I want to scream.
I want people to stop passing the buck.
I want to resign.
I want to sell up and move somewhere remote.
I want people to understand me.
I want control of my life.
I want to hide.
I want peace.
I want good health for those close to me.
I want to cry.
I want quiet.
I want out.
Now.
I’ve been to Theater Sports and I’ve seen The Goodies when they came to Australia a few years ago but I really wanted to see a stand up comedian or show like the comedy festivals you see on TV. The ultimate would of course be in Montreal or Edinburgh or even Melbourne but Sydney will do nicely too. And this was definitely a big enough event to cross #16 off my bucket list.
The Sydney Comedy Festival started on 11-April and is running until 08-May. Hub bought tickets to the opening night event, called “Cracker Night”, for my 40th birthday back in February and we’ve been wondering who’ll be performing ever since.
We were not disappointed!
Warning : Some people may find some links offensive!
In fact this gig was advertised as an all ages gig …..
we were so pleased we DID NOT bring Graviee!
There were about a dozen Local and International acts….I hope I have listed them all here, sorry if I missed anyone. Anyway I’m going to use a 5 ♥ rating system so I don’t keep repeating myself saying HILARIOUS and BRILLIANT and FABULOUS and TOO FUNNY and AWESOME, although I probably still will. So in no particular order they were….
The show was MC’d by the OMG soooo funny Tahir who plays Habib from Fat Pizza and many other shows (Australia). ♥♥♥♥♥
Dead Cat Bounce (Ireland) opened the show with a music number. ♥♥♥♥
Craig Hill (Scotland) and his leather kilt ♥♥♥♥
Daniel Sloss (Scotland) only 20 and so incredibly funny. ♥♥♥♥♥
Gina Yashere (England) Brilliant! Bahaha @ CSI. ♥♥♥♥♥
Dave Eastgate (Australia) Just don’t look at the spandex pants haha ♥♥♥♥
Glenn Wool (Canada) Hilarious!!! ♥♥♥♥♥
Moshe Kasher (USA) Funny ♥♥♥♥
Rhys Nicholson (Australia) ♥♥♥♥
Smart Casual (Australia) they’re smart and they’re casual. Really loved their Balloon song. ♥♥♥♥♥
Tig Notaro (USA) Absolutely Fabulous!! ♥♥♥♥♥
Tom Allen (England) Posh and Brilliant! ♥♥♥♥♥
Steve Hughes (Australia) Hilarious and Awesome!! ♥♥♥♥♥
By the end of the show I was dizzy from laughing so hard. This is something I definitely want to do more of!
After flogging the house clean, making cakes and having a party for Graviee I thought I deserved a little R&R…. or craft time. So this weekend I’ve done 3 scrapbook pages! Remember I’m currently doing “Finding your way” class with Big Picture Classes to help me find my own style. I’m also participating in a Crop Bootcamp being run by Blue Bazaar (an Australian online store where I get my kits and other supplies) where we have to do 30 pages from 01-Apr to 31-May. So every spare minute is currently spent in the craft room.
5 Today ~ I had my 5th birthday in Forbes in 1976. Since I was away from home, my Aunt and Uncle went to a huge effort to throw me a party. My Uncle loved photography and he took this shot. I had a lot of fun doing this page. I tried some texture techniques as demonstrated by Nic Howard during a True Scraps presentation. There’s a journaling tag hidden behind the photo which you can see pulled out in the next picture…
Supplies:
Papers~ Pastels Cardstock Stack by DCWV; Adhesive Paper Prints by DCWV; Prima Marketing Packaging
Alpha~ Chipboard with Charcoal Pigment Ink by American Crafts and Pearl Glimmer Mist by Tattered Angels
Embellishments~ Paisley Road Essentials by Prima Marketing; Hopscotch Collection Glazed Brads by Basic Grey; Dimensional Stickers Butterfly by American Crafts; Lady Beetle
Inks~ Denim Pigment Ink by American Crafts; Graphite Glimmer Mist by Tattered Angels
My First Day ~ Again in Forbes this is me showing off my uniform on my first day at school in 1976. I love these foam numbers which I picked up for a couple of dollars in one of those $2 shops.
For this layout I used the Page Maps Layout 2 provided in the Bootcamp handout.
Supplies:
Papers~ Pastels Cardstock Stack by DCWV; Adhesive Paper Prints by DCWV; Pattern Paper by My Memories and We Are Memory Keepers
Alpha~ Stickers by Echo Park; Foam Numbers
Embellishments~ Artisan Paper Tape Black Dot by Pink Paislee; Henna Precious Metals Flowers by Prima Marketing
You Make Me Smile ~ My Husband and I at my parents house c1995 before we were married. There’s no journaling on this page, mainly because I can’t remember if this was when Hub first met my parents or after we announced our engagement (which was only 6 months after we started dating).
This is a variation on the Page Maps Layout 1 provided in the Bootcamp handout
Supplies:
Papers~ Pastels Cardstock Stack by DCWV; Pattern Paper by Graphic 45 and Stella & Rose
Stamp~ Simply You by Technique Tuesday
Embellishments~ Chipboard Hearts and Flowers by Scrapmatts; Stickers; Embroidery Thread
Inks~ Denim Pigment Ink by American Crafts; Mint by Versa Color
Have a Scrap Happy week 
