Kozyndan

These guys are probably my favourite illustrators. They're a couple who call themselves Kozyndan, Dan and Kozue Kitchen. GET IT? KOZYNDAN IS A PSEUDONYM...? MY GOSH, IS THAT the correct word? They've done work with other people and companies and so on. Probably because they're so GOOD. So here are some examples of their work...

NAWW BUN-KNEES

A cool puzzle

OOH a nice 21st gift? HINT HINT

This was for a mug and tote bag with Paul Smith. Paul Smith, no idea who he is.

cats

Cherry blossom bunnies!

CATS

I love this one the most out of these piccies

Naughty

So there ya go.

Snap Backs

Ok so because of the current snap back trend it means that everyone is charging a BAJILLION DORRAH for a hat -____- what a joke.
But I found this site which sells them for like $9, which is better than I've seen.
The range might not be as good as some websites, but I reckon it's still pretty good .
TO BE HONEST I haven't bought any off them yet, so I don't know for real how good it is, but EITHER WAY it's only 9 dollars if it fails :P hehe

this is the website
http://www.hotsnapbackhats.com/

Once I buy something from them I will say how gr8 they are m8.

Mousehunt

I play this Facebook game called MouseHunt and it's really good.
It starts off pretty slow and all you can think about is catching cool mice, but eventually it picks up and you can really get into it.
I know that if I'm bored I can just do some MouseHunt reading to fill in a bunch of time.
Its not like the game is difficult or anything, because catching mice is based on luck, but it can be helped with the trap you choose or the cheese you pick.
There's also a pretty active player group and recently a bunch of like mini tournaments that you can join.
When I started playing it was just on my own, but now there is a group of 4 of us that play it and that makes it pretty cool.
and like all Facebook games you can put real DOLLARS into it if you like, but it's not like you miss out on anything if you don't.
BUT YEAH play it.

http://apps.facebook.com/mousehunt/profile.php?snuid=697212895
^^^^ That's my MouseHunt page hehehehehe

OH YEAH, they do all these pretty cool picture for everything, like the mice and items and stuff.
This is a cute one, and it took me ages to catch :P

TEA and CIGARS

SOOOO there is this place in Box Hill called Cha-T, it's right next to Ramen King or Ramen Hut. OK SO I DON'T know the name of any places. SO WOT!
Anyways the first time we went there was with Ben and Mon and Richard and we just went there one night to get tea, but ended up getting cigars as well.
It's cool because it's kind of like a double date sometimes :P and we also get to try all these different cigars because with a group they aren't that expensive.

I don't really know much about cigars at all, but the people who work there sometimes tell us some things.
We have tried a few different types of cigars now, like some big fatties and some longer ones.  Last night we got this one it was a BIG FAT BLACK ONE, but it was really nice.

And they have also told us about all these cuts, like from where you smoke the cigar.  I think my favourite was this one that makes a little hole in the end, rather than just opens up the whole thing. I dunno why, probably just because it looks cool.

We also drink all these nice teas.  There are some that have these flowers in them, like entire flowers, and they start off small and then as they soak in the water they grow.  They look pretty cool. I think we have maybe tried 3 different ones and they are all nice :)
Last night we got some cold teas for a change, because the weather has been so hot, one was some sort of berry one and the other a pear one.  SO SWEET, BUT SO NICE.

OOOOO ALSO, we use Lamborghini lighters when we are there :) so fancy hahaha

Vegetarian Eating Melbourne

If you're vegetarian and like to eat, these are some cool places to go in Melbourne...

Yong Green Food, 421 Brunswick st. Fitzroy
I HIGHLY recommend the tofu tuna pocket platter. OOH BABY. Actually, I'd go anything really. It's the kind of place where I want to try everything on the menu. DIS MA FAVE.

Gasometer, 484 Smith st. Collingwood
'Tis a pub, A REALLY COOL PUB WITH yummy as burgers and vegan friendly.

Tramway Hotel, 165 Rae st. Fitzroy North
In a really nice spot for relaxing and excellent burger consumption

Lentils as Anything, Abbotsford Convent
Surprise meal for whatever price you want to pay, ya big old tight asses. The St. Kilda one is more of a sit in restaurant style where as the Abbotsford Convent is like a big fat buffet.

Vegie Boob, 380 Brunswick st. Fitzroy
AKA Vegie Bar. It's nice, especially the vegan menu but it's just lame when it's busy. Bad vibes but probably worth it for a delicious and satisfying dish of food.

Oriental Teahouse, CBD, Chapel st. and Chadstone Shopping Centre
SALTY SPICY TOFU & WHITE chocolate dumplings. DO IT. But don't do it on Chapel street. The one in the city is DA BEST.

Loving Hut, 242 Victoria st. Richmond 
Actually haven't been here, but it's on my list. I believe a lot of it is vegan and probably very oily.

TOFWD, Degraves st.
THE salads here are super nice and so are the rice balls. AND PIES.

Minh Phat Grocery, Abbotsford, just off Victoria st.
Okay, not actually a restaurant but good for fake meat supplies, if you're into that. FAKE TUNA.

Capital Kitchen, Chadstone Shopping Centre

Okay, this place isn't actually a super great place for vegetarians BUT I had this really nice salad there the other day and I didn't want to do a separate post on it because who cares about a stupid salad I ate. BUT it had quinoa, 'candied' pumpkin, pomegranate, brocollini, pistachios, some sort of currant, a 'burnt orange' dressing and feta cheese. I ATE IT ALL. P.S If you want a cheap espresso at Chadstone, go to the Cupcake Factory. ONE DORRA EIGHTY

Bimbos, 376 Brunswick st. Fitzroy
Cheap pizzas with a few DELECTABLE vegetarian options.

Monk Bodhi Dharma, 202 Carlisle st. Balaclava
I've only eaten here once and it wasn't that great but the coffee is great and there are vegan options and yummy looking cakes.

Sprout Organic Grocery, 123 Auburn rd. Hawthorn East
Expensive as balls but the food is pretty nice, not so much the coffee or tea.

The Green Refectory, 115 Sydney rd. Brunswick
Haven't been but looks so good. Vegan sushi and colourful salads! YAY!

That's all I can think of mates!

foot massages

SO after work, where I pretty much stand all day, when I come home my feet are pretty achy. and I always feel like a foot massage. BUT the odd thing is that my feet are very ticklish, and I know this for certain because whenever I've had a foot massage I can't keep them still AND I DON'T EVEN LIKE HOW IT FEELS.  unless it's one of those massages where they just like bend your feet and crack your toes or something.

When we were in Vietnam I had this proper "hot stone" massage.  It was pretty expensive considering the prices we had previously paid for massages.  This was the first time I'd had a hot stone massage and IT WAS REALLY NICE. But my point is that even when I had my feet touched BY A PROFESSIONAL, I still couldn't take it. I didn't even get both feet done because I couldn't keep them still.

But at the airport they did have these free feet massaging machines that just like squished your feet and did some vibrating and they were nice as, but kind of grotty because who knows who's dirty foot has been in them.

ANYWAYS, I feel like a foot massage right now even though I wouldn't even like it -___-

Preferred coffee destinations

Here's a cool picture from none of the coffee places that I will be mentioning. PEACOCK.
In no particular order, these are some COOL DUDE PLACES we like to go get coffee.

- Doppio Happiness on Liverpool St. or lane or road OR WHATEVER. In the Central BUSINESS district. I think the guy that works there is probably hyped up on about 6000 coffees. They also have nice alcoholic beverages BY NIGHT.

- Axil Coffee Roasters on Burwood Rd. in Hawthorn. Apart from nice coffee and rich people everywhere, they have fancy breakfasts featuring JUS AND COULIS.

- Emporio on Burwood Rd. in Hawthorn. SO MUCH FROTH.

- Cafe Buddha and Galerie on High St. in Glen Iris. Nicest garden, tea sets & man in that shop.

- Gloria Jeans, NAH JOKING. DEY SHITE.

WORST COFFEE. Hush Hush in Camberwell. I SAID IT.

But seriously, that's enough pictures of coffee forever.

Yummy yummy origami

Last night my mother and I went to an origami class and learnt how to make a swan. It was just us, a super old lady form London and the SEXY AS TEACHER FROM THAILAND. OH BABY. She was also incredibly patient. I was super pro when I was there and couldn't remember a thing when I got home. NEXT I want to learn how to make a rabbit, peacock and a kusudama. I THINK THAT'S what it is called. SO FOR ALL you millions of readers out there, I have found an excellente link for origami instruction videos...

http://www.origaminut.com/

Okay, so the picture above looks nothing like the swan I made. It's not even a swan. It's a crane BUT IT'S COOL AS TITTIES.

Santuccis

The coolest part about this cafe are the little fancy spoons you get with your coffee. They're the ones nannas collect and they feature some tiny plaque with a  picture of a place nanna has never even been. The espressos are served with a baby glass of soda water TO CLEAN ZE PALATE. I likea their espressos because they're tasty, BEARABLE AND SIPPABLE. SMOOTH AND STRONG. I'd prefer espressos here to a delicious STRONG SOY CAPPUCINO. If I wanted a cappucino I'd go down a few shops to Zouz (We're on Toorak Road by the way fellow readers). THICK, CREAMY, WARM AND A BOLD FLAVOUR. Zouz also has delectable green tea and a comfortable and homely female toilet.

Duck Crossing

Today I saw a sign on the way to do my Hazard Perception test and it was just like one of those children's crossing signs, warning about children, BUT FOR DUCKS!

I thought it was just a funny sign, so that's why I have this picture, BUT THEN when I was leaving.

OK THAT'S A SHIT PICTURE, but THEY ARE DUCKS. and they were about to try cross the road...until I came up for a sneaky pic ;)

ps. I passed the Hazard Perception test :D:D:D:D

A Big Fat Nigella Cake

We just removed a beautiful chocca MOCCA CARAMEL cake FRESH FROM THE hot oven. It looks like a turd!

It's a moist, sweet & messy warm chocolate-eeeee goo. I can't really taste the 'MOCCA' BUT I can definitely taste da big old chunks of caramel chocolate. AND even though the coffee flavour lacks, the COFFEE EFFECTS PROBABLY DO NOT. No one is sleeping tonightaa.


 WE EAT IT ALL WITH THE SPOON


If you're interested, the recipe is from the volcanic Nigella ...

http://www.nigella.com/recipes/view/chocca-mocca-caramel-cake-3062

Shoes That I Want

Sooooooo every now and then I get the latest Sneaker Freaker magazine and I go into a shoe wanting phase.  Normally I've just been like OH YEAHH GONNA BUY A NICE PAIR OF VANS for 90 bucks, but this time every shoe I wanted was EXPENSIVE o.O

Its not even like I usually have expensive taste. So now I will be forever in want :( :(
ANY WAYS these are the shoes that I really want:

They are Ronnie Fieg x New Balance 574 "Grand Opening"

and so when I'm trying to find them online I see that when they came out they were only $135 and I'm thinking "OH YEAH gonna find a SWEET DEAL on some dodgy shoe site", BUT NO.
Every page was only advertising them or talking about how "fresh" they are -___- and then I find out that there are only 36 of each colour.  The other colour is green. NO CHANCE!
I did end up finding them on ebay, but for $300 so I DONT FINK SO.

This same guy, Ronnie Fieg also has a bunch of asics shoes, which I don't like as much but they are nice, so I try to find some on ebay AND BAM AGAIN $300
It was these shoes:

They are Ronnie Fieg x Asics Gel Lyte III "Salmon Toe"

But then finally to get to the good news I have found a pair of both a NB shoe and Asics shoe that tickle my pickle ;)
So I've already bought one of them and it wasn't even planned BUT the shoe is kind of like the first one, but in green, and not as solid colour BUT ITS NICE.

AND the other shoe is:

So I think I will try buy these soon, but I'll have to buy them online and I don't want to get the wrong size because for some reason I can't do anything when my feet aren't comfy. SO WISH ME LUCK!

yo

I really feel like a filet-o-fish