From the Universe

Did you know that all of the "I LOVE YOUs" you feel and say are captured and recorded here?
They're actually put on display, sometimes even paraded around, so all can bask in their sublime glow.
Their energy could power a city like Narre Warren South for 10,000 years, their beauty could bring Mona Lisa to tears, and their healing power has already completely rearranged the time-space continuum.
You love machine,

The Universe

Room 101

Taken Out?

Needs to be taken off more like...

Or maybe the host needs taking out.... to the alley for a good slapping!

Absolute Crap!

Things I Learned This Week

• Just because you do a good deed for the day, doesn't mean Karma will go easy on you..


• Just because it's not red hot, doesn't mean it's not hot.

A Week's worth of Songs

I wanted a song for every day of the week... but there was some missing.. here's my list:-

Monday
Manic Monday (Bangles)
I Don't like Monday's (Boomtown Rats)
... there's does appear to be anything good about Mondays to sing about ;)

Tuesday
Ruby Tuesday (Rolling Stones)

Wednesday
Only one I could think of was a referral to "hump" day...
My Humps (Black Eyed Peas)
somehow though I don't think that's what the song is about....

Thursday
Nope, got nu'in

Friday
I got Friday on my Mind (The EasyBeats)
Friday I'm in Love (The Cure)

Saturday
Saturday Night at the Movies (The Drifters)
Saturday's alright for Fightin (Elton John)

Sunday
Easy (like Sunday Morning) (Commodores/Faith No More)
Lazy Sunday Afternoon (Small Faces)

For a far more comprehensive list... see here
The one's on pink are some of my fave songs of all time... guess I'm a weekend person ;)

Yummm!

I'm addicted to Ice Cream sandwiches at the moment. The ones I buy from Aldi have a paler biscuit than the one in the pic... it's a kinda digestive texture, and of course it's "soggy" from the ice cream... Mmmmmmmmmm.

In fact... mght have to do for one now!

Wise Words from My Chocolate Wrapper

My idea of housework is to sweep a room with a glance

It's finally happened...

I didn't think it would be so soon... but it's here...

My 8 year old son is better at Maths than me :(

From the Universe

Even when the earth suddenly shakes, tides unexpectedly surge, and all hope seems lost, in the split second that follows I have a brand new plan, I know what we'll do, and I've got the pedal to the metal.

Just get back in your saddle and ride.

Metaphorically, speaking of course. I don't mean earthquakes and hurricanes, but friends who disappoint, connections that have faded, and dreams that seem to have been left in tatters.

* thanks to John Hulme for the pic...

Whoo Hoo!

It's spring at last!

Music Meme

I found this on Becca's site, who in turn found it on SamuraiFrog's site. Being that I am the world's best copy cat it sounded like heaps of fun and I decided to try it myself.

1. Put your iTunes/ music player on Shuffle
2. For each question, press the next button to get your answer.
3. You must put down the song name no matter what.

I hit a snag. I don't have an i-pod. (wha!, are you insane!) I know I know, I must catch up with the rest of the world... but so I really need yet another distraction?? anyhoo, decided to use my "windows media player" on shuffle instead. so here goes.....

What would best describe your personality?
I'm Alive - Celine Dion (I downloaded it for my mum.... honest!)

What do you like in a guy/girl?
Don't let Go - En Vogue

How do you feel today?
Breathe - Kaz James (I'm doing fine!)

What is your life's purpose?
Wake Up - The Living End (it's not what I had planned)

What is your motto?
Who's that Lady - Curtis Mayfield and the Impressions (Look but don't touch, or, just do as I say?)

What do your friends think of you?
Heal Over - K.T.Tunstall

What do you think of your parents?
The Living Daylights - Aha (Set my hopes up way too high????)

What do you think about very often?
Back at Your Door - Maroon 5 (ooh er!)

What do you think of your best friend?
Slow Dancing in a Burning Room - John Mayer

What do you think of your crush?
Where I Stood - Missy Higgins

What is your life story?
Don't hold back - The Potbelleez (hell yeah!)

What do you want to be when you grow up?
Banquet - Bloc Party (so under-rated????)

What do you think when you see your crush?
He's a Rocker - The Vines

What do your parents think of you?
Ain't no stopping us Now - McFadden and Whitehead (we've got the groove!)

What do strangers think of you?
Livin in the City - The Casanovas (young and dumb????)

How's your love life?
One Week - Bare Naked Ladies (how the hell does it know????)

What will they play at your funeral?
HeartBeat - Madonna (Hard Candy Album) (see my booty get down? don't think so!)

What will you dance to at your wedding?
Knockin on Heaven's Door - Jon Bon Jovi (cover)

What is your hobby/interest?
I try - Gnarls Barkley (yep, I do)

What's your biggest secret?
Sublime - Romeo (I have a secret place inside my mind)

What do you think of your friends?
Like Eating Glass - Bloc Party (Jeez, that's harsh!)

What song do you listen to when you are sad?
You really got me - The Kinks (oh yeah!)

In love?
Dub be Good to Me - Beats International

What song do you air guitar to?
You'll never be alone - Chris Cornell (I think that's what it's called - it just says track 06)

What should be your signature karaoke song?
Two out of Three Ain't Bad - Meatloaf (again, how does it know?)

What is your greatest desire?
Def Con One - PWEI (wha!?)

What does next year have in store for you?
Hate That I Love you - Rihanna

What's your outlook on life?
Rapture - Lio

How will you die?
I Don't Care anymore - Phil Collins/Genesis

Do people secretly lust after you?
Satisfaction - Benny Benassi (ooh!)

The best advice you will ever get?
One Night Only - Beyonce

Gee - That was heaps of fun!

Cool Things I found This Week

This weeks theme is timewasters:

Here's a way of keeping your brain active without having to buy a Nintendo DS: Lipton Tea have a Brain Train site.. check it out if you have a spare hour or two..

Register at Gamehouse online games and get free game called Super collapse. I first found this game when I was in the UK, and at the time had to pay for it. I did... both in monetary terms and by losing hundreds of hours in precious time. However if this one doesn't float your boat there are plenty of others to choose from.

Need a bit of a laugh? Check out Cracked.com for heaps of stuff to while away the hours when you should be doing something far more productive... My favourite this week was The Bible tales.

Wise Words from My Chocolate Wrapper

The best way to forget your troubles is to wear tight shoes.

Room 101

Ra Ra Skirts


So there I was, minding my own business, rifling through the thick wad of department store catalogs that have been shoved through my letterbox this week, when a flashback of frightening proportions hits my eyes, bringing back awful, nightmareish recollections of wardrobe malfunctions gone by.


Yep, the Ra Ra Skirt is back.


What the "fashion" designers seem to have forgotton is.... they never should have been made the first time around!


And just in case you need further evidence that these hideous articles need to be blitzed permanently from the planet.. here it is...

From the Universe

A question to ask yourself each morning, that really lights fires, gongs bells, and summons resources is, "What little, mortal, baby steps can I take today that will demonstrate expectancy, prepare for my dream's manifestation, and above all, place me within reach of life's magic?"

Please, ask this question, and then answer it with those little, baby steps, even when they're sometimes the same steps you took yesterday. I promise you, you'll go down in history as a giant among your kind.

It's never too late,

The Universe

Why?

I haven't been to the UK in 7 years, and it never made it to Oz, so why, why oh why, is the theme song stuck in my head?????????

Need a bath?

Last one out is a true Aussie

Why I love my new job....

Just a few things I have been working on......

Over It already?

Is it wrong that I would rather watch Star Wars than watch the opening ceremony of the olympics?


If I thought something like this would be in it I might be more inclined to watch:-

Wise Words from My Chocolate Wrapper

Save earth – it’s the only planet with chocolate

Sigh.....

Phew... I am sooooooooooooooooooo tired!

From the Universe

If you can imagine it, you can have it. This is the name of the game. This is the lesson to learn.

It couldn't be any easier.

Reality is not what your eyes show your mind, but what your mind creates for your eyes to see. You are not limited by logic, the past, or the world around you. You are not even of the world around you. You are supernatural, pure spirit. You came first. Magic, miracles, and luck are the consequences of understanding this, the inevitable result of dreaming and acting in spite of appearances.

You are ever so close. Simply stay the course. It won't be very much longer.


The Universe

you know you're getting old when....

you're hangover lasts 2 days...

Get owf my land....

This is me and my mom. We're going to move here. Think I might put a house on it first though, whatdoyareckon?

I went bead shopping today....

Just a few bits and pieces to keep me going.....

I love beads ;)

The weekly rant..

The reason wine is sold cheap as cleanskins is that it tastes so foul that it' not worth sticking a label on, and no winery worth it's grapes would put their name to it anyway.

Think it might be ok for picking onions though....

Bad Day........

AAaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaarrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrggggggggggggggggggggghhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!

*sigh*

I feel better now.

Thanks!

From the Universe

The only way to get what you really want, is to know what you really want.
And the only way to know what you really want, is to know yourself.
And the only way to know yourself, is to be yourself.
And the only way to be yourself, is to listen to your heart.
I do,

The Universe

What's your job description?

Over the past few days I have been:-

Fleet Controller

Mother

Nurse

Marketing Manager

IT Consultant

Photographer

Graphic Designer

Psychoanalyst

Councellor

Politician

Director

Chauffeur

Secretary

Chef

Dog Groomer

Creative Writer

Editor

WebMaster

Accountant

Courier

oh yeah, and occasionally I get to be what I REALLY want to do.... Jewellery Designer.

Wise Words from My Chocolate Wrapper

Smile – every 7 minutes someone doing aerobics pulls a hamstring

The weekly rant..

I love Antiques Roadshow. They play it here on an afternoon, and if I leave work on time (or maybe a little bit early..tee hee) I get to settle down with a cup of tea to enjoy the wide varied English accents I don't get to here so much down under, and get to marvel at how valuable people little trinkets are.

I also enjoy watching the faces of the owners.. pretending that they are surprised that their great great aunties ugly vase cost $500. I like to look for the whiff of disappointment when they find out that it is as not so rare as they thought. Most cover it really well, but next time you watch just remember... it's in the eyes!

I got to thinking how these days: the days of multi manufactured, conveyor belt, made in China, flat pack, throw away society, would these pieces nowadays make it to be antiques of the future?

Come with me... to 2167, or thereabouts. Michael Aspel has been defrosted from his chriogenic resting place especially for this comeback extravaganza.. a new series of Antiques Roadshow..

"So what do we have here? A lovely little piece from the famous swiss furniture manufacturer, IKEA... very popular around the early 2000 era. Fantastically preserved, made from a laminated MDF you know, absolutely remarkable! Shame it's worth bugger all, but an absolutely fabulous piece nonetheless. Thanks for bringing it all the way down here!"

Everybody Needs Good Neighbours

Sorry the photo is so dark. One of the occupants was outside round the corner and I was scared he would see me and come at me with a baseball bat or pipe wrench or something else in his heavy outdoor artillary.

Sooooo glad you don't live next door huh!

From the Universe

A mirror never lies, and neither does time and space as a reflection of what you're thinking.

If you put it out there, it has to come back. No matter how much it weighs, glitters, or costs.

It's the law -

The Universe

Yum.. er Cool

Check this out...

Nir Adar does awesome art based on delectable treats.

.... and my mum told me not to play with my food.

Room 101

Tosser alert! This is Kyle Sandilands.
Really this guy needs to be locked up in Pentridge Prison, but locking him in Room 101 is a nice aternative.
Rude, arrogant, takes great pleasure in insulting people or trying to shock them. All he actually succeeds in doing is making himself look like a dipstick.
I see him on TV and I am actually embarrassed for him. Locking him up could be considered as being for his own safety and dignity.

Wise Words from My Chocolate Wrapper

Money Talks. Chocolate Sings

At Last@!

Let the world rejoice…. BIG Brother is finally being Axed…. Whoo hoo!!!

Check this Out....

Trippy huh!

Why I Love Australia...

You can go out on a Friday night in your ugg boots and no-one bats an eyelid.

Wise Words from My Chocolate Wrapper

Never go to bed mad. Stay up and fight.

From the Universe

Often, you don't know what you can do until you do it; what you can be until you become it; or what you can have until you have it.
But hey, that never stopped you before!
Arriba, arriba, undulay, undulay

- The Universe

You're doing so well for yourself, just hope you give yourself all the credit.

Who are They?

At yesterdays trade show, I succumbed to a young ladies sales pitch about her fabulous heat packs. She could have just said "buy them - they are good" and I would have done, having needed heat packs for a while now, but she was keen to show her knowledge so I let her rant..

".... and they are so much more hygienic than the wheat heat packs that you microwave. They are trying to ban them now you know, because they harbour bacteria and can....."

My 20 second attention span had long since expired, and my mind wandered as I handed over my bartercard.....

Just who are "they". Are they the government? The police? the CSIRO? Maybe it's a vegan society who think that imprisoning wheat in a cord fabric and subjecting it to micro-waves is cruel and inhumane? Or maybe it is a secret society of genetically modified beetle who have escaped from a secret testing lab and have evolutionised into a sophisticated organisation that rely solely on wheat for their survival...

Hmmmmmm....

RIP Jane McGrath

A truly amazing, inspirational courageous woman. She will be missed.

10% of my cash jewellery sales will be going to the McGrath Foundation, in her honour, until 30th June.

20% of my Bartercard jewellery sales will be going to National Breast Cancer Foundation, again in memory of Jane, an extraordinary lady.

From the Universe

All you have to do is think about what you want often enough that you start talking about it and moving with it, even if you have to fake it. Your job is simple. Even if you only "attempt" to do it, you will have done it. The slightest effort on your side is leveraged 10,000 times on my side. A nod, a wink, a whisper are sometimes all I need; a demonstration that breaks the ice, beginning a domino effect of happy "accidents" and "coincidences." If you do this, I'll do the rest. It is that easy. I am that powerful. Life is that magical. Thinking of your smile, The Universe

I'm not worthy!

My rantings are pale in significance compared to those of the morning radio show I listen to. Ian "Dicko" Dixon has now made it a daily outburst on Vega 91.5, and it's hilarious.

You can download the podcasts of the show and have a listen for yourself. This mornings rave (called Dicko Fires One Off) in particular about a saying he doesn't like had me laughing out loud in the car. Add to that Chrissie's raucous guffaws in the background and it's enough to set anyone off to a great start!

I'm extremely humbled and very jealous of his scarcastic razor sharp wit. I only hope my occasional whining is at least half as entertaining. I will be listening intently for guidance.

Things you here in passing

It can raise a few eyebrows and make you wonder when you walk past someone
and overhear them say:-

".... Cucumbers the size of cricket bats......"

Hmmm... wonder what they were talking about and how they got on to the
subject...

Quote for the Day

You will never be happy if you continue to search for what happiness consists of.
You will never live if you are looking for the meaning of life.
- Albert Camus

Story Virus

You can check out the what, where and why HERE, save me writing it all out again!!! ;)

Here's my bit.

.....................................................................

I must have blacked out. I woke with a really sore elbow and a head so fuzzy it felt like I'd consumed a bottle of tequila, including the worm. The room was glowing. It hurt my eyes and made my "hangover" worse.

A voice, really far away at first so I couldn't make out the words... or was it a foreign language? The voice took it's time to become audible (coherant?) "Ah, you back with us I see. Congrats!"

"Huh?" was all a could manage.

"You had me worried for a minute there. We often have excited winners, but never so excited they hyperventilate!"

"Huh uh" I said. It was meant to be 'who are you?' 'what are you?' and 'Where am I?' all at once.

It seemed to understand anyway. "That's the least of your worries. Here, put these on.. they'll help with the pressurisation."

He handed me a pair of fluffy ear muffs.

..........................................................

Ok, now your turn. I'm choosing RFDuck and MissMeliss

Now there's an idea

Do you find it annoying when you have to add a few figures up on a calculator, then have to write down that number so you can deduct it from another figure?

Why don't they have a "deduct from" key? So you can add 2+6+5+3 = 16 "deduct from" 50 = 34. so much quicker and easier than having to remember the number you need, or having to write it down.

(the above is an example only. I don't really need a calculator to do such a simple sum - honest!!!!)

It's not just Big Brother who's watching

Just had to post this. Very poignant, very disturbing, and so, so very true!

but....why??!?

There's this ad on TV for Airwick, and there is just one thing that really REALLY bugs me about it...

Check it out here

...except at the end of the Aussie one (which has a much nicer voice by the way) she says "one of the drawbacks of being mother to a centipede I suppose"

Now in what crazy world could an elephant EVER give birth to a centipede!!!!!

And what species was the father for crying out loud?.. In what Biology class did they teach that Blue Tongued Lizard + Elephant = centipede! whoah!

From the Universe

Indeed, anything is possible. Anything and everything! Yet it takes wisdom to understand that the potential for all things happening is not equally distributed.

Life has a rhythm; there's already momentum. The world has needs and expectations as do you, creating some likelihoods that are vastly more predictable and smaller in number (though still infinite) than others. And for those who see this and work within these "likelihoods," dancing to their own beat within life's greater rhythm, heaven shall appear at their feet and abundance shall come as easily as breathing.

Alakazam,
The Universe

p:s. I meant "heaven" metaphorically

Monday's a Bitch

Tabloid Fodder

1. If you could interview any person, living or dead, who would you choose?
Brandon Lee. His story, along with that of his father, Bruce Lee, absolutely facinates me. Besides, he's hot! (or was)
2. If you only got two questions, what would you ask?
How true was the movie of his father's life? What are his favourite memories of his father?
3. What's your favourite talk show?
Don't normally watch them.. guess I would have to say, Parkinson. He always has a great rapport with his guests.
4. If you come across a link leading to a news story regarding the latest celebrity scandal, how likely are you to click it?
Very unlikely. I am sooooo over Brittany, TomKat, Brangelina etc that I am just not interested any more... Unless they had murdered someone... then I'd be clicking frantically!!!!!
5. Do you think that for you, fame and fortune would be an equal trade for the loss of privacy that comes with it?
Hey, you can't have everything you're own way. Everything has it's price. I think it's a fair trade. If you wanna be famous, you have to take the rough with the smooth.

coincidence?

You ever think about someone, then they ring you?

Been meaning to contact someone, then they contact you?

It's happened to me twice this week. Cool huh!

4am thought

Are we are own worst enemies when it comes to Evolution? Insects and
animals naturally adapt to any changes in their environment... but we insist
on correcting any "anomalies". If our children are born "different" then we
insist on putting things right, making them "normal", like everyone else.

What if these "defects" are not that at all, but are the natural evolution
to our ever changing environment, to the climate change that we constantly
debate about. By changes these "errors" in birth maybe we are simply
halting what could potentially be our next means of survival.

Deep huh!

Footnote:
That thought came without the use of drugs or alcohol.

Room 101

Apathy

It's what frustrates me the most. People complain about their job, their
home, their friends, their family. They get upset when things don't go as
they hoped. They sit around waiting for things to get better, for things to
change.

Doesn't matter how much you shake them, shout at them, plead with them...
they still fail to realise that the reason they feel stagnant is because
they are not going anywhere! They need action, drive, motivation! They say
good things come to those who wait - whoever said that was apathetic and a
liar! Good things come to those who get off their ass and get it for
themselves!

Move it or lose it peeps!

Unconscious Mutterings

I say ... and you think ... ?
Track :: and Trace
Snake :: Slither
Assignment :: Work
Blockbuster :: Video
Bombastic :: Shaggy!
Adventure :: Playground
First time :: Virginity
Aged :: Vino
Grip :: Tabs
Shortcut:: Quick path

Tagged!

A) The rules of the game get posted at the beginning.
B) Each player answers the questions about himself or herself.
C) At the end of the post, the player then tags five people and posts their names, then goes to their blogs and leaves them a comment, letting them know they’ve been tagged and asking them to read your blog.
So here goes…

1. Ten years ago I was:
Jeez I dunno, I'm crap at trying to put things in chronological orders... 7/5/1998. well it would have been my birthday so guess like today I would be pretending that it was no big thing, but secretly hoping everyone would make it a REALLY big thing. I was working in a call centre for an Insurance company at the time, living in Liverpool, and probably by then planning my wedding...
2. Five things on today’s to do list:
Take jewellery boxes into work for colleague, take C to the dentist, finish a report at work, paperwork for my finance application, book a dinner table for the weekend.
3. Things I’d do if I were a billionaire:
Open my own boutique/gift shop, Buy my family houses and cars, travel to all the places of the world I wanted to visit, invest in niche companies and develop new ideas and inventions (I have often had ideas of businesses/shops but I can't think of them at the moment!)
4. Three bad habits:
I pick my nose in the car, I swear a lot in front of my son, I don't say no when I should do.
5. Five places I’ve lived:
Maghull (Liverpool, UK), Walkley (Sheffield, UK), Yeadon (Leeds, UK), Otley (Leeds/Bradford District, UK), Narre Warren (Melbourne, Aus)
6. Six jobs I’ve had in my life:
Delicatessen assistant in supermarket, Barmaid, Avon Lady, Trainee Insurance Broker, Debt Recoveries Officer, Fleet Manager.

OK, I’d like to tag… Jennie Boo!
Thanks to John for my tagging, that's the last time I let you join in with my ass jokes ;)

Quirky Tuesday

Watched "How to look good naked" last night and have one question...

Why does it take a Gay Guy to make a "Fat" Chick feel sexy????????

No wonder there is sooooo much wrong with the world today!

From the Universe

There are no accidents.

If it's appeared on your life radar, this is why: to teach you that dreams
come true; to reveal that you have the power to fix what's broken and heal
what hurts; to catapult you beyond seeing with just your physical senses;
and to lift the veils that have kept you from seeing that you're already the
person you dreamed you'd become.

And believe me, that was one heck of a dream.

Tallyho,
The Universe

Kitty Capers

4am......

Bright Light... tap at the window... he's here! My heart skips a beat, my ears can't help but twitch.. eyes bright in anticipation. I bolt to our meeting place.

He sits, watches. I sit, stare. Only a thin sheet of glass separating us from our love. Eyes glaring, tails flickering. Thoughts rushing wildly through my mind.

Mistress not happy. Mistress annoyed. Calls him a pest and shoo-s him away. My love disappears in a flash of light, into the dark.

I'll wait for him to return.

Cancerass

Mr Conspiracy has struck again. He told me today that they have now got definitive evidence that mobile phones cause cancer. He says that when the phone is to your ear the antenna is facing away from you, so it's not too bad, but he noticed that I carry my phone in my back pocket and suggested that the dangerous rays can penetrate through my skin.

Two things disturb me about this discussion:-

1. He was obviously checking out my ass to notice that my phone was there.


2. If the radiation rays can penetrate my fat ass to give me cancer, then heaven help the rest of the nation.. we're all doomed - doomed I tells ya!

Just ask Mr Conspiracy......