Three Quarters- Almost There But Not Quite..

Here are some where I have to chase subjects around. Very difficult.. maybe except for the koala. Who doesn't do anything except, eat, sleep, sleep sleep, sleep... Turning out to be a online photoalbum!

Been practising my non-existent photography skills on various Australian flora. Easy because you don't need to chase the subject around, and you can shoot that one angle 10 times over until you get it right. I love the succulents. This series of succulents were taken at the Royal Botanical Gardens, Sydney. So pretty- hardly like the prickly cactus! I tried to look for their names but it's too late to be making any real effort. So they are all pretty succulent plants at the moment!

Random posting of photographs taken... University of Sydney, January 08. It's a beautiful, sandstone university. This is the quadrangle, the main court of the University. This was taken during the uni break- hence the peacefulness. Sleepy time.

On Friday, Kyles and I went to catch the ABC Young Performer's Grand Final at Hamer Hall. Three soloist were vying for the title and the grand prize of $25,000. We had a superachiever violinist who's a doctor in her day-job (and I'm complaining about tutoring), an oboeist/oboist?, and a quirky pianist complete with the requisite crazy hair. Violinist, Rebecca Chan played Erlich Korngold's Violin Concerto, while Jessica played Strauss's Oboe Concerto. My favourite, Maxwell-crazy hair, played the amazing Tchaikovsky Piano Concerto No. 1. Rebecca was good- unfortunately the bottle of wine Kyles and I shared over dinner was better. I found myself doing the embarrassing nod-nod that I usually do while on any form of public transport, and/or seminars. I think the girl sitting next to me was getting concerned at one point when I swayed dangerously close to her shoulders. I just hope she thought I was getting into the music! After a loo-break, which I supposed got rid of th...

Your result for The Nerd? Geek? or Dork? Test... Pure Nerd 70 % Nerd, 43% Geek, 26% Dork For The Record: A Nerd is someone who is passionate about learning/being smart/academia. A Geek is someone who is passionate about some particular area or subject, often an obscure or difficult one. A Dork is someone who has difficulty with common social expectations/interactions. You scored better than half in Nerd, earning you the title of: Pure Nerd . The times, they are a-changing. It used to be that being exceptionally smart led to being unpopular, which would ultimately lead to picking up all of the traits and tendences associated with the "dork." No-longer. Being smart isn't as socially crippling as it once was, and even more so as you get older: eventually being a Pure Nerd will likely be replaced with the following label: Purely Successful. Congratulations! Thanks Again! -- THE NERD? GEEK? OR DORK? TEST Take The Nerd? Geek? or Dork? Test at H ello Q uizzy Not sure i...

Your result for The Well Rounded Geek Quiz... The Savant 53% Geekiness! Nights toiling away on the Wikipedia internets. Reading RSS feeds, TIVOing "Heroes". You know what's up, but you could use a little fleshing out. Branch into some new territory! You know what to do. You're good at picking up on new information, don't stop now! Keep on truckin and soon you'll be able to whip even more derriere at Trivial Pursuit. Take The Well Rounded Geek Quiz at H ello Q uizzy Hehehe... how does it know what I do at night?????

Hmm. I am on a roll.. am beset by urges to do anything except work- is that called procrastination? So, here they are. Selected photographs taken with Farrah's Canon E05, SLR of Sydney while I was there in January. Taken on 13 April 2008: View of the Sydney Opera House and the Harbour Bridge, taken from the Botanical Gardens, on a late afternoon after the rain. Love the skyline and the dramatic clouds. It is actually the same day- but how the sky is different. One of my favourite shots. I actually made a short note of the my mood at the time- it reads: Today is gorgeous. Rained for an hour and now the everything is awashed with the after-the-rain dampness and also, crispness. The air smells wonderful and it just feels so peaceful. Everything feels cleansed and renewed. Nature is beautiful. St. Mary's Cathedral- also after the rain Three fine gentlemen at the Botanical Gardens Away from nature- I like this shot. Taken at the King's Cross (duh) train station. Next on the prog...