not the state of origin

I’m giving Spicks and Specks my full attention for half an hour because:1. Football is boring (unless I can comment sarcastically on twitter)2. See 1. Spicks and Specks however, is what we might call “good old fashioned entertainment”. Adam Hills is a modern day Daryl Somers or Bert Newton (and I mean that as the […]

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Wreaking havoc Wednesday: Cat fashion

Are you a slightly overweight smokey grey tabby? Are you bored at home while your servant is out slaving away to put salmon flavoured dine and sardine whiskas dry food in your dinner dish? Are you tiring of the delights of slowly ripping apart a paper bag? Do the two cardboard boxes your servant has […]

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Wreaking havoc Wednesday: Cat fashion

Are you a slightly overweight smokey grey tabby? Are you bored at home while your servant is out slaving away to put salmon flavoured dine and sardine whiskas dry food in your dinner dish? Are you tiring of the delights of slowly ripping apart a paper bag? Do the two cardboard boxes your servant has […]

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Watching Listen and Singalong: When you know the notes to sing

Thanks to Andy for sharing this on facebook. It’s cheered me and my cold up immensely (even though The Sound of Music is far (hahaha gettit) from my favourite musical). How fantastic. I might just spontaneously burst into song tomorrow surprising my unsuspecting work colleagues. What song to choose though? Perhaps Adelaide’s Lament from Guys […]

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Watching Listen and Singalong: When you know the notes to sing

Thanks to Andy for sharing this on facebook. It’s cheered me and my cold up immensely (even though The Sound of Music is far (hahaha gettit) from my favourite musical). How fantastic. I might just spontaneously burst into song tomorrow surprising my unsuspecting work colleagues. What song to choose though? Perhaps Adelaide’s Lament from Guys […]

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What Wendy Watched: Barry had rheumatic knees

The problem with now having a DVD recorder is that now am continually have to catch up on my TV viewing because I record things that would normally miss. And then, I’m trying to fit them into my regularly scheduled programming. This week I have caught up on: The Big Bang Theory – a guilty […]

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What Wendy Watched: Barry had rheumatic knees

The problem with now having a DVD recorder is that now am continually have to catch up on my TV viewing because I record things that would normally miss. And then, I’m trying to fit them into my regularly scheduled programming. This week I have caught up on: The Big Bang Theory – a guilty […]

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impulse buyers anonymous

The usual Saturday shopping schtick included groceries (boring but very necessary) plus the following items that weren’t on the list: Long grey cardigan with silver thread through the grey – 19.99Sleeveless brown long vest thing – marked down to 29.99The Young Ones Series 1 and 2 on DVD – 14.99 each. All in all I […]

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impulse buyers anonymous

The usual Saturday shopping schtick included groceries (boring but very necessary) plus the following items that weren’t on the list: Long grey cardigan with silver thread through the grey – 19.99Sleeveless brown long vest thing – marked down to 29.99The Young Ones Series 1 and 2 on DVD – 14.99 each. All in all I […]

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and now for the wedding report…in words not pictures

Wonderful, Fantastic, Beautiful, Freezing… Above are some words to describe the wedding experience on Saturday. It was the coldest I have been for some time, standing outside in the shadows of the All Hallows Chapel with the wind whipping up off the Brisbane River. However, the close up view of the Story Bridge made up […]

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