Random Facts 22

1. Babies have the strongest sense of smell. They can recognise their mothers by scent.
2. Orchids release a chemical that intoxicates bees.
3. Your feet are bigger in the afternoon than at any other time of the day.
4. Chicken soup was believed to be an aphrodisiac in the Middle Ages.
5. Kilogram for kilogram, humans produce more heat than the sun.
6. The Peanuts comic strip was first called Li’l Folks.
7. Four Weddings and a Funeral was the first British film to break 20million pounds at the box office.
8. The sound a camel makes is called nuzzling.
9. Hard-boiled eggs will spin. Uncooked or soft boiled eggs will not.
10. 24 carat gold is not pure gold. Pure gold is so soft that in can be moulded by hand.

A Nice Catchup

I caught up with an old high school friend for a coffee and a chat out at Midland today.

She has 3 kids - her oldest, the only boy, is 13! And her other 3 girls are all under 6! And she looks fantastic considering!

We've been chatting on Facebook and IM over the last few weeks. I must admit I was a little reluctant to catch up, only because I've stacked on heaps of weight over the years, but I thought what the hell!

We reminisced about all the guys we had crushes on and all the scandals that happened when we were at school. Sometimes I miss those days....

Movie Review: The Chronicles of Narnia - Prince Caspian

Now that I am finally on holidays, I can treat myself to all the movies I've been dying to see.

I've only just watched The Lion, The Witch And The Wardrobe so could follow the story (having never read the books I had no idea what it was about)

I think it was a great movie - the first one better than this (as is nearly always the case).

Plot: The Pevensie siblings are magically transported back from England to the world of Narnia, where a thrilling, perilous new adventure and an even greater test of their faith and courage awaits them.

Facebook

I've succumbed to peer pressure and am now on Facebook.

I've managed to find a few people from High School on it, so should make things a little easier when trying to organise a reunion.

Some of it's applications are cool!

A Blast From The Past

I made contact with an old friend from high school through the old School Friends Reunited website.

We spent a good couple of hours on IM reminiscing about the guys we used to have crushes on at school.

We plan to catch up and try to organise a bit of a reunion.

Movie Review: What Happens In Vegas

Saw this for a little bit of light entertainment with a friend from work. I've had a major headache all weekend and just couldn't concentrate on anything for too long. Cameron & Ashton mesh so well together. I especially liked the scenes when they were each trying to stop the other from getting to the counsellor's appointment.

Plot: Two strangers awaken together to discover they've gotten married following a night of debauchery in Sin City, and that one of them has won a huge jackpot after playing the other's quarter. The newlyweds devise ever-escalating schemes to undermine each other and get their hands on the money – only to find themselves falling in love amid the mutual backstabbing.

At Peace

We found out at work today that an old colleague of ours had committed suicide last week.

This makes the fourth person from our floor who has died in less than 12months, with 2 in the last week alone.

He had been there for as long as I have (over 7 years) and only recently left a few months ago.

He had previously been a tennis umpire and once told me about his run-in with John McEnroe when he was an umpire on the net.

Johnathan, we hope you are finally at peace.

Movie Review: The Spiderwick Chronicles

I have been meaning to see this for some time but didn't get around to it until today.

It was great to escape into a fantasy with goblins, elves and a boggart. I'm glad they compressed all the books into one movie, however, as often is the case when adapting books to film, some things were left out and some things were invented and put into the film instead.

Even with that, it was still a great movie and great value too for only $5.

Plot: Peculiar things start to happen the moment the Grace family (Jared, his twin brother Simon, sister Mallory and their mom) leave New York and move into the secluded old house owned by their great, great uncle Arthur Spiderwick. Unable to explain the strange disappearances and accidents that seem to be happening on a daily basis, the family blames Jared. When he, Simon and Mallory investigate what's really going on, they uncover the fantastic truth of the Spiderwick estate and of the creatures that inhabit it.

Movie Review: 21

I've just gotten home after dragging Ace off to see a preview of this tonight for which I had won tickets. It's predictable but the best part was the previews before - Will Smith's & Adam Sandler's new movies. They look entertaining!

Plot: Ben Campbell is a shy, brilliant M.I.T. student who – needing to pay school tuition – who finds the answers in the cards. He is recruited to join a group of the school’s most gifted students that heads to Vegas every weekend armed with fake identities and the know-how to turn the odds at blackjack in their favour.

With unorthodox math professor and stats genius Micky Rosa leading the way, they’ve cracked the code. By counting cards and employing an intricate system of signals, the team can beat the casinos big time. Seduced by the money, the Vegas lifestyle, and by his smart and sexy teammate, Jill Taylor, Ben begins to push the limits.

Though counting cards isn’t illegal, the stakes are high, and the challenge becomes not only keeping the numbers straight, but staying one step ahead of the casinos’ menacing enforcer: Cole Williams.

The Bitch Is Back

My sister is back in my mother & stepfather's lives after 7 and a bit years.

She disowned the family and told my mother that she would never see her grandchildren.

When my Grandmother was dying, she refused to come and see her and didn't even bother turning up to the funeral.

Now I have to put up with her and her 4 kids on Mother's Day of all days. At least I won't have to put up with her husband.

I think I'm going to sleep in until lunch time tomorrow...