Closing Ceremony

Right now I've resorted to using my brother's laptop after two nights of my laptop, phone and the wifi taking turns at failing to cooperate. I'm finally watching the London 2012 Closing Ceremony and if you've seen my twitter I'm basically overcome with emotion despite NOT being British, nor have I even been to Britain! The Olympics have basically made me regret not pursuing a sport further and it's made me feel like a major underachiever haha

I can't believe that the London Olympics have come and gone so quickly. I still remember thinking, during the Beijing Games at the age of 14, that I would've finished my HSC by the time London 2012 rolled around. It all seemed forever away but now it's all over! Moving on from my sad life and sopping reminiscing, my highlights definitely have to be the models in the golden gowns, the Spice Girls, Russell Brand, (One Direction!) and when the amazing Alessandra Ambrosio came out to represent Brazil. 

APOLOGIES

 I just had to have an Olympic post on my blog.

and I'm not sure when I can get back onto my computer so posts may be delayed for the time being.

So here's some amazing Brits in beautiful gowns and bring on Rio 2016!!

Kate Moss of course

Karen Elson

Georgia May Jagger (My favourite dress!)

Naomi Campbell

Nick Knight for British Vogue

A Big Ramble

Today I did NOTHING I planned to do. 

My to-do list included writing up half my marketing notes, doing three practice statistic papers and summarising my contract laws notes. Instead I watched crappy daytime tv, did nothing productive internet-wise and made a tiramisu. (This technically counts as a DIY right? It's Gordon Ramsay's recipe, or so the site says... link here it's a winner)

So as per usual, I went on my daily routine of checking all my favourites' blogs and I saw Love Aesthetics's LIFE | Good Fucking (Design) Advice post! The people at Good Fucking Design Advice have been giving advice to designers since 2010 but being a first year uni student without the comfort of being spoon-fed notes by my high school teachers, I felt that their advice applies just as much. 

They support abandoning fear, trusting in yourself, honoring and supporting others, not procrastinating (ha!) and raising the standards. I feel that all the above are applicable in my studies and my everyday life in general. This year I've forced myself to start conversations with complete strangers in my lectures (something that going to a tiny all-girl school didn't prepare me for), made myself go to every single class (whether I slept in them or not isn't important hahah) and gave myself much higher standards than I had back in high school (no more "don't worry they'll scale us up"). I know I didn't do much today, I feel that this year I've begun to pick myself up and started to balance my life out. I don't know what happened, maybe there's something about being 18... 

I know finals are near (or now for us unlucky ones), so if you're feeling sluggish or unmotivated like I did today, print out their pledge for some Helvetica-fonted empowerment!