In googling a story that has been debunked regarding the girl named Le-A (though I heard it told with La-La and less of a Louisiana slant), I came across this helpful site.
It might be a bit late for Lucy and James, but next time why not consider Lanz or Jezika?
Monday, November 22, 2010
Friday, November 12, 2010
32 going on 13
So as most of you have heard, I’m about to shell out the price of a small car in order to look more youthful. No, not botox or a facelift. Think a little less Hollywood and a little more awkward teenager. Though not necessarily I guess. Certainly awkward anyway.
I think (read: hope) that they will be fairly discreet, the top teeth will be clear ceramic (or white, not sure, can you get clear ceramic?) and they don’t have elastics, which is a good thing since apparently they stain quite badly with red wine and coffee – not too much of a problem for your average orthodontic patient admittedly.
In case any of you have missed my almost obsessive griping about this over the last month or so and are wondering why I’m bothering with braces since my teeth are generally pretty okay, the reason is that I have one retarded tooth that never bothered coming down to push out the baby tooth. So I still have a baby tooth, which will eventually fall out. It is already wearing away and is a bit wobbly so it’s just a matter of time (or Minties) until I look like a toothless crazy woman. Unless I pay off half my orthodontist’s mortgage and get fitted with my braces. Which I will be Wednesday week.
After that, please tell me that you can hardly see them and that I don’t make your children cry with fear, even if it is a lie.
I think (read: hope) that they will be fairly discreet, the top teeth will be clear ceramic (or white, not sure, can you get clear ceramic?) and they don’t have elastics, which is a good thing since apparently they stain quite badly with red wine and coffee – not too much of a problem for your average orthodontic patient admittedly.
In case any of you have missed my almost obsessive griping about this over the last month or so and are wondering why I’m bothering with braces since my teeth are generally pretty okay, the reason is that I have one retarded tooth that never bothered coming down to push out the baby tooth. So I still have a baby tooth, which will eventually fall out. It is already wearing away and is a bit wobbly so it’s just a matter of time (or Minties) until I look like a toothless crazy woman. Unless I pay off half my orthodontist’s mortgage and get fitted with my braces. Which I will be Wednesday week.
After that, please tell me that you can hardly see them and that I don’t make your children cry with fear, even if it is a lie.
Wednesday, November 10, 2010
Sydney Festival 2011
Hi folks
It’s that time of year again when I go broke buying Sydney Festival tickets!
Here are my picks for January. Tickets go on sale on Monday and if you purchase in bulk you can access discounts, so let me know if you’d like to join me for any of these and I’m happy to bulk purchase and pass on the discounts. Please get back to me my Sunday afternoon (in the comments below or by email).
Sat 8 Jan
Festival First night (various venues) FREE
Mon 10 Jan
EmmyLou Harris and her Red Dirt Boys (State Theatre) $90
Country, bluegrass, folks, awesome.
Tue 11 Jan
My Bicycle Loves You (Sydney Theatre) $50
Legs on the Wall, vaudeville performance to found film footage from the 1900s
Wed 12 Jan
The John Spencer Blues Explosion (Becks Bar) $48
Thu 13 Jan
Mike Birbiglia: My Girlfriend’s Boyfriend (Seymour) $30
Regular contributor to This American Life, standup comedy
Fri 14 Jan (Midnight!)
Screening of Dracula with live score by Philip Glass (State Theatre) $60
This is going to be fabulous. Dress up as a vampire optional.
Sat 15 Jan
Los Lobos live in the Domain (FREE)
Bring a picnic and chill out to these Latin American groovers
Mon 17 Jan
John Malkovitch in Conversation (Town Hall) $45
The dude talks.
Tue 18 Jan
The Red Shoes (Seymour) $65
Acclaimed Kneehigh production based on the fairytale. Apparently lots of blood and full-on.
Wed 19 Jan
The Adventures of Alvin Sputnik: Deep Sea Explorer (Seymour) $30
Fri 21 Jan
Screening of The Boys with music from The Necks (Sydney Uni Quad) $25
Wed 26 Jan
Food Chain (Seymour) $30
New dance theatre work about animality, human nature, sex and power.
Thu 27 Jan
7pm Gotye ($45)
9.30pm Beach House ($50)
Both at Angel Place. This is where we had our moments with The National and Grizzly Bear in past years.
Fri 28 Jan
Sufjan Stevens (SOH) $75
Anyone who saw him in 2008’s festival will testify to his brilliance.
Sat 29 Jan
The Unthanks (Spiegeltent) $45
Folk blues girls.
UNDATED
Trocadero Dance Palace (either 19/20/22 Jan) $45
Awesome 50s jive dancing in the Town Hall – frock up!
cx
It’s that time of year again when I go broke buying Sydney Festival tickets!
Here are my picks for January. Tickets go on sale on Monday and if you purchase in bulk you can access discounts, so let me know if you’d like to join me for any of these and I’m happy to bulk purchase and pass on the discounts. Please get back to me my Sunday afternoon (in the comments below or by email).
Sat 8 Jan
Festival First night (various venues) FREE
Mon 10 Jan
EmmyLou Harris and her Red Dirt Boys (State Theatre) $90
Country, bluegrass, folks, awesome.
Tue 11 Jan
My Bicycle Loves You (Sydney Theatre) $50
Legs on the Wall, vaudeville performance to found film footage from the 1900s
Wed 12 Jan
The John Spencer Blues Explosion (Becks Bar) $48
Thu 13 Jan
Mike Birbiglia: My Girlfriend’s Boyfriend (Seymour) $30
Regular contributor to This American Life, standup comedy
Fri 14 Jan (Midnight!)
Screening of Dracula with live score by Philip Glass (State Theatre) $60
This is going to be fabulous. Dress up as a vampire optional.
Sat 15 Jan
Los Lobos live in the Domain (FREE)
Bring a picnic and chill out to these Latin American groovers
Mon 17 Jan
John Malkovitch in Conversation (Town Hall) $45
The dude talks.
Tue 18 Jan
The Red Shoes (Seymour) $65
Acclaimed Kneehigh production based on the fairytale. Apparently lots of blood and full-on.
Wed 19 Jan
The Adventures of Alvin Sputnik: Deep Sea Explorer (Seymour) $30
Fri 21 Jan
Screening of The Boys with music from The Necks (Sydney Uni Quad) $25
Wed 26 Jan
Food Chain (Seymour) $30
New dance theatre work about animality, human nature, sex and power.
Thu 27 Jan
7pm Gotye ($45)
9.30pm Beach House ($50)
Both at Angel Place. This is where we had our moments with The National and Grizzly Bear in past years.
Fri 28 Jan
Sufjan Stevens (SOH) $75
Anyone who saw him in 2008’s festival will testify to his brilliance.
Sat 29 Jan
The Unthanks (Spiegeltent) $45
Folk blues girls.
UNDATED
Trocadero Dance Palace (either 19/20/22 Jan) $45
Awesome 50s jive dancing in the Town Hall – frock up!
cx
Yep, I’m back
A colleague of mine has just rushed off to a client meeting she made secretly and for a time that no one else could make so that she could do it by herself. She has just called me from the company’s lobby to ask who she is actually meant to be meeting with, can I check her outlook calendar? It does not show a name. Can I check the client database? She has forgotten to add him in. Can I check the rest of that company's correspondence records? She has not entered anything about the meeting or indeed any correspondence with that company this year. She is already 5 minutes late so she will just go to the counter and act dumb. Horrified by this thought, I get her to hang on while I trawl her inbox, find an email and give her the name of this poor guy. And after a brief internal struggle, I even gave her the detail that she is actually 55 minutes early for the agreed meeting time.
Taking. Deep. Breaths.
Taking. Deep. Breaths.
Monday, November 08, 2010
Time for Ocean Swimming
Get your budgie smugglers and don't forget your goggles it time for a dip.
Bondi to Bronte - 5th December 10am
Bondi to Bronte - 5th December 10am
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