I used to get birthday anxiety but -
41 was the first time I’ve celebrated over the course of weeks, travelling, eating, spending time with ppl I love. Since time is an illusion anyway, might as well not conform and feel pressured to have it all sorted in 24 hours.
Highlights include a self-imposed retreat in the Budawangs, dumplings with my fam, phone calls and messages from friends & fam all over the world, running a marathon, a life-changing nudie swim at Pretty Beach, seeing a raunchy play with late night cocktails to follow, end-of-term work garden party with Ethiopian coffee and cake, and getting a tattoo.
I am blessed to be surrounded - by friends, by family, by Mother Nature. May I never take this life for granted.
#hbd2me
To my sister @chillwithcorihill - HBD 🥳💜💜💜
I can confidently say that I am as cool as I am because my sister paved the way. She has never EVER been the type of sister to make me feel anything other than loved. She is an incredible mother, friend, and positive force in this universe.
It’s been hard to be away from her and my family as long as I have been, but I still dream about our impending retirement and all the fun things we’ll finally get to do together on some island somewhere in the Pacific.
Love you forever & always Corwee x
I’m not sure if this is an encouraging, you should definitely have kids video or if it’s a warning PSA to discourage anyone from having kids.
Personally, my life is so much more interesting and dynamic with these little Australian ppl in it. I might not say it here enough but I love my children, like a lot.
Blessed to watch them grow this past year #2025
Sometimes I have to remind myself that I’m capable of big things. I forget a lot because I have a fish brain and tbh battling tall poppy in this country is a real thing.
So I’m putting together a lil folder of memories and this is one of my favourite 🥹
While living in Melbourne in 2011, after I’d barely been in the country for a year, I got to interview the legendary Gotye (pre-blow-up). He was super humble, interesting, funny. He was one artist I interviewed where I didn’t have to pretend to care. There’s so much ego in the music industry. It actually put me off pursuing a career in music until now.
Since then Gotye has gone on to do incredible things while also keeping a low profile. Bc I think he hates the music industry too. I see you, King 👑
Anyway, I think the bottom line is that I kind of hate industries in general while at the same time craving to be a part of one. It’s like with new media, self promotion and branding in general. Like, why. Why do we have to distill ourselves down to an aesthetic? 😒
But I don’t really care anymore. Or do I? 👀
I’m not sure tbh. I’m just leaning into it x
It’s almost Dragon time again! 🐉
In 2024 I had the good fortune to experience my first lil bush doof in one of the most spiritually sacred sites I’ve ever been to in Australia. The energy of this place spoke to me, calmed my nerves and aligned me with purpose. I was surrounded by my mother’s energy, dealt with big questions about motherhood in general, about being single and alone in the world again. But also, essentially was held by the friendships (new and old) of my Aussie fam - who make me feel seen and loved even as a strange man in a strange land x
Being snapped by @reelpixs - I actually remember this very moment (when you see someone seeing you… what a gift!). But being able to keep this memory this way, captured in my bliss. I am grateful, grateful 💜
So who’s coming this year?? #dragondreaming
