Last night we had a dinner guest, Rhonda from Ford came for tea, it was lovely to chat to her outside of work and despite a small accident when the oven all but caught on fire we had a nice evening. Today I am off to Vic Roads to register the van. My sources tell me I could be waiting a while so I am armed with Sense and Sensibility and a packet of mints and I figure I'll bed myself in and wait it out.
Nothing much to report I'm afraid, not working is proving to be far less entertaining than one would think!
Thursday, 28 May 2009
Tuesday, 26 May 2009
Yey for the Baker
I have a new job, this is very good news as finding work in Melbourne is sort of like looking for that needle in that haystack.
I am pleased as punch and I start on Monday so I get to have a week of pure unadulterated relaxation ( and tidying ) before starting as a receptionist for an insurance company.
Well that's all, nothing else has happened, we tried to watch revolutionary road last night.
I say tried as it was awful and I have no idea how it got nominated for anything other than perhaps worst movie ever. I am not impressed. El has just given me a look of dismay as she often does when I make these sweeping statements and does raise the interesting point that perhaps had we finished it, it may have redeemed itself ( I doubt it unless they did something seriously amazing in the last 20 minutes ) My advise don't waste you time.
Slumdog however, brilliant and should be watched by everyone at least 3 times.
Maybe I'll leave the movie reviews to Johnathon Ross ..
See you all soon
Leah and El
I am pleased as punch and I start on Monday so I get to have a week of pure unadulterated relaxation ( and tidying ) before starting as a receptionist for an insurance company.
Well that's all, nothing else has happened, we tried to watch revolutionary road last night.
I say tried as it was awful and I have no idea how it got nominated for anything other than perhaps worst movie ever. I am not impressed. El has just given me a look of dismay as she often does when I make these sweeping statements and does raise the interesting point that perhaps had we finished it, it may have redeemed itself ( I doubt it unless they did something seriously amazing in the last 20 minutes ) My advise don't waste you time.
Slumdog however, brilliant and should be watched by everyone at least 3 times.
Maybe I'll leave the movie reviews to Johnathon Ross ..
See you all soon
Leah and El
Monday, 25 May 2009
Monday
Well I start the week unemployed, which turns out to be quite nice! I miss having structure to my day and I also miss knowing I'm going to get paid, but mostly I miss seeing the people I worked with. We have had a brilliant weekend and have managed to get almost everything we need to make Malkovich great. This weekend saw a return of some of the wonderful things Australians say -
We started out the weekend by visiting Clarke Rubber - El had become obsessed that foam rubber was the solution to all our problems, although I had some pretty mighty reservations I have learnt to trust her hair brained schemes. Well, I was not disappointed, would you believe that there is a shop roughly the size of a small super market that deals only with all your foam rubber needs. Well in no time we had isolated the foam for us and had a young chap cut it to size. When it came to pay for the said foam they charged us half the price they'd quoted.
The guy serving us is making his way to England in the coming weeks and was looking to work in a similar industry ( foam rubber. ) He asked us what was the name of the English equivalent - We had to inform him that Foam /rubber is not really celebrated in the UK - or at least we don't have a store specialising in it with the tag line " come in and have fun " !!
We picked up all the other essentials from Bunnings, IKEA and headed back to the homestead.
Did I mention that we carpeted him? no? well we did - after just 2 days of hard work and dedication we have a van, that the van equivalent of ideal homes would be proud of, wonderful.
Well sadly I must dash as although I have no job El is using me to run errands and file various forms around the city! keeps me out of trouble I guess...
Will be posting some pictures of Malk in the next few, and this evening I will be posting
The cooking show - oh yes the long awaited episode where Sarah El and I make complete fools out of ourselves !
Much love
Leah and El
We started out the weekend by visiting Clarke Rubber - El had become obsessed that foam rubber was the solution to all our problems, although I had some pretty mighty reservations I have learnt to trust her hair brained schemes. Well, I was not disappointed, would you believe that there is a shop roughly the size of a small super market that deals only with all your foam rubber needs. Well in no time we had isolated the foam for us and had a young chap cut it to size. When it came to pay for the said foam they charged us half the price they'd quoted.
The guy serving us is making his way to England in the coming weeks and was looking to work in a similar industry ( foam rubber. ) He asked us what was the name of the English equivalent - We had to inform him that Foam /rubber is not really celebrated in the UK - or at least we don't have a store specialising in it with the tag line " come in and have fun " !!
We picked up all the other essentials from Bunnings, IKEA and headed back to the homestead.
Did I mention that we carpeted him? no? well we did - after just 2 days of hard work and dedication we have a van, that the van equivalent of ideal homes would be proud of, wonderful.
Well sadly I must dash as although I have no job El is using me to run errands and file various forms around the city! keeps me out of trouble I guess...
Will be posting some pictures of Malk in the next few, and this evening I will be posting
The cooking show - oh yes the long awaited episode where Sarah El and I make complete fools out of ourselves !
Much love
Leah and El
Friday, 22 May 2009
It's Friday
Happy Friday England and the USA,
I hope you are all well and happy we're happy, it's Friday.
I am sat in El's shop using the Internet and keeping her company, I have been here for a couple of hours and not a sole has stepped through the doors.
I have a possible job interview on the 1st as a receptionist for a non specified company.
Being unemployed feels funny.
This weekend we have much work to do on Malkovich, he is getting a full make over and so we have our work cut out, I will let you know how we go on Sunday night.
Have brilliant weekends, It is hard to keep track of everyone Mum's in America with Simon and Rachel and Nan and Grandad are on the high seas - well wherever you are we send our best wishes for sunshine and happiness.
I hope you are all well and happy we're happy, it's Friday.
I am sat in El's shop using the Internet and keeping her company, I have been here for a couple of hours and not a sole has stepped through the doors.
I have a possible job interview on the 1st as a receptionist for a non specified company.
Being unemployed feels funny.
This weekend we have much work to do on Malkovich, he is getting a full make over and so we have our work cut out, I will let you know how we go on Sunday night.
Have brilliant weekends, It is hard to keep track of everyone Mum's in America with Simon and Rachel and Nan and Grandad are on the high seas - well wherever you are we send our best wishes for sunshine and happiness.
Monday, 18 May 2009
Bunning's Warehouse - Where lowest prices are just the beginning ( google it ) I also posted earlier today so please read that too..
So -
We GOT Malkovich on Saturday at 1:30, it didn't take a lot and we were on the road to IKEA - 2 hours later we left IKEA with 3 T towels, 2 plastic bowls a giant hook, 1 handrail and 2 massive bits of wood which once may have belonged to a shelving unit.
These were in the reject section and much to our delight fitted perfectly with our plans.
The couple that sold us the van were the nicest people and took their time to explain to us the correct way to register the vehicle and how to apply for various permits.. Not that we really needed the advice because El has spent the last 6 weeks reading every publication under the sun on van ownership and the correct way to be a motorist in Australia!! I received an email from her the other day - I have typed it below to give you an idea of what I'm dealing with...
Morning Baker
Rego - done
Parking - done
Stamp duty - done
Transfer of ownership - done
Emailed van owners - done
Insurance - done
Shopping - done
See you later
Godfrey x
If you want to be made to feel like you're not pulling you weight….
Well with all the right paper work we hit the highway and on Sunday we took our first trip to Bunning's Warehouse. If I could explain how wonderful it really is in there I would, but it just doesn't translate into words.
Here is an outline of the experience -
Me - aimlessly ( yet happily ) wandering down an isle full of screws
Bunning's Man - Hello Miss, do you need any help?
Me - Yes please
Bunning's Man - What are you looking for
Me - I want some of those things that you use to attach brackets to a van with and some of the things that you screw on the back so they don't fall off.
Bunning's Man - OK they're in Isle 37 - follow me
Another time, I approach a wood man ( a man in charge of the timber department ) and I ask him if he has any off cuts of wood. The man clearly thinks I'm a nut case and instead of perhaps asking me what type of wood, how much wood, the purpose of the wood he kindly takes me to the isle of pre-cut wood and asks me what wood I like the look of!
I point to a bit - He asks how much I would like, I tell him and he cuts it all up for me.
The man in the carpet section is just as helpful guiding us towards a marine carpet or a rubber backed variety to avoid spoiling, the lady who helps us with our fly netting also gives us the choice of fine wire mesh. And in the tool section we are handed the cheapest saw available that cuts on both the push and the pull stroke.
It is the sort of place that you end up wanting to work in because everyone is so enthusiastic and knowledgeable that you feel like you've just taken a class in DIY.
Anyway by the time we got home it was too dark to spring into action and we forgot to buy the brackets! On the plus side it means we get to go back to Bunning's this evening and buy some sandpaper, the brackets, some primer, and really just soak up the atmosphere, Brilliant.
With all the excitement surrounding Malkovich's arrival I have neglected to tell you that quite accidentally we have ended up embroiling ourselves in dinner club, 2 weeks ago I arranged that El and I and 3 friends would go for dinner at a Russian restaurant I liked the look of. They were fully booked so an alternative was suggested and we went there instead. I decided we should try again, and Irene, one of the other girls tried to book us a table ( again they were full) so we ended up on Saturday night in a Lebanese place with 4 times as much food as we could eat with a waiter who was 4 foot nothing and falling about drunk listening to the most eclectic selection of songs sung by a guy armed with a guitar, who was sporadically interrupted by a pre recording of Happy Birthday and the birdie song. It was incredibly funny and I can only say that I am looking forward to the next outing ..
Well I'm off ( to Bunning's ) speak soon
Love Leah and El
xx
We GOT Malkovich on Saturday at 1:30, it didn't take a lot and we were on the road to IKEA - 2 hours later we left IKEA with 3 T towels, 2 plastic bowls a giant hook, 1 handrail and 2 massive bits of wood which once may have belonged to a shelving unit.
These were in the reject section and much to our delight fitted perfectly with our plans.
The couple that sold us the van were the nicest people and took their time to explain to us the correct way to register the vehicle and how to apply for various permits.. Not that we really needed the advice because El has spent the last 6 weeks reading every publication under the sun on van ownership and the correct way to be a motorist in Australia!! I received an email from her the other day - I have typed it below to give you an idea of what I'm dealing with...
Morning Baker
Rego - done
Parking - done
Stamp duty - done
Transfer of ownership - done
Emailed van owners - done
Insurance - done
Shopping - done
See you later
Godfrey x
If you want to be made to feel like you're not pulling you weight….
Well with all the right paper work we hit the highway and on Sunday we took our first trip to Bunning's Warehouse. If I could explain how wonderful it really is in there I would, but it just doesn't translate into words.
Here is an outline of the experience -
Me - aimlessly ( yet happily ) wandering down an isle full of screws
Bunning's Man - Hello Miss, do you need any help?
Me - Yes please
Bunning's Man - What are you looking for
Me - I want some of those things that you use to attach brackets to a van with and some of the things that you screw on the back so they don't fall off.
Bunning's Man - OK they're in Isle 37 - follow me
Another time, I approach a wood man ( a man in charge of the timber department ) and I ask him if he has any off cuts of wood. The man clearly thinks I'm a nut case and instead of perhaps asking me what type of wood, how much wood, the purpose of the wood he kindly takes me to the isle of pre-cut wood and asks me what wood I like the look of!
I point to a bit - He asks how much I would like, I tell him and he cuts it all up for me.
The man in the carpet section is just as helpful guiding us towards a marine carpet or a rubber backed variety to avoid spoiling, the lady who helps us with our fly netting also gives us the choice of fine wire mesh. And in the tool section we are handed the cheapest saw available that cuts on both the push and the pull stroke.
It is the sort of place that you end up wanting to work in because everyone is so enthusiastic and knowledgeable that you feel like you've just taken a class in DIY.
Anyway by the time we got home it was too dark to spring into action and we forgot to buy the brackets! On the plus side it means we get to go back to Bunning's this evening and buy some sandpaper, the brackets, some primer, and really just soak up the atmosphere, Brilliant.
With all the excitement surrounding Malkovich's arrival I have neglected to tell you that quite accidentally we have ended up embroiling ourselves in dinner club, 2 weeks ago I arranged that El and I and 3 friends would go for dinner at a Russian restaurant I liked the look of. They were fully booked so an alternative was suggested and we went there instead. I decided we should try again, and Irene, one of the other girls tried to book us a table ( again they were full) so we ended up on Saturday night in a Lebanese place with 4 times as much food as we could eat with a waiter who was 4 foot nothing and falling about drunk listening to the most eclectic selection of songs sung by a guy armed with a guitar, who was sporadically interrupted by a pre recording of Happy Birthday and the birdie song. It was incredibly funny and I can only say that I am looking forward to the next outing ..
Well I'm off ( to Bunning's ) speak soon
Love Leah and El
xx
Malkovich
Hello lovely people,
I normally start with apologies for my lack of commitment to the blog. Today I shall not.
We have been very busy this last week, and where we have not been busy we have been excited, certainly too excited to be typing! Today I managed to wake up and get to work in a bit of a flurry quite forgetting that I was on the late shift so I have some time to fill you in.
We are now the proud owners of a van - now before I elaborate on how brilliant he is just to satisfy the dad's,
He has 4 new tyres
New brake pads
His original engine
A full service history ( and a road worthy certificate issued 2 days before purchase )
Full on 35 l of petrol
No rust
Has not been repainted / had any body work done
Is an automatic
All the doors lock
Is insured ( fully comp )
has valid Rego ( equivalent of road tax )
And... he runs like a dream.
For everyone else, he's white.
We have spent the weekend designing clever ( and over complex ) storage solutions all is going well. Later today I will elaborate on the weekend trips - right now I must start work
Love to you all xx
I normally start with apologies for my lack of commitment to the blog. Today I shall not.
We have been very busy this last week, and where we have not been busy we have been excited, certainly too excited to be typing! Today I managed to wake up and get to work in a bit of a flurry quite forgetting that I was on the late shift so I have some time to fill you in.
We are now the proud owners of a van - now before I elaborate on how brilliant he is just to satisfy the dad's,
He has 4 new tyres
New brake pads
His original engine
A full service history ( and a road worthy certificate issued 2 days before purchase )
Full on 35 l of petrol
No rust
Has not been repainted / had any body work done
Is an automatic
All the doors lock
Is insured ( fully comp )
has valid Rego ( equivalent of road tax )
And... he runs like a dream.
For everyone else, he's white.
We have spent the weekend designing clever ( and over complex ) storage solutions all is going well. Later today I will elaborate on the weekend trips - right now I must start work
Love to you all xx
Monday, 4 May 2009
Monday - Yuck
Well another week has passed, it's Monday, why does it feel like Mondays are only in existence to smack you in the face like a wet kipper? I awoke this morning 100% sure that it was Sunday, I was warm, comfy and full of excitement about going to our favourite breakfast venue INKR7 for some yummy eggs and a glass of juice, I thought about a stroll on the beach, a movie, possibly even a little trip into town. I was smug, I was happy and then ....................
My alarm went off.
I don't set my alarm on weekends so my dream was ruined.
I got up and made it to work in time for a coffee.
We had a good weekend as it worked out. To be honest it didn't work out as planned!
On Saturday we thought we'd catch the 16 tram to Kew the home of some rather stunning gardens and a boating lake. Easy you would think. You would be wrong. The tram was not working so we got the ever treacherous replacement bus, I am sure you all know the sort, the one that picks you up takes you on a whirlwind tour of somewhere you didn't want to go and then drops you off in a random location. our random location happened to be outside the front of IKEA oh yes.
So we abandoned our dreams of punting and champagne and settled for meatballs.
We had a great evening and went out for a few drinks.
El had a lovely Sunday wandering around Melbourne ( she covered some serious ground ) I took the opportunity to read. It was heaven.
We have plans this week, a film at the gold class cinema, a meal at a Russian restaurant and Friday night we intend to laugh our arses off, we're going to the Melbourne comedy club.
That's all for now, I can smell El's lamb roast drifting from the kitchen.
Hope your bank holiday is delightful.
Much love Leah and El
My alarm went off.
I don't set my alarm on weekends so my dream was ruined.
I got up and made it to work in time for a coffee.
We had a good weekend as it worked out. To be honest it didn't work out as planned!
On Saturday we thought we'd catch the 16 tram to Kew the home of some rather stunning gardens and a boating lake. Easy you would think. You would be wrong. The tram was not working so we got the ever treacherous replacement bus, I am sure you all know the sort, the one that picks you up takes you on a whirlwind tour of somewhere you didn't want to go and then drops you off in a random location. our random location happened to be outside the front of IKEA oh yes.
So we abandoned our dreams of punting and champagne and settled for meatballs.
We had a great evening and went out for a few drinks.
El had a lovely Sunday wandering around Melbourne ( she covered some serious ground ) I took the opportunity to read. It was heaven.
We have plans this week, a film at the gold class cinema, a meal at a Russian restaurant and Friday night we intend to laugh our arses off, we're going to the Melbourne comedy club.
That's all for now, I can smell El's lamb roast drifting from the kitchen.
Hope your bank holiday is delightful.
Much love Leah and El
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