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First of all:
HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO YOU!
HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO YOU!
HAPPY BIRTHDAY DEAR LUKE!
HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO YOU!

It's Luke's (Film Guru's) 23rd birthday today! Have a great day Luke! Love you heaps! And now here's a nice photo of us!


Now! Here are some photos from my time in Canberra! I spent 5 days up north in Canberra with Chris for his 30th birthday. Loads of fun! I've never been to Canberra before, so it was cool to go somewhere new. We did the touristy thing and saw the sights of Canberra as well as just hung out. I got to meet heaps of new, awesome people too. This is Chris & I at new Parliment House.



This is from my trip on the way there (I drove the whole way by myself, took about 7 and a half hours). This was at a town called Holbrook. They call themselves the submarine town. However, IT IS ABOUT 200KM INLAND!!! Guh?!


This is Bec & I at Chris' party. We are sooooooooo sexy!


Chris & I at his party


Chris going nuts at the end of the night throwing a plastic chair into an open grassed area. Oh yeah. Rock n roll!


Chris on our touristy day around Canberra. Shiny!


New Parliament House


Chris, Bec & I at Chris' party


More of us at Chris' party


The jumping castle! Yes, Chris hired a jumping castle for his 30th! It was awesome fun! Exhausting, but awesome! There was a band playing too with a full set up! Awesome! Evan played some os his awesome tunes and this other guy did some rapping stuff. They were very impressive! Someone Chris knows can get a full band set up for free, so we had lights, speakers, microphones, everything. Fun stuff!


Me at new Parliament House with our flag in the background.


Me at new Parliament House

All in all I had a great time away. I got to spend time with a good friend, meet awesome new people, see a new place and have a great time!

Here's a site to check out about ethical living! It's about brands and how we can live ethically in modern society.
Ethical Living

Canberra photos coming soon!

And come down to the Espy in St Kilda tonight! I'm singing in Kate Eve's band. We're onstage at 9:30pm in the front bar. And it's free! Hope to see heaps of people there!

I'm off to Canberra for a few days to see my friend Chris. It's his 30th birthday and I'm heading up for the party! So see you all in a while. I'll be back Monday night!

So I'd love to know what everyone's favourite tv shows are. Some of mine are:

Arrested Development, Scrubs, The Office (British), Futurama, Red Dwarf, Boston Legal, Family Guy, American Dad, Angel, Buffy, Firefly, Curb Your Enthusiasm, Lost, Desperate Housewives, Heroes, Prison Break, Spicks & Specks, Chasers War on Everything, Dilbert, The Late Show, Newstopia, Peep Show, Thank God You're Here, That Michell & Webb Look

I bought a 6 man tent today. It's so exciting! I have it half set up in my lounge room, but it won't fit, I can't put the whole thing up. It's a 2 room tent and I LOVE IT!!! I got it with my birthday money, I just made up the difference. I am so excited by my new toy! I may even sleep in it tonight. I have one room set up. I'll have to post a photo when I take one!

Ok, some movie reviews!

SWEENEY TODD

What a brilliant film! I was sooo impressed! I went in there with pretty high expectations because I love Tim Burton and adore Johnny Depp. Johnny is my favourite actor of all time! He is so versatile and talented. And it doesn't hurt that he just happens to be the sexiest man alive. The film was so well done. Brilliant acting all round. The actors bought such life to the story. Not that it needs any help. It's a brilliant stage musical in it's own right. The way Burton brought it to life on the screen was inspired. The unknown actors were pleasantly surprising. Talk about talent! I would suggest that Helena Bonham Carter isn't a great singer, but it hardly matters because she had so much depth of character. She isn't a terrible singer, but she certainly isn't a strong one, but her fullness of character made up for any lack of vocal strength. Alan Rickman is brilliant as the judge. His voice is just perfect for the role. And that kid? Wow! The lighting scheme fits perfectly, the songs were amazing and the acting was brilliant. I went out and bought the soundtrack the very next day and have memorised pretty much the whole thing! Go see it if you haven't already. 5 stars!



10,000 BC

Wow. So disapointing. I saw it this morning and I'm glad I didn't have to pay for it (Thanks Steve!). Slow, not much story, predicatble, cliche, need I go on? For a movie that's promo'd as having heaps of action, it has had hardly any. And the final battle scene? Totally lame. Some giant mamoths run down a ramp and a guy falls off a pyramid. And some spears get thrown. The end. Don't bother seeing it if you were going to. I am yet to see a good review and now I know why. Some really nice sweeping shots of snow covered mountains though. Pretty! But not worth 2 hours of my time. The acting wasn't particularly expressive either. And that old woman? What the? Kind of lame... 1 star.

It's my birthday!!! I'm 26 today. I love birthdays! I'm always in a good mood, people are nice to you, and you get to do fun stuff! Whoo!!!

Doesn't it just made you mad? The injustice in the world? The deliberate choices of people (after all, a company is just people making choices) that lead to death and poverty and misery? How can we live in a world where people can dismiss others as insignificant or just numbers? It really pisses me off! I just watched the film "The Constant Gardener", and while I know it's just a film, it's not too far from reality. Watch a film called "The girl in the cafe". Powerful stuff. We have the power to change things. Why does such multi-national tyranny still exist in a world where no one need go hungry, or lack basic medical care? Why are things still so shitty when they don't need to be? Why are we all so selfish?

Thanks so much to everyone who came to Kate's album launch last night! It was such a great time! I had so much fun and everything sounded so good! Kate is a very talented woman. It was a full house which is great! Unfortunately I don't have any photos from the night, but I am getting a recording of it which will be great! If you missed it and still want to catch a performance with most of the same band then come along this Monday! Details:

Monday March 3rd
We're on stage at 10pm, but 2 bands playing before us
Cornish Arms
163 Sydney Road
Brunswick
$6 entry

Hope to see some of you there!

Come to Kate Eve's album launch tonight!
I'll be singing backup vocals.
Details:

Friday, February 29
8:00pm - 11:00pm
Chalice
251 High Street
Northcote
Tickets $17 at the door or $12 at kateeve.com

Hope to see you there!

So I've decided to get a tattoo!
I never really wanted one before, but now I do. I wanted it to be something unique and something that really meant something to me. I don't want one for the sake of it, or something that everyone has. I've taken my time thinking about what I could get and what it might look like and mean to me.

I've been thinking about it for a while now and I've decided! I've decided on getting the word "Shalom" in Hebrew, in dark purple on the top of my right arm. Fairly small. Shalom means everything in it's right place. It's peace, not just the absence of conflict, but everything as it should be, with the world, and in relationships. I think it's lovely. Kind of like my mantra, how I want my life and the world to be. Here is what it will look like. But in dark purple (my favourite colour in case you didn't know!). I'm excited!

It was Jenny's hens night last Saturday! We went pole dancing in the afternoon, back to her cousin's place for silly games (where I ended up wearing my bra on the outside of my clothes...) and dinner. Then out clubbing. All in all a very fun day/night! Here is the hot looking hen!

The wedding is this Saturday. You know how much I love weddings!!!

Here is the new trailer for Jesse O'Brien's film "Halt". He's Glen's son for those of you that know fellow blogger and Kingsley lecturer Glen. I helped with the audition process of this film, did some readings with the actors. Fun stuff!

It's an impressive looking trailer!

Does anyone else get kind of sad being single on valentine's day? I don't care that much, but I care a bit...

Does anyone ever just feel like they need a change?
I do.
I'd love to hear what other people have done when they feel like that. How have you made a change in your life that affects your every day life so you feel like you've made a change of sorts? No matter how small it is, I'd love to hear what you've done.
I dyed my hair purple...

On Sunday I headed off to the world music festival in Clayton with Alison, Rob, Anna & Rob. Lots of fun! There was some cool craft things and some really great live music. The highlight for me was seeing the Oxo Cubans. Mal Webb is in the band if that means anything to you. Very weird, but super cool!
Another highlight was getting a henna tattoo! It'll only last for a couple of weeks, wish it would last longer. Here is a pic:

I know, I know, I'm a bit late, but here are my Christmas photos! Finally!

I spent about a week up in Whyalla, SA with the extended family for Christmas. I had such a great time hanging out with the family and catching up with those I don't see that often (given they live about 12 and a half hours drive away). I stayed with Uncle Shaun, Auntry Trisha and their kids Alisha & Emma. I had such a great time! Wish I got to see everyone more often. Mum grew up in Whyalla, hence the reason we have so much family up there. Here are the photos!


This is (from L to R) my cousin in law Ali, my cousin Sue & me on Christmas day.


My cousin Alisha & I early on Christmas morning. Can you tell I'm not a morning person?


This is my cousin Andrew, my second cousin from England Hannah & I on Christmas eve. We were driving around looking at all the Christmas lights in Whyalla.


This is Angel & I on Christmas day. Angel is Andrew & Ali's daughter.


And this is Angel & Tyron. Tyron is Sue & Sean's youngest son.


Dad & I on Christmas day.


Uncle Graeme & I on Christmas day.


Uncle Graeme, Cousin Sue, Aunty Lynne & Second Cousin Hannah on Christmas day


Uncle Graeme, Cousin Kylie & I on Christmas day.


Cousin Sean, Luke, Cousin Sue, Cousin Andrew, me & Danielle (Sue & Sean's daughter) on Christmas night.


Second Cousin Hannah (from England) & I on Christmas day.


Second Cousin Hannah & Cousin Sean on Christmas day.


Second Cousin Hannah, Cousin Andrew & Cousin Ali on Christmas day.


Second Cousin Hannah on Mt Laura


Cousin Kylie & I on Christmas day.


Uncle Graeme & his daughters (my cousins) Kylie & Sue


Luke & I at the beach on boxing day.


Luke & I on Christmas morning. Like I said before, I hate mornings...


Luke & Nanna out on Uncle Shaun's boat. We went out into the bay and fed the dolphins!


Luke and Cousin Shane on Christmas day!


Luke feeding a dolphin on Boxing Day.


Luke, Hannah & Danielle on Christmas day!


Aunty Lynne & I on Christmas day!


Mum & I on Christmas day!


Mum, Luke, Dad, Aunty Lynne & I on Christmas day!


Nanna (Dad's mum) & I on Christmas day


Nanna feeding a dolphin on boxing day!


Nanna (Mum's Mum) * I on Christmas day


Cousin-in-law Sean & I on Christmas day


Cousin-in-law Shane & I on Christmas day


Uncle Shaun & I on Christmas day. Aren't we hot? Oh yeah...


Uncle Shaun & I on Mt Laura


Cousin Sue & I on Christmas day


Cousin Sue and her oldest son Jayden


Sexy cousin Sue, and her sexy husband Sean


Cousin Sue, Luke, Cousin Andrew & I


Aunty Trisha & I

So there are my photos. FINALLY!

I just saw "Donnie Darko". What the hell?!!!

I LOVE the tennis! Can't get enough of it! Best time of year for sport on tv!

I just saw 'Cloverfield'. Really good movie, but man do I have a headache...

It's a bit late, but Jan 8 marked the 1 year anniversary of my mechanic having my car. Yes, there are lots of reasons why he still has my car, and no, they are not good enough. This has been an ongoing saga and I am not a happy Megan. I just want my car back and never see him again! He can't seem to get it fixed (not because he can't, because he never works on it) and I can't take it somewhere else because it's in an untowable state. It's beyond a joke. It'd be funny if it wasn't so anger inducing. I'm sure it'll be hilarious in a few years time. It kind of is funny now because it's so ridiculous! On the bright side I am driving a new Toyota Yaris that he's paying for. Rental car. I can't even get in touch with him now. Wonder if he'll just do a runner...

Best way to deal with a telemarketer ever!!!