Carla Gypsygirl's Blurty

The Madness
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When work and life in general get busy, I tend to fall back upon my vices. And so, along with the Academy, I’d like to thank…

1. God, for listening to everything that I have to say, no matter how silly and stupid it is. And for sustaining me and loving me, even when all I do is sit in front of a computer and not want to talk to anyone.
2. My special boy, Geoff, for still loving me, even though I don’t have much time to talk or hang out. For sending me sweet e-mails that say things like, “Only one hour to go!” For dropping everything and having dinner with me on a Thursday night, because I needed some company and hugs and smiles.
3. The good people at Foxtel for putting on a “Gilmore Girls” marathon over the weekend. Geniuses. Geniuses. There’s nothing like fast-talking characters who live in an idyllic country town and make clever pop-culture references to help you to escape from the realities of designing funky guys shirts…
4. Converse shoes, for designing those glorious Chuck Taylor hi-tops that keep my feet comfy AND good-looking. Even if I don’t walk much these days, because my butt is glued to my computer chair.
5. My mum and dad, for bringing me back a lovely soft pink scarf from Melbourne (what a pity there’s things to do at home…there’s a reference for all of you Whitlams fans out there…and yes, I did have a crush on the lead singer when I was in high school).
6. Wellbeing, for making it possible for me to occasionally get my daily 2-3 serves of fruit without even having to chew. (Though I cannot thank Wellbeing for having the stupidest, lamest names for their smoothies, eg. “Well-Health”. They’re not even funny slash corny names like they have at that other Boost-ripoff place, like “Blue Mango Tango”. Why not just be real, and call your smoothie “The I-am-too-lazy-too-eat-fruit-so-I’ll-buy-a-poshy-smoothie-instead Smoothie”?)
7. Microsoft Outlook, for creating those ingenious little boxes that pop up on my screen and beep whenever I have an e-mail from someone special.
8. The usual suspects- The Donnas, Frente, Ben Folds Five, Blondie, Waikiki, The White Stripes- for lulling me into believing that someday, I can chuck it all in for a record deal.
9. Nick Hornby, for writing “High Fidelity”, and keeping me both entertained AND wistful while commuting to and from work
10. My little sister Sonya, for making me lunch when I am busy being a zombie in the mornings.
11. Stellar blogs for making me laugh and feel hungry at the same time: Meiying’s blog, bowb.pitas.com (love a girl with a good appetite!) and Momo’s blog, www.momofreaksout.com (love a girl who is lives in Japan and is funny about almost everything!).
12. My new friend, the company digital camera, for making the world a prettier place to live in and for hanging out with me on the weekend.
13. The sun, birds, grass and all the trees, and even the rain sometimes, for hanging out with me during my lunch break.

Next up: a proper explanation regarding The Madness, and hopefully, some very, very good news. Or a particularly devastated Carla Gypsygirl. Mystified? Stay tuned.