thinking since '98

(for more pictures like this, head to my instagram @spawnoftheearth) i've always hated when you find a new blog only to discover that it hasn't been updated in eight months and the last post is a two paragraph rant on the bachelor finale. the author has more or less fallen off the face of the earth, leaving behind a page that once was something...

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as 2016 comes to a close, it's time to reflect and fully realise what a godawful year it has been. even though i've only been alive for 18 of them, 2016 definitely comes in at the bottom three. but, when i look back on the year and all the terrible events that have happened globally and in my own life, there's always been...

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a list by a disappointed person 1. give yourself a moment or two to fully absorb the reality of what has happened. build a cocoon and don't leave until you can wrap your head around the situation and thus be able to become a pretty butterfly (more on that later). however, make sure you're accepting the reality and 2. don't make excuses. from...

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i know i'm late to the party so i'm going to keep this short and sweet (edit: my bad): after the excruciating wait to finish exams, i finally read harry potter and the cursed child. during the period where i couldn't experience jk rowling's new book play script for myself, my anticipation quickly turned to worry as i saw all the other potter fans in...

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turning 18 in australia opens quite a few doors. you're an adult. you can vote. you can get your probationary licence. you can enter strike bowling after 9pm. you can also legally drink and go clubbing and, with a wave of the magical key that is my id, that is what i did a couple of nights ago. before i turned 18,  i...

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exams are over. school is over. routine is over. childhood is over. now is the beginning. i've been so focused on everything that is ending in these past few weeks that i've completely disregarded everything that is about to start. yesterday was my first day of the holidays that were thirteen years in the making. though they're not really holidays; they're a bridge...

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so as it might/might not be apparent, the last few posts have been just some drafts that have been hanging around in my folders i've staggered out to make it look like i'm active when really i've been quite negligent in the blogging world. but, in a surprising twist, i actually have a valid reason for ignoring maintenance and am not just procrastinating...

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