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photo by peter cahill

I'm back from the ridiculous adventure that was New York, and the feeling of being splinched is slowly dissipating. So much stuff has happened/is happening and I can't even stand it:

1. The trip was amazing, and liberating, and wild, and fun and weird and I never wanted it to end. I felt so free, and I found my way and caught the subway by myself and stuff even though it's really dumb I felt really grown up and independent...I couldn't have asked for a better initiation into the USA than that trip. When I'm old and boring I'll think about it and be happy. A few polaroid shots I took...

2. When I was at Yale, I got a call from the lovely Emily telling me that I have been selected as a 'wildcard' (lol) finalist for Bank of Melbourne's Melbourne Music Bank (mouthful!) competition. It sounds dumb but I am just really proud to be selected, because I worked really hard on that song and went through many ~emotions trying to get it halfway decent ya know. Anyways the competition is based on the public's votes and they just closed like this morning so I'll let you know if I make it any further. 

hey how's it going #omg #wildgilli

3. On a sadder note I guess, I should probably ~announce the end of Nebraskatak. It's been crazy fun and I have learnt so, so much about everything during our time together, but it is time to move on to different things. It's definitely a sad time, because we achieved so much, made so many friendships and laughed and cried our way through high school and university together. But you know, those friendships are entities within themselves, and in a way I believe that the experiences we shared also created something that is apart from the band itself - that is, we won't lose everything we gained from Nebraskatak just because we won't play together any more. I feel positive about our individual futures, and I feel empowered by the experience and support that Nebraskatak facilitated. Also, I'm really just a proud mama - we wrote some damn good songs, and Nebraskatak taught me how to be on stage without feeling weird, how to work with others and compromise and discuss, how to keep my (generally unfortunately short) temper in check and how to laugh at, appreciate and share the things that have hurt (#breakupsongz). And to my lil Nebraskatak brothers and sister - love u guys 4ever.

Our last gig is at the Evelyn Hotel on the 30th of October. Come be happy and dance and laugh and cry and give us hugs, it's gonna be so good.