March Randomo Favourites

Hey y'all! So this does not guarantee that I'm coming back because I have a busy term ahead of me, but I thought I might post something for you guys. I kind of wanted to film this as a video because I think it would be more fun however, I'm trying to lay low for a bit, and this is easier haha.

Also I feel that it has not become customary with beauty gurus at the start of every favourites video to say the speed that they feel the month went by. Now I know this isn't a beauty/fashion favourites video but I might as well say my perception of the month speed. March went by pretty slowly for me because I had a lot of SACs (School Assessed Coursework) so I was quite busy and there was a bunch of intense studying sessions, however the Boys' Formal at the end of the month was actually a nice end to the month.

Music
So March has been a super shuffle month for me! Now super shuffle is a term I use when there isn't a specific playlist or album I've been listening to so I just end up shuffling all the music on my iPhone and it makes me feel very nostalgic and listen to a bunch of songs I've loved over the time. Of course I'll skip songs that I don't feel like listening but it's really nice to listen to a bunch of varied songs I know I've always loved but may have slightly neglected.

I also loved Macy Maloy (even though I always love her music) because she pre-released acoustic versions on her Youtube channel of some new songs on her EP 'Heartback' that came out a day ago, but I spent March learning the new songs and playing them over and over and I did covers of the new songs on my soundcloud in celebration of her EP release. Now I know I already have her EP however if I do April Randomo Favourites, it will definitely be mentioned (along with Max Schneider and his awesome band, little cheeky sneak peak guys!).

TV Shows
SUITS SUITS EVERYWHERE! It has been a Suits crazy month for me and I watched through both seasons already. I love quite a bunch of USA Network shows and this month I found out two mates of mine love Suits and since I love White Collar we decided to 'swap shows', so I agreed to watch Suits and they agreed to watch White Collar. And now the three of us are always discussing who's classier, Neal Caffrey or Harvey Specter? I think in the end for me it's Harvey Specter, however, whenever Neal is on screen, he is still nonetheless an explosion of class, whether he's in a suit, his pjs or a black turtleneck sweater when he's about to rob a museum. On the other hand, I think I still slightly prefer White Collar over Suits though because White Collar is more of a show about arts and history and 'international intrigue' where as Suits is more hard and fast corporate law.

I've also been re-watching Full House seasons 2 & 3 because I felt like watching some of the earlier seasons. My top two favourite shows are Friends and Full House and I'm always re-watching one or the other on the side, so I guess I might mention to you guys each month which one I watched that month and which season(s), if you guys are curious.

Movie
A movie that really 'moved' me this month was The Help. I can't believe I didn't watch this movie earlier. So I watched it because it was an extension movie viewing for English and I thought 'Emma Stone, always wanted to watch it so why not?'. Oh wow boy was that an incredible movie. As someone who grew up in Australia, I was not quite informed about American history and it actually really shocked me how the minorities were treated, it just made me speechless. Now I know Australia does have history with a similar but smaller scale problem which is also shameful. The issue is quite personal for me, not because I'm African-American but because I am of a non-white race and racism is more of a personal issue, now I'm not saying we should have a pity party for me because there is no way what I've experienced is a fraction as severe as historical occurrences but it's still something that I'm strongly against and I really recommend this movie to at least give you some perspective. Knowledge is power people.

Book
Now I don't have a wider reading book to tell you guys about because I didn't do much wider reading in March however, I was very 'moved' (again) by the play I'm currently studying in school called Twelve Angry Men by Reginald Rose. It is an absolutely amazing play and probably one of my favourites, it just has many resonating and striking messages to the audience that are all very important to society. It touches so well on a multitude of complicated issues and is thematically and theatrically very dense and impressive. I really recommend this play again for some perspective at least, it isn't a long play, it's less than 100 pages, or you could even watch the 60s play that's on YouTube or download the audiobook on Audible.com that actually has Jeffrey Donovan (Michael Westen from Burn Notice) who reads for Juror 8, but nonetheless, experience the play because it is brilliant!

Food
For food shtuff, I've been really liking the Macro Original Potato Chips that are organic and gluten free so that's always nice, but I just think they taste very good, they're super crispy and some of the chips are actually HUUUUGGEE! And I just think they're super yum!

Also, with the weather slightly getting cooler, I pulled out my French Earl Grey Tea from T2. This is one of my favourite teas and I just started drinking it more, yeah that's about it haha.

People
So this month I've been watching a lot more beauty videos and starting to catch up on old videos that I've added to my 'watch later' playlist so there hasn't really been one specific YouTuber that I've been singularly obsessed with however, I've been watching a lot more essiebutton. I've always loved her blog and videos and I love her personality, sometimes I feel that if I knew her in real life, we would be best friends. She's just the best.

And then in real life, shout out to my two mates Calvin and James who are guys who love Suits as mentioned before in the TV Show category.

App
My favourite app of the month was Dropbox. Now I've had Dropbox for a while so it's nothing really new for me however, in March I just seemed to embrace it a lot more and use it for transferring files/work from my iPad to my Mac and vice versa so that was quite a handy techy thang.

Events
My event favourite for this month was definitely the Year 12 Boys' Formal and I'm thankful that I was invited to go. It was a lot of fun and a great way to end the 1st term.

I've also been really loving rehearsals for the School Musical. I was lucky enough to get a role as one of the three backing singers for the main character's songs as well as getting a couple small solos of my own on one of the songs. This is really exciting for me because I've never actually sang solo before, or even been on an individual microphone before so I'm really thankful that the casting teachers actually thought I was good enough. The rehearsals have been really fun and exciting for me because I'm still an ensemble/chorus member so I get to sing and dance in the big group numbers. Musicals are actually a love of mine and I use to want to be on Broadway because I just find performing so much fun!

Well yeah, those were my March Randomo Favourites, I hope you guys liked it despite it being quite word heavy and rambly, not uncommon with me haha. I can't guarantee any more posts soon however, I did miss blogging while I was on hiatus so this has been nice. Love you guys and I will hopefully talk to you guys later!

Big News and Kind of Goodbye?

Hi everyone,

So I'm going into my final year of secondary schooling before university, and living in Australia, our school year starts in January/February, however our school is a bit different and they start the next academic year at the end of November, therefore I've already had a taste of year 12. It's intense. Obviously it should be more laidback for me because I only have 4 subjects as opposed to 6 however all 4 subjects count towards my final entry score so I have to work even harder to make sure I've tried my best and get the result that is worth my efforts.

I'm also a girl/woman? of many hobbies, many of which are included with my school, therefore in order to have a good balance between study and extra curricular stuff, I've realised that I must give up something, and I'm going to say goodbye to blogging. I have also deleted some previous posts because I'd like to keep things a little more private.

However, this blog will still be here and occasionally on big holidays (e.g. the current summer holidays), if I feel like it and I have spare time, I may post something that is product/favourites related (e.g. what's in my shower?, skin care routine, favourites etc) however I will no longer be making videos nor tutorials. Those just took too much time and when I was near finishing I had lost the excitement to keep doing it and many have then not been published. I just really want to mainly focus on music, because music is such a big hobby for me, being in not only many ensembles for violin and singing at school, but also writing my own music that also is a sort of therapy for me, so that's going to become my focus hobby.

But I've been really getting into polyvore lately, and also with the new app, it's must easier for me to make sets, so those will be linked to this blog too!

This is not an end to my love of makeup though, I just want to clarify it. When I have some time, I will still be reading blogs, watching YouTube videos and of course, playing with makeup. Especially throughout this year, I've definitely built up a bunch of makeup that I really like and want to stick with. So, hopefully sometime in the near future, I will get to share with you my holy grail/all time favourite products (yet!) because they're the products I have stuck with, are tried and true and things I've really loved.

I'm really going to miss this community and the fun I've had, but it's not goodbye forever, the friends I've made will still remain my friends, I just won't be regularly blogging anymore.

Also, if you want me to check out your blog or whatever, just comment on this or any of my older posts and I sure will!

I think that's it from me for now. Thank-you for everything.

And to end on a lighter note, I'm going on a holiday to Malaysia and Hong Kong super soon, which I'm psyched about, so if I feel like it, I might post a haul, but no guarantees.

Anyway, so long!

Countdown to Formal Series Cancelled

Hi everyone,

I'm here to regretfully announce that the Countdown to Formal Series will be cancelled but the videos will not be. The series made the videos have to be finished on a short timeline which I struggled greatly to do and now I am running out of time as my semi-formal is next week. I have absolutely no time to make all the videos let alone do my homework as I have had 6 performances since last thursday and a couple weekend or full day rehearsals in between and now must catch up on a ton of homework!

Again, as I have said before, this blog, whilst it is a super fun hobby, sadly, it is quite low on my priorities list now and it has reached the crucial time for me that I must sacrifice blogging frequently.

I will definitely try to film a fun getting ready video with my friends before my semi-formal but I can't guarantee when that will be uploaded because I don't have much time to edit.

I also did have many videos planned that related to the formal but they are fine on their own as tutorials etc, so those videos will be eventually put up, but the time frame for that is very wide, some of the videos planned may even be finished by next year.

But I can promise you guys that I always have ideas for the blog in mind and I have been doing a lot of planning to try and ensure that I save time when filming etc.

I hope that didn't make anyone too outraged, the main negatives of this announcement are that the series is cancelled and I will not be posting too regularly, but the videos are not cancelled, and will eventually be finished for you guys.

Thank-you for listening and again I am deeply sorry.

Amy

The Olympics Tag & Shout Out

I saw this tag on amarixe's vlog channel, AllisonVlogs, and I thought it was fantastic, so I thought I might do it, and I tag all of you! 


The olympics are just so amazing, it's great competition and so much spirit from everyone but there's also fantastic sportsmanship between all the athletes which is awesome to see! The olympics are just so amazing to watch and to see everyone's massive efforts and to just think about how hard they've worked. 


I also absolutely love seeing in the opening ceremony everyone's smiling and happy faces, and all the competitors that come from the biggest countries and the smallest countries and being so happy for them that they have been given this opportunity to compete on the largest scale. Especially the smaller countries that have teams of just a few people, their smiles are absolutely priceless. 


Also, I just wanted to give a shout out to a fellow Aussie blogger, beautywithgenevieve who is just so awesome and you guys should definitely check her out!


Oh and quick question guys, do you prefer 'random' tags on this blog or my other blog, unspentthoughts?


Anyway, now to the questions, and I will have them down below without my answers so it will be easier for you all to do it. 


THE QUESTIONS:
1.) Which season of the Olympics do you prefer, Summer or Winter?
I definitely absolutely love both but in the end, I always prefer to watch the winter olympics more and I love more of the winter olympics events. 

2.) What are your favorite Summer Olympics events? Winter Olympics events?
My favourite summer olympics events would have to be the men and women hockey and the tennis but there isn't that much coverage of the tennis on Australian television. My favourite winter olympics events are definitely the alpine skiing, any slalom but I love to watch the giant slalom. I still love to watch the snowboard cross, snowboard half pike, ski cross, moguls and aerials as well as the bobsleigh and ice hockey. 

3.) If you were an Olympic athlete, which event would you want to compete in and why?
Definitely hockey because out of all the sports, that's the one that I am the best at, and hockey is probably my favourite sport.

4.) Is your country known to excel in any Olympic events?
Yes, I think Australia does pretty well in many events, but Australia definitely does better in the summer olympics as opposed to the winter olympics. I think Australia's always been really good in the swimming and we have some really great rowers and athletes in track and field, awesome hockey teams and beach volleyballers and some great athletes in other sports. 

5.) What is your most memorable Olympic moment?
My most memorable is not even while watching the olympics but it was in the 2000 Sydney olympics and I was 4 years old and I remember being at home in my living room singing and dancing to the olympics' mascot soundtrack haha! But I also remember when Cathy Freeman became a national icon in 2000 Sydney and of course, the talent of Ian Thorpe and other fantastic Aussie swimmers at the 2004 Athens games. 

6.) What are you most excited about for the London 2012 Summer Olympic Games?
Definitely the hockey, I'm super excited about that! Also just excited to see everyone trying hard and competing against the best, and just putting their all into an event, it's very inspiring!


THE QUESTIONS:
1.) Which season of the Olympics do you prefer, Summer or Winter?
2.) What are your favorite Summer Olympics events? Winter Olympics events?
3.) If you were an Olympic athlete, which event would you want to compete in and why?
4.) Is your country known to excel in any Olympic events?
5.) What is your most memorable Olympic moment?
6.) What are you most excited about for the London 2012 Summer Olympic Games?

Day 08 — A photo that makes you laugh

I can't help how hilarious this picture is. My best friends, Katie and Hannah and I spent the day playing around with those funny backgrounds on Photo Booth on the Mac and I just can't stop laughing at how stupid our expressions are and of course, where Hannah's hands are!

Day 07 — Your Favorite animal

My favourite animals are giraffes! I have quite a strange obsession with them, I don't know why. Maybe it's their fur pattern or the fact that they're so tall and don't compare to many other animals but I don't know. I've always loved them ever since I was little. I've had little giraffe statues in my room when I was younger and I've had a few giraffe teddies that I've loved dearly. My favourite is one that my best friend got me for my 16th birthday and I absolutely adore it, it's probably one of my favourite gifts that I've ever received.

Me and my giraffe pillow pet!

Although I do have a dilemma, I still don't have a name for this pillow pet. All my other teddies on my bed have names and I have worked out that this giraffe is going to be a girl, so any name suggestions?