All the matter in the world is how much that I like you

I saw Kate Nash last night at the sold out Corner show and I waited in the rain for an hour and the crowd was full of screaming effing youth. I also saw Kate Nash the previous night at the East Brunswick Club which was much nicer because it was a smaller venue and the crowd was more sane and friendly. I am so glad I went to both shows in the end despite it's mission destination. I didn't realise so many people liked her! There were lots of dresses and bows and fringes and flat shoes in the crowd.. and hardly any men! I am very tired now though and a wee bit deaf and feeling a bit confused as to whether I enjoyed it as much as I thought I would. She didn't play Early Christmas Present or Birds which I was bummed about. I guess I just realised that going to shows solo really sucks, I have no problem going places alone but I get sick of holding my own hand sometimes, plus for the most part I would have rather had been at home nice and warm with my boyf watching some zombie movie. I had a spare ticket which I sold on Ebay weeks ago before I knew this amazing boyfriend of mine would want to come with me just so I wouldn't have to go alone. I think it would have made his ears bleed but still it is nice that he wanted to tag along and keep me company because having company is nice having someone to share my chips with at midnight is nice too. Alas, I love you Kate Nash! ♥

Mister postman, look and see!

Have I told you lately how much I love mail? Well, guess what? I love mail so, so much. I got a huge parcel this week from the wonderful Meghan from The Perfect Compilation Tape all the way from Chicago as part of the the Colour Me Happy swap! Awwwww, my heart is all full of squishyness and I am gonna show you why!L-R (1.) I always think it's funny when foreign post offices stamp things with "first class" because I am pretty sure there is no second class for mail right? I am pretty sure Australia Post doesn't have "classes" .. I mean we have things like premium expresss, but thats different. I dunno. (2.) This cool and colourful book is all about birthdates and colours! Mine tells me I am sparkly! Teehee, yes sometimes I am and that's the way I like it (3.) How adorable are these postcards? They are stitched! They are photographs of vintage kitchenware! I love them so much! (4.) A green screen printed polaroid print! Makes my heart flutter!
L-R (1.) Polaroid pins! Red owls! Floral hair clip! Awwwww! (2.) More polaroid goodness! It's a polaroid album with gaps for photos and little questions about the photos, cute! I cannot wait to fill this up! (3.) More stitched postcard love! (4.) This is an old book that had been re-binded and filled with blank sheets and I am going to use it as my running journal!

Thankyou so much Meghan, it was all so thoughtful and exciting!

P.S I am taking part in Miss Biancas music swap!
Are you? DO ITTTTTT. Best idea everrrrrrrr!
Because really, music + mail = perfection! ♥

P.P.S If any one wants to be a penpal of mine please email me!
I love new penpals and I always write back and ummm I am pretty awesome?
fallandthesunshines(at)hotmail(dot)com

I like compassion and thoughtful gifts

HAPPY 23RD BIRTHDAY KATE NASH! ♥
Miss Nash is my number one girl crush and in less than one month I get to see her live in concert for the first time ever! I have been thinking that I want to have a Kate Nash themed party, maybe for my birthday next year except that I only know of one person in the whole country that also likes her, hrmmm. Well anyway, the menu would comprise of pumpkin soup for entree, cheese on toast and bbq food for main and a million flavours of cake and strawberries for dessert. It would be at a park near the beach at sunset and then we would catch a train to dance at a disco til way past midnight and then we would come home and watch CSI and drink tea! And the dress code would be polka dots, florals and/or skeleton suits. Aww yeah!























Ohhhhhh & I just found this video from a photo shoot from a magazine called BlackBook which is incidentally from the same wonderful magazine that Laura sent me a few weeks ago because Kate Nash was in it and the reasons this video is awesome is because.. it features polaroids and bowling alleys and I am going bowling on Friday night with a boy! Seeeeeeeee..

Also because..

"Your world.. you can make it good. Find the people that make you feel good, be inspired, listen to music that makes you feel happy, go and swim with dolphins! Make your world good and then everything else is just like.. you kind of fight it with some kind of family that you've made of happiness" ♥

Do the shuffle!

It's Friday night and I just tried to watch Up! but I got bored half way through so now I am drinking some red wine and attempting to recommence my packing for Melbourne whilst planning co-ordinating outfits for Sunday. Awesome.

This idea was stolen from the wonderful Em from Lick My Cupcakes.
The rules:
1. Put your ipod on shuffle.
2. Write down the FIRST song that comes on to each question. DO NOT switch songs if you don’t like it. Tough luck. That’s the fun of the game.
3. To avoid cheating, avoid looking at the questions and listen to the songs FIRST.

And my answers…
1. How am I feeling today?
Said Girl: Summer sickness. Well yes, I guess so. Tears were involved in todays activities although it is winter here now and sadness is a form of sickness.

2. How do my friends see me?
7 Day Weekend: Party monster. Hahaha yes sure why not, "I'm the party armageddon, I'm the birthday boom! I'll smash all your antiques and eat all your food, I came here party, I don't mean to be rude" I effing love this song. I wish every party played this song.

3. What is my best friend’s theme song?
Arcade Fire: My body is a cage. What does that all mean? The band is Canadian and I met my bf in Canada.. that is how it is all linked yes? Sure, why not.

4. What is the story of my life?
Coldplay: The scientist. I am not a scientist but I do really like this song and when I have crushes on boys they are 8 times out of 10 a scientist or studying science! Fact.

5. What is the best thing about me?
Modest Mouse: Mice eat cheese, LOLOL. I think I may even like cheese more than mice. I dont like this song very much. This makes no sense.

6. What is today going to be like?
Joni Mitchell: Come in the from cold. Well Joni, it is cold out and it is nice for the most part to be inside as I have wines and cheesies! Today at work it was cold even inside so I wore 2 fleeces!

7. What is in store for this week?
Shout Out Louds: Shut your eyes. But I want to open them this week because I am seeing my favourite band and providing the lead singer is wearing shirt I will want to have my eyes wide open.

8. How is my life going?
The Ramones: Gimme Gimme shock. Most of the time I am shocked at what my life is!

9. What song will they play at my funeral?
Coconut Records: Microphone. Well this isn't totally impossible.

10. How does the world see me?
The Hold Steady: Stuck between stations. OH SHUT UPPPPPPP QUARTER LIFE CRISIS YEAH I KNOW.

11. How can I make myself happy?
Van Morrison: Wonderful remark. Ha, maybe like, you are remarkable . com? Does make me happy.

12. What should I do with my life?
Alanis Morrisette: You Outta know. Omgwtfbqq! I don't knowwwww.

13. How will I be remembered?
Justin Timberlake: Nothin' else. I do not like the answer to this one, booo. And JT is 95% lame and I only have him on my mp3 player because I love that part of Love Stoned right at the end where there are all them pretty piano sounds.

14. What is my signature dancing song?
John Williamson: Drover Boy. Yes, I dance like a old rugged weather worn farm hand from the Aussie outback? Kind of.

15. What is my current theme song?
Wilco: Shake it off. This whole album reminds me of hiking in Nova Scotia and I recently re-listened to this album at work and almost fell asleep. Booo. I don't understand some peoples massive admiration for this band.