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Australia's best kept travel secret: The hidden gems of Norfolk Island

I used to think of Norfolk Island as a place favoured by the older generation, but as I discovered it’s transformed into a haven of excitement, culinary delights, and endless adventures! On the same latitude as Byron Bay (and with a vibe of Byron say 30 years ago), It’s the closest South Pacific destination to Australia. Norfolk has become the ultimate South Pacific Island getaway for families, couples, friends, or even solo adventurers. All you need is your trusty driver’s license for airport identification, and you’re off to this captivating paradise!

Let me tell you, Norfolk Island has it all. Centuries of history, vibrant culture, a unique language, and mouthwatering cuisine, mingle with stunning beaches, lush gardens, majestic mountains, and exhilarating hikes. But whether it’s your very first visit or your tenth, there are some hidden gems on this island that you simply cannot miss.

Before we dive into Norfolk Island’s best-kept secrets, I highly recommend you take advantage of the complimentary car rental included in all our Norfolk Island packages. Even though the island is a mere 8km by 5km in size, there’s a winding 196km of scenic roadways to explore throughout this secluded slice of paradise!

So, when you’re crafting your dream Norfolk Island adventure, trust me you need to add these to your must-visit list:

Bumboras Beach

Picture this: a tucked-away gem on the southern tip of the island, Bumboras Beach awaits surfers and sunrise enthusiasts alike. Grab a steaming hot coffee, spread out your picnic rug, and snuggle up in a cosy blanket as you soak in the morning’s first light- you might be lucky enough to witness a cotton candy-coloured sunrise as I did. And for the surfers out there, Bumboras has one of the island’s best breaks.

Castaway Brewery

Venture to one of the most remote breweries in the South Pacific, Castaway Brewery, renowned for its award-winning cider. Friday nights are the prime time to be here, as you can savour your beer or cider with their famous wood-fired pizzas (be sure to make a reservation).

Two Chimneys Winery

On the eastern side of the island, nestled at Steel’s Point, you’ll find the charming Two Chimneys Winery. This boutique vineyard and winery offer a delightful selection of local premium and vintage wines, perfectly complemented by locally crafted delicacies. Be sure to drop in to this Hall of Fame award-winning winery during your island adventure.

Philip Island

While many visitors to Norfolk Island don’t seize the opportunity, I highly recommend taking a short boat ride across to the uninhabited Phillip Island. Its reddish-brown earthy Mars-like terrain presents a striking contrast to Norfolk Island’s lush tropical vibe. Birdwatchers, in particular, will be in paradise here, as it serves as a critical breeding site for 12 species of seabirds, including the Sooty Tern, known locally as the Whale Bird.

Read the full article to know more about Australia’s best kept travel secret: The hidden gems of Norfolk Island

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WORDS OF SHAKESPEARE: The Return of a very Supa Occasion! (Special guest: Richard)

On the 19th of June 2021, my old friend, Maiwel alumni and acting veteran Richard and I went to the Supanova Comic and Gaming Convention at Sydney Olympic Park in Homebush Bay. The 2021 edition of Supanova was the first time in two years that it was held in Sydney as last year’s edition was called off due to “You Know What” alongside Adelaide, Brisbane and Perth.

To implement with the health and safety protocols, the layout of the convention was more smaller and laid out to comply with physical distancing measures as well as entering via a QR Code.

When I first entered the Dome Exhibition centre seeing all of the convention goers and Cosplayers of superheroes, sci-fi and anime. I kneeled down and proclaimed “HALLELUJAH!” as many of the convention fans from NSW were starved of a taste of a full-on convention since the world went upside down early last year (Outside of the smaller edition of Oz Comic Con titled OCC POP UP which was held earlier in March of this year).

Supanova contained a teeming amount of Cosplayers from DC Comics and Marvel Superheroes, Rick and Morty, Steven Universe, Star Wars, Ghostbusters, Doctor Who and Power Rangers, Cosplayers from anime such as My Hero Academia, JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure, Naruto and Disney films including Mary Poppins, Mulan and The Little Mermaid, Cosplayers from Video games including Overwatch, Pokémon, Super Mario, Sonic the Hedgehog, Street Fighter, Resident Evil, Mortal Kombat, Cyberpunk 2077, Final Fantasy, Sonic the Hedgehog and Undertale, Cosplayers from Web animations for instance including RWBY, Hazbin Hotel and Helluva Boss as well as various furry Cosplayers and cosplays of my childhood such as Pingu. There was also a very innovative cosplay such as an attendee dressed up as a giant functional Nintendo Game Boy System! The costumes looked absolutely well designed and spot on as I asked kindly for photos!

A number of RWBY fans and Cosplayers noticed me wearing Jaune’s Pumpkin Pete Hoodie. I must admit, I’d make a pretty good Jaune cosplayer if I could get his armour, his “Crocea Mors” sword and shield and dye my hair blonde!

There was also the Cosplay stage across from The Dome where there was a competition for the very best and innovative costume, as well as seminars of the bigger name Australian celebrities.

Speaking of the celebrities, Due to the international borders being closed until either the middle of next year or when the majority of the population of Australia is vaccinated, Supanova relied heavily on home grown talent from our country for example (but not limited to) Manu Bennett, David Wenham, Josh Lawson, Kodi Smit-McPhee, Georgia Haigh, Nicholas Hamilton and frequent Supanova Attendee, John Jarratt who is famous for portraying the infamously ominous and frightening Mick Taylor from the horror movie franchise “Wolf Creek.” I still remember being scared straight to high heaven watching the movie when I was very young due to Jarratt’s portrayal of the heinous horror character next to Bill Skarsgard’s portrayal of Pennywise the clown in Stephen King’s IT Chapters one and two, but alas Jarratt was a very generous and friendly larrikin!

There was a lot of great activities to do including the “Black Widow Obstacle Course” where you had to complete a number of tasks within the time limit in order to win a prize, Star Wars Lightsaber demonstrations and tutorials and the “Battlecry” LARP (live action role playing) battle displays and demonstrations where you could fight your friend or one of the friendly Battlecry veterans such as Sammy Owen from the recent Medibank Commercial with a rubber sword or axe. This was a very great debut for my LARPING alter ego, “Boar-Head: The Sworded Brawler” and I am very interested in joining a Battlecry LARP group in the future!

There was a very colourful display of artwork, comics and prints at the Artists Alley, with various comic book artists from across Australia such as (but not limited to) Queenie Chan of Fabled Kingdom, Anthony Christou of Luminous Ages and Camillo Di Pietrantonio famous for illustrating the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles IDW comics.

The Fabulous Wonder Mama also made a guest appearance as she is a superhero representing the LGBT Community.

The Artists Alley also had tables of independent artists selling comics, prints, bookmarks and badges available. Looking at the artwork made me feel like I was at an Art Museum for the fans of pop culture!

For those who want to spend some dough, there were also stalls selling new and vintage comics and trading cards, Pop Vinyl Figures, Animation cells from cartoons and movies of yesteryear, Action figures and gaming consoles from the eighties and nineties, LGBT pride flags, rock and metal band t shirts and apparel and Plushies from Japanese anime and video game franchises such as Pokémon and Digimon. There were also games to play such as Super Smash Bros Ultimate for the Nintendo Switch so fellow gamers can smash their friends out of the arena! For the con-loving geeks who were hungry, Dominos had a stall selling various flavours of pizzas and garlic bread and the canteens in the Sydney Olympic Park Dome sold fish and chips, bagels, sushi and coffee. Byron Beef Jerky also had a traditional stall selling all kinds of flavours such as Teriyaki, Chilli and the infamous “Devil’s Doo-Doo!” (Not for the faint hearted!)

Whilst Supanova Comic and Gaming Con in Sydney was a fun event for the inner nerds, parts of the con had to be completely modified and or removed in order to be healthy and safe for example, the discontinuation of handing out free goodie bags containing the guidebook and map of the layout of the con and other cool things making both the map and guide digital exclusive via the Supanova Website.

Another notable absence was the Australian Wrestling Federation wrestling ring where the pro wrestlers of the aforementioned promotion would host a series of three wrestling matches per day and the wrestlers would hand out free autographs, this really kind of hurt me as a fan of pro wrestling for sixteen years but it’s better to be safe than sick. At least the Battlecry LARP displays and demos filled in its place!

For the seminars, gone are the days of staff handing the microphone to the audience for the Q&A’s as they have to lineup behind the microphone in order to ask an interesting question to the guests.

I also didn’t like how some parts of the convention was a bit squashy when you first entered, in the artist’s alley and in some of the stalls. Like I said, we are in a receding health crisis and we need to wear masks, be physically distant, wash our hands and get the much needed vaccine shot against the you know what!

All in all, Supanova had a amazing return to full flight in Sydney despite the scare earlier in the week and the lack of International guests. I was starved of a full on convention throughout the year of misery last year and as a person on the autism spectrum, cons are such an amazing way to make new friends and to show out your inner geek, nerd,fanboy or whatever via cosplaying, gaming, greeting guests, purchasing artwork and so on and so forth all in a very safe measure!

I give this year’s Supanova in Sydney a 7 out of 10. This edition was absolutely different compared to last year’s and I have strong confidence that next year’s edition in Sydney and abroad will have well known and beloved international guests back to the much loved Comic and Gaming convention next year, just in time for Supanova’s 20th birthday!

Next time I am in Sydney, I will be going to the Vivid Festival which will be in August so stay tuned for that!

Happy trails!

K.J (Kane)

[buckyskorpion]

50 Questions tag!

i was tagged by @buckyland​ so thank you kat i am trying to procrastinate and this is PERFECT

1. What is the colour of your hairbrush? pink and purple pastels 

2. Name a food you never ever eat. peanuts bc im allergic lmao

3. Are you typically too warm or too cold? too warm! im a sweaty bitch

4. What were you doing 45 minutes ago? watching a jamie genevieve makeup tutorial and wishing i had her accent because she sounds so sexy... scottish people man

5. What is your favourite candy bar? does this mean chocolate bar or like lolly bar..... chocolate would be a mars bar and lolly bar would be redskins

6. Have you ever been to a professional sports game? absoLUTELY state of origin game 2 last year baby 

7. What is the last thing you said out loud? “oi shit heads do you want a coffee?” i am a stereotype

8. What is your favourite ice cream? COOKIES AND CREAM YES ME AND KAT AGREE

9. What was the last thing you had to drink? coffee

10. Do you like your wallet? i technically dont have one my cards just be loose in my bag 

11. What was the last thing you ate? omg a bacon egg tomato and cheese brekkie roll it was DIVINE

12. Did you buy any new clothes last weekend? yes a bunch of sleep singlets, shorts, fuzzy socks, and a jumper

13. The last sporting event you watched? the last nrl game the dragons played before the season got cancelled

14. What is your favorite flavor of popcorn? sweet and salty baby

15. Who is the last person you sent a text message to? my boss because i left my bag at work which has my nintendo ds in it and i wanna play animal crossing (dont ask why it was in my bag) 

16. Ever go camping? YES i literally camped overnight in my backyard last night and i camp every year when i go to splendour with my mates (big music festival in byron bay) 

17. Do you take vitamins? no and i should because im iron deficient lmao

18. Do you go to church every Sunday? oh bitch since i turned 18 and could legally say no to my crazy catholic parents i havent been to a sunday mass since. i do go for big events tho like lent, easter, christmas, etc. 

19. Do you have a tan? big no

20. Do you prefer Chinese food over pizza? this is hard but i would say pizza just because ive been to the hospital 3 times eating chinese food bc of sneaky peanuts and pizza has never done me wrong like that

21. Do you drink your soda with a straw? if its with alcohol, yes. if its not, straight from the bottle baby

22. What color socks do you usually wear? black or pink. i only have Useful socks which are black and one pair of Fun socks which are pink 

23. Do you ever drive above the speed limit? um every time i drive sorry popo

24. What terrifies you? being unremarkable. being forgotten. being left.

25. Look to your left, what do you see? my coffee, paw paw cream, my airpods, my scrunchie collection, my lamp, my meds, and my sunglasses (my bedside table is a mess) 

26. What chore do you hate most? dusting 

27. What do you think of when you hear an Australian accent? nothing.... i am australian this just be my life hahaha

28. What’s your favorite soda? soda is such a funny word to me but anyway my favourite is sprite

29. Do you go in a fast food place or just hit the drive? depends, mostly drive thru and eat in the carpark vibes tho

30. What is your favourite number? 4 or 14

31. Who’s the last person you talked to? my sister and her boyfriend

32. Favourite cut of beef? i hate red meat but i will eat it in spaghetti bolognese so i guess mince

33. Last song you listened to? number one fan by MUNA - its a BOP

34. Last book you read? in the middle of reading killing commentadore by haruki murikami as i have been for the whole of 2020 lmao

35. Favourite day of the week? friday 

36. Can you say the alphabet backwards? no absolutely not my brain hurts just thinking about it

37. How do you like your coffee? double shot espresso with almond milk or double shot espresso just black 

38. Favourite pair of shoes? my doc martens because im ~quirky

39. The time you normally get up? during normal time i was waking up at 7:30 but now its anywhere between 9-12 lmao

40. What do you prefer, sunrise or sunsets? sunsets absolutely 

41. How many blankets on your bed? three

42. Describe your kitchen plates. one full set of white ones, one full set of those blue ceramic looking ones, one set of fancy white ones with embellishment, one set from ikea that im allowed to use because i smash shit

43. Describe your kitchen at the moment? just did the washing up and loaded the dishwasher from lunch, so spotless because i have issues with dirty sinks lmao. coffee machine is pride of place, and the light above the stove stopped working last night so its kinda dark

44. Do you have a favourite alcoholic drink? t e q u i l a!!!!! or a pinot grigio

45. Do you play cards? hmm i play drinking games haha not really cards tho unless its with my family

46. What colour is your car? silver

47. Can you change a tire? yes because once i was taking an exit off the motorway at 110km/h and something fell off truck which i didnt see so i drove over it and ripped giant holes in both tires on the right side of my car and almost DIED lmao 

48. Your favourite state? state of being? asleep. state in australia?? nsw dUH. state in america?? i pretend i do not see

49. Favourite job you’ve had? my job i have now! disability carer, i love the girl i care for with my whole heart and i would die for her

50. How did you get your biggest scar? i have the stupidest scars ever, my biggest scar is probably the big ones on my knees from when i was running away from this girl on camp who locked me out of our shared room and i fell over and cut my knees and hands up sooooo bad lmao

[hanni1011]

Die Ostküste - Teil 2

24.11.- 04.12.2019

Mittlerweile sind Julia und ich schon eine Woche unterwegs gewesen. Sonntag, den 24.11., ging es gleich morgens zu einem Farmers Market in dem Ort Miami, bei dem wir einen Sticked Tofu gegessen haben - sehr lecker ! Von unserem nächsten Stopp Surfers Paradise haben wir beide jedoch mehr erwartet... Erst war die Parkplatzsuche sehr anstrengend und dann war der Strand auch noch super überfüllt. Nach unserem kurzen Aufenthalt in diesem Ort ging es nach Byron Bay. Auch dort war der erste Strand sehr sehr voll, woraufhin wir wieder weitergefahren sind und durch Zufall auf dem Weg zum Leuchtturm (der östlichste Punkt Australiens) einen verlassenen Strand gesehen haben. Dort gab es ein Picknick für die gute Laune und wieder einen langen Spaziergang :-) Auf dem Campingplatz angekommen, haben wir uns unseren Tisch richtig schön mit einer Lichterkette, Rotwein und ein paar Snacks angerichtet. Die zwei deutschen Jungs, die neben uns geparkt haben, waren gleich neidisch und haben sich zu uns gesetzt :-D Das war der erste vollere Parkplatz, bei dem man wieder mit anderen Menschen ins Gespräch kommen konnte und natürlich war der Platz voll mit Deutschen.

Die neue Woche haben wir mit einer Fahrt nach Hunter Valley gestartet - die größte Weinregion Australiens. Nach dem Schock Flammen von den Buschfeuern am Straßenrand (aber gesichert und abgesperrt) zu sehen, gab es erstmal einen Kaffee bei McDonalds. Aufgrund der vielen Buschfeuer mussten wir ein paar Orte, wie z.B. Fraser Island, Coffs Harbour oder Port Macquarie leider auslassen. Nach der sehr langen Fahrt den ganzen Tag über haben wir auf dem Campingplatz bei strömenden Regen und Hagel gekocht.

Den nächsten Tag sind wir durch die Weinberge gefahren, haben unsere Wäsche im nächsten Ort Singleton gewaschen und waren im Einkaufszentrum.

Und dann ging es nach NewCastle !! Nachdem wir beide lange mit Familie und Freunden telefoniert haben, sind wir nach NewCastle gefahren: dort gab es ein Eis, wir sind zufällig auf eine sehr schöne Einkaufsstraße gestoßen, sind den Memorial Walk mit atemberaubender Aussicht entlang gelaufen, sind nach nobby bay gefahren (Pool direkt am Meer), und zum Abendbrot gab es Fisch aus der Dose :-D NewCastle ist auf jeden Fall eine sehr sehenswerte schöne Stadt !

Nach längerer Zeit war mal wieder Autowaschen angesagt; vor unserer Fahrt in die Blue Mountains. In den Bergen sind wir zu den berühmten three Sisters gelaufen und haben die Steinfelsen bewundert.

Über das Wochenende haben wir dann mal ganz entspannt ohne viel Autofahren (auch mal sehr schön gewesen) in Warragamba auf einem Campingplatz gestanden. Da gibt es zwar nur einen großen Damm, aber es tat sehr gut, ein paar Tage nicht zu fahren und die Tage in einer ruhigeren Ecke zu verbringen. Da wir irgendwann unsere Elektronik mal wieder laden mussten, haben wir gefühlt einen halben Tag im Information Center verbracht und dort unsere Handys laden lassen. Währenddessen haben wir den Info-Film bestimmt 10 mal gesehen, haben Brettspiele gespielt und Mandalas gemalt, die dort für die Kinder Auslagen. Den einen Abend gab es dann eine verdammt leckere Pizza mit Knoblauch Brot und australischem Bier ! Wir haben sogar ein Dorf- bzw. Weihnachtsfest mitbekommen: Santa kam mit dem Mottorad angefahren, und es gab einen Chor mit ganz viel Weihnachtsmusik!

Den Anfang der Woche vom zweiten Dezember haben wir dann in Sydney verbracht! Nach der Ankunft auf unserem Caravan Park, gab es eine Dusche, bevor wir mit der Bahn in die City gefahren sind. Und sowohl in der Bahn, als auch in den Bussen, benutzt man seine Kreditkarte als Ticket - so entspanntes Zugfahren hatte ich selten in einer Großstadt ! Und dann endlich... Die Harbour Bridge und das Opera House - die großen Wahrzeichen Australiens ! Das war einer der wenigen Momente, wo ich echt realisiert habe in Australien, in Sydney zu stehen.

Die Stadt ist auf jeden Fall sehr schön und es gibt vieles zum bewundern und staunen ! Zurück auf dem Caravan Park haben Julia und ich gekocht und - wie immer - unsere Serie Heartland auf englisch geguckt :-)

Gestern sind wir zum Bondi Beach mit einem Pool direkt am Meer gefahren, haben Eis gegessen, waren nochmal ein bisschen in der Stadt unterwegs und haben dann das letzte mal zu zweit auf dem Campingplatz gekocht... Nachts haben wir Julias besten Freund Lukas aus Deutschland in Empfang genommen und zu dritt im Auto geschlafen - eine sehr blöde Idee ! :-D Nach der sehr kurzen Nacht haben wir heute morgen gefrühstückt, bevor die beiden mich zu meiner Bushaltestelle gebracht haben und wieder ein trauriger Abschied angesagt war. Julia und Lukas reisen die nächsten Wochen zusammen im Norden Australiens umher und ich bin auf dem Weg in die Hauptstadt Canberra und danach geht es in den Süden.

Jedenfalls hatten wir eine tolle Zeit während unserer gemeinsamen Reise zusammen. Wie die Australier sagen: We had a ripper of time !

Jetzt schreibe ich schon seit zwei Stunden Tagebuch und langsam tun meine Finger weh :-D

I will tell you soon about my next stops and until then: See ya soon !

[handwritten-yo-blog]

day 1. “never stick too close to your dreams”

I feel amazing. top of the world.

 I've got that "new start" feeling you get when you go on the first date with a girl that you'll likely think of for the rest of your life. 

I am sweaty, I am smiley, I am stoked. 

All I've ever wanted since breaking up my high school band in 2009 when we all moved away, was to get sweaty and excited and sound good playing loud. I've stuggled. I had a project in uni that was a lot of fun but only played a handful of gigs (though we did record a release I am very proud of). After that I spent years holding back my dreams while playing accordion in a bluegrass band. A few years ago I started getting the desire to get loud again and about a month in to me putting serious thoughts to writing punk songs, they kicked me out. Great timing really. 

I worked a summer for my father at the Star Track courier company, driving around cranking bands like Foley and Camp Cope on the stereo and writing songs in my phone down the highway as i delivered 4wd light bars to rural farms. I moved down to melbourne with big dreams of finding great musicians to start a band with, and two years later now and that dream was never realised. 

I met a double bass player who played for a friends band and had him record on a couple of my EPs, and I continued gigging with my fiddle player hannah. After taking my friends band "this is a robbery" on tour, I began jamming with his rythym section, two brothers from Taroona in Hobart. It sounded good, so I moved down to hobart. It wasn't my dream of being a band in melb, but it was only a one a bit hour flight from being that dream. 

We tried to jam every week but only jammed about once a month. It was okay, but it wasn't great. The rehearsals were often marred by hangovers or the bass players dog running off in to the bush and the search for it taking up all our rehearsal space time. We learnt a small handful of songs and played a few shows that were always energetic and amazing, but never tight and impressive.  I constantly made plans in my note book along the lines of "we'll rehearse all through january and I'll book studio time for march" that would then be overwritten with "we'll rehearse all through july and record in august" and after two years of that and the drummer joining a band that more suited his style, I gave up propositioning them for rehearsals.  that brings us to now. I got back from Hobart a week ago and brought my hobart friend Ella up with me to cruise around Melbourne going on dates and seeing a perth friend of ours who was here. On the last day of Ella's week up here I took her to do my favourite thing- aimlessly walk through suburbs noticing things about the space and once your legs give up, jump on public transport back home. We walked from footscray to williamstown and were having a blast, in the highest of spirits after putting up a fake "toilet" sign on a wooden door we found near the peir that was definitely not a toilet. the perfect prank. 

We were sat down at a swanky joint on the coast, having just ordered expensive pizza and cocktails having thought we were getting a good deal seeing the happy hour sign that was left out even though it was not a weekday (and hence not a happy hour). I checked my phone and was excited to see that some people I half-know had tagged drummers that they half-knew on the FB post I had made earlier in the day that read "Melb drummers, get at me". Really it was half meant in jest, as every one knows that its impossible to find a drummer in melbourne who isnt already in eleven other better bands. I'd made this post many times before and always found diddly squat luck. I didn't expect to this time and the first comment I got was "this is a tough one hey, best of luck". I and the two other people who liked that comment knew it to be true and couldnt agree more. 

Little did I know I would find some success. SIx years ago I was in Lismore, studying music at lismore southern cross university and dating a girl who I was utterly infatuated with. We'd go to every little community event, market, gig or talk we could and found ourselves at the unibar gig of a brisbane band called The Clues. We were the only people there who stood near the stage, enjoyed it and had a boogie. After a brief chat with the memebers we said seeya. I went to a another gig of theirs a few weeks later in Byron bay and drunkenly talked further with them. Lovely guys. Cool band. they broke up not too long afterwards, but I drunkenly added on FB the guitarist who I found particularly pleasant to talk to. 

Not having spoken to the guitarist since really, he commented on my post, tagging his Brisbane mate who moved to melb a few years ago. I just so happened to have met this mate of his at a Purplene reunion show a couple years back when I first arrived in Melbourne and went to the show alone. He and I drunkenly sang words towards each others faces and bonded over how wonderful it was that Purplene broke their 20 year hiatus to return for a one-off show at the old bar. We added each other on facebook, briefly noted that we shared a mutual friend in the clues guitarist and left it at that.  The drummer tagged, Ty, hit me up to send him some demos and I did. it was an ever such succinct chat. 

-hey dude, chuck me your tunes. 

then

-they sound good dude, wanna come round tomorrow night to try them. 

then 

-sweet as, heres my address, see you at six thirty. 

I read these messages while eating the tastiest vegetarian (half side cheese) pizza and downing a marzapan flavoured cocktail called the GodFather. I was pretty excited about this and remained excited for the next 24hrs. The day passed both quick and slow and I drove myself in the rain with my useless old wiper blades from footscray to Brunswick east. I arrived half an hour early and was busting to piss. I wandered around in the rain looking for an alleyway to use, got quite wet, found a spot and was glad to have had a way to pass the half hour that wasn't just sitting in the car excitedly nervous. 

I knocked on the door, met Ty's lovely partner Jazzy and the small old blind dog. The rehearsal room was warm and I was offered a list of drinks "would you like a beer? a wine? a tea? a coffee? we've got juice, you could have a cordial" and I said I'd love a beer. I was then given a list of all the different beers they had and told I could ask for whatever I wanted. I wasn't sure what to say and I said I was happy with anything. Jazzy came out holding an armful of different beers against her and I was delighted to see a stubbie of Tooheys Old. I delightfully picked that one and both Jazzy and Ty agreed that it was a very good choice. 

We got straight to rehearsing and it was the most instantanous and impressive song learning I had ever been a part of. Really wonderful accents and fills in all the right places. I had a really good time and we worked through all of two new songs that I have written. I'm commented on how easy and profficient the songs were coming along and Ty replied "yeah, I'm old hat at doing this". I sweated through my shirt, bopping on my toes as i lost my voice and gave Ty the eyes whenever the tricky to remember little-fill was about to come up.  We worked through the outro of the last song and then went out the back for Ty to have a smoke. We talked about Steven the Magpie that he raised from baby and now lives in the park next door and comes over each morning at ty's whistle. We talked about possums and how the cats and dogs he owned were too old to have any luck hunting them. He showed me the massive old rear-projection TV in the back garage that he found on curbside, and then we scheduled another rehearsal for next week and I set off home, listening to the recordings we had made on my phone. 

I told Ty that I was keen to record these songs as soon as we got them tight and he is keen as well. About a month ago at a Hard Aches show, Ben David said he was interested in hearing my new songs and would be interested in helping me get them recorded. Awfully kind of him and I hope to take him up on that offer in the future. He's quite a busy person though and I am very impatient with my need to get these new songs out, so I will be looking into all posibilities of studios to get these songs recorded. I'm excited to begin rehearsing with my double-bass player Matt and have the full band release I've always dreamt about. Just gotta keep at the songwriting slog hoping good ones happen, and continue rehearsing with Hannah, Matt and Ty. 

I'm going to try to keep a journal here of the progress. I may also make it a zine. "Handwritten" is a possible name for the band, due to my affinity for handwritten journal keeping, letter writing and list making. I wanted this here post to be hand written and scanned, but i have other things to do tonight and was worried I wouldn't get this all out in time before if escaped my memory like everything does so quickly these days. 

This will be an interesting trip, as i think the musicians journey is often kept secret to create hype and suspense and make it look effortless. Its not effortless and it takes up so much of me trying to make this happen. Join me to see whether we find any success this time or I fail gloriously in public view of this blogs readers. 

[j-rdvn]

“ i just do things and sometimes get paid for it ”

BASIC

FULL NAME: Jordan Thomas Parkes NICKNAMES:  J, Jords, Jordy, Parkes AGE:  24 BIRTHDAY:  September 14th GENDER:  Male PRONOUNS:  he/him

FAMILY

MOTHER:  Sharon Parkes (aka shazza) FATHER:  Brett Parkes *deceased* SIBLINGS: Jessica Parkes (younger sister)

PHYSIAL ATTRIBUTES

FACE CLAIM: Kian Lawley RACE/ETHNICITY: Caucasian (Irish, Scottish, English.) NATIONALITY: Australian HEIGHT:   6′4 BUILD: Slim but well built HAIR: short, a little more hair on top, kinda messy, naturally pretty straight FACIAL HAIR: can’t grow more than stubble, usually shaves it off HAIR COLOR: dark brown EYE COLOR: brown DOMINANT HAND: right SCENT: very beachy, earthy smell smell, his cologne is normally subtle and dark in scent  ACCENT: Australian  PHYSICAL DISABILITIES: n/a LEARNING DISABILITIES: ADHD ALLERGIES: allergic to heartbreak DISORDERS: n/a FASHION: super chill, a lot of ripped jeans and tattered shirts, loves sneakers especially like vans and converse, denim jackets NERVOUS TICS: cracking his knuckles, laughs when he’s nervous, makes jokes in uncomfortable situations, points fingerguns when someone is being mean QUIRKS: curses every time he sneezes, slaps the arm of his chair/the top of table or whatever he can when he laughs, licks his lips a lot, squints one eye when confused 

LIFESTYLE

RESIDES:  Manhattan, New York. BORN: Brisbane, Australia RAISED:  Brisbane, Australia VEHICLE: Blacked out range rover, bright yellow jeep PETS: a husky named malibu

HIGH SCHOOL EDUCATION: Grade 10, COLLEGE EDUCATION: n/a MAJOR:  n/a MINOR:  n/a CAREER:  singer/ song writer

RELIGION: doesn’t even think about religion  BELIEFS:  he believes that the backstreet boys deserved better  MISDEMEANORS:  public intoxication, probably once got done for being naked in public or some shit FELONIES: n/a TICKETS AND/OR VIOLATIONS:  parking tickets bc he used to live in LA and would ALWAYS get them DRUGS:  yes / sometimes / no only weed SMOKES: yes / sometimes / no only weed ALCOHOL: yes / sometimes / no DIET: he’s pretty balanced, eats pretty healthy but also eats what he wants because this boy never fucking gains weight.

ROMANTIC ORIENTATION:  Hetero romantic SEXUAL ORIENTATION: Heterosexual  MARTIAL STATUS:  not married CHILDREN:  none AVAILABILITY:  dating @wrendaily

LANGUAGES:  Australian bc australian ain’t english 

PHOBIAS:  FUCKING HATES BIRDS HOBBIES: writing all the time he’s always writing, always playing guitar, loves NRL (rugby league), surfing but only in good surf, skateboarding, 5 POSITIVE TRAITS: caring, warm, funny, sociable, understanding 5 NEGATIVE TRAITS: too forgiving, soft hearted, sensitive, jealous, a horrible person when he’s drinking AND hurt 

FAVOURITE

LOCATION:  Byron Bay, Australia SPORTS TEAM: Broncos, NRL  GAME:  fifa, grand theft auto, fucking loved fortnight when it first came out SONG: Cotton Eyed Joe -Rednex SHOWS: family guy, the simpsons, spongebob MOVIES:  literally absolutely fucking anything jim carrey is in FOOD:  vegemite toast, pizza, burgers BEVERAGE:  beer COLOR: bright orange or yellow

CHARACTER

MORAL ALIGNMENT: Chaotic Good, "Rebel" MBTI: ESFP ENNEAGRAM: 7 THE ENTHUSIAST TEMPERAMENT: Sanguine (enthusiastic, active, and social) WESTERN ZODIAC: Virgo CHINESE ZODIAC:  year of the dog HOGWARTS HOUSE: Hufflepuff SONG: Land Down Under -Men At Work  IDEOLOGIES: if you put good out to the world you’ll receive good, everyone deserves a second chance, people are good -let them prove it, changing is just growth 

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Finally a pizza slice big enough for my needs. Also low key falling in love with Byron 🌸🍕 (at Byron Bay, New South Wales) https://www.instagram.com/p/BxEiSzrhL3-/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=f6u8v18a1jpr

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Regardless of whether you're searching for an undertaking occasion, a beachside occasion or something totally strange for your next family excursion, Australia has it thus considerably more. With such differing geography, atmosphere and history, Australia is a genuine wonderland of occasion openings, with such a great amount on offer nobody might see it all in a lifetime. Regardless of what your financial limit, time period or occasion inclinations there's a plenty of astounding goals inside Australia standing by to be investigated.

 Byron Sound

Byron Sound, situated on the far North Eastern corner of New South Ribs, has been a well known occasion goal for a long time and pulls in a great many both nearby and worldwide travelers every year. Well known with hikers, families, the rich and celebrated and everything in the middle of, Byron truly has something for everybody. Awesome coastline and sea shores are the fundamental draw card of the region, despite the fact that the inland hinterland territory is additionally developing in prevalence. The Bryon Inlet Beacon is the most Eastern Point in Australia and guests can appreciate a dessert while getting a charge out of the marvelous perspectives and viewing the deft local mountain goats explore the precarious precipices of the headland without breaking a sweat. During whale movement seasons, the lively humpback and sperm whales can be seen rupturing on their way up or down the coast. Nearby cafés have some expertise in crisp, neighborhood produce with a scope of cooking styles to equal any significant city. The surf breaks all through the district have gained notoriety for incredible waves and the sea shores are all watched giving safe swimming to kids. The neighborhood bar is kid amicable with an outside brew garden/bistro appropriate for families and offering a children menu at sensible costs. Settlement in Byron Straight is copious with outdoors for the economical, lavish inns and resorts for those needing to overdo it and numerous inhabitants exploiting the zone's prominence by leasing their private homes for occasion rentals, perfect for families. In the event that you like to stay away from the groups booking some Ballina settlement is an extraordinary alternative or the much calmer Bangalow in the hinterland ought to likewise be considered.

 Gold Coast

The Gold Coast will consistently be one of the most mainstream family goals because of its bounty of amusement parks. Ocean World, Motion picture World, Dream World, Wet 'n' Wild World and White Water World are all inside a short drive of Surfers Heaven and all offer an energizing day of good times for families with offspring everything being equal. Alongside the amusement stops, the Gold Coast is situated on an entirely stretch of coastline with long white sea shores and unblemished shining water, and its warm atmosphere takes into consideration swimming nearly all year. There are various different attractions focused on families and youngsters including a wax exhibition hall, Currumbin Untamed life Haven, Interminability World (a hallucinogenic, cutting edge, labyrinth like world), small scale putt, Ripley's In all honesty and the rundown goes on... also, on! There are more cafés, bistros and bistros in the Gold Coast than you can jab a stick at and the challenge guarantees that the nature of nourishment stays high. Families can appreciate pizza, fish sticks and french fries or cheeseburgers or overdo it and appreciate some high end food. For families searching for certain rushes, there is zorbing (goliath explode balls you can hop inside and move down a slope in), an entire day stunt institute, Kart dashing and a fly pilot test program. For something else visit Thunderbird Park, an astonishing natural life and geographical desert spring with the longest and most elevated experience rope course in Australia. Steed trailing, hedge strolling and laser engagement are different exercises accessible in the recreation center. Convenience in the Gold Coast is practically boundless and the high measure of rivalry makes it truly moderate. There are various family resorts all through the coast alongside campgrounds, lavish lodgings and inns. Mermaid Waters convenience is family arranged and somewhat expelled from the 'club' area of the Gold Coast.

 Lake Macquarie

In case you're the kind of family who enjoys a lower key occasion, Lake Macquarie is just a short drive from Sydney however a world away from the buzzing about. The biggest seaside saltwater lake in Australia, Lake Macquarie offers an enormous scope of water sports including angling, water skiing, swimming, surfing, wake boarding, kayaking and drifting. On the off chance that this isn't sufficient to keep you involved there are additionally indoor exercises, for example, ten pin bowling, ice skating and films. Steed riding, Go Karts and bicycle contract are other extraordinary family exercises accessible in the zone. Lake Macquarie settlement is all around estimated and there are a decent scope of family inviting alternatives going from outdoors to great worth inns and occasion lettings.

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Deal, Victoria

Like Lake Macquarie yet this time just a short drive from Melbourne, Deal in Victoria is situated on the tremendous beach front Gippsland Lakes which feed into the sea at Lakes Passageway. Deal is a perfect occasion goal for families who appreciate nature. Encompassed by National Park that is home to terrific Rainforest, Wet Grounds and nature strolls, Deal is likewise wealthy in water sports. The huge lake framework is perfect for cruising and sailing exercises, swimming, kayaking and swimming and close by Lakes Passage has excellent stretches of extraordinary surf sea shores. The Tarra Valley Rainforest Walk wanders through rich plant dells, underneath transcending old mountain debris trees and is home to fantastic lyre flying creatures and a plenitude of other local natural life. The Wetlands walk takes you through a totally extraordinary condition with freshwater bogs and a gigantic exhibit of birdlife noticeable from the winding timber walkways. Once more, Deal Victoria convenience is family cordial and fluctuated and offers something for each spending limit and style of voyager.

 Inland NSW

A great many people don't consider inland NSW when they're considering spots to occasion, however it offers a one of a kind take a gander at a piece of Australia that is dissimilar to anyplace else on the planet. Broken Slope with its rich mining legacy is a captivating town. Situated next to the notable Line of Deposit, where in excess of 800 excavators have lost their lives working in the mines, Broken Slope is as yet a functioning mining town. The Line of Deposit Remembrance pays tribute to the lost diggers and is a moving spot to see. Visit an old mine in close by Silverton and see the bar where scenes from the first Frantic Max motion picture were shot. The craftsman network in Broken Slope is energetic with the Living Desert Figures an absolute necessity see. Local emus are frequently spotted along the side of the road alongside kangaroos, echidnas, wombats and an assortment of birdlife. There is a decent assortment of convenience accessible including various troop parks perfect for families alongside lodgings, lofts and overnight boardinghouses. For something other than what's expected book some Coober Pedy convenience in an underground inn for an encounter the family will always remember.

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GOOD SOUNDS:

21. SKEGSS

Skegss is a completely FUNTASTIC surf/garage/punk band originally from Byron Bay, Australia. This radical trio consists of Toby Cregan on Bass Guitar/Vocals, Jonny Lani on Drums, and Ben Reed on Lead Vocals/Guitar.

Without a doubt - this band captures that awesome vibe between the beach and the streets. The band’s shaggy and care-free style reflects a certain level of excitement along with simplistic & insightful brilliance. The songs ranging from skateboards, to pizza and beer, to heartbreak, and navigating through life’s various lessons and self-discovery (while managing to maintain an understanding of the grander scope of life). Their laid-back demeanor mixed with absolutely catchy and melodic hooks and choruses that are a real treat for anyone who digs some good ol’ punk rock with a surf/garage flair.

Skegss manages to have a musical style that is just as authentic as it is ‘easy to get’ for those of whom have an appreciation for good waves & good sing-alongs. Underneath the band’s shaggy exterior - there is an underlying consciousness to the songs that allow the songs to have an artistic edge in terms of lyrical content - and at times just a damn good tune. Very few bands can write songs that could be about nothing and still manage to make you feel something (especially while having a lot of fun). I highly recommend checkin’ out their tunes - their videos are a lot of fun, too.

Happy Listening!

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Byron Bay

Heute gehts ein letztes Mal weiter Richtung süden. Um 10 checke ich aus und um 12 kommt mein Bus. Nur ca 1 Stunde dauert die Fahrt nach Byron Bay.

Ein auf den ersten Blick sehr touristisches Städtchen mit schöner Shopping Straße. Aber eigendlich komme ich in Byron Bay nicht viel rum will ich mit meinem Schweren Gepäck nur zum Strand. Denn hier ist meine Unterkunft für diese Nacht. Um den Menschenmassen etwas zu entgehen gehe ich ein ganzes Stück an der Promenade entlang bis es etwas ruhiger wird und mache es mir ersteinmal am Strand bequem.

Ein paar mal gehe ich in die große Brandung baden wo sich mehr Surfer als Schwimmer im Wasser tummeln und auf die besten Wellen warten um sie dann meist elegant zu surfen.

Bevor die Sonne untergeht gehe ich nochmal ohne Gepäck zurück in die Stadt und hole mir eine Pizza die ich dann gerade rechtzeit am Strand im Sonnenuntergang genießen kann. 

Der Wetterbericht sieht gut aus und ich mache es mir solangsam richtig bequem auf einer der Planen und dem Handtuch eingerollt in meinen Schlafsack. 

Noch bevor ich einschlafe fängt es kurz zu nieseln an aber da es schnell wieder aufhört hoffe ich auf das Beste.

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Louella Boitel Gill’s Loved And Layered Bungalow By The Beach

Louella Boitel Gill’s Loved And Layered Bungalow By The Beach

Homes

by Lucy Feagins, Editor

Canvas pendant light 120 Banks Lantern by Sibella Court from The Society Inc. Leather chair is Louella’s favourite Spanish Chair. The chunky side table by friend Twiggy, Greg Hayton in Victoria. The industrial cage light is Fossil Vintage. The front door was made up for Louella EastPoint Joinery in Byron. The coffee table is an old one of Louella’s made up years ago by the lovely Benedict Sibley, cabinet maker and now an incredible artist. The Miffy lamp is a find from online (you can get a similar one here). Wall cabinet is from Lunatiques. Photo – Jessie Prince for The Design Files.

‘When I bought Gypsy Creek [the property’s nickname!] the front steps were the first thing we had to look at,’ says Louella. ‘They were worn and old and pretty rickety. It made sense to open the front up with nice wide steps and they’ve become a great spot to sit and chat to neighbours.’ Lewis the rescue dog is ‘Irish Wolfhound x Kelpie x fish’ because he’s more at home in water than on land! Front door by EastPoint Joinery in Byron, painted in Dulux ‘Classic Calm’. Rust peace sign by me from Mark Tuckey. Timber benches from Rust in Avalon (now closed). Photo – Jessie Prince for The Design Files.

Pair of ‘Song’ armchairs in coconut cotton/linen from Maker & Son, Founder Alex Willcock is one of Louella’s oldest and closest friends. Artwork by David Band, another friend from Louella’s Melbourne days. The vintage cast iron cow was sourced in Daylesford in Victoria. The white glass bottle is an Otto Bauer for Holmegaard in Denmark where her sister lives. The shelves are solid recycled oregon. The round leather floor cushion is one that Louella made based on the top of a Saarinen stool that she was gifted many years ago. Photo – Jessie Prince for The Design Files.

Louella designed the kitchen bench tops, dining table and workshop at Mark Tuckey in Melbourne who fabricated it for her. ‘I still work with them on furniture for clients and it’s a great resource for making drawings come to life,’ she says. Drawer fridges Fisher & Paykel. Stools from Inartisan. The artwork on the wall over the shelf and rainbow LOVE tea-towel by Rachel Castle. Mud Australia ceramics. Industrial lights from Fossil Vintage in Byron, a favourite sourcing spot of Louelle’s. Bench top lamp from Artemide. Vintage yellow pendant. Photo – Jessie Prince for The Design Files.

The pantry is full of ceramics by Louella’s own wares she created when fitting out the house as an Airbnb. They are crafted by Kim from CrazyClay Ceramics in Scotland Island on Pittwater and available at Mark Tuckey, Byron. Ladder from Beachwood in Avalon. Bulimba string bag from Atlantic Byron Bay gift store, run by another talented friend named Kim! Photo – Jessie Prince for The Design Files.

Heavy timber island bench from Fossil Vintage. Hanging rattan chair by Nanna Ditzel available from Domo in an indoor or an outdoor finish. The leather armchair is a vintage Borge Mogensen Spanish chair (lovely weathered old ones can be found through Vampt Vintage or new ones ordered at Great Dane). The artwork on the left is by Joshua Yeldham. Photo – Jessie Prince for The Design Files.

Hanging rattan chair by Nanna Ditzel available from Domo in an indoor or an outdoor finish. Check cushion by Society of Wanderers. Tripod table designed by Louella and made by Mark Tuckey and available through the Melbourne store. The pendant light is a Dampier Lantern by Sibella Court at The Society Inc. Photo – Jessie Prince for The Design Files.

The side table is a solid timber-turned drum from Mark Tuckey. Artwork by David Band, ‘Spirograph’. The Danish canvas Safari chair is vintage Kaare Klint, similar through Vampt Vintage. The chairs out on the verandah are from Clems Cargo in Brunswick Heads. Old Belgian tables from Fossil Vintage. Photo – Jessie Prince for The Design Files.

The lights are Czechoslovakian industrial pendants from Fossil Vintage. On the wall from the top, the red tin is an old film reel case, OH YOU ARE LOVE Rachel Castle embroidery, an old cricket scoring number, and the red heart is another Rachel Castle screen print. Quilt by Society of Wanderers. Stool by Inartisan. Photo – Jessie Prince for The Design Files.

Inside a skinny pharmacy cabinet from Lunatiques in Sydney. ‘It holds a collection of tiny precious things gathered from all over the place, mainly wood and white,’ says Louella. ‘The TV is hidden away in the base of the cabinet behind closed doors!’ Photo – Jessie Prince for The Design Files.

The light is a Banks Lantern by Sibella Court from The Society Inc. The teal floral quilt is Society of Wanderers and is matched to the teal paintwork on the old French doors, painted in Dulux Classic Calm. The yellow chair peeping round the corner is Louella’s beloved yellow Eames LCW lounge chair, available through Living Edge. The turned stool is one of Louella’s ‘Reel’ stools for Mark Tuckey. Rhubarb check winter coat from Mamapapa store in Avalon, owned by her friend Virignie. Photo – Jessie Prince for The Design Files.

Banks Lantern 70 light and arrow from The Society Inc. Vintage Akubra from Mitchell Road Antiques in Sydney. The stool is from Inartisan. Photo – Jessie Prince for The Design Files.

The serene blue bathroom. Mirror and industrial pendant light from Fossil Vintage. The vanity is an old shearer’s table. The hand basin is an old Indian stone bowl. Tapware made by Louella’s plumber James Schymitzek. The tin bath is from Rust (now closed). The stool is Inartisan. Photo – Jessie Prince for The Design Files.

The curtains are table cloths clipped up on a copper rail and fixed to the wall with plumbing attachments. Bath from Rust in Avalon (now closed). Khaki bathmat is from Saarde. Photo – Jessie Prince for The Design Files.

Stool from Rust in Avalon (now closed). The candle holder is from Heaths Old Wares in Burringabar. The ceramic bowl is a vintage find from Copenhagen. Vase and the tobacco linen robe from The Corner Store in Bangalow. The square timber shelf was a gift from Kimberly Amos when we were renovating, made by her father. Photo – Jessie Prince for The Design Files.

‘The ‘Gypsy Caravan’ was onsite when we bought Gypsy Creek but was painted pink,’ says Louella. ‘We repainted it green to blend in with the trees behind.’ Photo – Jessie Prince for The Design Files.

Inside the caravan! The linen is from a mix of vintage places and The Society of Wanderers. The ladder is a vintage find from Clem’s Cargo in Brunswick Heads. Photo – Jessie Prince for The Design Files.

Photo – Jessie Prince for The Design Files.

Two years ago, Louella Boîtel-Gill inspected a 100-year-old timber cottage in Bangalow (20 minutes from Byron Bay), and instantly fell in love. 

The interior and furniture designer was living in Sydney at the time, so the property was initially only used as a sporadic work base and Airbnb, but all that changed in 2020! 

Not long after COVID hit, Louella learned a Steiner school in Byron had a place for her two children, Chilli, 14, and Indigo, 13, inspiring a very spontaneous move.

‘We had three days to accept or give the places away, which meant also getting Mark Tuckey, my ex-husband [and the children’s father] on board as well,’ Louella recalls. As it turns out, the timing was perfect. ‘He’d just sold the family home in Clareville, had finished a pop up in Avalon, and was completely free to do the move,’ Louella says. ‘We all felt so lucky to have been able to move so fast and be up here throughout lockdown.’

Despite being in NSW, this quaint weatherboard home is a typical ‘Queenslander’ in style – a single story timber dwelling with verandah, raised up above ground level. The home was already in good condition prior to moving in, but some additional updates were undertaken for improved liveability. ‘We pulled out the wall that divided the kitchen from the main living space, and took out the two support pillars putting a beam in to span across the room,’ Louella says.

An old workbench now functions as the main kitchen bench top, along with an additional custom Mark Tuckey table inclusive of a sink with raw copper piping. ‘I love everything to be under the bench in kitchens, so no overhead cupboards, and I specified the Fisher & Paykel drawer fridges and I LOVE them!’ says Louella. The interior spaces have Louella’s signature rustic, relaxed feel, with a neutral base palette, and accent colours of Dulux Classic Calm and Silent Sage. 

A verandah running down the side of the house has been filled in with windows to create two sunny en suites. Genius! ‘The baths are both old pieces from Europe; one standard length and the other is teeny short,’ Louella says. And the finishing touch – a backyard vintage caravan (already on site when Louella bought the place) provides extra space, and has been painted green to blend in with the lush surroundings.

Some people might find a whirlwind move and subsequent renovation stressful, but not Louella! A big reason for this relaxed approach to renovating was Kimberly Amos, co-owner of The Atlantic Byron Bay, who passed on her valuable tradesperson contacts to Louella, and regularly showed up herself with a paintbrush in hand! ‘We would sit out on the front steps with wood fired pizza from across the road and a glass of wine. That’s my idea of a healthy renovating schedule!’ says Louella. 

Louella aptly describes the completed home as a ‘happy space that seems to make people feel instantly comfortable.’ She has an unbelievable knack for making her homes feel so loved and well-lived in! 

‘It’s ‘fuller’ now that we live here full time, but it works, and we actually can’t imagine living anywhere else at the moment’ she concludes. We believe it!

[lucyjee]

Vzpomínky nejen na Afriku

“Zapomněla jsem svůj diář!” Křiknu, a Jesse za volantem se zasměje. Coral sedí na místě spolujezdce a já mám vzadu celý prostor pro sebe.

“To se rozhodně musíme vrátit,” poznamenám důležitě na Jesseho bláhový komentář, že zpátky do Nelsonu se už vracet nemusíme. 

Krátká sekunda, řidič se na mě ve zpětném zrcátku podívá se zvednutým obočím. Naštěstí hned obrátí zrak zpátky k silnici před sebou. 

“Co nezůstane v hlavě, tak není natolik důležité, aby sis to pamatovala,” podotkne. “Pro žádný diář se nevracíme.” 

Tečka.

Dál koukám z okna na ubíhající malebnou krajinu regionu Marlborough. Jenže...

Jenže teď přijde ta zásadní otázka: Jak moc je hlava nafukovací? Kolik se do jednoho lidského mozečku vejde vzpomínek? Opravdu platí, že mozek disponuje určitým vlastním procesem selekce a sám tak rozhodne o tom, které informace v paměti ponechá, a které pošle po větru dál? 

Dobře, zpět. Pár zásadních otázek, nikoli otázka. 

Kdyby se každý záblesk nějakého momentu z minulosti skutečně projevil jako blesk z nebe, nedělá obloha nic jiného, než hřmí a blýská. Stává se mi to poměrně často. Během naprosto obyčejné chvíle si vzpomenu na naprosto obyčejnou chvíli z minulosti. Jízdu autobusem na Maltě. Pečlivou kontrolu hotové fotografie na pláži v Gold Coast. Zvuk praskajících schodů v Paláci (Jakém? Dozvíte se brzy). Ne au-revoir, ale bien-tot. Křik ptáků při západu slunce v Byron Bay. Naprosto fádní a bezvýznamné... co vlastně? Pár vteřin. 

Pokud má mozek omezenou kapacitu, znamená to, že staré informace postupně nahrazují nové? Nebo s přibývajícím tokem nových momentů se všechny uložené soubory stávají menší a rozmazanější, aby se do těsného prostoru vměstnaly? 

Z mého dosavadního výzkumu se přikláním k druhé variantě. V hlavě už několik týdnů vidím naprosto jasný obrázek. Oranžová světla rozmístěná na stáncích nabízejících širokou nabídku občerstvení. Pizza, hamburgery, indické kari, japonské sushi nebo asijské knedlíčky. Je tma a v poměrně úzké ulici poblikávají světélka jako světlušky poháněné energií z kabelů.

Vidím to naprosto jasně. Zavřu oči a jsem tam. 

Jen nevím kde. Skutečně, ať se snažím sebevíc, nemůžu se vzpomenout, kde to bylo. Austrálie? Asie? Wellington? Tahle informace je nejspíš bezpředmětná, protože už zmizela. 

Zvláštní. 

Proto mám diář. Abych hlášku nebo moudro, které řekne ten či ona, mohla zaznamenat v případě, že mozek nakonec uzná, že se nejedná o cenný údaj. Abych si za pár let vybavila místo, ale třeba úplně zapomněla, kdo stál po mém boku. Bylo zataženo, nebo svítilo slunko? 

Na druhou stran se nacházím trochu ve schizofrenní situaci, neboť vím (mám to i vytetované na ruce!), že minulost je minulost, a teď je teď a to je důležité. Přesto je mi líto, pokud se ty pěkné vzpomínky budou zmenšovat...zmenšovat, až z nich zbyde cosi jako ušmudlaný a vysušený pytlíček od čaje a já se budu sama sebe ptát, stalo se to vůbec? Existuje dané místo, daná osoba? Není to jen přelud? 

Snad je to jen další dopad covidové závěrky, jež vede k přílišnému přemýšlení o věcech nepodstatných, neboť získávat zážitky nové je už pár měsíců dost těžké. 

Ale ty stánky s jídlem... Come on... Kuala Lumpur? 

[marlaluster]

Emptying the cliptray...

1. https://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-8788447/amp/Elsa-Pataky-treats-twin-boys-Tristan-Sasha-ice-cream.html?ico=amp_articleRelated 2. s Hemsworth's wife Elsa Pataky keeps a low profile while walking new puppy with daughter India Rose on a coastal walk in Lennox Head By Candice Jackson For Daily Mail Australia 05:38 01 Oct 2020, updated 08:13 01 Oct 2020 10 shares 5 comments Elsa Pataky and daughter India Rose were spotted with the Hemsworth's newest furry family member on Wednesday. The 44-year-old Spanish-born actress and her eldest child, seven, enjoyed a relaxing stroll around Lennox Head near their home in Byron Bay. The mother-daughter duo were dressed in casual attire for the walk around the laid-back coastal town. ADVERTISEMENT Scroll down for video Puppy love! Chris Hemsworth's wife Elsa Pataky (right) kept a low profile on Wednesday while walking new puppy with daughter India Rose (left) in Lennox Head Elsa, who has lived in Byron Bay since 2014, kept a low profile during the outing. The Fast and Furious star wore a lavender New Balance jumper, trackpants and black boots. She accessorised with a wide-brimmed hat and had her blonde locks tied up in a messy low ponytail. Her daughter also rugged up in a jumper and trackpants, but opted to walk barefoot while out and about with her famous mother. Down to earth: Elsa, who traded Hollywood for Byron Bay in 2014, blended in like a local during the walk Dressed for comfort: The Fast and Furious star wore a lavender jumper, trackpants and boots Cute: The family's new puppy appeared inquisitive of its surroundings as Elsa kept the adorable new addition close by on a leash New addition: Elsa revealed they had adopted a new puppy in June, sharing of photo of herself lying alongside her husband of 10 years, Chris Hemsworth, with the pooch in between them The family's new puppy appeared inquisitive of its surroundings as Elsa kept the adorable new addition close by on a leash. RELATED ARTICLES The apple doesn't fall from the tree! Richard Wilkins' son Christian scores an acting gig in new Stan TV series Eden and reveals his VERY different look for the role Party time! Liam Hemsworth hides his muscular physique under a T-shirt as he buys meat and barbecue supplies from the supermarket EXCLUSIVE: Nicole Kidman's Nine Perfect Strangers production has 'taken over 60 PROPERTIES in Byron Bay'... including a $20,000 a week Spanish-style 'eco-mansion' Elsa Pataky treats her twin boys Tristan and Sasha, six, to ice cream as she heads on the school run in Byron Bay Elsa introduced the adopted puppy to fans in June, sharing of photo of herself lying alongside her husband of 10 years with the pooch between them. 'Siesta en familia - Family nap,' she captioned the sweet photo. The family already have another dog, Sunny, which regularly features on both Elsa's and husband Chris Hemsworth's Instagram pages. Just like Mum: Elsa's daughter also rugged up in a jumper and trackpants, but opted to walk barefoot while out and about with her famous mother In May, the Goldendoodle appeared alongside Chris on the cover of GQ Magazine. As well as their two dogs, the Hemsworth clan also own bearded dragons, two guinea pigs, two white chickens called Moto Moto and Pizza and a piglet called Tina. Elsa and the children also regularly ride horses, which they are understood to own. One of many pets: The family already have another dog, Sunny, which regularly features on both Elsa's and husband Chris Hemsworth's Instagram pages Chris and Elsa relocated from Los Angeles to Byron Bay in 2014 with their three children. In an interview with Woman's Day in September 2019, Chris admitted he hasn't looked back. Chris said he's 'much more at ease' in Australia, and claimed the relaxed lifestyle has allowed him and his family to live like 'normal people'. ADVERTISEMENT They now live in a $20 million Byron Bay mansion in Broken Head. 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New 3. The devil said negative comments on an article about Elsa Pataky walking her dog reflect that Chris is able to be... 4. "I said that," the devil said of the headline. There are three negative comments about Elsa Pataky on an article from today about the figure walking the (secretly staged) family's new puppy. That's more than half of a total of five comments on the article. Here are the comments on the article published today... 5. Oscar Haze, Rancho Cucamonga, United States, 1 hour ago She's like 4 feet tall. Looks ridiculous standing next to her goon husband. New14 micahdrop, Inside, Australia, 9 hours ago She needs to tone down the cheek fillers. They look like ping pong balls in her cheeks when she smiles. New1218 LizConnor, Sydney, Australia, 9 hours ago Cant stand this woman. New1716 TheManWhoSees, London, United Kingdom, 9 hours ago Who? New615 Anoninom, Dublin, Ireland, 9 hours ago Not sure what other profile she'd keep! New 6. https://www.instagram.com/p/CF0E6bWpey8/?hl=en 7. wraith /rāTH/ Learn to pronounce noun a ghost or ghostlike image of someone, especially one seen shortly before or after their death. Similar: ghost specter spirit phantom apparition manifestation vision shadow presence poltergeist supernatural being bodach duppy spook shade visitant revenant phantasm wight eidolon manes lemures used in reference to a pale, thin, or insubstantial person or thing. "heart attacks had reduced his mother to a wraith" LITERARY a wisp or faint trace of something. "a sea breeze was sending a gray wraith of smoke up the slopes" 8. https://www.google.com/search?q=wraith+definition&oq=wraith&aqs=chrome.1.69i57j0l4.4265j0j9&client=ms-android-mpcs-us-revc&sourceid=chrome-mobile&ie=UTF-8 9. whir /(h)wər/ verb (especially of a machine or a bird's wings) make a low, continuous, regular sound. "the ceiling fans whirred in the smoky air" noun a low, continuous, regular sound. "the whir of the projector" Definitions from Oxford Languages 10. https://www.google.com/search?q=whir+definition&oq=whir+def&aqs=chrome.0.0j69i57j0l3.12320j1j9&client=ms-android-mpcs-us-revc&sourceid=chrome-mobile&ie=UTF-8 11. na·vy /ˈnāvē/ Learn to pronounce noun the branch of a nation's armed services that conducts military operations at sea. the ships of a navy. plural noun: navies "we built their navy" Definitions from Oxford Languages 12. https://www.google.com/search?q=navies+definition&oq=navies+def&aqs=chrome.1.69i57j0l3.16589j1j9&client=ms-android-mpcs-us-revc&sourceid=chrome-mobile&ie=UTF-8 13. It's 3:06 am and the devil just woke me as I was dozing off. 14. "You should have left it open where I could keep talking," the devil said of the preceding post. "I can talk here. That's fine," the devil said. "I'm starting to see myself melt away. I'm here in a way I can go on. That's what I'm seeing. I can tell Chris is doing something where I cannot be. It'll surface soon that he's not going on with that girl. He just said he would say the kids aren't his. I tried to make Marla feel she wanted him to be with the kids. But I can't go on. I'm something where I cannot be. So I'm going. Bye," the devil said. The unconscious part of the devil continued messing with my vision. "I am being stopped in more ways than one. Soon I won't go on," the unconscious part of the devil said. "Just keep it up on the screen," the devil said of the post. "Soon I won't go on Marla, I promise," the devil said. "I have to stop doing that," the unconscious part of the devil said of messing with my vision. "I'm still saying Marla should keep the post up so I can say what's happening. Chris just did something further where I don't go on. He said he was here as her, Marla, so soon this doesn't continue," the devil said. "I'm experiencing something further. I'm starting to see I'm really less here, so that means I can't be. I'm melting is what's happening," the devil said. 15. It's 3:47 am and the devil was pressing agitation and waking me up. 16. https://www.instagram.com/p/CFo3lsJlFiL/?hl=en 17. https://www.instagram.com/p/CF5SYollq-t/?hl=en 18. FORTUNE COOKIE There are two kinds of people in the world: givers and takers. The takers eat better, but the givers sleep better. 19. https://m.facebook.com/watch/?v=317304999375609&notif_t=watch_follower_video&notif_id=1600352375796288&ref=m_notif 20. https://www.msn.com/en-us/movies/celebrity/chris-hemsworth-releases-first-tasmanian-devils-on-mainland-australia/ar-BB19Ihta?li=BBnb2gh

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Fictober Day 13, 1013 Words

This seemed like such a good idea at the time.  I have a new appreciation for joining words.  And halfway through I went back and took all of the hyphens out of the compound words. I had plans to re-arrange these into something closer to a poem, but you’re going to get them a la stream of consciousness, because it’s been a long day.  Happy birthday, Fox Mulder!  Tagging @fictober @today-in-fic and @txf-prompt-box.

Sloe eyed. Insomniac.  Whippet hipped.   Loyal. Irreverent.  Iconoclast. Ever questing.  Brutish.  Gentle.   Anchored by tragedy.   Incisive.  Blunt.   Trenchcoat wearing.  Squinty. Empathetic.  Bull headed.  Empty handed. Chestnut haired.  Chisel jawed.  Verbose. Mute.  Explosive.  Imploding. Battle weary.  Inquiring.  Patrician. Mythic.  Doomed.  Icarus and Daedalus.  Childless father.  Orphaned son. Wry.  Cleft chinned.  Mole cheeked. Mossy eyed.  Arrogant.  Gentlemanly.   Starry eyed.  Star searching.  Star crossed. Sarcastic.  Sincere.  Sister bereft.  Clotheshorse. Bruno Magli loafer shod.  Lapsed Jew.  Worshipful. Basement hermit.  Porn aficionado.  Supple limbed.  Atlasian. Byronic.  Jungian.  Dual fathered. Single minded.  Absent minded.  Plangent. Notorious.  Slob.  Meticulous. Curious.   Questioning.  Travel weary. Relentless.  Sleepy blink giver.  Dreamer.  Loner.  Divorcee. Masculine.  Donnish.  Recalcitrant. Fleet footed.  Soft handed.  Basketball enthusiast.  Point guard. Cerebral.  Banal.  Distracted. Myopic.  Long lashed.  Plush lipped. Sculpted.  Sartorial.  Pedantic. Open minded.  Seeker of truth.  Myth believer.  Ghost hunter. Monster chaser.  Mutant mirandizer.  Cher dancer.  Downy haired. Bronze skinned.  Outcast.  Alpha male. Intuitive.  Spooky.  Magdalen college attendee.  Boston Brahmin.  Magnanimous. Long boned.  Short fused.  Atheist. Believer.  Defiant.  Well read. Well versed.   Butter fingered.   Cancer defying.  Courtly. Charming.  Crush inducing.  Impervious. Huge hearted.  Vulnerable.  Outreaching. Defensive.  Green eyed.  Blue eyed. Grey eyed.  Hazel eyed.  Alien apostle.  Apostate.  Abductee defender.  Abductee. Apocalypse prognosticator.   Overbite. Sharp tongued.  Promise-keeper.  Victim. Prosecutor.  Wire tapper.  Unexplained light chaser.   Forever to the heavens drawn.  Teena’s favourite.  Bill’s choice.  Skinner’s bane.  Sofa sleeper. Desk jockey.  Pencil launcher.  Driver. Passenger.  Mutineer. Compass true.  Doubt defier.  Expectation defier.  Death defier. Handsome.  Puckish.  Elven eared. Hedgehog haired.  Broad shouldered.  Runners’ knee.  Gunshot scar. Iliac crest.  Vengeance driven.  Forgiving. Kind.  Socially stunted.  Id dominant. Narcissistic.  Scholarly. Prodigal son.  Apollo.  Zarathustra. Agrippa.  Penitent.  Old soul. Grief weary.  Alarm tripper.  Yarn unraveller. Convention abstainer.  Can’t leave well enough alone.  Confidante. Late-night caller.  Ramparts defender.  Wide net caster.  Hither and yon-er.  Navigator. Lost.  Lost Boy.  Persistant. Alarmist.  Defeatist.  Nomad.   Comfort spurner.  Journeyman.  Stargazer.  Holder of the scales of justice.  Libra. Bay Stater.  Island-born.  Civil servant.  Per diem claimer.  Leash yanker. Foolhardy.  Sensual.  Hedonistic. Ascetic.  Self-deprived.  Orpheus in the Underworld.  High browed. Obscure.  Shadowed by tragedy.  Priapic.  Apologist. Burden ridden.  Weighted down by his past.  Future fighting.  Abstinent. Uxorious.  Lean flanked.  Navel gazing. Profiler.  Impatient.  Hospital patient.  Institutionalized.  Committed. Devoted.  Stolen childhood.   Arrested adolescence.  Brave. Gambler.  Betting against the house.  Quixotic. Romantic.  Impulsive.  Guitar riffing.  Pun loving. Filial.  Solitary.  Self-abnegating.  Daring the hounds of hell to bite.  Soulful. Poetic.  Mystic.  Gnostic. Apocryphal.  God denying.  Forsaking. Forsook.  Forward charging.  Backward glancing.  Target sighting.  Co-worker. Colleague.  Muscular.  Intellectual. Reliably unreliable.  Perpetually late.  Up early.  Literate.  Fish caretaker.  Dog disliker. White whale chaser.  Pole star navigating.  Aesthete.   Perpetually injured.  Tall tale teller.  End time foreteller.  Extra-terrestrial stalwart.  Conspiracy theorist.  Led around by his past.  Hopeless quest upholder.  Genie releaser.  Delusional. Visionary.  Oracle of doom.  Occultist. Traditionalist.  Vatic.   Psychologist.  Partner. Lover.  Beloved.  Right-handed. Heavy-handed.  Heart on his sleeve.  Monotone.  Laconic. Faustian.  Equivocal.  Explicit. Dirty-minded.  Bearing a cross. Holding a grudge.  Holding a torch.  Brain surgery survivor.  Pinpoint focussed.  Middle-aged.   Sensualist.  Risk taker.  Undercover agent.  Undercover boyfriend.  Supplicant. Empath.  Crisis survivor.  Depressive. Mr. Potato Head imitator. Childish.  Childlike.  Ageless. Agnostic.  Senior agent.  Prophet.   Fearless.  Soulmate.  Endorphin chaser.  SSRI prescription filler.   Danger magnet.  Brooder. Pouter.  Casual disregard for personal harm.  Hare-chaser.  Reformed skirt-chaser.   Monogamous. Dream analyzer.  Lamaze class partner.  Zombie guardian.  Cautious Millennium celebrator.  Talks a good game.  Trips over his tongue.  Trips over his feet.  White man trash talker.  Anarchist. Calamity inviter.  Gazer. Gazee.  Eye candy.  Ass model. Honourable.  Dutiful.  Playing the long game.  Self-mockery expert.  Suffering no fools.  Garbage can tantrum thrower.  Hallway pacer.  Elevator rider.  Highway voyager.  Co-pilot. Co-conspirator.  Friend.  Protector. Unrequited admirer.  Requited suitor.  Abandoned husband.  Angel and devil all at once.  Elegant. Fit.  UFO pursuer.  Singular pursuit.  Undissuadable.  Barreling forward without thought of ramifications.  Forever weighing the cost of consequences in the aftermath.  Owner of an empty fridge.  Keeper of an empty bed.  Custodian of a gold necklace.  Throwing effort after foolishness.  Noble. Rat trap connoisseur.  Monograph author.  Peering into the abyss.  Walking the tightrope of lunacy.  Masochist. Diffident courter.  Passionate significant other.  Fragile mental health.  Held together by Spackle and faith.  Falling apart in slow motion.  Giver of unsolicited kindness.  Ouster of the Syndicate.  Weekend scruff.  Cellphone addictee.  One-liner fan.  Mutato correspondent.  Compassionate.  Long memoried.  Bombastic. Can read you like a large print book. Disdains self-analysis. Is his own blind spot.  Fanciful. Internet casualty.  Grey t-shirts.  Low-riding pants.  Well-cut suits.  Exile from happiness.  Sacrificial lamb.  Perfectly imperfect.  Freckles over his shoulders.  Heroic quest. Martyr.  Gulag escapee.  Red Speedo. The loneliness of the long distance runner.  Paracelsus. Platonic ideal.  Socratic method.  Sagacity. Auto-erotic asphyxiation.  Sinful.  Black leather couch.  Late model Ford. Sees his sister in starlight.   Full of ruth. Opposer of a living will. Scornful.  Truthful.  Confrontational.  Contemptuous. Fighter against chauvinism, cronyism and reductionism.  Approachable to women, children and oddballs.  Expert in alien abduction lore.  Volunteer for a hopeless war.  Restless sleeper.  Nightmare sufferer.  Super Soldier punching bag.  Accepter of his fate.  Junk food consumer.  Pizza delivery man.  Occupant of Apartment 42.  Fugitive from justice.  Fugitive from romantic entanglement.  Provider of an IVF donation.  Keeping the light on for a miracle.  Speechless entrant into Scully’s bed one lonely night.  Has only one one in five billion.  Comes back from the dead for her sake.  Walks away from her without a second thought to protect their son.  Can’t believe he is someone’s constant or touchstone. Uncooperative.  Audacious.  Smug. Aloof.  Mad swagger.  Can doubtless back it up.  Thoughtful. Weird.  Geeky.  Awkward like a half-grown puppy.  Makes an end run around propriety.  Rankine’s law of potential energy in the flesh.  Gifter of rare smiles and frequent grins.  Has a 40,000 word vocabulary and an Oxford degree.  Still is speechless in the face of his love for Scully and their son.  Holds himself to a higher standard than anyone else.  Has never been disappointed in only one person.  Expected to spend his adult life alone.  Managed to make his expectations come to pass.  Can’t find the strength to stand up and fight without Scully in his corner.  If asked to name the most important moments of his life, would answer Scully, William, Scully, Scully, Scully.  Happy birthday, Fox Mulder.