The Spoon Goes National

The pants have made it back to Triple j. With my spoon. And both it and my wonderful self were mentioned by Ross himself on-air. Yay! Not bad for a bit of not-of-my-character spontaineity 'ay! (See previous blog entry for more info)

That is going to be downloaded and played to as many people as possible for the rest of eternity.


These people aren't me. But they were very nice, and if it weren't for the man in the overalls's suggestion of me signing my spoon, my name would never have been mentioned on triple j by Ross Noble. So, thank you man in overalls.

The Pants!

I got to see the pants! I got to touch the pants even! So exciting. If you are one of the many that are thoroughly confused as to what that means, take a look here, though it may not help.

Ross Noble (best comedian in the WHOLE world) didn't know what to do with his pants, so he sent four pairs around Australia so they could meet people and have adventures. Then make their way back again, of course. And I was very excited to meet the Southern Pair, and to sign them, and contribute a spoon to their contents.

This is not me, in fact it is a short man and Adam Hills, with the very same pants as the ones I touched. Yes, I have touched the same pants as Adam Hills.

Though by the time the pants reached me they were a lot less pristine.

Listen 20th Jan to Triple j 12 noon - 3pm to hear the homecoming of the pants.



Note to self... Thou Shalt Not Worship False Idols

And you thought Vampires weren't real.

This is so completely true, not just a product of my imagination. Though, I'm so tired these days it could easily be a hallucination...

Vampire goes for governor

Voters in the US state of Minnesota may find a self-proclaimed vampire on the ballot for the office this year.

Jonathan 'The Impaler' Sharkey says he plans to announce his bid for governor today on the ticket of the Vampyres, Witches and Pagans Party.

"I'm a Satanist who doesn't hate Jesus," Mr Sharkey said.

"I just hate God, the Father."

But 'The Impaler' says he respects all religions and if elected, will post "everything from the Ten Commandments to the Wicca Reed" in government buildings.

Mr Sharkey has also pledged to execute convicted murders and child molesters personally by impaling them on a wooden pole outside the state capitol.

He has told the Minneapolis Star Tribune newspaper he is a vampire "just like you see in the movies and TV".

"I sink my fangs into the neck of my donor... and drink their blood," he said, adding that his donor is his wife, Julie.

Mr Sharkey says he is announcing his candidacy today, on Friday 13, because that is his lucky number.

Please, if anyone's reading this in Minnesota, don't vote for this guy.

Biz Says Something Thoughtful and Profound

Gee, I really like Dave Matthews Band.

Hurrah!

Yay what good happenings bestoweth upon me. Just found out that not only am I getting my very own partner in crime for my radio show, which is a killer for a lone soul to do, BUT that very partner in crime happens to be one of my closest buddies from my old C4 days who was (until tonight) on the other side of the planet and i was never going to see him again. But hurrah! he shows up and saves me from my overwork woes. For those that know Brandon Hansen, you can understand the shock when he just shows up outside of my studio window, grinning and running in for a hug.

Sooooo glad he's back, and sticking around for at least six months. Some sane company

Oh look, now I'm getting all nostalgic

Weddings!

Oh dear, the girly girl in me is struggling to burst out at the moment, with all the happenings going on at the moment. I recently became an Almost-Aunty, meaning that my fiancee's brother had a baby, a beautiful little girl called Bella. Then I find out that not only are other folk in the organisation that I work for are engaged, but THREE, that's right THREE of my old school girl buddies are engaged! Congrats Dani, Katrina and Anna! And of course THE big wedding tomorrow (the Royal wedding of Poatina, and indeed the entire International Movement) of Liz and David.

There's nothing like a wedding (not least of all a ROYAL wedding) to bring out the girly girl in us all. I even bought new shoes (with heels!) for the occasion. Pretty big considering I am intending to wear my smelly old cons to my own wedding! (Social norms are only there to be broken...)

Until next time...

Mildly Distracted

Ok, so I've been a lazy bum and not bothered to update my blog since before Christmas. Been distracted by a little thing called real life. Now I'm back. Not a hugely exciting Christmas, except that I spent a small portion of the day in Emergency...Escorting my poor unfortunate Kris who was suffering insufferable pain (wisdom tooth). That was fun. And I also watched the Young Ones for the first time ever. Brilliance.

Speaking of brilliance, I'm going to the Big Day Out in Melbourne! Yes, My OTHER life's dream is coming true (hey, I lead a shelterd life in Tasmania, OK!) thanks to my wonderful fiancee. Greatest part is that I get to see the mighty White Stripes. So I'm very excited. And I get to see my pal Megan and finally meet infamous cousin-to-be Leonie.

Well, to next time. Rock on.