Goodyear?  No the worst ..

Goodyear? No the worst ..

This movie cracks me up.  Every time.  What a funny, funny man Leslie Nielsen was. When you read these quotes, try to imagine Frank Drebin’s voice (if you know what I mean). [offering a cigar] Vincent Ludwig:  Cuban? Frank:  No, Dutch-Irish. My father was from Wales. Jane:  I’ve heard police work is dangerous. Frank:  It is. That’s why[read more…]

Grapefruit and gin cocktails and a trip back to the 70s

Grapefruit and gin cocktails and a trip back to the 70s

I’m dedicating this post to one of my favourite eras, the 1970s, I guess because well, I was there but I wasn’t there (too tiny to appreciate it) … a time in history in amongst the idealism of the 60s and the materialism of the 80s. Back in the 70s, people … Drank a classic cocktail: Grapefruit[read more…]

A recipe for Thai green chicken curry and a look back at the 90s

A recipe for Thai green chicken curry and a look back at the 90s

Oh yeah the 90s. The time I went to uni, backpacked overseas to the US, London and Europe, shared old Queenslanders with countless housemates, partied like it was 1999 and was part of the 18-25 demographic. In the 90s People were eating: Thai food was the food to eat out in Australia.  In honour of the[read more…]

Top 5 road movies

Top 5 road movies

I don’t think there’s any movie quite as inspirational or entertaining as a classic road movie.  There’s a little bit of tough guy, underdog hero, on-the-run, camaraderie in the face of adversity in all of us. Here are my personal favourites which unintentionally happen to be from 5 different decades: 1. Thelma and Louise I saw this 1991 movie about female solidarity[read more…]

My Blackberry Is Not Working! – BBC One

My Blackberry Is Not Working! – BBC One

British humour, you have to love it. “that is an old apple isn’t it? When did you buy that?” “last week.” “last week! “they’ve brought out two apples since then!” Image via Video belongs to: BBC

Being Human

Being Human

I love this show!  The British version that is.  Who would have thought to put a vampire, a ghost and a werewolf in share accommodation? (and I thought I had it bad on res when I was at uni!). Gif from tumblr