Well said John!

Blue Heeler sees red
Luke Dennehy29apr06

ACTOR John Wood has slammed Channel 7's treatment of Blue Heelers after the network axed the show and moved it to a Saturday night timeslot.
Wood, who has been nominated for a Gold Logie for the 10th straight year, a record, said it was "very disappointing" that hardly anybody was watching the final few episodes of the drama.
"My understanding was that the 500th episode, which I thought was the best thing I had ever done anywhere, bombed," he said.
"I think it was watched by nobody."
The show was moved to Saturday nights after being axed last year, and has struggled against the loyal audience of The Bill on ABC and the football on Channel 9.
With new SMS and phone voting, and a grass-roots campaign around the country getting behind him, this year may be the year for Wood.
He said he was usually blase about the awards, but being nominated for 10 years in a row was quite a record.
"I actually feel really proud of the fact that's what's happened," he said.
"Suddenly, for the first time, I would actually quite like to win."
Nova 100's Michelle Anderson is running a campaign for Wood, and has had T-shirts made up in his honour: "Ten years, it's high time the pillar of society and acting god that is John Wood be rewarded with gold."
Police Chief Commissioner Christine Nixon has also thrown her support behind Wood.
To vote for Wood, phone 1902559598 or SMS 'John' to 19988822 RIGHT NOW!

I never lose things

Seriously, I don't. I'm really good with my possessions. But it just occurred to me a little while ago that it's been a really long time since I've seen my Broken Dreams double cd. I seriously cannot for the life of me cannot think where it might be. It's not on my cd rack, it's not here in the study (even checked to see if it had slipped down behind the desk, but no) and I can't find it in my brothers room. So weird. I can't even remember the last time I saw it or listened to it. Did I lend it to anyone? I don't remember lending it to anyone. And if I did they've had it for a farkin long time now. Give it back!

This really has me stumped, and annoyed because I wanted to burn some songs from there tonight. And I can't find it. Bugger bugger bugger. If I've leant it to you, can you let me know? I really want it back. it could be in Mum's car, but I don't think so. Chances are Kyle has stolen it, and in that case it could be anywhere, but I couldn't find it when I shuffled through his room just before. I must ask him.


In the meantime - what a pain in the ass!

Drama drama drama and a little bit of Lisa McCune

Well nah not really drama, just a little. That title is quite misleading isn't it! I had some dramas yesterday when I went to do some errands and my car wouldn't start. Stress time! I hate when my car won't start...I just want it to run smoothly and go well everytime I drive it so that I don't have to worry. But it's temperamental, just like me I guess!
So anyways I had to ring the RAC and turns out the battery was dead. And of course, I chose the time where the RAC are at their busiest - right after the Easter break! So I waited from like 3:30pm until 6pm to see two different RAC men - one to see if it was the battery (and to then discover that it in fact was) and another to come and actually replace the battery. But I was quite impressed - Mum has always told me stories about RAC men being grumpy old so and so's who grunt and mutter at you, but the two guys I had were very nice. I think they were pitying me a bit, as I babbled on and on about how I'd just bought the car and it's my first one and all and they were both really nice.
Anyways, so all that waiting meant I missed an entire afternoon of running around doing things I had planned to, so it was up to today to do them after work. First headed to the Salvation Army store to try to find me some sort of Woodstock costume to wear to Tegan's 21st on Saturday. I found a top that hopefully looks hippie-ish and Mum has dug me out some beads which unfortunately are a little more 80's than 60's but I'll see what I can do.
Anyways! Whilst I was there I sauntered over to the video section on the off chance I might actually score a lucky find there - and bingo! I DID! :o) Hurray! A copy of The Inner Sanctuary in mint condition for only $4! Of course, only my fellow closet Lisa fans like Jacks, Cat and Rosy will appreciate this find...and they'll understand how excited I was to find it! Just the other day I was telling someone how I would kill for a copy of this movie, and how many times I have kicked myself for not buying it when I'd had the chance in the past. So yes, quite happy I now have me a copy of one of Lisa McCune's only films! I love lucky finds like that!
Oh and last night I went to comps - yes that's right, comp season has begun again yay! - to watch some of the girls. Only LW, AW and KW were on and they all did well. Only LW got a place though - an SM for her modern and she deserved it, I have seen her do it before and last night she did it really well I think, better than all the other times I've seen it.
I realised though last night that I am perhaps getting a bit bored of comps. I don't know what it is, but I just really rolled my eyes at the boring traditions that we seem to have. Like all the same girls place with the same routines to the same music with the same choreography from the same studios years after year. Like right now all that's new and interesting is the costumes! I'm just so bored of seeing the same people in every section and the same people losing and the same people winning all the time. it's so boring! Not to mention unfair! There was this amazing girl in the Own Choreography solo last night, she was just so good and her dance was fantastic, but because she was in a section with J-S and RD she didn't get a place. You'd think that an interstate adjudicator wouldn't have prejudiced views, but maybe they do, because they give the same placings a WA adjudicator would.
Anyways I won't keep babbling about it - but lt's just say I was disappointed and I was just dying to see a modern solo to something that was actually modern! Something from say....the 90's? Or the 00's!? Rather than music no one has ever freakin' heard of before unless you do dancing in a Perth studio.Even the slow modern's were like that. I so wanted to see a dance to a song with some grunt, some rawness and some real meaning! I hope that when I go on Friday night to see the open slow modern troupes that it's a good strong night, cos quite frankly, Tuesday night was boring as shit!
I have totally forgotten what else I was going to say, dammit. Oh well, I'll leave it here then. Just wanted to wish PM loads of luck with the opening of Suessical this week and I'm wishing Elle a great week too ;o) I hope you're not sick of me yet Elle, cos I just bought a book of stamps today!

Listening to: Working Class Man - Jimmy Barnes
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For your eyes only

This is for ELLE



BE STRONG

Just a few words...

Judith Lucy is a bloody comedy legend. She had me falling off my chair laughing, I loved her!

and

Too many cocktails after the show = not wanting to go to work the next day

When you talk you don't get any work done

Bulldust! Sarah and I have been told again not to talk so much at work, this time by Cherie, who thinks when Sarah talks to me she stops working, which is so hugely untrue! Sarah told me tonight that Cherie had spoken to her about it and she was so annoyed, and so was I, because it is so unfounded. Hello?! Who helped Sarah get through the whole of Saturday afternoon last week by being her left hand in the kitchen? We got a shit load done!

Anyways, so me and Sarah were silently mocking Cherie tonight by having conversations in the cool room in amongst the cucumbers and cold sausages and bottles of coke. Twas fun. And then later I was all 'Hey Sarah do you think we have not talked enough tonight?' And she was all 'No I think we need to be even more silent.' We rolled our eyes a lot.

Anyways, the week is about to come to an end and not a moment too soon. I have had a good week in some areas and a bad in others. I am so eager for uni to be over tomorrow, because then I will finally be on holidays. It's quite sad actually that I have only had 6 weeks of uni and am already complaining and being a lazy bum, but meh that's how it is. And plus, I cannot wait for tomorow night as me and AH and HD are going to Judith Lucy! Yay! I am so looking forward to it...Lozza has suggested I ask Judith to do her 'Who gives a shit?!' line from her Late Show days. That would so crack me up, I must do that. I have been watching my Late Show dvds in preparation, lol!

Me and VG met up on Tuesday afternoon for a coffee for the first time in ages. My afternoon class was cancelled so I texted her and she was all eager to come out, but when I got there and we were sitting across from each other in Gloria Jeans I realised that I didn't really want to be there or spend the afternoon with her. But I did.

I am glad this week is over at dancing. I am still in a bit of a slump right now with dancing...I don't know what it is, I have just been questioning myself a but too much this week maybe when really I should just leave well enough alone so that it doesn't get me down. I don't know, but I have been leaving dancing quite quickly this week, just eager to get away which hasn't happened a lot before. Shame, I hope my passion isn't dying. Plus to top it all off I can't give any glowing reports about the troupe costume as I reckon it's frightfully ugly and cheap looking and doesn't suit Don't Cha at ALL. But meh, it's being made anyways. Fingers crossed it doesn't look awful on me.

Probably only good thing that's happened this week is that I cheered Mum up yesterday, because I know she has been a bit down lately because of some friend issues, with some flowers and a card that said 'Just because I love you'. I was rewarded with lots of hugs and kisses and I can tell it has put her in a really great mood - one that is still lasting, even one day later. And also on Tuesday I got an invite to Tegan's 21st! Horrah! I feared she wouldn't invite me, and I just hate it when people talk about party's endlessly right in front of you and then never invite you. Tegan has been talking about her 21st since uni started and so to get invited really made my day. She is having a theme - Woodstock. So I will have to find something to wear!

And to top off this week I find out Tom has cancer on Blue Heelers! Like could this week get any worse?! I think I need to write in my paper journal, which has been very very neglected this year, and so tomorrow after uni I think I am going to head to a nice park and just sit and have some peace and quiet alone time. There are some things I can't even reveal on this blog and only paper will do.

Au Revoir!

Listening to: Forever Young - Youth Group
Jealous of: Jackie who's going to Melbourne and can see the 50 Years of Australian Television exhibit :(
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