and when he takes my breath away.

Fly me to the moon
And let me play among the stars
Let me see what spring is like
On Jupiter and Mars
In other words hold my hand
In other words darling kiss me

Fill my life with song
And let me sing forevermore
You are all I hope for
All I worship and adore
In other words please be true
In other words I love you
- Fly me to the Moon, Frank Sinatra

Achy.

Not one of my favourite days - still feeling a bit under the weather despite all the sun rays that have been shining ever so brightly. I'm aching all over and i suppose that doesn't help.

Still trudging through the essay too.

Oh get a move on already.

and when the going gets tough, the tough gets going.

With alot of help from my caffeine friends and my other more non-addictive friends.

Wish you were here to play me my canon in D.

Melbourne is a very pretty city (i might add though, only on most days). When the weather is fine - the sun's out and it's not too windy or cold. The sun in this city seems to always be at perfect angles to the buildings, making all of them, old or new look even prettier than they are often meant to be. This city takes my breath away most times when I get to just sit and stare at it.

Today was one of those wake- up-early days because we (meaning alex, my cousin and I) were on a mission. Top-secret at the moment because what goes on in Melbourne very much stays in this country and I plead ignorance to everything that might transpire later on in our lives. heh. I love the smell of freshly brewed lattes and flat whites coupled with the smell of scrambled eggs and people (many many many of them) lounging along the sidewalks in the sun enjoying saturday afternoon. That's how life ought to be like. It ought not to be bustling all the time but everyone deserves a break two days of the week to sit down and have breakfast. I like many things in life, but I only love a few and having a good cup of tea or coffee with great company is one of those few great loves. Melbourne gave me an opportunity to do that.

I'm very much in love with this city. With it's museums and parks and lovely weather (only at this time of the year and i might regret saying this tomorrow if it's filthy cold.) This might actually do for a while.

and in a very typical of francine out-of-point, random fashion - these shoes are amazing. ha.

Rosa Patent Platform Slingback Pump by Georgina Goodman

The open-toe D'Orsay Pump by Jenni Kayne.

These new stiletto pump type things are amazing because they make me feel so tall and great - i love how wearing stilettos don't have to so painful on the knees now (ala Carrie in SATC) because the wedge fronts make them so much more wearable. And the best thing about it all is that because Nick is tall enough to still be taller than me when i wear these heels, I can still wear them when I go out with him. hee.:) I just now, have to save enough money to buy them - so many choices, but a little lack of purchasing power at the moment. ha.

you calm the storms
and you give me breath
you hold me in your hands
you wont let me fall
you stole my heart
and you take my breath away
would you take me there
take me deeper now

and how can i stand here with you
and not be moved by you
would you tell me how could it be any better than this
and how can i stand here with you
and not be moved by you
would you tell me how could it be any better than this
- Beautiful, Lifehouse

On so many levels, the lyrics to this song can be used to describe so many people that I've been blessed with in my life.

Covet.

I've seen many pretty dresses in my short, not yet 23 years of life. Few though, make me go...shucks that is an amazing amazing gorgeous dress and the one above, I found whilst glossing over the pages of Australian Vogue is a very very pretty green satin dress. Yes, all AUD$2,250 bucks of it.

and just a small, very out of point fact I learnt whilst listening to my evidence lecture - incest was and still not recognized as a crime under the Common Law. It was only made a wrong by legislation as late as 1889, which really is late considering that we were killing people and taking over lands by the time the late 1800s rolled around.

Eww.

Last Thursday.

It's hard to believe, it has already been one week since rose and i got to experience the gorgeous-ness of Rob Thomas and how amazing matchbox was. 4 rows from the front makes all the difference - i could almost touch rob thomas. They're amazing live and just recollecting the whole experience still makes me speechless. Thank you for such a good time matchbox..but thank you for an even better time rosie:)

Now comes the night
Feel it fading away
And the soul underneath
Is it all that remains
So just slide over here
Leave your fear in the fray
Let us hold to each other
Until the end of our days

When the hour is upon us
And our beauty surely gone
No you will not be forgotten
No you will not be alone
No you will not be alone
- Now comes the night, Rob Thomas

Although I know.

Although I know you don't count these things because it's jinxed and i really don't want to jinx it because at the moment it's impossibly hard to believe that I'm fortunate enough to be in this place.

but I want to remember that at this juncture, it's been nothing less than a magical first week together.

...Oh, the way you hold my hand
There is no other way
We could take a thousand walks
And laugh all day

find it magical (hey)
I feel like I'm loving you in 1963 (hey)
Flowers in my hair (hey)
Little bitty hearts upon my cheek
Baby, you'll be on my mind
'till I kiss you next time
- 1963, Rachel Yamagata

Reminder that my life is good.

I've probably already mentioned how I love receiving parcels in the mail, particularly if they are surprises or even semi-surprises. Becky sent a package last week and I got it on Monday... it was a really nice feeling. I would have had pictures to show for it BUT I took my AC shirt in the package and wore it that very day for climbing - i was really proud of it! hee.

so thank you becky. thank you thank you once again:)

Temporary or Extended Happiness?

When you have happy and pretty photos such as that, you always wish that things could be that way forever. Sometimes I think that perhaps my inability to not like to ask too many questions could possibly be a very good thing. It prolongs my happy.

I’m quiet, you know
You make a first impression
But I’ve found I’m scared to know I’m always on your mind
Even the best fall down sometime
Even the stars refuse to shine
Out of the back you fall in time
I somehow find
You and I
Collide
- Collide, Howie Day

Don't get the wrong impression though, I very much couldn't be better. My life is amazingly blessed and amazingly fine.:)