Galaxia Billabong - Literally

This morning i got up to go for a brisk walk, even thou it sounded windy and horrid outside. I found that once i was out it really wasn't that bad. I walked to the end of the path and then turned around to head home. I looked over toward Merry Creek to see something dangling from the tree....ohh no a little baby is strung up on the tree!! Once i got closer i realised it was a mesh bag with cans in it - sorry for the false alarm!

Not really a baby, more of a land mark!!

I thought oooh is this where the homeless live or some kind of hide away witches haven!


Treasure!

I put on my detective hat and went snooping around the place. It looked like they made use of all the rubbish that was in the area - Recycling! It did not seem like a homeless shelter but more like a man made doof doof hide away!

I call this the dj booth! It was made up of a couple of tires, heater, rusted shopping trolly, plastic barricade thing off the road and lots of other junk.

They had really put a lot of effort in to the area. They even made two teepee little huts out of dead tree's from around the area. One of them i hopped in and wanted to stay a while for a little nap.

This is a little fence they made - some fairy lights would look nice around them or who know maybe it was the men's toilet.....we will never know

This was a pretty nice area to set up camp it was near a path so easy to find but still away enough from houses and near the creek. It had a really nice vibe and i would like to check it out when there is actually people there.

There is nothing more exciting for me then people using their imagination to create something like this. A little home away from home. That took thought, a bit of hard work, passion and also using the bush!

I ended up finding the sign for the site......i like the literally part!

Now i want to create a little space in the bush!! witchy poo space!

Love Love Love

Gina xxx

The Travelling Gypsy!

Well that is the end of Easey Street nearly five years of my life in that house and there is no returning... literally no chance of returning because my boyfriend and i tried to return to it last night, he wanted to use his mickey mouse key just one more time. 

We made our way to the gate and to our amaze the whole place was lit up like luna park. I had only closed the door around 5pm and they had already began to set up shop around 8pm. It was like being dumped from a long term relationship and then going over to patch things up only to find her in my place and wearing my slippers!


I was like hey!! My room isn't even cold yet and your in my bed!! 


I feel like i should be more upset about it then what i actually am. I guess i just felt like it was time to have a change. I think staying in the same spot doesn't really teach you anything except laziness. It was so good to be close to smith, brunswick street and the city. Its just too easy! Also the amount of jokes is endless....nobody ever believed that you lived on Easey street they were always waiting to hear the real name of my street...shooting porn and living Easey gelled together well....loosing your v plates on Easey Street always sounds good....Old and Easey Party....ahhh it was pun city!!


All i need now is to move to a place that has a great street name - bent, sackville, cocksworth...surely there is a new street out there for me.

So all my stuff is packed away in storage and i am travelling around with my car Doris and a few bags of clothes. I am actually looking forward to the illusion of not having many things thou i always feel like i am half dressed. I am sure i will miss Easey Street more when i have had enough of couches and other peoples beds....but for now i see it as a good way to see some people i love and find out where i would like to lay my head. 

The Whole finding a house is like speed dating or internet dating!! 


These days people don't like to put their number on their ad for a house mate. They think if you wanna live with them that you should make a lot of effort and write an essay on how "totes awesome" you are. I think that i am much better at talking then writing about myself.  Plus it is easier to judge someone when you sit on your couch in your trackies, surrounded by friends, sipping on wine and reading out a strangers letter in a super posh tone about how much they wanna live with you....Don't think they are not doing it....i totally would do it...everyone would!


Personally if you don't put your number on the piece of paper then i do not bother because i wanna hear your voice and see if you are worth writing to. You can tell a lot by someones manner on a phone then a letter and even more in person!! Plus i am not keen on adding up my pro's on a email to a stranger. It is like applying for a job!

Then there are some house holds that want to create their ideal house mate out of clay!


Example - The new house mate should be a young professional 24 - 28 years old, male/female, like a social drink but not a party animal, this is not a party house!! clean, vegan. We share all our food and take turns cooking...we have a cleaning roster, full time no part timers, no animals, non smoker we also pref gay, bi or intersex.


It is a tad like internet dating! 


Um helloooooo! Even if you demand what you want in someone who knows if you will even get along. The good old putting people in a box doesn't really work.I have fallen for the sneaky peak at a facebook page and thinking wow this person is totally my kind of person. We then meet and its like fish out of water slowly dying and making a high pitch squeal!...eeeek... for that reason it is so like internet dating. You can search for someone and you can add up their likes, music taste, friends etc and still have no buzz factor!


It can be a little bit like speed dating....




You walk through the house slowly and then they lead you to your potential room...Its actually got the best light in the house...they say.. you see either a boxed dull room or something that has potential. You wonder well this could go somewhere...you sit down on the squeaky couch and they say so tell us about yourself.


Count down and not the one with Molly Meldrum - sum up who you are in five minutes and sell sell sell!! 


I have a couch - PLUS
I have a dryer - PLUS
I have a cat(ooh this is a tricky one) - PASS :( - well she is actually going to a retirement village to live with my parents... Dimmy (dim sim) she is getting on - SAVE! 
I am not much of a girly girl - PLUS
I am not a big cooker....mmmm...but love to shout a wine for the one who cooks - SAVE! 

So sssssssnakes and laders


So out into the world of other peoples beds and couches.....
I was going to write what i am looking for in a housemate but i thought i am just going to see what happens. I know that i want to stay in the same area Collingwood, Carlton, Fitzroy North and maybe Northcote...not too keen on Brunswick cause i wanna be close to the city i guess...The house would have a lot of character, bright, fun and creative. The room will a bit large with great light and a cute fire place. The people - I think even if you put out your demands of what you want in a person that people will play into that idea for three months and then revert back to themselves...it is called "Meeting the Representative"....


I have a place for two weeks but will be looking for new places to park my butt! So if your couch or spare room is free drop me a line...i am not a good cook so thats off the list but i will spoil you with other goodies, entertainment and lots of laughs...and clean up after myself... :) 


Will fill you in with my travels....


Love Love Love 


Gina xxx