the many faces of nana

after hearing more sad news about heath ledger look

the "welcome to my home" arms open look

dont forget to buy me ... what is it again... look

the my daughter has just said something dum look

and the oh im blinking in this photo look

oh nana!!!

rambo - a review

this kid is awesome! although.. i guess it is kinda scary in a way.



i dont know about you, but i TOTALLY wanna see this film now!

leaving the nest

full report to come re: gold coast relatives & living with gold coasts "kath and kim"

i'll be in melbourne in... 20 hrs!!!

useless mother trivia no. 482

whilst watching what a year with bert and julia...



mum turns to me and says... she's the one person i'd go lesbian for.


after a few moments...

"that better not go on your blog"

noosa national park

taken on bens hike around the park. as always, click to enlarge.

brokeheart mountain

and i are currently watching brokeback mountain... her for the first time... me for the 9th or something-th time.... we hired it yesterday afternoon before any of the news came in...

we put the disc in.. and that fucking musical score...

lets just say ben had a few somethings in his eyes.

i cant wait to see what an amazing role he has left for us in the dark knight!

snubbed

the academy award nominations were released today and it seems that into the wild was overlooked in not 1, not 2... but 4 MAJOR awards..

sean penn - best director
emile hirsh - best actor
best cinematography
and... best film itself...

HMM...

also .. tim burton has NEVER been nominated and i thought finally ala scorcese it was time for best director (sweeney todd) , johnny greenwood's musical score for there will be blood ... and i woulda thought across the universe mighta scored a nom for art direction

anyways, with the writers strike still going on it looks like it might not even go ahead!

cloverwhat?

i don't know what to think...

it was good...

but it didn't live up to the hype...

but still...

i looove chaos/mass panic in cinema...

was it enough???

p.s - that was post no. 400

on the list

do not go here.

it was bad. erin, dad, sarah and myself went here for dinner as a last supper thing for sarah before she left. meh.

usually it takes something pretty major to make me upset about the food (usually i'll eat anything) but this was so dum it made me angry.

firstly the menu was average. fish'n'chips, parma, spaghetti... shit like that.. i went for the safe option of a burger, even though there were other things i should/could have tried.

$14 down the drain.

BURGER DELUXE MY ASS..

grill'd shits over it about 4 or 5 times... man, this thing had no flavor... the meat was like... something that you'd buy from the top or bottom local kensington supermart.. YUCK! anyways... in short i could have cooked something better blind folded. much like linguini from ratatouille.

at least the view is always good.

really?

THEY

LOVE

MY

MUSICAL

PLAYLIST!!!

choo choo

is 50

party time is finally here after the cleaning, organising & stressing.

love ya daddy!

and happy 21st to laura de vries!

new sir?

yes... im in noosa and it is wet wet wet.

mm it feels weird to be back again.. although, i say this all the time i am here. but things feel so small when you have been in a major city for so long.

it's always the little things that get me excited and slightly emo.

i love seeing older houses that have been made over..
new round-a-bouts and roads make me happy too..

dads house is so big and small at the same time. the door handles are low and all the cupboards... i dont know if it is because i have grown up or maybe because i am not used to them now... but sitting on the toilet felt like i was falling to the floor because it is so low to the ground!

i have already fixed not 1 home entertainment unit, but 2. both mum and dad's house needed some serious re-wiring and man handling which i was more than happy to do. as long as it means i can watch all the DVDS i brought with me with perfect sound and a clear bright picture i am happy.

havent bumped into anyone i know yet... i am sure i will at some stage. i did see my old tuckshop/lollipop lady or something working at BIG W. i loooove that place. soo glad it's here. although the footlong meatball subway i had was soggy. not like highpoint!

had my first ever driving lesson! hilarious. nothing like your mother screeching out directions whilst filming in HIGH DEFINITION. nah, it was okay. i was alot more confident that i thought i would be... but, i mean... the streets were empty and there was no-one around... except for a few kids and old people walking the doggies.

oh well... i will keep you all in the loopie doopie.

golden blows...

atonement.. best motion picture?

meh...

it was ok... but no lust, caution or no country for old men.

p.s - im in noosa now!

jump on board!

it's not too late to get into bens new-highly-addictive-teen-drama..

SKINS!!! i have watched the first season and it's gooood.. better than that GOSSIP GIRL shit my fellow bloggers are watching... anyways... here is the trailer for the next season. watch it and feel ... i dunno.

points to note...

• being hot is kinda sad
• wet/leaking houses have awesome PD
• and the ballet boy is a hottie

!

crazy. the continuing saga between me and the smelly pub continues.

they smell, they hand out poorly spelt flyers in the mail... and they throw out my rubbish!

YEAH!

it all began with a computer table that i had un-assembled and had left waiting in the hallway of our house. anyways... i finally thought it was time to get rid of it as i was over seeing it every time i left and entered the house (and steve asked me a few times too what was happening with it) ANYWAYS...

it's 4am on wed. morning. bin night. silence. empty streets. ben is awake. ben takes 3 pieces of table to smelly pubs dumpster. ben is very happy. ben crawls back into bed.

ben wakes up. carol tells ben that computer table is on the side of the road!!!

WHAAT?

is my rubbish too good for them? and what gives them the right to just chuck it on the side of the road? how could they do that to the environment?

am i meant to be guilty because it was my desk? i cant pick it up and bring it back inside. they'll know it was me. they shouldn't have taken it out of the bin. it was fine. it was going to a proper resting spot. now it rots in the gutter.

HMPH!

oh well.. SHAME ON YOU SMELLY PUB. SHAME ON YOU...

previously on "ben's life"

• nicole kidman is pregnant? ohh man. i mean, i totally love her and all... and even though she has been replaced by my new love cate blanchett... but the baby? she's like 40. i didn't know this. well, i knew she was old... but... i dunno... i hope the baby doesnt turn out weird or anything...
  
• golden globes have been cancelled... not happy.. was looking fwd to watching all the glitter and glam and all the speeches etc etc.. oh well, well done to these writers huh? they have stuck to it and aint budging... and all the want is another 4 cents or something? not too much to ask for.
  
• here is a photo of me and the work gang with aussie idol.. natalie gauci...

i love how hot we all look.

• have had like 3 days off from work in a row... man, it is sooo good. have been to the gym twice, pool once... st kilda, aspendale beach.. totally living it up. going to see atonement tomorrow night... hope it's alright... i like that james mcavoy lad and keira, she's not too bad either.
  
• going to noosa on monday... for about 2 weeks... should be good. cant wait to eat that cake that the bakery makes that no one else down here does..
  banana walnut with cream cheese icing... mmm
  
• going to see advance screenings of lust, caution ... hopefully i will find someone to go with otherwise i will be alone watching perfectly directed explicit sex scenes by ang lee...

peace out bitches.

me tube

yeh, i found another clip to post... it's a bit old but it's pretty cool...

apparently its a "lost" film script of hitchcock's that marty is trying to make with only 3 pages... it's really an advertisement for some wine.. anyways, it's a very cool experiment in film-making and im just jealous i cant make things with a PD budget as good as this... enjoy!

sir lynch

here is david talkin' ...

new love

yes, i have totally fallen h.o.h's for...

iTunes Music Store!!!

it has everything.. ie.. EVERY SINGLE SURVIVOR TV SOUNDTRACK!

ohhh man... all my nerdy goodness is right here in front of me!

02/01/2008

crazy times. anyways, i wont bore you with all the exciting tales about new years eve. i think we're all over hearing about how no-one really did anything special as it was so damn hot.

so im back at work already and the people just dont stop shopping. there is nothing to buy but still they're there waiting for the roller doors to open!!!

totally looking forward to going to QLD in a couple of weeks!

called mother again today to check and see how she is going. and the verdict is ... not well. her cat/4th child is missing.

apparently it has been raining non-stop for the past 4/5 days now and 'jessica' is nowhere to be found. she's been out in the streets with flash-light and umbrella screaming her name. the RSPCA has been informed. the commercial radio stations have been alerted. neighbours have all been questioned.

SHE HAS LOST IT. here is a perfect example.

mother - oh ben, you wouldnt believe this... even the birds outside have started to imitate me calling jessica's name. i've been yelling it so much they've started saying it too.

ben - are you sure that they aren't just squarking like normal.

mother - no, they are actually saying JESSICAAAHH (it was at that point she starts screeching) ... well, they don't pronounce the J.. i dont think they can... but they can definately say ESSSICAAHHH

SHE IS A NUTTER

mother - no ben, dont you remember the birds in new zealand.. they can talk. it's incredible. they are so smart!

so, if anyone comes across this animal.. please contact my mother.

jessica seen here with my mother (on the right)

jessica seen here playing the hair-brush guitar.

and to think... i have just agreed to travel to africa with her!

all together now...

SHIIIIIIIT.

ohh indy!

ooooooh!!!