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Writer's Block: Citizen of the universe

  • Mar. 21st, 2010 at 1:46 AM

If you could choose to be born again as a citizen of any country in the world, which country would you choose, and why?

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Not to be all patriotic... but I'm pretty happy being Australian! I wouldn't choose to be born anywhere else!
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Mar. 18th, 2010

  • 3:41 PM

I remember refusing to leave the house & breaking mirrors & getting high in the hopes I'd be off my face enough to cut whole wads of fat off, when I was 17 kilos lighter than this. I remember trying to kill myself when I gained 500grams. I was still 16 kilos lighter this. Can't breathe. Seeing dots. I did this to myself. Feelsoill.

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  • Mar. 17th, 2010 at 4:33 PM

About two weeks ago, I weighed myself & I was 130lbs which is 15lbs from my highest.
A day after I weighed myself, I hungout with my best friends for two weeks, & usually I don't restrict very well around them, because I'm trying to "keep everyone happy" & I'm trying to seem as "normal" as I can, so they won't ask questions. Basically, whenever they eat, I eat. We smoke, I get hungry & eat more. I get bored when we have nothing to do, usually, I'd be home online instead of raiding a kitchen. I hate myself more after I get home from their house because my weight normally skyrockets & I have to work out twice as hard. I've been home now, since sunday, & I haven't exactly been restricting or fasting, but I haven't b/p either, I've just been eating, what seems like a lot to me.
But, this morning, I ate a 15 calorie sugar free popsicle, & after I decided to weigh myself to see how much damage I did to myself in those two weeks.
I step on the scale,
and it reads 130lbs.
which means I've gained no weight?
which seems impossible.
which seems like a huge fat lie.
So, I picked up my scale, & carried it around to 6 different places in my house.
and each time it said the same thing.
how is that possible?
how does this even make the least bit of sense?
I'm so confused...

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Homepage Spotlight: 3/15/10

  • Mar. 15th, 2010 at 9:41 AM
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Mar. 9th, 2010

  • 8:28 PM
Okay, my day in a nutshell: Got up real early, worked at the Queen Vic Market for 7 hours, came back, did BodyAttack and BodyCombat, studied. My body will hate me tomorrow!

I got caught in the HAILSTORM on my way home from work on Saturday. I was scared running from the bus shelter to the bus that I was going to be knocked out by a hailstone! Lucky for me, by the time the bus got to Monash, the massive hailstones had stopped, but it wa still pouring rain. I got absoultely drenched getting back to my house.

Then I had to go out in the rain again... because I was going out for Karaoke! My aunt Jodie was organising it. Originally my sister and a couple of my cousins were going to come too, but in the end none could make it (sister was playing tennis in Wytchiproof). So Jodie checked whether I was still up for it, and I thought, why not? I don't see her and my uncle enough, and I hadn't been out in a while.

She lives in Southbank. The journey there... wow! I go the bus to Caulfield station, to be greeted with the message that "all trains between South Yarra and Springvale have been cancelled. Alternative transport has been arranged." However, the message didn't specify just what that alternative transport was. So I followed the general crowd into the station, and found out that a train was leaving for the city in 10 minutes. Of course, it was packed, but I actually got there in the end. I was standing near a couple of guys who were keeping up a rather amusing commentary of the journey, so it wasn't too bad! Once I got to Flinders Street Station, i had to get to Southbank. This involved crossing Queens Bridge, the start of which was underwater. At first I considered myself lucky that I was wearing knee-high boots. Then I saw some people ahead of me wading knee-deep in water. So the boots, came off, and I walked barefoot to Southbank. Then the lifts at the building weren't working, so I had to walk up 15 flights of stairs!

But the night was a good one. My aunt and uncle and their stereotypically gay friend were all drunk when I got there, and i was quick to follow, ha ha. I didn't know anyone else there but they were all cool. They may be in their 30's, but they were all friggin INSANE when it came to having a night out! We first went to the Berlin Bar, located in Chinatown of all places, where we had a booking in the "East Berlin" room. (My uncle is German, from East Berlin). It was all a little "wrong," but quite amusing. The cocktails were overprices but AMAZING! Then it was off to the Chi bar for karaoke. And yes, I did sing...
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