Poptart

Musings by a pop culture tart

Tuesday, May 29, 2007

A friend had her baby last night, a little girl. So I went out at lunch time today to buy a present (side note, Lambton Quay is sadly lacking any baby stores! There's Kirks and that's it. Which is fine if you want to spent $65 on a onesie, but I'm more of a $10 for three onesie's kind of person LOL).

Anyway, after walking around a few stores and feeling rather dejected over lack of cool, affordable baby clothes, I went into Supre as they had this cute striped tunic in the window that I liked (I can't believe I just typed that sentence nor can I believe I actually went into Supre, I am at least 20 years too old for the clothing in there LOL). The staff are quite sweet, but slightly dim.

As I was paying for my purchase, the sales assistant said (in a really twangy kiwi accent):

"Wow, that's a big sapphire!"
"Sorry?"
"Your ring, that's a huge big sapphire... it's so pretty!"

I followed her gaze to my right hand and saw what she was referring too...

Yeah, it's big alright.

A big piece of blue coloured glass! The photo doesn't really show it either, but it's not really a sapphire blue colour, more turquoise (though I'm sure there are some sapphire's out there that could be turqoise LOL).

Christ, if I had a sapphire that size on my finger, do you think I'd be shopping at Supre? LOL

Tart at 5:04 PM | 2 comments

Yo shorty

Friday, May 25, 2007

"Go, go, go, go, go, go
Go, shorty
It's your birthday
We gon' party like it's your birthday" - 50 Cent

Yes, it's Shortland Street's 15th Birthday today. Wow. How fast did that go?! I know ~~a few~~ many people diss this show, but I think it's done incredibly well to last this long. And my life wouldn't have been the same without Shorty every weekday at 7pm. I don't think I could've survived university without it, I procrastinated writing many an essay by watching Shorty LOL.

And to think of where some of the actors who got their breaks on Shorty are now, it's quite interesting. Peeps like Temuera Morrison, Martin Henderson, Marton Csokas, Karl Urban. And a few more who have gone onto other kiwi shows (like Robyn Malcolm).

On a completely random note, anyone got any tips on dealing with a boyfriend who is in a constantly pissy mood caused by stress? I thought about anaesthetising myself with vodka and margarita's, but I'd quite like to not cause any damage to my already fragile liver.

Got nothing planned for the weekend (apart from avoiding said pissy boyfriend) and hanging out with my mum. Rock on Tart!

Tart at 4:18 PM | 1 comments

My celebrity look-alikes

Tuesday, May 22, 2007

Okay, so found this on www.stuff.co.nz (where apparently our PM Helen Clark's celeb look-alikes include Andi McDowell) and thought I'd give it ago on www.myheritage.com and their face recognition thingymijig.

Excuse the awful awful awful photo of my fat face (it's a tad more streamlined now with the over 25kg weight loss).

I think the celebs I apparently look like are pretty LOL. I could do a lot worse (*ahem* Danny DeVito LOL). I even share the same initials as Melinda Clarke. I wonder if I look like them because of my fringe/bangs? (you'll note they all have them in their photos LOL) because I really don't think I bear even a passing resemblance to any of them!

I did one for my sister (her celeb look-alikes include Jessica Biel, Tiffani Thiessen, Meg Ryan, Teri Hatcher) and I did one for the BF and got Nick Lachey and Gabriel Byrne...hmmm I don't think so!

Have a go yourself and then let me know your look-alikes.

Tart at 4:38 PM | 4 comments

Unions

Friday, May 18, 2007

I think I need to talk to my union rep. I’d like to report unfair living conditions.

I have only had one shag in about 14 days!

One! This is just so wrong.

Surely there must be a union for this kind of thing? (I mean they have unions for airline workers, print and manufacturing, supermarket workers, why not girlfriends? LOL). I did not sign on for this living together malarkey to end up having sex once every two weeks. Oh no, I did not.

Hopefully, these terrible, dire conditions will improve when the BF finally stops working long hours on this new project. Otherwise I'll have to take matters into my own hands (which, truth be told, I have already been doing anyway LOL).

Tart at 3:08 PM | 5 comments

Hard news

Wednesday, May 16, 2007

There's a lot going on at the moment here in NZ.

David Bain has been released on bail after the Privy Council quashed his conviction (he was sentenced to 16 years for murdering his family, has served 13 years).

An investigation that a beastiality porno film was played at a party that Police Commissioner Howard Broad went to (in 1981).

And a doctor from Palmerston North is charged with stabbing a fellow doctor.

But, I'm not going to write about that stuff.

Nope.

I'm going to do my very own "Bonkable List". Yep, a list of people that I would drop my knickers for in an instant.

In no particular order...

Christian Bale

I have had a giant crush on him since "Empire of the Sun" and watched that wretched "Reign of Fire" flick just because he was in it.

James Spader

Alan Shore rocks. There's something about James Spader that makes me think he'd be down right dirty in the sack. Loved that film "Secretary" he was in too.

Johnny Depp

I really don't think I need to justify his placement on the list.

Gael Garcia Bernal

He's beautiful and has pretty eyes.

Jake Gyllenhaal

He's young and does interesting films. Doesn't hurt that he's pretty either.

Viggo Mortensen

Creative, intelligent, charming, aloof and one of the few men with facial hair that turn me on.

Salma Hayek

She oozes sex appeal. Voluptous and very sexy.

John Stewart

Smart, smirky and sexy in those suits. Never fails to make me laugh.

Jensen Ackles

That guy from "Supernatural". I don’t watch creepy, paranormal type TV shows, they scare the bejeezus out of me but I make an exception, because this chap is hot hot hot!

Alan Rickman

It's the voice. The snark. The self-deprecating humour. Adored him in "Truly Madly Deeply", and he was the best think in that Kevin Costner "Robin Hood" film.

Richard Armitage

I can overlook the thin lips because he has a wonderful face plus he "married" Geraldine in "Vicar of Dibley" and that's just too cute a show.

David Beckham

Squeaky voice and all. He wouldn't need to speak anyway, we wouldn't need words to speak the "language of love" LOL.

Honorable Mentions:

David Tennant

The new “Doctor Who”. Tall, gangly, and smart.

Blair Underwood

Gorgeous man, simply gorgeous.

Jeremy Wells
Deadpan humour, sharp and takes the piss a lot.

Dan Carter

Brilliant rugby player and even better Jockey undie model

Andy Irons

Three words. Hot. Blonde. Surfer.

Joaquin Phoenix

He's different, a bit quirky, odd and has the greeniest eyes.

Tart at 3:10 PM | 4 comments

What I did

Sunday, May 13, 2007

Things I did this weekend:

Tidied the pantry and kitchen cupboards
Bought new bra and undies
Went to a party
Drank far too much wine
Flirted with very hot Christian Bale look-a-like (he looked so much like him I did a classic double take)
Lost one contact lense
Stumbled home at 3am, half blind, very drunk
Surprised the BF who was awake watching the rugby
Annoyed the BF while he was watching the rugby
Felt bummed that no NZ team will be in the Super 14 final (bloody Yarpies! LOL)
Got up at 8am to went to the vege market
Bought coffee and pain au chocolate for the BF
Had a rather lovely morning shag
Watched "The Parent Trap" on TV because Dennis Quaid was in it (he's hot)
Made vege soup
Ate tasty, albeit slightly spicy soup
Went to the gym
Did a great BodyPump workout
Made cupcakes and iced them in cute colours
Ate four cupcakes
Felt sick
Finally realised it was Mother's Day and called my mother

Tart at 8:30 PM | 3 comments

Should I prescribe Prozac?

Friday, May 11, 2007

My good friend Zoe (rhymes with Joey, not Joe by the way LOL) borrowed by iPod today when she went to the gym for a workout.

She came back and announced that my iPod was depressed! Apparently, the music I have on there is sad, maudlin and depressing and made for a difficult workout.

"Don't you have anything, you know, upbeat and poppy?"

"Yes, I think I've got a bit of Kylie on there"

"Well, I couldn't find any! You've got a song about a woman about to burn down her house! (Sunny Came Home, Shawn Colvin), a song about a woman trapped in a marriage who finally leaves (To Daddy, Emmylou Harris), a song about a couple breaking up (Brick, Ben Folds Five - actually she's wrong about that one, it's actually about the couple getting an abortion) and I don't know how many moody pretentious faux-angst songs by Morrissey and The Cure"

"Oh... I love The Cure!"

LOL.

I guess I never thought that my favourite kind of music could be a bit depressing. But I do like songs that are a little sad. Nine Inch Nails do a fantastic rendition of Hurt by Johnny Cash that I love too LOL.

I guess Zoe won't be borrowing any of my CDs anytime in the future. Nor will I be borrowing any from her, she told me she was off to buy the new April Livigne one, urgh.

Tart at 2:25 PM | 2 comments

Bloody Slack

Thursday, May 10, 2007

I've been bloody slack about posting on this blog lately, posts have been rather sparse. I just can't seem to find anything to blog about.

Not even Paris Hilton going to jail, Ali Williams being sent home from South Africa or all the fugly clothes being worn at the Costume Institute Gala (did you see Kristin Dunst? Oh boy that was pretty bad) seemed to prompt me to write anything interesting.

So I'll write about the one thing I know best.

Me!

It's not widely known that I wanted to be an actor and a director. Seriously. At high school, I spent three summers at the National Youth Drama School (back with it was first set up and at Taradale High School LOL) being tutored by the likes of Bruno Lawrence, Jennifer Ward-Leland, Michael Hurst, Richard Campion (film director Jane's dad), Cliff Curtis, Alan Duff, Jim Moriarty, Miranda Harcourt, Colin McColl (those outside of NZ and/or not into theatre will have no idea who these people are LOL). I did drama at school and acted in every school play and production. I did theatresports and improv. I also belonged to a local theatre company and did several shows with them, helped out backstage etc.

I graduated university with a double major in Theatre and Film and Politics (the two go very well together as politicans are good actors LOL). I even thought about auditioning for Drama School here in Wellington, but decided I was too young at 22 and needed more life experience.

Well, ten years later I've had lots of life experience and very little has been in theatre or film! I used to know the back of Bats and Downstage like I knew my own face, now I can't remember the last time I saw a play.

I think I'm going to remedy that this month though, my old tutor, Jim Moriarty is playing Othello in the new Downstage production and I might take myself along to watch.

Tart at 4:06 PM | 2 comments

I talked about ugly shoes

Friday, May 04, 2007

And now I'd like to talk about ugly bags!

I've been reading Runway Reporter's articles on Australian Fashion Week, which is on at the moment. Part of the coverage on the website focuses on what people are wearing at the shows... not the models, but the people in the audiences.

Recurring theme this year for buyers, editors and fashion peeps is the oversized bag.

And here is Ms Trish Nicol, PR person, who turned up wearing a bag, that I swear, for a second I thought it was a decapitated head.

Seriously, that Miu Miu back is fugly! Doesn't it look like a head? The back of a woman's head? It does, aye?

And it seems to be situated at Ms Nicol's crotch area, which is rather unfortunate LOL.

Tart at 1:54 PM | 3 comments

Watashi wa Poptart desu

Thursday, May 03, 2007

There's a small tradition in the Poptart family of giving nicknames. Often the names are random and unrelated to the persons real name, sometimes the names are made up and sometimes the names reflect on the personality of the person.

In the Tart whanau we have:

Fish/Fisher
Goose
Stocky
Chewie/Chewbacca
Wilbur
Fadah
Humphrey
Pudding
Doob
Sebastian
Mona
Lucy Loo
Bomb
Pucey
Flea
Libster

Ten points if you guess my nickname, 50 points if you guess both my nicknames! LOL

My youngest nephew, Mr 2 1/2 has been given the moniker "Bloke". The reason?

He keeps going around and telling everyone that he is one!

"I'm a real bloke, aye Papa?"
"Look at me, I'm a bloke!".

So, Bloke it is.

We'd better be careful, nicknames in our family stick (Doob for example, has been called that since he was 6 months old, he's now 21 and even my Nana calls him Doob. No one calls him by his real name LOL).

Tart at 10:17 AM | 8 comments