Over It

I am so over today.

That is all.

Justice for JonBenet

RIP

JonBenét Patricia Ramsey

August 6, 1990 – December 25, 1996

JonBenet was killed at just 6 years of age. A beautiful child from an affluent family, her death attracted much media attention, which focused mainly on the Ramsey's. There were accusations that her older 11 year old brother Burke had killed her in jealousy; JonBenet was very successful on the pageant circuit and this activity required a lot of attention and time with their mother.

However, I don't believe her brother killed her.

John Ramsey, her father, said: "I told the police, 'Okay, investigate us, but for heaven's sakes, don't stop with us.' And of course they did, and that was the frustrating part." Very frustrating, and in fact frustrating is an understatement. I don't understand how, with the technology that they have nowdays, JonBenet's killer has not been found. Her mother Patsy went to her grave without recieving justice for her daughter. I truly believe that if she and John had committed the murder they would have been found out by now...but it's been 14 years and nothing. I can't imagine how devastating that is for her family.

When John Karr came forward claiming he was with JonBenet when she died I really hoped that her family would recieve the justice they deserved....but it all came to nothing.

Reports of tests done to match Karr's DNA to that found at the crime scene have never been released. I think that they hold the clue; maybe the results were not conclusive enough but still point the finger at Karr? Maybe they couldn't charge him because they hadn't gathered enough evidence and didn't want to risk Double Jeopardy?

The whole crime baffles me.

And it is sad to think that it was a gorgeous little girl who lost her life for no apparent reason that day, and never got to see her 6th Christmas.

Rest in Peace JonBenet xxx

If I won lotto....

If I won Lotto, lets say the $20 million dollar jackpot this saturday, what would be 10 things I would spend my money on?

1. I would buy a house ($2 million max)
2. I would buy an investment property ($approx $800,000 all up, agent fees etc)
3. Pay off my car and buy a new one ($30,000max)
4. Pay off my parking fines ($10,000)
5. Quit My Job (priceless!)
6. Book some fancy holidays ($5 million budget)
7. Put $5 million in the bank
8. Invest $1 million
9. Give out $2 million worth of shares to my true friends and those who mean the most
10. New wardrobe!! 

 

Amazing new beach house!



Bling car!



You Raise Me Up

There are some songs that just make me FEEL so much and this is one of them. My favourite version of it is by, believe it or not, Westlife. When I hear it I just want to dance ...

You Raise Me Up

When I am down and, oh my soul, so weary
When troubles come and my heart burdened be
Then I am still and wait here in the silence
Until you come and sit awhile with me

You raise me up so I can stand on mountains
You raise me up to walk on stormy seas
I am strong when I am on your shoulders
You raise me up to more than I can be

You raise me up so I can stand on mountains
You raise me up to walk on stormy seas
I am strong when I am on your shoulders
You raise me up to more than I can be

You raise me up so I can stand on mountains
You raise me up to walk on stormy seas
I am strong when I am on your shoulders
You raise me up to more than I can be

You raise me up so I can stand on mountains
You raise me up to walk on stormy seas
I am strong when I am on your shoulders
You raise me up to more than I can be
You raise me up to more than I can be

http://www.dailymotion.com/video/xzl9s_westlife-you-raise-me-up-vjs_music

Toddlers & Tiaras: Kylie

My fascination with this show has yet not dwindled, and the most recent episode I watched introduced me to the ever so bubbly and delightful - Kylie.

Kylie is a very cute child and for the most part is quite well behaved. She is full of energy and spunk and seems to be a very happy 'glitz girl.' Kylie appears to actually love performing and whole process of pageants, and luckily she also has that in built determination and drive that will ensure she achieves her dreams in life.

    



Practicing Hard!



She has goals!



  

Kylie has a very supportive and cool young mum, who thankfully has enough energy to keep up with her boistrous daughter.Kylie's mum is clearly very proud of her 3 year old and states that her daughter 'rocked it on the stage today!'

Kylie is only 3 years of age. But boy is she talented! Kylie rocks it as MJ and as Sandi from Grease during this pageant. She is one of the most confident and coordinated 3 year olds I have ever seen. I honestly believe that Kylie is the type of kid that will grow up into a famous starlet as she seems to just have 'it.' While Kylie being the 'showstopper' that she is may grow up to be a nightmare, at the moment she is one of the coolest kids I have seen on this show. Go Kylie!

Oh and just a quick memo to the mother that dressed their kid up like Madonna with the cone bra -

WTF?

Buried

I hadn’t been to the movies in ages, and so on the weekend I went and saw the new Thriller/Drama/Mystery flick – Buried.

Starring Ryan Reynolds (and literally it’s just Ryan Reynolds!) it was quite an intense film that made quite a few valid political points and actually rather depressed me. Rather than write a synopsis of my own, I will just quote the Internet Movie Database for the plot of the film:

“Waking groggy in pitch darkness, Paul Conroy, an American truck driver working as a contractor in Iraq in 2006, slowly realizes he is trapped inside a wooden coffin, buried alive. With his cigarette lighter, he can see the trap he is in, and he quickly realizes that there's not enough air for him to live long. He finds within the coffin a working cellphone, which allows him contact with the outside world. But the outside world proves not to be very helpful at finding a man buried in a box in the middle of the Iraqi desert. Paul must rely on his best resource—himself.”

‘Buried,’ a film by Rodrigo Cortes, was done on a low budget of $3 million. There were no action shots outside of the coffin that Ryan’s character was trapped in, and the screen was only lit at intervals by a lighter, shoddy torch and glow tube. Now Ryan Reynolds, one of my most drool worthy male actors of all time, is absolutely outstanding in this movie. While it would have been better if there was more light in the film (not possible due to the setting and situation) to admire his fine features, it was clearly evident despite the flickering darkness that it was Ryan’s excellent ability as an actor that made his character so convincingly believable… I too felt claustrophobic along with him! To me this not only proved his remarkable talent, but it demonstrated the power of the human imagination as for the whole 94 minutes I felt on edge as I wondered what would happen next and how he would escape this nightmarish predicament.

 

Being buried alive is a truly terrible thought. I’d like to think I’d just try and go to sleep and try to just let death take me peacefully, but like in Paul Conroy’s situation, if there was a small glimmer of hope that somehow you could get out you would spend all your time practically trying to do so. I really felt for Paul being stuck buried underground, but one line from the kidnappers also struck a chord for me as they responded to Paul saying that he was not a soldier, he was not attacking them, he was an innocent man and so could they please let him go? They said that they too were normal innocent people, not terrorists, not insurgents, but yet American’s attack their country, bomb their cities, kill their families because of Saadam Hussein and Osama Bin Laden. This thought just made me hate the whole idea of war even more then I already do.

Buried was a great movie, but I did find it quite depressing when at the end as Paul was on the phone to the man that said ‘he was on his way to dig him up and yes he was there, hang on Paul!’ only to discover he was at the wrong location. The last moment before Paul’s death he went from having hope that he would be out (and having told his wife that they were coming to get him) to hearing ‘oh god I’m sorry Paul’ and finding out he actually was going to die and not be saved. The feeling of terror and despair washing over him in his last moments would have been horrendous.

The whole movie I thought surely he would get out, something would happen, at the very end when the sand covered his face it would go black and then come up with an ‘after’ scene and he’d be in a hospital with his wife and child by his side….. but no, it didn’t. He was just buried alive :(

 I guess that’s why the film was called ‘Buried’.

Chucking a 'Sickie'

Today I'm chucking a sickie. Yay -  no work for me! Mainly because yesterday was so shit, and work doesn't make me particularly happy, and I really just needed a day for me. And so far it's been very productive! I've cleaned and mopped and prepared a job application (which I'm going to hand deliver shortly) and caught up on some washing. All very exciting things.

Not.

But at least I've accomplished something on this slack day. My reason for calling in sick was 'I don't feel very well' and that was that. A bug has been going around the office lately so at least it's kind of plausible. As the phone was ringing and I was waiting to advise them of my absence, I pondered what the best reason for my day off would be. I came up with this list of top 10 sickie excuses:

 

 

1. Migraine. Always a goody because its an OHS concern for the employee to sit in front of a computer screen all day - plus it can knock you out for 2 days if you want an extended break.
2. Cold/Cough. You can play it up a day before and like the Migraine excuse, it can buy you a few days.
3. Food Poisoning. No one can deny the horrible effects of this - perfect excuse for a day off.
4. Don't feel very well. This was the excuse today...if they ask you for more  details just say 'I feel nauseous and feverish' and that generally does the trick.
5. Gastro. Need I say anymore?
6. Car trouble. Saying you've broken down, waiting for a mechanic, not sure when you will be in, and then ringing back 2 hours later saying you're not going to be in today....excellent!
7. Burst water main/pipes at home. You have to stay til it's fixed, and that could be hours!
8. If you have children (unfortunately I don't) they often provide the best excuse coz it's not you that is sick, it's them.
9. Insomnia - say you have been up since 1am and have a dr 's appointment to get some medication. One day doesn't require a medical certificate, so you're home free.
10. 'I can't come in today, but I can't tell you why.' Makes it sound so serious and personal that 99% of people will not dare ask any further.
    
    
    Ok I'm off now to take in my job application, and maybe have a little nap :)