Margaret & David (At The Movies) are currently reviewing Rock of Ages, and I already have chills, seeing Russell Brand & crowd singing We Built This City vs Catherine Zeta-Jones & friends singing We're Not Gonna Take It. Great stuff! I am soooo looking forward to this movie, having loved the stageshow I saw in the past year. Yes, still looking forward to it, even though Marg thinks it has a "hokey screenplay" and David only gives it 3.5 out of 5, and Marg 3 out of 5 stars. Obviously not the kind of musical they really like, I concede.
I am housesitting for Kylie while she is in Hong Kong for a week with her Mum. The weekend went okay, it rained almost non-stop and so I played with Rama, the puppy, and watched a lot of TV. Got through the 2nd season of Offspring, finished the first season of Justified and watched the first episode of The Borgias, which Brett kindly got for me. I am having a bath each night, a total indulgence since I don't have a tub at my place, only a shower... it doesn't take much to please me!
Anyway, on Monday (long weekend), I went to see The Mummy: Secrets of the Tomb, an Egyptian exhibition at the Museum with Sean, Sam & Katie. It was a nice day - until I got back to the house to find Rama had completely destroyed her tennis ball, leaving pieces all over the lounge room rug.... after vacuuming it up and wondering if by chance she had swallowed any pieces, my answer came when she vomited 3 times ON THE SHAGPILE RUG and then about 10 more times around the house. Gross, disgusting and disturbing.
I remembered Cooper, Sean's dog, doing a similar thing a while back, getting a chunk of rubber blocking something and having an operation to remove it. Great. So I rang the 24 hour vet who told me to keep an eye on her and see if she would stop spewing and become her old self before I went to bed. Long story short, about 3 hours and a sleep later, she was jumping around and playing like nothing had even happened. Far out. SO much responsibility that I am not prepared for, looking after another living being! She's been a good little dog for the other days I've been here, doing her own thing, playing, running around and being cute.
Ah well, at least Collingwood won the AFL against Melbourne that day, and Wests had beaten Melbourne Storm on the previous Friday night!
Over the past couple of weeks, I have thought of more songs to add to my favourite songs compilation, so here are the latest additions, in no particular order:
- Melt With You - Modern English (from Valley Girl movie - another classic '80s song)
- In Your Eyes - Peter Gabriel (from Say Anything - fabulous John Cusack/'80s movie)
- Run To The Water - Live (beautiful lyrics)
- The Middle - Jimmy Eat World (great for just feeling better instead of sorry for myself)
- Wake Up - Arcade Fire (ultimate big arena crowd singalong song - my aim is to see them live)
- Jesus Of Suburbia - Green Day (epic, amazing song)
- Romeo & Juliet - Dire Straits (gorgeous, and I love anything to do with R & J)
- Unguarded Moment - The Church (just love this song for no particular reason)
- Oliver's Army - Elvis Costello
- Town Called Malice - The Jam
- Walls Come Tumbling Down - Style Council
- Born To Run - Bruce Springsteen
- Burn Your Name - Powderfinger
- New Born - Muse
- I Bet That You Look Good On The Dance Floor - Arctic Monkeys
- If You Leave - OMD
Hmm, so much for a Top 10. Maybe a Top 20 or maybe I could do a [Triple J] Hottest 100 rip off effort?
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