the end was just the beginning
I might have mentioned - once, twice, maybe 50 times - that my wardrobe is crammed with work clothes designed for someone in 2010 who was 5kg lighter than my current incarnation. Not quite the look I'm trying to project - even if I could squeeze into them - in my brave new digital workplace.... Continue Reading →
Stars, they're just like us ... they have celebrity crushes, they hate unflattering photos, they want people to notice them, they vow never to grow their hair again ... Jennifer's stalking confession Jennifer Lawrence has confessed on the Conan show that she's been stalking her crush, former Full House star John Stamos. "He was at a... Continue Reading →
My youngest has been obsessed with fashion from a very early age. At age two, she sat on my suede mocassins and refused to let me wear them because they looked like "Pop's shoes". This was pronounced with preternatural decisiveness. Conversely, if I wear something new - that gets her thumb's up - she always... Continue Reading →
The more celebs change, the more they stay strange ... Lady Gaga likes pink pubic hair Celebuzz has got its hands on Lady Gaga's Monster Ball tour rider as part of the court documents from the lawsuit involving her former assistant, Jennifer O’Neill. And her demands are pretty out-there: her dressing room must be decorated in a... Continue Reading →
When I wrote a blog called "Who Were You In High School" I wasn't expecting it to strike such a chord with everyone from the former geeks to the former goddesses. One of the cool "Duran Duran girls" that I wrote about posted a comment saying: "It’s funny to suppose that other people thought we... Continue Reading →
The stars were too busy partying at Super Bowl to play up yesterday. But that didn't stop Miley Cyrus getting high ... Beyonce's Super Bowl surprise Beyonce blew everyone's minds yet again - and totally blitzed all those lip synch gripes - by taking to the stage at the American's Super Bowl's the half-time show with... Continue Reading →
I got an email from Taronga Zoo last week, informing me that it was offering 40% off admission over the weekend. Wacko! I thought, the Household are so there. What I didn't consider were two things ... 1. 40% off an astronomical sum is still an astronomical sum. Normal entry is $112 for a family... Continue Reading →
How was your weekend? The stars have been ultra-busy ranting in court, getting etched at tattoo parlours and satisfying their pregnancy cravings. Read on ... "Queen" Gaga's ugly battle with ex assistant Lady Gaga's former personal assistant, Jennifer O'Neill, has taken the singer to court over $393,000 in unpaid overtime she claims she's owed. And Lady Gaga... Continue Reading →
Feeling guilt-stricken about returning to work, I did a whole heap of home-baking for the kids' lunchboxes last week. Well, it turns out they were only for the eldest's lunchbox, as the youngest pronounced them "not my favourite". And being a wimp, I acquiesced and made her a cabanossi sandwich (using leftovers from Australia Day).... Continue Reading →
Ah, what the hell, might as well blog it this morning ... Here's the full article I wrote for the SMH (FYI it was cut down to 728 words for publication). Plus, if you haven't seen it already, make sure you check out Mark Whittaker's accompanying piece in The Good Weekend, called Shadows Of Doubt.... Continue Reading →
