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<happy sigh> I watched Velvet Goldmine today, first time in months. I forget how much I love that movie. The interactions and tangled...

The cubs really enjoy The Order of the Stick but they miss a lot of the D&D based jokes. They've responded enthusiastically to thei...

Curriculum day, today - tacked on to the Easter long-weekend; woohoo! - so the cubs and I went to see Ice Age 2 . Fun movie, pure fluff, but...

I've been watching a series on ABC, Little by Little , a documentary about the development of the Dusty Springfield musical. Hee, well,...

Eurgh . Don't like cheap Easter chocolate - it's gritty . <shudder> But some of the wrappers are so pretty. It's not a com...

Monster trucks. I just don't get it . <scratching head> Is it... is it like grotesquely huge breast implants? Repulsive yet you c...

I joyfully perform The Dance of the Returning Vegetables! Brussel sprouts and asparagus are coming back into season! : ) Had some good wee...

Hee, so yes, Penny and I went to the Closing Ceremony. It was fun , though the evening had a bit of a rocky start, a slight communications m...

Weee ! I'm going to the Closing Ceremony! Soulsis - as one of the artistes - got tickets! <excited> Why am I excited? Cos in the ...

Soulsis was out on one of her supa sekrit excursions today, and it being the holidays, I looked after her boys. Well, I say 'I looked a...

Condoleeza Rice . It struck me tonight while watching a news item about her that bunny ears wouldn't look out of place... The only pictu...

... a flying tram . Bwahahahahahahahah! I'm watching the opening ceremony for the Commonwealth Games... More later. I don't want to ...

Happy birthday to me, it reached 38 degrees... (Hey, it scans!) Yes it was hot today, though not unexpectedly. It's usually hot (if not ...

Last day of term. Woohoo. I'm knackered... Spent the morning tearing around paying bills and picking up groceries; dived home long enoug...

I know when I'm reading something good cos I'm not mentally editing as I go. Just as learning to teach ballet meant I couldn't w...

Hee. I bought myself an early birthday present today from an opp-shop. I've seen a lot of casserole dishes with lids shaped like chicken...

Dagnabbit it's hot again. <grump> " I really must get off my arse and get on with SFSG... " The irony of that statement ...

Tee hee hee . IKEA is having a competition/promotion thing where (I think) you win something if you can guess correctly if something is wor...

Happy Birthday, Joules! (<blink> Whoa, that's bright...) Have a great day! : )

Hot, tired and grumpy. Time for an update. It was 37.C today, 35 yesterday. Though I can't complain, I spose, we've had a run of rea...