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So it has been a more than hectic few weeks. I decided that it was time for some much needed cash. I got a job. Then I got another one. Oops.
The first one was at Subway. Crap pay but really friendly people. It was a short lived job. I was a sandwich artist for no more than a week and a half and that suited me just fine. Because, thanks to Alex from twitter I know have such a fun, hard job with the coolest group of people. Its a cafe/bar called Coco Cubano and every shift, I get to pick my mood and stick it on my shirt with Velcro. Yesterday I was ‘SUPER’ and ‘HOT’ … I thought they went well together. I have had 2 shifts, one short one of 5 hours and one LONG one of 11.5 hrs. And oddly enough, they both flew by. I don’t have time to even look at the clock most of the time. And there is no need to exercise anymore with this job.
I sure have met some interesting people in only 2 nights. One that stood out was a lovely young fairy named Steve. He has put me under his gay wing and by the end of the month I think I will know all the dance moves from Bad Romance.
School has been just as full on. We had a 24 hour film shoot that was definitely an experience.
My role was producer/continuity. And it taught me a LOT about film making in 24 hours than any theory lesson could teach. Of course, the film that we made turned out pretty HORRID… just putting that out there. The sound was terrible as we were doing it outside and the wind was not cooperating. We crossed every cinematic line known to man. The camera ran out of battery near towards the end so we spent an hour posing in front of Binu’s camera whilst waiting for it to load. Which was probably a good thing because we had some fun laughing over nothing… (pretty sure the sun was making us go loopy)
Even though the finished product turned out bad, it was great, because it taught me so much in preparing for a shoot… everything needs to be taken into account because there is SO much that can fuck up.
So I suppose you could say that at the moment, in life… things are crazy. A good kind of crazy. I feel like my days all mash into each other. I go to school and by the time I get home its my bedtime. On the weekends, I work all night and sleep all day. With the little spare time I have Im doing homework, working on my script that never seems to get longer or watching a movie (Oh that’s another thing… Im catching up on the classic movies because Im sick of the shocked expressions at school when I say I’v never seen Forrest Gump)
I say its ‘crazy’ in relation to last year, which was me sitting on my ass and doing absolutly jack shit. So you can imagine how different it is.
But all in all, its great. Im loving it. Sydney is perfect. The only thing missing is a few people whom I miss very very much. I think they should either all relocate here. Or someone better invent a transporter, soonish.
P.S. I did watch Forrest Gump. I was also shocked in myself it took me so long to see it. What a seriously great film. I cried just a little... or a lot. Whatever.
Just another day for Hay
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The Waiting City...
Goodbye Maitland! Aloha Sydney!
So I have been MIA lately. With good cause. Ill run you through a play by play.
Last week I was accepted into the International Film School Sydney. It was a huge surprise to me. In the interview I stumbled and fumbled on my words on a few questions. Not really knowing what to say to "Why should we pick you over the other students applying?" and those kind of questions. Anyway, after I thought I stuffed it big time I accepted that I was going back to Hunter St Tafe for another Semester. I got a call for a second interview via phone. This one went much better and I felt much more comfortable talking to a lovely British man named Duncan Thomas who is the head of IFSS. The very next day at Tafe, Rowdie and myself were walking around outside when I got a call telling me of my acceptance. I was dying inside of excitement and could hardly think.
I had 4 days to pack my life up and run to Sydney. Thank eff my Aunty offered me a room at her place. The rent in Sydney is horrid! So this is like hitting the jackpot and Im hoping to god she lets me stay there for the 2 years this course goes for.
I left for Sydney on Sunday. Car overheated...
whats new?
So mother dearest dropped me off at my Aunts. Unpacked and all that jazz. My room is small, cosy and comfy! And I finally have a built in wardrobe. Something I never had in all our other houses growing up. Silly, but it feels like a luxury. :-)
So lovely Aunty Jenny took me to IFSS for the first 3 days since I was without car. My first day was one Ill probably remember for a very long time. It was eye opening and inspirational in a way. It was mostly an introduction but it felt like a lot more.
"You are hear to be brilliant" - First wise words of Duncan Thomas I heard on my first day.
"You do not have dreams, you have ambitions.. huge ambitions"
"You might think you are an aspiring filmmaker. Throw that out the door. Tomorrow you will be a professional filmmaker"
It almost felt like the first day of the first important step of the path I had chosen.
The people are from all around the world. Everybody is so different and has so many different experiences. They are all different ages and they are all open minded and driven.
On tuesday night on my way home from school with my Aunty she called into a clients apartment. Jenny has a business, she sells kitchens. So this apartment was being renovated and we dropped by to see how the kitchen was going. As the men were drilling and cutting and putting taps and blah blah into the kitchen, we were offered a glass of wine from the couple. I went for a walk outside and the view was AMAZING. It was night time and the lights and traffic and buildings were just wow.
It was overlooking the Anzac Bridge. I feel like such a tourist. It still hasn't hit me that I live in this place.
Today I drove for the first time. My crapbox car was fixed and returned to me. I had no problems in the traffic. Well I might have been honked at once for maaaaybe cutting someone off but oh well. All the drivers here are mental. I thought I could just join them.
Iv probably babbled enough about my Sydney adventures. Pretty much.. long story short.. Im loving it.
p.s. Get dumplings from Chinatown.
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I've moved!
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I got such an amazing surprise in my facebook messages today. It was great and left me feeling so hopeful.
LIFE
Inspiration
Oxford Comma
The big APPLE
Feel Outrageously
When your emotions move, your energy moves - your life force is moving within your body and world. And when you let your emotions and desires move, the universe moves to meet you - to fulfill your desires and dreams.
where the heart is
To find your heart and come back home.
You can walk for miles
Cross every river and find your not alone...
A dot.
Lest We Forget
The poor sods.
Sleepwalkas
Wed Apr 28 10 10:00 PM NY, NY US
Venue: KARMA LOUNGE
Address: 51 E 1st St, NY, NY, 10003, US
Details: Hosted by Tah Phrum Duh Bush
CIPH DIGGY and K. GAINES. Effing cool guys. Dont miss them!!
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All good things come in 3
EXCITED!
Not going to say why yet. Im trying to not get my hopes up too much... well too late for that. I dont even know if this thing im excited about will happen. Its a long shot but im willing to take it.
Guess I'll confirm why im so excited in a few weeks... HOPEFULLY!
SQUEEEE!
Success
Happiness is the key to success.
If you love what you are doing,
you will be successful.
I want to believe
$60 later...
Do you ever have those nights when you feel like you just never went to sleep. Like your just tossing and turning all night and suddenly your alarm goes off? Thats what it was like for me last night/morning. So I wake up this morning feeling like I hardly got 10 minutes of sleep. Dilly Dallied around, checking twitter, email, youtube, blogs, facebook. Then WOW, 20 mins to get ready!
R.U.S.H.
Finally was running out the door when I looked down and got the sudden urge to put stockings on. I will use the excuse that it was a cold morning.. but it was secretly because I needed to shave my legs (yes, I just blogged about that. And yes, I just crossed a line). #getoverit
Well running back into the house throwing my entire sock drawer all over my room looking for the stockings I havent worn for about a year. I found them, tucked up next to my school socks, which just prooves how long its been since I last laid eyes on them.
So here I was, hoping around my room on one leg trying to get these blasted things on.
When all of a sudden. STILLNESS.
I was bent over and feeling a horrible pain in my lower back. This sort of thing has never happened to me. My back has always been LOVELY. Not a worry in the world.
So the whole day I couldnt bend or sit. All kinds of AWKWARD.
Went to the doctor and she told me to just lay down alot, take panadol and not to sit if I can help it. Soo... $60 dollars later. Im blogging about my ache of a back and unshaven legs.
Nice Hayley.
Go-Kan-Ryu
I want...
I know people say you should 'Live in the present' or 'Live in the NOW'. But I cant help myself. I wonder if all my dreams will come true. I know they wont if I just sit here and don't act on them. I do believe everything I'm doing now will bring me one step closer to my goals.
I guess the main thing I want to achieve in life is what many people have most probably said before. "I want to be able to change peoples lives." or at least have some kind of impact in a positive way, be it small or large.
How do I distinguish myself from the other many people? The difference is.. I'M GOING TO DO IT.
After writing that last sentence I stood here for about 5 minutes wondering what to write next. I think I'll just explain why the hell this is something I want to do.
TV.
Yep, that's right. Television.. Film... Stories.
I don't care what other people think. This is something that I've always loved. Being able to escape in worlds that don't exist. (Not that this world isn't fabulous!).
Getting to see the inside world of stars hollow, taking a trip in Rome with Xena, walking through New York with Carrie Bradshaw, Having coffee at Central Perk with those 6 friends, and living vicariously through Clark Kent's adventures.
To be able to watch somebody elses life (and I know it isn't real), I find that to be a luxury. But the BEST think about film (in my opinion) is the emotions I am able to witness.
My heart almost stops with Dawson and Joey, It gets butterflies from Olivia and Natalia, I laugh with Jack and Karen, I feel anger towards smoking man, I cry with Izzy Stevens and Die with Buffy.
I think that's why I respect and admire so many actors and actresses. They make those worlds believable. They pour their heart and souls into their character and they allow us to see it and believe it.
I want to be able to tell stories, not in the writing form but in the visual form. I want to either edit, direct, produce... anything to do with putting a story together. There are so many different roles in film production I think I'll just try a bit of everything.
Why TV so much? Because of the time period. With Movies, your only in that world for 2 hours. They are great.. but its over before you know it. TV shows, Sometimes they last for 6 or more years. You get to know the characters. You get to experience just about every emotion there is with them. You get to frolic through their world, as if it was your own.
I have heard the most wonderful stories of how film have touched peoples lives. I've heard of people getting through depression by watching certain movies over and over. Ive heard of people gaining motivation and courage through there favorite superheros. And when they feel like a cry, just turn on their favorite sappy romance.
But the most wonderful stories I have heard of through film is definitely those through the story of Otalia on the American soap Guiding Light. That story helped so many women around the globe I was just blown away by what I found. Gay AND straight. A story that was written with so much care, warmth and an unbelievable amount of love. I am still in awe at how the actresses delivered the story. They brought it to life, made it real and threw every single emotion into it.
This is what I want to be apart of some day. Something that digs deep. Something that will touch the audience.
I want to make people believe. I want to take people on a journey.
Iwillnevergrowup.Iwillnevergrowup.Iwillnevergrowup.
Of course this doesnt mean I dont enjoy being an adult at times. :-)
Which do I prefer? A 'Pirate' or a 'Lost Boy'
A Quiet Place in a Busy World
I will look it in the face
Those Moments.
Those are the moments I cherish. When everything seems to stop... for what feels like an eternity.
Being with the people whom I love the most and laughing for no particular reason is what makes this life worth every second.
The 'L' Word.
a profoundly tender, passionate affection for another person.
Tim Tams on Venice S2!
Iv never been good with words and deep stuff so you may have to bare with me.
So right this second I am tweeting (as usual), so many people have asked me why I do it. I dont have an easy explanation for that, although I have tryed to explain and end up coming out looking like an idiot. The amount of diverse and wonderful people I have the pleasure of talking to is just unbelievable. All over the world, I am able to talk to people in Holland, America, Africa, Germany, Canada etc etc.
Thanks to Crystal, Kim and Hope, I have been brought into this most wonderful community full of so much support and love. A group of people who are just so utterly positive about every aspect... well except FUCBS. But thats a different story.
So yesterday I found out that OGJ gave Crystal and Kimmy the goods from us Aussies!
Nawwwwww. ------------>
She really loved the Tim Tams... haha. And if I didn't know any better Id say that OGJ was.. blushing?? well damn, I think I would have fallen over and died right there.
OGJ - "she was really kissing all of YOU. She said lets do this for Team Aussie. and then WHAMMO. She and KT were so thankful for all the kind words and amazing gifts from Team Aussie"
So now apparently Tim Tams are making an appearance in Season 2...
SO WORTH WAITING FOR.