How My Creativity Vexes Me

Amanda | March 8, 2010

I have this pounding beating in my chest 24/7 that wants me to stand up and find my thing. At the same time, I have a voice inside my head continually beating on me for not standing up and finding my thing quick enough. I’ve already rewritten these opening sentences three times. Is that the [...]

Spring, I Love You

Amanda | March 5, 2010

So it doesn’t feel like Spring to my Australian bones yet, but it sure is starting to look like it, baby.
My love of cherry blossoms is for 2 reasons:
1. They only share themselves with the world for a teeny amount of time and that makes them so special.
2. They look beautiful from afar but they [...]

Wandering Neighbourhoods: Broadway

Amanda | March 3, 2010

Wandering Neighbourhoods seems to be a recurring theme here on Mocking Bird and I quite love doing it with my camera so I think it’s going to be a regular feature.
Kitsilano is one area that I venture to quite a bit in my wanderings around town as it’s full of great restaurants and quirky shops. [...]

Thank You For The Cheer

Amanda | February 25, 2010

Hello all.
I just wanted to say thank you for all the lovely comments of late. I usually drop new commenters a hello email but I haven’t done this week as I am a sick, sad sack. I’ve spent far too much time on the couch and am going a little bonkers!
Hopefully I’ll be back to [...]

Vinyl Magic

Amanda | February 23, 2010

Back in the day a lot of my blogging was centred around music and concert photography as I used to shoot lots of bands on weekends. Most of the time I was just shooting for fun as I would go to many gigs with the Canadian. I really enjoyed shooting bands but after a while [...]

Journaling My Ideas and Staying Organised

Amanda | February 22, 2010

How do you keep track of your thoughts and ideas? Ever since I was a little girl I have written notes in journals and diaries, kept lists and jotted down little pieces of prose on pretty papers. Being a stationery junkie, I have long hoarded notepads and sticky notes.
I blame my forgetful mind for endless [...]