February 2009

Live Wire

Oh Maggie I couldn’t have tried anymoOore… That’s Rod’s Maggie…and that’s Rod as in Rod Stewart, currently belting out his heartache about Maggie over Gloria Jean’s speakers in Cronulla, NSW. Rod’s scratchy voice, talkin‘ ’bout being made a first-class fool, me feeling like one, followed by a tinny, gut-wrenching ballad from some Aussie group I [...]

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Knowing Yourself

Today we took a drive from The Shire over to tony Elizabeth Bay to pick up a piece of furniture. I’ve never been to that part of Sydney/NSW, so my eyes were peeled the whole way. We drove through Kings Cross, Sydney’s red-light district, but on a nice Sunday morning, it was completely innocuous. No [...]

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I can’t help it.

I am trying so hard to think positively down here, to appreciate what’s around me, but the Aussies make it pretty hard because they do some completely ridiculous things. Having recently moved, I’m without Internet service at home for a bit til we figure which company will rob us the least. Cause down here, you [...]

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More Tracy

So last post was about Tracy Anderson and her approach to fitness. Yes, she’s training Madonna and Gwynnie. Madonna, as we all know, has been shredded for years, and although she claimed for a time that her physique was all due to Ashtanga yoga and that she’d quit weights, I know better. She might have [...]

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Tracy Anderson Method

I recently read about Tracy Anderson, personal trainer to Madonna and Gwyneth Paltrow, and was very intrigued by her regime, aka the Tracy Anderson Method. Instead of regurgitating her philosophy and background, if you’re interested, read up on it when you have some time. While I won’t be taking all my weight training down to [...]

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The Sweet Escape

What’s a girl to do when she feels a little blue? Dream, I tell you. And here’s what I’m dreaming about: Starbucks. Wherefore art thou, Starbucks? I do miss you. I miss those venti lattes. I miss Frappucinos. I miss adult/American-sized portions. If I want a coffee the size of the Eiffel Tower, please just [...]

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Aussie Bargain: Maccas Soft Serve

It’s pricey here, there is no doubt about that. As I have blogged before, nearly everything is double the price of the U.S., across the board. That said, there is one steal of a deal that still baffles me every time I’m in the drive-thru and see it on the menu. Yes, I wrote drive-thru. [...]

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Hotter than a Motherf*****

This is the front page of one of the local papers yesterday: 47 degrees Celsius = 116 degrees in Americaspeak. 116 degrees!!! According to The DailyTelegraph, on Sunday, February 8, 2009, temperatures in mid-western Australia are predicted to be hotter than anywhere else on EARTH! “Not even the plains of Africa or the deserts of [...]

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