My seven things

1) Keeping the musical theme going, when I saw 'Cats' as a kid, Mr Mistoffelees sat on my lap during his big number. He left glitter on my jumper. I was about 9. And when I saw 'Lion King' and the opening music played and the big puppet animals started to walk down the aisles to the stage, I became overwhelmed and started crying. I was 30.

2) I loved Bros during their five minutes of fame. My favourite song was the B-side of 'Drop the Boy', called 'The Boy is Dropped'. Have a listen - I dare you not to love it, especially after the tempo change at about 2:30... Oh, God! Brilliant. (edited to add - you must listen right through to the end...Bros is the boogie...erggghhhhhh...)

3) I snogged a visiting international athlete during the Sydney Olympics in 2000.

4) When I was about 5, we had a pet wallaroo (that's a cross between a kangaroo and a wallaby) called Angelina. A photo of me holding her appeared on the front page of the local paper. She eventually went to live at the Dubbo zoo.


5) At the end of a several-month stay in Berlin, my German friends took me out to dinner and then to the club Tresor for my farewell party. I have never been much into techno or taking drugs, but I had such a good time and danced nonstop till about 7am and just loved loved loved LOVED everything about the place and the people and the music. I remember staring at people and thinking how beautiful they were. Even the people on the train on their way to work the next morning as I made my way home were gorgeous. Gorgeous! It wasn't until years later that it occurred to me that someone might have slipped something into my drink.


6) I think I'm the only person who's been to Amsterdam (several times, in fact) who hasn't gotten stoned.


7)  I once shaved my head. It was very liberating, and a learning experience - I learned my skull is flat on the back and I have a conehead.

1. I liked Aimee's number 1 and so am following her example. The first theatre show that had an impact on me was also a musical; My Fair Lady starring my very own Great Aunt Mary at the Arts Centre in Melbourne. From that moment on I knew I wanted to be involved in theatre although I think I may have had a few more obstacles than most who are struck by the theatre at that age- can't sing, can't act, can't dance - thank god a good friend of my dad's opened my eyes to theatre production. Although this also proved challenging. My desire to be involved with musicals through stage management came to a crashing halt year 2 of university when my lecturer gave me a metronome to help call the lighting and sound cues in time with the music. Thankfully I have learned there are many more ways in this world to stay involved and in touch with theatre!

2. This one's a bit naff - the teddy bear my parents bought me aged 6 months still sits next to my bed and is even written into my will.

3. I learnt to drive on a ride on lawn mower on the farm. This wouldn't come as a surprise to too many people who have witnessed my driving skills.

4. I think I may be addicted to vitamins. I currently take 5 different vitamins each morning. I love wandering the aisles of health food shops especially the large Fresh and Wild or Planet Organic stores in London dreaming about how healthy I could be. Of course I could also stop drinking, give up chocolate, exercise a little more regularly etc etc.

5. My first kiss was at a high school disco - I was wearing an orange SES uniform and the song playing in the background was 'New Kids on the Block' - thankfully my love life has improved since these early days

6. I used to be in a rollerblading gang called 'The Cowboys'. I don't think I need to spend any more time on this matter.

7. The big one. A handful of people know this but this seems like a very fitting way to announce it to the world - Tim and I are moving back home to Australia. We both resigned this week, finish up end of February, a bit of travel and home by Easter. We're both so excited and have been making very long lists about all the things we want to do when we move back. If the girls will let me I'd still love to keep blogging. We're heading to Melbourne so technically I'm in a whole other city with loads of stuff to discover :)

This weeks task is a version of the popular versatile blogger concept - divulge seven things about yourself that most of us don't know?

1. First theatre show, that made a impact, was Joseph And The Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat!

Strangely musical theatre, especially the biggies have turned out to be my least favourite theatre style. Although I have many dear friends who are very accomplished at performing in them. Although having said that, Keating the musical was terrific and the Gareth Evans & Cheryl Kernot love duet has me slapping my thighs with laughter every time I hear it.

2. The music in the Beatrix Potter DVD's that Hugo loves, really really scares me. I have to put on a brave face when he wants to watch one.

3. I regularly use hemming tape, I cannot stitch in time to save my life. I have even been known to staple a hem at the last minute.

4. Ummm I was a life drawing model in New York when I was a student.........'I was young and needed the money'.

5. My first kiss was on stage, it was a High School production of Chekhov's THE BEAR, and was pretty funny if I remember correctly. I kept avoiding it in rehearsals and saved the big moment for opening night.

6. After a few glasses of champagne at my wedding I tucked my dress into my undies to stop treading on it whilst on the dance floor.

7. I once faked a faint.

Task 27

This weeks task is a version of the popular versatile blogger concept - divulge seven things about yourself that most of us don't know?