Scarecrow factory

ammex @ 2007-05-20T12:59:00

2007-05-20T11:59:18Z

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/6673549.stm

Yeehah!!!

ammex @ 2007-05-19T11:54:00

2007-05-19T11:02:35Z

Well i spent a good deal of last night in casualty after stupidly snapping a ligament in my right ankle doing tae bo. What an arse. Hearing that snap i was sure that I'd gone and broken it and I was going to be stuck in a cast for weeks. But after a long long wait i was actually quite enthused when i discovered it was a ligament that had popped and i could be bandaged up. So happy not to have to have a cast on.

Thinking of Raven who has a lot less luck with the medical profession of late.

ammex @ 2007-05-14T11:52:00

2007-05-14T10:52:54Z

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/6653175.stm

Bastards!!

Today i joined the Open University hehe...

Anthrax & Public Enemy - Bring The Noise

2007-04-25T23:50:23Z

Why does FF remind me so much of Holly?

Haven't heard Bring the Noise for ages, takes me back a bit.

Yeah Boi!!!!!!!!

Gardener retires at 104.

2007-04-20T11:13:11Z

"A 104-year-old gardener is to retire after working on the land for 93 years.

But Jim Webber, of Stoke Abbott, Dorset, is to continue managing his own plot, growing vegetables for his own table and to sell any surplus to supplement his pension.

The widower said that arthritis in his knees had made it difficult for him to work for other people. He told the BBC: "I would do about 10 minutes and have to sit down, I couldn't carry on. That wasn't fair for the people I was working for."

Aw now i feel gulity about moaning about the gardening!

ammex @ 2007-04-19T01:00:00

2007-04-19T00:10:03Z

The kids at Plumpton Rocks last weekend.

Oh Benedryl why do you torment me? Is it not bad enough that my allergies have kicked in today? But when I try to take something to relieve the symptoms it knocks me out and i waste an entire kid free evening asleep. It always seems with allergy remedies that my choice is get the non drowsy ones that will keep me awake possibly till next week or the drowsy kind that knock you out. Now I'm all out of whack.

I think the culprits are dandelions.

Just for Bry!

2007-04-17T23:24:14Z

Did i tell you so or did i tell you so!!!

The history of corn flakes goes back to the late 19th century, when a group of Seventh-day Adventists began to develop new food to meet the standards of their strict vegan diet. Corn Flakes was originally used as an all purpose curing device for such things as masturbation. Members of the group experimented with a number of different grains, including wheat, oats, rice, barley, and of course, corn. In 1894, Dr. John Harvey Kellogg, the superintendent of The Battle Creek Sanitarium in Battle Creek, Michigan and an Adventist, used these recipes as part of a strict vegetarian regimen for his patients, which also included no alcohol, tobacco, or caffeine. The diet he imposed consisted entirely of bland foods, since he believed in sexual abstinence and following the precepts of Sylvester Graham, the inventor of graham crackers and graham bread and felt that spicy or sweet foods would increase passions, while cornflakes would have an anaphrodisiac property or lowered the sex drive.

Steady the buffs now.

Cornflakes for brekkie?

Maypoles !

2007-04-16T23:04:59Z

http://i77.photobucket.com/albums/j73/ammex/maypole.jpg

Why do i love maypoles so very much? On Friday I went to visit one and what a beauty it was. I wish now that I'd had my camera with me as the above pic is not it. I might go back and take one. A giant of a maypole it was.

If i had my own Maypole in my back garden I would dance around it, my heart filled with joy!

Tarantino finally discloses what is in the Pulp Fiction briefcase.

2007-04-14T10:29:25Z

http://vids.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=vids.individual&videoid=2020266603

A few updates...

Went to see Hot Fuzz a couple of nights ago ( a bit late i know, it's been out here for quite a while now.) I found it funny enough but i'm a little tired of the format I think. Being a fan of Spaced probably doesn't help, it seems as though they have been hammering this for a while now, but still not a bad night out. Watching the trailers made me sick of the way sequels are churned out. I don't want to see Spiderman 3, Pirates of the carribean 3 (Johnny Depp with amusing accent again...) or The Bourne Ultimatum (3) so i won't, so there.

I am going to go and see The Grindhouse though. I don't care if it ends up being poor at least it's something different.

My 3 favourite songs right now are...

Dizzee Rascal
"Sirens"

Not out yet but i love the video which can be viewed at

http://www.myspace.com/dizzeerascal

MIKA
"Love Today"

Dans Le Sac & scroobius pip

"Thou shalt always kill"

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yoN6XfyQsr4

Remind me to rant about Maypoles tomorrow!

ammex @ 2007-04-11T01:46:00

2007-04-11T00:50:40Z

Holly wins easter egg competition :)

http://i77.photobucket.com/albums/j73/ammex/misceaster2007001.jpg

Jacob doesn't but points out that he won it last year!!

Supermarkets and Bill Bryson.

2007-03-09T16:44:38Z

Another visit from my Dad this afternoon who supposedly comes over to visit the kids but is really escaping his overbearing (but of course lovely) hag of a wife. I was listening today to a story he's told me before about Bill Bryson walking in the USA while the locals all shouted "Good Luck!" It suddenly occurs to me that this is THE famous Bill Bryson, infact a friend of mine is something of a fan of his. Slowly Emma puts two and two together. This is the author Bill Bryson - ok.

Anyway I've heard this story before, but then a second anecdote about Bills reflections on supermarkets when he first came to this country. My Dad explains that Bill feels the same way that he did when he "first came to this country too" ?!? Out of the 66 yrs he's been around my Dad has spent 56 of those living in this country, anyway i digress....

What is Bill's complaint? Women who don't pay fast enough at Supermarket checkouts...

I'd like to point out to Bill (as i did my Dad, who I could tell was regretting telling me this story)... when you are doing a weekly shop costing £100+ with 2 or more children often fidgeting in the trolley, loading it all onto the checkout and bagging it all up at the other end as fast as your poor little hands can muster what would really piss me off is to turn round and see Bill Bryson's smug little face tutting at me because I am 2 seconds late handing over my debit card as he stands there no doubt just holding a pint of milk and a porn mag.

Use the express aisle Bill!!!!

I'm sure he's a nice fella really....but stay away from my Tescos.

ammex @ 2007-02-22T10:01:00

2007-02-22T10:01:57Z

Yes it is a grower!! woohoo!!!

BB

2007-02-20T11:49:04Z

What would I do without Billy Blanks? Nothing, i'd just be a lot fatter.
I hear that he has started up a new workout in the States, where you wield around a big baton and burn up about a million cals a second.

Bryan pointed out that this would probably just result in knocking everything off the mantelpiece at regular intervals but it's a small price to pay for abs of steel.

I'm hoping that the new Killers album is indeed a grower. I'm disappointed with myself for falling into the Amy Winehouse trap :(

Bryan finally getting some credit.

2007-02-09T12:13:31Z

http://www.leedsmet.ac.uk/vco/reflect/vc_4B720E5D85D0414B87EA3BCC8B7AACD9.htm

ammex @ 2006-12-31T12:06:00

2006-12-31T12:09:24Z

Happy New Year!

I feel very unfit and unhealthy.....I've slipped back into a pattern of geeting up too late and drinking too much. Although I want to to last forever, I think things will be better when everything goes back to normal on Wednesday hmmphh.

Hot or not folks.....

2006-12-05T16:05:31Z

woohoo!

2006-11-09T20:39:33Z

Jacob is "man of the match" after playing a great game of footie tonight!

ammex @ 2006-11-07T09:53:00

2006-11-07T09:53:19Z

What animal would best suit your personality?

A DOG.

You are one of the best friends that someone could ever ask for. A very loyal, compassionate person who is always there for close friends and family members who are in a tough time. You are someone who can be counted on time and time again and never let small grudges get in the way of a good friendship. But unfortunately, you are very dependant, and every now and then someone will take advantage of your loyalty, and it is most often not until you end up hurt that you realised your foolishness.

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I didn't want to be a dog! I wanted to be a sexy feline damn!

Halloween

2006-10-29T00:21:17Z

HAPPY HALLOWEEN!!! Wish that this was my pumpkin :)

http://i77.photobucket.com/albums/j73/ammex/cannpump.gif

ammex @ 2006-10-24T11:20:00

2006-10-24T10:27:13Z

How long now until The Prestige comes out? Still ages....

i feel that I should have written something about Paris but I'm so lazy. I thought that my hubby had written a blog in his myspace journal about it and i was just going to pinch it as i'm sure we had exactly the same experience. alas no, only more stuff about Lord of the Rings. Maybe i can find an old email...

Yeah Paris was really cool, the weather was very good it just rained when we were at the airport which delayed the flight but that was the only downer really. It is quite a tough city in some ways, we did all the travelling on the Metro which is just like london really but thank god for my hubby cos my sense of direction is v.poor!

We really crammed a lot into the 3 days...Eiffel Tower, went to the top, I couldn't get over how beautiful it always looked from across the city. Notre Dame where you can also climb the tower to see the bell and all the gargoyles, that was probably my favourite place. The Louvre where we saw the Mona Lisa and Venus de Milo, the museum is HUGE! The Bastille that was quite near our hotel, the Arc de Triomphe..climbed that too, walked along the champs elysees, the sacre coeur and the museum D'orsay where I saw lots or original Monets and he's my fave painter really. We were knackered when we got back. The hotel was just quite basic (nice breakfasts though) cos we were really doing a budget trip and you're never there really anyway!

All good fun, it's been 9 yrs since i've been abroad so it was really nice to get back into travelling a bit. My mum looked after the kids but i think she found it hard going!

In the book I was reading at the time some terrorists went around Paris blowing up pretty much everything we went to see in blood curdling detail and then blew up a plane too. i was glad i didn't get to that bit while i was actually in Paris...

http://i77.photobucket.com/albums/j73/ammex/DSC00878.jpg

ammex @ 2006-09-12T09:41:00

2006-09-12T08:56:44Z

Quickie review of Harsh Times! Forgot to do this for Raven's Fetish and I'm sure it's old news now...

Definitely a film worth seeing for it's own merits and not just because CB is in it (and I have seen one or two of those...Reign of Fire springs to mind). I haven't seen Training Day and I know a lot of people who have seem to prefer that but I thought this film had a lot to say regarding the way in which people are used up and spat back out of the army and expected to cope against the odds.

I found CB to be utterly convincing and was suitably scared of his character while still having sympathy and the supporting cast also did a great job. I can't comment on his Spanish but it sounded good to me!

There is enough humour to keep you going through the bleaker moments and you actually care about the characters, all in all a thought provoking, well acted and directed film.

Looking forward to The prestige and Rescue Dawn.

quiz

2006-07-26T11:38:57Z

***You Are 44% Sociopath***

You're not a sociopath, but you're very prone to antisocial behavior.
Other people's opinions matter little to you. You live your own fringe life - for better or worse.

Are You A Sociopath?
http://www.blogthings.com/areyouasociopathquiz/

Ways to loose a blind date....

2006-07-10T23:14:55Z

No I didnt write it

55 Ways To Get Rid Of A Blind Date

1. At dinner, guard your plate with fork and steak knife, so as
to give the impression that you'll stab anyone, including the
waiter, who reaches for it.

2. Collect the salt shakers from all of the tables in the
restaurant, and balance them in a tower on your table.

3. Wipe your nose on your date's sleeve. Twice.

4. Make funny faces at other patrons, then sneer at their
reactions.

5. Repeat every third third word you say say.

6. Give your claim to fame as being voted "Most Festerous" for
your high school yearbook.

7. Read a newspaper or book during the meal. Ignore your date.

8. Stare at your date's neck, and grind your teeth audibly.

9. Twitch spastically. If asked about it, pretend you don't know
what they are talking about.

10. Stand up every five minutes, circle your table with your arms
outstretched, and make airplane sounds.

11. Order a bucket of lard.

12. Ask for crayons to color the placemat. This works very well
in fancier venues that use linen tablecloths.

13. Howl and whistle at womens' legs, especially if you are
female.

14. Recite your dating history. Improvise. Include pets.

15. Pull out a harmonica and play blues songs when your date
begins talking about themselves.

16. Sacrifice french fries to the great deity, Pomme.

17. When ordering, inquire whether the restaurant has any live
food.

18. Without asking, eat off your date's plate. Eat more from
their plate than they do.

19. Drool.

20. Chew with your mouth open, talk with your mouth full and
spray crumbs.

21. Eat everything on your plate within 30 seconds of it being placed
in front of you.

22. Excuse yourself to use the restroom. Go back to the head
waiter/hostess and ask for another table in a different
part of the restaurant. Order another meal. When your date
finally finds you, ask him/her "What in the hell took you so
long in the restroom?!?"

23. Recite graphic limericks to the people at the table next to
you.

24. Ask the people at the neighboring table for food from their
plates.

25. Beg your date to tattoo your name on their derriere. Keep
bringing the subject up.

26. Ask your date how much money they have with them.

27. Order for your date. Order something nasty.

28. Communicate in mime the entire evening.

29. Upon entering the restaurant, ask for a seat away from the
windows, where you have a you have a good view of all exits,
and where you can keep your back to the wall. Act nervous.

30. Lick your plate. Offer to lick theirs.

31. Hum. Loudly. In monotone.

32. Fill your pockets with sugar packets, as well as salt and
pepper shakers, silverware, floral arrangements... i.e
anything on the table that isn't bolted down.

33. Hold a debate. Take both sides.

34. Undress your date verbally. Use a bullhorn.

35. Auction your date off for silverware.

36. Slide under the table. Take your plate with you.

37. Order a baked potato for a side dish. When the waiter brings
your food, hide the potato, wait a few minutes, and ask the
waiter for the potato you "never got". When the waiter
returns with another potato for you, have the first one back
up on the plate. Repeat later in the meal.

38. Order beef tongue. Make lewd comparisons or comments.

39. Get your date drunk. Talk about their philosophy. Get it on
tape, and use good judgement in editing to twist their words
around.

40. Discuss boils and lesions, as if from personal experience.

41. Speak in pig latin throughout the meal (Or ubber-dubber
language, or just nonsense).

42. Take a break, and go into the restroom. When you return to
the table, throw a spare pair of underwear on the back of one
of the chairs. Insist that they just need airing out.

43. If they are paying, order the most expensive thing on the
menu. Take one bite.

44. Bring 20 or so candles you, and during the meal get up
and arrange them around the table in a circle. Chant.

45. Save the bones from your meal, and explain that you're taking
them home to your invalid, senile old mother, because it's a
lot cheaper than actually feeding her.
46. Order your food by colors and textures. Sculpt.

47. Take a thermos along, and hide it under the table. Order
coffee, and fill the thermos one cup at a time, taking advantage
of the free refills.

48. Insist that the waiter cuts your food into little pieces. In
a simliar vein, insist that he take a bite of everything on
the plate, to make sure no one poisoned it.

49. Accuse your date of espionage.

50. Make odd allusions to dangerous religious cults.

51. Don't use any verbs during the entire meal.

52. Pass the hat in the restaurant. Use the proceeds (if any) to
pay the bill.

53. Break wind loudly. Add color commentary. Bow.

54. Feed imaginary friends, or toy dolls you've brought along.

55. Bring a bucket along. Explain that you frequently get ill.
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ammex @ 2006-06-29T09:52:00

2006-06-29T08:56:10Z

http://www.frazy.com/user/ammex This should hopefully lead to my oh so exciting top 5 movies...

Put it on the slideshow, looks cool...can't get it to play on here : (

My Life In Hats!!!

Oh yes this is the subject of the next WI meeting!! I can hardly wait. How I got roped into the WI i'll never know ...all to do with saving the WI village hall. Now if it was My Life In A Hat, that would be interesting.

Birthday!

2006-06-27T12:39:25Z

33 Today!