Space Fairy Blog

Lately, everytime I’ve started thinking about writing a new blog post, I feel slightly lost for words and overwhelmed with the possible choices of news to write about. You see, I’ve got a lot going on in my life right now. I am undertaking tremendous  change and personal growth at the moment, which while I’m still in the midst of, I cannot even begin to put into words eloquently what I am currently experiencing except to say… WOW!!

Super-Super-Brief rundown of where I’m at, without explaining much:

• Awesome boyfriend. I once suspected that I hated men. Now I think that my “anti-man barriers” have been melted forever (and it’s a good feeling!)
• My awesome new marketing business! This is going swimmingly so far (well from my perspective it is, and let’s face it, it’s all about perspective. I’m learning HEAPS)
• Finding my fantastic business mentors. This is something which successful people have done through the ages, so I thought, “Hey- why not me aswell!”
  I have since befriended the most amazing group of successful entrepreneurs, and at the moment I am recieving mentoring and “business training” from a lovely South African living on the Gold Coast. Recently they have been travelling up to Brisbane as much as twice a week, specifically to help me get started in my business (incidentally, they also have a partial stake in my future success- which is also good incentive!)
• A new attitude towards life, thanks to the business training program I have been immersed in lately. I have been getting up at 5:30am to jog in the park, and I haven’t watched TV in weeks! (Which I’m totally NOT missing by the way!)

NYE was awesome for me because…

• While it rained back home in Brisbane, and fireworks were cancelled along the Gold Coast due to freakish weather, I was living it up in beautiful Sydney!

• Darling Harbour! Getting back here was fantastic, and not only because we had the best spot (right on the water) for the NYE fireworks. I used to work and live here many years ago. I have lots of awesome memories here so it was great to be back.

• I hung out with my friend Linda, who is one of my longest-standing friends but who I rarely see in person.

• I also hung out with my little sis, who I also rarely see since we live in different states. Even though she resembles a model I still love her!

• Free entertainment in Darling Harbour- and we got the best seat in the house. This was especially awesome for…

• “Bjorn Again”- Best ABBA cover band in the world! (Don’t laugh, they totally rocked… especially when they did Bon Jovi’s “Living on a Prayer”, which I admit was strange seeing someone wailing like Bon Jovi, but dressed in an “ABBA” costume). [Video Coming Soon]

• Hot naked guys on rooftops (alas the only perving was done from afar… sorry no photos).

• Hot policemen strutting around, keepin’ the peace (Had photos but thought I shouldn’t post them).

• Hot men around Darling Harbour… all of whom were with their girlfriends sadly.

• I actually got a seat on the train. (Naaah I didn’t bother photographing that).

• I spent the next day recovering here, at my Dad’s North Sydney resort… I love my Dad’s pool!

So, even though I didn’t meet a Prince from Denmark (In 2000 I was outside the place where Mary and that guy met, but totally missed out!) Funness was still had by all.

P.S. Eat your heart out Brisbane!

This cute toy’s name is Melinda.

It belongs to my little cousin Victoria. She named it after me (My name is Melinda also) because I am her favourite cousin and she loves me (aaw how sweet!).

For Christmas I bought her some pink fairy wings and a princess crown. “I look like a Space Fairy!” she exclaimed when she tried them on. I didn’t even know she had heard the phrase “Space Fairy” before. She’s only five so I’m pretty sure she doesn’t read my blog yet.

After posing for 20+ photos wearing her wings (her idea by the way!) it was clear that Victoria is in fact, “Space Fairy: The Next Generation”. (Which is cool, because the way I’m currently going, I’m more likely to become a crazy cat lady than to have kids).

P.S. Pete is becoming way more awesome than I previously realised. I can be my crazy normal self around him without trying, and he still likes me. I find that comforting, and really, really cool ☺

My refusal to work in retail this season paid off! Sure- I had to work in a gentlemen’s club instead, but at least they closed over the break so I could spend Christmas with my family in Sydney!

…this also meant that I could afford to buy Christmas presents, for the first time in the four years since I’ve been a university student. And what did I spend my hard earned cash on for my family?

… weapons…

…and fairy-princess costumes!

It’s clear who the crazy one in this family is (well, besides Aunty Isa and her many fake floral arrangements). But when you see what I grew up with you’ll understand why I had to break the family tradition and mix it up a little bit…

= Melinda to the rescue!

So yeah, Christmas was good. But rather than boring you with our happy holiday stories, here is the plot from an old South Park episode, entitled “Mr Hankey, The Christmas Poo”… for some reason I thought it was appropriate…

(From Wikipedia…)

“This Christmas-themed episode of South Park opens as the children rehearse their Christmas play. They are performing a Christian Nativity, and when Kyle’s mother hears of this, she is angered by the play, because her son, a Jew, plays the role of Joseph. Mrs. Broflovski is offended by the Christian imagery, and demands that the religious elements be taken out of the public school Christmas pageant. Kyle suggests they celebrate Mr. Hankey, the Christmas Poo as a non-religious substitute, but since he is the only one who believes in Mr. Hankey, his suggestion is rejected.

Mrs. Broflovski’s demands trigger uproar in the town, and so it is decided that anything offensive to anyone will be removed from the Christmas celebrations, including Santa Claus, wreaths, trees, stars, lights, and candy canes. Kyle is embarrassed by his mother’s actions, and turns to Mr. Hankey for solace, who, it turns out, is a real-life talking piece of poo. Kyle tries to introduce Mr. Hankey to the masses, but no one believes in him, and most are in fact horrified at the idea of a talking piece of poo. Kyle’s efforts result in mishaps, such as flinging Mr. Hankey (who looks like a normal piece of feces to everyone else) at Cartman and slipping feces into Mr. Mackey’s coffee. Mr. Mackey declares Kyle a “clinically depressed fecalphiliac on Prozac” and Kyle’s friends have him committed.

Ultimately, the school Christmas pageant is stripped of all semblance of Christmas, as anything that does resemble Christmas is deemed offensive by someone. Instead, the children present a minimalist song and dance created by Philip Glass. The parents, astounded by how awful the pageant is, begin blaming one another for destroying Christmas, and a fight breaks out. Finally, Mr. Hankey reveals himself to everyone, and scolds everyone, saying that in spending so much time trying to find what’s wrong with Christmas, they forgot everything that was “so right about it” — singing songs, cookies and goodwill towards men. The townspeople release Kyle from the asylum and apologize, and they all watch Mr. Hankey fly away with Santa Claus”.

…And here is a humorous video of Jesus and Santa singing Christmas carols.

Hey everyone, just a quick message to say that I’m still alive! Gotta love the Blue Mountains… no sign of an internet cafe for hours. Crazy backward mountain-people! ;p

When you read this I should be on my way up to Northern NSW, where I shall endeavor to tell you of all my super-amazing Sydney adventures (like climbing down the side of a mountain, getting my first international book publishing contract, doing an internet marketing course, sneaking into rich people’s pools in North Sydney, playing in waterfalls at the top of cliffs and not dying…) Aaah I haven’t been on the internet for so long that my brain’s all jammed up from the backlog of stuff I want to say! Please check back later and all shall be revealed gradually- when I can get my breath back!

Until then…

Be excellent to each other