I will always be a bad blogger

Wednesday October 15th 2008

First let me apologize to everyone who has been scolding me for not updating.
Keith, Aubrey, Beans, Cathy, Mom, Mom, Courtney, Nina...and more...

Its almost summer here and i try to fill my time with uni and the outdoors.
Its fabulous here and i guess i could write tons of words about it, but i will post pictures instead.

I miss you all. Especially Keith and my happy little animal family back in Syracuse!

The Stride Group at UNSW

Niisha and I at Darling Harbour for my bday. It was a good night!

Mohammad and Amy, silly!

Niisha, Libor and Me

Sugarloaf Bay
Pelican, he didnt want the bread we threw him, he just wanted to be involved!!

Beautiful sunday with friends...and food!!! yummy!!

Castle Rock Bay
View of the city from Taronga Zoo

View of Harbour Bridge from Taronga Zoo

Sunset at Castle Rock Bay

Thanks all for putting up with my lack thereof!!
xo S*

a welcomed theobromine overdose

Wednesday May 21 2008 410pm

Yes. i just posted. but i have actual stories to tell now! i figured it would be good to separate the ShoutOuts or the post would be very long and no one would read.

A bunch of us from Uni went to a Sydney Swans game at the beginning of the month. They are the local AFL (australian footbal league) team. Looks like rugby, same ball as rugby, but not rugby. Its Aussie rules. Basically, these tall, skinny, muscle guys run and kick the ball to each other on a round field. the point is to kick the ball through the two tall posts at either "end" of the circle. its really a fantastic, fast paced game. virtually no penalties and the guys throw each other around and fight for the ball and everything. best part; no padding or helmets!! Also, since i am not a student i had to get an adult ticket. There were only two of us there with adult tickets, the rest were student tickets...naturally they called us mommy and daddy the whole trip. kinda cute. the names seem to have stuck; at least in my research group anyway.

Went to the movies to see Iron Man. Mohammad likes to remind everyone he is gold titanium alloy man. funny funny. Good movie. That movie i was happy to see in the theater. Stoj, Eli, Mohammad, Grace and I also went to see Shutter. Awful. Please dont waste your money. Dionne, i know you LOVE horror movies; i promise this one is a waste of your time. Honestly, just watch The Ring and The Grudge back to back.

Heres Eli, Stoj, Mohammad and Grace last week when we all went out to dinner. we then went to Brighton Beach or La Peruse Beach (they all run together, i dont know where one ends and the other begins!)

I also want to send a big big terrific hello and thank yo to Nina! ha! she sent me a care package from da 'Cuse and it was everything a NYer in Sydney could ever want. Yummy chocolates (most of which have been consumed by now) of the exotic variety and Reeses!! There isnt any peanut butter & chocolate here...i have to combine Nutella and peanut butter myself! Neosporin (cuz im not going to a doctor for a prescription!) salt (if you know me, you know i hate salt and i hate it when YOU use too much salt!) oh and THANKS MATT; Nina said the salt was your idea! and a squished space needle penny. I adore squished pennies. Also included was a card hand made by her sister. Its not in the photo, but shoulda been, cuz its so darn cute!


Work has been going ok. The porous formates continue to be stubborn and do not want to be prepared. I am getting a quad box in order to do some calculations. thank goodness; progress here i come!!

miss you all and love you
xoxo
Sharon*

Tooooo Much to Doooo!

Tuesday April 29th 2008 430pm
Yes, i have...tooooo much to dooooo! and also the title of the latest single from Sparkadia. A local Aussi band i had the privilege of seeing last wednesday evening. I'm not a huge fan of Indi music, or concerts for that matter, but i had to get out and see new things!! This was fantastic! If you like their music (on the myspace page, i havent been to the facebook one) they are even better in person. if they ever come to the states check 'em out! and if you like them their album is on itunes...i checked!

I went to the concert with Erin (middle), Aniesha (right), and Natalie (left). They are the girls i met at the beginning of my stay here. We hang out maybe once a week or so. Very nice and fun girls! sorry about the pic. we were in a pub and i didnt use the flash!


I figured i should post a pic of the other girls that i hang out with. Remember the previous post about the segregated Lebanese hangout? well, these are some of the girls. I like visiting them very much because i feel very comfortable, welcome and they are super fun. of course the boys arent in the picture because they are inside playing cards. thats what they do. cards.


Saturday was a lovely day finally. we had 14 days of rain in a row. it did not rain constantly, but usually in the afternoon and the evening. absolutely annoying and depressing!! argh! i couldnt even do laundry for that time because if i hung it outside darn right it was going to rain!

but the point is...lovely day saturday! Mohammad (the Lebo guy i work with and go to the Lebo house with) and i went to bondi beach and walked around and talked. i put my feet in the sand! it was cold and soft!!

Heres a pic of bondi beach!

yes...its fall...

xo
S*