Fashion statements.....

So, I've been noticing what people here wear, people watching as I so love to do from a cafe'  or eating out. Shoes: I've seen the highest heels ever with a platform wedge...there is no sensible reason to be 7 or 8 inches off the ground. I feel bad for them when they get into their 30's and have problems from them. Barefoot - what a feral thing to do. I see this and I cringe, they need to adopt the N.Y. thing, no shoes, no shirt, no service as no one needs to see that. Boots with shorts, I've seen that in N.Y. but here it's very common. Sitting in the casino last night I saw some major fashion faux pas. I saw a stunning woman, wearing a stunning sexy dress and the dude she was with looked as if he belonged on a couch in his own home, wearing grungy jeans and ratty  t-shirt. Clothing: it seems here with clothing anything goes. I've seen this skirt that is micro short in the front and then it gets longer in the back with a sheer overlay over the whole thing I think here as in NY people do not own mirrors. Some of these outfits look like they were put together in the dark. The Coach store is FINALLY here! Big whoopee, the 2 bags I love over every other bag I own I paid about $400 for each in NY, here it goes for just under $1000. At that rate I will wait till I visit the US again and buy another at that time. The Coach store here is tiny and limited in it's selection. I was so not impressed. Next blog will be about food. :) 

Stupid, effin shit!

I just found out I cannot watch any of my favorite shows here. I wanted to access USANetwork and catch up on Psych but NOOOOOOOO. I cannot watch that here, it is blocked. There is no way I can watch current episodes, all I'm stuck with is stuff from 2 years ago........seriously? I feel like I've fallen back into the stone age. I cannot see anything that's current, so whatever shows I was watching before I left the US I can now kiss goodbye. I am very angry right now. 

My first Easter in Oz...

First things first, we went to my husbands cousins daughters first birthday party on Saturday where  I met more relatives and friends. There were wives there that could not be bothered to come out and say "hey", they can kiss my ass. I blocked one of them on Facebook and she wouldn't even look at me............and this bothers me how? All in all a nice day. Easter Sunday - went to St. Stephens Cathedral, from the outside it's gorgeous, from the inside St. Matthias is grander and so is the church I got married in. Lunch was at his parents, they served raw oysters which my husband ate. They had garlic bread which his brother prepared, started of with tomato soup, then had roast ham, very good, but not the kind I'm used to eating for Easter. There was mashed potatoes, corn on the cob, salad, gravy and broccoli. And my husband had some Moreton Bay bugs, which look like mini lobsters. Easter Monday was a public holiday and my husband got home early and took me to Redcliffe. They say when the British first arrived they came to Redcliffe and they were going to call that area Brisbane but because they kept getting stuck in the mud-flats they decided to go just a bit further south. The park there was amazing, only a 30 minute drive north to see such beauty. Yesterday I went to see a doctor for my dermatitis, I was SO NOT impressed with the procedure. I'm used to the way I've always been seen, a nurse takes you in, she takes your vitals, bp, pulse, weight and when the doctor comes in they take the stethoscope and check your heart. This doctor only checked my blood pressure, and gave me scrips. The good thing about it was he bulk bills so I didn't have to pay anything. Today I started training for my new job that just happened to land in my lap. It was interesting considering I am NOT a fan of answering and directing phone call, but it went by ok. My husband picked me up after work as he's working the early shift this week and we went to Big W so I could buy some work appropriate shoes, I found a decent pair of Mary-Janes.  :)

Who needs NFL when I have AFL.......

My husband took me to see his favorite AFL (Australian Football League) football game. Carlton Blues vs Brisbane Lions. Now I've never been one to want to watch American football, too tedious to watch and not enough action. Well, I may have been converted, as I would love to go back and see another game. First, this is action packed, the field is huge and the concept is to score a goal. The guys all have fine bodies, and they are wearing their shirts and shorts, no heavy padding to be seen anywhere,  the whole team runs after this ball. I saw something last night that just amazed me and that was a Carlton player taking a mark. See attached photo. A player sees the ball coming so he runs and jumps on the opponents shoulder to grab the ball. Like I said this ain't no NFL, no where would you see any NFL players jumping anywhere. I am in total awe. Final score - Carlton winning 154 to 63.....now that's an ass kicking!

My first movie in Oz...

Last night my husband and I went to the movies. We started with dinner at Grill'd and had some awesome burgers, only down side to the establishment is they are a Pepsi seller. We went to see "Mirror, Mirror" wow what a cool movie. It's different than Snow White, but there are so many modernized interpretations of the original. I actually like this one better. One of the coming attractions was for Men In Black 3, we SO have to go see that. Funny thing in Oz, you don't sit where you want to, you are assigned seats, but this was a Tuesday and everything was open and no one was caring where anyone sat. You can also take outside beverages in to this one, but we will see what other theaters do. 

I've filed for a tax # :)

Since I may have a job in the next few weeks, I have just filed for a tax id #, which similar to the States is like a Social Security number which you need to work and get taxed properly. If you do not have one they tax you more, um,  I need every cent I can get. Today is a gorgeous sunny day, I can't wait to get out into that sun. I also can't wait till we get a table and chairs to put on the balcony, I would like to sit out there and be able to read for a few hours at least once before I start working again. Tomorrow evening we are going to the movies, that's one thing I've never done, gone to the movies in another country, that should be fun. Thursday we're going to an AFL football game, another first for me, and I believe my husbands team is playing at the Gabba and I think that's going to be a wonderful experience since it's football and it's not freezing out there like the NFL in the States. 

In-laws over for dinner.......

Ok, I've settled in a bit, and we've invited my in-laws over for dinner. This may or may not include my brother in law, who may or may not be allowed out by the old bag he keeps time with. I've baked banana walnut bread which I've made plenty of times, thing is here it's a bit different. I'm used to sticks of butter, how does one bake with a block of butter? I need a half cup of butter, I guesstimated. Everything else was pretty smooth, though my stuff has yet to arrive and I had to use a pot as a bowl to cream sugar and eggs. Hey why not it's still a stainless steal vessel and worked just fine. Appetizers will be various cuts of cold cuts and cheeses from Adams, well the meats are from Adams and the cheeses are from all over the place. Salad of butter leaf lettuce with sliced tomato and finally dinner will be my specialty of bow-tie pasta with smoked ham and shredded cabbage sauteed till caramelized then added to the pasta. It's been my comfort food for ages and am making it for the first time for my in-laws.  Wish me luck, I've never cooked for this many people I hope I have enough food and that they like it.