fireworks

 

I can't remember how many years its been since I first came to Melbourne,

But I know that I've been to Moomba to watch the fireworks every single year.

And even though this year wasn't as amazing as all the other years past,

There's always something kind of magical about them.

How they pop and flash in the sky, blinding and deafening you all at once

 

It's because of these fireworks that I paid $7.50 for a single potato with sour cream and cheese on it - for $7.50 I could buy a sack of potatoes, a tub of sour cream and a bag of shredded cheese and eat for weeks! But the thing is, this stuff always seems to taste better when you buy it from a cart that's right next to a rock concert :)

 

Smoke and light

 

 

 

Fireworks exploding over the Yarra

 

This one looks like pink hearts!!! :D

 

Looking for a job is hard. It's not just hard because there aren't that many available right now - it's also the self-inspection that you're forced to do when answering interview/assessment questions. What ARE my strengths? The first thing that comes to mind is that I can tell you anything you want to know about makeup, which would be great if there were any jobs in makeup, which there aren't. Why SHOULD they hire me? Because....I'll work really really hard and I really really want a job? And even though I mean this from the bottom of my heart, that's what everyone else will be saying too. This whole concept of marketing myself, amping up certain experiences or characteristics to suit the job, all seems kind of farcey to me. I am what I am. Just because I'm not qualified, or haven't had any directly relevant experience, does not mean that I can't learn and outperform that other guy who seems to fit the bill on paper.

 

Maybe I should start writing that on my job applications :P