No, people don't watch the advertisements anymore. They turned away, switched off, logged out. So we need something new. I know, we'll have their favourite characters in the movies using our products on every occasion possible. We'll call it the "halo" effect to keep the marketers happy....
And the most shocking exponent of this plague on our screens ? Yes, Wallace himself.
Most people think "Wallace and Gromit" are simply a couple of old duffers - well actually, that would be Wallace, Gromit is the dog who keeps the show on the road.
I counted an astonishing number of references to "CHEEEEEESE" in their latest adventure, "The curse of the Were Rabbit" and I was disturbed to see carrots and all manner of other vegetables being pushed front and centre. Where will it all end ?
Monday, January 29, 2007
Tuesday, November 21, 2006
Well honestly...
If I told you all the sagas with little fella's health over the last month, you simply wouldn't believe me.
You'd say something like - "Liar, liar, pants on fire" or, if you decided you wanted to be a little less harsh, you might go with " Oh really ? " and roll your eyes so far back in your head that they disappeared entirely.
Honestly, what is the world coming to ?
Assuming that his recovery continues well (as it is now doing after I stripped the pharmacy of most of their supplies), I will try to write something a little more interesting in the next few days.
In the meantime, I apologise for the lack of wit and entertainment to be found here and recommend the reading of other people's blogs for a while.
hasta la vista
You'd say something like - "Liar, liar, pants on fire" or, if you decided you wanted to be a little less harsh, you might go with " Oh really ? " and roll your eyes so far back in your head that they disappeared entirely.
Honestly, what is the world coming to ?
Assuming that his recovery continues well (as it is now doing after I stripped the pharmacy of most of their supplies), I will try to write something a little more interesting in the next few days.
In the meantime, I apologise for the lack of wit and entertainment to be found here and recommend the reading of other people's blogs for a while.
hasta la vista
Tuesday, November 07, 2006
Passionate about work
http://www.vimeo.com/clip:114601
Like nothing I have ever seen or want to see again...
Like nothing I have ever seen or want to see again...
Friday, October 27, 2006
Thursday, October 26, 2006
Mummified is horrified
Ok then. You got your basic - women wearing skimpy outfits and swaying their hips suggestively as "asking for it " (it being rape) type argument coming from the Ramadan sermon of our most senior muslim cleric in Australia - Sheik Taj Din al-Hilali.
(Yes, lets use such an important sermon in the muslim calendar to promote hatred - what a brilliant idea...)
And, to cement our reputation as barbaric and misogynist, the recent gang rape of a mentally impaired 16 year old (including setting her hair alight) in Werribee portrayed as "a bit of fun".
Actually, you should see the DVD - they filmed the incident and sold copies to their mates for $5 each. Having fun and making a profit - geez, does it get any better than this ?
Interested in your comments....
(Yes, lets use such an important sermon in the muslim calendar to promote hatred - what a brilliant idea...)
And, to cement our reputation as barbaric and misogynist, the recent gang rape of a mentally impaired 16 year old (including setting her hair alight) in Werribee portrayed as "a bit of fun".
Actually, you should see the DVD - they filmed the incident and sold copies to their mates for $5 each. Having fun and making a profit - geez, does it get any better than this ?
Interested in your comments....
Sunday, October 22, 2006
An inconvenient truth - or Al Gore's slide show
See it.
Think about it.
Debate it with friends and family.
Decide what you need to do.
Do it.
There is nothing more to say.
www.climatecrisis.net
Think about it.
Debate it with friends and family.
Decide what you need to do.
Do it.
There is nothing more to say.
www.climatecrisis.net
Thursday, October 19, 2006
The Devil wears Prada - Who was the devil again ?
So I still can't decide - is it the Meryl Streep character who is supposed to be the devil or the Anne Hathaway character ? Because it seems to me like Meryl is:
a) working hard and doing her job well
b) telling it like it is - ie I work in fashion, it is what it is and it is indeed all about making money and influencing trends in a very competitive environment
c) giving the "smart" girl who is utterly clueless - a break
wheras the Anna Hathaway character is:
a) whiny
b) sanctimonious
c) lacking commitment
d) playing the "but she made me do it" card for all it is worth
Yes, yes, there are some outrageously demanding antics on the part of Ms Priestly. She is very, very naughty to ask some of the things she does of her staff. However, I'd prefer to work with Miranda Priestly any day of the week.
Hell, I'd learn a lot more than College taught me.
a) working hard and doing her job well
b) telling it like it is - ie I work in fashion, it is what it is and it is indeed all about making money and influencing trends in a very competitive environment
c) giving the "smart" girl who is utterly clueless - a break
wheras the Anna Hathaway character is:
a) whiny
b) sanctimonious
c) lacking commitment
d) playing the "but she made me do it" card for all it is worth
Yes, yes, there are some outrageously demanding antics on the part of Ms Priestly. She is very, very naughty to ask some of the things she does of her staff. However, I'd prefer to work with Miranda Priestly any day of the week.
Hell, I'd learn a lot more than College taught me.
Tuesday, October 17, 2006
Now that I have more than 30 seconds free...
As regular readers will know, I LOVE people who question the why's and wherefores of this little world we like to call home. Passive blobs who just suck up everything they are told and accept it frighten me.
And I love a blog that displays a bit of independent thinking, a hefty dose of scepticism and humour - yeah humour, lets all have a laugh.
http://www.gapingvoid.com/
If I could articulate my thoughts as well as this bloke, I would be a very happy woman.
And I love a blog that displays a bit of independent thinking, a hefty dose of scepticism and humour - yeah humour, lets all have a laugh.
http://www.gapingvoid.com/
If I could articulate my thoughts as well as this bloke, I would be a very happy woman.
Monday, October 16, 2006
It's not like you can blame her...
http://www.theonion.com/content/node/30604
JK Rowling has apparently given up writing books to flirt with boys. Oh well, it happens to the best of us. (Yes, I do realise they are pulling our collective legs).
:-)
JK Rowling has apparently given up writing books to flirt with boys. Oh well, it happens to the best of us. (Yes, I do realise they are pulling our collective legs).
:-)
An emotional vacumn cleaner...
Area Woman Emotionally Invested In Jennifer Aniston's Well-Being (From The Onion)
October 15, 2006
SCOTTDALE, PA—Pennsylvania native and entertainment-news consumer Gayle Caudill admitted to a deep personal investment in the happiness and well-being of TV and film star Jennifer Aniston, an international celebrity who has a reported net worth of $80 million, and, according to Caudill, is "a down-to-earth gal just like myself."
Like the international celebrity, Caudill has also been through "so much." "She's had her share of troubles, like anyone else," said Caudill, referring to Aniston's much-reported divorce from fellow megastar Brad Pitt. "But if I know Jen Aniston, she'll come out on top. She's a survivor."
The divorced 41-year-old dental-office receptionist and self-proclaimed "Team Aniston" member said she felt an "uncanny" bond with the $8-million-per-picture superstar. The two have never met, and are not expected to.
Don't get me wrong. What I am about to write is not a crticism of Gayle or others of her ilk. That would be foolish given that this story is a spoof that appeared in The Onion.
However, I too have stood at the supermarket checkout and flicked through the types of magazines that carry this stuff. In Oz, these babies sell like hot cakes. In fact, better than that, they sell like meth amphetamines to meth heads - ie lots of, heaps and stacks.
And it makes me sad. Now, some of you will dismiss this as being too serious about "a bit of fun". Bear with me though, I think there is more to it than that. I think it is about feeling lost and lonely in a big scary world and clinging on to any brightly coloured floatsam that passes by.
And we chicks are the main culprits. I don't know why we kid ourselves that reading about women wearing small amounts of expensive, glittery material is interesting or even meaningful. But we do. Some of these stars also act as well as being modules (sorry, I think I meant models not modules - no, oops, I did actually mean modules).
It's like their sparkly world is a panacea for all that ails us. We suck it up and it leaves us breathless and a little high. It tempers every cr*p job, bad relationship, no relationship, lack of satisfaction aspect of our lives.
Except, it is actually like meth amphetamines - you subdue the pain but the addiction is worst than the original condition.
October 15, 2006
SCOTTDALE, PA—Pennsylvania native and entertainment-news consumer Gayle Caudill admitted to a deep personal investment in the happiness and well-being of TV and film star Jennifer Aniston, an international celebrity who has a reported net worth of $80 million, and, according to Caudill, is "a down-to-earth gal just like myself."
Like the international celebrity, Caudill has also been through "so much." "She's had her share of troubles, like anyone else," said Caudill, referring to Aniston's much-reported divorce from fellow megastar Brad Pitt. "But if I know Jen Aniston, she'll come out on top. She's a survivor."
The divorced 41-year-old dental-office receptionist and self-proclaimed "Team Aniston" member said she felt an "uncanny" bond with the $8-million-per-picture superstar. The two have never met, and are not expected to.
Don't get me wrong. What I am about to write is not a crticism of Gayle or others of her ilk. That would be foolish given that this story is a spoof that appeared in The Onion.
However, I too have stood at the supermarket checkout and flicked through the types of magazines that carry this stuff. In Oz, these babies sell like hot cakes. In fact, better than that, they sell like meth amphetamines to meth heads - ie lots of, heaps and stacks.
And it makes me sad. Now, some of you will dismiss this as being too serious about "a bit of fun". Bear with me though, I think there is more to it than that. I think it is about feeling lost and lonely in a big scary world and clinging on to any brightly coloured floatsam that passes by.
And we chicks are the main culprits. I don't know why we kid ourselves that reading about women wearing small amounts of expensive, glittery material is interesting or even meaningful. But we do. Some of these stars also act as well as being modules (sorry, I think I meant models not modules - no, oops, I did actually mean modules).
It's like their sparkly world is a panacea for all that ails us. We suck it up and it leaves us breathless and a little high. It tempers every cr*p job, bad relationship, no relationship, lack of satisfaction aspect of our lives.
Except, it is actually like meth amphetamines - you subdue the pain but the addiction is worst than the original condition.
Step 1 - sell your soul to pay the mortgage
Step 2 - pick a career that pays well, has kudos and will make your parents proud
Step 3 - do this career everyday until you are nearly 40
Step 4 - stop, reflect, realise you are wasting your life
Step 5 - reset your direction
Step 6 - not up to this bit yet
Step 3 - do this career everyday until you are nearly 40
Step 4 - stop, reflect, realise you are wasting your life
Step 5 - reset your direction
Step 6 - not up to this bit yet
Sunday, October 08, 2006
And you say you want to be a journalist...
From the Indy Star - www.indystar.com
Journalist who criticized government is fatally shot
Moscow -- A prominent Russian journalist known for reporting of human rights abuses in war-torn Chechnya was shot and killed Saturday in her apartment building in what colleagues and authorities described as an apparent assassination.
Anna Politkovskaya, 48, was shot in the chest as she was getting out of an elevator, then was shot in the head, the Russian news agency RIA Novosti reported, citing investigative sources. The image of the suspected killer was captured on a surveillance videotape, the agency said.
Politkovskaya, a mother of two, was considered one of the toughest critics of Russian President Vladimir V. Putin and of pro-Moscow Chechen Prime Minister Ramzan Kadyrov. One of her areas of expertise was documenting mistreatment of ordinary Chechens by Russian troops or forces loyal to Kadyrov.
Journalist who criticized government is fatally shot
Moscow -- A prominent Russian journalist known for reporting of human rights abuses in war-torn Chechnya was shot and killed Saturday in her apartment building in what colleagues and authorities described as an apparent assassination.
Anna Politkovskaya, 48, was shot in the chest as she was getting out of an elevator, then was shot in the head, the Russian news agency RIA Novosti reported, citing investigative sources. The image of the suspected killer was captured on a surveillance videotape, the agency said.
Politkovskaya, a mother of two, was considered one of the toughest critics of Russian President Vladimir V. Putin and of pro-Moscow Chechen Prime Minister Ramzan Kadyrov. One of her areas of expertise was documenting mistreatment of ordinary Chechens by Russian troops or forces loyal to Kadyrov.
Wednesday, October 04, 2006
Blink of an eye
They say that kiddies grow up in the blink of an eye.
We take pix of little fella as much as we can and have just bought a video camera.
However, some folks take capturing change REALLY seriously.
Check this out for weirdness
http://nownow.com.au/?p=609
We take pix of little fella as much as we can and have just bought a video camera.
However, some folks take capturing change REALLY seriously.
Check this out for weirdness
http://nownow.com.au/?p=609
Tuesday, October 03, 2006
All lolled out
After a fabbo week up north in the sun (as Nanuk points out, when you are down under - north is warm, south is cold - go figure !) I am all lolled out.
No vodkatinis either. I went instead for the straight tequila slammer - salt and lemon or lime essential. It's great stuff and numbs the constant yelling from the 2 year old quite nicely. After 20 or more you just slide to the floor in a heap. (Joking, I am joking people).
And being the tropics - the lushness of the landscape is a salve to the soul. Rather like I imagine Eden must have been. Althought apparently it wasn't the apple that God got cross about, it was Eve's incessant tequila slammers and nights out clubbing with the snake.
Anyhow am back in the land of the living. And looking forward to summer once I stop torturing the washing machine with endless loads of holiday clothes.
see ya
No vodkatinis either. I went instead for the straight tequila slammer - salt and lemon or lime essential. It's great stuff and numbs the constant yelling from the 2 year old quite nicely. After 20 or more you just slide to the floor in a heap. (Joking, I am joking people).
And being the tropics - the lushness of the landscape is a salve to the soul. Rather like I imagine Eden must have been. Althought apparently it wasn't the apple that God got cross about, it was Eve's incessant tequila slammers and nights out clubbing with the snake.
Anyhow am back in the land of the living. And looking forward to summer once I stop torturing the washing machine with endless loads of holiday clothes.
see ya
Tuesday, September 19, 2006
I want to break free...
I...want...to...break...free
Love a good "Queen" anthem.
Not, not that one, the Freddie Mercury variety.
I leave my current place of employ tomorrow.
Hurrah !!!
Off for a week's holiday with poppified and little fella up north.
Think tropics, margaritas, lolling by the pool (yes, I do mean lolling not lying - lolling is when you are sooo relaxed you may just fall off the sun lounge).
when I get back, I'll work out what to do next to earn of part time crust.
But in the meantime - Vodkatini's all round (two olives please)
:-)
mummified
Love a good "Queen" anthem.
Not, not that one, the Freddie Mercury variety.
I leave my current place of employ tomorrow.
Hurrah !!!
Off for a week's holiday with poppified and little fella up north.
Think tropics, margaritas, lolling by the pool (yes, I do mean lolling not lying - lolling is when you are sooo relaxed you may just fall off the sun lounge).
when I get back, I'll work out what to do next to earn of part time crust.
But in the meantime - Vodkatini's all round (two olives please)
:-)
mummified
Thank you for smoking
You gotta love movie with an establishing shot for a kid's school called "St Euthanasia".
It's so black, so cruel, so right.
Well, right in the sense that the kid's dad is a lobbyist for Big Tobacco and he gives the kiddies a pep talk about how ciggies are not really bad for you.
I recommend this film to anyone and everyone. Satire at its best.
Kiddies can aspire to smoke when they grow up.
Mummies can ogle the leading man.
Daddies can ogle Katie Holmes (although shame on Tom Cruise for censoring the film once he and Katie became enmeshed)
And we can all find out the price of silence - well emphysema does tend to make you rather less chatty.
Enjoy...
It's so black, so cruel, so right.
Well, right in the sense that the kid's dad is a lobbyist for Big Tobacco and he gives the kiddies a pep talk about how ciggies are not really bad for you.
I recommend this film to anyone and everyone. Satire at its best.
Kiddies can aspire to smoke when they grow up.
Mummies can ogle the leading man.
Daddies can ogle Katie Holmes (although shame on Tom Cruise for censoring the film once he and Katie became enmeshed)
And we can all find out the price of silence - well emphysema does tend to make you rather less chatty.
Enjoy...
Saturday, August 26, 2006
Coming soon - time to move on
Well, I reckon I might be in for a life change soon. Am contemplating resigning from my job.
Yes, the money is good and does wonderful things to reduce the mortgage but I am just finding it too hard to do justice to my primary role - aka being mummified to little fella - and doing a 4 day week (and a 5 day workload) in the corporate world. Plus - he was sicker than your average bear for 5 months this year and when a little one if sick - he needs his mummy even more.
On the downside there will be more - ie cleaning up of his vomit, wiping his snotty nose and, my personal favourite (not), convincing him to take his ventolin when he gets a chest infection and cannot breathe properly.
On the upside - I will get to practice my goofy dances with him as we watch "the Wiggles" on TV (a kids show here), I will also play chasey up and down the hall with him while giggling madly. And he is already cognisant of the dangers of when I become the scary "kissing" mummy (run kiddo or you'll get covered in kisses all over your little face - again).
A pretty good deal really. I'll keep you updated on progress.
Yes, the money is good and does wonderful things to reduce the mortgage but I am just finding it too hard to do justice to my primary role - aka being mummified to little fella - and doing a 4 day week (and a 5 day workload) in the corporate world. Plus - he was sicker than your average bear for 5 months this year and when a little one if sick - he needs his mummy even more.
On the downside there will be more - ie cleaning up of his vomit, wiping his snotty nose and, my personal favourite (not), convincing him to take his ventolin when he gets a chest infection and cannot breathe properly.
On the upside - I will get to practice my goofy dances with him as we watch "the Wiggles" on TV (a kids show here), I will also play chasey up and down the hall with him while giggling madly. And he is already cognisant of the dangers of when I become the scary "kissing" mummy (run kiddo or you'll get covered in kisses all over your little face - again).
A pretty good deal really. I'll keep you updated on progress.
Wednesday, August 23, 2006
Honest injun
I found this on eternally curious's site. I love these little quizzes.
***You Are 72% Brutally Honest***
Most of the time, you tell it like it is. Even if it's hard for people to hear.Sometimes you hold back though, because you never want your honesty to be hurtful.
How Brutally Honest Are You?http://www.blogthings.com/howbrutallyhonestareyouquiz/
***You Are 72% Brutally Honest***
Most of the time, you tell it like it is. Even if it's hard for people to hear.Sometimes you hold back though, because you never want your honesty to be hurtful.
How Brutally Honest Are You?http://www.blogthings.com/howbrutallyhonestareyouquiz/
Darker than the darkest night
I have been told that I am a sick puppy - with a sense of humour that is darker than the darkest of nights. BUT, this is just plain weird. What do you make of it ?
http://www.weebls-stuff.com/toons/salad+fingers+5/
http://www.weebls-stuff.com/toons/salad+fingers+5/
Saturday, August 12, 2006
Dr Who ? You wot ?
Right. Let me be clear from the outset. I am what is commonly refered to as a "hoovian" and this sets me apart from those pipsqueaks who are now refered to as hoovers, schleps or drongos.
A hoovian is a fan of the old Dr Who. The one who thought, reflected and managed to think his way out of trouble and save the world. Yes, a little sexist but sex wasn't the point. And, if it was Tom Baker in the late 70's, pretty hot as well.
A hoover is someone who watches the new doctor Who and thinks - wooo - good action, love how they spend most of their time running like hell from the bad guys and rarely come up with anything approximating a clever idea. ie - thick as sh*t and thinks Big Brother actually refers to a reality show.
Yes, yes - Billie Piper is sex on legs - I am not arguing with anyone from the testosterone side of the fence that she is worth checking out. And frankly, I've always had a thing for David Tennant and would shag him stupid if I wasn't married and square. BUT PLEEEEEEEEASE - giveth me a breaketh.
Doesn't it bother anyone how far this thing has been dumbed down ? Doesn't anyone else positively yearn for some clever techo solution ? What about some intelligent dialogue ?
Is there anybody out there ????
Oh, and while we are on the subject, if you don't fix it, I will take over the control of the Cybermen and hunt Russell Davies down and torture him until he stops enjoying it. (That could take a while).
A hoovian is a fan of the old Dr Who. The one who thought, reflected and managed to think his way out of trouble and save the world. Yes, a little sexist but sex wasn't the point. And, if it was Tom Baker in the late 70's, pretty hot as well.
A hoover is someone who watches the new doctor Who and thinks - wooo - good action, love how they spend most of their time running like hell from the bad guys and rarely come up with anything approximating a clever idea. ie - thick as sh*t and thinks Big Brother actually refers to a reality show.
Yes, yes - Billie Piper is sex on legs - I am not arguing with anyone from the testosterone side of the fence that she is worth checking out. And frankly, I've always had a thing for David Tennant and would shag him stupid if I wasn't married and square. BUT PLEEEEEEEEASE - giveth me a breaketh.
Doesn't it bother anyone how far this thing has been dumbed down ? Doesn't anyone else positively yearn for some clever techo solution ? What about some intelligent dialogue ?
Is there anybody out there ????
Oh, and while we are on the subject, if you don't fix it, I will take over the control of the Cybermen and hunt Russell Davies down and torture him until he stops enjoying it. (That could take a while).
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