Kids and cats and.....stuff
The cat formerly know as Gemini. Since the puppies moved in, she is now spitty or spitty kitty.
I didn’t realise cats could actually spit, like they do in the cartoon. Wow…she is good at it! Only at the dogs, and it isn’t very often anymore. They get the message real quick.
Finally have a picture to join rah and her Caturday thing
I’ve wanted a tablet ever since the first iPad was released. As much as I am an Apple girl, I really have fallen out of love with their mobile products. While the iPads looked great, they seemed to be lacking some features that I thought were pretty important..like USB…why on earth would it NOT have usb? And since ditching my iPhone for android about 12mths ago, Android is my new bitch.
Finally a few weeks ago I found a tab that ticked all the boxes for me.
Part of me was worried that maybe my overwhelming need for new toys was the only reason I just HAD to have one, and that after a few days I wouldn’t really use it. But I find I am using it more than my laptop most days.
My main puter at home is my laptop, so all my work is done from it…usually while laying on the lounge or in bed 
I also use my phone a lot as well for email, twitter, facebook checking etc. But it’s handy to have something in between. I can answer some emails, do some basic site/server maintenance without opening up my laptop and being sucked into a 2hr black hole. Can do a quick 5min check here and there without waiting a few minutes for my laptop to unsleep (sure it’s a word)
Meet my new baby, an Acer Iconia android tablet.
Love everything about it so far..well just about everything.
Not being an iPad, getting covers and such can be a bit difficult. The only case available is a genuine Acer cover, does the job I guess. But one major draw back is, it smell like hospital. And for someone who has a bit of an issue with smell, I do need to remove the cover before snuggling up in bed with it.
So, other than that…it is awesome!
Even the kids agree, well, from what they can tell in the 5mins I have left them actually touch it.
But this is the best use I have found. It fits perfectly on the ledge on the treadmill, a session of Angry Birds soon turns into 40mins clocked up on the treadmill without even noticing!
And just for fun…check out my super cute cupcake Android…it even smells like vanilla!
Disclaimer: I bought this tab all by myself, I wasn’t paid for this post..crazy I know!
Sadly, I have decided to close down Blogchicks.
Although I still believe in the wonderful list and community that I once created. Something where everyone was welcome no matter your niche. The stress and disappointment of trying to find someone to help program/code a new list was just too much, and I have decided for my own sanity to walk away. The pangs of guilt every time I got an email from an excited blogger asking to be added to the list.
Promised by so many that they would help, only to be let down. Lost a lot of money to a lovely indian coder named Bill.
Thank you to everyone for their support over the years. I am going to keep a copy of the list here for posterity, and it still gives out some nice traffic for a lot of the bloggers.
I am slowly trying to get back to my blogging happy place. Back to basics, before all the ads and contracts and stress. I have missed it. I am not cut out for all this grown up blogging.
This week I had the pleasure of seeing the Disney and Cameron Mackintosh musical Mary Poppins at the Capitol Theatre.
I’ve never been to a musical before but, I like Glee..so it would be sort of the same thing, right?
The day didn’t start too well, I was left limping around on a broken shoe, scored my first ever fine and came the closest ever in my adult life to actually peeing my pants.
But after a feast of yummy dumplings in Chinatown, we settled in with our Mary Poppins sippy cups and old english lemonade to watch the show.
I’ll admit, it did take a bit of getting used to. The singing and such (turns out it isn’t much like Glee at all) but it wasn’t long in, and I was just enthralled by it all.
The dancing, singing….the sets!
The sets were unbelievable. At times I found myself, for a moment, forgetting about the cast on stage and just mesmerised by the sets, trying to work out, how on earth did they do that?
The Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious act was definitely the stand out of the show for me, the choreography was truly amazing. There were some other breath taking moments, but I won’t spoil it..you will have to go along and see it for yourself. Definitely a a MUST see show!
Matt Lee as Bert and Verity Hunt-Ballard
Entire cast, amazingly colourful
Matt Lee and I
Rah, Verity and I
Was also a great chance to catch up with some of my oldest, favourite and bestest bloggy buddies!
Trish, Tiff and Rah
Playing at the Capitol Theatre, tickets are available for shows until September from Ticketmaster.
Disclaimer: Rah and I visited Mary Poppins as guests of Disney. A big thank you Julie and Disney for a wonderful evening.
