answer some lame questions post

What is the single largest item in your house?
hmm queen size beds?

How well can you write your name with your non dominant hand?
legible at best

What color is your bedroom?
creamy walls

What type of computer mouse do you use?
the one on the laptop

What is your earliest memory?
hmm not sure

Have you ever jumped off of a high dive?
off a 10 metre diving board. scary!

Do you take vitamins?
nope

When did you first become interested in sex?
haha

Do you like to color inside the lines?
of course

What do you have set as your home page?
google

Do you have your own radio?
one in my room that i inherited when i moved home

Where would you hate to have to work?
lots of places! the tip?!

Who is on your speed dial?
let see.. ( i never use speed dial) home. Mum. Pat. Nick. Liza Josh. Matt D. home again haha. Gary.

Do you prefer lightbulbs or candles?
uh lights

How much money did you spend today?
about $30

What are you sitting on right now?
the couch downstairs

Do you look at yourself when you pass by reflective surfaces?
of course

Would you ever get plastic surgery?
possibly

Did you play with shaving cream when you were a kid?
who knows

How big is your bed?
queen

Do you like the smell of axe?
wtf?

What is your favorite flavor of lifesavers?
don't really have one

Have you ever seen a volcano?
extinct one yeah

What is the best halloween costume you have ever worn?
only worn one, my queen of hearts costume which is awesome

What kind of soap do you use?
body wash

Can you snowboard?
I can, i love it!

How many icons do you have on your dekstop?
zif counting

What is the biggest amount of money you have ever had at one time?
house deposit!!

Do you understand how telephones work?
um I guess?

Do you write notes on your body?
i write the countdown to my holiday on my hand everyday atm (77!)

What is the prominent color in your closet?
myriad of colours, prob most black.

What is sitting next to you right now?
nothing

Do you believe in lots of conspiracies?
no

Do you own any really old video game systems?
nintendo 64 (amazing)

Are you good at baking?
nope!

Have you ever made your own clothing?
not yet

How many doors does your house have?
oh god. about 14?

Do you prefer tootsie pops or blow pops?
wtf!

Do you sneak into movie theatres?
nope

Are you a really fast text messager?
definitely

Do you have anything you keep on you 24/7?
belly button bar

Do you usually write in print or in cursive?
either

What was your first job?
kfc hehe

Do you prefer crushed ice or cubed?
meh

What print is on your plates or cups in your kitchen?
plain white

Have you ever made a mixed cd for someone?
just made one for myself!

What do you want to buy from an infomercial?
Hmm there was something I saw the other day but i can't remember!

Do you believe that animals have souls?
randomly discussed this at work the other day! I was undecided lol.

What word/phrase do you find really annoying?
'it's killing me'

Do you have a lava lamp or a black light?
nope

Do you find yourself not having enough electrical outlets?
for sure

What is the longest you can wait patiently?
depends what I'm waiting for! ie, holiday. 170 days is a long time.

Have you ever been under anesthesia?
I have, a couple of times.

Are your fingernails long or short?
middle.

Are you afraid of bright colors?
uh, no!

Has anyone ever accused you of being gay?
hahaha not seriously.

Can you tell people honest things to their face?
yeah, honesty is the best policy! I need to get better at confrontation though.

Would you rather eat grits or oatmeal?
ew.

Do you own a kite?
nope.

Have you ever run down and up escalator or vice versa?
not that I can recall.

What do you think of clothing for pets?
for warmth is good

Do you tend to want things you cannot have?
um yes!

Is it true that you can be anything you want to be?
within reason, for sure

Were your parents honest to you about serious things when you were little?
who knows

Would you ever dye your hair purple?
have before! (a section)

Who do you think should play you in a movie?
probs me. haha

Would you ever kill someone?
no

Do you prefer stripes or polka dots?
stripes!

Do you dot your is and cross your ts?
yes

Are you double jointed in any way?
nope

What kind of super power do you wish you had?
mind reading! would be so handy

Are you easily offended?
hell no.

How often do you watch the news?
not much, i'm normally working

Do you have nightmares very much?
nope

Which power ranger was your favorite?
wasn't allowed to watch it lol! but i liked the yellow girl the most on principle coz I reckoned more
girls would like the pink one. I like the underdog.

Did the movie Jaws ever scare you?
haven't watched it in forever

Have you ever cried to get away with something?
nope

What do you think of feminists?
i don't think about them much

Are you friends with anyone famous?
nah

Do you lack common sense sometimes?
a little

Are you afraid of snakes?
well yeah

Do you use recycle bins at your house?
yep

How hot do you like the water in your shower?
don't get me started. my shower SUCKS

Do you ever walk around your house naked?
nope, better not to scare the family I would say

What is your favorite art form?
music

Do you want to be bilingual?
would be cool

Is energy wasted on little kids?
na kids rock

Do you lie to make people feel better?
not intentionally. i hate lies

How many times a day do you look at the clock?
a fair bit!!

Do you like to organize things?
sometimes

Are you going to have smile lines or frown lines when youre older?
atm, frown!

Do you floss your teeth every day?
nope

Do you like the game red rover?
is that british bulldog? yep

Which is better, thick crust or thin?
thick

How good are you at keeping secrets?
very.

What stupid little thing really stresses you out?
hm can't think of one but there would be plenty!

Can you remember what you wore yesterday?
yep. my favourite beautiful skirt.

Which Disney parks have you been to?
none just yet!

What do you think the drinking age should be?
18 is good

Do you like to wear socks?
yes

What is the last cartoon you watched?
simpsons

What does your bed comforter look like?
comforter pphh. doona cover is bright and stripey.

Variousness

So, a brief word on the bushfires simply because I would feel heartless if I didn't at least mention them before blabbing about frivolous things. It is just absolutely heartbreaking. I can't comprehend the devastation.. the death toll. That a lot of the fires were deliberately lit. I'm donating a bunch of clothes to the appeal. I hope everyone in the country finds it in their heart to do something. Donate some clothes - there are children out there living in their pyjamas. Throw some change in a tin if you can only spare that. It all counts. The Red Cross Appeal can be found here

Onto some good news for the day.

BLINK 182 REFORMED. Hurray!

Hayley Bash is a bit of a punk rocker.. a pop punk rocker.. I LOVE Blink! So very excited. And they are doing a world tour. HELLOOOOOOO seeing them live. Which I have never done before (and always regretted since I thought I lost my chance) So now I can. I'm VERY excited :) My friend Pat has offered to get us some cheap Blink t-shirts (he's in America atm.. for far too long!) in celebration.. ie: before they get expensive again! Thanks Pootruck :)

And some annoying news. My camera has kicked the bucket again. Hopefully they will replace it this time.. so over it! THANK GOSH I bought that extended warranty. Do it peoples. Stupid technology!

On the plus side, Simon has a brand new camera. YAY. Because.... we received our first home owners grant on the weekend. FINALLY. Seriously, we bought they house in May!!! But oh well, it's certainly nice to check your account and see 10K extra.. so we're really not complaining!

hayley bash over and out.

Crisis!

This is similar to when my favourite restaurant who made the BEST spring rolls in the world closed down. These spring rolls were not like a conventional one. I don't like normal ones, similar to curry puffs.. that odd meat. My gosh they were yum, my favourite treat in the whole world. Can you imagine how crushing it is to know you'll never have them again? OUCH.

Sooo... where on earth has Crispix cereal gone???? the original honey flavour ( i don't like actual honey haha) yellow box. I can't find them at the Safeways in my area... or the Woolworths. Will never call them Woolworths tsk tsk.

Can anyone help?!?!?!!??! DISASTER.

The food gods are against me.

Twilight

I've jumped on the Twilight bandwagon. Very late I know, but I'm not one to jump on things straight away generally. It took until it was very talked about for my interest to spark.

I was lent the first book (thanks again Hayley!) and read it in 3 days. I really, really enjoyed it.
Considering how much it was about describing how in love Bella is with Edward, and repeated the effect he had on here a lot, I didn't find myself tiring of reading it. I really liked the characters, particularly the Cullen family.. (of course, as they are the most interesting.. being vampires and all.)

So then I decided to see the movie. I was warned that it was terrible. So I went in with my hopes low, and also with the book fresh in my mind - I was ready to judge the transition harshly.

I certainly would not call it terrible - it didn't compare to the books in my opinion. It was still entertaining and worth seeing. My friend Josh who watched it really enjoyed it, and we went straight to Borders to buy the book for him. So I guess it is different depending on if you've read the book or not. The things I said were lacking, Josh said he thought were there.

This is what I liked about the movie:

I really liked the casting of James, he was suitably creepy.

And also Jacob, very cute.

It moved at a quick pace, which I guess is a good thing, particularly for those who haven't read the book.

The Carlisle family were very good. Nikki Reid from Thirteen (one of my fave movies) was a nice surprise to see there, playing Rosalie.

I thought the graduation cap artwork at the Cullen house was funny (not in the book)

I liked the baseball scene mostly. Although they should've been miles more apart for more effect.

Jessica was funny and annoying and perfect.

This is what I thought the flaws in the movie were:

Although Bella and Edward are in love, not once does Bella describe (like in the book) just how ferocious and consuming her love for Edward is. How were heart stops when he touches her. How just looking at him takes her breath away. Yes they were in love, but it didn't seem to go beyond a normal love, when in the book it was a crazy, deep, passionate, longing love.

There wasn't the chemistry between B & E I thought there should have been. There was no gentle teasing, getting angry at each other, it was lacking oomph.

I didn't like Bella. I would say that is a big problem. I think she is a good protagonist in the book, she is definitely likeable. I don't think she is likeable in the movie. She delivers her lines as if she's confused, half asleep and indignant almost all of the time. She's not articulate at all. She's too huffy and annoying. And her manly voice didn't work for me.

They didn't develop the characters well. Bella was simply a girl who moved to Forks. You got that she was clumsy... and that's about it. Edward was played really well by Robert Pattison I thought, but Edward still didn't have the diverse personality he has in the book.

I also couldn't believe the cheesy sound effect when Edward sparkled in the sunlight - as if! It was so not necessary - so lame.


Keeping in mind though, the movie doesn't have to be the same as the book. I must remember that. I still enoyed it. How could I not.. have you seen how nice Robert Pattison is to look at?



Yes I've well and truly been bitten by the bug for Twilight. Terrible pun, sorry.

GIGANTO APPLE

behold..

Simon just brought home the apple to end all apples. i like my apples green and crunchy only. aka granny smith. i tried to take a photo to show just how massive it is... it's the biggest i've ever seen, by far!!

random enough for ya?

Jump shot, I'm joining in... *

So Cotton Socks and Couch Shopper (two neat blogs I stumbled upon, a bf & gf team I believe) have put the challenge out to post a jump shop.
very cool idea, kudos.

It just so happens I have one from a long time ago I will post! I think it was 2005 even. Old as. This is evidenced by my short hair and very skater clothing lol. The secret to getting a good jump shot me and my friend finally discovered when we weren't quick enough with our average camera, is to get a run up. Then you have time whilst running to snap the photo. Genius.

* I don't usually obscure my face, i just look so hideous here I had to. Super skinny (back then) + jumping = face not look so attractive.

Nostalgia...

me!

I love those moments when you think "Oh my gosh, I remember them/those/that!"

I've been wanting to do this post for a while, so gathering things in my brain.. but I've forgotten some, I'll add them when I remember!

I'm 22 so these memories aren't really from yesteryear or anything haha...

Remember getting a Coke yo-yo? Everyone knew they were the best.

Jelly shoes - my first and only pair $4. awesome.

Slap bands

Blowing bubbles.. always makes me happy

Playing on the swings.. with the monkey bars in the middle to hang and flip from

Pedal pushers - I used to love them so much when they 'came out' in Warrnambool where i grew up - i would point at anyone wearing them and shriek 'pedal pushers!!' the denim were the coolest. When i got my black (not denim) pair.. i was SO HAPPY.

Being jealous of kids with broken arms who got out of handwriting

Collecting crayon sharpening remnants because they were so cool!

Wearing socks over leggings. Especially scrunchy ones.

Skants - pants with the matching skirt over the top. The epitomy of cool, once.

Bending paper clips into hearts and wearing them in the 'V' of your school jumper

Butterfly hair clips. At least 10 in a messy bun.

For more things to giggle at, read Lady Smaggle's post...
When you were 14 years old.. what fashion item would you have sold your soul for?

One of my favourite blogs to spend time reading!

random facts

I am 22 and super clucky. i don't want kids yet but I'm super excited about when it happens. I have bought baby clothes already.. I'm a shocker! i just lloooovvee babies.

I get REALLY annoyed at terrible drivers. I mean really, stay in your lane, it's not that hard!

Time seriously goes four times as fast when i'm on my laptop. I'll think I've been on here for maybe half an hour... and get a bit of a shock when I look at the clock!

Thought I'd upload one of my favourite ever photos.. of me and Jorja my sister.. she is SO beautiful. inside and out.

hmmmmm

I want to watch the high school musical movies.
Am i too old for this?
I have been brainwashed by advertising.
Still.
I probs will!
:)

sup!

HELLO WORLD!

My first blog post!

I haven't planned a real theme for it, or decided exactly what it will be about but I've done it for a couple of reasons.

1. It's a good release for me to type things out!
2. I have fallen in love with many blogs and been inspired by them.
3. It will be great to look back on in years to come and see what my 22 y.o self had to say.

This is what my blog will definitely include

1. photos of my outfits. ala all the blogs I love :) - they inspire me, maybe I can do the same for others (although I highly doubt it, honestly)
2. random rambling! as the title promises!
3. talk about those nearest and dearest to me. I'll introduce them later!
4. hopefully something to do with running a household/money saving ideas
5. my shopping finds.
6. anecdotes about my life!

So who is this Hayley Bash?

Well my name is Hayley and Bash is my nickname, which is taken from my surname.

I'm 22, originally from Warrnambool. Have lived in Melbourne since I was 13.

I'm an Aries, but think horoscopes are really bull****!

I'm with a lovely boy called Simon who looks after me very well. We've been together 3.5 years..

We bought a house together in May.. loving it!

I run a shop full-time and nanny 4 afternoons a week too. Very busy!

I love shopping. Love clothes, shoes, bags, accessories!

I HATE peas, tuna, tomato, mushrooms and banana.

I LOVE LOLLIES. Junk food queen unfortunately.

I have a huge family, complicated, blended and extended and I wouldn't have it any
other way.

That should do it for now!

If you happen to be reading.. well, I'm chuffed!

thumbs up: white kit kat blocks mmmmm!
thumbs down: leggings as pants. who wants that much information?