Nigel Kennedy vs Andre Rieu

February 11th, 2010

One is arguably the world’s greatest violin player. The other one sells millions of crappy CD’s and puts on a circus like show.

I’m sure Andre is a nice guy, but he’s giving classical music a bad name and makes my toes curl.  This video clip looks like a piss-take ‘Fabio’ commercial from a comedy show. Eeewwww…….

From everything I’ve heard, Nigel Kennedy is an eccentric ratbag, and I have had the honour of witnessing his genius and touching his hand once already in this life and I’m going to see him again at the Opera House in a couple of weeks. I can’t wait!!

Joanne Personal, Web Design, You Tube

Grey hair

February 10th, 2010

On turning 40 “when you pluck out a grey hair, they just grow back, and usually they just multiply and take over. Best to leave them alone and learn how to co-exist. The grey hair will always win in the end!”

A lesson that can be applied to many things in life.

Joanne Personal

Australian Made Modern Cloth Nappies

February 9th, 2010

In my travels researching products for the shop, I came across a great site that sells Australian Made Modern Cloth Nappies called Green Kids. Now since I have no desire to ever sell nappies (after all, I do think that if you haven’t changed hundreds of them and gagged at the smell, then you don’t know enough about them to sell them), I feel liek giving them a free plug!

Who ever knew that you could by fashionable nappies in so many bright and funky colours and patterns. Check out the funtime nappies section and be the envy of everyone at play group ;)

Joanne Web Design

Up Yours Kevin Rudd

February 7th, 2010

I just love the sensationalist headlines on news.com.au. This morning, on the front page, the headline says “Up yours Kevin Rudd” in relation to this story….

Belinda Neal defies PM’s anger course order

As you read the story, she was never forced to do anything.  I think some of the staff from news.com.au used to work for New Idea ……

Joanne Web Design

Somewhere over the rainbow

February 6th, 2010
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How gorgeous is this little 6 year old girl. I wonder what happened to her. See, Simon Cowell can be nice when it’s warranted!

Joanne You Tube

Poking Bears

February 6th, 2010
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People, don’t poke bears. They get angry, turn around and scratch your eyes out and try to eat you. Just play nice and no-one gets hurt. Try to take on a bear, and the bear usually wins.

Joanne Personal, You Tube

Calling All Homewares Junkies

February 6th, 2010
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Yes, I’m an online shopping junkie. It’s so much easier to let your fingers do the walking and compare products online from the comfort of your own home. There’s so many great online shops around now, even if I didn’t make them all!

One of my favourite haunts is Home Couture. They have every possible cute little knick knack you could ever want for your kitchen and so much great stuff you’ll never come across in shops. Visit this site at your own risk, you’ll get addicted to it, trust me!

Joanne Shopaholics

Men At Work sued by kookaburra

February 4th, 2010
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It’s a sad and disgusting day today when the little flute interlude from Men At Work’s ‘Down Under’ loses a court case against the new owners of the song “Kookaburra Sits In The Old Gum Tree”. It’s not the melody, it’s a little filler, and it’s really just a small snippet of notes in a sequence, and it’s the 3rd, 5th & 6th notes of the scale, and there’s other stuff in the middle.

As a musician and an Australian, I’m bloody disgusted.

Joanne In The News

Mmmmm…… remedial massage

January 26th, 2010
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I’m turning 40 soon and I’m trying to figure out what I’m going to do for my birthday. Let’s see, lunch, shopping, a movie …….. It’s been a while since I had a massage. I might take the day off work and slink about and shop and spoil myself. My massage therapist is just the best massage therapist on the Central Coast. She knows just where all those nasty spots are and afterwards, I always feel like I could curl up in a ball and go to sleep!

If you’re a lazy bugger, she has a mobile massage service and she can come to you!

Joanne Personal

Ladakh Clothing

January 6th, 2010
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The Ladakh label is so hard to find in shops, and if you’re ever lucky enough to find someone who stocks it, they never end up having what you want, or if they do, it’s not available in your size.

Freez Clothing in Sydney are one of the biggest Ladakh stockists around, and have two shops, but alas, I don’t live in Sydney. Luckily, they have an online shop and they have pretty much the entire range of Ladakh online.

If the thought of buying clothes online freaks you out, don’t worry, Freez will let you return products and swap the sizes or even just get a credit and pick something else.

Joanne Shopaholics