we are moving to a lighthouse you and i

ten things i love about living in sydney...

1. saturday markets. from manly to paddington to fringe bar to glebe to surry hills there's always a bit of trash n treasure up for grabs
   
2. weekend mornings in rushcutters bay. with the weekend papers, a long macchiato and a chocolate brownie, the sun hot on my back and spades of grass between my toes, i loll in the park, watching the water and the boats, the families having picnics and the jogging fitness freaks run by. 
3. having the privilege to wake up every morning and spend my day doing a job that i love
4. all the fabulous bookshops. (especially the ones with cafes. coffee+books=heaven)
5. walking home from work over the harbour bridge. a bloody long 7km walk but so worth it to see the city all lit up in pretty fairy lights
6. fruit+veg shopping at paddy's markets in chinatown. you get elbowed and shoved but scoring cheap salmon and tangy tangellos makes it all better. the egg+chive dumplings from my favourite chinese restaurant are pretty freaking good too
7. working and living in the thick of it. the feeling of being a part of something big
8. getting where you want without relying on a car. want to eat icecream in bondi? simple. shop up a storm at ikea all the way out in homebush? easy. markets in glebe or furniture shopping in newtown? no problemo
9. living in potts point. restaurants and cafes and coffee bars and pubs on every corner. organic produce markets and quirky delicatessens down every street. supermarkets, video stores, chemists and gyms. yoga classes and bookshops. fountains and fairy lights. the glamour/tackiness of the cross just next door. and all within walking distance. LOVE!
10. living by myself. i feel so lucky to have the opportunity to experience this. i have never learnt so much about myself or experienced more highs. the peace, the solitude, the ability to do or listen or watch or wear (!) what i want. it is so nice to have a room of one's own

oh i love making lists, freak that i am. i wanted to post more tonight but i have some writing to do before work in the morning. here are the pics i promised before though... introducing the brilliant mister rob (see previous post):

sigh. aren't they just magical? if you head to his blog, you can check out more of his stuff. He's also been working with Random House to design book covers for a couple of authors, the most notable being Louis de Bernieres.

just before i go, i believe there is enough time to worship in the genius of the one and only Josh Pyke. my beautiful friend prue alerted me to the fact that his new single the lighthouse song has just been released, and that his album is due to come out october 4. i've posted his videoclip just below and if you're wondering who did the incredible artwork in the clip, it's all by greedy hen, a lovely design duo who hail from sydney, and whose previous work can be seen in The Panics videoclip don't fight it. one half of the duo is my old housemate katherine, so please make sure you watch a couple of times to appreciate the beauty of her work.

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ness x