A Nightmare on Elm Street 2010

Went along for an afternoon date with Mark, thought the early time of the day might prevent Freddy related night horrors - it worked!

Wasn't sure what to expect, with mediocre ratings, and an ongoing issue with seeing dud films, I was extremely happy with the outcome of the film... It feels like it was based on the first film, but not exactly the same, which is nice... It was genuinely scary too, I spent a great deal of time hiding in Marks arms... The only negatives were that having old people playing teenage roles made me question initially whether they were supposed to be teenagers, and killing off Kellan Lutz so quickly!!! I thought we were going to get some lovely eye candy for the whole film *sigh* But I definitely recommend checking it, whether you have seen/are a fan of the original...

Mothers Day Classic 2010

The mothers day classic on again this year, very late writing about it I know... This year we were asked to help raise awareness for the big day which we were happy to help with...

We raised over $1000 this year (me, Mum and Mich) which is really exciting!

The day itself was well planned, the only hold up was starting the race, but surprisingly everything else was smooth sailing! The warm up was great, Marley LOVED it! The 4k walk was cruisey and getting our show bags at the end was the fastest it has ever been! Big thanks to the organisers for such a lovely day and letting us get involved in it...

Tegan and Sara @ Forum Theatre Melbourne on 11.05.10

Tegan and Sara

I will begin by saying I love Tegan and Sara... This was the 3rd time that I have seen them live and I must say I couldn't pick a favourite show of all three... I love the Forum, I have loved Tegan and Sara at the Forum a few years ago...

We only caught half hour of Astronautalis which was just terrible... Really... The music had definite redeeming features but the over wordy tracks, eeek! Once he was done we made our way to the front, were a couple metres back which was fine by me... The girls opened and it was just magic, from start to end... I was surprised that they only played one track pre 'So Jealous' and didn't play my favourite song off 'So Jealous', every other great song was played, the girls chatted away between tracks... Sara letting us in on her mild obsession with Elisabeth Shue... The encore was long enough, although they didn't play as long as the last time we saw them...

A brilliant live act, whenever they are here they are worth checking...

IDAHO (International Day Against Homophobia & Transphobia) Flashmob at Federation Square Melbourne

IDAHO Flashmob

Federation Square

May 17th, 2010

On International Day Against Homophobia & Transphobia (IDAHO) a flashmob fell to the ground and lay 'dead' for three minutes, in Melbourne's Federation Square, in commemoration of victims

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I attended this... I often feel that as a straight woman I can't speak on these things as I haven't had homophobic remarks or actions directed at me, but I am human and it breaks my heart that homophobia is still so prevalent in 2010... I feel very strongly about LGBT rights and although I couldn't make Saturdays rally for Equal Love I wanted to participate in some way... It was very profound to be still on the cold sidewalk in Swanston Street for 3 minutes, reflecting on what it might be like to be a victim of a hate crime... Just reinforces for me that its time for all of this to stop, for everyone to accept everyone for all of our differences we are all the same, just humans trying to get by in this world...

via www.samesame.com.au

Roberta Williams: My Life by Roberta Williams

Roberta Williams: My Life by Roberta Williams

A very easy read... Helped by the writing of someone who is clearly uneducated and badly edited... On page 81 there are 2 paragraphs that are exactly the same over two pages... It is very much written to reflect the 'now' in her life at the time she wrote it, which was definitely a mistake as it is already outdated... All of that aside it is an engrossing read... Not a book that you cant book down, but interesting when you are reading it...

Her life is like that of many people I work with - tough, and you can see how that has made her who she is today... There are definitely bits and pieces which are half truths or over exaggerated, but if only half of the book was based on fact it is still an interesting story... If you are into the Melbourne crime world then you should definitely pick it up... I'm almost certain it will be re released with a couple new chapters now that Carl is dead...

Lady Gaga’s Monster Ball at Rod Laver Arena

Lady Gaga’s Monster Ball at Rod Laver Arena

I am new(ish) to the Lady Gaga bandwagon, and to be honest it was my baby girl that got me into her music… I have watched her fashion/art installations from the start but couldn't get into the chorouses, all I had heard, of her music (think 'Just Dance' and 'Poker Face' choruses on ads etc for months, eeek!)… Marleys obsession with Bad Romance changed that…
The show delivered from all aspects… She looked amazing, her cast of dancers were brilliant, she can belt out a live tune and then some… She is an actual musician, not a cookie cutter pop princess as I had previously thought…
I always worry seeing a one album singer, even Beyonce and Santogold both felt short of material, but Gaga took you on an adventure with her… Looking for the Monster Ball and taking you with her to find it… It really felt that you were with her on this, aside from brilliant music, outfits, a spectacle from beginning to end, she talked with the audience so much it felt like it was all really real…
If you are a fan, or not, and there is a ticket available to any of her shows ever, I suggest you take it… I wish we had more tickets to her shows…

Dave Hughes - Retro - Melbourne International Comedy Festival - Palais Theatre

Dave Hughes at the Palais Theatre, Melbourne International Comedy Festival

I know a lot of people don’t like Hughesy, but I do, and after seeing his show Retro, I like him even more! Opening with a confused yet charming Glen Robbins, then Denise Scott… Denise is funny in a very niche way, she just makes me think about my mum and the concept that I am going to get old, so its not so much fun…

Dave came out and in a mix of scripted and improv kept us laughing from start to end… It did feel like it did go on a bit, but that’s probably because it was well past my bed time… He is far more entertaining in 3d then on TV, even if you aren't sure about him, if you get a chance to check him, do it!