Blogger-diarrhea

While I'm on a roll, I thought I may as well keep going.
Lordy knows when I feel like logging on again.....

I think you may all be well aware that I have been on a continuous loop of gloating over the last few days.

Yes. A happy girl is difficult to shut up.
Especially a happily well-fed girl :)

Press Club - oh. my. goodness. Awesome! If only Georgie was there. That would have made my evening absolutely perfect. My one birthday wish this year was to rub his little round bald head... oh well, at least I had not one but two tables sing Happy Birthday to me :D

Mecca Bah - cheap and tasty with great company.

Crashing the Costco pre-opening staff party. hehehe, no further details need to be repeated.

Bringing a cake to work and have everybody lick every delicious morsel of it, even those on strict diets broke the rules to enjoy some evil chocolate delight.

Highlight of the week:

Vue de Monde

OH - MY - GOD! I finally know what they mean by 'food orgasm'
I don't know how to describe the genius of Shannon Bennett, if only I was better with words. Just..... divine. I thought about never letting anything else touch my lips again because I wanted to savour and remember every perfect bite of food as it was, but alas, I got hungry and had to forgo that improbable decision.

The service was perfect. Particular mention to Marvin. Oh Marvellous Marvin from Barbados and Trinidad and Tobago. Your accent was sexy! You made a magnificent night a never to be forgotten memory. I hope you enjoy Melbourne.

The venue, very comfortable.

The company - exceptional!

The wine - stunning.

I thought Rockpool was brilliant, but Vue de Monde just blew my mind.

What a brilliant way to end a brilliant fantastic week.
Vue de Monde, you have not seen the last of this girl, I am coming back for more, no hesitations! If only I had another spare grand or two.

I have heard news that there will be a Cafe Vue opening very shortly close to my work. I am jumping out of my skin with excitement, if it's anywhere near as divine as it's big sister I can see myself there on a daily basis and most probably changing shape....

I wouldn't mind changing shape if I was shaped as Vue de Monde.
*sigh*

Confessions of a Boring Blogger

I have an awful lot to tell and catch up on.
Just... stuff... bits and pieces... of things.... don't really know where to begin to be quite honest.

I read an article recently about the current trend of personal blogs, you know the type. Those boring bloggers who just want to tell the world everything that happens in their life, no matter how mundane... well, I read that article and my mind screamed "oh good Lord, that is me to a tee!"

I really really do want to tell the world about my extraordinarily mundane life, does that really scream attention-seeker?? I guess it's because I'm not one that people immediately see as your usual, garden-variety 'attention-seeking' type.

Truth is, I am.
I confess.
Attention-seeker? Aye!

There, now that that's all cleared up, moving on......

I have been spending an awful lot of time with a funny bunch of peeps. How terrible would it have been if I had to spend another minute with a bunch of wankers.

Sorry, been there, done that - wasted too much time on them.
Apparently life is precious and I should not waste them on wankers and time-wasters.

So no more losers.

I have had a lovely week, and it was made wonderful by many many people who I want to briefly thank because I am in that kind of weird, girly, eye-rollingly sick and sweet thankful mood. Just because.

Kudos to Nerdy Control-freak, Santa's Little Helper, who despite his anal-retentive tendencies, always has something witty and funny to say, always making me laugh.
Mr I-can-fix-anything-and-everything, because you really are a nice guy who can really fix anything and everything. You are one of a kind that's for sure, the free rides home after work is a just a bonus :)
Grumpy Santa; who doesn't love a grumpy Santa? I love watching Grumpy Santa throw cute little tantrums when things don't go the way he wants...
Big Cheeky JB, and Skinny Mo' who both tell me dirty jokes, often subtle and sly ones, and occasionally ones in other languages. Thanks. A girl can never know too many dirty jokes, especially ones in a different language.
The chicky-babes: you girls are the bestest. You keep me sane, and make me laugh when I don't feel like laughing. You somehow know that just by being there is enough because sometimes, I just can't do it on my own.

Josh - I will never be sick of your words. You somehow manage to take the very words right out of my mouth. It still amazes me how you do that.... dear dear Josh, you have my greatest admiration.

I was told the other day that I am a very lucky girl because I have a lot of things done for me. That lots of people in my life seem to want to do things to make sure I'm well taken care of.

No doubt about it. I am definitely spoilt and well looked-after. And for that I am grateful every day.

I bear a charmed life

I love this time of year.
I love how the weather is starting to warm up.
I love how it's still light by the time I get home.
I love being the centre of attention.
I love being spoilt.
I love receiving presents.
I love receiving compliments.
I love that everyone remembered.
I love that people care enough to make me happy.
I love sharing it with people who care.
I love that it is MY day, everything is about me, all to myself.

It may rain the day before,
and it may rain the day afterwards, but

I love that it never rains on my birthday! :)

Intelligent Advertising

After weirdest.dream.ever! (and yes, it must be written like that with full-stops separating each word) I figured sleeping may or may not be the best thing for me, but that's another story for another post, so I was up late-ish one night trying to fall asleep and happened across this ad....



Memorable, smart, and appeals to the right emotive reactions within me.

I like.

(btw, I hear Ricardo Lopez Murphy didn't win the election that year, but the ad did win many advertising awards and that counts as a win in my book :)