tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2134532041377461502024-03-14T18:43:02.254+11:00Expect CowgirlsExpect Cowgirlshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10287527823859872878noreply@blogger.comBlogger207125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-213453204137746150.post-20910841849388326572015-07-05T12:01:00.000+10:002015-07-05T12:02:08.175+10:00Celebrities I've Seen In Real Life<br />
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<li>Wil Anderson at Cupcakes on Pitt</li>
<li>Cosima De Vito (from Australian Idol Season 1, 3rd place) buying seafood from the shop outside Franklins in Miranda Westfield</li>
<li>Ada Nicodemou in Myer at Miranda Westfield</li>
<li>Some football guy in my street when I lived with my parents. I think it was Paul Gallen but I don't remember. I do remember that James got super excited.</li>
<li>Delta Goodrem dancing in Kit and Kaboodle, after what I'd imagine were quite a few beverages. You can read about that one <a href="http://expectcowgirls.blogspot.com.au/2012/05/my-weekend-with-delta.html" target="_blank">here,</a> if you're so inclined. Chris Lilley was out that night but I missed him. But then...</li>
<li>Chris Lilley eating dinner at a little old-school Italian place in Bondi. He was with a curly-haired guy who was also a bit famous but I can't remember his name. Sorry curly-haired guy! Alex? Chris?</li>
<li>Cheyenne and Tahyna Tozzi going to preschool, many years ago when I went to the same one. They didn't want to play with me.</li>
<li>ETA: Ex-politician Greg Combet, walking down the street in The Rocks last night. Thanks Emily for pointing him out to me.</li>
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Expect Cowgirlshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05059845835237780536noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-213453204137746150.post-33686081772079823772015-06-09T16:01:00.000+10:002015-06-09T18:25:00.319+10:00Recommitting to Thrift<div style="text-align: center;">
If you've been reading this blog for a while you'll know I've always been a massive fan of Thrift. Back in the day I was all about Frugal February and op shop buys, but recently we've become a little estranged. I still love op shops, but I also love outsourcing chores and personal grooming activities, and have developed a bit of a fondness for getting a taxi home after a night out. And sometimes getting a taxi there too. Even though I live six minutes from a train station with frequent services and limited dodgy characters.</div>
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My twenty two year old self would be sick at the very thought.</div>
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After reflecting on how much of our house we own vs how much interest we have forked over to the bank, I have decided to recommit to thrift. </div>
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James and I have been eating sensible homemade meals instead of buying dinner five times a week.</div>
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In a dazzling display of adult responsibility, we often cook these on a weekend and keep them in the fridge for quick weeknight meals. I know.</div>
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Lately I've been spending a lot on entertainment, but now I am getting into community theatre.</div>
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This was Legally Blonde The Musical by Engadine Musical Society. Actually it was very good (and hello to my talented telekinetic friend if you are reading). I had seen it once before: James took me to see Lucy Durack and Rob Mills at Star City once. But those days are OVER.</div>
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So are the days of cafe brunches on weekends. Now I go to the Kim Le Bakery on the highway for Vietnamese rolls (banh mi for the cultured people) and mock-cream-based desserts.</div>
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I've been getting back into baking too. Here is a boring old chocolate cake I made for my mum's birthday, jazzed up with a Nutella buttercream icing. It was pretty hectic, if I do say so myself.</div>
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Baking is super thrifty, because it's not only a really cheap hobby but also a great source of affordable snack foods.</div>
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That's a maple bacon cupcake. I thought it might be a sort of Emperor's New Clothes thing that only a dumb hipster would make or buy, but surprise it's actually super tasty. The wrappers were $2 for a pack of 24 at The Reject Shop.</div>
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What did everyone do for their long weekend? Take a little trip away, host a family lunch, maybe go to the movies? Good for you, Rockerfeller. James and I went for a drive down the coast. In a borrowed car with free fuel. </div>
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We went over the Sea Cliff Bridge and stopped for lunch in Coledale. Terrible food but a pretty glorious day. I haaaaate the cold so it's lucky I live in a place where Winter days can look like this:<br />
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Annoyingly, I was pretty sick for most of the long weekend so apart from the tiny road trip I just stayed home and practised Thrift. I did my own nails instead of going to the salon and ironed practically all my clothes instead of sending them out.</div>
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I also let James drag me to Bay Vista where he had a giant sundae and I, having just eaten an ice cream at home in an attempt at thrift, chose a savoury crepe instead. </div>
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Last night's dinner was much better - a picnic of roast chicken rolls, cheese and crackers and red wine.</div>
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while ago. I love cupcakes, but I don’t often eat them – the beautifully
decorated ones you see at cupcake shops generally taste pretty bad, but mine
are so much less attractive than the store-bought ones that it doesn't seem
worth the effort to make them. But with four days off work, non-stop rain and a
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But this time I wanted to make a bit more effort so for the
first time in my life, I tried piping the icing on. I had a piping bag in a
drawer, so I attached the fancy nozzle to it, then just held it over the
cupcake and piped away. I found I got the best result by starting in the middle
and spiraling out to the edges and then back toward the middle. I imagined it
would be really hard but it’s actually super easy!! It was kind of hard on my
hands, but the skill and coordination required is seriously minimal and each
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the table next to us in the pub. This was the second time I’ve had random
pub-goers admire my baking so if I ever go pro I know how I’ll be drumming up
business. I was so proud of my new mad skills that I made a batch of vanilla cupcakes on Easter Sunday and topped them with some of the leftover icing to take to dinner at my mum's house. I won't share the recipe as it wasn't a very good one, but I was still pretty pleased with the result.</span><o:p></o:p></div>
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Expect Cowgirlshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05059845835237780536noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-213453204137746150.post-38601625904738970782015-02-27T18:06:00.000+11:002015-02-27T18:06:42.932+11:00What's In My Makeup BagI generally put foundation on at home in the bathroom, but owing to my excellent time management skills I tend to do the rest of my face en route to my destination and therefore carry around a makeup bag at all times. It contains the following:<br />
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<b>Rimmel Match Perfection Concealer</b><br />
I've been using this for a long time and I think it's pretty good for the price, but lately I'm noticing it settle in the lines around my eyes so it might be time to try something new.<br />
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<b>Revlon Age Defying Spa Concealer</b><br />
This makes my eyes a bit itchy after prolonged use so I just use it on the rest of my face - it works equally well for both though. Sadly discontinued, lucky I stocked up!<br />
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<b>Revlon Colourstay Pressed Powder</b><br />
I don't really like this, I feel like it makes me look sick so I only use it in shine emergencies.<br />
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<b>Essence Silky Touch Blush in Adorable</b><br />
I don't wear blush every day but I like this one a lot and it's cheap as chips.<br />
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<b>Prestige Eyeliner Pencil in Black</b><br />
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<b>Max Factor False Lash Effect Mascara in Black</b><br />
This is the best mascara ever, I love it so much and don't ever want to switch. I've tried the waterproof and 24 hour ones but the original formula is the best. Apparently Covergirl LashBlast is the exact same product but packaged and marketed differently.<br />
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<b>Essence Eyebrow Designer Pencil in Blonde</b><br />
I like this colour even though I have dark hair, and while the quality isn't amazing I think it's quite decent for the price.<br />
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I've been using these lipbalms for at least ten years now and I don't think I'll ever stop.<br />
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Yet another Essence hit! I really like this colour for work and it feels lovely on. I hope they bring it out in some new shades soon as there are only a few right now and none of the others are to my taste.<br />
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Last Friday night I heard about an EOFY drinks night at Barista Haus in Rockdale. Usually they are just a 9-5 coffee-and-sandwiches place so this was a bit out of the ordinary, but it was FREE so naturally I rounded up the rest of the Rockdale crew (i.e. James and our friend Ben - hello if you're reading!) and headed out.</div>
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The ambience was a little lacking and it wasn't as busy as I had expected, perhaps because there was no sign outside so passers-by probably thought it was a private function. But it was still a pretty fun place to hang out and I think with dimmer lighting and louder music it would be a super fun little bar, I hope they'll keep doing things like this!</div>
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At night I met Meg (hi Meg!) to eat way too many dumplings at Taste of Shanghai (thanks Brendan for the recommendation!) and watch The Fault In Our Stars.</div>
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I haven't decided how good it was yet - it was slightly unrealistic, but in the way that I imagined the world really was when I was a teenager, so given that it's for and about teenagers that could be a strength. What I can say for sure is that it is SUPER SAD. Everyone cried.</div>
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James and I met a couple of the boys at a serious board games shop called Good Game in Hurstville because they were having a big sale.</div>
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It's not my favourite place, but we availed ourselves of their free games library and gaming tables for a bit of Cards Against Humanity.</div>
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Afterwards we decided to grab a late lunch. The boys from <a href="http://expectcowgirls.blogspot.com.au/2014/06/peacock-trattoria.html">Peacock Trattoria</a> have opened up a new restaurant in Gymea, the Italian Stallion, so we were really keen to give it a try.</div>
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It's not exactly the same as Peacock's but I think if you liked one you'd like the other.</div>
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Especially if you're a cocktails enthusiast - these were great!</div>
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I loved the pickles, and I liked how they served them and the onions on the side so I could add them to taste. I liked the orange cheese, and I liked the tomato relish for my fries. But overall, I wasn't wild about the burger. I consider myself a bit of a connoisseur of burgers these days, and this one just didn't quite do it for me.</div>
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Not a joke, this irritates me like almost nothing else.<o:p></o:p></div>
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One of my favourite musicians of all time is Meat Loaf (also not a joke). He has stacks of excellent songs, including
"I'd Do Anything For Love (But I Won't Do That)", about a dude who is
in love and claims he would do anything for love, but in the chorus he admits
that actually, he wouldn't do "that". It's pretty well known and
often referenced in popular culture, e.g. in Spice World The Movie where he
plays the tour bus driver who, when asked to fix a clogged toilet on the bus, answers
"I'd do anything for those girls, but I won't do that".<o:p></o:p></div>
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Anyway, the one thing about this song that I don't love is
the fact that for some reason, 90% of people think that the thing Meat Loaf
won't do is a big mysterious secret, and the remaining 10% think they have it
figured out but actually don't.<o:p></o:p></div>
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I am here to let you in on the secret: the thing Meat Loaf won't do is
EXACTLY WHAT HE SAYS IN THE SONG. Throughout the song, he lists a bunch of
things he would do for love, juxtaposed against things that he definitely
wouldn't do. In English, the word "that" is used to indicate a person, thing, idea etc as physically pointed out or, in Meat Loaf's case, verbally mentioned. So when he says he won't do "that", he means he won't do "the thing we were just talking about, like literally two seconds ago, honestly what is your problem".</div>
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<i>And I would do
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<i>But I'll never forgive
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<i>Will you raise me up?
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<i>Will you get me right
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<i>Will you make it all a
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This is the one part of the song that some people are able
to comprehend, so the few who don't think "that" is a big secret think
that the thing he won't do is cheat on her. Which it is, in this particular
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Every Christmas my family goes on holidays to Nowra to camp
on a site attached to the Shoalhaven Zoo. I promise it isn't as weird as it
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They have heaps of Australia wildlife there and also
zillions of peacocks, which roam all over the zoo and campsite showing off
their beautiful feathers and making their mating call. The first time James
heard it he asked "what's that?" and I said "it's the
peacocks" and he said "no seriously, what is it?" - it is really
unlike any other bird noise I've ever heard. (Disclaimer: I haven't really
heard that many bird noises, I'm not a massive aviculturalist.)<o:p></o:p></div>
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Anyway, my point is that James's and my favourite restaurant
at the moment is Peacock Trattoria in Kyle Bay. We were meaning to go for ages
- all our friends who live nearby rave about it - and we finally got around to
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We loved it! The food's sensational, the value is outstanding and the restaurant itself is pretty cool, with a massive peacock mural on one wall and an open kitchen if you want to have a little sticky beak.</div>
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We've been a few times now, the most recent being last
week. There are heaps of nice things on the menu but as always we
chose their Trust The Chef surprise menu. It's $60 pp and you get about six
different courses, each more insanely delicious than the last.</div>
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First up was this ducktastic crunchy salad. We've had it
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Courses three and four were two shared entrees. The first
was some beautiful salmon. I forget what it was served with but I remember that
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The second entrée was these lovely little slider-type buns
with slow cooked meat and a super tasty sauce. This description doesn't do them
justice but nor would any, such is their indescribable deliciousness. This is
another dish we've had every time, and they day they don't bring it out I will
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The main was meat - looks like beef or lamb, I don't
remember which. It was beautifully cooked though and served with really yummy
potato and roasted garlic.<o:p></o:p></div>
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Last and probably least, dessert. It was some sort of
parfait with fruit and stuff. It was nice, but the savoury courses are all so
wonderful that dessert usually falls a little short, especially considering how
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Prawn pasta (recipe <a href="http://expectcowgirls.blogspot.com.au/2013/07/prawn-pasta.html" target="_blank">here</a>)</div>
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I went out to our tiny local supermarket to get some ingredients but I had to buy some Thai rice flour instead of the one I normally buy. I was excited by the price ($1.50, bargain!) but I'm not convinced that the final product tastes quite as good. Though it still tasted good enough for me to eat 5 pieces before lunch the next day.</div>
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Yesterday I made another favourite of mine: Something Experimental. When I was in high school my friend Julia (hello if you're reading!) used to bring in these lovely pizza scroll thingies on special occasions, and last night I was thinking about them so I decided to have a go at recreating them. I don't know Julia's recipe so I just made it up but they turned out really well! </div>
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And in other news this is my 200th post! Perhaps tonight I will eat 200 Easter eggs to celebrate this exciting milestone. </div>
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great but it was really packed - luckily we had the sense to invite ourselves
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missing out on much. It was a fun night though!</span></div>
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and I went to Xtract in Rockers for lunch. I had a smoked salmon omelette
which was pretty nice but James won with this excellent "Lebanese
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">I felt pretty sick so I spent the rest of the afternoon in bed but I dragged myself out for a birthday party. There was a giant outdoor movie screen and the backyard was full of blankets and chairs and decorated with lanterns and fairy lights. It was fantastic!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">Happy birthday Steph! Thanks for having us and well done Ben and Momz on building the screen!</span></div>
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This weekend we went to the Organic Foodies Market at Ramsgate Public School. Highly recommended. Just look at this beautiful fresh produce:</div>
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I admired a clutch but it was eighty five dollars which is insane. Instead I bought myself a beautiful gingerbread biscuit from some nice girls running a Pretty Easter Things stall. </div>
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James went out at night so I had a hot date with Charcoal Kingdom. It was really tasty, especially that garlic sauce, but I'm not sure they gave me enough chips.</div>
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Yesterday I went to Hurstville and got my hurr did. My hairdresser is called Michael and he is just about my favourite person in the world. He's really fun and helpful and I never ever want to cry after I get home. AND he only charges twenty five bucks! He's at Eddie's Salon in Hurstville Westfield, just past the entrance with the Bubble Tea shop. (I know, but seriously trust me, you won't be sorry.)</div>
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Afterwards I did a little bit of shopping and tried on these sensational leopard print jeans. I didn't buy them, but I think I'll have to go back. I hope they don't sell out.</div>
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And if you're looking for some adequate groceries, look no further than this shop on Forest Rd:</div>
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As is our tradition, James and I had a date at night. We went to Sunny's - the seafood restaurant not the BBQ one - and had this big chilli mud crab. It was challenging but delicious.</div>
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I love weekends. Only three days until the next one!</div>
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It has a couple of buddies, including this awesome bee
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And this necklace from Colette Accessories which I bought a
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James isn't a particular fan of the bee ring; he thinks it
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insect ring.</div>
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This is one of my favourite pieces of jewellery ever. I
always have so much fun when I wear it and it will come in handy if I ever get
in a fight/am a victim of an oppressive patriarchal society and need to give someone a good wallop.<br />
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In other news it was World Autism Day this week, and while you're being aware of autism you should read this New York Times article <a href="http://nyti.ms/1qfvak1" target="_blank">Reaching My Autistic Son Through Disney</a>. Warning: you might get something in your eye while you're reading this.<br />
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And what's this about <a href="http://www.lindtgoldbunny.com/our-partnership/index.php" target="_blank">Lindt chocolate </a>supporting some <a href="http://www.forbes.com/sites/emilywillingham/2013/11/13/why-autism-speaks-doesnt-speak-for-me/" target="_blank">dodgy autism charity that nobody likes</a>? Cara are you reading this? <br />
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Have a super weekend.</div>
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I had lunch at Ham in Cronulla the other day. It was so good!</div>
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The movie was not. It was Le Week-end - great performances, especially from Jeff Goldblum (hello if you're reading Jeff!), but we found it slow and miserable. </div>
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2013 was a year of stuff happening. </div>
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I started my first proper grown up job with a month in Melbourne, working in a factory (lol) and living with a bunch of weirdos (hello if you are reading!).</div>
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The Calendar Hung Itself. This has been in my head for weeks. Thanks Liam for introducing me to Bright Eyes via this song. It's still my favourite. </div>
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Bowl of Oranges. I used that as a related text for Imaginative Journeys in year twelve English. I still think it was an awesome choice. </div>
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So a while ago my friend Blake (hello if you're reading!) did me a favour in exchange for a cheesecake. I don't like cheesecake that much so I'd only ever made one before in my life but it had turned out pretty well (according to my friends - I didn't eat any) so I was keen to try it again. </div>
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I used Faux Fuchsia's baked cheesecake recipe, which you will have to google because I don't know how to do links via the Blogger app. It's pretty straightforward but I didn't have my Kitchenaid yet and had to do the whole thing by hand, so even with Emily helping (thanks again!) it took half the day. </div>
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Last week I came home from a very busy day at work to these lovely flowers from James. </div>
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I hope everyone remembered to participate in Faux Fuchsia's sequin festival over the long weekend! I sure did. </div>
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You can't really see but my scarf there is a sort of nude pink colour with a pattern of silver sequins! The top is from Vincenzo's but before that it was from Ezibuy.</div>
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I'm a bit indifferent to this black Targét dress but it has been very good to me. </div>
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It's from one of those cheap shops in Cronulla - I had to search through a lot of "festival wear"* to find it. </div>
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Found these pink glitter shoes in Cronulla too:</div>
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Pink, glitter and shoes are pretty much my three favourite things. Followed closely by thrift, which is lucky 'cause they were only $10!</div>
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Do you like my Andrew and Fergie royal wedding plate?</div>
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In other news I had a super long weekend, thanks for asking. </div>
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Meg and I went to the Pedestrian Blogster Awards on Friday night to eat popcorn and hot dogs. </div>
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It was good fun - thanks Meg for inviting me!</div>
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And I still adore my KitchenAid:</div>
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I had my birthday the weekend before last. I know lots of people don't get that excited about birthdays once they're past childhood but not me, I love my birthday!</div>
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The night before, some of my best lady friends treated me to dinner with a veritable buffet of BYO beverages:<br />
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After which we went to the pub for karaoke. It was such fun! I made all my friends sing the Grease Megamix and I even got a lady called Valerie (who I don't know) to sing Valerie for me. Thanks friends and Valerie!</div>
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Cara and I made a bet which neither of us won so we both had to drink the Cocktail of the Month - I forget what was in it but it was something like equal parts petrol and cough syrup topped with creaming soda.</div>
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Emily made me a birthday cake - I didn't take a photo but it was delicious, thanks Em! I'm so lucky to have such a kind friend - she also gave some lovely gifts including the fabulous tiara below:</div>
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Tada! A pink KitchenAid! I may or may not have squealed when I saw it...</div>
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Thanks James I love it!!!!!</div>
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After I opened the Best Gift Ever, James told me to put on something comfy and not too fancy for a surprise birthday date. But he also said "I'd better start making the picnic"...</div>
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When we got there Jim hired a boat and rowed us down the river for a picnic!</div>
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I'm mostly a baker of biscuits, or cupcakes if someone has a birthday, but lately I've been obsessed with brownies. You can have them as a morning or afternoon snack. You can serve them with icecream for a dinner party dessert. You can use them to bribe your coworkers when you need a favour (hi Brendan if you're reading!). What's not to love?</div>
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Expect Cowgirlshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05059845835237780536noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-213453204137746150.post-20243386006963821672013-07-27T00:39:00.001+10:002013-07-27T00:39:07.103+10:00Best and Worst Foods<b>Five of the worst:</b><div><br><div>-liquorice</div><div><br></div><div>-celery</div><div><br></div><div>-fatty or gristly meat</div><div><br></div><div>-mass produced baked goods</div><div><br></div><div>-that avocado dip used in place of real guacamole</div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><b>Five of the best:</b></div><div><br></div><div>-prawns</div><div><br></div><div>-pasta</div><div><br></div><div>-Smith's plain crinkle cut crisps</div><div><br></div><div>-good, properly cooked steak</div><div><br></div><div>-Mr Kipling's French Fancies</div></div>Expect Cowgirlshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05059845835237780536noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-213453204137746150.post-85415373096797790322013-07-23T06:20:00.001+10:002013-07-23T06:20:58.313+10:00HRH A BoyIt's a boy! I was so sure it was a girl! <div><br></div><div>Congratulations William and Kate!</div>Expect Cowgirlshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05059845835237780536noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-213453204137746150.post-1766345960465333612013-07-22T18:50:00.001+10:002013-07-22T18:50:54.549+10:00Royal Baby Alert!OMG Kate Middleton is in labour!!!! The royal baby is on his or her (my money's on her) way!<div><br></div><div>My mum is on a train to London as we speak so I am staying tuned for updates. </div><div><br></div><div>So exciting!!!</div>Expect Cowgirlshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05059845835237780536noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-213453204137746150.post-13457057918581086962013-07-18T16:36:00.002+10:002013-07-18T16:36:21.857+10:00More Like Suxbeam<center>
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