So… I’m done with Uni for the year! I finally have some time to myself and it is brilliant! So briliant that I think it’s time for another things I Love Thursday!!

finishing uni for the year and the beginning of summer holidays · finally having a full day to myself · my new mouse (an early Christmas pressie from my mum) · my new 8GB flash drive & book on flash (early chrissy pressies from the boy) · flash CS4, i really prefer the layout over CS3. I can’t believe it’s taken me this long to upgrade · gmail themes! i’m currently using ‘bus stop’ & i love the way it matches the weather outside · our christmas tree · the book ‘mao’s last dancer’. if you haven’t read it, you really should · this weeks episode of Dexter! i’m really hanging out for the season final next week!!! · rediscovering Soulcalibur IV · seeing the hilltop hoods live, i really enjoyed their set animations (their style is kind of cool)

I’m thinking of turning nadinerine.com into a blog & portfolio instead of setting up a separate portfolio site. I did twitter about this the other day but I haven’t really come to a definitive decision yet. I’m still considering all the pros & cons. Do any of you guys have any thoughts on the matter?

(And yes, I know this is a lame as excuse for a blog entry!)

Just thinking about the sheer volume of caffeinated beverages & iced tea I’ve consumed over the last week is downright scary. It’s assignment submission time at Uni!

My portfolio & resume were due (& consequentially submitted) this morning. I still have a presentation coming up next week and my major group ActionScript/3D game is due the week after. I’m most definitely going to be chained to my computer for the foreseeable future.
 

This photo of Chewie is an accurate representation of how I feel right now… a little wrecked. I can’t wait for Uni to be over for the year and for the Christmas holidays to begin! :)

I spent last weekend in the middle of nowhere. Literally. One of the boy’s cousins had what I’m now referring to as the “wilderness wedding.” I can understand why they chose to have their wedding (in the middle of nowhere) at Meringa Springs though… the venue was stunning & the Saturday afternoon weather was gorgeous. It was actually a very beautiful ceremony.

That said, our accommodation was not quite so beautiful.

• The hard wired fire alarms were malfunctioning and went off every few minutes until about three in the morning.
• It was disgustingly hot and the swimming pool was green.
• I had no phone reception. I felt ridiculously disconnected without phone reception. The boy and his family taunted me constantly. :(
• Oh, and I am STILL scratching myself silly where I was eaten alive by countless bugs.

I kind of wish we’d been told our accommodation was basically camping!
 

Anyway, it was only an overnight trip. We headed back to Melbourne first thing Sunday morning. The pictures below were taken at Mackenzie Falls in the Grampians. We detoured on the way home. :)

 
Dear pedestrian,

I’m not a very good driver and my concentration span is not what you would call awesome. It probably does not help that I like my music quite loud whilst driving. Please stop running out in front of me. One of these days I’m very likely to not actually notice you.

Much love,
Nadine.