Mission Complete

It is about 10:00 in the morning right now. I have been up all night. I had two reports to finish which I am about to go hand in to my professors. I didn't slack or anything, just putting on the finishing touches. I don't know if it is because I haven't slept at all or if it's because I just finished writing the last two papers that I will ever have to write for this degree, but I feel sick to my stomach. There is nothing I love more than changing everything. That is exactly what I am about to do. I love it. To all of you who miss me, I'll see you soon enough. To all of you I'm leaving here in Perth, I hope to see you often.

Love, Dyanna

Highly Recommended

As many of you know, I have an almost unhealthy obsession with John Lennon. He is at the top of my "most respected musicians" list and probably holds close to the top of my "most influential people" list. There is very little that this man has said that hasn't had some sort of profound effect on my thought pattern. I dig him. So, you can only imagine how excited I was when my sister emailed me the following link - Eyes on Darfur - and after a moment of scrolling around (and shedding a couple of tears), I stumbled upon Amnesty Internationals Save Darfur album, Instant Karma. It consists of a handful of phenomenal artists covering Lennon songs. I'll be totally up front with you here, Avril Lavigne covered Imagine and I wasn't too happy about it because I'm not a fan, but you've got to respect the girls taste in music. She didn't totally screw it up either. Actually, it's soothing. (I may have to edit that comment out later).

The reason I blog about it, besides that it is an amazing album, is that it is going to an excellent cause. For all the things that we'll waste twenty bucks on these days, it's good when we can spend it on something worthwhile. I want you all to consider purchasing your very own copy. You can order the cd here - Instant Karma - or for the iTuners, just go to the iTunes store and search for instant karma. Do it for the people of Darfur and do it for the memory of a legend.

Margaret River in early October

Nate and I went down to Margaret River last month for a few days. It was rainy and gloomy the whole time, but still good. We have managed to miss big surf by about a week both times we've gone, which sucks. It was pretty flat for MR when we went this time, but ok. Nothing too ridiculous. This is my attempt to show you some photos. I'll post a few here and the link to my facebook album or something like that. Unfortunately, I chose to save $100 and bought a counterfeit memory card for my camera from some guy on eBay. It deletes whatever pictures it feels like deleting and even though I managed to recover most of them, some lost quality in the recovery. There is a reason Sony can charge so much for their gear... It's apparently worth it. Ok. Enjoy and feel free to comment.

Love, Dyanna (and Nate)

http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=48944&l=8a6e5&id=519103434
The link to the album.



I'll miss the Aussie trees...



Nate against an amazing sky.



Me taking a photo.



Nate and I posing for the camera.



Nate and I enjoying the splendor of the sea.



Nate with the kite.



North Point, but not much surf.