Planetary Personality

Never done one of these before - but the space theme tempted me.

You Are From the Moon

You can vibe with the steady rhythms of the Moon. You're in touch with your emotions and intuition. You possess a great, unmatched imagination - and an infinite memory. Ultra-sensitive, you feel at home anywhere (or with anyone). A total healer, you light the way in the dark for many.

What Planet Are You From?

Lady of Leisure

Well that's it. I have now officially finished work for the next 3 weeks until my time aboard the good ship 'Spirit' begins. It was a fairly usual day - except I was in the kitchen because AJ got stranded at the NEC! They'd written me a leaving card which was lovely - and totally unexpected, which is a novelty for me ;)

There is only one major downside. And that is that Russell (TPTB) hasn't yet sorted out my new mini-disc player. After mine was stolen form the club he said he'd sort out getting me a new one. Well that was over a month a go and he appears to have done Jack about it. I've gotten him proof of ownership, a price for a new one, heck, I even went on the net and found it cheaper AND gave him a print out of the website. He was having a particularly bad week at on point so he told me not to mention for a week - so I didn't mention it - for TWO weeks, and now he's just being bloody awkward! I know he's having hassle's, but heck, he ain't seen nothing if this doesn't get sorted. He could just give me the money and I could get it, maybe then he'd actually have the incentive to sort it out with the insurer's!

A Family in SIMS 2 had Twins - v. exciting!

Have found this fab new online game - Racing Frogs, mine's called FEEK and I race in Stumpy Creek. We used to have this on the table consoles at The Opal Lounge, definitely a good laugh!

Winter Night's

It's snowing...in November....WTH?

The Sea Safety course on Monday went well. 9 hours was a long time to be sat in a cold room learning about Risk assessment (which I already knew from my Uni course) and Safety procedures at sea. But it has helped me to a be a lot more prepared should something happen!

Met most of the rest of the entertainment team. Very nice folks, looks like it should be a good laugh. We're doing the shows, cabaret acts, a murder mystery and also a play - "Hobson's Choice" as well as them getting the chance to do individual Cabaret's if they so desire all sounds fab!

Oh, and my boss lady's surname is....Pickard - (Sad ST:TNG reference for anyone confused!)

Was in work at 9am this morning because some 'Coor's' people were having an all day meeting. It took me 1hr to get into town, that's ridiculous! Especially when your car is making all sorts of noises :S

I'm leaving work at the end of next week. To give myself the 2 weeks I need to sort everything out. Only a month before I'm off to the wild's of the Canaries for 6 months aboard the good ship 'Thomson Spirit'. On a bizarre note, the receptionist form my Dr's is going to be onboard in March - small world or what!

FREAKY HAPPENING'S:
Have no Draught Beer at work this week. Everytime someone had to chose a different drink yesterday I knew what they wanted before they said it.

And this morning I was listening to Radio 2, and after they had played one song they mentioned about the 24hour music marathon for Children in Need. You can get in touch, donate some money and they'll play a song for you. At that moment I decided I'd like to hear 'Keeping the dream Alive' (can't remember who by - and just walked in on a weird scenario trying to find out, so won't bother) and lo and behold what was the next song they played.... Really quite bizarre!

And now it's down!

Ah yes, a lovely double entendre fits the end of the run perfectly! The last night went pretty good. Beryl (prompt) was needed a few times but that didn't really make any difference to the flow. Son + Ad, Brett + Clare, Liz + Leanne (regulars from PB) were there, along with Granny, Trisha (Aunt), Jo + Vicky so alot of folks in! We had about 3 rows of the circle full aswell which was great :)

Here's a few photo's: (click to see large version)

Gotta go up to Leeds in a bit to drop some stuff off at the flat and got to the B'n'B I'm staying in tonight before the SOLAS course tommorow - sea saftey certificate requierd for working on cruise ships. I get to meet some of the team members as well which'll be good!

Isn't it beginning to feel like Christmas?......

And the curtain's up!

Third night is over - only one more to go!

Has been going pretty well. Got a good review in the Birmingham Evening Mail
I was remembered as " the high-rise tart with the high-rise hem line"
which was very true on the first night - was having a serious problem with my
stockings that night!

Really been enjoying being back on stage, forgotten what the buzz was like! The first night I nearly freaked just before curtain up had one of those "I'd like to wake up form this dream NOW" moments. But it all went fine ans the audience really enjoyed it. Nick( from Pacific Blue)was there with his girlfriend and when I saw him today I got his feedback, think he had a blast :)

T,D + H can't come and watch, something about a friend's birthday party and a rugby tournament, so I sent him this photo to show him what he'd be missing imagine his response!;)

We had 2 guy's come today to fit new windows in the back of the house. The bathrooms look really bizarre with plastic not wood frames, kind of cool seeing the rooms without windows though.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY BLOG

Actually things with TDH may continue, he's going to come and see me in the play next week.....

If you skip over to this blog you will find some very cute pictures of Moffy's Biggest Fan fuflilling his week's ambition of washing her!

I have just checked and I realise I have been posting on this blog for exactly one year...

***"HAPPY BIRTHDAY DEAR BLOOOO-OOOG...."***

One of those days, but with a major good point!

Moffy is playing up, something to do with her fuel pump I think. I'll work it out at some point!

This is my first night at home (ie no rehearsals/work/social event) for practically 2 weeks! I'm shattered! Work today was a fiasco, everyone's getting fed up with disorganisation scenario and the lack of stock/change. It's not helping us do out jobs and we're losing customer's.

Having said that 2 of the regulars (Liz+Leanne) are coming to watch the play next week! Rehearsals are going OK. We had our last 'out of theatre' rehearsal last night. It was a bit naff but the room wasn't very good and everyone's getting tired. We got to rehearse on the stage on Wednesday and it made such a difference. It felt sooo much better, even if most of the bits we were concentrating on were mine and I had to stand up for a looong time in the high heels! There's a preview in this week's Redditch Advertiser there is a photo as well so everyone has a view of my stocking tops....classy :)

Had a blast at my social events last week. Clare's birthday meal was good. Got to chat to a couple of people I wouldn't normally. Felt a bit out of place, but had a fun evening!

Naomi + Scott's wedding reception was great. She looked gorgeous and the evening was a blast. Saw loads of the actor's from my year at Uni. I found it quite amusing when each one of them asked "What are you doing here" to which I truthfully replied "I was invited".

Had even more fun when I offered Robbie, Simon, Tashi + Mark a lift to their hotel. See the entry entitled "Halloween 76: The Bournville 5"

I think Tall, Dark + Handsome has given up on me - kind of understandable seen as I've not exactly been available. Shame though, really like him.

Now to the good point: I have a job for when I come back. Not only that but...
*It's Stage Management
*It's for a Christian Event
*It's in Birmingham
How cool! I had a meeting with Jon Hitching this morning about the event called "b-cent 23-7". Basically next year is the Church of England in Birmingham's centenary and during the coming months loads of events are going on. This event will be the culmination for the whole year - it's a massive youth event lasting all day with a main stage, bands, speakers, Graffiti Wall, Velcro Wall, Break Dancing Area, Craft Tent + prayer tent. It's gonna rock :)! I can't really do much until I have all the tech specs for the bands etc, but most of my job will be keeping on top of everything and ensuring everything and everyone is where they are supposed to be - fabulous:) This really is an answered prayer and will still needs lots of it during the year!

2 weeks 'til curtain up

Yup, 2 weeks tonight I shall be tucked up in bed having done the opening night of "Shut Your Eyes and Think of England"

And all that needs to be done in the mean time is that a few members of cast really need to learn their lines, we need all the props, Adam and I really need a sofa to get the 'kiss of life' bit right, some pace needs to be added to certain/most scenes and I need to get used to my shoes and having my legs on display.

Piece of Cake........

We're rehearsing 4 night's this week and next week which is taking it's toll on my ability to remember which day it is. Also we have a publicity shoot in Redditch on Saturday. I have to wear my costume - short skirt an' all..... should blend right in!

Last Saturday met up with the tall, dark-haired banker. Went well so hopefully meeting up again this weekend (that is if I can find time between the birthday paty, the wedding reception, rehearsal's, playing drum's in church and the publicity shoot!)

Small Miracle's

Well, I guess no miracle is small but the item concerened is.

At about 12:15am on Saturday morning some g*t stole my Wallet, Phone + Mini-disc player (a present from my Dad) out of my bag at work. I know the time because from 12-2 there was only 2 staff there with bags in the cloakroom and one of them was a carrier bag that obviously didn't look like a viable target. Somewhere on the reams of CCTV we have their faces (although I have my suspicions about a group of about 5 guys who tried to gate crash upstairs and generally made themselves look like complete t*****s and before getting moved down by security) and if I ever see them again - no mercy.

So if you live in the central Birmingham area and someone you know has just aquired a light grey 'Quicksilver' wallet along with RAC membership/National Trust Membership and Morris Minor Owner's Club Membership (although strangely, doesn't own one - and wouldn't be seen dead in one) and has apparently given blood in Scotland then do leave a message.

As you can imagine I was a bit peeved. Mainly about the inconvinience, although strangely I didn't feel like my privacy had been violated or particularly upset. But then I had been having funny thoughts about stuff getting nicked all day(should've taken the hint really!)and I think I was in a bit of shock. I was also so angry at the guy's who'd done it, I mean, just 'cos there too lazy to get off their arses and do something about getting a job that would mean they could buy stuff/get cash for themselves they take it from other people and this somehow helps them feel better. To me it seems like it would make them feel worse and not like they actually owned anything they had and that's why they have so little regard for property; their own or other people's.

The police were there until 3:30am and then I got to come home and cancel my card's etc.

I was a tad worried about coming home. I had no phone and no RAC card should something go wrong with the car (it was one of 'those' days - anything could happen!) but we made it safely.

The main thing I was stressing about was my Driving Licence. It has all your detail's on it, including your address, and I was really worried they'd try and use the information to do something.

I prayed hard about it over the weekend, and then this morning the miracle occured.
A Lady (Claire) appeared at the front door. Her Father-in-Law is a Street Cleaner in B'ham City Centre (you know, the one's with those funny machines) and whilst he had been cleaning out the rubbish from the sweeper he'd found my Driving Licence! And as she lives in Wythall he'd passed it on to her and she'd come to drop it off!!!! How amazing is that!

A Woman's Perogative

After yesterday's post I was a little apprehensive about rehearsal this evening - I shouldn't have been.

It was a blast. Far less pressure, there was only about 8 of us there and we were concentrating on the first 17 pages so a lot more character work got done. I now have to be a lot more 'forceful' and Adam is a bit more 'horrible'(for want of a better word) and it helped out first scene soooo much! Changed the blocking a bit and had about 5 different direction's for one particualr part - mainly all the men wanting to see more of me! Finally went with my Dad's idea (!?) of lying back on the sofa and being 'enticing'! Oh yes, it's gonna be a riot!

They also cut the bit where I bend over with my behind to the audience and then twist round to lie on top of Adam, whilst kissing him. Am so glad, makes it more funny, less hazardous and a hell of a lot easier. Now I just hoik my skirt up and kneel astride him before lying on him - and hopefully not crushing him!

If you're coming to see the show then watch my arm muscle's at this point because I am having to hold myself above him and then pull him up with me when I sit up - they will be strained!

Set/Scenery painting on Saturday, hopefully get some photo's and achieve my usual trick of colouring Beryl's hair!

On an unrelated note, I received all my paper work from PEEL this morning and so now have to plow through it all and send it back. It include's Medical's (for some reason they need a chest X-ray, thinking a foot one might be more helpful in my position!), E111, A Seaman's Log from the Bahamian Authorities (WTH?) etc. So gonna be killing a small rainforest but hopefully will get everything sorted soon!

Oh yes, and am meeting a tall, handsome man in town for drinks on Saturday......