Thing's I've already done in 2011 (through the coercion of Lucy I appear!)

-Ran around before dawn and watched the sunrise on New Years Day

-Gotten accepted into my arts course at Monash University

-Seen the Disney Exhibition at ACMI

-Watched a Hitchcock movie for the first time (Rope)

-Found the magic position

-Partied

-Cried

-Read books (Sonya Hartnett, Neil Gaiman, others)

-Continued knitting club with my friends

-Stayed home for days

-Learnt more than ever about feminism

-Started 'The Feminist Network'

-Learnt how to crochet and make an octopus

-Lost one crochet hook, gained two

-Sat around naked patting a cat

-Drank Lucky

-Marched for gay pride in my underwear

-Gotten more followers on tumblr

-Thought about dying my hair 3 different colours

-Procrastinated

-Tried to organise

-Forgot to dream

-Jumped off a pier (not peer, as Lucy pointed out, for that is a different thing) for the first time with the lovely Lucy

Hopefully there's even more to come. Likewise I hope 2011 is turning out to be a good year for all of you.

xx

s-a

The month of a garnet birthstone

And so has passed the first 31 days of a new decade. Personally, I rather enjoyed it. Here is a list (Yay! Lists!) of a few things that I've done during the past month:

~ Snunk out of the house in the middle of the night in my PJs to run around on an oval, play in a fenced-off playground and watch the sun rise

~ Went to Scienceworks and the Planetarium (and loved it)

~ Got accepted into Science at Melbourne University

~ Got my Learner's Permit (finally)

~ Was given house keys (FINALLY!)

~ Saw the performance of someone from the internet with whom I am rather taken

~ Jumped off the pier at the beach for the first time

~ Killed my eyes spending a whole day going every post of Sally's tumblr

~ Endured sunburn

~ Endured windburn

~ Got a job

~ Lost my job

~ Learned to crochet an octopus

~ Forgot how to crochet an octopus

~ Read the following books for the first time:

- Feeling Sorry for Celia, Jaclyn Moriarty

- The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, Douglas Adams (the first book, not the entire series)

- Before I Die, Jenny Downham

- Breathe: A Ghost Story, Cliff McNish

- Of A Boy, Sonya Hartnett

~ Watched the following movies for the first time:

- The Maltese Falcon [1941]

- Vertigo [1958]

- 2001: A Space Odyssey [1968]

- Black Swan [2010]

- North By Northwest [1959]

- The General [1926]

Hope you have all been successful in attempts to escape/bask in the extreme weather.

Lucy

{That delightful drawing at the top of this post comes from here. I strongly recommend visiting her Deviantart page. She is quite brilliant}

Greetings Earthlings

It would seem that I am yet to appear by name in this wonderful world of DDMM. My name is Lucy, maybe possibly also known as Dancing Irish Penguin or DIP, but please don't put your pita bread and carrot sticks in me. I wrote this entire post out in my head last night before I went to bed, but ask any one of my friends or family and you'll discover that I'm really not very good at remembering things. I make lots and lots of lists to try and help with this. I like lists and organisation A LOT. I also like to eat my toast in 9 bites; no more, no less.

The fact that Ding Diddy Meow Meow is kinda sorta taking some sort of shape makes me rather extremely happy, but the Summer holidays always make me happy and excitable. In my mind, the New Year begins when the Summer begins. This year it has been particularly significant and inspirational as high school is now complete! *Achievement Unlocked: YOU NEVER HAVE TO DO VCE AGAIN!* These Summer holidays have felt like the dawning of a new era, but not just because of the prospect of university (truth be told, I'm not really eagerly anticipating 1st round uni offers. I'm quite happy in my state of no direction). These holidays I decided to stop sitting around on my arse and actually start LIVING. This may have been the best decision I've ever made (which is quite nice seeing as 'Be More Decisive' was one of my New Year's Resolutions). So far I've dyed my hair red, dressed up like Sally from Tim Burton's 'The Nightmare Before Christmas' (which was actually directed by Henry Selick who is brilliant and you should go look him up), established the idea of Movie Mondays with my father in which he educates me in classic cinema (so far we've watched 'Citizen Kane' and 'The Maltese Falcon') and had more fun & sunburn than I've ever had before.

That's enough blabbering on from me for the moment, I do believe. Perhaps thou shalt be hearing from me sometime in the future.

Lucy

I got a question for you... Why are you still here?

Giggity.

Well, we only just realised that this still exists, so myself, Sally and Ben thought that we would say a big hello to the nothingness of the internet! Year 12 is finished (except for Bennyboy) and we're waiting on uni offers. A lot is going to change, it's a new year and we're all going new places (again, except Bennyboy) but we're going to keep each other (and you, anonymous reader) posted (how's that for a blog pun?) on what we're up to.

IRRY

xx michael, sally-anne and bennyboy.

titanic.

Rose : Jack, this is impossible. I can’t see you.
Jack : Rose, you’re no picnic, you’re a spoiled little brat even, but under that you’re a strong, pure heart, and you’re the most amazingly astounding girl I’ve ever known and…
Rose : Jack, I…
Jack : No, wait. Let me try to get this out. You’re amazing, and I know I have nothing to offer you, Rose. I know that. But I’m involved now. You jump, I jump, remember ? I can’t turn away without knowing that you’re going to be alright.
Rose : You’re making this very hard. I’ll be fine, really.
Jack : I don’t think so. They’ve got you in a glass jar like some butterfly, and you’re going to die if you don’t break out. Maybe not right away, ‘cause you’re strong. But sooner or later the fire in you is going to go out.
Rose : It’s not up to you to save me, Jack.
Jack : You’re right. Only you can do that.

http://sundaystorms.tumblr.com/post/455855877

Hello Lieblings

Hi, I am the aforementioned Sally-Anne, also (previously) known as the Austrian Ostrich when we began this fine venture (for I am Austrian, and what other animal can one attach to it?).

I like music of both the lame and tacky and the cute and sweet. Actually that sort of applies to most things. I'm fond of sweet literature and all things kitsch; give me punk cabaret and I'm happy, give me feathers and glitter and colours and I'll love you, give me a book of short slice-of-life style stories and I may just give you a home. I take photos often and find the world of film fascinating (despite my lack of knowledge) but also enjoy playing with Photoshop. I am easily distracted. But enough about me, a little more about this venture methinks.

About 3 or so years ago now we all decided to start a zine called Ding Diddy Meow Meow because we were totally cool. The plan was to generally just pool our talents to write and create and make ourselves something special. As is the way of life, 3 years later and we are here in the magic world of the internet trying to realize a plan that made us so excited as 13 and 14 year olds back in the day. So basically, expect some ideas, opinions, drawings, musings, and general craziness to come your way. Hope this helps.

xx

s-a

P.S: I also blog here, Xin and I have a blog about fashion/prettiness here

(Bjork)

Hello!

<--That's Brian Molko and David Bowie and I am Bennyboy!

Well glad that's out of the way. Everyone seems to be introducing themselves so I'll follow suit. I am a year 11 student so I'm a year below everyone else in this blog. I enjoy a multitude of things, well lots of shit. In-discussions on things, Japanese stuff, food, music and hanging with friends.Also I like books but i rarely find time for reading nowadays so it's become an irrelevant fact.
Also whatever Sally (Sally-Anne) drags me into I usually enjoy. She's got good taste that girl.


What will my blogs be about?
Well I'm not exactly sure what the purpose of this blog is but I'll probably update you on things that I find out about the world that interest me. Most likely Japanese or music (or both!) related. Or I could tell you of the woes of my life, probably talking about how much boys suck and how teenage whoremones are a bitch (I do not claim credit for whoremones I give it to Lucy).

So yeah...
どうぞよろしく！
Treat me kindly :P

-Bennyboy