The house next door...

I have lived on my street on and off since I was 15... It's a court in Glen Waverley (Victoria, Australia), not far from a train station - 30 mins to city, shops and some great schools, which is why I wanted to come back here to raise my family... In the years we have lived here all but 2 of the houses on our street have been rebuilt... The latest being the house on the other side of mums (yes, I live next door to my Mum!), it's huge, we had a nosy on their open day... It's not spectacular in any way aside from it's size...

Anyway, the point of the post is that the asking price is 1.7 million dollars!!! It is crazy! I can't imagine anyone paying that much to live in Glen Waverley... It just doesn't make any sense to me!














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Rites of Passage

Yesterday we had last minute childcare and were able to head down to Rites of Passage Tattoo Convention and Arts Festival over at Carlton Exhibition building... It was lovely afternoon, only there a couple hours but saw so much it felt like a whole afternoon!
Loads and loads of stalls, some brilliant art, and things I have never seen in real life before... The most important being the stalls doing traditional Japanese tattooing, manually, blew my mind... You see it on tattoo shows all the time, but in real life it feels really special... Don't think I would ever have the balls to get it done, but who knows what the future holds?!?
Some great artists about, Mark getting his tattoo geek on... Some really inspiring big pieces being done, while the customers sat so casually... I find it hilarious, knowing how badly I sit these days! Got some ideas about my next big tattoo, even though we are only half way through my current one!
It's still on today so there is still time to check it out!
www.ritesofpassage.com
A great afternoon out!





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Nails did...

Sally Hansen pink a dot... Bought these for Easter but just didn't get around to getting them done in time! Used the extra on Marleys toes, a very happy 3 year old!



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Jay and Silent Bob get old - Review -Palais Theatre St Kilda

I found out about this way after tickets were released, when Jason Mewes tweeted about it, and immediately purchased some tickets towards Marks Christmas gift... I was so excited I gave them up him early... I am that person! This also resulted in us having appalling seats!

Kevin's wife, Jen, opened the show, which was quite cool considering the amount she is talked about on/and featured in Kevin's Smodcast (with Scott Mosier), which I have loved for years... It was running late due to Hay 'having the shits', but the minute they hit the stage, the laughs started... It is very niche humour, and we loved every moment... A lot of talk about sex, jerking, drugs, and the boys delivered... Jay is an excellent storyteller, with the stage as his prop, and Kevin is there on point all along...

It stays completely in line with their podcast, of the same title, so if you like that, you would have loved the show! Ending with Let's Fuck, where there is some audience participation, Kevin gives a sexual position and audience members get up and act it out with Jay, this had us in stitches!!! Freaking hilarious! At this point, some random dude got up and started yelling out that it's not funny, don't know how the dude sat through the entire show up until that point!

All in all was an awesome night! A great date night with my husband... Go and see the show if it hits your city...




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Tshirt Bordello Hello Zombie Tshirt

Tshirt Bordello has some awesome horror shirts! None of which were acceptable for me to buy when I spend 90% of my waking hours with tiny humans... I did find this which is absolutely acceptable to my 3 year old girl that loves Hello Kitty, she even thinks that Kitty is smiling at her in the tshirt... So sweet... Anyways check it www.tshirtbordello.com


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Yesterday was a good day...

While I sit here today, ruing the fact that I didn't not have enough sleep, I can quite happily say that yesterday was a good day... The kids were well behaved, always an immediate plus that shapes the entire day! We went to our local shopping center and shopped around and had a Chai Latte... Marleys babycino was impressive, the dudes love us there!


Fed Marley her food obsession, pasta salad, for dinner, to ensure a fast get away to our night out... Then our date to Jay and Silent Bob Get Old, with Kevin Smith and Jason Mewes... But first we strolled up Acland St (St Kilda) grabbed a bite to eat and a delicious brandy snap from Acland Cakes, held hands, chatted and basically were lovers in love... Will expand on the actual show in another post, but it was great! Got home and thought we would be badasses staying up late! Which is what I am paying for now... But it was worth it!








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Little boys Next linen chinos

People always comment on how much easier and more fun it is to dress little girls, I disagree with this... I take just as much joy in dressing both of my kids... I love shopping, choosing outfits, making sure that they look good and that what they are wearing reflects their personal style as well as being practical for the days events... It all sounds a bit much (probably) but for the most part I am a stay at home mum and if I am looking at my little humans all day, I like them to look cute!
Now winter has come, practically overnight, I have switched up their wardrobes and all of the new winter clothes are coming out... Unfortunately it feels as though boys either wear jeans, or tracksuits all winter long... I am not feeling the lack of choice... Jeans are just not comfortable enough for little ones crawling, walking and climbing... And while tracksuits certainly have their place, I just feel that there should be a super comfortable, but a little less casual option? Then I found it! At nextdirect.com they have these cute, comfy linen/cotton blend chinos, which are perfect for my needs! I bought them (big fan of Next, quality, value and free shipping!) and they are perfect... Not heavy, durable, good fit! Am definitely going to buy some more... They aren't heavy for outdoor play in winter, but perfect for visiting, parties, going out for afternoon or morning tea!





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My boys kicks...

The things that touch my heart... Marks and Maces sneakers... It trips me out that one day his feet might just be as big as his Dads... I treasure these days... I especially treasure baby toes...


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Friends of the Zoo

The Royal Melbourne Zoo is one of our favourite places... Any time I am living in Melbourne, I get here a few times a year... Now we have kids we usually visit every few months... Because we are regulars we became Friends of the Zoo, it means you pay a flat rate and can visit any of the zoos including Werribee and Healesville, as much as you like...

A definite benefit of visiting a lot with small children means that we are always home in time for naps... Just checking whichever part of the zoo we feel at any visit... It has been brilliant watching each section be refurbed, so the animals quality of life is improved... Also makes it much more pleasurable to spend time there...

Anyways, we got our VIP Zoo lanyards in the mail today... Awesome idea, kids feel special wearing them and they have all of your contact details in case you do lose track of your little one! Makes me want to go back soon!!!


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Akumu Ink delivery

I have recently discovered the Akumu Ink website... They have extremely cute tshirts!!!
www.akumuink.com
Got my delivery today, woohoo!
If you like your shirts a little dark check it out...





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Nap time

After a great day yesterday at Supafest, a nap when the kids nap is in order...


Clearly they are home, with the mega bloks on our bed...
I do look forward to our bedroom being just ours again one day... One day...

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Supafest Melbourne 2012 Review

When the Supafest tickets went on sale, it was in the midst of two kid tiredness... I saw it as a light at the end of the tunnel, a set date in the future that we would be able to leave the kids overnight, go out, listen to loud hip hop, hold hands with my love, and not be suffering exhaustion... I thought the tickets were pricey for a one stage festival, but the line up was impressive... Ice Cube was high on our lists, having never seen him before... Also P Diddy, Missy Elliot, Ludacris, Kelly Rowland and Naughty by Nature (again), were on our list to check... As time went on and the cancellations took out half my list, I was getting angry about effectively paying $130 to see Ice Cube...

In the hours leading up to the event I put all of the grrrrrr behind me and just saw it as a day out with my wonderful husband... It was 26 and sunny, I had the best human in the universe as company, and there would be music that I love - even if in limited quantity...

On the train there were LOADS of kids, I was getting worried, we might just be the oldest people there... Surprisingly we weren't, but when Naughty by Nature did a 'who is under 25?' 90% of the people there put their hands up!

The wait time getting in, tickets, bag search section was set up well... They barely searched anything, thought at hip hop shows there would be a pat down, but nothing... Great food choices, not enough toilets, and pretty mediocre stalls... The merchandise was good, but not enough people working there...

Never a fan of the bar separate from the party, we didn't use it... The grandstand seating was awesome, somewhere to chill, especially when less awesome acts were on - Lupe, I'm talking to you...

Naughty By Nature were awesome... I am a fan from my teens, they did a good job... It felt tragic that you could see most of the kids had no idea about them... Got teary when Treach did the Tupac spiel...

Lupe Fiasco, oh dear... I know I am a good 10 years older then the crowd, and my feelings on Lupe confirm that I have missed something critical about today's music... Dude has no voice, style, charisma... I don't know what they like about him?

DJ Scratch, set was okay... The whole thing he did about men 'tasting' ladies was a bit off key at an all ages event... Some of the tracks he played we're awesome, unfortunately done were stopped short due to the kids not knowing them, which was sad... In an effort to crossover he played 'smells like teen spirit' Nirvana... This was the least impressive thing he could have done with true fans, but the kids loved it...

Ice Cube... Great... I am so glad I saw him... Could have done with more old tracks, but can absolutely see why he didn't do it... Worth going to see him alone! I also think its adorable he brought his boys on, and that one if their emcee names is Dough Boy... After the show we came home and watched Boyz N The Hood...

Kelly Rowland, there is a part of me that needed to see her... Girl looked gooood! Her dancers were smoking hot! Her track selection was appropriate... I just didn't think she quite brought it... Felt that her vocal wasn't on point, and her backing track was turned up way too much on some tracks...

Overall, the beautiful weather, good layout, not too offensive crowd did make up for the cancelled acts... I had an amazing time! Was also nice to meet Dr Bind from ozhiphop.com, always good to put a face to the name, especially after so many years!

Popcultcha Delivery...

Oh I know it's been all about deliveries at the moment... Making bank on eBay so am spend, spend, spending...

Saw the Popcultcha stand at Supanova and fell in love... Resulting in an order a couple days ago... If there is any geek on the inside you should definitely check this site!
www.popcultcha.com.au

If you can wear horror shirts, they have loads of awesome ones... Unfortunately they freak Marley out, so I will keep my Walking Dead shirt for special (kid free) occasions, while I am putting on my Buffy V Edward one on now! The Dawn if the Dead shirt is Marks...




















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US Food Delivery

Aaaaah yeah, got a US food delivery in the mail yesterday... More for Mark then myself, but any arrival of sweet deliciousness makes me happy!
















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Crayola Delivery

I love those website that do deals! Brandsexclusive, Ozsale, Spreets, the list goes on... Today I got a Crayola delivery from one of them... Mail makes me happy! Even happier when it's hours of kids entertainment packed in!


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Prep's Cool

Getting ready for Supafest... Outfit planned, nails done... You may ask why so early? Because I am not going to have time again before Friday, and these nails last 10 days, even with two kids!!! BOOM!

Sally Hansen Salon Effects


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The Wiggles at Princess Theatre Melbourne

My kids love the Wiggles... They were banned, Marley spotted them somewhere and became addicted, Mace got addicted... Now they are used in very special circumstances in our home... When the kids are driving me crazy, sick, tired, grouchy, the Wiggles go on and they either go quiet with big smiles like on Valium, or sing and dance with big smiles on their face... So they stay...

Their show this time was completely different to last time... In a small theatre - compared to the big top! We were three rows back and it really felt like we were the only ones there! They played all of their hits with Greg as their singer, which I enjoyed much more then when Sam was...

Lots of energy, dancing, acrobatics... A little less Captain Feathersword then we would have liked... But overall it was a great show... Marley was stoked! And because she was, I was...










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Supanova pop culture convention

Last year we took our fresh little baby, Mace, to this event... This year we had limited childcare and were able to go on a date...

This year there were issues with opening late and queues to get in... They did fix up the issue of pay on the day attendees getting in before pre paid, but it still felt awfully long, and as usual, I felt for the families... It is hard to wait with kids... More ridiculous queues once in to get tokens for photos and autographs with the supastars... I don't know how they could fix this? I was just happy that I didn't want any!!!

Great vendors, loads of great products to check out... We browsed for ages! Bought a couple of bits and pieces while people watching and checking out all of the costumes...

Chandler Griggs was set to start at 10.30, that was moved back to 12.10... Wasn't too much of an issue for our schedule though... Made use of the limited as ever food choices and settled in for Chandlers chat... He did really well for a 12 year old! Some great insights to working on Walking Dead...

Then I headed off to Peter Facinelli, Carlisle Cullen from Twilight... He was awesome, very charismatic... Moving around the room to the people asking him questions... Very hands on and touchy feely with the women, they loved it...

After that our limited childcare was expiring so we zoomed home to our lovely kids... Marley was impressed with the special edition Pinkie Pie we bought her...

Another awesome day out at Supanova! Still more tomorrow if you are free!?! Otherwise there is always next year...
































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The Hunger Games Film

It only just occurred to me that I didn't blog about the Hunger Games film earlier! I saw it opening weekend, Gold Class, thank heavens because it is quite long! Long but completely engrossing... The only indication that I had of time was when they brought me some churros, ordered for halfway through, I was gobsmacked as it didn't feel web close to what I thought halfway through would feel like!

I loved the film... As an encore to the book... I highly doubt that I would have enjoyed it as much, or even close, had I not read and loved the books... I think a whole lot of what makes the story awesome was left out! I know time is limited, and they did what they could with what they had, but it wouldn't have been enough for me if I didn't know everything else... I spoke at length with Mark (husband who hadn't read the books) afterwards about the story and he agreed that it lacked depth without the backstory... I have since started reading him the book aloud, as he won't read it on his own and waste precious reading time!

I enjoyed the cast, I had doubts about Peeta, still do a bit! But otherwise they did a great job... I didn't enjoy shaky cam, I get what the director was trying to do there, but it just made me feel a bit off... I don't get why there are outcries about the casting of Rue and Thresh (clearly black in the book), these people obviously didn't read he words in the book...

All in all it was a good experience, but not one I would recommend if you haven't read the books...




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