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I'm making a return!! to DA
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Hello Friends and Watchers
It occurred to me I haven't been here in a year, and I really miss it here. Firstly I hope your all doing well.
Secondly, I just wanted to let you know I'm doing well. I don't know if its because I turned 25 in September (Thanks for all the birthday wishes :bigheartplz: 
but I feel the best I've been in as long as I can remember, mentally at least... I'll have to make it my new years resolution to lose the excess weight I've gained in recent years and get fitter
but I feel the best I've been in as long as I can remember, mentally at least... I'll have to make it my new years resolution to lose the excess weight I've gained in recent years and get fitter I just finished the first half of my third year at university, and I'm on break until March. It has gone too fast, I can't believe I'm literally a semester away from walking across the stage in a gown, a sash and a hat with a tassel to receive my degree. I've also began to live more outside the screen of my computer, I kind of have more than one social group these days, so I go out a bit more; and I've been a contributing writer to my universities campus magazine written by students. It's really cool to be published
Unfortunately I'm still unemployed, but I'm okay studying at the moment, and applying for jobs that are relevant to my degree... so far I've been unsuccessful but I have another application up my sleeve. I am much more positive and confident with my abilities after doing 105 hours as an unpaid internship as part of my degree; which I was fortunate enough to undertake in Community Arts, combining writing with art. Which has opened up a new area for me, and shown me an area I'd be interested in working in the future. I also got positive feedback from my supervisors so I think I can finally move on from my bad experiences in retail, with the mentality that it was nothing personal, and that I do have a good work ethic XD
I'm on the upside of life, and I'm going to try not to let the bad things in life get me down, life's short here's to enjoying it :cheer: I'm also going to try not to get too sidetracked and hang out here a little during the summer between writing the three novels I have going, and doing some paintings.
between writing the three novels I have going, and doing some paintings.How are you?
Steph
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Hello Friends and watchers,
I don't know why exactly I haven't spent much time on here recently, except to say its possible I have began living life away from the computer screen so much.. uni has been over since October but life has been hectic in a good way..
To start with some of you may remember in my previous post I mentioned the unit I only just passed and I had no idea how I got that low.. well on that front it turned out to be a clerical mistake and the computer missed a column when adding the marks and I actually got a DISTINCTION... so I still have my student record for all units Credit and above and a 70% Distintion average keeping me eligible for honors but for now thats just an option not sure if I'll do the honors year.. I still have another year and a half left of my Bachelor degree. Definately not complaining after a few scary moments in the semester just gone, I realised I'm not a playwright at all, but I feel alot better about the disappointing marks still reaching a credit overall.. phew and it definately helped having the unit co-ordinator review the grade and then tell me it wasn't me who was bad or the work itself as it would have made an excellent screenplay but it just wasn't a play.
All in all Uni is still something I enjoy... I'm going to be lost when I graduate.
Back in September I celebrated my 24th and it was my best birthday so far, in the morning my sister took me out for breakfast and at night my mates had told me to be ready by a certain time, and not long after my friends arrived a limosuine arrived in my driveway and took us out to dinner and back was a really relaxed but pleasant evening.
However my major highlight for not only the past six months but 2012 is definately the 4.5 -days I spent in Sydney with my sister in November, I may be broke now but it was worth every dollar, to get on a plane for the first time, climb the harbour bridge, walk around the outside of sydney tower and jump up to touch the T in the Westfield sign, not to forget eating dinner at Hard Rock Cafe Sydney almost every night trying the menu and the mocktails because we don't have one here in Perth
I definately want to go back,
With the year almost over, I still have nearly two months left of holidays from uni, however I am going to be going in a few times as I'm signed up to be a student mentor (being a point of contact for assigned new students who may feel more comfortable asking a current student a question, giving advice on good food on campus etc and just helping them settle in) while I am also signed up to be a contributor to the uni magazine this year... basically because of my bad employment history / bad luck I'm using uni as not only something to fill in the gap while I'm struggling to find a job but an opportunity to build my resume in terms of volunteering etc
I hope you all had a Merry Christmas, and I hope you all have a Happy New Year, here's to 2013..
My only new years resolutions is lose some weight since I've put on quite a lot in my unemployment rut and keep trying to find a job.
What have you all been up to since I disappeared?
I don't know why exactly I haven't spent much time on here recently, except to say its possible I have began living life away from the computer screen so much.. uni has been over since October but life has been hectic in a good way..
To start with some of you may remember in my previous post I mentioned the unit I only just passed and I had no idea how I got that low.. well on that front it turned out to be a clerical mistake and the computer missed a column when adding the marks and I actually got a DISTINCTION... so I still have my student record for all units Credit and above and a 70% Distintion average keeping me eligible for honors but for now thats just an option not sure if I'll do the honors year.. I still have another year and a half left of my Bachelor degree. Definately not complaining after a few scary moments in the semester just gone, I realised I'm not a playwright at all, but I feel alot better about the disappointing marks still reaching a credit overall.. phew and it definately helped having the unit co-ordinator review the grade and then tell me it wasn't me who was bad or the work itself as it would have made an excellent screenplay but it just wasn't a play.
All in all Uni is still something I enjoy... I'm going to be lost when I graduate.
Back in September I celebrated my 24th and it was my best birthday so far, in the morning my sister took me out for breakfast and at night my mates had told me to be ready by a certain time, and not long after my friends arrived a limosuine arrived in my driveway and took us out to dinner and back was a really relaxed but pleasant evening.
However my major highlight for not only the past six months but 2012 is definately the 4.5 -days I spent in Sydney with my sister in November, I may be broke now but it was worth every dollar, to get on a plane for the first time, climb the harbour bridge, walk around the outside of sydney tower and jump up to touch the T in the Westfield sign, not to forget eating dinner at Hard Rock Cafe Sydney almost every night trying the menu and the mocktails because we don't have one here in Perth
I definately want to go back, With the year almost over, I still have nearly two months left of holidays from uni, however I am going to be going in a few times as I'm signed up to be a student mentor (being a point of contact for assigned new students who may feel more comfortable asking a current student a question, giving advice on good food on campus etc and just helping them settle in) while I am also signed up to be a contributor to the uni magazine this year... basically because of my bad employment history / bad luck I'm using uni as not only something to fill in the gap while I'm struggling to find a job but an opportunity to build my resume in terms of volunteering etc
I hope you all had a Merry Christmas, and I hope you all have a Happy New Year, here's to 2013..
My only new years resolutions is lose some weight since I've put on quite a lot in my unemployment rut and keep trying to find a job.
What have you all been up to since I disappeared?
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Too long since my last Journal..
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Hey everyone,
just realised I have not updated this in around six months,
I guess I got busy with the past semester of uni and my social life has picked up, and I just got my results back from uni which are not as good as I had hoped but at least I passed, having recieved out of 4 units,
1 Pass, 2 Credits and 1 Distinction.
The distinction I'm happy with of course since it was my short fiction class, the credits are okay but the pass I will need to get my last assignment back before I understand.
Other than uni, not much has been going on aside from the renovations of my house are complete which I'm loving, the usual birthdays and hanging out with mates.. which I do a lot more now I have mates from uni as well.
...and I've been organising my first trip on a plane.. nothing is booked yet but I'm meant to be going to Sydney for 3 to 5 days in November
oh and the hermit crabs are well, a few have passed on but I also have some new ones XD
hope you are all well
Steph
P.S. I start uni again in around 10 days.. which I'm looking forward to, I just hope I get on here more this semester
just realised I have not updated this in around six months,
I guess I got busy with the past semester of uni and my social life has picked up, and I just got my results back from uni which are not as good as I had hoped but at least I passed, having recieved out of 4 units,
1 Pass, 2 Credits and 1 Distinction.
The distinction I'm happy with of course since it was my short fiction class, the credits are okay but the pass I will need to get my last assignment back before I understand.
Other than uni, not much has been going on aside from the renovations of my house are complete which I'm loving, the usual birthdays and hanging out with mates.. which I do a lot more now I have mates from uni as well.
...and I've been organising my first trip on a plane.. nothing is booked yet but I'm meant to be going to Sydney for 3 to 5 days in November
oh and the hermit crabs are well, a few have passed on but I also have some new ones XD
hope you are all well
Steph
P.S. I start uni again in around 10 days.. which I'm looking forward to, I just hope I get on here more this semester
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Freaking Out, got any dating tips?
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yeah I'm freaking out...
Umm, so I've never dated anyone before, and my friends invited me out for chinese tomorrow night, I said yes
except my friend told her boyfriend to invite his friend because he's a nice guy and she thought it would be nice to have his own friend to hang out with nstead of having just her friends, so her boyfriend invited his friend in which they have tried to set us up on a blind date before but the guy was busy with a gig because all I know about him is he's a drummer,
but my friend spoke to her boyfriend again and his best mate is under the impression it's a blind date we're going on and now I'm I don't know... this is all new to me since I'm an introverted 20 something who doesn't get out much...
Anyone got dating tips?
I'm going in with an open mind, I would rather start off as friends and see how things go, no harm in meeting him right??
Umm, so I've never dated anyone before, and my friends invited me out for chinese tomorrow night, I said yes
except my friend told her boyfriend to invite his friend because he's a nice guy and she thought it would be nice to have his own friend to hang out with nstead of having just her friends, so her boyfriend invited his friend in which they have tried to set us up on a blind date before but the guy was busy with a gig because all I know about him is he's a drummer,
but my friend spoke to her boyfriend again and his best mate is under the impression it's a blind date we're going on and now I'm I don't know... this is all new to me since I'm an introverted 20 something who doesn't get out much...
Anyone got dating tips?
I'm going in with an open mind, I would rather start off as friends and see how things go, no harm in meeting him right??
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hmm?
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Hello,
I'm still lurking around here, and most importantly I'm going to alert everyone who stops by on my big decision regarding DA as many know I have been behind on my message centre for a while and it appears a massive chunk of my centre is all the favourites I am very appreciative for and I love thanking everyone individually which was all fine a while back when I was spending hours on the internet at a time and had a lot of spare time and once I started university a while back I didn't have a lot of time for free time on the internet and I know once I go back in Feb I will be in that position again, and add that to the new years resolution of using my creative abilities a little more, I would like to use some of the spare time to create and share my creations with you all which I figure will be more enjoyable for both of us...
don't get me wrong, you can all keep favouriting..
I will take any favourites as a huge compliment and be very thankful.. I will continue to appreciate any I do get..
Leave a comment and as long as it's not trolling or negative I will reply..
Give me a llama, I will send one back..
Watch me, I will check out your profile and gallery and thank you for the watch
looking forward to getting more creative.. as I need something to distract me from my unemployment predicament, I am tired of focusing on the dreams I can't save for and pusue without being able to save and instead I have to work through it creatively and hope for the idea that changes things for the better..
here's hoping 2012 holds good things for all of us
I'm still lurking around here, and most importantly I'm going to alert everyone who stops by on my big decision regarding DA as many know I have been behind on my message centre for a while and it appears a massive chunk of my centre is all the favourites I am very appreciative for and I love thanking everyone individually which was all fine a while back when I was spending hours on the internet at a time and had a lot of spare time and once I started university a while back I didn't have a lot of time for free time on the internet and I know once I go back in Feb I will be in that position again, and add that to the new years resolution of using my creative abilities a little more, I would like to use some of the spare time to create and share my creations with you all which I figure will be more enjoyable for both of us...
don't get me wrong, you can all keep favouriting..
I will take any favourites as a huge compliment and be very thankful.. I will continue to appreciate any I do get..
Leave a comment and as long as it's not trolling or negative I will reply..
Give me a llama, I will send one back..
Watch me, I will check out your profile and gallery and thank you for the watch
looking forward to getting more creative.. as I need something to distract me from my unemployment predicament, I am tired of focusing on the dreams I can't save for and pusue without being able to save and instead I have to work through it creatively and hope for the idea that changes things for the better..
here's hoping 2012 holds good things for all of us
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