So, I’m no
fashion expert and don’t even claim to know anything about fashion but I
thought I would give you my 2 cents worth anyway ….
Lady Gaga –
I thought she looked quite incredible.
Rita Ora
- Even though I would never wear this
dress I liked it
Gwen
Stefani – I love her style!
Miley Cyrus
- Miley showed lots of skin while still
covering up a lot, I liked this dress on her
Meghan
Trainor & Jessie J both did the lace
over dresses and I thought they both looked lovely
Anna
Kendrick – looked hot!
Taylor
Swift - Love the colour of this dress!
Katharine
Mcphee – I’m not crazy about the colour, but I love the dress
Bonie McKee
– yes! Especially the colour!
There were
quite a few looks that I didn't love but these 3 (Madonna / Joy Villa / Carli XCX) just made me go WTF?
I like that
fact that Helen Lasichanh doesn’t ever wear what is expected of her but this is
not a great look
Zendaya –
the back of this dress just ruins the whole look
Rihanna - I think that Rihanna looks at lot better when
she shows off her amazing body, this dress reminds of those toilet paper dolls
that you used to get on top of your grandmothers toilet in the eighties
Sia – it’s
just the wig, the outfit isn’t bad but that wig, yeah I’m don’t know about that
I've been pretty busy lately, then again, I guess all of you are to. Anyway, as bad as I am at blogging when I saw this on Christina (who totally rocks)'s blog (Easily Entertained) I just knew that I was going to do it. I love reading other peoples answers! So why don't you copy the questions and answer them on your blog, just let me know so I can go and check out your answers. Four names that people call me - Jolene - Josephine - Mary-Jo - MJ Four jobs that I've had - au pair (in Germany) - conveyancing secretary - legal secretary - bookkeeper Four movies that I've watched more than once - Die Hard (all of them) - Love Actually - Iron Man (all of them) - Grease To be fair this list could be a lot longer Four books I'd recommend (I'm going to go with four series, cause picking a single book is too hard) - His Dark materials trilogy (by Philip Pullman) - Stephanie Plum series (by Janet Evanovich) - Outlander series (by Diana Gabaldon) - Jack Reacher 'series' (by Lee Childs)
Four places I've been - Windhoek, Namibia - Carole, Italy - Edinburgh, Scotland - New York, New York Four places I'd rather be right now - Lying on a beach with a cocktail in my hand, with the husband, kids & friends - Lying on a beach with a cocktail in my hand, with the husband, kids & friends - Lying on a beach with a cocktail in my hand, with the husband, kids & friends - My couch, with a cuppa tea Four Things I don't eat - kidneys - liver - black or white pudding - sweetbread Four of my favourite foods - Beef carpaccio - Steak & friet (fries) - Chicken caesar salad (with anchovies) - A good burger (not from a fast food chain) - Nachos with all the trimmings (bonus answer) Four tv shows I last watched - The bachelor - NCIS LA - Girlfriends guide to divorce - Modern family Four things I'm looking forward to this year - summer holiday, no idea what we are doing but it will be summer & will have two weeks off work - christmas holiday, cause I love christmas - city trips with my girl friends - impromptu parties Four things I'm always saying - oh my word! - no worries, you are grand - oi stop annoying each other - can you please hang up your swimming stuff? So there you have it, lots of pointless information about me. Your turn next and don't forget to let me know if you answer it so I can go read all about you!
A new year means new TV series, and that always makes me happy! Here are some of the new series starting this month:
Marvel's Agent Carter We have been watching all the other Marvel shows (movies and tv series) so we will for sure watch this Empire I saw the first episode of this series and Loved it! This should be really good. Togetherness I love Amanda Peet Man Seeking Woman I think Jay Baruchel is really funny so I hope this show does not disappoint Fortitude I'm going to watch the first episode of this and see what I think, I mean it has Stanley Tucci in it, but still, not 100% confident that I'm going to like it Galavant - you can read my post about it here Donnie Loves Jenny I'm quite a big fan of all things Wahlberg so I'm happy to watch these two. Plus I think they make a totally cute couple Hindsight I watched the first episode of this and it really is quite an interesting question. I mean, what would I change if I could go back and change one single thing? Babylon This English series is directed by Danny Boyle who is quite a controversial comedian and looks like it could be fast paced. I'm also a fan of James Nesbit Eye Candy I must admit that I was rather surprised that this was a MTV production cause it looks really good. Backstrom
I know I'm going to enjoy this one! What new shows will you be watching this January?
Okay, I
just had to watch the first two episodes of this new abc series cause it is just too
strange not to.
I mean,
Vinnie Jones in a medieval musical????
What is it
all about? A hero who has lost his spark in life after losing the love of his
life to the evil King Richard. But is King Richard really evil? Or is the love
of his life actually a bitch? Oh and did I mention that is a musical.
This new
series is the brain child of Dan Fogelman (Crazy Stupid Love, Tangled, Last
Vegas …) composer Alan Menken (A Whole new world, Aladdin, Kiss the girl, the
Little Mermaid) and lyricist Glen Slater.
It stares
Timothy Omudson as King Richard, Vinnie Jones as Gareth the kings right hand
man, Mallory Jansen as Madalena the love quest and Joshua Sasse as Galavant.
I can’t
tell you if it is going to be good, bad, or terrible yet. Regardless I'll probably end up watching the whole series just cause, well it is a medieval musical
starring Vinnie Jones. Oh and John Stamos was in the second episode.
The kids and I are planning on watching tons of Christmas movies next week when we are on vacation.
So, seeing as we are coming up with our list of must see Christmas movies I was wondering if you knew the answer to these questions:
Do you know
which actor appeared in both ‘A Christmas Story’ and ‘Elf’?
Peter
Billingsley
Despite now
directing and producing movies more than act in them Peter Billingsley likes to
go back and take on small acting roles from time to time.
In ‘Elf’ he
was one of the elves in Santa’s shop.
Did you
what color the original Grinch was?
Black and
white, with shades of red, which is how Dr. Seuss created him.
But, according to legend, Chuck Jones who
directed the Grinch movie wanted him to be green just like all the ugly rental
cars driving around in the Washington-Baltimore area.
Did you
know that Jack Skellington makes a ‘hidden’ appearance in at least 4 other
movies?
- - Beetlejuice
(on the top of the carnival hat that Beetlejuice wears)
- - The
Princess and the Frog (as one of the Shadow Demons summoned by Dr. Facilier)
- - Alice
in Wonderland (as the design in the Mad Hatters Bow and Tie)
- - Coraline
(his head appears in the egg yolk)
Did you
know that Hugh Grant really did not want to do ‘that dance scene’ in Love
Actually?
According
to the director Richard Curtis he was really grumpy about doing it, saying that
it wasn’t very ministerial. They only shot that scene on the final day.
I know, I
know, who on earth can remember when last I actually blogged. Never mind that!
It is December 2, which means that Christmas is only 23 days away … because I
start celebrating Christmas on the 24th .
Christmas eve, duh!
I haven’t
put up our decorations yet, Sinterklaas must first stop by house (the night of
the 5th of December), then we can put up the Christmas decorations.
But all of
this doesn’t mean that I’m not in the Christmas mood yet. I’ve already started
asking the kids what it is that they would like this year.
Cat would
like a MacBook Air or an Ipod 5 (yeah I know, cheap requests) and Tiger has
asked for a tv or a hanging chair from Ikea with a couple of PS3 games. Sadly
for them I had to tell them that Santa is not quite rich enough for their
tastes this year.
Why is it
that some people as so hard to buy for? I have a two friends who are really
hard to shop for. The one even more so than the other. And to top it, she also
has her birthday in December! She is also a good gift giver or maybe I’m just
good at leaving hints.
Do you find
it easy to buy gifts for your friends? Do they or you leave hints around?
Here I go, stealing yet
anotherblog post idea from someone else … who got the idea from someone else
…. It’s the way some of us blog, sometimes, not all the time. I got this list
of questions off one of my favourite blogs so I’m just going to say imitation
is the sincerest form of flattery – Thanks Christina!
1. What are you wearing?
Black maxi skirt, white t with yellow zebras on it
2. Ever been in love?
Yes
3. Ever had a terrible breakup?
Well, at the time I thought so but in retrospect it
really wasn’t so bad and I’m very glad it happened.
4. How tall are you?
To my surprise I’m 1.61 cm I always used to be 1.58 (5
foot 30 – I have no idea when I grew
5. How much do you weigh?
10 kg / 22 pounds too much
6. Any tattoos?
Not yet
7. Any piercings?
Right now, just one hole in each ear and a semi closed
belly piercing
Both, is a party time or sleep time or road trip time?
20. Where do you go when you’re sad?
No where … I still have to do what I have to do
21. How long does it take you to shower?
I have no idea but I don’t take long I can tell you
that.
22. How long does it take you to get ready in the
morning?
If it is just myself excluding sorting out the
kids/breakfast etc …. 20 – 30 min max
23. Ever been in a physical fight?
I once, many years ago slapped someone (as in, in high
school)
24. Turn on?
Confidence but not arrogance
25. Turn off?
Arrogance or just being creepy
26. The reason I started blogging?
I was a bored in the office, started reading some
blogs and decided it might be a fun way to sort of keep track of our life and
voice my opinion on random stuff
27. Fears?
Other than the obvious …something happening to the
people I love …getting stuck in a small space and even worse than that, getting
stuck in a small space filled with moths! I don’t like small spaces or moths
(yeah I know that being scared of moths is totally irrational)
28. Last thing that made you cry?
I can’t remember …. (yeah, I’ve been told that I’m a
heartless ‘bi-atch’
29. Last time you said you loved someone?
This morning as I hopped out the van at the station,
to Himself & the kids.
30. Meaning behind the name of your blog?
Well, I really hope my kids turn out ok (screwed up
just enough to make them interesting people without being so screwed up that
they can’t function normally
31. Last book you read?
The Demons of Ghent (Forbidden Spaces trilogy #2) by
Helen Grant.
Not a 10/10 but not a 4/10
either, just an easy quick read
32. The book you’re currently reading? Nothing,
shocking I know I forgot to grab a new book off the shelf this morning
33. Last show you watched?
Madam Secretary – only episode 2 but I’m liking it so far
34. Last person you talked to?
Someone in the office
35. The relationship between you and the person you
last texted?
Friend and Himself’s business partner
36. Favorite food?
Cake! Is cake a food? Okay then bread
37. Place you want to visit?
USA, Australia, New Zealand, Canada back to Namibia
and lots of places in Europe
38. Last place you visited?
Not sure if my trip to South Africa in March counts or
the trip to Frankfurt airport to pick up the kids in August so I’ll have to say
Köln, Germany
39. Do you have a crush?
Yes, I have eyes in my head :)
Boy crush: Channing Tatum, I mean how can one look at
this picture and not drool?!
Girl crush: Olivia Munn, she is smoking!
40. Last time you kissed someone?
Himself, this morning
41. Last time you were insulted?
You mean people aren’t insulted on a daily basis by
their husband and kids??
42. Favourite flavour of sweet?
I like sour sweets
43. What instruments do you play?
I could, once upon a time play the piano
44. Favourite piece of jewellery?
Sentimental jewellery:
wedding/engagement rings & the two ‘push’ rings I got
But as far as everyday
jewellery goes, at the moment, I’m
wearing a small gold peace sign earing every day
45. Last sport you played?
Does watching sport count? I do a lot of watching.
(soccer, swimming)
As for myself, probably when I cycled to the shop,
does that count? If it has to be a competitive sport I have no idea, it might
have been when we had a jump rope skip-off at home
46. Last song you sang?
Can’t take my eyes off of
you (from 10 Things I hate about you) One of the guys in the office starting
singing it when we walked back from getting coffee and I couldn’t resist
singing along. Don’t worry we were in the staircase, no-one heard me.
47. Favourite chat up line?
Dude, I’ve been married since the turn of the century,
people don’t try to chat me up and I sure as heck don’t think Himself ever used
a particular line on me. At least not one that I can remember.
48. Have you ever used it?
Didn’t have to, according to Himself it was love at
first sight (took me much longer to fall in love with him)
49. Last time you hung out with anyone?
Sunday. The weather was great so we had our last
summer BruBQ at the Bru House
50. Who should answer these questions next?
Everyone! I love reading these questions and answers!
