i want to be here

can't wait for the christmas holidays,
i'll be visiting family in switzerland

oh, the places you'll go

"Will you succeed? Yes, you will indeed. (98 3/4% guaranteed.)"



from dr. seuss' 'oh, the places you'll go'
i haven't read it yet, but i've heard it's a popular present for graduating students.

words of wisdom

what one does on a bus, when given a pen, card and 4 hours.
from my volunteer trip

these swirls are over everything - my diary, my books, the pad of paper next to the telephone.
it's now an eva trademark, because everyone knows that i draw them.

robin williams

ah, yes, divorce. from the latin word meaning to rip out a man's genitals through his wallet.

cheesecake

what sucks is when you go to make cheesecake for your class.

and then leave it in the oven for too long.
and usually your cheesecake is brilliant and soft and gooey and off-the-floor-edible (watch friends)
but the ONE time you want to show off your cheesecake-making skills, it's a fail.

fail.

if websites were people

please click on the picture to see it properly, for some reason it's a bit pixellated here

[original] (found via)

eurovision love

this is absolutely amazingly made!
the best part is the first 5 minutes and 20seconds.

phone magic!

i love that my phone decided to save certain messages onto my sim card - in random order - when i changed phones. i would have thought it saves the first 10 or however many fit onto the card, but in this case they are, really, all randomly saved.

i have a few that i'd like to share [again]

- Ok so long as you are ok. You are ok? ... DONT GOOGLE THE QUESTION MOSS.

- *in equally horrific accent* Ach! Ze bus! You are a lucky duck! unt dunkeshein for ze shtrudle!

by far the yummiest plane lunch ever..

lawana blackwell

patterning your life around other's opinions is nothing more than slavery.

loove

these are text messages i have recently received from my bestest friend, sarah

- the man sitting behind me on the bus is blatantly clipping his fingernails. i am wondering how anyone could be so careless with their dna. perhaps he is infertile and hence leaves a trail of nail clippings behind him wherever he goes in the hope that someone might find them and clone him, thus continuing his (impolite) genetic legacy.

- i am now contemplating what would happen if i was to somehow switch the mechanism of the nearby automatic doors so that instead of being closed and opening when people walk up, they would stay open and then violently shut and spontaneously attack them. omnomnom. i think that would make passing the time a far more enjoyable experience :)

- [in reply to a message in which i said the guy next to me on the bus smelled like taco seasoning] was he extra hot? because that's ok. but if he was only just mild or medium spicy it's a little creepy.

- I just accidently set my waste paper basket on fire. now there is a globular bin-shaped lump on my floor and cinders in the bathtub.


LOVE

fablabhouse: sustainable, aesthetically beautiful, interesting

this house, the fab lab house, is probably the most epic house i've seen in a while

like the trendir site says (LOVE) it 'blends sustainable features with creature comforts and extraordinary aesthetics'

the shape is just beautiful to stare at. this photo here shows the roof, which is plastered with solar panels.

the home is atop three legs, improving ventilation naturally!
the home actually produces more energy than it consumes, can i hear a hooray?

and the inside is just 'gorge'
the large windows throw a lot of light into the space, which is a visually lovely wooden frame.

and i'll leave you with this beautiful view from the bedroom.

this house is just an excellent way of showing that environmentally sustainable houses can be beautiful and eye-catching too!

as always, i love trendir

dogs in melbourne

i'm really sad that i missed this.





enough said.

christian d. larson

the optimist creed


promise yourself...

to be so strong that nothing can disturb your peace of mind.

to talk health, happiness and prosperity to every person you meet.

to make all your friends feel that there is something in them.

to look at the sunny side of everything and make your optimism come true.

to think only of the best, to work only for the best and to expect only the best.

to be just as enthusiastic about the success of others as you are about your own.

to forget the mistakes of the past and press on to the greater achievements of the future.

to wear a cheerful countenance at all times and give every living creature you meet a smile.

to give so much time to the improvement of yourself that you have no time to criticise others.

to be too large for worry, too noble for anger, too strong for fear and too happy to permit the presence of trouble.

stairs + books

i'm a self-confessed bookworm and i just love these stairs that incorporate shelves to fit 6,600 books.

the things that look like light boxes next to each tread are some of the shelves. what beautiful symmetry in this view.

love! i've always thought of having a giant library in my home and this is a beautiful way of having one!
follow the link to read more about the house and see more pics

via trendir

naked laptop

my laptop is quite old so i can hardly use it without it being plugged in.
so this morning when i used my laptop as a laptop (ie without plugging it in)

i realised that
it looked naked

music crazy!

i've put up a few music videos lately but i just couldn't resist this happy little tune.
they're just so happy the entire time!

guaranteed to put a smile on my (and hopefully your) face on this *cough* wonderful monday morning!

this delightful song is 'daylight' by matt and kim

a post of eva...dancing?

and, because i'm eva..

photos by the ever-wonderful sarah

have a lovely week
love love