Personal Essays & Behind the Scenes

When you think of video gamers, society has programmed you to think of young males, headsets in place, gaming for hours with friends. Gaming is so much more than that, with a much more broad and varied appeal across ages and gender. 50% of Australian game... [read more]

Hello, beautiful people and welcome to the first post in a category I’d like to introduce to my blog: personal finances. Hold up – before you all pack your bags and walk on out, I’ll try to keep it entertaining and it’s not going to be all the time. But h... [read more]

Hello, beautiful people and welcome back to whatever the hell this mess is! How are you all enjoying isolation – going insane yet? Miss the smell of fresh air? Just want to get sloppy drunk and go raving with your friends? Same, pal, same. One day the who... [read more]

COVID-19? Quaking. Working from home? Over. Quarantine and self-isolation? Popping off. And what superhero has come to save us from the flaming pile of trash that is 2020? Animal Crossing: New Horizons. Hello, beautiful people and welcome to the review I ... [read more]

Hello, my lovely humans whom I adore, you all good? Fabulous. In a weird turn of events, Melbourne is dipping into cold (no, not just colder – actively cold) weather . . . which means through no fault of my own I’ve been making weird choices. It’s not me,... [read more]

Hey, pretty babies – how’s the world treating you all today? Good? Fantastic, let’s talk about me. Now, if you retain any information from this blog, you’re probably more than aware of two things: 1. I love festivals. Actually, just live music. Meh, who a... [read more]

Dare I say it feels somewhat awkward to be looking at this blank post draft? A little . . . stiff. I’m out of practice. Hello, beautiful people – you really might have forgotten me by this point; allow me to re-introduce myself. My name’s Mia, I run this ... [read more]

Hello, my dear sweet internet friends – let me tell you something: your girl has been lazy. I mean disgustingly, hedonistically lazy. The kind of indulgent that would shock you. It’s like I saw the laid back Gold Coast lifestyle, decided to grip it by the... [read more]

Do you ever sit down, look at your life and think . . . “how the actual fuck did I get here?”. (Yes. All the time. There’s a big why in there too, just in case you were wondering.) Depending on where you are in life and what you’re feeling about that plac... [read more]

Yes, this post heavily inspired (or, as the kids like to say, completely fucking stolen) from Priya’s week in my life. Her post was genuinely really interesting and I discovered a lot about her – like the fact she’s an artist, Priya where have you been hi... [read more]