NEW SONG: Lissie, 'When I'm Alone'

I'm really enjoying the sound of this new singer Lissie. It is hard to pin point her sound however Wikipedia (source of all irrelevant knowledge in this world) says that she is 'folk, rock, country' if you can make any sense out of that. I really like the nervous sort of feel to the start of the song coupled with her strong voice. It kind of reminds me of good background music, the other night while doing the dreaded task of doing the dishes I had her on the background through her myspace and really enjoyed her songs. Have a listen and tell me what you think.



Lyrics

I turned my back you were gone in a flash like you always do, you've always gone off somewhere else. And when the phone rang and I thought it was you and I sprung like a kid who just got out of school but its almost, always never you, never you. I scream like a child, my insides went wild

And when I'm alone with you, you make me feel and you make me feel.
When I'm alone with you, you are the one and you are the one.

And when I reach out and I only grab air and it kills me to think that you never did care and it's hopeless you've always run off somewhere else and I'm throwing a tantrum. Why are you such a phantom?

And when I'm alone with you, you make me feel and you make me feel.
When I'm alone with you, you are the one and you are the one.

And when I'm alone with you, you make me feel and you make me feel.
When I'm alone with you, you are the one and you are the one.

Reminds me of home when you're around me.Next time you leave don't go without me. No, don't go. N-no. Yeah!

Cuz you make me feel, you make me feel, that you are the one, you are the one.
And when I'm alone with you, you make me feel and you make me feel. Yeah when I'm alone with you you are the one and you are the one.

Oh, oh, owoah. Oh yeah.
oh oh, uh uh, oh oh, uh uh, oh oh, uh oh,
oh oh, uh uh, oh oh, uh uh, oh oh, uh oh,
oh oh, o o, oh oh, o o, oh oh, ohoooo, oh ay
And when I'm alone with you, you make me feel and you make me feel.

MY MELBOURNE CUP PHOTOS

Yes, I'll admit it - I wore the same dress to the Melbourne Cup as I did to Cox Plate - naughty, naughty! But I am going to 4 of the big days this year so thought I had to economise somewhere along the way and I quite like the brightness of the red dress in photos. The day was terrific, about a week and a half before I brought reserved seat tickets that were the last ones left on the Ticketmaster website. And to my absolute surprise we were seated right opposite the finish line. In my opinion, we could not have had better views of the action, especially as it was the 150th anniversary of the cup. Luckily, I had placed a bet on all three winners from doing my research the night before finding out who the big punters, people who put the likes of $800,000 on a horse, were betting on. 

Shivering in the rain

It bucketed down before the big race, so Caitltn and I had to snuggle up under the umbrella

The sea of umbrellas came up when it rained before the main race

Some young boys prefer to be drenched and are too cool to bring umbrellas

Just a photo taken in the ladies toilets

There goes Americain

View from the our seats of the finishing line

RACES PHOTOS: Cox Plate Race Day

Here are a few snaps from the races last Saturday. I had a fabulous day with friends at the Cox Plate races at Moonee Valley and even bet on the trifecta, my favourite horse Whobegotyou was in it too!

DAILY LOVE SNIPPETS

I am a big fan of receiving my Daily Love email in my inbox every evening. For those of you who don't know about it, it is just like an e-multivitamin - basically a nice message with a quote or two and affirmation sent in your email. The creator of it, Mastin Kipp, also writes a nice little message on it every day. I find the email really refreshing and mind balancing at times. Below is Mastin's message for today, I really liked it and thought it would be good to share on there as we often do forget how much control we have over our thoughts. Enjoy!

Many times we do not give ourselves enough credit for how much power we have over the course of our lives.


We outsource the cause of our suffering, grief, anger and resentment to other people, big companies, the government or a Higher Power.


But the truth is this. The way you see the world isn't how the world is - the way you see the world is how YOU are.


Since any reality can be created through the power of intention, the life you are currently living and the world you are experiencing today is totally a by product of your thoughts about life.


Choose to believe and act on the thoughts that feel the best (even if, and especially if, they seem unrealistic or impossible). Successful people don't hope or wish themselves into success. NO - they ALL persistently THINK and ACT their way to success.


Get in touch with your inspiration. Think thoughts in alignment with what inspires you. Take action from the thoughts that are in alignment with what inspires you.


Do this daily without giving up and eventually a whole new WORLD will be yours to experience.

THIS WILL TURN YOU VEGETARIAN: Earthings trailer

This will turn you vegetarian. It almost did it to me. I think I gasped while watching this every 10 seconds. It is a trailer for what looks like a very eye opening documentary on the cruelty towards animals. Where I currently work, we work odd hours and have dinner provided. We were eating a casserole for dinner as we were discussing the effectiveness of the trailer - as it turned out many people left their meat in their bowls.

TASHA WISDOM - Number 6

This is Tasha, a crazy young 2.5 year old Labrador cross German Short Haired Pointer.

She will be sharing some of her dog wisdom on this blog occasionally.

This is her wisdom for today -

"Please do not disturb me when I am on the computer watching your TV shows like Gossip Girl and my favourite movie Milo & Otis. It is my time, no yours, ok? And for trying to boot me off lying on the bed, you need a reality check, I'm a modern house domesticated indoor friend, not a stray bogan dog. I like the finer things in life and that goes for brand of dog food as well, none of this Pal rubbish, I only like the My Dog add, the one with the little fluffy things who has a diamond colar on."

IT'S TIME FOR AFRICA: Would you like your meet from here?

Two years ago, I visited Kenya with my dad and his Rotary group, they were on a charity trip. It was an incredible experience, saw lots of places I would have never have had the chance to see like hospitals, orphanages, schools, lots of African animals and even their culture.

We visited the slums one day. Whoa, a very different experience. We walked around with secret police in front of us and behind us, not that I really noticed or knew that they were secret police until the end of the walk. The roads in the slums are very bumped as people go to the toilet in little plastic bags and throw it out onto the road. They live in some incredibly bizarre housing and all of it is so small. It was kind of like their own little weird village with strange shops in places and people sitting on the road on edge of their shanties selling stuff. It was busy by day but I wouldn't like to think of some of the horror stories that would go on there at night.

Nevertheless, below is a photo I took of a 'butcher' that exists in the shanty. Not too sure if I'd like my meat from there.....

IS SHE REALLY? Minka Kelly, supposed world's sexiest woman

Esquire magazine has labelled Minka Kelly as the world's sexiest woman. Right. How did they decide this? Who decided it? I just don't get it. But I don't mind that she won because she has brown hair and so do I, sometimes I wonder if men really do prefer blondes? as the saying goes. I've never seen her in anything but she was supposedly in that old boring movie Friday Night Lights. I must have, however, she is not doing too badly for her 30 year old age. What do you think of her?

BOOK TO READ: Man Bites Murdoch

Personally, I have a facination on anything that has to do with Rupert Murdoch. He is an incredible man who has come from Australia to go on to conqueur the world. If you really think about it, he is one of the most powerful people in the world. The book above that comes out at the end of the week, seems like a very facinating account of the world of newspapers that Gurtherie worked in for 40 years. He is a snippet off the Readings bookstore website that makes it sounds incredibly good. Love the design of the front cover too.

"Man Bites Murdoch is Bruce Guthrie's explosive account of almost 40 years in the news business, his brutal dismissal from Australia's biggest selling paper, the celebrated court case that exposed the inner workings of the world's biggest media company, and the treachery of its most senior executives.

Guthrie survived tuberculosis, Melbourne's gritty northern suburbs and a boss who twice tried to sack him in his first six months in newspapers, to become a foreign correspondent and then one of Australia's feistiest and most controversial editors. His CV boasts editorships of The Age, The Sunday Age, Herald Sun, Who Weekly, The Weekend Australian Magazine, even a high level stint at America's celeb-news bible, People. Then, just as he claimed one of the industry's most glittering prizes, he fell foul of Rupert Murdoch and his henchmen, who promptly dispensed with his services. What would any self-respecting Broadmeadows boy do in such circumstances? Sue them, of course."

BEST MOST INSPIRING COMMERCIAL EVER

This commercial I have forgotten about for years! Have no idea why but it popped back into my head before. So thank-you modern technology and youtube, I found it again. It is by far, the most inspiring, best commercial I have ever seen. I used to be obsessed with it when it first came out. If you need something to give you a boost for the day, I hope this is it. The ad is superb and it even features the now old golden boy of swimming, Ian Thorpe. As well as David Beckham and Muhammed Ali. Don't really like Ali's pretend camera punching though at the end. But the rest is great.



Voice over -


Some people listen to themselves
Rather than listen to what others say
These people don't come along very often
But when they do, they remind us
That once you set out on a path
Even though critics may doubt you
It's ok to believe there is no can't, won't or impossible
They remind us that it's ok to belive
Impossible is nothing

GALLOP GALLOP: My Cox Plate races dress

Below is a little sneak peak at my Cox Plate Moonee Valley Races dress! I go every year and always have an fabulous time with my friends and the other one called Champagne haha. As most girls are with new dresses, I am very excited about wearing it. It looks gorgeous on and cost a fair price of $130 from Sportsgirl. Any tips on whether I should go facinator or hat? Any where you know has amazing good black heels for a good price?

GREAT NEW SONG: Katy Perry, Firework

Heard Katy Perry's new song in the car tonight...must say it is pretty good! Perry seems to be quite a goal hitter at the moment with lots of catchy and good songs. Pity she could not be on Seasame Street, I thought the parents who got upset about her clothes must have be very thick and boring people! I've got a feeling some DJ will make a good remix to this song and no doubt it will be played on a television telecast of New Years.

Love this part of the lyrics:

You don’t have to feel like a waste of space
You’re original, cannot be replaced
If you only knew what the future holds
After a hurricane comes a rainbow

Maybe you’re reason why all the doors are closed
So you can open one that leads you to the perfect road
Like a lightning bolt, your heart will blow
And when it’s time, you’ll know