haha.. i haven't done this before argh >.<], & learn to budget my expenses particularly in conjunction with paying off my loan [don't ask -.-''] & expenses just to live. And even though this may make it harder to get to uni, I still think the benefits outweigh the costs. I’ll probably try and squeeze uni into like 3 days instead of 5 haha. Wish me luck !

13. Document an entire day with photos (6th March 2008)

Okay, so I bent the rules slightly. At first I specified in this goal that there should be a “minimum 1 photo per hour” but that obviously didn’t work when I was in a tutorial at university, and doing sport. However, I do think this is still a valid documentation so I’ve altered it ;-D Yeah, i’m cheeky.

PS. <333333 Canon g9.

General

2. Get someone else to do this 101 things in 1001 days with me (24th October 2007)

Mum & Kerri are also doing the 101/1001 project ! Yay for them & I wish them all the best. I’ll also be keeping track of their goals. I think it helps to stay accountable to someone ! ^^

#1. Mum

General

1. Get one of my staff to do this 101 things in 1001 days with me

Career/Financial

2. Be in the top 3 branches in Victoria
3. Buy back my share in the company (pay back $250K)
4. Buy my dream car

Health/Fitness/R&R

5. Lose 5 kg and try to get to 55 kg
6. Book into do a mammogram
7. Attend the NMC gym at least twice a week (0/286)
8. Do a kick boxing class
9. Do a yoga class
10. Reduce my cholesterol to below 5
11. Do a pap smear / ultrasound
12. Go on the treadmill twice a week for 20 minutes (0/286)

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78. Get a haircut at least once every three months (3/11)

I thought I should keep a log just in case .. because knowing me, I’ll forget to track this goal !

November 2007:

Mid-length with layers & fringe.

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59. Compile a CD for each of my close friends with at least 15 tracks that epitomise them (16th March 2008)

Order of friends has no significance. It’s just, if you have similar taste to me, it’d be heaps easier to compile something for ya. Well, I hope you guys appreciate this ! It took awhile [AGES ;-b] since I compiled it over quite a long period of time. You may or may not like the songs I’ve put under your name but blah, they’re SO you a mon avis X-PP And also note that these ARE NOT recommendations [well not .. for the mostpart -- i suppose some are]. Most of the songs you’ll probably know; there may be a couple you don’t.

PS. I go artist, song.

A. Caitlin

1. Maths & Physics Club - “April Showers”
2. Simon & Garfunkel - “Me and Julio Down by the Schoolyard”
3. An Angle - “You Are Loved”
4. The Shins - “Australia”
5. The Lucksmiths -”The Chapter In Your Life Entitled San Francisco”
6. The Beatles - “Here Comes the Sun”
7. The J. Geils Band - “Love Stinks”
8. Badly Drawn Boy - “Once Around the Bend”
9. Hellogoodbye - “Oh, it is Love”
10. Fiona Apple - “Extraordinary Machine”
11. Regina Spektor - “Samson”
12. Sarah McLachlan - “Blackbird”
13. The Decemberists - “Eli the Barrowboy”
14. Sufjan Stevens - “Chicago”
15. Joni Mitchell - “Chelsea Morning”

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80. Get rid of 101 material items (5/101)

46. Blog about each book read or re-read (5/50)

1. The Law of Love by Laura Esquivel

   • Genre: New Age-sci-fi-magical realism
   • Comments: In two words, sappy and strange. I do give props though for its unique use of words with music and images. I think what Esquivel was trying to do here was help with the mood of the story. Innovative ? Yes. Effective ? I’m not quite sure. My confusion over many parts of the book led me to wonder whether something was lost in the translation but I can hardly imagine this crazy story making sense in ANY language. Often while reading I had the feeling that Esquivel wrote herself into a corner, then created a goofy new invention or outrageous plot twist in order to extricate herself. Piled on top of a wildly spinning plot is a new-age philosophy concerning the law of love — something about radiating peace, a pyramid, and crystals. Perhaps this book’s secret is not to take anything it says seriously, but rather to sit back and enjoy the wild ride.

2. The Virgin Suicides by Jeffrey Eugenides

   • Genre: Fiction
   • Comments: A story beautifully written and sadly tragic. If you read this book expecting answers, explanations, or any kind of analysis on how five teenage sisters ended up commiting suicide, one after the other .. you’ll be disappointed. After you reach the last of the 250 very well written pages, you’ll realise that Jeffrey Eugenides hasn’t revealed anything more than you knew from page one: the only thing the reader knows is that the five blond, almost indistinguishable Lisbon sisters commit suicide one by one.
     A black, glittering novel that won’t be to everyone’s taste but must be tried by readers looking for something different

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