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pink chucks and a whole lot more

what a weekend!

Spent the time wearing in my new shoes – Pink Chuck Taylor High Tops. Sigh love my Cons, but after talking to Mum about the pain I get from wearing shoes a visit to the doc will be in order to see about orthotics, I can’t remember the last pair of lace-ups that actually were comfy but I do so love my Cons – They are pink!

Went out with Leanne and Barb to Freestyle on Friday night, Beth was busy 🙁 we had a great time, chatting, laughing, eating yummy stuff.

Did some Scrapbooking, felt so great to be able to sit down and play – need to get photos printed so I can have some recent stuff to play with.

Had a blast drinking Skyy Platinum’s and taking over Mouse’s hand in Poker (we were playing Texas Hold em, had not played that style before and really enjoyed it). Teasing, Bluffing, Laughing.

Sean had three netball games on Saturday night, the team came second in all of them but hey. For the last couple of games Sean has been playing Goal Keeper instead of Shooter, so no photos of him attacking but rather him defending, love this one of him jumping to block. I would need springs in my shoes to jump like he does.

Had another Random Breath Test on the way home from netball. Makes it two in 29 days!

Went to the movies and saw The Longest Yard, was the biggest crack up and what is an Adam Sandler movie without Rob Schneider, when he came on the screen, the movie theatre all cheered 🙂

 Now home, getting ready to work tomorrow morning. Hope you all had a good weekend.
 

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music

The one thing I undoubtedly miss the most from High School (other than near daily doughnut persons and caramel slices, for which my figure shows the absence of such goodies) is music.

I miss so much my beloved Olga, my farting bedpost, more commonly identified as a Bassoon. I miss afternoons and mornings of rehearsals. I miss Jabsy chiding me for not practicing. I miss the enjoyment that I got through Music.

Olga was a Fox Renard 41, When I have the money (sometime after finishing uni but before kids) I will be buying a Bassoon, it may not be a 601 that could be considered the Rolls Royce of the Fox line-up. It probably will be a 222, though if any one has a spare US$16K, feel free to buy me a 601 🙂 I will start taking lessons and putting the dedication into it that I didn’t when in High School.

When I was with Karl in San Jose after I finished year 12, I made a trip up to Berkely to visit Forrests, I may not have bought anything and saw the sales assistants as utter snobs, but I was awed by the fact that whilst in that store I was surronded by other double reeders.

Whilst I do have a flute, for which I played before changing to the Bassoon, she just didn’t bring me the satisfaction that Olga brought me. Also I never was a decent flute player ;).

Not just Olga I miss but the busyness of getting ready for a concert, the singing in choirs. I miss making music.

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netball, movies, cricket and some fun

After netball on Saturday night (they won), Sean and I headed over to Balmoral for Pizza and a Movie. Always love having pizza at Tomato Brothers, so yummy pizza and the restaurant decor can only be described as 100% kitsch 🙂 If any one ever visits Brisbane, I always recommend a visit there or to Earth ‘n’ Sea Pizza undoubtedly the two best wood fired pizza places in Brisbane

For the movie we went to see Melinda and Melinda, a really interesting and thought provoking yet witty Woodey Allen Movie. We ran into two of Karl’s friends (Damo and Casey) as well who went to see the same movie as us.  Took a great line from it. "Life is Messy". Three words that are so true 🙂

Cricket again yesterday, the guys lost today :(, they were one down and ended up been all out for 117 and the other team reached 119 with their first two batters emoticon

Today, I worked this morning and am now at home working on my last essay: How come so few Europeans conquered so much of Asia? Can’t wait till this week is over, especially since I hope to go to the races on Saturday for the
Joe Richards Menswear Qld Oaks Day at Eagle Farm. Will need to do some shopping before that though 🙂

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for the engineers in my life.

Karl, Dina and co and the rest of you.

Mum was given this today.

An engineer was crossing a road one day when a frog called out to him and said, “If you kiss me, I’ll turn into a beautiful princess.”

He bent over, picked up the frog and put it in his pocket. The frog spoke up again and said, “If you kiss me and turn me back into a beautiful princess, I will stay with you for one week.”

The engineer took the frog out of his pocket, smiled at it and returned it to the pocket.

The frog then cried out, “If you kiss me and turn me back into a princess, I’ll stay with you and do ANYTHING you want.” Again the engineer took the frog out, smiled at it and put it back into his pocket.

Finally, the frog asked, “What is the matter? I’ve told you I’m a beautiful princess, that I’ll stay with you for a week and do anything you want. Why won’t you kiss me?”

The engineer said, “Look I’m an engineer. I don’t have time for a girlfriend, but a talking frog, now that’s cool.”

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A Long Time Ago in a Galaxy Far, Far Away

again a pretty random list.
Things I am thankful for, things I am happy for.

George Lucas, we watched the Revenge of the Sith
today. I was not that excited going in but when those words appeared on the screen. A Long Time Ago in a Galaxy Far, Far Away. :big grin on my face: It was sad though seeing Anakin change, Padmé die, the evil Palpatine.
But interesting thing I noted, when Padme was in the medical unit at the end. Yoda said this

“Save them, we must. They are our last hope”

of course the first/episode 4 SW movie was SW – A new hope. coincidence? I think not.

Sean, happily going with me to the uni library and holding book after book as I searched through the shelves for research for my next essay.

Cat Stevens, discovering more of his works, reminding me that the world is bigger than my house, that no matter how bad I think things sometime are, they are not, there is something good, something better.

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this and that.

I really dislike coming up with post titles.

Random stuff
The new theme is made especially for MG.
Word count of assignment handed in today 2201. 2 weeks left and 2 essays to go.
There are still patches of ice around.
Need to go proof the hail photos.
It’s the weekend, tonight I scrapped, watched Serendipity and as usual I cleaned/re-organised my scrap area… again.
Tomorrow, Grandad is discharged from the hospital. YAY 🙂
Tomorrow I am going to the uni library to get books for the next essay (Why are the Chinese so dominant in SE Asian Business).
Going to go somewhere crazy with Sean tomorrow, somewhere we don’t normally go, somewhere the car will take us, I just want to do something different.

I am Jon. I am Sara. Sigh.