Home Cinema

Anyone who has followed my blog for the past 4 years (blimey almost 4 years... medals will be given out for those who have stuck with it! mwah xx) will have read about the many films I went to see in the 70s ... Jaws, Towering Inferno, Close Encounters, The Great Gatsby, Murder on the Orient Express (which I thought was rubbish apparently) to name but a few. It seemed I was always at the pictures ... I can only think they were a lot cheaper 'back in the day' than they are now for me to have gone so often!

I am not a great TV viewer but about 9 months ago I treated myself to a large flat screen TV and a Blu-Ray player as now-a-days I love nothing better than curling up on the sofa with a good film.

So when I saw that those lovely people at FuelMyBlog were looking for volunteers to test drive for free for 3 months an online DVD rental site I jumped at the chance.....  and thank you so much for selecting me :)

The online site is Cinema Paradiso.


I followed the instructions sent to me and I was really happy it was so easy to sign up. I had to enter my card details but I was assured that no money would be debited from my account during the 3 month trial.
The selection of films is great, there are less films available on Blu-Ray but I expected that anyway. It suggests that you select around 10 films for your play list .. I chose just 7 but will be logging in shortly top up.

As part of the trial I am allowed 4 films per month, which is fine as I probably couldn't get through more than one a week. Oh and just to mention there are no 'late fees' unlike DVD rental shops and the postage is free....

So after signing up and selecting my films 2 DVDs arrived 36 hours later..... The Time Traveller's Wife and The Girl Who Played with Fire. I fully intended to have a cinema fest this weekend but time has run away with me ....

Just looking in my diary for when I have a free evening this week, so I can order in the pop corn :)

New Year New Start .....2!!

I am not being hostage to the cause but I am trying to eat less and exercise more [although the Wii is a no go area as I don't want my 'mini me' or the Wii itself to groan under the strain of the extra pounds I have gathered over the Christmas fest].

 I have cut down on bread and cheese and and and and ... and am feeling the benefit of that ..... now don't laugh but I have started a 'class'.... I could have done pottery, DIY, mechanics for beginners along with a plumbing course.. but no I have chosen belly dancing

 

My first attempt was last week .. and I was handed a waist scarf full of jingly coins. I learned a 'routine' where I was okay with my feet doing it but add in hands it was a disaster.

At the end of the session the instructor said 'have you done this before?'

I replied 'no'

she said 'but you have such good isolation'

Translated that means the top half of my body moves and the bottom half doesn't and visa versa  ... apparently in belly dancing terms this is good... I put it down to having a bad back .. 

so I thought yeah I am on a winner here!

Got talking to some gals at the class and asked how long they had been doing this?

One gal replied '6 years' ... SIX YEARS !!

OMG She was as round as she was tall!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

New Year New Start .....1!!

One of my good intentions this year was to take up above the ground and fly to places .... after seeing this I reckon I should strike this location from my list of first flights.....

New Year New Start ..... !!

I am not really someone who does resolutions (despite my list in the last post) ...I have more of a head full of good intentions. Those good intentions I have decided not to think about until I go back to work on the 5th Jan. Although I have already bought  my Special K so I can get into that (or any) skimpy red number in the coming months.




Well here we are in 2011... I was reflecting on 2010 yesterday and the most prevalent thing that sprung to mind was the speed the year passed by and the fact in the 12 months we had almost 3 months of snow, around 2 months of sun so the remaining 7 months must have been 'nothing' weather days. 
This year I am going to keep a written diary again (due to the fact I have been bought a gorgeous one by my teen)... so when I reflect on 2011 I can be more accurate in my assessment of the year.

I was surfing around the interweave earlier as one of my 'good intentions' is to get visiting blogs on a regular basis again (I know I have been rubbish).... and I came across an interesting 'ickle image of me in a side bar of someone's blog ....

I so love it ... thank you GitWizard and your timely nudge has spurred me on to include in my blog going forward  'Knitting pattern of the month'.


Here is January's ... and every couple should have these......;)

Happy New Year 2011

Wishing you all joy, luck, health and wealth in twenty eleven or two thousand and eleven (depending on your preference)


When you read this I will be in a place in the world that is interweaveless... a rare part of the planet these days ... sipping sherry and watching mindless stuff on the TV .....

My New Year Resolutions are probably (or should be) as long as this list 

humpf the scheduled posting of this didn't happen and I can't get it to work ... so Happy New Year and I am still here ... just adding to the resolutions list  'must get with it in 2011 with technology' ;)

Happy Christmas

Just to wish you all love, happiness and a perfect Christmas ... and hope it is the real thing   alternatively just cringe a bit and enjoy the god awful Christmas sweaters with this ..... 


70s xxx

Day 24 of Advent

YIPEEEE only one more sleep ...... 
There has been a bit of a hic-up on the 70s family Christmas ... the snow has prevented the family from travelling over :( so it is just me a Teen all day. It is a bit of a good/bad feeling ... bad as I won't see my family but good in the fact we can slob around all day in our PJs and eat when we like and lots of it too as I have catered for a house full!! Quite looking forward to it :)


So for the last day of advent there is a bit of an animal theme....I am loving this You Tube clip ... it must have taken them ages to do 




The next animal thing is ' Awkward Family Pet Photos'  there are some classics in there lol


In case you have some spare time to kill over the festivities ... not one game but 95... laid out like Windows... wish I could play these in the office particularly the throwing the paper in a waste bin (with Government cut backs they have removed the real ones from our office .. taking with it hours of fun ;) )