Happy birthday. I hope you have a day filled with cake and gifts and wonderful things.

I have been following SOPA and PIPA on blogs and media sites like Care2 and Reader Supported News.( read on MacDuff )

I called Foxtel again to tell them to remove the service, This time I spoke with a woman and I explained the situation to her. I said that I had been a subscriber with them for a long time and that I felt that I was no longer getting any real service from them any more. I then said that I was going to go over to Optus Movies. They are not a pay tv provider as such but they have a desk top box where you can pay to watch movies for a fee.
As soon as I said that, she offered to have the satellite dish moved for half the original cost. The technician is coming out tomorrow to do it.
So a small victory. :-)

First the funny thing, then the rant...( read on MacDuff )

Still raining here. :-( With the gray clouds and gusts of rain it does not feel like summer at all. We have only had a couple of really nice days, then back to wet weather again. This time of year I should be at the beach but here I am stuck inside watching the backyard getting muddier and muddier.
Still it is nice being able to relax on the couch so maybe it's not all bad. :-)

First of all, I stubbed my toe against a chair and broke it, then I break my ring finger opening a window. I wonder if someone has a voodoo doll of me or something. :-) Seriously though, I have had the most accident prone weekend. To top it all off, I went into work this morning only to be sent home because we are not allowed to work with injuries in case they get worse.
Well, at least I will be able to catch up on my writing, so there is an upside to all of this.
But I will be staying on the couch where it's nice and safe....

I know I am a little late but this is the first chance I have been able to post today. I have had a houseful of people so it's been hectic. I hope everyone had a great new year. I didn't go out because I knew I had to work the next day so I watched monster movies on the Universal channel instead. I had a great night even thought it was quiet, all the family went out so I had the house to myself. Some good news now, I am getting my laptop fixed this week so I should be able to retrieve the fics I have been working on. I want to start posting as soon as I can. :-)
All the best to all my friends in the new year. :-D

It's been crazy here, I have been working non stop including a double shift on Boxing Day. Christmas was great though, I had most of the family over and we had a lovely day together. It's nice to relax with the kids. Some friends called in as well so it was a houseful.
The shifts at work have slowed down now but I did manage to pick up a few extra hours over the New Year period.
I hope everyone's Christmas was enjoyable whether you celebrate or not and I wish you all a wonderful New Year. :-D

So slow that I have had a couple of shifts cut. I expected to see families with huge trolley loads of presents wandering around the shopping centre but it just isn't happening. As for work, it has been dead. Hardly anyone seems to be buying anything this year. I guess it just goes to show that despite of our so called booming economy, people are doing it tough this year. Of course if the banksters would pass on the interest rate cuts like they were suppose to, then perhaps people might have a little more to spend on their families.
I have already shopped for the grandkids and my next day off I will shop for my kids, who are mostly adults now.
I brought my grandson a furry puppy that talks and sings when you press its paws tummy and ears. I don't think he liked it very much because every time it would start singing and moving, he would edge away from it nervously. Finally we switched it off and sat it aside so he could play with the wooden clock I brought him as well.
Just hope that if he plays with the puppy toy it doesn't come out with..."I'm Talky Tina and I don't like you." LOL