Tuesday 11 September 2012

Who said Churchies can't have fun......?
 
Give us a family owned warehouse, semi-censored DJ, stationary disco ball, home-made food, virgin sugar filled liquids...none of that Coke Zero crap...and a semi-lame theme, then we will give you a night that most wouldn't believe possible without the influence of some form of recreational substance...truth be told a few of these boys looked like they were on roids, but we will give them the benefit of the doubt.
 
I'm sure many people believe we sit around a fire, guitars in hand singing Kumbaya long into the night...well you wouldn't be half wrong...but not when celebrating the birth of our 'special' friends Jon, Topher and Ryan...all self proclaimed 'Lads'.

Along with the 'Lad' facade comes a certain reputation, this may explain why we had possibly the scariest looking security guard Perth had to offer.
His eyes were beady and stared straight through you, he was obese and covered in hair, his breath smelt like he had just devoured a small goat...believe it or not he even growled at some unsuspecting guests...maybe it was their own fault, didn't give the top-secret password fast enough or tried striking up witty conversation the funny looking child holding him...
 
 
...i think i am right in saying we all felt very safe.
 
Walking in there was Jack Sparrow on your left, Tennis pros on your right and a very voluptuous lady whose derriere looked as though the whole party was orbiting around it...everything was a glittery-red and fluro-orange blur...
 
 
It wasn't until sHE turned around that the ugly truth was unveiled...
 
 
...ohhh Topher! It's his party and he can drag if he wants to ;)
 
The party's saving grace was the awesomely photogenic DJ...DJ Kez...kept that party going from 8pm to 2am. Awesome Effort!
 
 
...a few explicits slipped through warranting little girlish squeals from the younguns...followed by awkward stares, innocent eyes searching through the dance floor to see if anyone had given DJ Kez a spanking...don't worry Topher was ALL over that.
 
One thing I can say about the kids at my church are that we are an attractive bunch...yeah tooting my own horn and all...but truly with the help of a little post-editing every single one of them were model ready...though this may say more about the birthday boys and the calibre of people they chose to socialise with...hmmm
But don't take my word for it...here are a few of the beautiful people :)
 

 
 
 
 
 

 
 
 
 
 

 

 

 
 



















 
 
 
 
 



...see what i mean...hot stuff!

Showing these photos to work colleges was just as entertaining as actually being at the party...attempting to convince them that on a Friday night all this was accomplished 100% sober was almost impossible...fair enough they were witnesses to Topher's costume choice...but really can we not have parties these days sober?
 
Do we really just find each other so boring and awkward that the only way to break the ice is to get 'sooooooooooo wasted' ???
 
...not us churchies ;)
 

kaikai x

 
 

Saturday 7 July 2012

Night on the Tar



In a few weeks i will be heading East for 10 days to snowboard. This is a new and exciting sport for me, raised in Western Australia where 10 degrees Celsius is 'freezing' and people have garden weddings in winter, i have not yet had the opportunity to explore snow sports...being born in England, having an athletic build and pretty good coordination, i was hoping my Ancestral roots would shine through and I would glide through the snow with ease, grace and the technique of Torah Bright, impressing everyone in sight and possibly being signed by Roxy...reality was rudely thrust upon me by (self proclaimed) experienced snowboarders, enlightening me to the almost definite pain my not-so-well-endowed gluteus maximus will be in...bum pad jokes were exchanged here and there.

So rather than go out onto the snow a freshie i thought i would do a little practice....bracing myself for cuts, scrapes, scars and bruises i am now adopting long boarding...now hold your horses and don't expect anything amazingly radical like back flips but i must admit i think i am getting the hang of it. There are some who say long boarding is nothing like snowboarding and to them i say 'shut up and stop bursting my bubble'...but in all honesty i am loving long boarding and when i am back from snow boarding i do believe i will invest in a kick ass long board...along with all the other 'gnarley' peeps :)

So bored was I on Saturday night that i though i would 'take to the streets' with my new found talent and document in the way i love best...







No i did not fall over...i was deep in thought...but are you as impressed as i am that i didn't fall over whilst wearing ugg boots and my new skinny jeans!...a talent within itself i do believe. Cudos to my gorgeous friend Jessie Rae (JRae) for doing me a solid and picking up Fletcher (my camera) and helping me out.

kaikaix

photos by Jessie Rae Clarke

edited by Kai West