Lucky Ninety-Eight!
Finally my blank cheques have earned their weight!
I’ve been madly refreshing the Top 100 Aussie Women Bloggers list waiting to see if I made the list this month.. and success!
It’s the small things that excite me…and really, my little bits of fluff that I post here are nowhere near the callibre of other deserving ladies like Karen, Kelley, Christie and Riayn. But it’s nice to be on a list full of interesting ladies, especially some of my lunch buddies from yesterday!
Yay! Number Ninety-Eight! :o)
Hangin’ with the internets
I’ve been doing the meet-people-from-the-internet thing since…1999? I’ve had people from the other side of the planet stay in my house for a week when I’d only known them online. I’ve had the same people host me on the other side of the planet for 4 weeks (and let me share their Christmas). And even last year, spending a girlie weekend away with girls I’d only just started to get to know online.
My real-life friends and family regularly give me That Look whenever I discuss Internet People. That’s when I remember that I’m a bit spesh in that I’m not an overly social person, usually not good in starting up conversations, yet I easily put myself in these ‘meet-up’ situations. But I keep doing these things because it’s always nice to find people in a seemingly random way and find that these people are nice and friendly and somewhat nerdy :o)
Today’s event was a Yum Cha lunch for Sydney Female Bloggers (Chick Bloggers? Bloggers that are Chicks?) at East Ocean, organised by the ever-talented Leigh.
So today I got to meet
and it was such a great way to meet interesting women who have interesting stories and hobbies and all sorts of things. To go from one extreme of having a food blogger to having someone who’s never eaten Yum Cha before. Everyone so very different, but able to sit at a big table in a noisy restaurant and manage to keep conversations going the entire time.
I’ve still been feeling a bit off-the-planet with the drugs I’m on after Thursday’s trauma and I dare say I was a bit of a doped-up version of rah today. These poor girls were very kind and tolerated me and my ADHD-like tendencies today :o) Amanda even came to the Swarovski shop with me while I bought myself a sparkly ring!
Thanks for a great day gals, promise to be a bit more normal next time ;o)
Boycott Pacific Brands!
Edit: to steal Fiona’s idea, the pet name for this project is Going Commando For a Cause :o)
So the saga continues with Pacific Brands and their decision to sack almost 2,000 Aussies and send production work overseas while their execs still take home big bikkies in the most unstable economic situation this generation has seen.
The Media™ has mainly mentioned that Bonds and Holeproof are under the Pacific Brands umbrella. I own a LOT of Bonds and Holeproof under and outer wear and if I owned other brands of knickers I’d definitely be wearing them instead of my Bonds and Holeproof brands in support of the men and women who will soon go without a regular pay packet.
I decided to check out the Pacific Brands web site (refuse to link to them in my own personal <a href> protest) and holy crap there are so many other brands that I have to steer clear of
- Bonds
- Berlei
- Holeproof
- Antz Pants
- Hestia
- Jockey
- Rio
- Playtex
- Razzamatazz
- Voodoo
… and that’s just in the underwear section! Then there’s the outwear, sportswear, homeware and footwear sections. Sweet jeebus!
So I haven’t quite worked out how I can manage it, but I still plan to boycott Pacific Brands until someone knocks some sense into them and decide to do their bit for the Australian economy and for their Australian employees.
Who’s with me?
So if you’re so inclined, steal this pic and post it wherever you like. Take a stand for the 1,800 Aussies who are getting screwed right now.
Yes, I know businesses need to be ruthless to stay alive, but they got it wrong this time. Taking government funding, giving execs pay rises and then moving production overseas at the detriment of 1,800 workers’ livelihoods AINT NO WAY TO DO IT.
Yes, I'm crazy
I’m getting my last wisdom tooth taken out tomorrow afternoon.
It’s impacted, so the surgeon will have to hammer it to bits before taking it out. I’m suddenly wishing I wasn’t getting it done in the chair with only local anaesthetic and my ipod to protect me.
Send cupcakes. Soft cupcakes.
Noice!
Over the last couple of months, my bogan cupcake twin Leigh and I have been working on a new web site and this week it finally went live.
That’s Noice is an Aussie-centric blog full of things we think are awesome. Awesome is found in all sorts of shapes and sizes like toe socks, salad servers, hedgehogs, christmas trees and cupcakes. Especially cupcakes. Nom.
The original concept was for an Aussie cupcake-centric site, but decided we wanted to cover more than just cupcakes – becuase awesome really is found in infinite shapes and sizes.
It’s awesome in itself for me to contribute to the site — Leigh is a superwoman of the Aussie internets and I’m feeling pretty spesh that she’s let me jump in and be part of the noice-ness.
We’ve already had one giveaway on That’s Noice and we’ve got a heap of Noice ready to start sharing with you – come along and join us!
Hunny
I’ve stolen this meme from Heather B. Armstrong and is the third meme I’ve done this week. I’ve set a PB! This one was labelled as ‘trivial questions about your marriage’ but I’m sure defacto’d-ness is okay by the Meme-Gods.
What are your middle names?
Mine is Rose and his is Max
How long have you been together?
8 years as of this month. Nyaw!
How long did you know each other before you started dating?
About 4 months or so I think. He started working on the same floor as me
Who asked whom out?
I don’t really remember, but it was probably him. Regardless, the development of the relationship was just a natural progression for us
How old are each of you?
I’m turning 31 in June and he’s 4 months older than me. Gasp!
Whose siblings do you see the most?
His; they live within a 10-minute drive. Mine are an hour and 3 hours’ away.
Which situation is the hardest on you as a couple?
That would be me being a complete nut job. See also: ACOA
Did you go to the same school?
I went to Burwood Girls’ High and Riverside Girls’ High. He lived on the North Shore
Are you from the same home town?
I’m the country bumpkin, he’s the Sydney-sider
Who is smarter?
Definitely not me. I learn from him every day
Who is the most sensitive?
Me all the way. Can you say “cries over bad cupcakes”?
Where do you eat out most as a couple?
Banks Thai!
Where is the furthest you two have traveled together as a couple?
Canberra (yes, seriously). Before that it would have been Barrington Tops
Who has the craziest exes?
ME. I have the Brazilian, the Ghey, the 40yo virgin and The One He’s Still Friends With
Who has the worst temper?
Me. Do you see a theme here?
Who does the cooking?
Not me! I try, but I’m better at cupcakes
Who is the neat-freak?
I try harder to be but we both fail
Who is more stubborn?
I think we take turns on this one
Who hogs the bed?
My arse does
Who wakes up earlier?
We take turns. It depends on the day of the week, what time we went to bed and what time the cats start making demands for refuelling
Where was your first date?
I don’t think we had one. We just hung out
Who is more jealous?
Me, but only when I see him add a new female on Facebook and I have to quiz him on WHO SHE IS. In reality there aren’t those insecurities in our house
How long did it take to get serious?
Depends. Answers could range from “5 minutes” to “some time last week”
Who eats more?
Me, I have the Kane-girl gene
Who does the laundry?
I think about it more often, but it’s a fairly even distribution
Who’s better with the computer?
Him. I say “Alt Control Delete” instead of “Control Alt Delete”. Enough said
Who drives when you are together?
Me, but only because I’m the only driver in this relationship. Yes, we have discussed this.
