Saturday 17 December 2011

Movie Review: Puss In Boots

A prequel to Puss's adventures with Shrek and Donkey.  I wonder how long it will be before we have Donkey's movie?

Plot:  A story about the events leading up to the sword fighting cat's meeting with Shrek and his friends.

Friday 9 December 2011

'Tis The Season To Be Jolly

And boy was I.

Must say it was a rather good gathering.  At least this time we were able to get basic spirits instead of beer, wine and soft drinks.

Georgie and I were fairly matched the entire night.


Sunday 20 November 2011

Work Gala

I had a wonderful time tonight at the Gala.  I've worked there 11 years but have never gone to before.  I'm not one for dressing up but thought I should go as it might be my last chance.  I have seriously been thinking of quitting to travel around the world for a year or so.

I had borrowed a hip flask to take my own alcohol in with me as they weren't serving any spirits.  Conrad assisted me several times to top up my drinks (both as lookout and barman) hehe.

Tom, I don't know how many times I told you that we haven't won lotto and Holly, that was a nice spill you took on the stairs.  Thank god you didn't do a Britney and not wear underwear!! *huge grin*

I only just got home a few minutes ago and am waiting on my photo's to upload onto Facebook.  I know there will be quite a few sore heads tomorrow, I mean later today.

Sunday 30 October 2011

Movie Review: Real Steel

Hugh Jackman in fine form.  Need I say more??

Plot:  Set in the near future, where robot boxing is a top sport, a struggling promoter feels he's found a champion in a discarded robot. During his hopeful rise to the top, he discovers he has an 11-year-old son who wants to know his father.

Saturday 29 October 2011

Movie Review: Footloose

I was a bit young the first time this came out and even though I am an 80's child, I haven't watched the film until recently.

Thankfully it sticks closer to the original than a lot of remakes that they are doing at the moment.  We get a bit more background on why 'Ren' comes to be living with his relatives, it's not so clear in the original movie.

Plot:  City kid Ren MacCormack moves to a small town where rock 'n' roll and dancing have been banned, and his rebellious spirit shakes up the populace.

Friday 30 September 2011

Work Sundowner

Just walked in the door from the Sundowner after work, dropped everything in the doorway and hightailed it to the toilet.  I had been busting since Cass and I left My Place.

We had free drinks for 3 hours so long as it was beer, soft drinks or sparkling wine.  Georgie and I both only like sweet wine so we decided to sweeten ours by adding lime cordial - much better than the dry crap they were serving us. I lost count after our fifth bottle.


Sunday 28 August 2011

Movie Review: The Green Lantern

Phwoar!!! Ryan Reynolds is hot in this.  Didn't particularly like him before, but I've changed my mind.

Who am I to say no to a free ticket to a movie??  Chook and I caught up to see this.  If there's a sequel, I'll be going!

Plot:  A test pilot is granted an alien ring that bestows him with otherworldly powers, as well as membership into an intergalactic squadron tasked with keeping peace within the universe.

Saturday 27 August 2011

Movie Review: The Help


My sister has recently separated from her husband and deserved a night out.  We started with dinner at Sizzler's, then went to see this.

We both were in tears when 'Minny' shared her story of the 'Terrible Awful'.  We could not stop laughing the whole way home. 

Plot:  An aspiring author during the civil rights movement of the 1960s decides to write a book detailing the African-American maids' point of view on the white families for which they work, and the hardships they go through on a daily basis.

Sunday 21 August 2011

Farewell Dan

This weekend was my last chance to catch up with Dan before she leaves next week for Georgia.

We went for a roast lunch at my mum's place and my nieces were there.  It was quite funny because they were all shy around her when they normally aren't.

Tuesday 16 August 2011

Movie Review: Hanna

I had a couple of hours to kill while my car was being serviced so decided to see this.

Saoirse Ronan was scary in this.  A big departure from her role in The Lovely Bones (which I still liked even though the book was so much better)

Plot:  A 16-year-old who was raised by her father to be the perfect assassin is dispatched on a mission across Europe, tracked by a ruthless intelligence agent.

Thursday 11 August 2011

She Got It

Dan got the job!! She just rang me to let me know.  She flies out at the end of the month and is going to Georgia in Europe to teach English for 10 months.

I am going to miss her :(

Wednesday 3 August 2011

Movie Review: Bridesmaids

This is why I don't want to be a bridesmaid..  All the hassle!!

Funny movie though.  Nearly wet myself over the bridal shop bit.

Plot:  Competition between the maid of honor and a bridesmaid, over who is the bride's best friend, threatens to upend the life of an out-of-work pastry chef.

Saturday 30 July 2011

Xmas In July

Dan and I decided to go for a drive down to Rockingham to check out the shops.  Neither of us have been there in ages and it was a relatively nice day, until it started raining after we got to Rockingham.

It's looking much better now that they have almost finished renovating the place.

We both managed to pick up a couple of gifts we needed for the party we were going to in West Perth.

Back at my place we spent the afternoon scanning Dan's documents for the job she was applying for to teach English in Europe for 10 months.  I have a feeling she is going to get it.

We then got dressed for the party, luckily it wasn't fancy because it was freezing outside.

I've been to the house once before for a bbq but never went inside.  I've not been to a party where you're name has to be on the guest list which the security guy checks before you're allowed in. 

We played a different kind of pass the parcel game.  We each were given a gift, but we were 'allowed' to swap it for another gift if we chose - take the gift off another person - but it wasn't guaranteed that we would get to keep that gift because someone else could elect to swap their gift.  There was a very popular Jenga game that was swapped several times. 


Monday 25 July 2011

Back From Bunno

Had an awesome time down in Bunbury with Belinder, Heather and family.

I'm still a little shocked that Bel is now with Heather, it just seems so sudden considering Heather had been in a long-term relationship and had only recently broken up with her partner.  I worry for Bel because Heather was spending a lot of time on the phone with her ex while I was there.

Saturday 23 July 2011

Off to Bunno...

Heading down to Bunbury for Izabella's birthday and to catch up with Bel and her new partner Heather.  I can see a lot of wine & cheese in my future...

Thursday 21 July 2011

Movie Review: Kung Fu Panda 2

Took the 2 older nieces, Casey & Kyla to see this today.  It was their first time seeing a movie in 3D and they kept taking the glasses off and complaining when their eyes hurt.

Love the animation movies nowadays as they aren't just targeted to children anymore, there are some adult jokes in them also.

They look ready to crash after all the sugar we've just eaten, but now they're settled in on the sofa lounge watching Scooby Doo cartoons.


Plot:  Po and his friends fight to stop an peacock villain from conquering China with a deadly new weapon, but the Dragon Warrior must come to terms with his past.

Thursday 14 July 2011

Movie Review: Harry Potter And The Deathly Hallows (Part 2)

OMG!!! So excited!!!  I can't believe it's finally here!!!!

It feels like I have been waiting for this to come out for years.  Wait a sec.  I have been waiting for years!! LOL!!

I was so pumped up for the midnight screening last night but wasn't sure how I was going to get through work on 2 hours sleep!  Let's just say that by lunch time, I was trying to find a little corner to hide.

Overall I was impressed with the movie.  The only thing really that let me down was the fight scene between Harry and Voldemort and the aftermath.  It was nothing like it was in the book, which I think ended it much tidier than just breaking the wand in half.

Plot: Harry, Ron and Hermione search for Voldemort's remaining Horcruxes in their effort to destroy the Dark Lord.

Saturday 9 July 2011

Birthday Dinner

Thank you Dan for a lovely evening.  Very enjoyable dinner at Oscars, the desserts were lovely & the wine, gorgeous.

Thanks also to Bel who didn't even ring or text me to tell me you weren't coming even after you had RSVP'd.

Sunday 5 June 2011

Movie Review: Fast And Furious 5

I have to say that I am not a fan of Vin Diesel, but these movies suit him.  Am a fan of The Hot Paul Walker and Dwayne 'The Rock' Johnson.  Now either of them can pop my hood any time *grin*

I took the time to watch all the previous movies (although I'm still a little confused on Tokyo Drift) just so that I would know the back story.

I wasn't happy when the projector fritzed during the fight scene between The Rock & Vin Diesel so all sound was lost.

Overall I thoroughly enjoyed the movies and cant wait for the 6th in the series - coming out in 2013 I think.

Plot:  Dominic and his crew find themselves on the wrong side of the law once again as they try to switch lanes between a ruthless drug lord and a relentless federal agent.

Saturday 14 May 2011

Movie Review: Thor

Marvel comics is really churning out the movies at the moment.  We've had both Iron Man movies (which I've not seen), the X-Men movies and now Thor.

Chris Hemsworth plays arrogant well.  It's good to see him being successful after Home & Away.

Plot: The powerful but arrogant warrior Thor is cast out of the fantastic realm of Asgard and sent to live amongst humans on Earth, where he soon becomes one of their finest defenders.

Sunday 8 May 2011

Moore River

For Mother's Day this year we all headed up to Moore River for the day.  Luckily we got there early and got a good position before it got too crowded.

On the way there, my step dad decided he wanted to go see the lighthouse.  Only problem was it only had a sandy track.  Both cars got bogged.  It took 10 minutes for my step dad to get his car turned around (he has a Honda CRV which is all wheel drive) but my brother in law took nearly 30 minutes (he has a Hyundai Elantra). 

He tried to floor it up to the top of the hill but got bogged even more when trying to turn around.  I stayed down the hill with the girls.  We were having a good old laugh because every time he accelerated, sand would spew out from the back tires and cover my step dad, mum and sister with sand.

It was a lovely day, if cloudy.  I got some good snaps on my camera and the girls had a blast.


Wednesday 4 May 2011

Awesome Breakfast


It was a struggle to get up and going this morning but I knew I must because it was the fabulous Miss Dan's birthday breakfast at Miss Maude's.

After all the delicious food, I didn't feel like going to work.  Luckily it is only a 2 minute walk down the road.  I would have had to walk past it if I wanted to go home anyway.

Happy Birthday Dan!!

Tuesday 26 April 2011

Movie Review: Scream 4

Gotta love an extra long weekend to go see the movies you've been dying to see.

Rhian and I caught up today to see this.  It's been years since I've seen these so I have been watching them all over the weekend.

Plot:  Ten years have passed, and Sidney Prescott, who has put herself back together thanks in part to her writing, is visited by the Ghostface Killer.

Saturday 23 April 2011

Movie Review: Red Riding Hood

 There are a lot of similarities in the opening scenes of this movie and Twilight.  That's no surprise since it is the same director on this film.  Stunning scenery.
Plot:  Set in a medieval village that is haunted by a werewolf, a young girl falls for an orphaned woodcutter, much to her family's displeasure.

Movie Review: Just Go With It

Another movie for Dan and I.

I am only just getting into Adam Sandler.  I'm not a huge fan of some of his earlier stuff when he seems to be screaming all the time.  Jennifer Aniston is getting better with age.  The kids are annoying, but overall a good movie.

Plot:  On a weekend trip to Hawaii, a plastic surgeon convinces his loyal assistant to pose as his soon-to-be-divorced wife in order to cover up a careless lie he told to his much-younger girlfriend.

Sunday 17 April 2011

Movie Review: Rio

I had a couple of passes I needed to use up before the end of this monther so I dragged my friend, the fabulous Miss Danielle out to Carousel.

We had dinner at Fast Eddy's which really should be called Slow Eddy's. We never received our bottle of water nor were we given any serviettes.

The movie itself was funny but got a bit annoying when something happened to the sound right at the important bit in the middle which took them 15 minutes to fix up.

Plot: When Blu, a domesticated macaw from small-town Minnesota, meets the fiercely independent Jewel, he takes off on an adventure to Rio de Janeiro with this bird of his dreams.

Saturday 26 March 2011

Joondalup Festival

Dan and I decided to hit the Joondalup Festival today. 

We got there just after they had set up so there weren't too many people around the stalls.  Neither of us fancied buying anything so we headed to my place and are hanging out watching movies all night.

Wednesday 16 March 2011

2 Little Birthdays

Had 2 of my nieces birthdays this week - Naiomh & Calleigh.

Sunday was Naiomh's birthday which was a birthday breakfast (she's only 3).

Calleigh's was on Wednesday so we had dinner at the folk's place.

Happy Birthday girls!!

Saturday 12 March 2011

Deni's Birthday Bash

Just got home after having dinner at Carver's at Burswood Casino tonight.

Caught up with Deni, Jade & Marco from high school... man it has been a long time since I've seen Marco!!

Back in my clubbing days (a very distant memory) I used to run into Marco all the time.  He hasn't changed at all.

I think, and Dan agrees with me, that he has a crush on me.  He's a lovely guy, but he is a typical Italian momma's boy, so I can't seen anything happening there.

Sunday 20 February 2011

Movie Review: No Strings Attached

Caught up with Rhian to see this as there was nothing much on that we wanted to see.

I've not seen a lot of Ashton's movies, but didn't mind him in this. Natalie Portman is gorgeous - I hate her :)

Plot: A guy and girl try to keep their relationship strictly physical, but it's not long before they learn that they want something more.

Saturday 29 January 2011

Movie Review: How Do You Know

I had planned to go to the casino with Dan & Marie, but because of the high humidity and threat of storms due to the cyclone off the coast, we opted for the air-conditioned comfort of the movies.

This is a pretty good movie. Normally with 'love triangle' plots, one of the three is normally a complete loser, but they were all 'normal' characters.

There are quite a few funny one liners which got a giggle out of all of us in the audience.

A definite chick flick!!

Plot: Lisa (Witherspoon) is a woman whose athletic ability is the defining passion of her life, having been her focus since early childhood. When she is cut from her team, everything she has ever known is suddenly taken from her. Not knowing what to do, she stumbles toward regular life. In this mode, she begins a fling with Matty (Wilson), a major league baseball pitcher, a self-centered ladies man – a narcissist with a code of honor.

George (Rudd) is a straight-arrow businessman whose complicated relationship with his father, Charles (Nicholson), takes a turn when George is accused of a financial crime, even though he’s done nothing wrong. Though he may be headed to jail, George’s honesty, integrity, and unceasing optimism may be his only path to keeping his sanity.

Before Lisa’s relationship with Matty takes root, she meets George for a first date on the worst evening of each of their lives: she has just been cut, and he has just been served. When everything else seems to be falling apart, they will discover what it means to have something wonderful happen.

Wednesday 26 January 2011

Australia Day 2011

Headed down to Scarborough yesterday after work to spend the night & Australia Day with Dan who was house sitting her sister's place.

We stayed up late (or early depending on your view) and played on the internet for hours.  I signed up on Twitter and had fun searching for some hot celebrities to follow.

We didn't get out of bed long before lunch time & jumped in the pool - clothes and all.

Not a bad way to spend a public holiday!!

Tuesday 25 January 2011

Twitter

I am now on twitter... come follow me!!!

dette1976 - same as here!!

Monday 3 January 2011

Movie Review: Narnia - Voyage Of The Dawn Treader

Another hot long weekend, another movie.

I've been doing nothing all day except lie on my bed with my fan going reading a book, but by late this afternoon I was going stir crazy so decided on seeing this.

I am never disappointed with the Narnia movies (having never read the books I think)

Plot: Edmund and Lucy Pevensie, along with their cousin Eustace, their royal friend King Caspian, and a warrior mouse named Reepicheep, find themselves swallowed into a painting and on to the Dawn Treader. Their mission – on which rests the fate of Narnia itself – takes the courageous voyagers to mysterious islands and a river that turns to gold, to fateful confrontations with magical creatures and sinister enemies, and to a reunion with their friend and protector, the “Great Lion” Aslan.

Saturday 1 January 2011

Happy New Year 2011

My New Year's Eve's of late have been boring and this year is no exception!! 

Here I am, alone again at midnight for the New Year.

My life sucks!