I am a Human Barometer

Ouch! I woke up feeling out of sorts today and have a nasty headache coming on. This time of year is nearly always awful for me. On one hand, every time the barometric pressure changes I get a headache (plus ear pain) and on the other I find it difficult to breathe easily depending on the amount of humidity in the air (crisp, cold air is best for me). Judging by my headache, I’ll be surprised if we don’t get a storm later on today.

Even though they do make me feel a bit icky, I still love storms! My favourite weather is the type that most people dislike; heavy rain that goes on for days, mists and heavy fog, storms with hail and of course my absolute favourite – snow! Hmmm, maybe today is the day I finally manage to get a photograph of lightning!

Afternoon (2pm): Yup, here comes the storm!

A Love That Transcends Time

Oh my. I finally saw The Lake House. I’ve always been the kind of woman who gets emotional over certain types of movies, but this one had tears streaming down my face more than once. Especially with the ending. I adored this movie, so much so (and because I’m still teary) that I’m lost for words. The notion of a love that strong is just so magical and so wonderful that I really wish that at least one couple in this world find a love like that.

Be Careful What You Wish For

I want to meet an intelligent man who has a big heart, likes to talk about everything under the sun, is geeky, isn’t a party person and has at least a few manners. The more the better. If I could find one who knits or was otherwise creative; miaoow!


Miaoow! :whistle:

Note to Self: Don’t Count Your Chickens and all (but don’t be *too* careful!!).

As you probably guessed, I did go ahead with the online dating…I’d forgotten how much fun flirting and getting to know someone new can be!

SWF Looking for MWaB (Man With a Brain)

I’ve tried internet dating in the past and I’m thinking about trying it again. I’ve been browsing profiles tonight and find it a bit weird. On one hand, it can be a fun, safe way to meet new people but on the other, there is something kinda cold about it all. All lists and descriptions and calculations and no randomness or fate. But then, that may just be my inner Mills & Boon lover speaking.

One of the things that turns me off straight away is a man wearing a chain, particularly a gold one. I don’t know why, I just kinda shudder and move right along. Thinking about it, I guess it is based on the stereotype of a beer swilling, sleazy lad who wears a gold chain and his shirt wide open. The type that always reminds me of monkeys at the zoo, swinging from branches while leering and grunting at all the tourists. So not attractive in a man.

The other thing I hate is when the profiles are written along the lines of “I am so buff 4 u babeee!”. That kind of, ahem, attempt at spelling is usually accompanied by a photo of the man with his top off and arms in that stupid bodybuilder pose. You know the one, they either look like a deformed teapot or a constipated orangutan. Hmm, I seem to compare unappealing men to monkeys a lot. Maybe because they remind me of the theory about the so-called missing link in human evolution.

I may sound awful and horribly picky, but I’m not really. I want to meet an intelligent man who has a big heart, likes to talk about everything under the sun, is geeky, isn’t a party person and has at least a few manners. The more the better. If I could find one who knits or was otherwise creative; miaoow!

Something else I’ve noticed in recent times, not just in regards to online dating, is that I seem to be acquiring an attraction to older men. Not too much older, a bit. I don’t know where this new thing came from, but I also suddenly seem to be noticing men with grey hair. Of course, I still like men in the same age group as me just as much as before, but the age range I am attracted to is a bit wider.

Life As a Soundtrack

Via Big Girl Feet who found it via the Crochet Me blog – Life As a Soundtrack via iTunes:

Here’s what you do:
1. Open your music library
2. Set settings to “Shuffle”
3. Press play
4. For each entry, type the song that’s playing
5. For new entry, press the next/forward button

Opening credits: Right Back Where We Started From – Marcia Hines.
heh, sounding like a girly romance comedy all positive and cute!

Waking up: Believe – Cher.
Yup, definitely a romance…or maybe a girl learns life lessons movie?

First day at school: Peace & Healing – Roma Downey.
More positives; finding real peace and healing for a weary soul.

Falling in love: Walking On Sunshine – Katrina & The Waves
“I just cant wait till the day when you knock on my door” Perfect!

Breaking up: I Don’t Care – Shakespeare’s Sister
“Whenever I fall, I land on my feet” Yay, more good stuff! ;)

Prom: Nothing Can Divide Us – Jason Donovan
Awww, what a perfectly cute and smooshy song for a prom (or rather, ‘formal’, for us Aussies)

Life’s okay: I Still Believe in You – Cliff Richard
One of my most favourite songs, it is just so lovely and gentle:

“Other dreams may turn to dust,
But I don’t care, if you’ll be there
I’ll always trust”

Mental breakdown: I Want To Know What Love Is – Foreigner.
Now this is perfect, more lyrics that fit so well especially as I have been through this kind of breakdown recently:

“In my life there’s been heartache and pain
I don’t know if I can face it again
I can’t stop now, I’ve traveled so far
To change this lonely life”

Driving: Things That Make You Go Hmmm – C+C Music Factory
Some drivers certainly do make you go hmmm…or maybe %$#&^*! ;p

Flashback: Treaty – Yothu Yindi
Not sure how this would tie in with a flashback for my life….’cause it’s by Australians?

Getting back together: It’ll Be Me – Cliff Richard
Gotta have Cliffy music for getting back together! Actually, I gotta have Cliffy music whatever. This is a really cute song, one of his very early ones.

“Well if you see something shooting out across the stars
If you see a rocket ship on it’s way to Mars
Baby it’ll be me
Yeah I’ll be looking for you”

Wedding: Insatiable – Darren Hayes.
Oooh, can I have this one for the Wedding night, too?? Just read the lyrics if you don’t follow my drift. Miaooww! That would be one heck of a Wedding and after ;)

Birth of child: When You Walk in the Room – Paul Carrack
Umm, kinda fits. Maybe. At least the first word is Baby!

“Baby, it’s a dream come true”

Final battle: Out of Reach – Gabrielle
I do love this song…but…I guess the title fits?

Funeral song: Wired For Sound – Cliff Richard.
Umm, this would be a VERY odd choice. Wired For (Angelic) Sound maybe? At least it was a Cliffy one! ;)

End credits: All Out of Love – Air Supply
“I’m all out of love, I’m so lost without you” heh! That fits, I guess.

Most of the songs were pretty good, just one or two that made absolutely no sense, not even if I really stretched the true meaning of the songs. Fun though! I’d love to read what other people get, please let me know if you do this on your weblog. You can also leave yours in the comments if you want.

Inferno Threat in the Blue Mountains

The two fires burning in the Blue Mountains have now merged and escaped containment lines. Weather conditions expected could cause a possible “inferno due to soaring temperatures and strong winds” (Dora Tsavdaridis). The Blue Mountains National Park is now closed due to conditions expected today.

Rural Fire Service commissioner Phil Koperberg yesterday said the towns of Wentworth Falls, Leura, Katoomba and Woodford could all be at risk… Mr Koperberg said there was an increasing concern “flames could change direction and threaten residential properties in the south-east of the fire front”.

Yikes! Possible inferno?! The now huge fire front possibly changing direction and coming this way?! Okay, now I really am nervous and not at all looking forward to this afternoon when conditions are forecast to be at their worst.

– Quotes from “Inferno Threat as Fires Rage” by Dora Tsavdaridis, Daily Telegraph, November 21, 2006.