Hearin' - Reckless : Australian Crawl
who keeps slapping me across the sinuses with his trunk.
or that's what it feels like anyway.
My niece had her 2nd bub yesterday, 11lbs. OUCH!!!!!!! There were some complications with his birth, so he's in Special Care for a week or so, but he's doing well.
Cos I have been in bed all day sleeping [ I must have been a cat in a former life] I have nothing to really talk about.
I did reorganise iTunes and then resynched my Ipod, but that's about it.
Oh wait, I also recharged my mobile. LOL
Such an exciting life I lead.
'Avagoodweekend mateys!
Hearin' - A Winter's Tale - Queen
Readin' - Kleenex Aloe Vera Tissue Box [ ooh, a competiton to win stuff!]
I am hanging out for the new Die Hard 4.0 movie to be released here. I am trying to avoid anything remotely review'ish or critic'ish but I have to say, I watched a trailer of it with the most awesome stunt involving a chopper. Apparently Bruce Willis has done all his own stunts in this one, so it's sounding great so far. No CGI to distract me as I look at how they did it, instead of what just happened.
Then, today I clicked on a critics review...
and have to say, oi, nutjob, it's entertainment not frickin' brain surgery! I am not expecting some highbrow epic. Everybody already knows what the storyline is going to be along the lines of. I don't really give a shit about the plot apart from the good guy wins and saves the world. As long as it has a storyline that you can follow without having to analyse your eyeballs for clues later, I'm happy. People need the obvious sometimes.
Bruce Willis has always been really good at saving the world too *G*
And of course they brought up my current pet media peeve, age. Gawd blimey. Someone grab my eyeballs as they roll past them and post them back please.
I hope it blitzes the box office and makes them look like dimwits.
of a clever little pig.
He could play the violin and do the irish jig,
but the other little piggies wouldn't ask him out to tea,
cos he didn't have a handkerchief,no, not he.
has my grandaughter in fits of giggles when I sing this to her. It's a fitting rhyme at the moment as the house elves have all had a flu/cold since Thursday. I got it Friday and still feel like I've been smacked across the face with a hammer.
Pebbles the cat had an adventure today. She went to jump upon the gallery/ [ 2 storey mcmansion house] balcony rail and kept going. Luckily for her I had anticipated this happening at some point and we have a couch right under it, she missed the youngest daughter sitting there and landed on the cushions, bounced and landed on the floor. She's fine but has refused to get off my lap ever since.
The daughter got a huge fright too and has also recovered from the cat dropping from a great height.
Hearin' : Mai Piu' Cosi' Lontano - Andrea Bocelli
readin' : Life Expectancy - Dean Koontz
but has anyone noticed how the *age* word has been bandied around again? As in, too old, not up with the times etc and all those other buzz phrases? A mere few months ago we were being told by the media that people over 50ish could still work and had valuable contributions that shouldn't be tarnished by a number. You know, so we don't become a future drain on the young one's pockets.
So... how come the same media are now saying the PM is too old to run?
What about issues? or can't they be bothered to write a real story with facts other than his age? and why are we now suddenly ageing after aging for a really long time? I can think of plenty of things other than his age to complain about.
The recent return to age bashing is getting old [no pun intended] We spend years getting old enough to do stuff, only to miss out because we're too old! Happens in sport too, I personally think if you still want to do stuff and are still capable, then it's put up or shut up to all the too old comments that are going on.
Wait your turn Whippersnappers, we nearly oldies ain't done yet and if someone tries to jump my queue, they'll get smacked with my walking stick!
I obviously am not young enough to know it all, nor old enough to have forgotten it all.
Hugs Bugs!
Hearin' : Just a song about Ping Pong : Operator Please
Readin' : Life Expectancy : Dean Koontz
Feast One Hundred and Fifty Four
Appetizer
On a scale of 1 to 10 with 10 being highest, how polite are you?
10. Lower of course depending on how rude someone is being to me. I dislike rude impatient pushy people.
Soup
What was the last thing that made you laugh out loud?
Watching Bubbles trying to blow her first raspberry.
Salad
Who is your favorite cartoon character?
Road Runner, I can watch him for hours.
Main Course
Tell about the funniest teacher you ever had.
He was the spitting image of Ted Mulry.
Dessert
Complete this sentence: I strongly believe that education gives freedom.
Went to my accountant today and got all thebusiness tax stuff done. Phew.
I've spent the last few days running around looking for a receipt that decided it didn't want to live in the file with the rest. No clue where it went, so had to organise a duplicate. Then as I was printing out invoices, the printer decided it wanted a holiday. In the end I grabbed another one from my stash and finally! got everything finished.
Filled in the rest of the paperwork to transfer everything back to me, so it's all finished with now.
The bub has had reflux quite badly for the last week and she will only let her Mum or Nana anywhere near her and only tends to sleep in hour stretches. She definitely has a good set of lungs.
Anyway, I'm tired and a little sad cos I am homesick and disillusioned with the world today. so, I'm going for a nanny nap.
Hearin' : Let the canefields burn - Graeme Connors
Readin' : The insides of my eyelids
chocolate scented candles Yum!
I've been reorganising the house, sorting out the crap I really want from the tonnes of stuff we've carted around *just in case* for the last 7 moves. Somehow I don't think I'll be needing the box of staff training sessions I did for the bank. I left in 1999.Hubby has car parts for a car we haven't owned since 1989. Scary, huh? LOL
I don't think he's ever going to be so busy as a mechanic that he needs 8 wrench sets.
We also have kids bikes from when the 25 yr old was 5 and so many stuffed animals it is freaking unbelievable. 4 large boxes. Amazing how I haven't managed to toss them before this. I have a sneaking suspicion the kidlets conned Dad into putting them into his pile so I wouldn't notice.
I found stuff I haven't seen in 15 years. My prized record albums [ ya know, vinyl!] and a crystal radio I got for my 12th birthday. It still works, so do the records.
A Tenderheart carebear that I got given in 1985.
Our first mobile phone from 1995.
An original cabbage patch doll - repaired. She got squished in a Perth motorbike shop when one of the stands gave way and the bikes fell on everyone. Luckily the eldest was holding her doll and she was only cut slightly, the doll had to go to hospital with critical injuries.
An original Teddy Ruxpin with only one eye.
You don't want to know how much computer bits we have. Anyone remember the hand held scanners? Iomega Zip Drive? ROFL weird how it all seems such ancient technology now, yet some of it is not even 10 years old. I also found my original Mac, an Apple IIe.
So, we're going to take it all down to one of the markets and the rest is going to the tip.
This time I'm going to be heartless. *g* No longer will the plaintive cry of but what if we need it! work.
Hearin' : Little Red Corvette : Prince
Readin' : The insides of my eyelids
so much to tell and yet.. I can't fully yet. Don't want to jinx it all. I'm starting to feel a little Kylie'ish as I am reworking myself yet again and need a little time to work out the best way of segregating the different work areas before one overwhelms the other. Evolving is good, right?
I also need to learn to be less private and hidden. I'm extremely uncomfortable when I'm noticed and struggle with that side of it. I tend to hide my personality and hide away until everyone moves on. Web design allows me to work anonymously, but the one I love doing the most, Art, doesn't really work well if you're anonymous.
Not. smart.
Anyway...
Art -
Been a bit neglected for the web design side, have to get stuff done though.
I've just signed up to ArtWanted.com and ArtCardsWanted.com for exposure and to trade ATC's and sell ACEO's* online. It's easier to sell via a well known site than it is to sell from your own site. I'm not sure Ebay is the way to go, so went with Art based sites instead.
Still working on masks with D3. Hopefully some pics tomorrow night, if they've dried out enough to work with tomorrow. I'm almost finished another piece that can be put online.
I'm going to be doing some original ACEO's tomorrow as well, so will put the link up when they're up.
[* If you want more info on what ATC's and ACEO's are, go here, they explain it much better than me.]
Web Design -
As I mentioned, I have a regular in house web designer gig now as well as existing clients, so not looking for any more work in that area.
R - Adam Thompson is an Aussie, lead singer for Chocolate Starfish, remember Four Letter Word???? LOL His site is here. Knock yourself out *g*
Granddaughter loves Nana singing Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star. Only Nana and only Twinkle. She's getting teeth already and today that was the only thing that would stop her screaming. No clue why, I sound like a cat in a sack. So, I walked around the house singing madly for over an hour. She does NOT like Rock a bye baby, must be the idea of falling out of the tree. I might have to introduce her to Nana's favourite music. hehehehehe.
Yes, everyone else in the house hid.
Hearin' : Play Me : Adam Thompson
Readin' : The Icebound Land : John Flanagan
Appetizer
Describe a toy you remember from your childhood.
A doll high chair. Never really played with it though as I was [am] a tomboy.
Soup
On a scale of 1 to 10 (with 10 being highest) how observant are you?
Top10 and it drives everyone around me nuts.
Salad
Where would you rather be at this very moment?
At the beach in the tropics. I never thought I'd say this but I miss Townsville. Probably cos it's cold and wet here.
Main Course
When was the last time you learned something new?
Every day. I constantly research for both jobs *g* I have an insatiable curiosity about lots of things, so go hunting for info.
Dessert
Fill in the blank: I have kissed but I haven�t told.
Hearin' : Teenagers : My Chemical Romance
Readin' : The Icebound Land : John Flanagan
I woke up grumpy today and never really got out of it. No clue why.
My grumpy mood was not helped by the fact it was Dipshit Day on the roads again. I wish the state govts would get their act together and bring back Give way to the right. Seriously, people drive that way anyway and there'd be less accidents at roundabouts etc. I have even seen numerous Learner drivers do it with real Instructors in the cars and as we all know, as a general rule Learners do not budge unless told to.
Yesterday a garbage truck managed to hit a light pole in the supermarket car park. It's not like they're placed like an obstacle course. Bit like the Boat? What Boat? commercial. Drove past later to see fireys and cops everywhere, so probably kids pinched it and took it to show their mates that hang out down there all night.
My sister rang and we had a discussion about what our gandchildren will call us when they can talk, she says Nanny sounds younger than Nana. harumph, does not! I said being a grandmother doesn't make me feel old. Being called a Great Aunt does! LOL
So after I got home from work, picking the kids up and burping the grandbaby I decided to make myself happier by spending some money. As you do. heh.
I bought a cd of Live at the Palace by Adam Thompson. I always thought it was sold out but he has it listed on his site, so I thought I'd grab it while it was around again.
I'm off to draw and paint before my head explodes.
Hearin' - I don't remember - Powderfinger
Readin' - When Hitler Stole Pink Rabbit - Judith Kerr
In the world of child, I am the equivalent of the Evil Witch.
I just scared the crap out of the 12 year old by IM'ing him. ROFLMAO
Now he thinks I really can see everything he's doing!
Daughter 2 does not have a brain tumour or a brain injury.
She does however have primary generalised epilepsy and will have to take medication for the rest of her life. The drug she's on can cause birth defects, so she can only have well planned pregnancies and can't drink alcohol at all. A certain light pulse sets it off, so no disco's for her anymore and she has to watch tv with the light on, she also has to be careful of flashes and flickering lights. But, she's fine, it could have been a lot worse.
I'm teaching Daughter 3 to gild this weekend LOL This shall be interesting! I'm also showing her how to mould a leather mask and some other stuff for her Art assignment. So we're having a Mother Daughter playdate. heh. I'll put some pics up.
I've also got a gilding workshop to organise for. I'm debating whether to cover oil gilding as well or just get them to concentrate on water gilding techniques. They'd probably only ever use gilding on paper, but it's always good to have a starting point for new techniques.
I'm working as an inhouse web designer for a printing business, so although I have been flat chat I don't have anything to put online. Still working towards an exhibition, so have enough to keep me out of trouble for a while.
Aussies had a good weekend in Motor Racing. I nearly fell off the bed when I switched to F1 and Mark Webber was 3rd. His car didn't croak it! Amazing.
Casey Stoner is doing well in Motogp, he doesn't look very fazed by anyone this season and Chris Vermulen is getting up there too.
All in all, it was a good weekend with all my fave sportsmen on top of the heap.
And, on that note, I am going to bed, I am exhausted! Night :-)
Max Biaggi won race 2 at Brno after a 2nd in race 1, which makes him 2nd in the WSBK Championship.
He's only the 2nd rider ever to score more than 10 podiums in 16 races [ 11, 2 of which are wins] according to wsbk.com
Gotta be happy if you're a Max fan and if not, sux to be you :-)
Yes,that's a bit childish but oh well.
V8's, F1, WSBK, Motogp and Le Tour de France all on at the same time.
I will admit to a bit of ad fatigue though on SBS of all channels. They really ought to give Sniff'n'Stiff a night off. I can't even begin to articulate how much I hate that freaking ad right now.
So, I'm watching Superpole timing live for WSBK on their site while alternating between the sprints on SBS and F1 qualifying. I am the Queen of Useless Multitasking LOL
The 2 youngest are happy as pigs in mud today, D3 got her copy of Harry Potter and limited edition owl and the boy is on a sleepover birthday party. So nary a whine was heard from either of them today. The baby is settled into a routine now and you wouldn't even really know there's a 9 week old in the house as she rarely cries.
Monday is D- Day for the results of D1's tests. I have everything I can think of crossed that it's good news.
Hubby got given a weight machine, so more junk to sit in the bloody shed gathering dust. Then again, he may surprise me LOL Doubtful.
Ok, I am off to snooze as I am off to the market tomorrow morning to see what I can buy.
Catchyas later!
I'm scared to comment anywhere.
Several of my fave bloggers have had to resort to protected/hidden blogs for various reasons and I worry that I may accidentally *out* them. Plus, I read via feeds so tend to forget to click through, no, not really forget, it's usually for the reasons below. I get frustrated and then forget what I was going to type OR change my mind about posting it in case it sounds stupid/rude etc. While self censorship is not a bad thing that some people should excercise more of while online, it's not always a good thing either.
Isn't it interesting that something that promised so much in terms of freeing our lives up so that we have more free time to socialise in fact ties us up longer in trying to get to the goal of actually doing the socialising. In the time it takes me to read, then navigate to a comment section, then navigate the catchpa and log in repeatedly [ Yes, Blogger, that is YOU I am especially evilly squinting at! Fix the bloody login.] just to add my 10c worth, it takes so bloody long that I've forgotten what my 10c was and/or it's value has gone down.
So many blogs & sites now require you to log in just to comment and really, who can remember all the different usernames/passwords, so you then wonder how the hell you managed to remember stuff before computers and their handy *Remember Me* which doesn't work if you delete your cookies or are on a different page of the site when you try to log in.
So, pretty much I say nothing and let people wonder who the visitor was that reads all the time and says nothing. I am one of the noone's.
Which brings me to this...
I keep seeing that phrase mentioned on blogs I read. The owner laments that *no one* is reading, when what they should be saying is no one is commenting and ask themselves Why? Obviously if I found them and read it, then someone is reading.
The answer is simple really and has nothing to do with their writing style, personality or if they're one of the popular kids. So many abandon their blogs etc because they think noone cares.
We're being spammed into oblivion.
I often think the solution to spam is not chasing down the spammers but get the dipshits who respond to them and make it worth their while to keep spamming.
It's gotten to the stage where you never know if someone has actually gotten your email or comments or we don't bother because of the hoops we have to jump through just to communicate. The avalanche of spam that results from putting your email address or blog link for the harvesters to find is the Interwebs birth control.
My personal fave is emails from me to me that I obviously sent while my other personality took over to sell myself some p*nis* extending product or v**gra [ See! can't even type out whole words now or there'll be more spam.] or how to buy pirated software [Interesting that they expect me to pay them for it though]
I know I have some who visit here on a regular basis and have never commented or have and been accidentally consigned to Spam Hell. So, Hi! Thanks for visiting :-)
I was driving to pick up the youngest daughter from school today and it started hailing. Unfortunately for me, I had the window open. Youngest ended up with hail in her pockets. They'd been let out of school early and she was standing under a tree looking very forlorn.
I also saw this delightful new line in asspants. Cheap at $9-99 I reckon *G*
I have drafts of posts half finished because every time I start writing I get interrupted. Here's the tale so far
- In Victoria if you damage your vehicle while trying to avoid some dickhead on the road who has run a Give Way sign, tough noogies. It is not an accident and they don't have to worry about even stopping or pay for the damage they caused.
No wonder there is an increase in road rage and insurance premiums.
OTOH, if you hit their car, it's their fault and they have to pay.
Guess which one happened to us.
I have been busy watching Le Tour de France, boohoo 3 Aussies out in one stage yesterday. We do have 2 left though, Cadel Evans and Simon Gerrans as well as the German dude who used to be an Aussie errr, Herman?
Shit. I just lost my net connection, I am starting to think the Universe is trying to tell me something! back shortly.
Ok, so it took me longer than I thought and now I've lost my train of thought. Bugger, I hate when that happens!
F1 on Ten or Tour De France on SBS ?
How about both. heh. Ten on TV and SBS on laptop.
happiness.
SOME say there are no flies on Coles when it comes to supermarkets, but the company's latest catalogue appears to tell a different story. Read More: There's truth in advertising
I haven't had a very good week.
On the up side though, my ebay seller has come through and I haven't lost $165. YAY! Now to think of a really nice positive. I won't be paying by direct deposit anymore though as I think I held my breath for 2 weeks while waiting and that's VERY uncomfortable *g*
We have less kids here for the weekend. Anyone and I mean ANYONE wakes me up tomorrow morning and they will be really sorry!
'avagoodweegend mateys!
Well, still stuck in bed, foot propped up and bored shitless. I hate not being able to get stuff done. I even missed out on minigolf :-(
So, I've watched DVDs, redesigned some client layouts, getting ready to convert one to a cms, making templates for them and faffing around. I've also had time to just surf the net aimlessly. I watched a few vids on youtube etc. I watched my Ayrton Senna dvd and Faster as well, so was thinking. Yep, very dangerous *g*
Recently I've had a few people come through here searching Max Biaggi with some not so nice words following behind. A lot were related to the off at Misano. Not to mention my troll, who has a caniption and emails me love letters every time I type the words Max Biaggi here.
Anyway, I was watching an interview yesterday that Jackie Stewart did with Ayrton Senna when he asked him about the number of incidents in his career and Ayrton said to him that he goes out there to win, not to come 2nd or 3rd and if he sees a spot he goes for it, sometimes it works, sometimes it doesn't.
Well, I'm guessing [don't know] that Max would pretty much feel the same way. It's his job [ as well as his ambition] to get the best placing he can. I've watched Max race for a long time, he's very rarely not finished a race, even if he crashed out. He won 4 World Championships in 250cc's, he consistently placed in the Top Ten riders in Motogp, usually at the higher end. He's gone out in WSBK and pretty much continued the consistency this year at unfamiliar tracks.
He's not a dangerous Rider, I don't often raise my eyebrow and say WTF is he doing while he's on the track. If I got the chance, I'd be on the back of his bike and not even blink, wouldn't even care what my Mum thought, it's not like he doesn't know what he's doing.
You don't have to like him, but seriously, might be time for some net peeps to have a little downtime from Google. Oh, and try going and seeing him do promo stuff, I've never once seen him anything other than friendly. Not everything you read or hear is true.
* One of these days I am going to win the Ducati ride with Randy Mamola at the Motogp. Except this year, as I can't go as I have an appointment elsewhere :-(
well. I have been stuck in bed since Friday. I sprained my ankle and can't get back down the stairs. Next house will be single storey, I tell ya.
Taking the munchkin to Mini Golf tomorrow with one of his mates. It was arranged last weekend so I don't want to put it off. He's been complaining that he doesn't get time with Mum anymore, so I don't think I'd be game to cancel.
Motogp just started, so I'll have to loveya's and leaveya's LOL Go Casey!
this is a test post using windows live writer. I may or may not keep using it.
S'ok so far, but it might help me be a bit more consistent at posting as I don't have to log in and be online.
Ya know the old saying "If it ain't broke, don't fix it" this is also true for baby formula.
Bubble's formula was replaced with a you beaut new version by the manufacturer. It's caused such a severe reaction in her tummy that she's now lactose intolerant and is on Soy formula. We're hoping it's a temporary thing though. Yes, she's genetically disposed towards it as all of my kids were dairy/lactose intolerant but she'd been tolerating the formula quite well until this new stuff was added. Fuckwits.
They should be made to look after a screaming projectile chucky farty baby with really BAD nappies and excema for 72 hours straight and see if they still think their improvements are improvements. Dickheads.
Anyhoo, Youngest daughters formal arrangements are working out. No 2 daughter has strted having tests to determine what caused her seizure and No 1 daughter got sent to bed to get some sleep and I had 8 hours all alone with Bubbles [ who loves her Nana and we spent most of that time poking tongues at each other] She's funny though as she hates the Nana with glasses but then gives me big smiles when I take them off and realises it's me LOL So cute!
I've been so busy that I haven't had time to paint :-( and yes, it causes me to go nuts. I can't even go to the bathroom by myself as even the cat won't leave me alone! I'm starting to feel like the little old lady who lived in a shoe!
I have to paint [as in a commission piece] this weekend and next week so I should be less in the mood of ripping people's heads off shoulders and inserting elsewhere then. I've been asked to teach gilding as well for a class,so better get my butt into gear.
Yes, I'm also going to be changing the site/blog design, so that won't be a shock to anyone now *g* I really, really like it too.
Did anyone see the crash between Haga and Max last weekend? Holy Shit! I think I actually stopped breathing. It's the worst off I've ever seen Max have. Stone chucking? hmmmmm, I thought that was a bit rude of Haga. From what I saw it looked like he turned in as Max was going through, sooo.....people in glass houses and all that.
Anyway. Neither were injured seriously and did the 2nd race and both got on the podium. I bet they're sore now though. Tumbling through gravel at 260 kmh is not gonna be pain free.
Ok, I'm done rambling. Nite!
I have had the day from hell. Everything I've touched has turned to shit GRRRRRRRR
I am so freaking frustrated. It is absolutely unbelievable that my love has turned on me with a vengeance today. I am talking about technology of course! I even resorted to threats of purchasing new stuff rather than deal with the crap anything digital was giving me today. Yes, including my beloved desktop.
So, I think before I start throwing things out the window [ Yes, Ipod, I am talking to you!] I will spend some time reading a book and watching State of Origin
[Go the Canetoads!] catch up on some sleep and burrp the grandaughter LOL
Bubbles is driving her Mum nuts. heh. She won't burp or sleep except if Nana does it.
So eldest is staying longer now. Hmmmm, I smell a conspiracy.
2nd eldest is okay, hasn't had another seizure, we saw her boss today and let him know. She's still a bit sore muscle wise though.
Youngest daughter is on track with arrangements for her formal, hair and nails are organised, we got her jewellery today and her dress is nearly finished. Phew! and to think I did all of this in a week. Her formal is the 22nd June, who has a formal in the middle of the school year? I ask you! especially during VCE.
Son is fine, he's playing Sofcrosse [ kids version of La Crosse ] but I don't even want to think about it LOL It's one of those Look the other way Mum type of things.
I've always tried really hard not to be over protective of him and let him do stuff, but sometimes I wish he'd give me a small break. He's pretty good though about what he can do and knows he can't play any full contact sports. So, I shouldn't whinge.
Part of my angsty bitchiness lately though is I've been let down repeatedly by a friend. I don't know whether it's because I'm too easygoing or what. It's the 2nd time this year it's happened [ someone else this time ] and I am really, really po'd. I've given way more leeway this time especially, hoping they would get their shit together but it has gotten worse. It's gotten to the point where I can't ignore it though. I have given them several *outs* but then they've told me it's ok. And then done it again. I'm tired of making excuses so I might have to just cut the strings.
Arrgh. Enough of the whiny baby stuff! I'm off to cuddle a baby*! Nite.
* Yes, it is really cool being the Nana instead. I only get the good bits!
I had high hopes for this year. Then little things started to go downhill, stuff you get pissed off about but move along. Sometimes though, I get awfully tired of dealing and being the strong calm one during this sort of thing...
Today though our 2nd eldest daughter was out and about with her BF. They went to St Kilda for the day by train, leaving his car at the station. At 3.50 pm we got a phone call from him, she'd fainted and could we drive in and pick them up. Ok. So off we go, finally find them and no, she hadn't fainted at all. She looked horrible and I said to husband, this is not good. She tried to walk towards us and nearly fell over, then threw up. [ Good girl, she threw up all over her Dad. heh. see, I have trained them well! ]
Luckily for her, an off duty neuro nurse had been there and stayed with them until we got there as it turns out she had a tonic-clonic seizure [ Grand Mal seizure ] and she told me what had actually happened, which was a bit scary. D2 was freezing literally, so we tossed them in the car with the heater and jackets on. We spent 8 hours at Emergency as they kept her there to observe her and make sure she was ok. When she'd started to seize, she fell and hit the shelves in the shop so has some cuts and bruises on her face & neck. She's ok now but still a bit off with a headache and feeling slightly sick still.
I told her shelf surfing is not an olympic sport but could become an official extreme sport if she kept it up, just think of the numerous endorsements she could get deals for! Yes, I know, I react calmly and efficiently to drama while it's occuring but once I know everything is under control I revert to my natural smartass tendency, so that I don't become a hysterical quivering mess. Which you know, child in pain/hurt/sick tends to set off rage and all sorts of reactions in Mothers. As you will note below with the followig extra added info I found out once we got there..
I won't even mention the fact that someone wouldn't let anyone there call an ambulance as neither of the 2 totally fully grown adults don't freaking have ambo cover, and ya know, it would cost too much money to call one. They'll have it on Tuesday or they won't ever need any kind of coverage again, because I will kill them! So, in the interim we've told both of them that if it happens again in the meantime, just call it and we'll pay. I couldn't believe it. In Qld ambulance cover is paid by everyone via compulsory subscriptions in Electricity bills. I'm not quite sure WHY they don't have cover but Mummy nagging will fix that pdq.
She's got to have some more tests and an MRI which they'll probably have to knock her out for. I have no doubt that she can also stop an MRI machine dead in it's tracks. Then they can organise a treatment plan, I'm hoping they are wrong and this is a one off, but if it's not, we'll deal.
On a brighter note, I had a pretty good birthday on Friday but wasn't one of the lucky 10 finalists to try to win a plasma tv in a competition I got down to 50 people only. Bummer. We didn't go out for dinner though as we were supposed to do that tonight. I still had dinner out tonight though. Maccas that hubby went and got for me and I ate in the Emergency Dept.That counts, right? LOL I did get an Ipod, a watch and 2 books and 2 bunches of flowers and lots of hugs and kisses from grandkidlets.
Anyway, I am done for now. I'm sure I'll be able to get to sleep now. As the Aussie govt graciously gives me a long weekend holiday for my birthday I am off to enjoy it! Avagoodweekend mateys!
Sorry! Been busy with the new grandaughter [ who shall be known as Bubbles from now on] and working. Haven't had time to scratch myself. Bubbles is a very placid baby and everyone here is completely smitten. I also just finished this site for Lesley
Vintage Pretty and Pink
I helped Yoda with his science project, a model of a cyclone, 2 bottles with hole drilled in each cap, stuck together with silicone, when you turn it upside down the vortex forms as it goes into the empty bottle. Luckily for me,it didn't explode and cover everyone in red food dyed water. I jumped every time the phone rang thinking it was the school LOL
Hubby left on Thursday on a Drivers Course, just in case they break down, he follows them around to do repairs. It's a family joke, every time there's something on or a kid is sick, he's away. This is the reason he's retiring in Nov after 21.5 years, we've both had enough of it. I have to say though, that this lot is the worst I've ever had to deal with in terms of planning to have any kind of family life. Couldn't plan their way out of a paper bag with a knife and map.
I have had some fun with it though, telling everyone he's going to be a pensioner. heh
Anyway, here's a pic of Bubbles and I... She has my smartass personality already. Fake burps too ROFL
Well, Yesterday was fun. Except for the first part where I learnt that I am still physically stronger than I look, also that I am too short for my head to be outside the MRI machine very much. No wonder shop assistants don't see me standing right in front of them, and here I was thinking they were just rude or I was becoming invisible.
Before we moved to the big smoke I was never claustophobic although I've never liked being around a lot of people in small spaces but that was about it . One trip on the city loop tram here fixed all that.
So, as I was going into the machine I had a panic attack, hands up on the entry part of the machine and no way was I going in any further. I stopped the MRI table dead in it's tracks. Don't think I'll be invited back to that party again LOL I have to say the technician was great and I did end up having the MRI *without* the mirror glasses. I think that was the problem as I couldn't see where I was. The tech did say he'd never seen anyone actually stop the table from moving though LOL
I was extremely embarassed.
Then I did the quick dash home to change, put on lots of makeup* and get into the city before 9.30am so I could go to Deal or No Deal. Was great fun, they fed us as well and they're not stingy either. Definitely worth the peak hour freeway crawl into the city from the SE 'burbs.
Andrew O'Keefe really is a nice guy and kept us entertained the whole time. No way could anyone say he's rude or standoffish to people. He did say that hearing the news about Bert's Family Feud being axed made him feel like he'd killed Bambi, which when you think about it, is a totally correct analogy *snicker* I met John Deeks, he's a nice guy as well and very entertaining too, especially if he sits near you while he's doing the crowd warm ups. I was trying to work out how I knew his voice. DUH. The Tattslotto draw dude. [ ok, I didn't realise that until MUCH later, like 8 hours after I got home!]
I was extremely embarassed.
2 extremely embarassing moments in one day, not bad huh? ROFLMAO Woohoo, glad to see I have not lost my touch.
It's a great way to spend a day though and you have a lot of fun at the same time, even better if you get to win money *g* which I didn't but it was worth going to anyway. If you don't get upon the podium, you can go to the show again too. You can register to audition here My only downside was that I missed todays Deal or No Deal episode :-( ..... heeehee, that was a REALLY lame joke, I know.
*I just switched makeup brands, to Bare Escentuals. Doesn't make the wrinkles as obvious while trying to cover up the rest *g* I love it. I haven't had any kind of allergic reaction to it at all and it's not heavy. Covers everything up too. heh. It is more expensive to buy as a one off, but it lasts a lot longer than the normal tube or jar of foundation so it works out about the same cost over time. Another plus is the shade will never be discontinued as you can mix to make your own.
Anyway, that was my day, how was yours? I am off to paint and spend the weekend watching V8 Supercars. and finishing the Serpent Bride.
Avagoodone!
MWAH!
Sorry, got distracted by pretty shiny things on my way to blog *g*
I got The Serpent Bride by Sara Douglass for Mothers Day, so I've been busy reading and reading and watching Motorsport. I also got a Gizmo doll [ from the Gremlins] that's already driven me batshit. It sings the Gremlin song and sways back and forth when you clap at it, so of course everybody keeps sneaking up behind me and clapping. I took it's batteries out.
heh. Might even solder up the battery compartment if they keep it up.
Watched WSBK and F1 on Sunday night. Great racing. I was really happy Ant West made it up to the podium in Supersport, especially as he was new to both bike and the circuit. See, I do follow Aussies as well!
Max had a pretty good race the1st race and then was on his way to another podium in the 2nd race but his clutch was damaged earlier and he almost crashed coming out of the corner. So he finished 5th, but, hey, that's racing. Was great to watch as they were all going for it.
I've got 3 invitations to Joost to give away, if anyone wants one, drop me a line at antikva at gmail.com
Apart from that, I haven't done anything that required great thought apart from being cranky that the solo I was preparing for has been cancelled :-( I can't even argue with them cos the whole place got cancelled too.
But, I have options, so I'm thinking those through.
I'm off to catch up *g*
I'm back, still on antibiotics but a LOT better.
Nothing interesting to report though. Been very boring round here. Eldest is still pregnant. Next Friday is going to be hectic, so I shall need to conserve my strength *g* MRI at 7.30am then I have to be at a tv studio at 9.30am. I got on a game show LOL
I am such a dag.
Catchya's tomorrow!
I won't be around for a few days. I am not well.
Hope everyone has a good weekend and don't do anything I wouldn't, which means your options are very limited LOL
Hugs Bugs!
Heh. Kids discovered a pic of me wearing my Rollers trews. No, I am not putting up a pic of my Roller fan days. I liked Les McKeown but unlike my best friend Michelle, I didn't kiss the tv set during their videos on Countdown *g* I did however spend a lot of time staring at my posters of Les, shocking they were! he had a bare chest! My Dad concluded that was why I suddenly started shaving my legs and grounded me. Seriously LOL He took a bit longer to catch onto the OMG!!!!My daughter is plucking her eyebrows bit. Then I was grounded some more.
I'm sure he had to resist the urge to ground me for letting my daughters shave their legs and wax their eyebrows too ROFLMAO
I figured seeing as how the world didn't come to a screeching halt because Bella admitted to being a closet Justin Timberlake fan, it wouldn't hurt for me to admit that I still love the Bay City Rollers and listen to them at least once a week. I converted all my records and have all of them in iTunes *G* When I get really po'd at the world I listen to the Rollers. Les is still HOTT [ for the troll playing at home]
Soooo, anyway, I went to his official site after all the hysterical cackling by children was done and apparently he might be coming back to Oz for shows. He's on MySpace too, so of course I added him to my friends list thingy. He's put up a great version of Feels Like Making Love.
Well, enough from Nostalgia Central. I am redoing my template, so I might suddenly change in the next day or 2.
Listenin' - Hot Child in the City : Bay City Rollers
Feelin' - happy
Ok.
My options are
a/ Researching and playing with different CMS to implement. Drupal and Joomla! so far, any others that I should know about?
OR
b/ I got accepted as a beta tester for Joost and installed it. I have free to air internet tv with a sci fi channel! Actually the channels look really cool so far, the kids will be happy too. Even if the head ogre is blocking the remote, they can watch tv on one of the pc's. I might get left alone for 15 minutes now *g*
So,my dilemna is the pretty shiny things, which one do I play with first? heh.
Appetizer
When you were a child, which crayon color was your favorite?
Black
Soup
On a scale of 1 to 10 (with 10 being highest), how likely would you be to change jobs if it required you to move?
ROFLMAO we move all the time. Occupational hazard. Errm, 1
Salad
Take all the numbers in your birthday and your phone number and add them up, one by one. What’s the total?
66
Main Course
Have you ever “re-gifted” anything? If so, what was it and who did you pass it on to?
No.
Dessert
Name something you need from the store.
Milk.
I remember why I stopped doing full time web dev/design now.
The ex-client is lucky I am professional, something they would be wise to start doing. You know that old * Be careful what you wish for* saying? Quite.
I am a little black thundercloud. I am going to work on my latest piece so I can resist the urge to smack someone around the ears. They are SO lucky the cane has not arrived yet, aluminium crutches just don't have the same effect.
back later.
I have some sites I like to visit before I get to the stage of choking the life out of a client. They remind me that there are much dumber one's out there *g*
This one however is my favourite so far Stupid Client Quote #29 well, that and people that think all we do is tell the computer what we want and Voila! It does everything. Put them in the pile along with people who think they have taste.
And, people wonder why I prefer Illuminations. I still can't quite work out how I got sucked back into the whacky world of webdev, but oh well.
Dogbait.... heh. Might take me a while, but I'll pay you back for that one *G*
I did remember to switch over to your new WPblog this time too.
Nothing else exciting happening in life, apart from me becoming a character in a Sims game , courtesy of OzFemme LOL I think she's got me worked out... troublesome has often been used in the same sentence as my name.
WIP won't be up tonight cos I watched Amazing Race instead. So, tomorrow instead.
Nite all.
Hearin' - White Night Fantasy - Nightwish
Feelin' - Embarassed LOL
For all of you looking for Central Ink, Oakleigh...
They have a website* at
www.centralinktattoos.com
* October 2008 - The site no longer exists.
Highly recommended if you want a new tatt or body piercing or something. Nice people and top tattoo artists. Hubby got his done there and loves it. No, it's not one of ours, but go look!
New WIP up later tonight, I have been a busy little bee and our new site design will be up next week. Same logo, just changing the look around, as you do. I got stuck back into Joomla! since my broom was grounded as well, so some of the sites have to be reworked.
Apart from that, I am off for a nanny nap, went gallivanting today LOL
Hearin'- Teenagers - My Chemical Romance
Feelin' - tiredddddd
Well.
I've been abit unhappy since yesterday. No, actually, not a bit, a freaking lot. The specialist thinks I need a knee replacement. Not a reconstruction, a bloody replacement with metal and stuff. Maybe I should change my blogname to Robohag or something if I have to. But, the other thing is I am in the medically *too young* basket for a knee replacement and will have to have it done again a few times as I get older, which is not recommended as a general rule.
So, my choices will be hobble around with a cane forever or be out of action for about12 mths and every 15 years [ if I'm lucky] or so have it done again. I have too much lateral movement in my left knee for it to be something easily fixed and apparently my ACL is too far gone he thinks. I have to have another MRI and Xray because PA is also a factor in any surgery.
BUT!
Wait,every cloud has a silver lining right? I will no longer have to aimlessly wander carparks looking for that elusive spot. I will no longer be the nice young [?] thing who can stand on buses, trains and trams! People will no longer ponder if I am drunk because I fell on my face when walking 5 steps [ Yes, this does happen frequently LOL]. If people get in my way I can smack their ankles with my cane to make them stop. I can use my cane to get people's attention... err, wait, that sounds like I've been watching too much House LOL
I have refused to get a boring old thing, so I'm on the lookout for really cool canes [ walking sticks] I'll also have to have a few different one's so I can accessorise correctly. I mean, really. If I'm going to have to have one, I am gonna be the trendiest. So, my shoe fascination will have to be replaced by a cane fascination ROFLMAO The girls are already divvying up my stilletto's, the little toads.
Speaking of which, I really don't think the eldest is going to make it much further, she's nesting*G*
Well, I am off to start another painting
MWAH kiddies!
Feelin' - a bit peeved.
Hearin' - Tutankhamen - Nightwish
Appetizer
When you travel, which mode of transportation do you prefer?
Plane. I have been all over Australia by car and train. Now, I just want to get to where I'm going in the quickest possible time.
Soup
Have you ever met a blogging friend in person?
No,but I've met a real life friend in bloggerland. heh.
Salad
When was the last time you were really, really tired?
Now. who knew doing nothing for a day would be exhausting!
Main Course
If you could have dinner with any one fictional character from a book or movie, who would it be?
Nevyn from the Deverry series by Katherine Kerr.
Dessert
Fill in the blank: One day, I hope to see _______________.
The Louvre
As I said before, I totally agree with the cost of kids sport. I am not the only one and now the media is onto it as well. Hopefully it will be looked at by someone who can do something. It may not sound so bad if you look at one child, but add in another and we're away in costs. As a general rule if one kid in the family wants to play a sport, siblings generally want to have a go too.
We used to use the school playgrounds and sports fields as our *clubhouse* to train and play rather than an actual clubhouse or specialised sports ground. Why not go back to that?
PARENTS are forking out hundreds of dollars each year for their children to play junior sport – and the costs are only going to rise.
Sport memberships can cost almost $200 a season while leagues are charging weekly game fees as high as $8.
Frustrated parents are also being charged just to watch their children play.
But sporting clubs have argued increasing costs such as electricity and maintenance force the increases. Read the rest of the story
Not only are we paying through the nose for children to play, we also have to fork out to watch them to raise money to repair vandalism. Wonder if the vandalism was caused by kids who play sports or whether they're vandalising stuff because they're bored because their parents can't afford for them to play sport?
When she arrived at his game at the weekend she had to fork out $12.10, which covered the cost of two adults, one child and the $6.70 junior game fee. Read the rest of the story
And this guy misses the point completely. Parents who can't afford to pay the fee's obviously will not be "encouraging and supportive" of the sport their child chooses. So, the kid misses out altogether. Then again, with the amount of money he earns, I guess his kids won't miss out because Mum & Dad's budget is about to rupture.
A LEADING sporting expert has argued reducing junior sport fees won't make any difference to the childhood obesity epidemic. Read the rest of the story
Hope everyone has a good Easter, if you are driving, please watch out for lunatics on the roads.
We are doing absolutely nothing tomorrow. No kids todrive towork or to the train. The other 2 did their gallivanting today, so I am sleeping in. Reading and watching dvd's the rest of the time.
As we did the rellie thing last week, we don't have to drive anywhere this year either. YAY!
I am really pissed off.
These are actually rhetorical questions, so I am not expecting replies. I just need to vent before my head really does start spinning on my shoulders.
Why does the world have so many arseholes who think they are more special than others?
Why can't people stop playing bullshit mind games and be upfront and honest?
Why do people think I actually believe what they are saying? Do they really think I am that fucking stupid?
Why does someone's *word* mean absolutely.totally. zero and they justify their unprofessional, rude and condescending twattish behaviour with even more inane dribble?
Do I look like I have moron tattooed on my forehead?
Arrrrrghhhhhhhhhhhhhhh. fucknuckle. I am done with this one.
Well, that was fun. I am so tired. 12 people in one house is very noisy. Not to mention try to hobble around that many people and their belongings on crutches LOL
Dinner at the restaurant was good, although I was not happy to see they took my favourite meal off the menu, Veal Scallopini. Not gonna go there anymore. harumph. GS1 [5 yr old] did make his mother extremely embarassed though by sticking his head through a hole in the door in the ladies loo... yes, it was occupied. She's still embarassed ROFLMAO [ yes, I know he shouldn't have done it, but it's still funny]
So, I made them all watch the WSBK racing on Sunday night, because ya know, I am just that evil. Mind you, I think it backfired on me cos then I had to explain what each category was and who each rider was ROFL Don't think I managed to get any converts though! Top racing to watch though.
Everyone has now gone home, so I can relax and catch up what I've missed.
Hugs!
hearin' - Wish I had an Angel - Nightwish
feelin' - sleepy
Appetizer
What are you proud of?
My kids.
Soup
What is the best thing you’ve ever won as a prize?
Paddock passes for this years WSBK from Pirelli.
Salad
Name something you do that is a waste of time.
Watch clouds
Main Course
In what year of your life did you change the most?
1995
Dessert
Where is a place you consider to be very tranquil?
My studio when noone else is home.
ROFL Well, everyone says I sound like a 20 yr old blonde on the phone, so that would be about right.
Mobile makes demonstrate personality type NEWS.com.au: "IF you're carrying a Motorola mobile phone the chances are you are under 24 and fashion conscious."
and we're going along to see this tribute show next month because the kids saw an ad and thought I'd like to go because I missed out on the real Robbie. I'll let you know.
THE EGO HAS LANDED - The Australian Robbie Williams Show
Took D1 to hospital tonight, small scare with the baby but everything is fine. They told her to eat more and stress less. She's got 8 weeks to go and finishes work in 3 weeks, I'm running odds she'll have her the day after she finishes work LOL
I'm all set, I've got the extra memory card for the digital video camera *g* No, she doesn't want me to video the birth but I keep teasing her. The new camera has a higher res, so better pics of bub when she's born. She's still going to call her Khiala, I'm so used to saying koala? that 10to 1 that's what I call her for real. heh. I really am evil, but in a nice way, I swear.
Listenin' - Grace Kelly - Mika
Feelin' - tired
I bought a new book to read today. heh.
No, I was wrong in my choice for Friday's Feast, I got "William Morris by himself" [edited by Gillian Naylor] I love William Morris' designs. Sensuous lines that follow a path but wander off to do their own thing. Bit like me. the path going off wandering I mean *g*
I also changed my feed to feedburner, so if you have subscribed via my atom feed, you may need to change it over. Sorry.
S1 is all ready for camp. We ran around looking for a book that he wanted to read.
He's already read my Eragon books, so after much running around we found the next 2 books in the series Rowan of Rin by Emily Rodda. He's still a bit narky that his Dad hasn't been home for the last week before he goes.
I have to wake him up at 5am. That's going to be really interesting LOL
I'm so glad that we got that extra hour today!
Appetizer
Who is your favorite news anchor/reporter? Why?
Mal Walden.
Soup
Name 3 foods that are currently in your freezer.
1. Premium Mince
2. Chicken Drumsticks
3. Frozen Cauliflower
Salad
If you were to have the opportunity to name a new town or city, what would you call it?
Maya
Main Course
What will most likely be the next book you read?
Darkwitch Rising by Sara Douglass
Dessert
What's the first thing you notice about the opposite gender?
Eyes
D3 went into the City today on a school excursion and we didn't know whether she was in the tunnel or not for a few hours. We knew the bus wasn't involved but they had evacuated the tunnels because of explosions and the fire and smoke,so we weren't sure where the kids were. They ended up coming back earlier than planned to avoid the traffic.
Then all the girls decided to butt heads tonight. *sigh* Over, of all things, curly fries. I won.
So, it's quiet here now. I'm waiting for Hubby to ring, he's somewhere in NSW. Not sure where and mobile reception is crappy at best.
And now the cats have started fighting. Geez.
It's still over 35C here,so I'm putting it down to the heat is driving everyone nuts.
I can't take a trick.
I have an Anterior Cruciate Ligament Rupture as well as a Meniscus tear.
I wonder if they do these knee braces in this years fashion colours so I can coordinate my accessories?
My physio is going to be really pissed at me now.
Crap.
I would like to mention that I tore my calf muscle whilst bungee jumping off the stair and finishing off with a cartwheel landing into the lounge room. Everybody scored my effort 10. I might enter the act into Australia's Got Talent. Red will probably love me.
So there.
Of course, as usual hubby's away for at least a week. Good thing my car is an automatic and did you know other motorists are scared when you wave a pair of crutches at them? Almost as good as the automatic finger I want installed in my bonnet. I drove Warrigal Rd in peak hour traffic yesterday, twice in each direction. At one stage I had a semi in front, behind and on each side of me. I got through the lights quicker though!
And, the chicklet at Macca's still managed to stuff up our order.
Testing at Valencia was on this week, then they go to Donnington. Max did well running 4th behind Bayliss, Xaus and Lanzi. All of them broke the previous lap record as well as Corser in 5th. Steve Martin lost his ride though, the team's run out of funds to run him. His teammate is still running though, he's financed by a different source.
Well, have to love you and leave you. I have to go visit the evil dr who will prodandpoke my VERY sore calf muscle and ask me why I am so stupid again. LOL
Nah, he's actually a great Dr.
bugger.
I've torn my left calf muscle at knee level.
I've been doing physio to keep my joints from freezing up and we decided that I could start doing light *normal* excercise again. I'm gonna be in big trouble now.
Ha! At last. Maybe someone read my post about kids sport ROFL
Sporting offer on tax | Herald Sun
Been busy working on this project
Girls Guide to Sport
and running kids hither and thither. I get blocks of an hour to work at the moment. Grrr.
Listenin : Silence!
Feelin : tired
Well, looks like Bendigo will be the next stop on the list. I always wanted to go to see Hanging Rock :-) Far enough out of the city but close enough to get to.
I thought the cops were arresting a shoplifter down at Clayton but obviously not going by the news. This is who they were arresting.
I have no clue what is wrong with me today. I am restless but can't work out exactly what it is I am restless for. I can't sit still long enough to paint or read.
Now noone can ask me why I haven't made my blog pretty ROFL
I spent the rest of today organising my laptop, I chuck stuff all over when I'm working or surfing,it all ends up in the strangest places! I also organised my studio and finished off by cooking my secret pasta recipe for dinner.
Well,have to love ya's and leave ya's as I am exhausted!
One banana, two banana, three banana, four
Four bananas make a bunch and so do many more.
Over hill and highway the banana buggies go
Comin' to bring you the Banana Split show
Makin' up a mess of fun, makin' up a mess of fun
Lots of fun for everyone
Tra la la, la la la la
Tra la la, la la la la
Way back when we were allowed to blow ourselves up with fireworks legally every year, I had a friend.
We were always in trouble, setting fire to the horse paddock trying to cook potatoes in their jackets, falling off the well tower and being chased by pissed off bees whose nest we disturbed in the coconut trees. Riding the horses bareback and pinching strawberries from next door's garden. We nearly died by twisting the swing rope so high it choked us and he was there again when I broke my arm in the wringer. He set fire to his bedroom making me charcoal to draw with. Our favourite show was the Banana Splits and we would run around madly singing the song.
He's gone.
I'm sad.
If you're looking for info on how to fix your upside down monitor, try this:
CNTRL + ALT + UP ARROW [all at the same time]
If you're looking for the Crazy Cow vid, go here:
Crazy Cow
If you're just looking for a Crazy Cow, Welcome, you found her!
Now, onto the troll.
Yes, you are absolutely correct. I am so shallow that I only follow Max because he's HOTT [you forgot the allcaps and double t, btw] As for your other Q, I'd bet I could give you 10 points headstart and still beat you in a quiz about bike racing. You need to change your search keywords :-)
And because I am a nice person, this is just for you, with love from me MWAH!
Listenin' - The Saints are Coming - Green Day
Feelin' - Snarky
new ad with the vegemite song is being put out by Kraft. Just in case you forgot the words [ riiiiiiight] here they are :
We're happy little Vegemites
As bright as bright can be
We all enjoy our Vegemite
For breakfast, lunch and tea
Our mummies say we're growing stronger
Every single week,
Because we love our Vegemite
We all adore our Vegemite
It puts a rose in every cheek.
I pinched this from somewhere, can't remember where though. It's a variation on the Nine Names game that was floating around.
YOUR REAL NAME: I forget
YOUR GANGSTA NAME (1st 4 letters plus izzle): Antiizzle
YOUR DETECTIVE NAME (fave color + fave animal): Indigo Great Ape
YOUR SOAP OPERA NAME (middle name + childhood street): Ann Townsend
YOUR STAR WARS NAME (last 3 letters of your last name + first 2 letters of your first name + first 3 letters of Mom's maiden name): Frakewin
YOUR SUPER HERO NAME (2nd fave color + fave drink): Purple Stinger
YOUR IRAQI NAME (2nd letter of your first name + 3rd letter of your last name + any letter of your middle name + 2nd letter of your Mom's maiden name + 3rd letter of your Dad's middle name + 1st letter of a sibling's first name + last letter of your Mom's middle name): eaniajh
YOUR WITNESS PROTECTION PROGRAM NAME (Grandma/Grandpa's first name + Jones): Florence Jones
YOUR GOTH NAME (Black + name of one of your pets): Black Pebbles
YOUR AMERICAN IDOL NAME (fav car and sea food): Maserati Moreton [bay bugs]
NAME OF YOUR DREAM BAND (name of computer + printer): Aspire Packard
MOVIE STAR NAME (sibling's middle name + mother-in-law's maiden name): Leah Johnstone
YOUR ALTER EGO NAME (name of one your childhood pets + popular brand of clothes when you were young): Turtle Levi
YOUR LAWYER NAME (fav actor's last name + fav hard liquor): Ratchford SC
YOUR HIP HOP NAME (fav candy + fruit): KoolMint Mandarin
New version of site for client went up yesterday.
I forgot how exhausting/noisy having everyone at home can be. Every 5 secs the fridge door opens and the mournful wail of there's nothing to eat echoes from the kitchen. *sigh*
There's plenty to eat,they just don't want what's there. No junk food. heh. My passive aggressive method of torturing older children. They might move back out quicker. LOL
I'm in the process of organising my workroom again.
Hearin' - Made in Heaven - Queen
Feelin' - tired
The girls are talking about getting the Gardasil vaccine soon. Has anyone had it already or getting it? I've read the side effects and they seem to be pretty standard so far for immunisations with nothing jumping out.
The side effects of cervical cancer treatment far outweigh the gardasil one's as far as I can tell. They've seen firsthand someone going through tests,surgeries and follow up treatment for it [me], so they're all adamant they're going to get it first chance they have. The oldest 2 have the regular test every 2 years and we all pay for Thin Prep tests as well.
A forum I belong to has been covering the Gardasil issue and a lot are against it, although they seem to be anti-immunisation in general . Most of the people in the forum are American and I just want to get some feedback from Aussie women :-)
After going through the treatment process myself [ I got the all clear in July 2005 ], I'm all for anything that makes it so you don't have to. So..thoughts?
Spelling rant of the day : It's LOSE when you have lost so much weight your clothes are LOOSE. Not LOOSE enough weight for your clothes to be LOSE. Geeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeez! and these people are professional ad writers.
In other news, Hubby and I have turned into Madge and Harold from Neighbours. We have quite a collection of kids here. Some are temporary [ over to play] and others in transition [ friend with a neighbour drama] and then the semi permanent [here to sponge off the 'rents to save for a bond] and they bring all their worldly possessions and pets. Simba and Pebbles are hiding under my bed, I might join them.
Appetizer
What is your usual bedtime? Do you like that, or would you rather it be different?
Anywhere between 2am and 5am. Love it, peace and quiet, noone talking to me or wanting me to do something else for them.
Soup
When it comes to advice, do you give more or receive more?
I have 4 kids, so more.
Salad
Describe a memorable meal you've had.
I ordered fried rice at a restaurant in Qld once, it had curry in it. They expressed astonishment that I wasn't expecting curry as "But that's how EVERYONE makes it!" ok then.
Main Course
Name a work of fiction that affected the way you think about something.
Huh?
Dessert
What is your favorite type of fruit juice?
Lemon and Lime
My son has been entertaining the last few days...
Yesterday he told me that he didn't have a drink at the school water taps as one of the girls drank with her mouth on the tap, he didn't want to get babies. I was like hmmmmm, ummmm, ok, well, you can't get babies by drinking from the same water tap as a girl. He rolled his eyes at me and said Muuuuum, I SAID RABIES!
Then today he asked if alfoil could get hot. I answered that it depended on whether he was sending or receiving. ROFLMAO
We're even. heh.
Listenin' - Robbie Williams dvd
Feelin - clever :-)
Sorry. Busy getting the online version of the Magazine done and up.
I may change my job description to html wrangler cos that's what it feels like! LOL
D3 and her mates went to the Fall Out Boy concert tonight, she still can't hear *g*
D1 is complaining the baby is kicking her in the back, so I told her to get used to kids being a pain in the butt. hehe. she didn't see the funny side of it.
D2 is 21 tomorrow, I am making mud cake muffins with pink icing [ don't ask!]and then she and the BF are going out. We're having the family dinner when Mum comes down at the end of the month.
S1 is fast asleep with music from a computer game playing ???????? with both cats draped over and around him.
And, on that note, back to work for an hour then I am going to bed. Tomorrow I paint.
Listenin' - Angels -Patrizio Buanne
Feelin' -busier than a bee!
OMG I have to write a bio and promo piece on myself. Ack. I freely admit I am not the most socially outgoing person but add in self promotion and I totally freak out, my brain hits reverse and stalls,leaving more skidmarks than the hoon across the road. and now I've realised that people are going to want to talk to me and ask me questions too. Bloody Hell.
Maybe I could just do the mysterious artist in the background thing? I mean, it's the art they buy, not me. errr, ok, that doesn't sound right but I'm sure you know what I mean hey? [HA! I'm so freaked I've reverted to talking like a North Queeenslander!]
My mate Bob is still in hospital, he got bitten by a white tail spider and now knows why you should go straight to hospital, not wait 2 days. They may have to operate as the bite area is not healing :-( They've had him on morphine as well the last few days. Luckily he got his perm residency a few days before or the hospital bills would definitely kill him! I'm going up tomorrow to cheer him up *G* I already told his wife to up his life insurance as this is his 2nd run in with a spider in a month.
We had a great weekend! We always sit on the 200m mark at Superbikes as you can see nearly all the track as well as see the Super screen and hear what's going on.
Max is 2nd in the Championship after the weekend, which is excellent.Bayliss and Corser must have been a bit peeved after Qatar *g* This is only the 2nd round that he's raced in WSBK and he's in there mixing it up with Bayliss, Corser and Toseland.
We acidentally formed a Max section at our spot, I was wearing my fan club tshirt and people kept asking where they could get one, so they stayed with us during the races. Hope Max felt the love! ROFLMAO.
The races were excellent viewing! In the crowd all you could hear was cheering and lot's of Oh shit! as someone flew down past us on the front straight doing around 300kmh to go into Turn1. Fantabulously excellent to watch! especially Max as he was flying down the straight. I had my heart in my mouth a few times.
We went back into the paddock after Race 2 and watched the media conferences and hung around and got some signatures. D3 got into the media scrum outside Max's pit and took pics of Max as they interviewed him, so she's happy and now wants to be a motorsport photographer, she got some great shots over the weekend. She's doing a photography degree at Uni next year, so she has some good folio shots for that now.
I tell ya though, I couldn't stand all that attention the riders get, people grabbing you for photo's and not leaving you alone. I'd punch someone just to get away from them and be able to breathe. I don't know how they stand it. I know it's part of it, but still. I was freaking out having so many people standing around me waiting, so I kept moving to a clear spot, only to have more turn up! LOL
Anyway, so... was a great weekend. If you want to see pictures, you'll have to email me antikva@gmail.com and I'll send the link to you.
Back to real life. and work. I'll put up another WIP later tonight.
and sunburnt/windburnt. Is Antikva smarter than a hamster?
Obviously not! LOL
I won Pirelli paddock passes to World Superbikes from www.mcnews.com.au in a competition they held. So we hotfooted [ ermmm, it's 1 1/2 hours by car ]down and wandered around.
I met Max Biaggi as he was going into his pit garage for QP2 and he stopped to say hello and a quick chat. I was reading an interview he did recently in the programme and it's a good one with a positive slant instead of the negative one's most media seem to do. I did get a photo too but it didn't work :-( Ahhh well.
And yes, as usual forgot to ask him to sign my shirt. *smacks forehead* LOL This time I actually remembered to speak and formed almost coherent sentences ROFLMAO
We're taking the 2 youngest down tomorrow and then going to Cowes, so hopefully it will stay cool and not rain. heh.
I couldn't work out why my last couple of posts weren't showing up unless I went to it via my profile. DUH. I was playing around with the publish to subdomain feature and when I transferred back it defaulted to .html not the original .htm
How sad am I that it took me ages to figure that out.
I think I broke my little toe again tonight. We also now have 4 kids plus a boyfriend living here along with assorted belongings that were chucked in the car tonight. *sigh*
Well. Obviously I better get cleaning then, I haven't polished the toilet floor enough.
Want to get lucky? Clean the toilet
From correspondents in Tokyo
March 01, 2007 01:09pm
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CLEANLINESS has long been next to godliness for the hygiene-conscious Japanese, but fortune-tellers are now advising those who want to succeed in life to start by scrubbing the smallest room.
Cleaning the toilet to attract luck published this month is the latest in a series of books advising readers on how to attract good fortune using a brush and an array of cleaning fluids.
"Don't just wipe the floor, polish it," the book instructs.
"It's important to maintain a positive mood while cleaning."
Eldest had a biometric scan and baby is perfect. The cyst in her brain has gone and she's above the weight they thought. No sign of anything wrong. She's already engaged. She turned her back to them, so we didn't get a pic this time.
My Mum is coming down at the end of next month for a conference, then Dad is coming down in mid July because Mum is going to another one in Darwin then.
Hmmm, I guess for the money we pay, we didn't get monkeys working for peanuts, we got Great Apes instead.
Let's see, would I rather my tax dollars were spent on
a/ Politicians given a blanket $175 - $190 per night, no matter how much the actual cost to stay in Canberrra. Public Servants get $209 - $333 per night.
or
b/ Tell a family whose son is blind from cancer surgery she should only be paid $7 per day and she'll have to work at night then be up all day with her son while hubby works to support the family.
I'd say they were claiming from Centrelink already, so why the Government car pickup to take them to the Dr's appt? Can we say media hype from Centrelink? Look!!! They are really good, they Care! They should have donated the money it cost for the show pony car to the family.
Politicians seem to have lost sight of the fact that they work for us, the great unwashed masses. We don't work for them.
So, who tilted the earth? Put it back. I can only remain optimistic for a certain period of time before I lose it and I am this >< close to going off my brain.
Hearin' - Phantom of the Opera - Nightwish
Feelin' - PO'd
Appetizer
Where on your body do you have a scar, and what caused it?
Top of my left foot. When I was 10 I was making a costume for a fancy dress party and couldn't find scissors, so I used a razorblade.
I missed the string but got my foot. Got 5 stitches but didn't get to show off my fantabulous costume.
Soup
What is something that has happened to you that you would consider a miracle?
I went into labour at 20 weeks with the youngest, waters broke at 22 weeks and managed to stay pregnant till 27 weeks. He turned 12 on Wednesday :-)
Salad
Name a television personality who really gets on your nerves.
The woman in the APIA ads. Who the hell is she anyway?
Main Course
What was a funny word you said as a child (such as "pasketti" for "spaghetti")?
Ermmm, nope. never mispronounced words even as a child.
Dessert
Fill in the blank: I have always thought ______ was ______.
I have always thought I was adopted.
Fridays Feast 132
Hearin' - A hard rains a'gonna fall - Bryan Ferry
Feelin' - like the crankiest bitch in the universe
Does anyone else remember Emjoi coming out sometime in the 80's? The ads promised so much, painfree chemical free hair removal? Well, I guess it was pain free if you'd already removed the hair beforehand cos if you didn't it was excruciating. I mean eyewatering, sailor swearing, hunt down the designer and thump them pain. Anyway, it's back and being sold as a NEW pain free hair removal system.
Really? Do they think the Emjoi is like childbirth, you forget? Do they really think we won't tell our daughters? Plus it's more expensive than the first go round.
I have the whole family hooked on playing Bubble Shooter. First off hubby beat my score but now I am the Queen! I have beaten my first high score. Let's see how long it takes for them to knock me off my throne *G*
Feelin' - still cranky
Listenin' - Puff the Magic Dragon : Peter, Paul & Mary
Well, we unexpectedly have nowhere to stay at Phillip Island next weekend for Superbikes. I am so pissed off.
Only options are
a/ Don't go
b/ Drive down and back each day
Everywhere is pretty much booked out at this late stage unless we pay megabucks. I would normally just camp at the campgrounds but I've had a really bad year so far PA wise and there's no way I could cope sleeping in a bag for 4 days on the ground.
I just had the weirdest dream, so much for Nanny naps LOL
Hubby climbed up on the roof to try and fix the loose tile [heat/drought/winds/whatever] that caused the rain last month to come streaming in through the chandelier and also sheeting down the window like we'd installed water features. LOL, then I had to slash the smaller screen in our bedroom so he coud slither back through head first when he realisd he couldn't get to it from where he'd climbed up. I resisted the temptation to remove the soft chair *g* Anyway, that didn't work.
So yesterday, I heeded the dire warnings of BOM tellimg me we were about to be flash flooded, hailstoned and drenched so I enlisted 4/6's BF and success! the offending tile was put back in it's place. We got 2 raindrops.
It's so hot today the AC is just an expensive fan. I'm off to join the cats on the dining room tiles. Much cooler.
Feelin' - hot and tired
Listenin' - The Black Parade : My Chemical Romance
Ok,well,you know how you roll your eyes when someone says you shouldn't have liquid near a computer? [ I'm an adult, I won't spill anything LOL] There's a damn good reason for it, especially when you also have a cold as I found out. I inhaled coffee while writing an email and coughed it back out all over my laptop keyboard. Which is why it's taking so bloody long to type this out as I have to keep backing up to separate the words. My space bar is sticking at one end. Strangely the end I obviously hit a lot. sigh.
Luckily the keyboard is pretty much a sealed unit, so only a tiny droplet got underneath it and no damage except for the space bar. Phew.
Better get back to painting!
Feelin' - Relieved
Listenin' - Nemo : Nightwish
This one is platinum [the silvery disc,stars and rays] and gold [horse bridles etc] gilding with gouache on Arches Smooth cotton watercolour paper. No, none of it is finished yet :-) Pebbles keeps trying to help out.
Feelin' - busy
Hearin' - Phantom of the Opera : Nightwish
Simba otoh guards what he and the other males in the house consider the most important equipment in the house. You should try getting it back off him!
I thought I'd repost this as Alice now has a blog as well where you can keep up with what's happening at the farm. She's also appeared in the media now and you can read her story here
http://www.rangersdrought.blogspot.com/
Please buy a photo if you can, everything helps. As I said, I don't know her personally but you have to give her credit for not sitting around waiting.
Appetizer
What was one of the fashion fads when you were a teenager?
boots - knee high with stiletto heels. I think my feet still hurt.
Soup
Name one thing you think people assume about you when they first meet you.
Shit. She doesn't look like she sounds on the phone [apparently I sound like a 20 yr old bimbo! How ruuuuude]
Salad
On a scale of 1 to 10 with 10 being highest, how hard do you work?
15. heh
Main Course
If you were given a free 30-second commercial during the Super Bowl to sell anything you currently own, what would you advertise?
Television Remote, so the resident caveman can't surf channels. I don't care if it does resemble flickering fire. Bet the Scientist that decided that theory was a male too.
Dessert
Fill in the blank: I love to *read* when it is *raining*
I am torn between ripping someone's head off or making them invisible to me.
Hmmmm. decisions,decisions.
