Sleepover

My oldest niece stayed over last night.

We went to the beach after dinner and she was trying to build a sandcastle with dry sand as she wouldn't go near the water to get some wet sand. Eventually she did and ended up getting taken out by a wave when she had her back turned. It was so funny!

She was out in front of the television by 9 o’clock. I had to prod her awake to get her off to bed.

The little bugger then woke me up at 6.30 wanting to know how to turn the television on - I had shown her 3 times the night before!!

Merry Christmas

Merry Christmas everyone. Hope it was filled with family and laughs (I know mine was)

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1. There are more people in the world who eat alligators than there are alligators that eat people.
2. When viewed from above, rainbows appear dough-nut shaped.
3. The Statue of Liberty's index finger is about 2.5 metres in length.
4. A cat keeps purring when inhaling and exhaling.
5. An ostrich egg can make 11.5 omelettes.
6. Someone who has an irrational fear of meat is carnophobic.
7. A snail can sleep for three years.
8. The valves of the human heart are as thick as a single piece of tissue paper.
9. A claque refers to a group of people hired to applaud and act or performer.
10. Prior to launching his movie career, Keanu Reeves managed a pasta shop in Toronto, Canada.

Movie Review: Mao's Last Dancer

Belinder and I started the day with a free movie. We then spent the rest of the afternoon window shopping until she had to pick the kids up from school.

I am glad I was able to see this on the big screen - I thought I was going to miss it in the cinema's. The dancing was amazing!

Plot: At the age of 11, Li was plucked from a poor Chinese village by Madame Mao's cultural delegates and taken to Beijing to study ballet. In 1979, during a cultural exchange to Texas, he fell in love with an American woman. Two years later, he managed to defect and went on to perform as a principal dancer for the Houston Ballet

Movie Review: The Informant

I didn't really like this film even though Matt Damon was in it. I mean, there were funny bits in it, sure, but it was just all over the place, jumping here and there in the storyline.

Plot: What was Mark Whitacre thinking? A rising star at agricultural-industry giant Archer Daniels Midland (ADM), Whitacre suddenly turns whistleblower. Even as he exposes his company’s multi-national price-fixing conspiracy to the FBI, Whitacre envisions himself being hailed as a hero of the common man and handed a promotion. But before all that can happen, the FBI needs evidence, so Whitacre eagerly agrees to wear a wire and carry a hidden tape recorder in his briefcase, imagining himself as a kind of de facto secret agent. Unfortunately for the FBI, their lead witness hasn’t been quite so forthcoming about helping himself to the corporate coffers. Whitacre’s ever-changing account frustrates the agents and threatens the case against ADM as it becomes almost impossible to decipher what is real and what is the product of Whitacre’s rambling imagination. Based on the true story of the highest-ranking corporate whistleblower in U.S. history.

Moving Day

Move in day did not go so smoothly today…

My fridge & washing machine, which were supposed to be delivered at 8.15, were not loaded onto the truck. I was informed that the earliest I could have them delivered would be on Monday. After several calls, they were finally delivered mid afternoon. But the fun didn’t stop there!! The doors on the unit are not ‘normal’ size, they are slightly smaller so we had to cross our fingers and hope that the fridge would fit through the front door. We had to remove all the packaging but it did just fit.

I was supposed to get a call about 30 minutes before my lounge was to be delivered which never happened, instead they turned up just as I was about to duck up to the shop to get some milk.

There was more bad news... The delivery guy told me that the lounges would not fit through the door. My only option was to remove both front doors & the frame for the security door and I would have to remove the feet off my lounge & it may just fit. He didn't have the tools to do it and would not wait 5 minutes for my parents to come back to do it.

We ended up getting them in the door after much drama - they were both sofa beds so aren't exactly light!!

I then discovered that I had no hot water and could not get the pilot light on the heater lit, so went without a shower after lifting and moving heavy stuff all day.

I have just spoken to my neighbour (who I also work with) and she has kindly offered me the use of her shower until my hot water is fixed.

My Own Pad

I have just signed the lease for my own little place in Kinross!! I hadn't even seen it until an hour ago. I can't wait to move in.

Last week I bought a new fridge. washing machine, lounge and bed the bed is already set up, the rest will be there when I move in this weekend.

Movie Review: Twilight Saga - New Moon

Just got home from seeing this... I will quite possibly be lynched for what I am about to say, but, I wasn't overly thrilled with the movie. Sorry...

I am glad to finally be able to see the book come to life, but there was so much they missed out that needed to be in there and bits they changed around which didn't make much sense.

Taylor Lautner looked hot Hot HOT!!!

Movie Review: This Is It

Being the Michael Jackson fan that I am, I just had to go see this. It is tragic to lose such an immensely talented artist.

The show, if he had lived, would have been spectacular, it's a shame we will never get to see it.

Hopefully now he can rest in peace.

Family Outing

Went on a family outing to a fete at a retirement village and bought myself this picture. It was painted by one of the residents - he is in his late 70's or early 80's. I fell in love with it and just had to buy it.

We had a pretty good time walking around all the different stalls, luckily we were able to park in the estate as we know people who allowed us to park in their driveways, everyone else had to park miles away and walk in.

Movie Review: Julie & Julia

I didn't enjoy this as much as I thought I would. Meryl Streep's voice got on my nerves!

Plot: Julia Child's story of her start in the cooking profession is intertwined with blogger Julie Powell's 2002 challenge to cook all the recipes in Child's first book.

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1. Prior to being introduced, Australia did not have any members of the cat family, hoofed animals, apes or monkeys.
2. It takes approximately seven years for a lobster to grow to be about half a kilogram.
3. The strength of all the hairs on one human head can support the weight of approximately 100 people.
4. The palms of the hands and soles of the feet contain the most amount of sweat glands in the body.
5. The average speed of an avelanche is 35km an hour.
6. One brow wrinkle is the result of 200,000 frowns.
7. Chocolate contains the same chemical that your brain produces when you fall in love - phenylethylamine.
8. A blue whale's heart beats nine times per minute.
9. Pandas spend approximately 12 hours per day eating bamboo.
10. Animals that lack defensive structures, such as teeth or claws, are said to be muticous.

Deep Thought For Today

"A spoken truth should not cause offence to those without a guilty conscience."

I hope I have not plagiarised anybody... was just something that came to me after a yet another disappointment from my family.

Movie Review: Up

In what is fast becoming a bi-monthly catchup, Danielle and I went to see Up in 3D.

Plot: By tying thousands of balloon to his home, 78-year-old Carl Fredricksen sets out to fulfill his lifelong dream to see the wilds of South America. Right after lifting off, however, he learns he isn't alone on his journey, since Russell, a wilderness explorer 70 years his junior, has inadvertently become a stowaway on the trip

Sad But True

I've just gotten home from seeing Harry Potter again with Kristina & Tony - I had also gone to see it last night with Belinder in Gold Class!!

As Belinder has 5 kids, it has been a while since she has seen a movie in the cinema, and she had never been to Gold Class before. It was rather disappointing as we had already eaten and planned to have the chocolate mud cake, but they had run out!! I was deciding whether or not to get the ice cream, but as I have just had a root canal, my teeth were still a bit on the sensitive side. Belinder did end up getting the ice cream and loved it.

She really liked Gold Class, but was annoyed that the seats we were in was where the ushers kept waking past throughout the movie (they were the only seats available when I booked).

When we go to see New Moon, we will be doing it in Gold Class & hopefully I can get back row seats this time.

Disappointed...

Right this minute, I should have been enjoying myself at the New Kids On The Block concert, instead I am home, listening to them on my Ipod instead & reminiscing about their last concert... a long time ago!!

*Grrrr*

Movie Review: My Life In Ruins

Enjoyed a lovely night out with an ex-work colleague tonight.

We started out with dinner at Sizzler's then went back to the place she is housesitting at the moment.

We just spent the time chatting about her travels abroad - she has some funny stories!! We were laughing so hard that I almost wet myself!

Plot: Georgia has lost her kefi (Greek for “mojo”). Discouraged by her lack of direction in life, she works as a travel guide, leading a rag-tag group of tourists as she tries to show them the beauty of her native Greece. While opening their eyes to an exotic foreign land, she too begins to see things in new ways—finding her kefi in the process.

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1. Owls are reportedly the only birds that can see the colour blue.
2. Green tea has 50% more vitamin C than black tea.
3. 80% of all rose species in the world come from Asia.
4. A large cumulonimbus cloud can hold enough water for 500,000 baths.
5. A mysophobic person as an intense fear of infection.
6. A building in which silence is enforced, like a library, is referred to as a silentium.
7. Botanically, true berries include the grape, tomato and eggplant, but not rasperries and blackberries.
8. During menstruation, the sensitivity of a woman's middle finger is reduced.
9. Seals sleep underwater and surface for air without waking.
10. Podiatrists state that the average pair of feet travel about 190,000km in a lifetime

Movie Review: Ice Age - The Dawn Of The Dinosaurs

I headed out to the movies today - to avoid being in the same house as my step-dad (we're not getting along at all & very rarely speak to each other) - and decided to see this.

It was okay, not as good as the first, but when really, are sequels better? I can only think of a few... the Bourne Identity Trilogy being one of the them.



Plot: Scrat is still on the hunt to hold onto his beloved acorn, while finding a possible romance in a female sabre-toothed squirrel named Scratte. Manny and Ellie, having since become an item, are expecting a baby, which leaves Manny anxious to ensure that everything is perfect for when his baby arrives. Diego is fed up with being treated like a house-cat and ponders the notion that he is becoming too laid-back. Sid begins to wish for a family of his own, and so steals some dinosaur eggs which leads to Sid ending up in a strange underground world where his herd must rescue him, while dodging dinosaurs and facing danger left and right, and meeting up with a one-eyed weasel known as Buck who hunts dinosaurs intently.

Movie Review: Harry Potter And The Half Blood Prince

It feels like I have been waiting for this movie for ages! I had organised 2 days of work when it was supposed to come out in December, but then it got pushed back to this year. Luckily I already had organised to have the entire month of July off work, so that means I can see it again and again and again!!

I was slightly disappointed that they didn't keep the ending true to the book, nor that the Dursley's, Dobby or Kreacher were in it :( (I will not say anymore so as not to spoil it for those who have yet to see it)

Plot: Voldemort is tightening his grip on both the muggle and wizarding worlds and Hogwarts is no longer the safe haven it once was. Harry suspects that dangers may even lie within the castle, but Dumbledore is more intent on preparing him for the final battle that he knows is fast approaching. Together they work to find the key to unlock Voldemort's defences and, to this end, Dumbledore recruits his old friend Professor Horace Slughorn, whom he believes holds crucial information.

Meanwhile the students are under attack from a very different adversary as teenage hormones rampage across the ramparts. Harry finds himself more and more drawn to Ginny, but so is Dean Thomas,. And Lavendar Brown has decided that Ron is the one for her, only she hadn't counted on Romilda Vane's chocolates. And then there's Hermione simmering with jealousy but she's determined not to show her feelings. As romance blossoms, one student remains aloof. He is determined to make his mark, albeit a dark one. Love is in the air but tragedy is ahead and Hogwarts may never be the same again.

Movie Review: Transformers: Revenge Of The Fallen

I have been hanging out to see this. In preparation I watched the first one again this weekend.


It was awesome!!! There are quite a few funny scenes - I love "Wheelie" - he is so cute, and the 'twins'.


Plot: The battle for Earth has ended but the battle for the universe has just begun. After returning to Cybertron, Starscream assumes command of the Decepticons, and has decided to return to Earth with force. The Autobots, believing that peace was possible, find out that Megatron’s dead body has been stolen from the US Military by Skorpinox and revive him using his own spark. Now Megatron is back seeking revenge and with Starscream and more Decepticon reinforcements of their own, may have more to deal with then meets the eye.

Movie Review: Night At The Museum 2

I was never a fan of Ben Stiller, but he is slowly growing on me.

I saw this with a friend from work - I've only just seen the first one in the last few months and thought it was hilarious! This one is pretty good for a sequel.

Plot: It's a new "Night" and "Museum" for Ben Stiller, who is joined by several other stars from the original film, as well as new characters from history -- including Amy Adams as famed aviatrix Amelia Earhart, Hank Azaria as villainous Egyptian pharaoh Kahmunrah, Christopher Guest as Russian tyrant Ivan the Terrible and Alain Chabat as Napoleon. Owen Wilson is back as cowboy Jedediah, and Robin Williams again rides into history as Teddy Roosevelt. The centerpiece of the film will be bringing to life the Smithsonian Institution, which houses the world’s largest museum complex with more than 136 million items in its collections, ranging from the plane Amelia Earhart flew on her nonstop solo flight across the Atlantic and Al Capone’s rap sheet and mug shot to Dorothy’s ruby red slippers and Archie Bunker’s lounge chair.

All Night Long

I was invited over to B's place for a pizza, movie and drinks night.

Her almost-teenage-daughter was also there (but obviously didn't drink the alcohol - she just took pictures of us drinking it).

We started out watching Twilight - which only a 2 hour movie, but it took us over 4.5 hours to watch it!! This is mainly due to the fact that we needed a few breaks for refreshments, one of which went for 30 minutes, mainly because we raided her bar and started making shooter after shooter - I lost count after I started shooting the Jaegermeister (God that stuff tastes awful on it's own *yuck*), we also got onto Facebook and kept commenting on each other's posts, plus we found that the more we drank, the more it had us needing to visit the loo - funny that, huh?!

So, we finished Twilight about 2 ish, and had another break for refreshments & Facebook. This is when the camera came out.

We then settled in to watch Van Helsing (Hugh Jackman *swoon*) and by the time we had finished that, it was after 4 sometime. That's when we decided that it wouldn't be long before the sun came up, so what would be the point of going to bed?

We watched the sun come up from B's lounge room - by this stage her daughter was struggling to keep awake - and then pottered around on Facebook for a few hours. I left about 9.30 this morning. I think the last time I stayed up this long was either New Year's Eve 1999/2000 or the time I pretty much went straight from a birthday party to standing in queue for 5th or 6th Harry Potter book. Anyway, it's been a while and good to know I still have it in me!

I haven't slept since Friday night and am so tired, so should sleep really well tonight!

Movie Review: Monsters V Aliens 3D

By the end of this movie I had a massive headache and was ready to kill the family sitting just in front of me.

The son talked throughout the entire movie. 40 minutes in and he was screaming and running around the cinema - having a massive tantrum. I was in the back row and he kept running past me. I know it was childish, but I tripped the little shit over! Accidentally of course *grin*

At one point I said out loud for him to just shut the f@#! up and got a dirty stare from the parent in return.

The movie itself was good - the graphics were so much better on this movie than when I went to see Bolt in 3D - I could actually see all the really cool stuff.

Plot: When a meteorite from outer space hits a young Californian girl and turns her into a giant monster, she is taken to a secret government compound where she meets a ragtag group of monsters also rounded up over the years. As a last resort, under the guidance of General W.R. Monger, on a desperate order from The President, the motley crew of Monsters is called into action to combat the aliens and save the world from imminent destruction!

Night Out

I caught up with a couple of the girls from school.

We started out with a drink at the Charles Hotel, then headed off to the Queens.

It was a bloody good night!! Did lots of people watching - there were quite a few who'd had a few too many, plus quite a bit of talent!

The last time I was there, I had not long had my brand new car and my friend's work-mate threw up on the back seat!

My friend spent 30 minutes cleaning it up when we got back to her place at 2 in the morning!!

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1. An igloo is so well insulated that you can sit inside without a coat when the outside temperature is as low as -30degrees.


2. The first VCR was made in 1956 and was the size of a piano.


3. 90% of all living things in the sea are made up of plankton.


4. In Pacific Grove, California, it is a misdemeanour to kill a butterfly.


5. The literal translation of the word wonton is "swallowing a cloud".


6. 90-95% of all sensory perceptions are accounted for by sight.


7. Lungs are 100 times easier to blow up than a child's balloon.


8. Fingernails grow faster on your favoured hand.


9. The average adult eyeball weighs under 30 grams.


10. Clams have a row of eyes around their shells.

Anniversary

Today it has been 20 years since my Uncle Peter died. I miss him so much!

A Pleasant Afternoon

I have been meaning to catch up with Walrus and his partner for a few weeks now, and since he never responds to any of the emails, or message through Facebook, I have been chatting to his partner instead. I've met her before, just before Christmas, and I really like her.

She let me know that he had walked out on her and the kids a short while ago and would understand if I would feel uncomfortable catching up with her. I have to admit I was a little concerned, but as it turned out, it was one of the most enjoyable afternoons I've had.

Considering what she has had to go through over the last couple of months I think she is one of the bravest people I know.

Movie Review: Knowing

I'm not a fan of Nicholas Cage so I don't know why I really went to see this - maybe because it was half price. I certainly didn't see it because he was in it! Or I think it had more to do with the fact that I just had to get out of the house today otherwise I was going to go stir crazy.

The Mist was along a similar storyline, plus I've also read The Taking by Dean Koontz which is pretty much along the same lines too.

A couple of good Aussie actors, Rose Byrne & Ben Mendelsohn are part of the cast, which is good to see.

I wouldn't really see it unless you are a huge fan of Nicholas Cage.

Plot: When a professor stumbles on a set of coded numbers, written in 1959 and buried in a time capsule at his son’s school, he makes a startling discovery. The cryptic message predicts every major disaster of the past 50 years and holds chilling predictions about future catastrophes—the last of which hints at destruction on a global scale.

Movie Review: 17 Again

What can I say?? I only went to see this to perve on Zac Efron!! Who cares that he's a little over a decade younger then I am... I can still perve right?! And he is HOT!!

The storyline is not something new. Just 'Google' the movie Young Again, which is a 1986 film starring a very young Keanu Reeves (I am showing my age here) in a very similar role to what Zac Efron's plays here.

I know my maths isn't perfect, but maybe I'm missing something... Mike O'Donnell is 37, so he was 17, 20 years ago, right? Now if he gave up getting a college scholarship because his girlfriend was pregnant, wouldn't that make the kid 19 or 20? Yet his daughter in the movie is still in high school! Shouldn't she be in college by then?!

Plot: What would you do if you got a second shot at life? Class of 1989, Mike O’Donnell is a star on his high school basketball court with a college scout in the stands and a bright future in his grasp. But instead, he decides to throw it all away to share his life with his girlfriend Scarlett and the baby he just learned they are expecting.Almost 20 years later, Mike’s glory days are decidedly behind him. His marriage to Scarlett has fallen apart, he has been passed over for a promotion at work, his teenage kids think he is a loser, and he has been reduced to crashing with his high school nerd-turned-techno-billionaire best friend Ned.

But Mike is given another chance when he is miraculously transformed back to the age of 17. Unfortunately, Mike may look 17 again, but his thirtysomething outlook is totally uncool in the class of 2009. And in trying to recapture his best years, Mike could lose the best things that ever happened to him.

Happy Easter 2009

Happy Easter everybody. I hope the Easter Bunny was good to you this year! ;)

Car Vs Pedestrian

Boy did I have an eventful afternoon!

I was cruising (crawling really - you try to find a parking spot on the Easter long weekend!) around the shopping centre carpark, looking for a space, when up ahead of me, a group of people were standing in the middle of the road chatting, so I veered around them. I was almost all the way past them when there was a loud thump.

I got out of my car and found myself surrounded by these people (all foreigners) yelling at me. I ended up calling the police for a couple of reasons: Firstly, I felt I was in serious danger from one of the partners who was threatening me. Secondly, they were refusing to give me any of their information and thirdly, they wouldn't allow me to move my car which was blocking traffic.

The officer I was on the phone to was concerned enough that he stayed didn't hang up until there were officers on the scene (he could hear the others in the background). Luckily a couple who had witnessed the whole thing was able to give the police a statement.

Once the others had left, the officers suggested I leave the area and actually followed me for a good 15 minutes just to be sure (I gathered that the partner had been saying stuff) that they wouldn't retaliate.

I haven't been able to stop shaking until now - only because I've had a couple of stiff drinks.

Not a good start to the long weekend, huh?!

Movie Review: Duplicity

I had a great time last night catching up with an ex-workmate to see this. Haven't seen her before Christmas and got a bit of a shock because she has shaved her hair. She got a #4 all over - for the Be Brave & Shave fundraiser the other week, but it looks good on her.

I was a bit disappointed with the movie. I used to like Julia Roberts, but now, not so much. She seems very haggard in this picture and not attractive at all

Plot: CIA officer Claire Stenwick and MI6 agent Ray Koval have left the world of government intelligence to cash in on the highly profitable cold war raging between two rival multinational corporations. Their mission? Secure the formula for a product that will bring a fortune to the company that patents it first.

For their employers; industry titan Howard Tully and buccaneer CEO Dick Garsik, nothing is out of bounds. But as the stakes rise, the mystery deepens and the tactics get dirtier, the trickiest secret for Claire and Ray is their growing attraction. And as they each try to stay one double-cross ahead, two career loners find their schemes endangered by the only thing they can’t cheat their way out of: love.

Pool Party

I spent a few hours with Ace and his family today for his daughter, Saffron's 6th birthday. The weather was nice for a pool party, (although not quite warm enough for me to jump in) but some parents did.

It was quite amusing because Ace is in his late 20's, but most of the other parents are in their mid 40's, so as you can imagine, some of the dad's were wearing speedo's - not the best look for middle aged men!! *grin*

Ace and his wife have split up (and by all accounts it is not an amicable split) and when she picked the kids up there was a bit of a showdown - she turned up with her new boyfriend & Ace had his girlfriend there.

We went back to his place to chill out. All us girls lounged on the grass out the back, drinking wine while the 2 boys unloaded the cars. The boys came outside and disappeared around to the veggie patch and came back a few minutes later with a container full of chilli's.

His brother's girlfriend wanted to try one of the chilli's. Ace warned her more than once that they were very hot, so she should only take a small bite, but she ignored him and ate the whole thing - seeds and all. She was fine for about 30 seconds but then you could see the sweat on her face and her eyes watering. She ran for the house to get some water. We were all rolling around on the lawn laughing our arses off at her!!

20 minutes later and she was still struggling to calm down (as were we). It was the funniest thing I've seen in a while.

I've got to try me one of those chilli's....

Cirque Du Soleil - Dralion

I was lucky enough to get really cheap tickets to Cirque Du Soleil last night ($50 for adults & $35 for kids), so Sue and I went with her 2 boys, Liam & Daniel.

We went to Sizzlers for dinner - I do not recommend anyone to go to the Innaloo restaurant as we waited nearly an hour for our meals and my chicken was nearly cold. It's not like it was packed when we got there either!

The show was AMAZING! The girl that was first on stage was incredible - so flexible and strong!

I've been to almost every show that has been to Perth, except the first show, Saltimbanco.

I will definitely be going again when it comes back.

Breaking Up Is Hard To Do

Ace invited me to tag along to a birthday party his kids had been invited to. We caught up while the kids were doing the various activities at this dodgy play centre thingy.

Up until recently, he was still hoping they would be able to reconcile, but he has now moved on and is seeing someone else which his ex is not too happy about apparently.

She's got nobody to blame but herself since she was the one who 'wanted to be single again' and went out on dates with other guys.

I ended up spending the day with them and didn't get home until an hour ago.... I'm bushed!

Movie Review: Bride Wars

I caught up with an old school friend who I haven't seen for a couple of months to go see this. It was a good afternoon for a catch-up.

The movie was pretty good but the end was a little bit of a disappointment (about the surprise wedding). Anne Hathaway is stunning and I can see why my brother-in-law has the hots for her at the moment. Kate Hudson though, is starting to get on my nerves.

Plot: Liv and Emma, best friends since childhood, are always there for each other, through good times and bad. Even their respective bridal engagements happen within hours. Together they plan their weddings, each to take place at New York’s ultimate bridal destination, the Plaza Hotel. But a clerical error and subsequent clash in wedding dates pits the two brides against each other in a competition that quickly escalates into all-out war.

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1. Human thighbones are as strong as concrete.
2. The first known contraceptive was crocodile dung used by the Egyptians in 2000 BC.
3. Like fingerprints, everyone's tongue prints are different.
4. The average human body contains enough potassium to fire a toy cannon.
5. One quarter of the bones in your body are in your feet.
6. 23% of all photocopier faults are caused by people sitting on them and photocopying their buttocks.
7. No piece of paper can be folded in half more than seven times.
8. The honeybee kills more people worldwide than all the poisonous snakes combined.
9. The average human body makes enough carbon for 900 pencils.
10. Tuna suffocate if they stop swimming.

Health Crisis

I've not had any appetite since last Monday. The smell of food makes my throat close up, as if I'm about to throw up. I've not eaten anything more substantial than a slice of bread with butter on it and have only just managed to keep down some spaghetti bolognaise tonight.

I've managed to lose 6 kilo's in 2 weeks, which is nice, but this is not the way I want to lose the weight.

I'm tired all the time and can't sleep and have a constant neck and headache.

Time to see a doctor me thinks...

Movie Review: Changeling

I didn't know what to expect from this movie, I mean, I've only ever seen Angelina Jolie in action flicks - Tomb Raider and Mr & Mrs Smith - for me, another actress would have suited the role better. Don't get me wrong, I liked this film and Angelina was good in it, but throughout the entire movie I was constantly distracted by those lips - they are ridiculously out of proportion to the rest of her face.

It's still a good movie. Very moving and a terrible subject, but definitely worth seeing.

Plot: Christine Collins, a single mother working in 1928 Los Angeles when her son goes missing. A boy is returned to her months later by the police, but she is shocked and disheartened when she realizes that the boy isn't her son. Joined by a crusading pastor (John Malkovich), Christine battles for justice against the corrupt L.A.P.D. while she continues to search for her child. Eventually her fight against the cops lands her in a mental hospital, where she is surrounded by others with a similar plight.

Book Worm

I've just finished the Twilight series!

I only started the first book on Tuesday and have managed to read every book each day! I am so obsessed with this series that I am doing something I have never done before.... EVER (not even for Harry Potter!!).... I'm reading them again straight away!!

Movie Review: Twilight

I love this movie!!! I can't wait for the rest to come out. I want to see them NOW!!!

I wanted so much to read the book before I saw the movie, but my friend had lent them to someone else - they must be the slowest reader in the world!!!

I am going to start the books tonight, but I've already cheated... I looked on Wikipedia, so I sort of know what happens, but I don't care! I'm still going to read them all!

Plot: Bella Swan has always been a little bit different. Never one to run with the crowd, Bella never cared about fitting in with the trendy, plastic girls at her Phoenix, Arizona high school. When her mother remarried and sent Bella to live with her father in the rainy little town of Forks, Washington, she didn't expect much of anything to change. But things do change when she meets the mysterious and dazzlingly beautiful Edward Cullen. For Edward is nothing like any boy she's ever met. He's nothing like anyone she's ever met, period. He's intelligent and witty, and he seems to see straight into her soul. In no time at all, they are swept up in a passionate and decidedly unorthodox romance, unorthodox because Edward really isn't like the other boys. He can run faster than a mountain lion. He can stop a moving car with his bare hands. Oh, and he hasn't aged since 1918. Like all vampires, he's immortal but doesn't drink human blood, though Edward and his family are unique among vampires in that lifestyle choice.

Movie Review: Bolt in 3D

I caught up with Chook to go see this today because we wanted to avoid the heat.

The 3D effects were no where near as cool as they were when I saw Journey to the Centre of the Earth, but the movie itself was good. We had to put a deposit down on the glasses! We both enjoyed it and there were laughs throughout.

Plot: For super-dog BOLT, every day is filled with adventure, danger and intrigue – at least until the cameras stop rolling. When the canine star of a hit TV show is accidentally shipped from his Hollywood soundstage to New York City, he begins his biggest adventure yet – a cross-country journey through the real world. Armed only with the delusions that all his amazing feats and powers are real, and with the help of two unlikely travelling companions – a jaded, abandoned housecat named Mittens, and TV-obsessed hamster in a plastic ball named Rhino – Bolt discovers he doesn’t need superpowers to be a hero.

Movie Review: Madagascar 2 Escape To Africa

I enjoyed the first one of the when it came out & was waiting for the sequel

The transition from Madagascar to Africa is fast paced and easy for kids to miss, but I enjoyed as much as I did the first one.

Plot: Alex, Marty, Melman, Gloria, King Julien, Maurice and the penguins and the chimps find themselves marooned on the distant shores of Madagascar. In the face of this obstacle, the New Yorkers have hatched a plan so crazy it just might work. With military precision, the penguins have repaired an old crashed plane, sort of. Once aloft, this unlikely crew stays airborne just long enough to make it to the wildest place of all, the vast plains of Africa, where the members of our zoo-raised crew encounter species of their own kind for the very first time. Africa seems like a great place…but is it better than their Central Park home?

Movie Review: Marley & Me

My girlfriends and I had organised months ago to go and see this together when it finally came out. I had no idea what it was about and only just started the book on Monday and finished it yesterday.

You laugh and cry throughout the book and the same is said of the movie. My friends were flat out crying - one had even left about 15 minutes before the end to have a cigarette so that she could cope. I was both laughing at them because they had the full on sniffles, and tearing up because of the sadness of the scene.

A must see for all the animal lovers, especially dog lovers out there.

Plot: The year is 1991 the Grogan's are a just married couple with a new house in Florida and are both successful journalists. Eventually the Grogans plan to start a family; however after an unsuccessful attempt at looking after a plant Jenny Grogan decides they should get a dog to hone their skills at parenthood. Enter Marley the lovable hyperactive golden Labrador retriever puppy.

After many failed attempts at training Marley and then even being kicked out of obedience school the Grogans discoverer that Marley is a free spirit but one with all the right intentions at heart. Despite being a gundog Marley is petrified of loud bangs; but most of all thunderstorms and will tear apart the house if left alone in one. As time goes by the Grogans family grows and Marley becomes the life and soul of the family and teaches the family some important life lessons.

The story follows the ups and downs, laughs and cries and most important the experiences that the Grogans have because of Marley and also the ones they share with him from the moment he enters their lives until the tragic moment he leaves.