Scorcher

Today was one of the hottest days we have had yet this year!

Chook came over to check out the new digs and by the time she got here (she’s only about 30 minutes away) she was hot.

Because I don't have air-conditioning, I have taken to dunking my tank tops in water and then wringing them out and wearing them wet to cool down.

We decided to head to the movies and ended up seeing Sherlock Holmes (which I’ve already seen) because she had free passes. It was bliss in the cinema, but still damn hot when we came out just before 5.

I got home to discover the chocolates I had in the pantry had started to melt, so had to put them in the fridge… I hate cold chocolate!!

Suburbia

Today I had to drive down to Canning Vale to pick up a dryer I purchased off a fellow employee. I haven’t been down there for years – it has changed so much!!

So many new residential areas and shopping precincts seem to have popped up.

When I got home I had fun moving the dryer from the car through to the laundry, hurting my back in the process and ended up getting some nice bruises on my arms.

Deep Thought For Today

If life is measured by time, years, months and days... how is love measured?

Again, I hope I have not plagiarised anyone, I was not having the greatest day and this was just something I thought of...

Bad Service

Danielle met me for lunch at work today.

The café across the road – Breve – was the only option. I have been there a couple of times and up until the last time I went it was pretty good, but when it takes 30 minutes just for a bowl of wedges and some garlic bread, when it’s not busy, you know it is not going to be a good experience – but, I decided to give them a second chance. Oh how I regret that now…

We both ordered garlic bread and shared wedges. You would think that both people would get their garlic bread at the same time wouldn’t you? No, mine came out 20minutes after Danielle got hers!!

Ridiculous!!! I will not be going back there ever again!!

Random Facts 30

1. The hair of an adult can stretch 25% of it's length without breaking.
2. The starfish has five limbs and can re-grow four of them, as long as it's central body is not harmed.
3. Xerophargy refers to a diet of bread and water.
4. To simply walk you use 200 muscles.
5. A cheetah's stride is seven to eight metres in length. It completes four strides per second.
6. Artichokes are flower buds.
7. 24 frames per second are projected in most animated films.
8. All porcupines float in water.
9. In ancient times, vinegar was the strongest acid known.
10. The indentation at the bottom of a wine bottle is to strengthen the structure of the bottle and to trap the sediments in the wine.

Happy Birthday Mum

The family went to Sizzlers for dinner last night to celebrate my Mum’s birthday. We had to wait about 40minutes to be seated at a table because the place was packed!! Two little old ladies kept trying to get in front of us and I kept blocking them – much to their disappointment!

My oldest niece spent the night at my place and fell asleep 20 minutes into Harry Potter J

Movie Review: The Tooth Fairy

Danielle and I both enjoyed a little bit of shopping plus neck & shoulder massages before going to see this.

It was a nice bit of 'fluff' to watch as neither of us was in the mood to watch a serious movie. I could just watch that body all day... *sigh*

Plot: Derek Thompson is 'The Tooth Fairy,' a hard-charging minor league hockey player whose nickname comes from his habit of separating opposing players from their bicuspids. When Derek discourages a youngster's hopes, he's sentenced to one week's hard labor as a real tooth fairy, complete with the requisite tutu, wings and magic wand. At first, Derek "can't handle the tooth" – bumbling and stumbling as he tries to furtively wing his way through strangers' homes…doing what tooth fairies do. But as Derek slowly adapts to his new position, he begins to rediscover his own forgotten dreams

Sunday Drive

Had to get up early this morning to drop Danielle off at church. Since it was a beautiful day I thought I would head down to Fremantle for a change.

Had a wander through both markets but didn’t buy anything.

On the drive home I stopped off at Burns Beach and went for a walk along the beach – was so peaceful.

Movie Review: The Princess And The Frog

Nothing else was on that Re or I wanted to see, so ended up seeing this.

Typical Disney film, but a nice twist on the fairytale.

Plot: A modern day retelling of the classic story The Frog Prince. The Princess and the Frog finds the lives of arrogant, carefree Prince Naveen and hardworking waitress Tiana crossing paths. Prince Naveen is transformed into a frog by a conniving voodoo magician and Tiana, following suit, upon kissing the amphibian royalty. With the help of a trumpet-playing alligator, a Cajun firefly, and an old blind lady who lives in a boat in a tree, Naveen and Tiana must race to break the spell and fulfill their dreams.

Movie Review: Avatar 3D

I have finally been able to catch up with Ace to see this!!

We planned on seeing it months ago, but both of us have been busy over the Christmas/New Year period, making it difficult to catchup.

I can see why they are saying good things about this movie... IT IS AWESOME!!!

I want to see it in 2D, just to compare, I don't think it will be as good as 3D but, I won't mind seeing it again, and again, and again...

Plot: An ex-Marine who finds himself thrust into hostilities on an alien planet filled with exotic life forms. As an Avatar, a human mind in an alien body, he finds himself torn between two worlds, in a desperate fight for his own survival and that of the indigenous people.