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So in the last week or so I’ve gone back to work, decided to try to get into freelance work properly, spent $200 at Ikea and avoided housework as much as possible.

Here’s what the last 9 days have been like on the Twitter 365 challenge:

1. 26/365: doing the karen cheng in the new ikea mirror, 2. 25/365: RAH!, 3. 24/365: it’s hot, don’t talk to me, 4. 23/365: heatwave, 5. 22/365: my getting-ready-for-work face, 6. 21/365: my mouth is full, 7. 20/365: preventing a wardrobe malfunction, 8. 19/365: finally homeward bound, 9. 18/365: clinging onto the last moments of holiday-mode

And the phoney 365 challenge:

1. 26/365: leap of faith, 2. 24/365: my pet pirahna, 3. 23/365: elvis checking i’m not taking him to the vet, 4. 22/365: things made of plastic, 5. 21/365: inappropriate use of v for vendetta mask, 6. 20/365: work, 7. 19/365: barefoot after wearing heels all day, 8. 18/365: elvis clinging onto the last of the christmas tree, 9. 17/365: that’s a bloody long massage!

So yes, I’ve decided to try things properly with my creative bits in web design, etc. Not that I’m a legend in that department, but I know I can do a damn lot better than some other stuff out there! Hard to believe that people charge for the technicolour yawns they call a site design.

Has it really been just over 2 weeks? Feels like forever!

1. 16/365: Bear on patrol, 2. 15/365: taking photo of bikini girl diguised as taking photo of friend’s baby, 3. 14/365: personal infomercial for my vaccum cleaner, 4. 13/365: where i demonstrate why my cats misbehave, 5. 11/365: lunch @ Bank’s Thai; best massaman beef in sydney for only $8!!!, 6. 12/365: killing the earth by driving into the city, 7. 10/365: babycake leftovers, 8. 9/365: companion, 9. 8/365: damn flowers, 10. 7/365: size matters, 11. 6/365: icy poles = awesome, 12. 5/365: better in the dark, 13. 4/365: Elvis’ red friend, 14. 3/365: stories

Something Manda twittered this morning reminded me of what happened on the train from Newtown to Central on Monday:

Getting on the train at Newtown: chick with suitcase twice as heavy as she is gets help from a bloke to lift the suitcase onto the train

Getting off the train at Central: same chick gets no help from the handful of men beside her waiting to get off the train; in the end I helped her to lift the suitcase onto the platform. The nearby men were long gone before the chick even had a chance to thank me.

Remember that day I went to Cupcakes on Pitt and absolutely hated it?

You see, that day wasn’t completely wasted. Leigh and her friends took me to Max Brenner, the shop full of chocolatey awesomeness. I had a thick white hot chocolate, a hot choc of quality and awesomness not tasted since I was in the UK last year*. Seriously, this is a damn good hot chocolate that should be consumed by all and sundry.

But even better than the white hot choc (I know, is this even possible?!) was the mini cheesecake:

This cheesecake was AMAZING. Just the right amount of chocolate on top to complement the best cheesecake I have ever, ever eaten. Just looking at this photo I am transported back to that cafe and I can forget that I ever ate those crappy cupcakes from Cupcakes on Pitt.

This is where I’m going for my birthday this year. Turning 31 is reason enough for me.

* I am so glad that I can still say that I was in the UK last year; doesn’t make it seem as though it was a lifetime ago (even though it was, dammit)

Oh hai!

My name’s rah and I finally got my hair done today:

Half head of foils and a trim courtesy of Natasha at Strawberry Snips in Enmore. First time I’d been back since Tanya sold off the business last year and I’ve come away very very happy :o)

For those curious souls, this cost me $165, which is about right for this area. BUT! I have a funky membership card that collects 10% of credit with every visit to use on future hair remodelling projects.

LOVE. LOVE. LOVE.

Kudos to the Nikon remote, too – the new must-have tool for self-portraits!

If you haven’t been to Cupcakes on Pitt and have been wanting to – DON’T.

That is, unless you’re planning on being disappointed (like I was).

I’ve been strangely curious about Cupcakes on Pitt; more than a handful of friends have had half-hearted opinions of their wares and I’ve been debating for a long time if I wanted to find out for myself. But the very brave Leigh took me to the Parramatta Cupcakes on Pitt store.

I’ve never been to the Bondi store or the flagship store in the city so don’t know if it’s the norm to not have any decent seating, but I was surprised that there were only about 4 barstools in the shop, and no tables.

While I was choosing which 2 cupcakes to buy, the woman behind the counter kept yelling flavours at me. It was like I was in the middle of Paddy’s Markets or walking through Kings Cross. At least the prices were down to $2.00 from the original $3.50. All the cupcakes looked impressive but I managed to decide to buy a lemon meringue and a passionfruit.

I have to give credit to the packaging; my little bundle of cupcakes made it home in one piece after being lugged around multiple laps of Parramatta Westfield.

The cakes themselves were dry and plain. The passionfruit icing was fake-tasting and the meringue was rubbery. The nicest part was the tiny amount of lemon under the meringue.

Overall, a thoroughly disappointing experience. If you’re looking for a nice cupcake cafe in Sydney, then Cupcakes on Pitt is not the place you’re looking for!

Earlier in the week, I submitted this photo for the 365 self-portrait challenge:

Sometimes I’m a bit spesh when it comes to getting these self-portraits. Sometimes it’s cause the photo makes me look a bit too feral; sometimes it’s cause the entire photo is feral:

So since I have another 350+ days left of this project, here’s hoping I get better at it some time soon!

Jam Donut Cupcakes = YUM

The batter was a bit sticky; probably needed a bit more buttermilk to make the spooning easier.

Once again, Not Quite Nigella proves her awesomeness in the food stakes.

2/365 twitter – freshly showered

2/365 phoney – waiting for dinner

3/365 twitter – really wanting to have an afternoon nap

phoney 3/365 – bought at newtown berkeleow

Call me keen, brave or a glutton for punishment, but I’ve put my hand up for two 365 memes this year.

For Phoney 365 I’ll take a photo every day of 2009 on my mobile phone or my handbag cam (Canon Ixux 80IS); the photo can be of anything, everything and anyone

For the Twitter 365 Project I need to take a self-portrait every day (no camera restrictions), so there could be some VERY interesting mugshots in store!

1/365 Phoney – healthy new year breakfast

1/365 Twitter – still getting used to the new 50mm lens