NCDC - It's here!

I told you in my last post that NCDC was coming, and yes i've been a little slack with the updates but I finally got the piccies uploaded! All I can say is what a weekend! It was as fabulous as last time and the time before that, and it gets bigger every year. And, it was a chance for me to really put my camera through it's paces with some fly-by action shots!

{ Jess getting her face on for the latin section }

The fashions this year were particularly nice. In the past years there have been some truly awful trends, ruffles, highlighter colours, the works. This year they toned down the colours and everything was a whole lot more elegant, and more about the rhinestones and the beading, as well as the way the dresses moved about the floor.

Beautiful colours, beautiful volume. Guh.

And then there were the.....not so pretty ones. There are always a few every year...

..Oh dear. There was another I didn't get a photo of, highlighter yellow and leopard print. Geez. What were they thinking?

This was the standout dress for me out of the whole weekend. Just gorgeous. The flow and movement when they got going was breathtaking, and the wrapping around the bodice captured the light so perfectly. The only downside was there was a LOT of white dresses around this year, though this one stole the show in every event it was in.

{ This is Julia, one of the most naturally gifted up and coming young dancers out there at the moment. Isn't she divine? If you saw her on the floor, your mouth would drop, how could someone so young be so damn talented?

{ I LOVED these little flowers in her hair, icing on the cake }

Now, I've saved the best until last. Feast your eyes on the showcase for the evening, the top of the dancing chain, the best pair of latin dancers in the entire world, Riccardo Cocchi and Yulia Zagoruychenko. They. are. ......I can't even describe them. Riccardo is a sex god, let's put it that way, he commands the stage so brilliantly, that as soon as he starts to dance everyone is in complete awe. And Yulia, oh lord, you have never seen anyone move the way she does. She is like melted butter, sex on legs, I want to BE her. God. They honoured us with their presence and did not disappoint. I snapped a few lucky shots of their magnificence.

KAJDGLKJGKKDJGJ. So amazing, I am speechless.

As I knew I would, I had a complete ball. For my dance friends and I, it's one hell of a party.

countdown to NCDC

Just a quick post today. I've got the National Capital Danceport Championships coming up, which every year just get better and better. Hundreds of couples flock to the AIS in Canberra to compete. My dance school, Penny De Kauwe hosts it every year so its a full two days of hard work for me! In return for helping out I get in for free and get hours and hours of viewing pleasure in fabulous seats, then get to rock up at the awesome afterparty and dance the night away!

{anyone else think I need some new shoes? My old pair are getting rather dishevelled. Poor things.}

That goddamn show.

Jesse is a friend.

Yeah I know, he's been a good friend of mine.

But lately something's changed that ain't hard to define,

Jesse's got himself a girl and I wanna make her mine.

I try not to completely adore it. I do try. The script is terrible and the characters are oh so predictable but you know what? It's freaking awesome.

...........bought Volume 1 yesterday for the hell of it.

Wedges. Yummeh.

Well hiiii there. Haven't posted in a couple of days, I guess nothing thrilling has happened. I went out to a late lunch with a friend, Sandy, the other day. She had the lemon chicken with seasoned wedges and I had the Calamari. It had this cinnamon-ey stuff on top that was completely delish!

{yay for Sandra-dee!}

As you can see, we drank our weight in diet coke. Mmmmm.

On another note, it's been 4 days since my last shift, this has to be the longest break from work i've had since I started working at the store. ....Its nice! :D

Nintendo and Alcohol

A day off from work + frosty chill + nowhere to be = a lazy, alcoholic game playing day in bed. Bliss.

Off to work

In the early morning my bathroom has a lovely cascade of white sunlight. I might have to take advantage of it more often.

Nothing much interesting today, it is still cold and icy and my car takes too long to heat me up. Driving all the way out to work on the other side of town takes it's toll in the early morning and late at night, especially if you've been doing the manager shift. I get more hours at the Belco store but it would be much easier if I could get a few more shifts at the store closer to home. Oh well.

I have this cute little bowl in my bathroom that I fill with all the melts for my oil burner. Seeing as they're all bright and happy and colourful, it's a super cool addition to the usually dull bathroom.

{everyone else has done a 'take a photo of yourself taking a photo' so I thought, why not?}

Dogging around

I expect you'll be seeing a lot of these photos. This is my baby boy Max (original name, I know), and seeing as this camera is still new and swanky I felt he should have a part of it 'cause he's so damn photogenic!

Basically, I am loving this camera. Just adore it. The pictures are so wonderfully clear and light and airy, exactly what I wanted. I am SO glad I sucked it up and bought this thing, it is completely worth it. I've been getting into the habit of going out and shooting something every day, which is so far loads of fun.

I bought The short second life of Bree Tanner by Stephanie Meyer yesterday. I know, I know, but I couldn't resist, it was cheap and short and I've read the rest of the series so I thought why not? Despite the fact that Breaking Dawn just about tore a hole in the goodness of humanity and Robert Pattinson's look of 'Ohi, I need a good wash' it wasn't completely dreadful. I mean, yes, the limited vocabulary was still there and I could still sense the fanfictioness about it but it was short enough that it didn't drag. I didn't buy it for a thrilling, deep and meaningful experience so I guess I wasn't disappointed.

So, if you've read the series you may as well get it to unboredify yourself one lazy afternoon but it's not fabulous. (Though who would expect it to be?)

The only reason i'm holding out for the Eclipse release is Taylor's shmexy body...mmm.

Smellies and Lunch Breaks

So I thought I'd start out by showing you guys where I work. Let it be known no customers were harmed in the making of these photos! It was a dead day, so I thought I'd take some pretty pictures in my lunch break. In case you didn't guess, I work in a candle store, everything is so pretttyyy O_O

Poor Bel was snoozy after a big night out, she protested at the taking of photos.

It's an awesome place to work though, the discount on nice smellies is always a bonus. At the moment i'm burning Vigour - Gardenia and Grapefruit. ...mmmmm. So good. You would be surprised the money people actually spend on candles. Seriously, it's nuts.

Side note - did anyone know there is actually an exact perfect height for the wick of a candle to burn the most effectively, so as not to drown/overuse the wick and maintain the correct fragrance? Well, there is. xD

Girl gone mad with a D3000.

So i'm starting a blog, big deal? I think not.

Truth is, i'm bored, and besides, this flashy new Nikon D3000 is just waiting to be used. :D

What is this silly little blog about, you ask? ...Let's just figure that one out as we go along, shall we?

TALLY HO!