Slacking – no excuses September 4, 2008

Oh dear, I’ve been missing in action for a while. Sorry about that.

What have we been up to?

We went to Wales to see our friends – I’ll post again with pictures.

It was Bry’s birthday – lots of Skeltons came round and we had a great day – more with pictures later.

We had a week off – bessy mate Jude and the kids came to visit – had a totally fantastic time and wish they were still here – again I’ll post more later.

We went to the Reading festival – I drooled over Brandon from the killers. More later.

Bry got Super Mario Cart for the Wii for his birthday. Its addictive – hence the lack of posts – OK I said no excuses but that’s a good ‘un.

Anyway, more later…….

No life then, knickers…. July 24, 2008

Jumping on a band-wagon here

If you’ve seen over 85 films, you have no life. Mark the ones you’ve seen. There are 239 films on this list. Copy this list, go to your own blog  account, paste this as a note. Then, put x’s next to the films you’ve seen, add them up.Have fun! Stolen from Jude who stole it from  Dorothee:

(x) Rocky Horror Picture Show (x) Grease (x) Pirates of the Caribbean (x) Pirates of the Caribbean 2: Dead Man’s Chest ( ) Boondock Saints (x) Fight Club (x) Starsky and Hutch (x) Neverending Story (x) Blazing Saddles (X) Airplane
Total: 9
(x) The Princess Bride ( ) AnchorMan (x) Napoleon Dynamite (x) Labyrinth (x) Saw (x) Saw II ( ) White Noise ( ) White Oleander ( ) Anger Management ( ) 50 First Dates ( ) The Princess Diaries ( ) The Princess Diaries 2: Royal Engagement Total so far:14
(x) Scream (x) Scream 2 (x) Scream 3 (x) Scary Movie ( ) Scary Movie 2 ( ) Scary Movie 3 ( ) Scary Movie 4 (x) American Pie ( ) American Pie 2 ( ) American Wedding ( ) American Pie Band Camp
Total so far: 19
(x) Harry Potter 1 (X) Harry Potter 2 (X) Harry Potter 3 (X) Harry Potter 4 ( ) Resident Evil 1 ( ) Resident Evil 2 (x) The Wedding Singer ( ) Little Black Book (x) The Village ( ) Lilo & Stitch
Total so far: 25
(x) Finding Nemo (x) Finding Neverland (x) Signs (X) The Grinch (x) Texas Chainsaw Massacre ( ) Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Beginning ( ) White Chicks ( ) Butterfly Effect ( ) 13 Going on 30 (x) I, Robot (x) Robots
Total so far: 32
(x) Dodgeball: A True Underdog Story (x) Universal Soldier (x) Lemony Snicket: A Series Of Unfortunate Events ( ) Along Came Polly (x) Deep Impact (x) KingPin ( ) Never Been Kissed (X) Meet The Parents (X) Meet the Fockers ( ) Eight Crazy Nights ( ) Joe Dirt ( x) KING KONG
Total so far: 40
( ) A Cinderella Story (x) The Terminal ( ) The Lizzie McGuire Movie ( ) Passport to Paris (x) Dumb & Dumber ( ) Dumber & Dumberer (x) Final Destination ( ) Final Destination 2 ( ) Final Destination 3 (x) Halloween ( ) The Ring ( )  The Ring 2 ( ) Surviving X-MAS (x) Flubber
Total so far: 45
( ) Harold & Kumar Go To White Castle (x) Practical Magic (x) Chicago ( ) Ghost Ship (x) From Hell (x) Hellboy ( )Secret Window ( ) I Am Sam ( ) The Whole Nine Yards ( ) The Whole Ten Yards
Total so far: 49
(x) The Day After Tomorrow ( ) Child’s Play ( ) Seed of Chucky ( ) Bride of Chucky ( ) Ten Things I Hate About You ( ) Just Married ( ) Gothika (x) Nightmare on Elm Street ( ) Sixteen Candles ( ) Remember the Titans ( ) Coach Carter ( ) The Grudge ( ) The Grudge 2 (x) The Mask ( ) Son Of The Mask
Total so far: 52
( ) Bad Boys ( ) Bad Boys 2 ( ) Joy Ride ( ) Lucky Number Sleven (x) Ocean’s Eleven ( ) Ocean’s Twelve (x) Bourne Identity (x) Bourne Supremecy ( ) Lone Star (x) Bedazzled (x) Predator I (x) Predator II (x) The Fog (x) Ice Age (x) Ice Age 2: The Meltdown ( ) Curious George
Total so far: 61
(x) Independence Day (x) Cujo ( ) A Bronx Tale ( ) Darkness Falls (x) Christine (x) ET (x) Children of the Corn ( ) My Bosses Daughter ( ) Maid in Manhattan (x) War of the Worlds ( ) Rush Hour ( ) Rush Hour 2
Total so far: 67
( ) Best Bet ( ) How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days ( ) She’s All That ( ) Calendar Girls ( ) Sideways (x ) Mars Attacks (x) Event Horizon ( ) Ever After (X) Wizard of Oz (x) Forrest Gump (x) Big Trouble in Little China (x) The Terminator (x) The Terminator 2 (x) The Terminator 3
Total so far: 75
( x) X-Men (x) X-2 (x) X-3 (x) Spider-Man (x) Spider-Man 2 ( ) Sky High (x) Jeepers Creepers ( ) Jeepers Creepers 2 (x) Catch Me If You Can ( ) The Little Mermaid (X) Freaky Friday (x) Reign of Fire ( ) The Skulls ( ) Cruel Intentions ( ) Cruel Intentions 2 ( ) The Hot Chick (x) Shrek (x) Shrek 2
Total so far: 86
( ) Swimfan ( ) Miracle on 34th street ( ) Old School ( ) The Notebook ( x) K-Pax ( ) Krippendorf’s Tribe ( ) A Walk to Remember ( ) Ice Castles ( ) Boogeyman ( ) The 40-year-old Virgin
Total so far: 87
(x) Lord of the Rings Fellowship of the Ring (x) Lord of the Rings The Two Towers (x) Lord of the Rings Return Of the King (x) Indiana Jones and the Raiders of the Lost Ark (x) Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom (x) Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade
Total so far: 93
( ) Baseketball (x) Hostel ( ) Waiting for Guffman ( ) House of 1000 Corpses ( ) Devils Rejects (x) Elf (x ) Highlander (x) Mothman Prophecies ( ) American History X ( ) Three
Total so Far: 97
( ) The Jacket ( ) Kung Fu Hustle ( ) Shaolin Soccer (x) Night Watch (X) Monsters Inc. (x) Titanic (x) Monty Python and the Holy Grail (x ) Shaun Of the Dead (x) Willard
Total so far: 103
( ) High Tension ( ) Club Dread (x) Hulk (x) Dawn Of the Dead (x) Hook (x) Chronicles Of Narnia The Lion the Witch and the Wardrobe ( x) 28 days later ( ) Orgazmo ( ) Phantasm (x) Waterworld
Total so far: 109
(x)Kill Bill vol 1 (x ) Kill Bill vol 2 ( x) Mortal Kombat ( ) Wolf Creek (x ) Kingdom of Heaven (x ) the Hills Have Eyes ( ) I Spit on Your Grave aka the Day of the Woman ( ) The Last House on the Left (x ) Re-Animator ( x) Army of Darkness
Total so far: 116
(x ) Star Wars Ep. I The Phantom Menace ( x) Star Wars Ep. II Attack of the Clones ( x) Star Wars Ep. III Revenge of the Sith (x) Star Wars Ep. IV A New Hope (x) Star Wars Ep. V The Empire Strikes Back (x) Star Wars Ep. VI Return of the Jedi ( ) Ewoks Caravan Of Courage (x) Ewoks The Battle For Endor
Total so far: 123
( x) The Matrix ( x) The Matrix Reloaded (x ) The Matrix Revolutions ( ) Animatrix ( x) Evil Dead ( ) Evil Dead 2 ( ) Team America: World Police (X) Red Dragon (x) Silence of the Lambs (x) Hannibal
Total:130

As I suspected – I have invested time spent sitting on my arse in watching a lot of films – loads more than on this list! If any one sees my life, can they post it back to me please?

Happy Birthday to me July 17, 2008

Today has been great, lovely jewellery and a Nev the Bear from Bry, lots of knitting and crochet books from both sets of parents, some cool doggie-themed stuff from Sara, Chris, Pat and Bill and the dogs and lovely pinky clinique makeup from Hefina, Robert, Lewis and Briallen. That’s added to the wool I bought with cash from my brother, sis-in-law and Mikhaela.

I also got to go to Stitch n Craft in Shaftesbury. Usually I turn right when I go in the door to hit the beads, this time I went left first, and into the land of fibre and yarn, Yummy. Then on to Bristol and buying part two of the bead palace, which is now a yarn and fibre and bead palace, but Bead Palace sounds so much prettier. In case you are wondering, the Bead Palace consists of two small Pax wardrobes (the 77 high ones) from ikea with boxes and shelves in them that are see-through. So you open up and behold the beady splendour. So many nice beads and things to admire, so little time.

Off to see Journey to the centre of the earth in 3D in a mo too, who’s a lucky girl then? Me!

A million thank yous to everyone for helping make this a really special day after a really rubbish one yesterday.

If they build it… July 16, 2008

Oh look, a bright shiny new Ikea in Southampton. They started putting the blue bits on the outside this week. The best bit is the location, right next to West Quay and John Lewis…mmmmm…wooly heaven.

oh so near and yet so far

Famous people we have nearly run over June 25, 2008

When we were in Ventnor (IOW), we nearly ran over someone we thought looked an awful lot like Rick Wakeman. Turns out it was him. Apparently Rick Wakeman’s grumpy old picture show is on in Ventnor.

We also nearly ran over Stefan Dennis some time ago. Some might say that would have been a mercy killing as he wouldn’t have gone back to Neighbours then. Me, I’m enjoying the new Paul.

Morphing Skeltons June 23, 2008

Here’s Bry looking scarily like a stretched version of his brother Andy. Anyway – in the caravan on Wednesday afternoon. By this time I’d been up for 3 hours making felted things – more of those later!

Back to school June 6, 2008

Well, the doc offered to sign me off again, but I said no. At the end of my first week back I am knackered but glad I did it. I definately feel better for doing something usefull with my brain.

A week was enough however, so tomorrow we are off to the Isle of Wight for a week, hurrah!

Child labour May 24, 2008

Here’s another reason for having children. It just took me an hour to wind a ball from a skein cos I had to use my own arms to hold it and wind at the same time. Much knotting and cursing occurred. I remember holding the skein for my mum when I was small. I can here that ticking body clock, sounds like the cloister bell from Dr Who…..

Enquiring minds….. May 24, 2008

The film we stayed up to watch last night was Starship Troopers - but also recently any of the Jaws movies, and 50s B movie horror/sci-fi (The Thing – original - was my fave of our recent list.)

I guess my lack of any identifiable sleep pattern isn’t helping, I was up early again this morning while hubby slumbered on. He only woke up when his new friend from down the road came to ask if he was coming out to play on motorbikes today. Well, more peace to knit and he made me a cup of Earl Grey before he went, it smells too good to drink.

Is there a medical term for this behaviour? May 23, 2008

Hubby wants to know if there is a medical term for the “I must watch this film that is on tv now, even though it will mean I stay up very late and I have the dvd at the other end of this very room, which I have ignored for years previous to this evening” behaviour which we seem to be exhibiting. Enquiring minds need to know.