Monday, 27 June 2011

plonking

spent an afternoon in the yarra valley wine region...

what horrible views..


Sticks 





St Hubert's



Punt Road


Yarra Valley Dairy Farm

Those darn clothes shrinking fairies..

You know the ones, they sneak into your wardrobe at night and make your clothes small….. if I ever catch them, I’ll put down my bowl of wedges/glass of wine/block of chocolate  and send them back to never never land. Why is it they seem to be more active in winter??

I don’t really see the benefit to winter, and not just because of the extra kg’s acquired.  Apart from those lucky animals who get to snooze through most of it.. oh to be a bear.. anyway. Who benefits? What good is the world when it is cold, dark, and dreary? Yes we have winter coats. And boots. Thank god. But other than that.. its pointless.

oh sorry.. i forgot football.. how silly of me (insert sarcasm here) 

I think I’m a little jaded due to living in Melbourne. It gets frigging freezing but no snow. Ever. I could cope with the city becoming arctic wind tunnels if we had a bit of a winter wonderland happening.. but alas, we do not.

And do you know who else I blame? Master chef. Yes, its getting into the depths of winter and the only thing to watch on tv is master chef, which inspires me to make chocolate fondant, pork belly and maybe a 7 layer white chocolate creation .. you know, all that healthy stuff. Wonderful.

My last post about getting out there, I take it back! I went out there alright, ran along the beach and the wind nearly gave me frostbite. Inside exercises here we come. Maybe a spot of coffee table arm crunches? Or what’s that saying? You got a door? You got a gym. I might look into that.  

Tuesday, 21 June 2011

doggleganger

yes. DOGgleganger.. ever wanted to know what you'd look like if you were a dawwg? I sure have. But anyway, thats not actually what this site is really about.

its a really clever campain by Pedigree NZ to find homes for lost little doggies. Basically you whack in a photo of yourself and they'll find a dog that 'matches' you... very cute. and apparently i look like Elliot, a Staffordshire Bull Terrior. awesome :)

i think this should be global

http://www.doggelganger.co.nz/

ruff.

s(t)ick as..

got a set of drawers last weekend but lets be honest.. the drawer pulls were pretty minging.. so, just for something different.. i thought lets spruce this up a smidge!
and looky looky what i found..


branches to get to your britches.. baaahaha ....well at least i make myself laugh.

cars shmars

Tell you what…

I am sick of driving. I will tell you why for a few reasons:

1)      poor little tina sparkle (that’s her name) got broken into a few months ago and the oh so kind fellows decided to ruin all the locks so now I cant actually unlock my drivers seat. Yes, I have to go around to the passenger seat to unlock the car, its like I have an imaginary friend who I’m opening a door for, its much better when I have someone else with me, looks like I’m being all chivalrous and shiz..
2)      people need to stop being so god dam aggressive when they drive. Excuse me sir, forgive me, if I haven’t rammed the foot on the accelerator as soon as the light goes green. Don’t get me wrong, I’m all for putting my pedal to the metal on but give me at least half a second before you give the ol’ horn a toot toot
3)      taxi drivers. Yes, your fab when you take me home after a long night on the d floor, and are sometimes so kind as to take us through the maccas drive thru – and yes I’ll always offer them some chips – but you gotta learn to give way. Or at least give the friendly wave when peeps let you in
4)      Hook turns, I just don’t like them, feel like I’m going to get T Barred by oncoming traffic and no right turn between 7am and whatevs.. augh.
5)      Parking. Why is it you lose all parking abilities when you have a crowd watching you? Its like your P plate test all over again..


I thought beyond 2000 said we’d all be in hover cars by now?? I WANT MY HOVER CAR!!!

Wednesday, 8 June 2011

that's a bit spesh..

Urban outfitters. how do i love thee? let me count the ways

Numero 1) vintage door knob hooks..the perfect amount of tizzle.

yes tizzle is a word. tizz plus sparkle.

 i want i want i want i want



Urban Outifitters Antique Door Knob hook: $14

Numero 2) Branch hooks. Who said i wasnt 'outdoorsy'??

magical



urban outfitters: $20 - set of two



happy decorating!

v xx

Monday, 6 June 2011

b b b bird is the word..

My newest little eBay find.. Why have an ordinary clock when you could have a uhhh.. bird on a branch as well?

Artsy fartsy.

What’s my age again?

Slightly concerned with the realisation that we're beginning to grow up.

If you answer yes to the following statements.. all i can say is, welcome friend!

You look at girls going out without tights on a cold night and think they are ridiculous
You’re sitting in a pub on a Sunday with live music and all you want is to find a quiet spot to have a chin wag
Ask for fresh lime in your drink, none of that cordial stuff.
A little deflated when you never get asked for ID anymore
Getting home at 4:00am results in applause that we’ve ‘still got it!’
Your Sunday has gone from being slightly hungover to everything become mission impossible. Even watching a movie results in a tear fest requiring mcdonalds for lunch and kfc for dinner. But now you’re guilty about it and set your alarm to get up to go to the gym on Monday.

When did this happen? Oh well, better go and eat my packed lunch I made because the prices at the cafe next door are just preposterous

v xx

An idiot abroad

no, not me, i'm not going anywhere..

If you havent seen the documentary created by Ricky Gervais and Stephen Merchant which  follows their friend Karl around the new seven wonders of the world, i suggest you do. Basically, Karl is, as Ricky puts it, a human version of Home Simpson - has a good heart but is completely ignorant to anything outside of his own simple bubble, so to watch him engage with people from various cultures and observe different ways of life is bloody hilarious. Ricky and Stephen deliberately put him in awkward situations for the pure comedy of his reactions. the poor sod.

some highlights include:

During his trip to Egypt to check out the pyramids: "That song walk like an Egyptian - no-one's walking, everyone seems to be in a car at all hours. Just beeping."

calls The Great Wall the "alright wall of China", and thinks it "just goes for miles and miles....but so does the M6."

Spending Easter Sunday in Mexico: "I haven't read the Bible, but I don't remember anyone mentioning setting fire to a cow with a load of fireworks on it!"

Monday at 8:30. Get on board!!!

v xx