On behalf of everyone here at Online Storm, (who most of them, at this moment, are probably maggotted off their faces, and good on them!!) I'd like to take this opportunity to wish everyone a happy and safe New Year. I hope 2006 will bring everything you wish for. Let's all make it one to remember!!! HAPPY NEW YEAR EVERYONE!!!!!!
Plot synopsis: Siblings Peter, Susan, Edmund and Lucy Pevensie are sent to live with an elderly professor during the WWII raids. While exploring his expansive old home, Lucy discovers that she can enter an old wardrobe closet that takes her to a land called Narnia. She meets a faun named Mr Tumnus and from there, the adventure begins. It’s not long before her brothers and sister become aware of this wonderful land. Not only is it inhabited by strange and fantastical creatures and people, but it’s also frozen over by a winter that never stops, a spell cast by evil, yet enchanting, witch/queen. The children join the regal lion, Aslan, to help defeat the witch, break her spell and free the residents of Narnia.
Mmm yeah mm yeah well...I really don't know what to say about this movie. I was so looking forward to seeing it, the previews looked brilliant. And I'd heard so much about it. I came out of the cinema quite disappointed. It was okay, I guess. I suppose I expected more. All the reviews I'd heard about it compared it to The Lord of the Rings trilogy. Yeah right. It might have been filmed in New Zealand, same as LOTR, but sheesh, no WAY did it compare.
Tilda Swinson as the queen stole the show, in my opinion. The kids were ok, the beavers were funny, and I did enjoy the fight scenes. The animals in it were good. But really, I couldn't find one scene that really captured my interest. I must admit though, I thought they did a great job getting Liam Neeson to voice Aslan (the lion).
Anyway, in conclusion, bring your kids to see it. Or steal someone's kids and take them. It really is a kid's movie. I'll watch it again, no doubt, and maybe I'll enjoy it more the second time round. Sometimes that happens. Maybe I'll find something more out of it. If you go and see it, post a reply with your opinions.
Christmas is over. I love Christmas, don't get me wrong. But it just seems so peaceful when it is over. This is the day after Christmas and the Christmas tree is out by the side of the road and the house is back to normal. Except for the fact that I still have to find some where to put all of Jade's toys. She got so much stuff. : I am very thankful that none of her toys are loud. She is just so happy. Christmas was great for myself and my family. I even got to see family members that I hadn't seen in years. Nothing bad happened and there were no arguments. :D But, now it is over, and I don't have to stress over presents and trying to take Jade to every little Christmas thing. I can finally relax.
I know we have all been through so much stuff this year, good and bad, but we have made it through.
My dearest Jen, Thank you so much for being there when I needed someone to listen to me. You are such a wonderful friend, and with out you there I would of lost my mind. I hope you have a wonderful Christmas and a very Happy New Year. Love you, My Love!!
Sweet Luna, I know you have been through so much this year but through it all you have held your head high and remained so sweet. You have my upmost respect. Thank you for all the advise you have given me this year. You never sugar coat anything, you just tell it the way it is. For that I love you. I hope you have a great Christmas, and a Happy New Year!
Danny, even though you are the meanest person I know, I am very happy that we are friends. You make me laugh when I am down and for that I am so very thankful. Merry Christmas and Happy New Year.
To everyone else, I hope all your Christmas wishes come true. MERRY CHRISTMAS!
I was just going to leave a comment to Lune but I decided that this would be better.
Luna, I hope you've had a wonderful day! I know it's a hard time this year for you but keep your chin up and always smile. You know she would want you too. Thank you for listening to me babble on about stuff and for putting up with my rants. Very Merry Christmas and an even Happier New Year! Love ya, sweetie!
Michele, thank you also for listening to me rant about stuff. I hope you and Jade have a wonderful day and I hope Santa is good to Jade =) Very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!! Love you too My Love!!
Daniel, as much as it pains me to say this to someone overflowing with meanieness (:p) I hope you also have a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year! If you stop being mean to me and talking about spiders, then I'll say love to you too lol
To everyone else. Thank you for coming and reading our blog. Hope you have a great time. Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year from me!
Just like to wish one and all a very Merry Christmas! Especially to Jen, who's done so much for me this year. I don't know how I could have gone thru what I've gone thru without her help. Much love!!!!!
To Michele, who's always had a cheerful outlook, I feel honoured to be a friend. The best to you and your family hunni. :)
To all my other friends, I hope you all have a great holiday season, take care and dont overindulge!!
To all visitors, Best wishes for you and all your family and friends. I hope you all have a wonderful day.
MERRY CHRISTMAS!!!!!!!
The first offical same sex weddings took place in Scotland. After decades of campaigning to have equal rights as heterosexual couples, it's now legal in the UK and same sex couples will benefit from a major change in next of kin status and inheritance tax and pension rights. Although some people are still against the idea, and some regions are refusing to offer ceremonies on moral grounds.
The first same sex couple to marry in Scotland were married in Edinburgh, and the second couple were married in my home town Aberdeen. Male homosexuality was a crime in Scotland until it was decriminalised in 1981. I've always said that I have no problems at all with gay couples. No matter what sexuality they are, everyone is still equal in my eyes. They still love in the same way hetero people do and they still hurt the same too. Why shouldnt they be allowed to marry someone that they love? I've had many gay friends and, to be honest, I've enjoyed their company more than heterosexual people. Not because I'm in anyway gay but because they arent as small minded as some people I've had the displeasure in meeting throughout my life. I say goodluck to them and to anyone else thinking of getting married to a partner that they love!
Hogmanay is what us Scots call New Years Eve, and this year I'm heading into Aberdeen City Center (my home town) for a hogmanay street party! One thing I can't wait for, other than drinking myself into a coma, is The Proclaimers!! I'm sure just about everyone has heard of them and they're finally playing a hogmanay gig in Aberdeen. It'll probably be a really good night!!
This is the sequel to Black Notice. Chief Medical Examiner Kay Scarpetta continues her life-long, self-imposed quest to make right what is wrong, but this time she is forced not only to defend those who have been victimized but also herself. Against a system that has turned on her, long-time enemies, ghosts from her past, and her own carefully guarded emotions Dr. Scarpetta must find the proof that will send a killer to jail and prove herself innocent in the process.
This book belonged to my mum and she was always talking highly of Patricia Cornwell and this made my mind up that I would read at least one novel of hers. There is a whole series of Kay Scarpetta stories and I think this is the 10th. With not having read the first few books, I thought I would get lost in the plot and wouldnt understand the story. I was wrong. Throughout the book, everything about Kay Scarpetta's background is explained to you. Her past relationships and hardships and even though I thought it was somewhat slow to start with, I really enjoyed reading it.
Post mortem's have always interested me and, although it's not descibed in great detail, this book takes you into her life and the post mortem's she has to struggle to do. As I said before, it did seem a little slow to start with but I highly suggest that others read this. It is an eventful story and if you're anything like me, it'll interest you to read more about Kay Scarpetta and her life as a medical examiner in Richmond, Virginia. I give this book a rating of 8/10
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Am I the only one who gets annoyed at little noises that other people make? Please tell me I'm not alone in this!
It started last week with my gran. She has a habit of talking with her mouth full and she always seems to take a bite of whatever food she's cooked us and then starts talking. Putting the food at the side of her mouth like same little animal and then there's the slapping noise she makes while eating! It's never really bothered me before but with christmas looming near us, I've been getting in lots of bad moods. I hate christmas, you see...So when I'm in a mood, things tend to annoy me more. Like someone reading something over my shoulder or reading my newspaper before me and even someone who decides to start MY news of the world crossword.
This weekend, I was out at my friend's house and then I spent 2 days with my mum. She had one of her best friend's (with bf in tow) staying for the weekend and she can be very annoying. This morning, I had to wake up to go down to the local shop/store to buy breakfast, dispite my mum's friend saying SHE would go down. So, I was pissed off at the lack of sleep. Also annoyed from the night before and the mere fact that this friend put a huge gas can right at the side of the kitchen door, where I couldnt see it while walking into the kitchen with bags full of shopping. So, I have a huge bruise on my knee, a sore ankle from slipping on ice and a pain in my wrist that wont go away.
ANYWAY, I come back from the shop/store and my mum asks me to cook the bacon I've just bought. I do this, while reading a newspaper and her friend starts reading, over my shoulder, what I'm reading. Then she stands next to me waiting for the bacon to be ready and keeps sighing at me. Steam is just about ready to come out of my ears. She starts to butter the bread when I throw an annoying look her way and takes what is already cooked and starts making the sandwiches. I look out the sauce for everyone and pick up the NOTW magazine so that I can start my crossword but I put it down on the table and what does she do? She STARTS MY crossword. I know it's just a crossword but it's MINE. My mum spots my look of disgust and takes it away when she's turned away.
With all the bacon cooked, I add sauce to my sandwich and go to sit at the table. Her and her bf have taken up the rest of the room at the table. So what did I have to do? I had to sit on the floor! I took a stool over beside me so that I could rest my crossword and hot chocolate on it and went to sit on the floor. Then what happens? The puppy spies my sandwich and snatches it from my hand as I'm sitting down. I only wanted one sandwich, while they all had two, so there was no more bacon for me to make something to eat. What annoyed me even more than the puppy now enjoying my breakfast, was the fact that the friend LAUGHED at what happened. I was cursing her in my head and went back to my crossword. Then she did the worst thing ever. She said "These bacon sandwiches are really nice. Shame you missed out on it, Jenni" I sat for 2-3 more minutes, getting more annoyed at the sounds she was making while eating said fucking bacon sandwiches, then threw my crossword on the floor (along with the pen) got up and said "I'm glad you fucking like them. Fucking choke on them, you whore" and stormed upstairs to the bedroom.
After they left (30 minutes later), I ventured downstairs and said sorry to my mum for being such a bitch and she told me that I had every right to get pissed at what she said to me. I wouldnt have got so annoyed if I wasnt already pissed off with her ass. I would have just sat and not said a word, finished my crossword and probably went out to tend to our horse, Brogan but no. She had annoyed me so much in the short space of time I stayed with her.
She's coming back out at New Year. I'm going to be drunk..Can you imagine what's gonna happen?!
Got this news article sent to me in an email. Literally choked on my drink reading it! What in the world were they thinking???
After 2 hours of searching the world wide web and using random words from people in chat, I finally settled on a new desktop. I lost my last one after wrongly clicking on an Orlando Bloom pic. (I liked my last one)
Anyway, Chef will do me just fine till I find another pic to use.
Someone sent this to me via email.
Sums up what I think about christmas at this moment!
Everyone should read this special christmas page. Made by Spyder. It's a page on how to enjoy christmas!
You can read it here. Enjoy!
I spent the whole day today decorating the house for Christmas. I virtually took everything in the lounge room apart, to hang decorations. Everything looks great! Although the lounge room looks like a bomb's hit it. So I thought, tonight I'll decorate the tree and clean up the place. I went to assemble the tree, and half the branches have snapped off! The tree isn't that old either! I am sooooo pissed off! Now I'm going to have to go shopping tomorrow for another tree, which I can't really afford. Argh! Now I'll have to spend tomorrow decorating the tree, and I was going to have a lazy day before I start really getting the house ready for Christmas!
