She's a party rocker from night 'til noon

Dear baby jesus where did the time go?

My last weekend in Aussieland has come and gone and I'm currently 1 final test, 2 loads of laundry, 3 suitcases and 4 nights away from leaving the most amazing time of my life.

This last weekend was NUTS and so I figured if I absolutely must go (thanks to Visa/ finishing Uni lame-ness), at least it was a crazy fun and memorable time! Can't believe I'll be back in the USofA in less than 4 days and I'm totes not happy about the situation. If I got emotional over things like this I feel like now would be the time to shed a tear. But I don't, so I'll just blog about what I've been up to this last week instead. :]

-Finally ate at this Vegetarian place in Surrey Hills on Wed. night called Yulli's [that G and I have been trying to go to for AGES], with Joyce and her friend (ironic). It was so yummy. We got tofu and prawns and potato dishes each totally different and equally yummy!

-Ate [yes, i know, this blog should really be called "Schnitty's adventures eating around Sydney"] tapas with G. at this Spanish place called Captain Torres' Restaurant that i've been to once before with Lil. Still totes yummy and different from the usual feed.

-Went out with Lil, G and some sweet PhD peeps on Friday for drinks at this cute bar called Assembly on Kent St. that just opened. Then the night turned into a chinese food hunt/ strange drinks/ boys night +me but was still heaps fun. Billy and I kicked ASS at pool- four games in a row. Yeahhhhh buddy. Soz Damo.

^out & about^

-Decided that newbie PhD'r Andrew is my favorite person. He held Lil's umbrella for her all night. What a sweetie.

-Finished up my internship with Edelman Sydney. I loved my time there and can't wait to come back (fingers crossed) after graduation. They were SO sweet and all wrote me notes in a giant card and got me a hug mug and chocolates from Max Brenner. What a perfect gift.

-Went for farewell drinks with the work mob @Argyle. They are so nice and fun. I'm going to miss my time with them for sure!!

^Farewell drinks at Argyle^

-Celebrated Thanksgiving dinner with our whole program + Tracey from work at an event in the Grandstand at Sydney Uni and ate my body weight in sweet potatoes and turkey. It was heavenly.

-Went to STEREOSONIC which is basically the Australian equivalent of EDC, at Olympic Park with G, Lil, N, and a bunch of other random people we ended up meeting up with. This year was officially the biggest festival that AU has ever had. It was so completely sick. I'm totally glad we went. We were there from 3- 11pm and danced the whole time. Saw a tiny bit of Kaskade, Avicii, Benny Benassi, LMFAO and Armin Van Buren. #'s 2-4 were definitely the best but everyone that was there was phenomenal!!!

Obviously we took 98298457982 photos, so here's some of the quality ones from the day..

^So MANY people^

-Loving this song after the weekend!

-Went to El Phoenician on Sunday with Kayla, G and Marty for a lebanese banquet dinner right by the harbour. It was SO much delicious food and the restaurant was brand new and gorg. Photo spotlight below, since I've mentioned her tons but had no visual to use so far!

-Kayla and I jammed out to Ja Rule and Ashanti on the car ride there and back. Lets just say there was extremely loud singing involved and i may or may not be tone deaf. Props to the boys for putting up with it. #sorryimnotsorry

^@El Phoenician totally stuffed^

^love them^

-Spent quality time with my favorite people and have plans to do the same for my last few days in town. I couldn't have asked for a better 3.5 months here and I know that I'll definitely be back to get up to more shenanigans after graduation in May! Only one blog post left to go next week.. but who knows maybes I'll keep it up after just for kicks.

Love you all and can't wait to see your shining faces for the holidays!

More soon, as per usual!

*I*

xxx

So what we go out, that's how it's supposed to be, livin' young and wild and free.

For your lurking pleasure..

Since Sassycakes (aka Pattycakes, aka PhD Pat, aka Georgie) has been on my case to get this out this week, here's some of what I got up to my third to last weekend in Aussieland.

*tear*

-Ate at this yummy restaurant in Chinatown called Mamak. It was a food coma to the max. G and I clearly don't know how much is appropriate for a normal person to eat. Its an issue.

^curry curry curry^

-Went shopping with Lily for AGES on Thursday trying to find presents for people, since EVERYONE and their mother wants a prezzie from here not America obvi, and failed miserably. Neither of us bought anything. That's got to be some kind of record. Major #whitegirlproblems

-Randomly ran into PhD mob after shopping. They're literally everywhere.

-Went to after-work drinks with Lil, G and B @ PhD and then after dinner met up with everyone again at this little cuban place called like La Bodegita or something on York street for more drinks. Last time Lily and I were there we were downstairs with the people salsa dancing but this time we just chilled on this outdoor patio/ balcony which was nice.

-Sassycakes was sporting a ridiculous ginger mo. It literally makes him look like a child molester. But don't let me spoil it for you. Here it is in all its breathtaking glory.

just look at that orange fuzz.

-Had about 37 coffee chats with my management team at Edelman since this week is my last one. So sad. I love the company still and they have forwarded my CV to our San Fran office so fingers crossed they have something open for spring!

-Went for pizza and martinis with the girls at Cargo on Thursday. Have never seen the upstairs in the light of day and it's actually really pretty. Had the most amazeballz grapefruit and vanilla martini. So yummy!

-Found a life size koala. I NEED THIS.

^wahhh!^

-Got my nails done with Kayla on Sat. She got french tips and mine are little cherry red chicklets covered in sparkles. Standard.

Went to Ivy den/ lounge with the girls, and G. on Saturday night. He got a few high fives for being the only man in the group. :) oopsies. We also got some hilarious pictures! They are too fun and chic. We are all going out again on Friday.

^Kat, Naz, me, Ash & Ash's cousin @ Ivy^

-Have decided [officially] that I'm coming back to Australia after graduation in May. I love it here and can't wait to come back for longer. Now if only they gave you unlimited luggage allowance...

-Our secretary at work just got her pre-order Jeffrey Campbell spike heels. Obviously I told a picture. #myworkiscoolerthanyours

^i die.^

-Ate at this little italian place called Basello in Darling Harbour. Yummy. On a side note- I'm now in love with calamari. Who knew? Nom nom nom.

-Went shopping Sat & Sunday with G and Kayla and Marty but still didn't find any stellar presents. Will have to remedy this soon. Did find the cutest pug things tho.. check it.

^SO friggin cute^

^We found the giant christmas tree on Pitt st. and Market. Love christmas time!^

-Went to G's soccer game and ate Sunday dinner with the Carberts. They are top shelf. Chris is pretty much my fav family member, on the same level as Kayla, then G. :)

-Checked out the set list for Stereosonic on Saturday!!! So BEYOND excited for it. Too bad the weather is supposed to be shit. but, the show must go on. Wet tees and all.

-Went to tapas with G at this place called Captain Torres' Restaurant. More over-eating.. it's becoming a disturbing trend. Good thing I have all of Dec. to get back in the gym.

-Have only 1 weekend, 3 days of work and 1 final between me and being back in the good ole' US of A. too bad leaving is pretty much the LAST thing I want to do right now.

This song title is pretty fitting for my mood right now. Jammin' it on repeat.

This just means that I've gotta go super hard this weekend and with so many plans already made I'm sure next week's blog will be much more interesting/ potentially embarrassing. Can't wait.

More soon babes!

*I*

xxx

the Incident Weekend

& the shenanigans continue...

After this weekend I've narrowly avoided

-getting sunburned

-being concussed

-getting my nails done (devs about this one)

-being traumatized by the creepy clown at Luna Park

So.. with that in mind here's some of what I got up to in the last 7 days. :)

-Ended up at Cargo bar on 2 separate nights (no judgement), once with Bess, Russy, Glen & co. and once with G and the boys.

@Cargo

^pre-incident^

-Got quality girl time with some pretty ladies while celebrating Kat's b-day on saturday across the bridge at her place in Milson's point & at the Deck in Luna Park (this little amusement park thing that's ALOT less creepy than you would think, despite the run-down clown that looms over the whole thing)

-Rode all the rides at Luna Park with my girls in six inch stilettos and mini dress. The Carousel and ferris wheel were obvi my favorites.

#biggirlsdoingbigthings

^View from the ferris wheel @ Luna Park^

^my new bff Ash- SUCH a sweetheart and so fun!^

^The girls^

-Found out Serbian vodka mixed with liberal amounts of tequila is not my best friend. Thanks Kat :)

-Have found a new song obsession. Checkkk it.

-Got picked up and then accidentally body slammed onto the pavement in Darling Harbour by Tool Shred while out with G and the boys. Lets just say it was not the most comfortable thing I've ever experienced but he couldn't help it...booze and that much definition are a lethal combo. ha.

-TS was so apologetic for the slamming situation and bought me flowers. He was obviously instantly forgiven. :)

G. was also very sweet about it. Brownie points.

Wore my new shoes out. Purple. WEDGES. 6.5 inches. and totally comfortable.

be jealous.

-Ate with G at this cute restaurant on the harbour called Coast. Gorgeous views at night with all the twinkly lights :)

-Did the "Sculptures by the Sea" walk from Tamarama Beach to Bondi Beach with G. on Sunday afternoon. Its this art exhibition that super weird and cool.. almost too weird at times but I'm glad we got to see it since this was the last weekend. Got some good pics too! :) It was so pretty (although a bit crowded) and I seriously could stare at the coastline for hours. Here's the link to the actual website if you want to look it up!

^pretty beach walk :)^

^Turtle sculpture :)^

-Ate on the Bondi boardwalk for lunch and had yummy ice cream on the way home.

-Saw the best bulldog there EVER. He pretty much looked something like this. Could you just die over him. G named him Jack.

-Beached it again with Marty and G on Saturday. Marty and I got some nice color, G just got a slight burn..poor little white boy. :)

-Watched Moneyball with G. Brad Pitt has definitely peaked. It was a good movie but it was no 'Troy' let me tell you.

-Attempted a nail date after brunch with Mikayla. Major fail, so my tragic nails will have to wait another week until this coming saturday. SO devs- Cindy would be horrified.

As usual it was a fabulous weekend, minus the head injury and full body bruises, and I'm very excited to do it all over again this coming weekend! Only 2 more left to go in this amazing city. Better make them count! Loved my major skype/ catchup on girl talk time with my girls (looking at you J.wow, Heather, Hessie and Dixie) so keep it coming! :)

Love you all!

xxx

Got long hair, don't care

Tick Tock.. Tick Tock..

Another weekend down.. time is seriously slipping by like you wouldn't believe and its getting seriously annoying. Hoping Qantas decides to go on permanent strike so I get to stay longer. Anyways. here's all the scoop from the last 7-ish days my lovelies...

-Finally got my hair done. OMG I'm in love with the Dirty Girl salon.. its like Cowboys & Angels in SF if it were painted black, covered in glitter and thrown into a neo-punk club with the sassiest people ever. Its in Newtown- this section of Sydney that's super indie and has all these cute cafes etc. Daniel and Kath ballayage'd my hair to this lovely chesnut -> caramel shade and made it "Victoria's Secret dirty sexy hair" while I enjoyed a bottle of white wine. Basically heaven on a Saturday afternoon. Daniel is also my new fav person he's super macho and covered in tats (he just got a new skull one on his trip to HK to do Alicia Key's hair last week) but he's totally just a teddy bear. Everyone in Sydney needs to go there. Photo evidence of new do below.

-Celebrated Andy's b-day at Kazbah (see older post for why we love this place) in Darling Harbour on Friday night with Lily and Katim and a bunch of their friends. We finally got the set menu which was pretty much a feast and we ate so much amazing food it was literally physically painful. Attractive, I know. :)

^pre food coma with Lil and Andy^

-Met up with G, B, and Bertie after feast for a drink next door at Docks before heading to Cargo for Mikala's ARN thing, got there as she was leaving with posse so we just all headed to the cross and ended up at Kit & Kaboodle where I experienced a variety of signature Carbert dance moves. Breathtaking. Literally there are no words, these moves must be experienced in person.

Moral of the story I am more of a fan of G's sister than ever and we have a standing nail date for next weekend, Penned and highlighted.

-Found amazing fat buddha statue on the way out of K&K. Obviously took a picture.

BUDDHA!!!

-Ate at cute place called "In the mood for Thai in Surry Hills with G. and got to sit in this hilarious woven basket/ egg chair that was dangling from the ceiling. I'm clearly 5 years old no biggie.

-Finally went back to The Winery with Lil and G etc. Thanks to Georgie and Kay for getting us onto the patio after 11- it was so pretty with all the trees lit up and we had yummy chocolate brownie dessert. Be jealous.

^new hurr^

-Here are some other pics from my hippie halloween last weekend :)

^we were obsessed with these little light up pumpkins! how cute are they??^

-Lily sent me this other gem of a pic from one of my first PhD excursions. Meet pattycakes- G's work boyfriend who lives in the shire, is bushfire blonde and claims this fitted-tee is "salmon." Notice it is the same shade as my phone cover. Bb cover is quite obviously pink :)

^Georgie, aka Pattycakes^

-Went to Bilgola beach (a northern one) with G and his bff Marty. M is totally hilariously inappropriate all the time and is currently growing his facial hair for Mo-vember and shaped it into a sort of goatee, so he's starting to resemble the officer from Reno-911.. even more epic! Working on being pretty much indistinguishable in skin color from a small African child.. only about 178 more shades of tan to go. Fingers crossed its sunny this weekend.

-Had my first Melbourne Cup experience! For all my stateside friends this is basically the Kentucky Derby but with the same amount of people who attend the Superbowl who watch it. Its an offical holiday on the first of November only in Victoria (not where I am) but work had the most fabulous luncheon at Blackbird cafe in Darling Harbour which is everyone's excuse to get super classy and dressed up and wear these amazing hats/ fascinators that are only appropriate for racing days. I wore this cream dress with a full front zip and black lace fascinator and pumps. Also, loved the open bar situation working in Oz is the most amazing experience. Obvi still adoring my time at Edelman.

^Lofty and I @ Edelman's Melbourne Cup luncheon^

-Got a "corporate massage" at work on thursday. Whoever invented this deserves a very big hug.

-Finally found pizza in Surry Hills with G. (obviously now our hood since we've been like 3 times this weekend) He was so content in his comfort zone and not having to eat with sticks. Did have the worst cookie ever tho.. Not even nearly up to Dions standards (girls we are having a serious Flying Star/ Dions/ Range date and catch up as soon as I get home!!! Get readyyy)

-Got slightly sad that I'm missing Thanksgiving again this year but then I remembered all the amazing things about this place and I was content in about 10 seconds. Problem solved.

Only 3 more weekends to soak it all in, basically in denial about the situation and praying for sunny weather! It's Kat AND Kelly's birthdays this weekend plus Lil's bff is in town from Melbourne so it should be really fun. Gotta find something cute for Stereo as well! Posts to follow as usual.

Miss you all mucho and I promise I am really trying to be better at skype dates! Chat soon :)

xxx

*I*