TWO MORE SLEEPS

I woke up suddenly realising that I wanted to get to the mall before it started to get busy. I managed to get a parking spot in the Parents with Prams area and luckily no one noticed. I was in and out - god bless Big W. I tried to get some groceries but it was a madhouse in Woolies, so I turned around and left. Alan and I did most of our grocery shopping last night and there was no one in sight. It was great; however I forgot a couple of things so I'll be going back tonight. I'm dreaming of a white Christmas.

Cool Yule

Today I discovered Bette's new Christmas CD - well it's probably not new however I never saw it in stores until today and I've been looking. I bought a stack of new Christmas music including The Charlie Brown Christmas Special soundtrack which is a classic back in November. But getting back to Bette. It's fabulous and divine. Merry Xmas to the Divine Ms M.

Boogiemen's Hangout

For my birthday my older sister sent me a fantastic present, the Boogiemen's Hangout. It was meant to arrive before my birthday and be a major prop at my infamous Halloween party but it took over two months to arrive. Damn the Canadian Postal service. Anyway, it arrived this week and it's amazing. It's animated, has sound effects and comes complete with scary music. I can build an entire town with other collectable pieces from the Lemax collection...the down side is that I need an adaptor but that's easy enough to fix. Picture it. Fanny going to Dick Smith's on his lunch break to buy an international adaptor, how butch. Of course I bought the wrong one and had to return it. The output was incorrect or something strange like that...happy haunting.

Casino Royale

Daniel Craig - need I say more?

The movie was great; however a little long. I was able to avoid the snake scene by closing my eyes for five minutes until the hissing stopped and I heard the usual noises of mayhem that indicated Bond was on the run again. The stunts in the first few scenes were incredible. I read a review that said the only flaw in the movie was a dull theme song and I agree. The theme song is always a major draw card - Diamonds are Forever, Die Another Day, For Your Eyes Only...now it's time to enjoy Christmas.

Blood & Feathers: Ute Lemper

Tonight I was enchanted by a chanteuse named Ute Lemper. I first heard Ute singing on a CD in Vancouver in 99. I was in Vancouver to see Cher but today I'm in love with Ute. I taped a special on Ovation and watched it alone as hubby is in Melbourne. The Christmas tree is glowing with coloured lights and tinsel. I sat and watched in awe and amusement at Ute Lemper performing live at the Cafe Carlyle. She looks like Garbo and sounds like Dietrich.
She sang Pirate Jenny and Cabaret. She sang a melody of Moon songs, german love songs and a tribute to Fred Ebb.