Sydney White stars Amanda Byrne and would have to now be one of my fave movies. We hired it recently from our local video store and I think I watched it three times before returning it.
The plot is your typical one – young girl heads off to college and tries to join a Sorority and is victimised by the Queen of the Sorority who just has it in for her. I know, I know, ho hum – boring – but I didn’t think so… Read more…
Snapped today – one of the dogs flaked out on the couch. Scandal is obviously very comfortable.
She spends a lot of time laying on my couch, relaxing….
Scandal Looks Comfortable
Oh, and yes – this is quite normal for her.
I have reached my 40th Birthday. After many years of joking that I had been undergoing 40’s counselling, the big day came….. and went! Surprise, surprise, it was just like any other day and I don’t feel any different today!
Of course, the ‘big party’ is this weekend, so maybe I’ll feel a little different next Sunday!
What was really nice was all the wonderful Birthday wishes I received – thank you to everyone who sent me a Birthday wish or thought. My Facebook Wall has never been so busy!
My parents and hubbie took me out for Dinner and a Show. There’s a running joke in our house, that Dinner and a Show means takeway and a drive-in movie (for those of us who are old enough to remember what a drive-in is). The joke comes from my Dad asking Mum out, when they were ‘courting’, to a dinner and show – he bought her fish and chips and went to a movie!
However, Dinner and a Show this time really was Dinner and a Show – The Patsy Cline Review show starring Barbara Thompson. Barbara is a very talented lady and her voice totally floored me. Her partner, Mark Day, is equally as a talented and did a memorable job of Willie Nelson and Kenny Rogers (among others). The costumes Barbara wore were stunning as well. Altogether, it was a well put together show and highly entertaining. I really enjoyed it.
Of course, at the end of the show, Mark and Barbara met the Patrons – very down to earth and amusing couple! If you get the chance to see these two live, it’s worthwhile – visit Barabara Thompon’s and Mark Day’s website to see where they will be.
Charly and Barbara Thompson
I had the pleasure of listening to The Mark Of The Druid by Rhonda R Carpenter this week and I was really impressed.
The Mark Of The Druid is a book that Rhonda has written, and then converted into a serialized POD cast. Whilst I would prefer to read a book, I really wanted to listen to Rhondas book, so I downloaded the POD casts and loaded up my iRiver. I intend to buy the book as well.
The Mark of The Druid is a fantasy novel that explores a past life of the two main characters, Eve McCormick and Andrea McMurray – where they are Druids in an ancient celtic clan. Read more…
I’ve been a little quiet over the last few weeks and I thought it time for an update. Stuart and I took the children to World Internet Summit from March 12 to March 15 – a very busy time and tiring. We all arrived back home very enthused about what we can be doing to generate an online business and set out our plans.
Then, on Tuesday the 17th of March, my Mum suffered a heart attack – at the heart specialist. I still wonder which Angel was looking over her shoulder that day – the staff were wonderful, called my Dad to come in and arranged to get her admitted to hospital. It took most of Tuesday to stabilize her. In the following days, tests were conducted which revealed the stent that was in place had kept the arteries opened but her Aortic valve was damaged. Open heart surgery was scheduled, and conducted, on March 26. Read more…
When Stuart and I made the decision to walk away from our EzyDVD franchises in July 2007, it was tough.
The suppliers – we could deal with. In fact, according to our calculations, if we sold everything, sent back stock etc, we would cover the supplier debts and our business loans. What really scared us, was the Leases on the shops. We still had 18 months and 2 1/2 years to go on our leases and the provisions were pretty stringent. Read more…
Have you read the Twilight series by Stephenie Meyer? A series of 4 books based on Vampires and Werewolves – aimed at young teens?
Well, Stuart and I have and we are enthralled.
We heard about Twilight, the first book in the series, from Morgan – who had been trying (unsuccessfully) for months to borrow the book from our local public library. Read more…
This year, we have seen what are possibly the worst Bushfires Australia has seen so far.
On February 7th 2009, bushfires raged out of control in Victoria, located in the south east corner of Australia. Reports so far indicate there have been approximately 200 deaths and over 500 people with fire-related injuries. Read more…
I really don’t get it! Tonight, we received the 2nd phone call in as many nights offering us a ‘FREE’ nokia mobile phone.
My hubbie, who is far more tolerant than me, took the first call and just hung up them. You would think they got the message! Alas, no…. tonight at 8.45pm… just in time for the household to be winding down, children to be heading to bed and hubbies and wives trying to steal some valuable alone time… the phone rings!!!! and they’re trying to ’sell’ me something. Read more…
Hot off the Internet Presses is the announcement that EzyDVD has been purchased by the Franchise Entertainment Group. Read more…
