Elizabeth September 20th, 2007
I’m in the middle of moving house, and I expect that my computer will be packed up tomorrow. I’m told it will be about a week before the internet is connected at my new place, so Scarlet Words will be quiet during that time.
I plan to make the most of my forced offline days to set up my (awesome) new house. There’ll be plenty of pictures once I’m plugged in again.
Have a good week!
Elizabeth September 19th, 2007
I am not kidding when I say that I will be ripping this to mp3 and putting it on my ipod.
Elizabeth September 15th, 2007
If you have no idea what this is all about, crawl out from under that rock and see my post on Miss Teen South Carolina’s inspiring message of global awareness.
Elizabeth September 15th, 2007
OK, so that title came out sounding dirtier than I intended. But if you haven’t seen Chris Crocker’s Leave Britney Alone! Youtube video, you absolutely need to. And then come back and see Seth Green’s impersonation!
Elizabeth September 14th, 2007
This isn’t a best-of list, just a few observations I’ve had lately.
1. I am amazed at the difference in water quality. My hair has never been in better condition, and the only thing I’ve changed is the water I’m washing it in. My normally dry, frizzy, split-endy hair has completely repaired itself. I should be on the cover of a magazine.
2. In case you are not convinced by my scientific method (with a sample size of 1), I should point out that my dog’s fur is also completely different. He’s gone back to his silky soft puppy fur again, and it’s pretty much the cutest thing ever.
3. Speaking of Harry, he’s also been very healthy since our move. He’s always had issues with IBS, and no amount of dietary adjustment seemed to cure him. It was usual for him to throw up every couple of weeks, to be off his food for days at a time and then suddenly cure himself after a few days of misery. Since our move he hasn’t vomited at all, and since he’s an inside dog that’s pretty easy to monitor. I wonder whether this is also connected to the water change, or if something in the garden/air in Brisbane was irritating him. I doubt it though, since his tummy acted up all year round. I’m just glad that he’s happy and healthy again.
4. I can’t just mention the quality of the water without pointing out the quantity of it too. Sure, Melbourne is in Level 3A water restrictions, but it’s nothing compared to the Level 7 that Brisbane was threatened with earlier this year. I’m finding it very hard to keep my showers to 3 minutes when all the parks and lawns look so green - it’s hard to believe that we’re in drought at all. But I guess complacency is one of the dangers of a green drought.
5. Trams. Even weeks of househunting on foot hasn’t killed the novelty for me. They’re clean, they’re on time, they cover a huge area of Melbourne and they’re given right-of-way on the roads. I can’t wait to go on the Tram Restaurant when Tim arrives either.
More to come, but now I need intensive and unbroken sleep. Stay tuned for my future post Stuff I miss about Brisbane, even though Melbourne is better!
(PS: I signed the lease today, and had all the utilities connected. I can start moving in on Tuesday afternoon!)
Elizabeth September 14th, 2007
It’s stupid o’clock, in the middle of the night, but I couldn’t exactly ignore my blog the day after writing about my new resolutions! And besides, today was a GREAT day and deserves to be recorded somehow.
For the past 2 weeks I have been househunting like a crazy person, on foot, in a city I barely know. It’s been a massive learning curve in terms of figuring out what suburbs to consider, what to look out for in an inspection, and how to make an application look impressive when it is lacking in substance. On top of that, it was also a crash course in navigating the city by tram, and I now consider myself a bit of a pro.
We were offered a tiny little Victorian terrace house in Prahran last week. It was incredibly close to the city and had a ton of character, but ultimately it was just too small. I think there comes a point in the househunting game where you just have to put your foot down and demand that the fridge actually reside in the kitchen - you know?
Passing up that property was taking a bit of a risk because our situation looks complicated on paper, and my current lease runs out in 2 weeks. And with my boyfriend arriving in Australia the day after the end of this lease, I wasn’t all that keen on the two of us being homeless. It’s just never quite as glamourous as they make it look on TV.
Today the risk paid off. We have been approved for a beautiful house in the inner East, close to trams and amazing shops and just a short tram ride to the city. Just as importantly, the yard is perfect for Harry (in case he should ever decide to be a real dog and test out the Great Outdoors) and we should be able to set up a spare bed for the many interstate and international visitors we expect to have. And there’s also the incredible round bathtub that overlooks the backyard, and the walk-in pantry.
The best part? With Tim out of the country, the lease will be in my name only. For Tim, this means he’ll be preparing a hot bath and dinner for me when I get home from work, and making regular early-morning coffee/bakery runs before I wake up! Isn’t that great? I’ll even let him borrow my bike, as long as he keeps it looking shiny and new.
That is, unless he’d prefer to stay with one of his other Melbourne friends. Oh wait - he doesn’t have any!
Here are some photos of our new place.
When I get the keys next Tuesday, I’ll take some photos with something other than my crappy camera phone. Yay!
Elizabeth September 13th, 2007
scarletwords.com has been around for a while now, but I can’t say that I’ve been investing too heavily in it so far. Previous blogs of mine have been a lot more personal - there were regular updates about my daily life, and I’m sure they were a much more compelling read. In the end, I think I got tired of being mysterious and hiding my identity. Blogging became hard work, and so I gave up for a long time.
When I started Scarlet Words I wanted it to be transparent and public. It’s certainly not plastered with my full name, but there’s also no mystery or deeply personal content that would freak me out if my family came across it. The problem is that I’m a bit bored with this current format. While I’m not sure of the exact direction Scarlet Words should take, I do know that there’s more to blogging than embedded Youtube videos and the occasional political rant.
And so, seeing as I’m in the midst of some fairly large life changes right now, I have decided that it’s time I started putting myself back “out there”. I’d know that I’d much rather engage meaningfully with a handful of readers than have a bunch of people land on my doorstep from a google search, never to return. I’d still like this to be a safe and public place for my thoughts, so the truly icky personal stuff will probably be reserved for conversations with my friends. Besides, it’s healthier that way.
My new resolutions include:
- Write more regularly
- Blog about everyday life stuff and the interesting stuff that happens to me
- Communicate with my fellow bloggers more, instead of being a fly on the wall
If you actually did come here for the Youtube videos, celeb news and politics you won’t be disappointed. I’m not sure that there is even a cure for my love of trashy posts 
Enjoy the new direction - I’m looking forward to it already.
Elizabeth September 13th, 2007
Sea World, Gold Coast Australia
April 2007
Posted here because it makes me laugh.
Elizabeth September 12th, 2007
I imagine that one of the downsides to being famous is attracting fans like these. You’ve got to watch it right to the end, it just gets better and better.
For what it’s worth, I’m Team Britney myself. Yes, she’s lost her mind… but I want to see her pull her shit together and succeed. I don’t consider this breakdown as the end of her “story”, although I worry that all the media pressure and ridicule could cause her to write a premature ending, if you get my drift.
Can’t we just go back to hating KFed for a while? Why aren’t we focusing our negativity on him all of a sudden?
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Keep track as I complete my 101 Things in 1001 Days challenge (commencing Jan 1st, 2008).
