oh im a smartie.. i just knew it..

and now im partly scared.. theres some perks in watching alot of kids programs..
i mean with, sesame street and the stars that go on and have fun... playschool last week there was a segment were a 'vet' was doing the rounds in a little skit for the kiddies, and 'diddle' the cat was having kittens, her address was (some number) procreation drive. ROFL!!!!!! Thanks playschool for sending something out for the adults watching!

ask hubby (and yeah i know u can't) BUT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

ive been going on and on.. that Rhys from SO you think you can dance australia LOOKED so much friggin like Elf from the faries (the guy in the green)
And i thought, geez i may as well blog about it, since ive been dying to.. so i looked up to get the rhys guys picture.. but then read his bio..
and..
well..
HOW RIGHT WAS I!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

"Back in Australia he began work as an elf for children's entertainment group, The Fairies, which he still maintains a commitment to."

so you think you can dance?

Thanks Maria for sharing the dancing jib jab vids with me! haha!
I made a few and then signed up and then realized that they hadn't actually somehow saved them for later use after i accidentally closed the tab. ah well!

I watched so u think you can dance this week, and all the ads leading up to the episode it was 'ooh what makes the audience walk out! tune in to see' So it was right at the end and then right when it was about to happen our digital tv (on all stations) went all crappy, jerky and stuff... and then when it came to the elimination and my faves pasha and lauren? got booted.. so anyways im guessing the audience boo-ed and left coz they were told to leave?

I think i can safely say that i can start eating healthy again, with my brother down our meals were: pizza, macdonalds, kfc, hungry jacks, churros (the 5 food groups) He said the stay was 'interesting'. We shouted him a stay at the batmans hill on collins hotel, (which is very nice inside) due to melbourne cup the cheap hotels (formule 1) had increased from $79 & $89 to $129 & $139! so a twin room at batmans hill was $145.. not bad. ;) at least he has a fridge unlike formule 1 rooms where its just shower, beds & toilets.
We went into the city and dropped him off at the hotel, showed him around a very empty city (saturday at 5pm not much open) then went back on the train and got home.

I like storms, (when im not alone) last night a big one hit around 2am. It was 6 seconds between lighting and thunder. the thunder that woke me up shook our windows!! yikes. (however Tia, slept thru it)

a million laughs

Oh boy!
I'd thought id crack out once of my exercise dvd's i bought last week. 10minute solutions targeted toning for beginners..
i paid only 12.99 for it from target tho.. but thats the website thats listed inside the dvd cover.. ohh jillian michaels has 2 new dvds out, frontside and backside interesting (picture featured)...
anyways back to me trying to find my balance.. lol! the funniest thing was the chick instructor on the dvd, she didnt stop smiling! and i didnt see any sweat on her.. she was real funny so peppy i almost felt like some pet 'come on, you can do it'.. lolz.. But i think it was good in the end, i didnt need that much co-ordination the only equipment you need is a towel and a pair of light hand dumbells.. (i only have 1 at the moment) the muscles on that woman! crikey she had a chest that only a guy would envy tho.. i guess thats what happens when u loose that much body fat.. u kinda loose those 'puppies'! anyways it was great!!! theres some rule out there not to drink or eat what 30mins-60mins after a workout??.. but i had to stop and get water twice out of the 40mins (i did thighs, butt, powerstretch and arms.. avoiding the abs! eep!) and then after that i downed another 600ml of water and was soo hungry and had 3 sweet chilli rice cakes & 2.5pts of WW fruit slice biscuits both which i cannot live without.. yum. The rice cakes are flavoured so there isnt much point in putting marg/butter on them.. so i don't.. :p i think ive had enough snacks for today tho! (better make a mental note of that and id better not make that a habbit to eat after working out)

As an update i have not had any bad takeaway for just over a week now! 2 more weeks to go!
(i can have good takeaway=ww muffins from muffin break, maccas lite muffins, maccas yogurt, maccas chicken tandoori deli choices sub, subways 6inch 6g of fat or less subs, chocollo ice cream)

Today being monday, cleaning day.. i cleaned up the house, washed the bath, taps & basin/sinks, did a load of washing down at the laundrymat, directed & supervised tia on cleaning her room, cleaned under the computer desk.. (i dont know how things fall down there and end up being forgotten about..) i attempted to clean up the zillions of cables we have going everywhere.. so they look a bit better.. not that much can be done about that..

I am so glad tonights dinner is leftover stirfry from last night! my thighs have gone to jelly..
hmm, what else? I coloured my hair after my birthday.. not that colour stays much in my hair.. but its darker browny/red.. hmm our 1st cage(house) inspection is on thursday so i had better get a mop to clean the bathroom ceiling soon.. Tia has half day childcare on tuesday and friday.. last night she woke up crying saying she was sick.. oh boy.. just go back to sleep tia.. i woke up so many times last night it was crazy! ugh! it wasnt a good idea to think spring had sprung and we could minus 1 blanket right when that crazy cold snap came thru.. at least the sun is out today!

Im enjoying so u think u can dance, my fave guy would be the B-boy Hok. Im in awe of the poppin & lockin masters.. (and i just looked it up and saw who won.. whoops..no dont worry i havent given it away..)

How bout Australian idol.. was rock night.. and they all pretty much could have done better, picked better songs, sang in tune or actually rocked it?! even the rockers werent that great.. i think its pretty dumb they have the rock, swing, disco nights.. it should be their style all the way as in the end the winner makes an album in their style.. but then they will do whatever they can for ratings/phone revenue from voting..
Hmm i clearly watch too much tv, americas next top model well its some season waaay behind the current so no spoilers there for me.. but this had me thinking
check out the before & after makeover (season 7 not our current one on 10).. some are absolutely gorgeous after! Im wondering how photoshopped and airbrushed they are also..

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sickie saturday

Update on Tia: She had a fever! Woke up through the night for some water and in the morning she was well and now she is 100% again.
update on me.. well i felt unwell (stomache pains) after eating anything that was dinner last night and up til now basically.. so im 80% ok now! YAY!

Maria you asked about the painting i was doing awhile back. James's boss is working on a project thats pretty cool and basically i was just painting some gel compound to give a canvas some texture.. but i think i went a bit over the top, but they did learn a few things.. and i know thats rather cryptic but im not sure how much i can disclose about this.. so hopefully when the project is in full swing i will let u guys know what im going on about!

my 5cents on the 'so you think you can dance': that crazy producer/judge dude is on it again, *sigh* and i really am not keen on watching auditions where they show the worst dancers.. same with idol theres just some auditions where the pitch, tone or costume makes you change the channel! i cant imagine they get great ratings for the audition-part of reality tv as thats what happens you loose interest or someone comes on and its a complete turn-off.. bleh!

I've been a real sook today and ive just remembered (as usual) im behind in that i havent got my dad anything! Its fathers Day tomorrow! Ive bought some chocolate for james and he knows he is able to go out and get whatever it is he wants.... im so behind in presents! its shocking! 4 birthdays (all in august) and i havent gotten them yet!

anyways best be checking on dinner. Roast beef n veggies!

i luv washing machines!

I must say i've been hand washing clothes for the past 6months? wow, i had no idea it had been THAT long. i seem to do these 6months stints every-so-often.. this is the 2nd time being without a washing machine!

I gathered up all my guts, picked up all our clothes & sheets put em in the 'granny trolley', walked down to the laundromat.. got there, read the instructions at least 20-times and went for it! WOW! GO ME! Tia behaved rather okay, considering we jus stood up and waited..a great result, super happy i didn't have to put in a ton of effort of have that 'wet clothes' smell that makes me sick hanging around in my kitchen (on the curtain rod above the sink, very wet friendly zone & best sun of the whole flat) I am so going back tomorrow! And from now one all $1 coins are sacred! lol!
But I'm so not paying $1 for 6mins for a dryer.. i think i will continue to hang em inside (at least they will dry much quicker than me hand washing them!) i can't help being a tight-arse sometimes. its better for my pocket, better for my laundry & better for the environment and thats how i rationalize it to myself.

Maria i went thru your blog, i found the mini-cupcakes.. but im very interested in your Florentine recipe and i couldn't find it on your blog!

I bought the ww magazine a week ago! And today i finally had time to read it, it even went to the laundry mat and i didn't read it.. tad disappointed, true i got it coz i haven't any ww mags here, and im a big Mcleods daughters fan.. and i was looking for some healthy inspiration articles and good recipes.. but i'm not sure i did find any good recipes (or nothing new) but there was just a few too many lil snippets of repeatable-dud-crap like dairy making ciggies taste bad and articles that look great for males are just advertisements! seriously not worth the $6 (but thats just me)

I think I'm seeing the light in cooking crappy and lazily (as in the end of being lazy)...this is how its been; saturday night was chicken breast on bread, sunday night steak sandwich, monday night i cooked a big chicken stir fry and tuesday we had the other half of it re-heated.
Im looking forward to eating more salad-spring-summer foods! i figure if we eat out less i can feel less guilty by splurging on salad veggies and fruits that cost much more than crappy cheap foods i could easily eat instead (and the result would be not good).

Tv Rant/Rave;
My 5c on Australian Idol. Is this a singing contest or a judges slugging contest?
its 4 judges this year, which is 4 different opinions and 4 people to insult each other.
I must say i actually felt an urge to vote in hope to get 1 person thru! It was mark with his led zeppelin song. Its great tho that from the semi-finals or whatever the 25 are at the moment its straight off with a live band! i remember waaay back when they all sang to the cd-pre-recorded tracks and then there was 'live band' performances which were 'challenges' to the contestants.. (which i thought was really dumb) but its good to see the live band.
(i was watching it last night)I love dancing and i cant wait for 'so you think you can dance' return on ch10 this thursday 8pm! Im not big into watching celebs dance.. but this is different! (if i remember correctly the producer of the show was/is a judge and a real jerk!)


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