Tuesday 29 August 2006

Knitting Pattern Help

I am having trouble trying to find a couple of knitting patterns so thought I would post here in the hopes that someone may be able to help.

I am trying to find a tight fitting beanie pattern for a man and one of those beanies with the ear flaps that have become popular in recent times.

I'm only a beginner so only wanting patterns done on 2 needles and using 8ply wool.

Sunday 27 August 2006

Sitting On Babies

I babysat last night for Ace and his wife, even though he said he would never leave me alone with his kids - don't know why really, I only suggested that he lock them in the boot of his car so he could clean up the house! I even said I would bring my own hammer and rope (to get them off to sleep & to stay in their beds) *evil grin*

Now, those who know me, know I'm not a 'kid' person and would be shocked that I would subject myself voluntarily to this type of torture. I am not maternal or clucky - never have been and never will be - screaming kids and crying babies are my worse nightmare.

I settled myself down and watched tv. Not 10 minutes after they left, they were back again. Ace's wife came back to change clothes as she was wearing a costume, but was sent a message that nobody else had bothered to get dressed up- and then they were off again.

I was watching my Harry Potter dvd when I became aware of someone standing next to me - it was Ace and a friend - dropping in to pick up some more alcohol because they had run out at the party and the bottle shops were closed as it was midnight.

It was after 3am when they finally arrived home and by the time I got home it was 4am.

I didn't even have to get my hammer or rope to keep the kids in bed! :)

Sunday 20 August 2006

Movie Review: Hoodwinked

I've been waiting for this movie after seeing the preview a couple of months ago. I wasn't disappointed. It is very cleverly done. You can't help but love the squirrel! *grin*

Plot: It all begins as a feathered and furry assortment of cops and detectives turn up at Granny’s cottage in the woods to answer a domestic disturbance call. It looks at first to be just another open-and-shut case of a woodsman assaulting a wolf impersonating a granny, with an assortment of criminal charges including breaking and entering, intent to eat and wielding an axe without a license.

But looks can be deceiving. As debonair detective Nicky Flippers and hard-nosed Police Chief Grizzly and fellow police officer Bill Stork question the slippery suspects, they discover each one has a completely different, yet equally wild and woolly, tale to tell. Not only that, but it seems that this crime has ties to the notorious “Goody Bandit” who has been ravaging the woods by stealing the valuable recipes that keep the forest in muffins.

None of the group is exactly what they seem, and each has their own deep secrets and wily deceptions. The detectives soon uncover that seemingly innocent Red is worldly wise; that the big, bad Wolf has been terribly misunderstood; that Granny has a secret life no one could have imagined; and that the insecure Woodsman, whose brawn just might outweigh -- well you know the stereotype – has some surprising ambitions of his own.

They’re not your usual suspects – yet the investigators must use their clashing eyewitness accounts to solve the increasingly convoluted riddle of who among them has committed a crime. When at last the nefarious villain’s true identity is revealed, it’s up to Red, the Wolf, The Woodsman and Granny to put aside their differences and find their own original twist on happily ever after.

Friday 11 August 2006

Random Facts 7

  1. The total length of all eyelashes shed by a human in their lifetime is over thirty metres.
  2. No words in the English language rhyme with Month, Orange, silver or purple.
  3. An elephant can throw a baseball faster than a human.
  4. In medieval England, beer was often served with breakfast.
  5. If you keep a goldfish in a dark room, it will eventually turn white.
  6. Clouds fly higher during the day than at night.
  7. The youngest pope was eleven years old.
  8. Most lipsticks contain fish scales.
  9. There are 336 dimples on a regulation golf ball.
  10. On average, 13 people die every year from vending machines falling on them.

Monday 7 August 2006

Matchmaker

One of the last phone calls I took today was one of the most interesting I have had at work for at least the 12 months.

While the guy was rummaging through his papers, looking for the information I'd asked for, we made small talk about how Monday's and Friday's always seem to take forever but how Wednesday's normally go quickly.

Then out of nowhere, he made a comment about his age - he was 18 going on 19 (and I can't for the life of me think what the comment would have been) - and I responded that I was a lot older than him. It took him only 3 tries to guess 30.

The rest of the conversation went like this:

18 year old: My boss is 30 too. Are you single?
Me: I am.
18 year old: He's single too. He's a great guy and owns his own business.
Me: Does he live North or South of the river?
18 year old: South.
Me: I'm north of the river... 15 minutes away from where you are (he lives in the Hillarys area)... South of the river is too far away. No trains yet.
18 year old: You must be near Joondalup - isn't Joondalup great! Got everything you could need....

And it went on for about 10 minutes before we got back to the reason he was calling. At the end of the call, he said cheekily that he would try to convince his boss to ring my company to talk to me.

It was an innocent bit of fun that I had a laugh about with one of my colleagues who had been listening to my side of the conversation and was a little confused by what was going on.

If only it were that simple to be set up with someone... *sigh*

Tuesday 1 August 2006

Doctor, Doctor

I took a trip up to Joondalup hospital's after hours GP last night because I was in so much pain.

Over the weekend I'd had a really sore head (not self inflicted!) because one of the "lumps" on my head was extremely sore & very sensitive. It was so bad on Sunday night, that I couldn't even sleep on that side. It felt like somebody had stuck a drawing pin in my head.

I struggled through work on Monday (knowing that if I called in sick we would be extremely under staffed) without taking any pain killers because I had been chewing them all weekend like they were fruit tingles.

I couldn't take anymore, (by this stage my whole left side of my head/neck & shoulder was so tense, nothing was helping) so headed up to the hospital.

The doctor took a look at the lump, said it was a sebaceous cyst and then he squeezed it. Right then it felt like somebody had stuck a screwdriver in my head. I had black spots clouding my vision for pretty much the whole time he was squeezing (about 2 minutes).

It continued to throb for the next couple of days but it was such a relief for it to be gone.