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debauchery down under: July 2009
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One of the best things about Australia is what I've taken to calling the Aussie state of mind. You know the one I'm talking about, where they call everyone "mate" and instead of saying "you're welcome," they say "no worries." Combined with the accent, listening to conversations down here is just so relaxing. We don't make plans here. A "plan" here is a text from Mara saying "hey, we're making dinner, want to come over? This semester, and since they've offered me (and I've accepted) a spot in their Alto s...
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debauchery down under: August 2009
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Did somebody say naked crowdsurfing? It's 3am on Day 4 of Prosh Week, and I can't sleep (much like I haven't been able to sleep lately, for whatever reason - except when passed out, of course). So what else is there to do but to update on Prosh Week shenanigans? Prosh Week is hard to explain. There pretty much aren't even any words to try to describe what happens. There's no point. I left pretty early that night; I was trying to save money (as opposed to spending it on alcohol), lol, and there wasn't a w...
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debauchery down under: "Did somebody say naked crowdsurfing?!"
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Did somebody say naked crowdsurfing? It's 3am on Day 4 of Prosh Week, and I can't sleep (much like I haven't been able to sleep lately, for whatever reason - except when passed out, of course). So what else is there to do but to update on Prosh Week shenanigans? Prosh Week is hard to explain. There pretty much aren't even any words to try to describe what happens. There's no point. I left pretty early that night; I was trying to save money (as opposed to spending it on alcohol), lol, and there wasn't a w...
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debauchery down under: May 2009
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41] Bureaucracy, or "Why the TSA Sucks". So, because of our two-week vacation at the end of June, I'm trying to get everything for my trip squared away now. Has anyone else heard about this new TSA thing where everything on your documents have to match exactly? Here's why this serves no purpose: People who use their full legal name (which, I imagine, could be way too long for normal use - I know someone who has four middle names. Can you imagine? Fine Changing my name. On my airline ticket? I'm off to ca...
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debauchery down under: SWOT Vac Thoughts
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Yesterday (yesterday being Monday, though I know it's technically already Wednesday), I helped my friend Alisa out with her teaching exam, where she basically had to give a lesson to an advanced voice student for 30 minutes and be observed and marked on her teaching methods. Aside from just helping her out (since you can hardly teach if you don't have a student! We ended up with this huuuge tower of sushi plates. It was pretty funny, and the sushi was quite good as well. Haha), and they're only about 40c...
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debauchery down under: Let's Face the Music and Dance
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Let's Face the Music and Dance. So I haven't updated in a while - I meant to do a post about footy shortly after the Carlton v Geelong match, but never got around to it. (Footy post will be forthcoming, though, when I do manage to get around to it.). Long story short, that was a week ago and we've been on two dates since. =) So it's been quite a lovely week - it makes me laugh that there's past precedent for this, yet I completely didn't expect it - in fact, actively expected that I wouldn't. Carlton v g...
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debauchery down under: συσπουδασωμεν τα ανωτατα
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I know, two posts in less than twelve hours, what is the world coming to, right? But I was reading back through some of my older posts and I realised I've been promising this Greek life post for a while, so here it is. But despite their not understanding it, as soon as an Australian spots my letters on my necklace, they always ask "is that your sorority? They ask, or "how can you just decide to be sisters with someone? Much higher elsewhere. Even AXΩ's relatively low dues draw looks of horror! Aussies ju...
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debauchery down under: Surf's Up
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The Early Voices Renaissance Dinner went very well on Tuesday night; it was just a long night. We were called at 5pm and rehearsed on and off until the dinner started at 7pm. Performances began at 8, and we weren't finished till 11. Since this is Melbourne Uni's free excursion, all of the other Melbourne Uni kids will be on the trip as well. Despite the fact that so many of us live together, I haven't seen a lot of people in ages, so it'll be nice to catch up as well. Hope everyone has a good weekend!
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debauchery down under: October 2009
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The Early Voices Renaissance Dinner went very well on Tuesday night; it was just a long night. We were called at 5pm and rehearsed on and off until the dinner started at 7pm. Performances began at 8, and we weren't finished till 11. Since this is Melbourne Uni's free excursion, all of the other Melbourne Uni kids will be on the trip as well. Despite the fact that so many of us live together, I haven't seen a lot of people in ages, so it'll be nice to catch up as well. Hope everyone has a good weekend!
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debauchery down under: September 2009
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The Real World: Melbourne. So, I never got around to doing that footy post, and guess what? So right now I'm less getting over him and more getting back into the way things were before him, which seems like a terribly long time ago, which in some ways I feel like it is and at the same time, the last month has disappeared so quickly I feel as though I've only been here a month at most. Melbourne feels more like reality than Denison or Bridgewater ever do, and it's a bit of a relief that I can. So I'm goin...
