I have created a second blog to deal with my Farmville 2 current obsession. I also have been in the past addicted to the old Farmville but I got fed up of it after I became a gazillionaire and had more money than I could shake a stick at.
I also play Pioneer Trail (formerly Frontierville) but the missions have recently been coming so thick and fast that I can no longer keep up and feel like it is more of a part time job than something enjoyable.
The OCD part of my personality finds these kind of games very good for dealing with my sorting out compulsions.
Sunday, 25 November 2012
Saturday, 17 November 2012
Twilight Breaking Dawn Part 2
I came to the Twilight Saga quite late on. I had attempted to watch the first film when it was on TV because I wanted to know what all the fuss was about. I think the fact that I was watching it with my husband didn't help my enjoyment of it because he hated all the talky romantic bits. I found it a little dull I have to admit and I think because it had been hyped up so much by the media, other people I knew and the general teenage population I was expecting something - well, better.
My 9 year old daughter asked in a slightly embarrassed way if she could watch Twilight and I recorded it for her and we watched it together one night after school. She felt like she was now part of an exclusive club at her school - the girls who had seen Twilight. She started talking about it and I realised that it had caught her very young imagination with the idea of perfect love.
One day when she was off school sick, I downloaded the other movies and we watched them back to back via our Apple TV. It made the day go quickly and to my surprise, I started enjoying them. At then end of Breaking Dawn part 1, I made the decision to pre-book tickets for the showing on the Friday night when it came out.
So, we trudged down in the rain to our local Odeon cinema, spent as much on popcorn as we did on tickets (won't gripe here) and went in. We counted 5 men in the cinema and the rest were made up of teenage girls and a few mums like me.
We sat through the ads and trailers and eventually it started to a large round of applause from the audience. The best thing about seeing a film like this in the cinema is the reaction of the audience to what is going on.
When the credits came on at the beginning and Taylor Lautner's name came up - there was a loud cheer of approval from the audience so mainly people seemed to like Jacob over Edward. I have always thought that Jacob was a better bet but what do I know?
Similarly at the point where he strips off in front of Bella's dad there was a fair bit of whooping going on. Other reactions included screaming at the beheadings which seemed to go on for far too long for my daughter's liking. She did not care about the vampires being killed but could not seem to cope with the wolves being killed. All in all it was a pretty amazing film although one review I read said that the first half was a bit like an extended Next advert. When I thought about that I remembered all the beige Ugg style clothing that they seemed to wear.
I also had a problem with the cottage that Bella and Edward were given. They seemed to have a perfect cottage stuffed with everything from books to bedding - I know vampires are supposed to be fast but this seemed to come out of nowhere. They then say that they will all have to leave. So why did they buy them the house in the first place? I don't understand what was going on there - my personal gripe only I think.
I would say that this was a very good movie and we both enjoyed it immensely.
My 9 year old daughter asked in a slightly embarrassed way if she could watch Twilight and I recorded it for her and we watched it together one night after school. She felt like she was now part of an exclusive club at her school - the girls who had seen Twilight. She started talking about it and I realised that it had caught her very young imagination with the idea of perfect love.
One day when she was off school sick, I downloaded the other movies and we watched them back to back via our Apple TV. It made the day go quickly and to my surprise, I started enjoying them. At then end of Breaking Dawn part 1, I made the decision to pre-book tickets for the showing on the Friday night when it came out.
So, we trudged down in the rain to our local Odeon cinema, spent as much on popcorn as we did on tickets (won't gripe here) and went in. We counted 5 men in the cinema and the rest were made up of teenage girls and a few mums like me.
We sat through the ads and trailers and eventually it started to a large round of applause from the audience. The best thing about seeing a film like this in the cinema is the reaction of the audience to what is going on.
When the credits came on at the beginning and Taylor Lautner's name came up - there was a loud cheer of approval from the audience so mainly people seemed to like Jacob over Edward. I have always thought that Jacob was a better bet but what do I know?
Similarly at the point where he strips off in front of Bella's dad there was a fair bit of whooping going on. Other reactions included screaming at the beheadings which seemed to go on for far too long for my daughter's liking. She did not care about the vampires being killed but could not seem to cope with the wolves being killed. All in all it was a pretty amazing film although one review I read said that the first half was a bit like an extended Next advert. When I thought about that I remembered all the beige Ugg style clothing that they seemed to wear.
I also had a problem with the cottage that Bella and Edward were given. They seemed to have a perfect cottage stuffed with everything from books to bedding - I know vampires are supposed to be fast but this seemed to come out of nowhere. They then say that they will all have to leave. So why did they buy them the house in the first place? I don't understand what was going on there - my personal gripe only I think.
I would say that this was a very good movie and we both enjoyed it immensely.
Friday, 16 November 2012
To blog or not to blog
Why is it that when people suggest starting a blog you are full of ideas. The fantastic notion that people might actually read the insane things that are going on in your mind is a wonderful one. The reality is, however that as soon as you start to think of ideas you get blog-fright. This is the same as stage fright when you know all your words and you have rehearsed your lines a thousand times but as soon as you step up onto that stage, all the eyes are upon you and you can't remember a single line.
So, what is the theme of my blog? Well to be honest I am a bit of a dual personality person so I guess it will be a rather eclectic mix of going out in London and staying home and being a mum. Is it possible to be a London It Girl as well as a mother? Yes, of course it is.
My blog will be updated whenever the mood takes me so don't be surprised if I do an onsalught of loads of articles as well as some pictures and then don't do things for a while. I'm a bit like that. When I like something I love it and then I get bored and go onto other things. Very few things hold lasting interest for me. I am very jealous of people with hobbies and passions that they know everything about. I have never been one to have a "specialist subject". I always like the idea of things and try them out for a while and then never return to them. Piano playing was a great example. I bought the keyboard and the books and every night for about 3 months slowly learned to play the piano. Then, when it got too hard for me, I simply quit and never went back to it. This is sort of how my life goes - liking something and then giving it up. I hope I don't give up on this but previous experience has taught me that unless I get something back from it, it will be a short lived thing. I like to think that in a year's time I will come back and look at this article and say how wrong I was. I really like that idea in fact. It's a goal now. I almost typed "goat" now that would have been confusing.
So, what is the theme of my blog? Well to be honest I am a bit of a dual personality person so I guess it will be a rather eclectic mix of going out in London and staying home and being a mum. Is it possible to be a London It Girl as well as a mother? Yes, of course it is.
My blog will be updated whenever the mood takes me so don't be surprised if I do an onsalught of loads of articles as well as some pictures and then don't do things for a while. I'm a bit like that. When I like something I love it and then I get bored and go onto other things. Very few things hold lasting interest for me. I am very jealous of people with hobbies and passions that they know everything about. I have never been one to have a "specialist subject". I always like the idea of things and try them out for a while and then never return to them. Piano playing was a great example. I bought the keyboard and the books and every night for about 3 months slowly learned to play the piano. Then, when it got too hard for me, I simply quit and never went back to it. This is sort of how my life goes - liking something and then giving it up. I hope I don't give up on this but previous experience has taught me that unless I get something back from it, it will be a short lived thing. I like to think that in a year's time I will come back and look at this article and say how wrong I was. I really like that idea in fact. It's a goal now. I almost typed "goat" now that would have been confusing.
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