Origami

Origami is a talent, one I love very much, but do not possess. These are some kewl things Madison/Joel made for me today, the black crane I made for myself, wew Ciarn!

Summer Lovin'

In this beautiful country of mine, known as Australia, it is currently summer. For us, that means thongs, swimmers and a towel is necessary attire. Scorching hot days leave us wishing it was winter or that we could swim in the ocean for endless hours. The last few days have been the epitome of summer days. On Friday, I was lulled by a wide expansion of musical beauty. I spent the last 2 or 3 hours of my school day, playing some really lovely music. Eventually, everyone had joined in on the fun and we sung and played for the rest of the school day. The happiness and friendliness that erupted during this small moment was something truly spectacular. That night, I found myself at a small gathering, we swum, Todd sang, we laughed, it was a wonderful evening.

A day of sun was my Saturday, spent the morning at the beach, then by Adrienne's pool, we swum, sunbaked and then just read/relaxed until we again decided to go to the beach. The end result was sunburn. This eventually led us to a musical showcase at the Flynn's Beach Surfclub, which was really great.

All in all, the past two days have been filled with good music, good people and good memories. Summer creates a never fading happiness, still as we lay in bed at night, as our sunburn punishes our skin, our mind is rolling over all the good things that have happened. It's a truly beautiful thing I think. I was looking so forward to winter, but now I say, keep the summer.

Good times to roll on.

Echoes

Lately, I am distant, mostly because of school and the trials of being a year 12 student. But, it feels as though, in my own world, most things are in tact. I find myself however, distant from the usual things, from the gossip and the news, from what's going on. The only thing, the only true part of me that I am grasping in these recent moments, is my guitar. The strings are carving calluses into my fingers just as they are carving happiness into my heart. I don't know why, or how, but at the moment, my guitar, the stars and finishing school are all I care about. And I am not complaining, nor do I want to change my ways. Happiness is the feeling of the heart, the ultimate height of a person's feelings. It develops us and helps us to be better people, we are changed by the happiness we feel. In each chord I play, not only is there sound escaping from the strings, but a love that I feel whole-heartedly. I'm so glad to have this friend, this ally. Like nothing else, a guitar can not walk away. It cannot hurt your feelings or make you sad. It's there, always. And it's there to stay.

Thank God.

Forced

Once painted on the walls,

of our minds,

which are now plastered,

with rumours and prejudice.

Once they were,

memories of yesterday.

The lack of fear,

height of imagination,

power of friendship,

taste of freedom.

We are,

as people,

then forced to grow,

to grow up,

and grow old.

Something we may not want to do.

Living now,

in this time.

I'd like to stay,

here,

now,

forever.

That Four Letter Word

She said: 'I love you like the stars above, i'll love you till I die'

It's said to be the most wonderful feeling in all the world, spread in so many different ways, the ultimate feeling of happiness. But is love, pure and unconditional love, the junk they talk about in all the movies, is it real? Does it actually exist? We're so tied up these days in looking the BEST, we have to BETTER than everyone else. So how, I ask, how is it humanly possible for love to exist? To be the driving force within our relations? I just think, that there are people in our lives, ones who cannot seem to remove themselves from the walls of your mind, who say all the right words and make all the right gestures. These people, become more than mere people in our lives, they become friends, from that, who knows? Are we supposed to measure how much affection they show us, or how much of a chance we have? I think it's too hard to tell. I think the love in our world, is placed in the laugh of a friend, a hug of a family member, the moments we live within that everyday change us, and for that, for changing us, we are made better people.

I want to believe in love. I want someone to show me it is real. Right now though, from all the experience I have had, it's looking more like a fairytale.

Home

I always wonder what I am going to be like when I grow up and when I'm away from here. From my home. I think I am moving too fast, I'm so focused on next year and finishing school and moving away and starting a whole new life. I'm not going to lie, its something I yearn for all the time. However, there are recurring moments that take place, that open my eyes. That show me that this moment we live in, this time we have now, it's more precious than the future and looking forward to what there is to come. For now, for this year, I have so many moments to look forward to, to live in. And they will make me happy for now, until next year comes and all the moments within that year will be so perfect and adventurous. That's a whole world away.

Home, it's where my heart is right now.

Photobooth

So I have purchased my Macbook and it seems that the novelty when it comes into contact with others is to begin the webcam fun.

Here are the results:

My Dad and The Universe

Tonight, my Dad took me star gazing and I learnt the most unbelievable amount. It's funny though, the whole time, I thought about when one day I meet someone who wants to come with me, or someone I know decides they want to come, I want to take them to look at the stars and I can tell them all the things I now know about them.

My love for this universe is becoming overwhelming, I love it so much.

Thanks Daddy.