First Day for Last Semester

 

I started back at uni today. Its my last semester! My questions is, why am I not that excited? Maybe its because I will be thrust out of a comfort zone that I have known for 4 years (almost). Thrust into the wilds of unknown forest of Education where some graduates get eaten alive!

 

This semester is all about lasts... I bought my last parking permit and my last text book! There are many more lasts to come yet... last library book borrowed, last late fee paid (LOL), and my last trip in and out of uni as a student!

 

 

What is a WIDGET?

I have been wondering what this really is... on my laptop its a clock (or so my son says!). I thought I should look it up and find out for myself.

Here it is from Wikipedia... Im not sure if this really helps though...

Widget may refer to:
Widget (economics), a placeholder name for an object or, more specifically, a mechanical or other manufactured device
Widget (beer), a coil-like device placed in the bottom of cans and bottles of beer to aid in the generation of froth
Widget (comics), a character in Marvel Comics
Widget (TV series), a 1990s animated television series
nickname of the New York World Journal Tribune, a defunct newspaper
In computing, the term has become frequently used to refer to objects on a computer screen the user interacts with:
GUI widget, a component of a graphical user interface with which a user interacts
Widget toolkit, a software library containing a collection of GUI widgets that collaborate when used in the construction of applications
Web widget, a physically-inspired applet on the web
Widget engine, a software system for running applets on the web, desktop or mobile phone

Get Smart - My Review

 

Loved this movie! It didnt try to be the original. It took us back to before Max became an agent and his meeting 99. It was so much better than I thought it could be. I hoped they would do Get Smart proud and they have. Too many times I have gone to watch a remake only to be totally disappointed! Get Smart was not at all disappointing!!!

9/10

Mamma Mia! The Movie Trailer (2008) - Great Quality!

I love this movie!!! I love the songs!!! Who could have known over 30 years ago... ABBA would live on into a movie!!!

Mamma Mia - my review

Yesterday, Tuesday 15th I went and saw this movie with Janet Roff, my uni mate. At first, I didnt think we were going to even meet up. A digger on the Gold Coast dug up an Optus cable and severed it. All Optus and 3 mobiles were affected!!! Janet walked around and I walk around hoping we would find each other... and we did!!! Phew that was so lucky!

This was a great feel good movie! For some reason I didnt expect that there would be singing right through the movie... I loved it! I wanted to get up and dance around especially when Dancing Queen was playing! Meryl Streep was excellent!!! However, Pierce Brosnan cant sing for anything!!! All in all, it was an excellent movie!!! I give it 8/10 and 10/10 for the ABBA music!!!!
This is a movie I will be adding to my dvd collection!
ABBA rocks!!!


A scene singing Dancing Queen... they then romp off to the pier.

Pierce... please dont sing again!!! This is another cover I have found.

Rob Thomas - Now Comes The Night (studio)

A truly beautiful song! Its really worth the time listening to. It was played at a Serbian 1 year memorial I recently went to. Brad's best friend's sister, Alex was being prayed for and remembered. I didnt know Alex, but I wish I had. From what I have been told about Alex, I think the world has been robbed of an awesome and loving woman! She was in her 40s, taken way too early! She died about a month before Brad and I met. Alex you will not be alone. Alex you will not be forgotten.

Penny Black stamps to die for!

I so want these Penny Black stamps!!!

 

Vanilla  Cinnamon  Hot but Cool  Light the Night

What I wanted to be when I grew up...

... a vet!!! Yes, a vet. It wasnt until in year 8 when I was about 13 or 14, someone told me that you had to be in the top 5% to get into uni to be a vet. My dream was dashed, crushed, burnt and up in smoke. Why did I believe them, they may have been right but I didnt even investigate the statement.

The Kim of today would have said, "well, I'm going to check that out!!!" The other thing that is sad is that I didnt believe in myself... I didnt believe that I could apply myself and get there! Now that is sad.

It has taken me 20 years to learn to believe in myself. I had to go through many relationship break ups, an abusive marriage, a difficult up brining and the loss of a child to find myself, to believe in myself... to know myself! I still have such a long way to go... but Im getting there! I graduate at the end of the year. I will be a teacher! Not just a teacher, a woman who will inspire young people to never stop dreaming! To never stop believing in themselves. To never give up!

Anton is not happy!

Anton was put outside yesterday... this is where he decided to sleep. He wouldn't acknowledge me at all when I spoke to him. He was not happy!

I couldnt resist taking a photo of him. Thanks Anton!

Here is a saying that is so true... Dogs have masters, cats have staff!!!

Gyppy in July

Gypsy wouldnt go in her basket until I put an old jumper in it. Now when Im out here in the loungeroom, she is in her basket. She looks so adorable in this photo.

I took about 10 photos to get these two photos. She kept moving just when I thought it was a great photo but we finally got there! I was sitting on a step below her and all she wanted to do was sit one my lap!

I love seeing her with her ears up. I cant believe Gyppy is 9 now but when we go for walks she doesnt want to go too far, she is like her mum, built for comfort not for distance (speed). I cant believe how white she is getting around her face. She is the sweetest little dog. The older she gets the more her darling personality comes through. I was so proud of her the other day. While out for a walk 3 children came past and she didnt get scared, she just kept walking with her ears and tail up! I guess she is a bit like a human, the older we get the more confident we are in our skin (fur)!!!

New PJs

I just bought these Jarmies today! I had to... they are purple and the little yellow bees are just so cute! What a bargain at Coles... only $9.99!!!

ABBA - Tiger

This song reminds me of an eight year old acting this song out. I would play this song on our little record player, put my long pink dress on and bunch it up in the back to look like a tiger's tail. I would watch myself dancing in the TV's reflection and pretend to be the TIGER. I loved this ABBA song!

Birthday in June means no swimming!

I just saw a scrapbook layout about a birthday swim... it made me realise that having a birthday swim is something that I have never done and will most likely never ever do... ! June is way too cold for me even here in sunny Queensland! :-(

The picture features a beach in Western Australia, the island is Rottnest Island.

http://www.rottnestisland.com/NR/exeres/B89102E7-64BD-419A-8F21-851DB9B5EDD4.htm

Serenaded by Rens

Krystyl wanted to say some words, some beautiful words... and when she finished, Rens serenaded me with a beautiful song. He has such an amazing voice!!! What a priveledge!!!

More 40th pics

How did Krystyl ever begin to like beer? I absolutely hate it... in every way! She loves it!!!

Alison and Krystyl catching up! Alison was working hard getting all the food organised.

Above... Krystyl, Gail and Doris enjoying a chat... Krystyl was disappointed when Gail told her she wouldnt be having any "shots"! Krystyl and Gail had a great time at a cocktail Tupperware party we had at Katrina's in 2007. Since then, Krystyl has admired Gail for her drinking abilities! (Krystyl still calls Gail, Mrs Oatley... a hangover from Gail being a teacher aide and Krystyl being a student at the same school.) Its funny to hear Krystyl say "Hey Miss Oatley, have a shot with me mate!"

Above: What are we doing??? Thats a good question... Jess said... put your leg up... so I did... I didnt work!!! LOL I certainly am not J-Lo!!! LOL

A Purple 40th!!!

Above... Krystyl and I. The two birthday girls!!! We shared the night... it was actually her 21st birthday!!! and it was the only saturday that Allison could do my birthday party for me. Krystyl had a few of her friends over too and then off later to the city for more exciting time!!! LOL Don't we look cool in our sunnies!!! So stylish... so happening!!! Well one of us does!!!

Just a little purple here for my 40th!!! I love how Brad got into wearing purple too... and loved it as much as I did! Thanks Brad, you're the man!!!.... my man!!!

Gypsy's Weekend Morning Routine!!! So Spoilt!!!

The last few months, Gypsy has developed a routine...

she wants to be with her pack having a cup of tea. She either sits on Brad's lap or mine and pleads with her deep dark black eyes to give her some tea (or coffee), just like her humans.

She is even more intense when there is an arrowroot mentioned!

She loves her arrowroot biscuits dunked... they MUST be dunked!

The 3 B's

I love this card being made. The music is fantastic too. I love how there is no words so you get to concentrate on the card being made!
Enjoy!

Today's Lunch...

Ahhh Im so bad!!! I went out to get the OZ dvd at blockbuster and archive boxes at Big W... got the dvd but the boxes weren't in stock. Reuben said he might like a burger for lunch. I had every intention of just getting him a burger and coming home and making a sandwich or some poached eggs... but no... I got one too. It was delicious!!! Why Why Why!!!! do I do that??? Some habits will be hard to conquer... like the lolly habit!!! Hmmm will I ever conquer them!!!!?

I didnt go to the gym this morning and Im feeling tired... could be that burger too!

BFN
K

New Series... OZ

This is the next series that I'm interested in watching. I spotted it at JB Hi Fi when Brad and I were in there the other day. It looks interesting and with the people who created it and the actors assembled it should be awesome to watch!

Oz is an American television drama series created by Tom Fontana, who also wrote or co-wrote all of the series' 56 episodes. It was the first one-hour dramatic television series to be produced by HBO. It aired for six seasons between 1997 and 2003.

Oz is the nickname for the Oswald State Correctional Facility, a maximum-security prison of undisclosed location. Many of the plot arcs are set in Emerald City ("Em City"), an experimental unit of the prison in which the unit manager attempts to emphasize rehabilitation and learning responsibility during incarceration. Emerald City is a controlled environment where there are a limited number of members of each racial and social group.

The large ensemble cast included Rita Moreno, Ernie Hudson, Terry Kinney and Betty Buckley; later Law & Order stars Kathryn Erbe, Christopher Meloni, B. D. Wong, J. K. Simmons, Dean Winters and Kirk Acevedo; Lost stars Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje and Harold Perrineau Jr.; Dexter stars Erik King, David Zayas, and Lauren Vélez.; The Sopranos Edie Falco. Many of the actors from Oz have appeared as guest stars on The Wire, Homicide: Life on the Street, The Black Donnellys, New York Undercover, 24, Lost, the TV series Dexter, and in the various Law & Order series.