my first coffee of the day. actually coffee anytime.

jumping on the trampoline

running around the bay as the sun sets

planning trips

drinking beer with my band/music mates

the best shower ever

that feeling of waking up and realising you've got another half an hour before you have to get out of bed

that last moment before you fall asleep

good times with my flat mate

clean teeth

pedicures (yes, i'm shallow but i freakin love them)

writing songs that mean the world to me

singing the songs that mean the world to me

sharing the songs that mean the world to me








C
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JUST WANT TO SAY A HUGE BIG THANK YOU to everyone that came out.. it SOLD OUT!! Sam, Itu and I were so happy, and so excited, and never dreamed that it would go as well as it did. So thanks. We managed to get at least 400 people there, which was incredible.

My band and I had a great time, and we're looking forward to taking it on the road sometime soon!

I'll be changing up the myspace with links and all that stuff, but just letting you know that you can now buy the album off cdbaby.com....although i think it just sold out there so i will send a bunch off to them today :)

We also had it professionally filmed and recorded, so all that stuff will be coming soon.. pics too!

YEEHAW!

Hope everyone's having a great week...

C
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hey guys -

Just quickly updating cause it's midnight here and i've just gotten off being on a boat for 8 days, with pretty much every night being less than 3 hours of sleeping.

what a week. What a time. I'm so sad it's all over. But wow. Best week of my life.

Thank you so damn much to everyone i met, who made me feel so welcome and so part of it all.. seriously, the coolest week OF MY LIFE.

I'll post more later, but just had to drop in and tug at the heart strings...

C
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ok. disclaimer. This blog is going to come out like whining. But i promise you i'm not. I'm just very tired.

Let's begin.

I've been having trouble sleeping lately. And i can't quite put my finger on the reason why. But seriously every night for the past week i've gone to bed around midnight, and still been awake at 5am. And then i'll fall asleep for a restless couple of hours before getting up and starting the day. So of course i'm a tired grumpy little cow for most the day because i'm so tired. And i'm the first person to admit that it's not even worth trying to deal with me when i'm that sort of tired. (Future touring band, LOOK OUT!).

I think i've got a lot on my mind. I got out of bed at 3am the other night and sat in front of my computer trying to type out all the things i was stressing over so i could work out another way of dealing with it all other than lying in bed tossing and turning and clenching my jaw. That just gives me a jaw ache on top of tired. No good, right?!

I think it's a bunch of stuff really. None of which is particularly significant in the larger scheme of things i suppose. The year is coming to a close and everything I've been working towards all year is about to hit me head on. Which is awesome. But f*cking scary at the same time. It's ridiculous. Come on Wyndham. Stop being a total whack job and think about how awesome the next couple of months are going to be.

So. The album goes to press tomorrow. I think that will be a load off my mind once i actually approve the printer to go ahead and duplicate my (to date) life's work for the world to hear. But it's been stressful folks, i gotta admit. But all looking good you should have something to buy first thing in Feb next year.. on itunes and the whole shebang.

What else? I've finally booked all my travelling for the states. Looks like I'm only going to head over for a month, see what happens, head home, organise myself and then head back over if everything goes according to plan. But things rarely do. Ho hum.

I got my schedule for the rock boat.. i know i'm not supposed to tell anyone because the schedule hasn't been released yet, but i thought just cause i was one of the lesser known artists on the bill that i would get really mediocre spots, but NO. I've got freakin' kick ass spots. One of which i am ridiculously excited because i am playing right before one of my most favourite artists ever, and the idea that he may see a song or two of my set scares the crap outta me and makes me want to giggle. Loudly. Tee hee.

ANYHOO. It's 2am. I'm gonna attempt to go to sleep. I have to send stuff a-couriering in the morning...

Sorry for the complaining.. promise it won't happen again... till the next time :D

So how the hell is everyone else?!

C
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hola!

so. I've had a lovely week. I headed up to Queensland last weekend and spent the week with one of my best pals Erin, road tripping to various paradises and really having a kick ass awesome time. I spent most of it lying by a pool, swimming, running, gym going and sleeping. It's been great. It's been a long time since i've actually had a whole week off, with no stress whatsoever, so yeah... ALL GOOD.

Oh, and i'm happy to report I now have a kick ass tan.

So back on Saturday, and then had a fun time playing for the folks down at the Hornsby Inn on Saturday night. I hit the stage with Richard Brancatisano and it was a fun set.. we haven't played together in over a year so that was a blast. Thanks to those who came down :)

I've been doing some more co-writing lately.. i wrote a song the other day with the ultra talented Jamie Sullivan, which i happen to think is a bit of a corker. Well, the chorus was stuck in my head for pretty much the whole of my holiday. We have kinda of demo'd it up, but there is no way in hell anybody is ever going to hear that demo because it is the most amusing thing to ever be put onto tape. Basically the lead vocal has me cracking up all the way through it. good value. yeah. Maybe when we put down a proper version of it you will all get to hear it!

I've got the day off today.. and i've been spending it doing laundry and watching Sex and the City DVDS. Nice and relaxing before hitting the grindstone tomorrow. yeehaa.

Hope everyone is good and happy and stuff...

C
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aaah.

so. hmm. It's 3pm on a beautiful Sunday afternoon and I'm still in my pjs due mostly to laziness, but also to the fact that I am sick. blah. I'm not a good sick person. I'm such a whiner. Last night I went out with some people from work, and a beautiful dinner was enjoyed by all, and then the dancing started and it was all good.. all of a sudden I feel like i want to die, like, feeling ill errr, so i'm thinking, it will pass, it will pass, but noooo, 2 hours later I'm still sitting behind Sydney Aquarium trying to work out how to get home, because the movement of a taxi was not something I was going to be able to deal with, and i'm shaking and shivering and generally feeling like death. (i just have to say here that i had not had more than one alcoholic beverage, so this was not a drunk thing). I decided to try to get in a cab, and made in 50 metres down the road before i was like, "STTTOOOP!" Not good. eurgh. Anyhoo, i eventually decide to ring my flatmate (BLESS HER COTTON SOCKS!!!!!!! LOVe YOU SHANNON) who came into the city to pick me up and get me home. This morning i feel ok, not great, but not awful, so we're on the up.

I know you all didn't need to know this, but I'm in a sharing mood today. This is my first day off in freakin' ages and i can't even leave the bloody house, which annoys me a lot. I've been working myself into the ground, which is all good, but all i want to do on days off is go to the beach and not feel sick. But noooooooooooooooo.

I told you I'm not a good sick person.

ANYWAY tomorrow I am going to feel awesome and the sun will be shining and I will get a tan. I have the most part of the next two weeks off, which includes a holiday up to Sunny Queensland. yeaaah.

THE ALBUM ARTWORK LOOKS KICK ASS AWESOME.

I've got a few gigs coming up, so come on out if you're around. Especially make your way to the Newtown Festival where I am singing bv's for the beautiful and charming Itu, which will be mucho fun.

I'm going to be horizontal again.

C
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ps. AND A NEW SONG FOR YOU ALL!!! It's the title track to the VERY SOON TO BE RELEASED ALBUM.

pps Mum I'm fine now :)





AND NOW BECAUSE I AM STILL BORED AT 11.45pm....

TELL ME ABOUT YOURSELF - The Survey
Name:	Claire
Birthday:	24th Feb 1982
Birthplace:	Sydney
Current Location:	Sydney
Eye Color:	Hazel
Hair Color:	Brown
Height:	170cm, or 5'7" for all you yanks who don't use the metric system
Right Handed or Left Handed:	Right
Your Heritage:	English and German
The Shoes You Wore Today:	Ugg Boots
Your Weakness:	Being sick (like right now.. blah)
Your Fears:	Going out on the limb
Your Perfect Pizza:	I had the best broccoli pizza in NYC.. i know it sounds gross but god it was good
Goal You Would Like To Achieve This Year:	Release my album
Your Most Overused Phrase On an instant messenger:	lol
Thoughts First Waking Up:	i love my bed
Your Best Physical Feature:	i'm not happy with this question
Your Bedtime:	Whenever I'm sleepy.
Your Most Missed Memory:	My horse from when i was a kid
Pepsi or Coke:	Pepsi Max!!
MacDonalds or Burger King:	generall neither.. but Burger King makes an awesome Veggie Burder
Single or Group Dates:	Single
Lipton Ice Tea or Nestea:	Lipton
Chocolate or Vanilla:	Chocolate
Cappuccino or Coffee:	Coffeeeeeee
Do you Smoke:	Nope
Do you Swear:	yes. Too much. I hang out with too many musicians.
Do you Sing:	I like to think i have a bit of a nack for it.
Do you Shower Daily:	uh, YES. What kind of question is this?
Have you Been in Love:	Yes
Do you want to go to College:	Nope
Do you want to get Married:	Yeah someday
Do you belive in yourself:	Most of the time, yes.
Do you get Motion Sickness:	If i read in the car, yes
Do you think you are Attractive:	Sometimes, yes
Are you a Health Freak:	YES
Do you get along with your Parents:	Absolutely
Do you like Thunderstorms:	Yes love em
Do you play an Instrument:	Uh yes.
In the past month have you Smoked:	No
In the past month have you been on Drugs:	No
In the past month have you gone on a Date:	No
In the past month have you gone to a Mall:	Yes. Shopping keeps a girl alive
In the past month have you eaten a box of Oreos:	no.
In the past month have you eaten Sushi:	No. But i want to now I've read this question
In the past month have you been on Stage:	Yes
In the past month have you been Dumped:	No
In the past month have you gone Skinny Dipping:	No
In the past month have you Stolen Anything:	No
Ever been Drunk:	Yes
Ever been called a Tease:	hahah yes
Ever been Beaten up:	no
Ever Shoplifted:	No
How do you want to Die:	WTF????
What do you want to be when you Grow Up:	Me :)
What country would you most like to Visit:	hmmm Greece. Or Egypt.
In a Boy/Girl..
Favourite Eye Color:	It really does depend
Favourite Hair Color:	on the guy. I'm attracted to
Short or Long Hair:	personality and chemistry as
Height:	opposed to physical
Weight:	attributes that in the end really don't matter
Best Clothing Style:	whatever is comfortable and doesn't make me look like a loser
Number of Drugs I have taken:	None. ever.
Number of CDs I own:	i am not counting my cds at 11.45pm.
Number of Piercings:	4
Number of Tattoos:	0
Number of things in my Past I Regret:	ZERO
CREATE YOUR OWN! - or - GET PAID TO TAKE SURVEYS!

Hey guys -

I've been co-writing a little bit lately, which is a new thing for me. Songwriting has always been ridiculously personal to me, and my own songs continue to be, but I've always wanted to write songs for other people and push my boundaries a little.. So my good friend Phil Barton and I wrote a few songs a few months ago which are kinda country like, for his upcoming trip to Nashville.

So the new song is "Not ready to fall"... it's one of the songs Phil and i wrote together... it's just a demo, and won't be on my album or anything, but i wanted you guys to hear the result of me putting my co-writing skills to the test :D

What do you guys reckon???!

C
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hello myspacers.

I'm on my final 5 minutes of my break at work so i thought i would steal a second and write in here. I feel like i need to share the load.

I've been working a lot lately. So much so that I think I'm going a little insane. Sleep has been very scarce, and I'm running around to different jobs and constantly adjusting my hours and if i didn't have a holiday planned for a month's time..i think i would probably throw it in right now!!

I don't think i've ever actually filled you in on what it is i do to pay my rent. I work at a hotel. Or should i say, 3 of them within a chain. I work on reception, so i check people in and out and deal with people when they have things go wrong. It's soul sucking work for me I gotta say. But it pays the bills, so I try not to complain too much. One of the plusses of working this type of job is that it's quite a ritzy hotel, and a lot of my favourite musicians tend to stay here. But I've worked out over time that this is not always a good thing. Because these people that i've idolised forever, I find out that they are not always the greatest of people. Sometimes they complain about stupid things, or they're arrogant. or mean, or sleazy, or watch heaps of porn, or walk out without paying their bill.

Learning this has been a good thing for me i think. I do tend to put my favourite people up on pedestals, and i think it's about time i stop doing that, so much anyway. Cause we all make mistakes, and we all have bad days I suppose.

Yeah. I should get back to work. My feet hurt.

Bring on the album release, I SAY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

C

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hey folks.

It's been a while so i thought I'd write an update for all ten of you that read this thing. (Hi mum!)

Music wise, the album is DONE! Finito! Complete! yeehaaw! I am starting work on artwork this week and we should have it pressed within 2 months.. pre release copies available for all the early birds anyway. Which is ridiculously exciting.

I've had a couple of gigs lately, which has been nice to be playing again since being in the confines of the studio. The charming and lovely Ben Thompson has been coming along and playing some acoustic as well, and he just so happens to be a genius on the thing. Check him out in my top friends and add him. Cause he's a star :)

The Rock boat is getting closer and I'm getting giddy. Booked my flight to the states and everything. WOOOOOOOOHOOOO. Bring it, i say!! I can't even begin to explain how excited i am about this.

I don't have much other news... i managed to set my microwave on fire last night, and it still smells. But it works, so we're all good. I got home from work and hadn't eaten all day and was starving, so i popped a few pappadums in and walked away, and then i turn around and they're on fire! My flat mate and i just kinda ran around, not really knowing what to do. We'd be hopeless in a real emergency. Note to all: Do not ask me to help in the event of a fire.

Life is hectic, but life is good. I'm running around like a piece of headless poultry, working a ridiculous number of jobs just so i can pay off the flight and get myself all squared off financially before heading off.

Oh and i put a few new photos up in the pics section as well.

THE MOST IMPORTANT NEWS OF ALL: I HAVE THE DAY OFF TOMORROW AND I'M GOING TO THE BEACH!

Take care all..

Love yas!!!

C
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