This Week

Reading: Perfume, Patrick Suskind.
Listening to: "Charlotte Forever", Charlotte Gainsbourg ; Chez Max, Coiffeur Pour Hommes, Serge Gainsbourg.
Downloaded: Songs from Ray Of Light and Music, Madonna.
Watching: Oz; new show on SBS about restaurant reviewing.
Diary:
Wednesday: Belly dancing followed by trivia at the pub. I am in love with belly dancing. It is sexy, sensual, rythmic, passionate - everything I love.
Thursday: Dinner with Martin and Justin at a Czech restaurant at the Cross. Justin was my best friend in years 10/11 and Martin was and still is his best friend, and I've bumped into him a couple of times via Stephen. I can't wait to catch up with Justin. He was very special in my life.
Friday: Mud crabs to celebrate my settlement!
Saturday: Cleaning my new place from top to bottom. In the evening fundraising trivia night for Will's primary school.
Sunday: More cleaning, then hoping for a warm day so Natalie and I can go to the footy to watch Roosters play the Panthers. Then Ilana's housewarming party. I'm glad Ilana and I are friends again - nothing's changed.

The Weekend

Friday night: The alcohol starts. Stan's housewarming cocktail party. I love tequila. Not enough people do. Nice night. I will also try and avoid driving over median strips.

Saturday night: The alcohol continues. Water Bar, Tilbury, something called the Ship Inn. I don't like Steven's new boyfriend. I also don't like text messages from ex's saying they like my "nice tits".

Sunday afternoon: Bottle of sparkling to conclude the weekend. Don't want to discuss blowjobs. Not tonight. I miss A. Fucking badly.

End of drinking this weekend.

Loves

Before Sunrise/Before Sunset
Brigitte Bardot
Champagne
Chanel
Cheese
Dolce E Gabbana
Jane Birkin
Jim Morrison
La Langue Francaise
L'Etranger
Luis Bunuel
Mariage Freres Earl Grey French Blue tea
Marni
Noumea/New Caledonia
Oysters
Oz
Paris
Pasta
Radiohead
Red Wine
Seinfeld
Serge Gainsbourg
Sex
Shoes
Six Feet Under
Sydney
The Beach
The Doors
The Office/Extras
Travel
Yum Cha

Vital Stats

dob: 8 December 1978
I'll do the maths for you, I am: 28
star sign: sagittarius (passionate, travellers)
could I care less about star signs? no
hair: dark brown, long
eyes: green
born: paddington, sydney
raised: sydney
background: ukrainian
languages spoken: english, russian, french, learning spanish
siblings: one (older) sister, Kathy!
live: in tres cool Surry Hills

Lust-Haves

+ 1000 thread count Egyptian cotton sheets, 30% off at Adairs.
+ Metropolitain, Emmanuel Santarromana, at fnac.com.
+ Montana dinnerwear set, from Villeroy and Boch.
+ A fun summer dress like this one from Cacharel, on sale at Net-A-Porter.
+ Sex and the City: Kiss and Tell.
+ Fashion Brands, Branding Style From Armani To Zara, by Mark Tungate.
+ Thanks to Joy, I want these cards from Uncooked, from people and to people.
+ Anything from Wendy Bassin, at wendybassin.com.
+ I trust you: any colour from Glassybaby.
+ This bright yellow Sahara Print Silk Jersey top by Nieves Lavi, from Net-A-Porter.
+ Grove Of Poplars bag from Anthropologie (thanks Joy).
+ MAC Holiday 2005 Treasures 3 set. The most delectable set of two lipsticks, lipglass, lip brush and clutch for only $30! Thank you mille fois TJ for this beautiful birthday present *gush gush*
+ Une Saison Volee, by Francoiz Breut and St Tropez - The Beach (various artists), available at any CD shop.
+ The Silver Spoon, Phaidon Press. This is the definitive Italian cookbook, the Italian version of Larousse. Mum bought me this as an early Christmas present, and it is divine.
+ L'Occitane Pumpkin Chestnut candle. The scent is incredible, like the spiced caramel eggnog of your dreams.
+ Courtesy of la belle Dauphine, the Working Class Hero set, $195 from Dean & Deluca. Containing an ounce of Osetra caviar, creme fraiche, a flask and housed in a stainless steel lunchbox. Oh please. I love you long time.
+ Vitamin A Starlet One-Piece Swimsuit from Azaleas NYC. This is one HOT one-piece!
+ Plane necklace from Fred Flare.
+ Kate Spade Cotton Mexi Top (in green, please). So perfect with jeans in spring.
+ Tony and Giorgio cookbook, available at Amazon.