So its finally happening. I am neglecting the blogging. I'm guessing a result of having too much tv to watch, and being at work all the time, and having no time to write stuff down.
I haven't done much this year. I had a good New Years Eve. Went to Kay and Nick's and played a weird ass card game. But it was fun.
New Years Day I went to see Les Miserable. Which was really good.
I officially started my permanent employment with City of Port Phillip on the 31st of December. It was cool having a paid day off straight away.
Then on the 15th of January I took 2 days off and Ness and I went up to Sydney to see Legally Blonde again. It was great, and we chatted to everyone after the show. I got photos with David and Rob. But the stage door was CRAZY. We had to line up way out down the street, but they were all really nice and talked to everyone anyways.
Lucy told us she wasn't going to be doing the matinee the next day, so we were really really bummed....but at least we were warned. We spent the evening missing our post chatting to Lucy buzz.
But Tegan who is her understudy was good, although nobody can replace Lucy!
It was a quick little trip, back by 9pm Wednesday and back to work on Thursday.
Haven't been up to much else. Went to see Chitty Chitty Bang Bang the musical at Her Majesty's theatre on the 7th after work with Mum. I loved it! I was disappointed Francine Cain (of Rock of Ages) wasn't in it more. I feel better knowing she's the understudy for Truly...but she's too short and too good to be hidden in the back in the ensemble.
Off to see Jersey Boys this Thursday. So excited to see that again.
Making plans to go to Hawaii in June. Just got to book things.
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Carlie
Monday, February 18, 2013
Sunday, December 30, 2012
Adventure
So much has happened, since I've been too busy to blog....
So after the little Sydney trip, there was the bigger US trip at the end of October. It was a lot of fun going as a foursome. Course we didn't sleep much (I didn't at all) on the plane, and then had to stay up all day once we got there...cause it was 7something in the morning in LA. We dumped our bags and went over to the Farmers Market for some much needed Starbucks. Once we were able to check in at our hotel, Nick, Ness and I walked a few blocks over to the Beverley Center for some shopping. We had dinner at the Cheesecake factory and by the time we got to dessert my head was starting to spin, and it was time for bed.
The 2nd day was the VIP Warner Bros tour - which was amazingly awesome, followed by a taping of Mike and Molly! 3rd Day was the Paramount Tour, which was rather lackluster....and was missing the wow factor that WB had.
Then the 4th day we went to the Tar Pits, and Sprinkles cup cake bakery -with the ATM before an overnight flight to NYC!
We arrived very early in the morning, after a bit of sleep. It was FREEZING in NYC! Beautiful and sunny, but cold. It was too early to check in and too early to shop, so we went in search of breakfast. Then went shopping. After checking in at noon, we unpacked and had a short nap, before getting ready for dinner at Ellen's Stardust Diner (a must do for any New York trip). Then it was off to Annie. Annie was great, Katie Finneran was fantastic, and Anthony Warlow was good again too. The girl that played Annie, and the other orphans were all pretty great too. It was nice to see it done with professional Broadway kids for a change. We went to the stage door, and as luck would have it the whole cast had had flu shots and only Katie Finneran was coming out. -Which was okay by us, cause she was who we were waiting for! She was really lovely...it was nice to see her again. -New rule is that she must be on stage every time I come to New York, as she has been both times.
Sunday was hanging out with Kay and Nick, Lunch at the Olive Garden and then off to Avenue Q in the arvo, dinner at Maccas, and Book of Mormon that night. Book of Mormon was AWESOME. I only knew the soundtrack, none of the extra stuff, so that was really fun.
Monday Ness and I walked up 5th Avenue and went to FAO Schwartz and by The Plaza Hotel. Then back down to Grand Central station and around Bryant Park. In the evening it was off to see Nice Work if you can get it, which was amazing and HILARIOUS! Matthew Broderick and Kelli O'Hara and Jennifer Laura Thompson were all amazing, and it was great to get to meet them at the stage door after the show. - We also saw Krysta Rodriguez from Addams Family at the stage door - which I thought was cool.
Tuesday Ness and I walked down 14 blocks to The Highline park. It was really cool, and had nice views out towards New Jersey. In the evening it was off to Newsies. We had front row seats in the balcony, which were really close to the stage, so we had a great view. I LOVED the show, the cast was awesome. The guy next to me clearly wasn't into it though, he never applauded - which I found extra rude cause we were so close!
Wednesday Kay and Nick left really early...and boy were we tired, cause we didn't hear them leave at all.
In the morning it was shopping, and then off to see Once in the arvo. It was a good show, but not one I'd have to see over and over. So then came the most exciting part, we left the theatre and it was snowing! We were giddy as school girls walking around in the snow, taking pictures...and letting it fall on our hats, and coats. After dinner we came out to a bit of a blizzard. It was extra cold, and extra wet snow and slippery to walk and the wind was terrible. Walking a few blocks up to Wicked, was not fun at all. We walked very very slow. Wicked was great, but the theatre was freezing! The girl playing Glinda this time was great! I stocked up on plenty of merchandise to make up for 2 years without any Wicked.
Thursday was our last day in New York. We spent the morning sleeping in, then went shopping. I bought plenty of t-shirts. We went up to Rockerfeller to go to the NBC store, but it was still closed because of the election stuff. So that was disappointing. After that it was more shopping and walking around. We went up to Applebee's for dinner, the other one to the one we went to last time that wasn't great. This one was great. The food was amazing, and I ate too too too much. Then it was up the street to Studio 54 to see The Mystery of Edwin Drood. It was sooo much fun! Stephanie J Block was amazing, even though she was playing a woman playing a man. Will Chase was great too! They all were, not a weak link in the bunch. It was funny and crazy and the best part was that its interactive! Once the story runs out you get to vote for the murderer and the couple. Its unlike anything else I've seen. There weren't many people at the stage door, which worked out in our favor. Stephanie was lovely, and talked to us about Australia, and the snow...we may have squealed a little bit about the snow. Will Chase (of Smash) is crazy, but nice!!
Friday morning we were up early, after a few hours sleep, and it was off to the airport. Our plane was delayed slightly, but we made it to LA and then down to Anaheim. After settleing in, we walked around to Disney California Adventure. We looked around and got some lunch, then lined up to go on the new Cars ride. 2 hours later we were on the ride. The we walked around and went on the Ferris Wheel and the Little Mermaid ride....twice. Then we met up with Kay and Nick for dinner. It was nice. Then we watched the World of Color show. It was soooo pretty. I bought the ears that light up with the show, and wore them proudly, even if hardly anyone else was.
Saturday morning we were up early and off to Disneyland. We got breakfast, did Space Mountain, and then roamed around and did plenty more ride throughout the day. There was some shopping, before going out for dinner with Kay and Nick at Fire and Ice at Gardenwalk. Then it was back to Disneyland to see the fireworks...that ended up being cancelled cause of hte wind. So we went on the Astro Blasters and took some pictures and shopped before heading home to bed and to pack. Sunday we checked out and went to breakfast at IHOP. We had terrible service. Then it was shopping at Downtown Disney (or Downton Disney as we were calling it). Then it was back into Disneyland on the monorail and then over to DCA for shopping and to see the Aladdin Musical. It was interresting, not Broadway standard, but still fun. Then it was back to the hotel, to repack and then it was off to the airport.
At the airport we changed into our comfy trackies and then it was back on the plane and before we know it we were home again.
I had the rest of the week off, and enjoyed relaxing. But I can't wait to go away again.
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Carlie
So after the little Sydney trip, there was the bigger US trip at the end of October. It was a lot of fun going as a foursome. Course we didn't sleep much (I didn't at all) on the plane, and then had to stay up all day once we got there...cause it was 7something in the morning in LA. We dumped our bags and went over to the Farmers Market for some much needed Starbucks. Once we were able to check in at our hotel, Nick, Ness and I walked a few blocks over to the Beverley Center for some shopping. We had dinner at the Cheesecake factory and by the time we got to dessert my head was starting to spin, and it was time for bed.
The 2nd day was the VIP Warner Bros tour - which was amazingly awesome, followed by a taping of Mike and Molly! 3rd Day was the Paramount Tour, which was rather lackluster....and was missing the wow factor that WB had.
Then the 4th day we went to the Tar Pits, and Sprinkles cup cake bakery -with the ATM before an overnight flight to NYC!
We arrived very early in the morning, after a bit of sleep. It was FREEZING in NYC! Beautiful and sunny, but cold. It was too early to check in and too early to shop, so we went in search of breakfast. Then went shopping. After checking in at noon, we unpacked and had a short nap, before getting ready for dinner at Ellen's Stardust Diner (a must do for any New York trip). Then it was off to Annie. Annie was great, Katie Finneran was fantastic, and Anthony Warlow was good again too. The girl that played Annie, and the other orphans were all pretty great too. It was nice to see it done with professional Broadway kids for a change. We went to the stage door, and as luck would have it the whole cast had had flu shots and only Katie Finneran was coming out. -Which was okay by us, cause she was who we were waiting for! She was really lovely...it was nice to see her again. -New rule is that she must be on stage every time I come to New York, as she has been both times.
Sunday was hanging out with Kay and Nick, Lunch at the Olive Garden and then off to Avenue Q in the arvo, dinner at Maccas, and Book of Mormon that night. Book of Mormon was AWESOME. I only knew the soundtrack, none of the extra stuff, so that was really fun.
Monday Ness and I walked up 5th Avenue and went to FAO Schwartz and by The Plaza Hotel. Then back down to Grand Central station and around Bryant Park. In the evening it was off to see Nice Work if you can get it, which was amazing and HILARIOUS! Matthew Broderick and Kelli O'Hara and Jennifer Laura Thompson were all amazing, and it was great to get to meet them at the stage door after the show. - We also saw Krysta Rodriguez from Addams Family at the stage door - which I thought was cool.
Tuesday Ness and I walked down 14 blocks to The Highline park. It was really cool, and had nice views out towards New Jersey. In the evening it was off to Newsies. We had front row seats in the balcony, which were really close to the stage, so we had a great view. I LOVED the show, the cast was awesome. The guy next to me clearly wasn't into it though, he never applauded - which I found extra rude cause we were so close!
Wednesday Kay and Nick left really early...and boy were we tired, cause we didn't hear them leave at all.
In the morning it was shopping, and then off to see Once in the arvo. It was a good show, but not one I'd have to see over and over. So then came the most exciting part, we left the theatre and it was snowing! We were giddy as school girls walking around in the snow, taking pictures...and letting it fall on our hats, and coats. After dinner we came out to a bit of a blizzard. It was extra cold, and extra wet snow and slippery to walk and the wind was terrible. Walking a few blocks up to Wicked, was not fun at all. We walked very very slow. Wicked was great, but the theatre was freezing! The girl playing Glinda this time was great! I stocked up on plenty of merchandise to make up for 2 years without any Wicked.
Thursday was our last day in New York. We spent the morning sleeping in, then went shopping. I bought plenty of t-shirts. We went up to Rockerfeller to go to the NBC store, but it was still closed because of the election stuff. So that was disappointing. After that it was more shopping and walking around. We went up to Applebee's for dinner, the other one to the one we went to last time that wasn't great. This one was great. The food was amazing, and I ate too too too much. Then it was up the street to Studio 54 to see The Mystery of Edwin Drood. It was sooo much fun! Stephanie J Block was amazing, even though she was playing a woman playing a man. Will Chase was great too! They all were, not a weak link in the bunch. It was funny and crazy and the best part was that its interactive! Once the story runs out you get to vote for the murderer and the couple. Its unlike anything else I've seen. There weren't many people at the stage door, which worked out in our favor. Stephanie was lovely, and talked to us about Australia, and the snow...we may have squealed a little bit about the snow. Will Chase (of Smash) is crazy, but nice!!
Friday morning we were up early, after a few hours sleep, and it was off to the airport. Our plane was delayed slightly, but we made it to LA and then down to Anaheim. After settleing in, we walked around to Disney California Adventure. We looked around and got some lunch, then lined up to go on the new Cars ride. 2 hours later we were on the ride. The we walked around and went on the Ferris Wheel and the Little Mermaid ride....twice. Then we met up with Kay and Nick for dinner. It was nice. Then we watched the World of Color show. It was soooo pretty. I bought the ears that light up with the show, and wore them proudly, even if hardly anyone else was.
Saturday morning we were up early and off to Disneyland. We got breakfast, did Space Mountain, and then roamed around and did plenty more ride throughout the day. There was some shopping, before going out for dinner with Kay and Nick at Fire and Ice at Gardenwalk. Then it was back to Disneyland to see the fireworks...that ended up being cancelled cause of hte wind. So we went on the Astro Blasters and took some pictures and shopped before heading home to bed and to pack. Sunday we checked out and went to breakfast at IHOP. We had terrible service. Then it was shopping at Downtown Disney (or Downton Disney as we were calling it). Then it was back into Disneyland on the monorail and then over to DCA for shopping and to see the Aladdin Musical. It was interresting, not Broadway standard, but still fun. Then it was back to the hotel, to repack and then it was off to the airport.
At the airport we changed into our comfy trackies and then it was back on the plane and before we know it we were home again.
I had the rest of the week off, and enjoyed relaxing. But I can't wait to go away again.
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Carlie
2012 - A Year In Review
So another year is over. Once again I feel like a accomplished nothing, but that's not really true. Plenty of notable things happened.
I was working at Monash City Council at the start of the year, and finished up in Rates in March. That was really hard to leave that group. I did get a new job working over in the other building doing animal registrations. That took me up to June.
I had three great weeks off, sleeping in, doing nothing. Then I got a new job at the City of Port Phillip in St Kilda. It was supposed to be a 6 week thing, turned into an ongoing thing and last week I got made permanent. So big change there. Its not the dream job, its not a forever job, but it will be good to do for a little while. Sick leave and holiday pay will be great.
October saw a trip to Sydney to see Legally Blonde the Musical with the gang. That was great fun. It was a blast to see Lucy Durack and Rob Mills on stage again and to meet them again at the stage door. It was just a quick weekend trip, but we got to see it twice.
The end of October saw a two week trip to the USA with Ness, Kay and Nick. We had a blast, doing things we hadn't done before in LA, lots of theatre and my very first snowfall in NYC, and then 3 days of Disneyland! It was way too short, but SO much fun!
November was another birthday, uneventful. Maybe next year I'll get organised.
It also saw 3 days of theatre, which was crazy. A Funny Thing Happened on the way to the forum Saturday night, Margaret Fulton the musical starring Amy Lehpalmer on the Sunday evening and then the Rob Guest Endowment on the Monday night!
December was a lot of fun. Put up the Christmas lights, had some good Christmas parties, and did many light trips.
Christmas day was okay, I would have liked to be able to do both families, but when they are at the same time in very different places it makes it hard.
Overall it was pretty quiet year, but I had a good time. Can't wait to start planning the next holiday and plan to have lots of fun next year!
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Carlie
I was working at Monash City Council at the start of the year, and finished up in Rates in March. That was really hard to leave that group. I did get a new job working over in the other building doing animal registrations. That took me up to June.
I had three great weeks off, sleeping in, doing nothing. Then I got a new job at the City of Port Phillip in St Kilda. It was supposed to be a 6 week thing, turned into an ongoing thing and last week I got made permanent. So big change there. Its not the dream job, its not a forever job, but it will be good to do for a little while. Sick leave and holiday pay will be great.
October saw a trip to Sydney to see Legally Blonde the Musical with the gang. That was great fun. It was a blast to see Lucy Durack and Rob Mills on stage again and to meet them again at the stage door. It was just a quick weekend trip, but we got to see it twice.
The end of October saw a two week trip to the USA with Ness, Kay and Nick. We had a blast, doing things we hadn't done before in LA, lots of theatre and my very first snowfall in NYC, and then 3 days of Disneyland! It was way too short, but SO much fun!
November was another birthday, uneventful. Maybe next year I'll get organised.
It also saw 3 days of theatre, which was crazy. A Funny Thing Happened on the way to the forum Saturday night, Margaret Fulton the musical starring Amy Lehpalmer on the Sunday evening and then the Rob Guest Endowment on the Monday night!
December was a lot of fun. Put up the Christmas lights, had some good Christmas parties, and did many light trips.
Christmas day was okay, I would have liked to be able to do both families, but when they are at the same time in very different places it makes it hard.
Overall it was pretty quiet year, but I had a good time. Can't wait to start planning the next holiday and plan to have lots of fun next year!
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Carlie
Sunday, October 14, 2012
Legally Blonde
OMG OMG you guys!
So last week I got to see 3 shows in 4 days and it was tons of fun. Wednesday I saw Promises Promises at the State Theatre at the Arts Centre....it was okay, but not much to write home about. Especially as Ness and I saw it 3 times on Broadway with Kristin Chenoweth, Sean Hayes, Katie Finneran and Tony Goldwyn. This one did not really compare. Marina Prior was okay, but it seemed weird. The guy that played Chuck was not great. He was doing okay, then forgot the words and messed up the last song a little bit....which I noticed, but perhaps people that hadn't seen the show didnt.
Then Friday it was off to Sydney for Legally Blonde weekend. After a little delay in actually getting to Sydney, Ness, Kay, Nick, Vicky and I headed off to the Lyric Theatre in Pyrmont to finally see Lucy Durack in Legally Blonde the musical. Our seats were fantastic, I think we were about 5th row, just off centre. The show started okay, then technical issues popped up and they even had to stop the show for about 10-15 minutes...it was hilarious...our very own disaster show! Then the show started up again with all the Delta Nu girls (skipping part of the song....) and to make things worse the poor little Chihuha dog played Bruiser wasn't cooperating and started running away, Renee Burleigh who plays Margot did a great job of catching him and improvising that part where she talks 'bruiser'.
Intermission they put down the fire curtain, again for technical dificulties....
Lucy was amazing as Elle...I knew she would be. But there were so many little things she did that I loved...but were very Glinda from Wicked...which I guess might have been more Lucy than Glinda in Wicked. Rob Mills (which did not help with the Wicked connection) was great as Warner. David Harris (who I only knew a little as playing Fiyero in Wicked post Rob Mills) was a great Emmett- adorable, funny and talented. Helen Dallimore who plays Paulette was fantastic...surprise surprise ANOTHER Wicked alumn, but she was Glinda in London. Also from Wicked...Zoe who played Elphaba when I saw Wicked in Sydney the first time.
After the show Ness, Vicky and I rushed to the stage door...and had it all to ourselves for a few minutes. We had prime positioning and got to meet everyone (I missed a few people but thats okay, I met the main ones, and there is always next time.). Everyone was really nice and happy to have a quick chat and sign our programs. Lucy came out almost last (which is why I missed Renee, she came out while I was talking to Lucy and zoomed past me. But still, I was talking to Lucy so I couldn't be happier. Lucy was very nice and happy to sign my program, and her CD for me. And then after signing a few other peoples programs took a photo with me.
Ness and I were pretty hyper after that...
Saturday Vicky and I had breakfast down at Harbourside, and then walked around a bit in the drizzle...before heading back to our hotel to change for another dose of Legally Blonde. Ness and I headed back over to the Lyric theatre at the Star Casino, and perused the merchandise stand - which in my opinion was lacking a little, I was disappointed in their selection...needed less kid stuff and better t-shirts!
After settling on a mug, magnet and dog bone tag/keyring, we bought OH MY Cosmopolitan cocktails...another plastic glass to add the collection.Then we headed in. We had seats on the end of the aisle further back and to the far right of where we were sitting the night before. So we had a different perspective which was good. -it included a view of David Harris in his underwear during Take It Like A Man.
Luckily this show went off without a hitch. No more technically difficulties. There were quite a few more kids in the audience of this show, but it was matinee. Overall a great show, a second viewing allowed us to take in more, and pick up on a few extra quirky bits.
After the show, we skipped the stage door - as we had pretty much conquered it the night before!
We headed back to the hotel for a debrief and a chance to change out of my dress.
For dinner all five of us headed to the Hard Rock Cafe, we got Long Island Ice teas while we waited for our table to be ready. -they pack a wallop I tell you!
We had a good table on the window, which had a great view of the harbour. The table was a bit squishy with all our drinks, meals and side dishes, but it was fine. I ordered a pomegranate martini with dinner - a classic fave of mine. We waited for the fireworks which were supposed to start at 8:30pm, but didn't end up starting till 9pm. -Ness and I shared a dessert to allow us to wait longer.
Sunday there was no time for sleeping in as we had to be up and out of the hotel by 10am. Vicky, Ness and I had breaky down at a cafe at harborside. Nick met up with us (he and Kay were staying till Monday) for a bit and then we had to head off to the airport. -for stupid international check in.
Once we checked in, we sat around a while in the food court....I was exhausted and not feeling great. After a bit of nibble on some food, we headed through customs and sat around in the shopping area, before finally boarding to go home. The plane was fine, and soon enough we were home again.
Melbourne was freezing, which was mean after a lovely morning in Sydney.
It was a great weekend, and I can't wait to see the show again...it better keep going and come to Melbourne so I can see it a million times more!
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Carlie
So last week I got to see 3 shows in 4 days and it was tons of fun. Wednesday I saw Promises Promises at the State Theatre at the Arts Centre....it was okay, but not much to write home about. Especially as Ness and I saw it 3 times on Broadway with Kristin Chenoweth, Sean Hayes, Katie Finneran and Tony Goldwyn. This one did not really compare. Marina Prior was okay, but it seemed weird. The guy that played Chuck was not great. He was doing okay, then forgot the words and messed up the last song a little bit....which I noticed, but perhaps people that hadn't seen the show didnt.
Then Friday it was off to Sydney for Legally Blonde weekend. After a little delay in actually getting to Sydney, Ness, Kay, Nick, Vicky and I headed off to the Lyric Theatre in Pyrmont to finally see Lucy Durack in Legally Blonde the musical. Our seats were fantastic, I think we were about 5th row, just off centre. The show started okay, then technical issues popped up and they even had to stop the show for about 10-15 minutes...it was hilarious...our very own disaster show! Then the show started up again with all the Delta Nu girls (skipping part of the song....) and to make things worse the poor little Chihuha dog played Bruiser wasn't cooperating and started running away, Renee Burleigh who plays Margot did a great job of catching him and improvising that part where she talks 'bruiser'.
Intermission they put down the fire curtain, again for technical dificulties....
Lucy was amazing as Elle...I knew she would be. But there were so many little things she did that I loved...but were very Glinda from Wicked...which I guess might have been more Lucy than Glinda in Wicked. Rob Mills (which did not help with the Wicked connection) was great as Warner. David Harris (who I only knew a little as playing Fiyero in Wicked post Rob Mills) was a great Emmett- adorable, funny and talented. Helen Dallimore who plays Paulette was fantastic...surprise surprise ANOTHER Wicked alumn, but she was Glinda in London. Also from Wicked...Zoe who played Elphaba when I saw Wicked in Sydney the first time.
After the show Ness, Vicky and I rushed to the stage door...and had it all to ourselves for a few minutes. We had prime positioning and got to meet everyone (I missed a few people but thats okay, I met the main ones, and there is always next time.). Everyone was really nice and happy to have a quick chat and sign our programs. Lucy came out almost last (which is why I missed Renee, she came out while I was talking to Lucy and zoomed past me. But still, I was talking to Lucy so I couldn't be happier. Lucy was very nice and happy to sign my program, and her CD for me. And then after signing a few other peoples programs took a photo with me.
Ness and I were pretty hyper after that...
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| Me with Lucy Durack at the stage door! She's so lovely! |
Saturday Vicky and I had breakfast down at Harbourside, and then walked around a bit in the drizzle...before heading back to our hotel to change for another dose of Legally Blonde. Ness and I headed back over to the Lyric theatre at the Star Casino, and perused the merchandise stand - which in my opinion was lacking a little, I was disappointed in their selection...needed less kid stuff and better t-shirts!
After settling on a mug, magnet and dog bone tag/keyring, we bought OH MY Cosmopolitan cocktails...another plastic glass to add the collection.Then we headed in. We had seats on the end of the aisle further back and to the far right of where we were sitting the night before. So we had a different perspective which was good. -it included a view of David Harris in his underwear during Take It Like A Man.
Luckily this show went off without a hitch. No more technically difficulties. There were quite a few more kids in the audience of this show, but it was matinee. Overall a great show, a second viewing allowed us to take in more, and pick up on a few extra quirky bits.
After the show, we skipped the stage door - as we had pretty much conquered it the night before!
We headed back to the hotel for a debrief and a chance to change out of my dress.
For dinner all five of us headed to the Hard Rock Cafe, we got Long Island Ice teas while we waited for our table to be ready. -they pack a wallop I tell you!
We had a good table on the window, which had a great view of the harbour. The table was a bit squishy with all our drinks, meals and side dishes, but it was fine. I ordered a pomegranate martini with dinner - a classic fave of mine. We waited for the fireworks which were supposed to start at 8:30pm, but didn't end up starting till 9pm. -Ness and I shared a dessert to allow us to wait longer.
Sunday there was no time for sleeping in as we had to be up and out of the hotel by 10am. Vicky, Ness and I had breaky down at a cafe at harborside. Nick met up with us (he and Kay were staying till Monday) for a bit and then we had to head off to the airport. -for stupid international check in.
Once we checked in, we sat around a while in the food court....I was exhausted and not feeling great. After a bit of nibble on some food, we headed through customs and sat around in the shopping area, before finally boarding to go home. The plane was fine, and soon enough we were home again.
Melbourne was freezing, which was mean after a lovely morning in Sydney.
It was a great weekend, and I can't wait to see the show again...it better keep going and come to Melbourne so I can see it a million times more!
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Carlie
Monday, August 13, 2012
Twisted Broadway - Reupload
This post was originally written around the 24th or 25th of July, but due to a technically error was never uploaded to the blog....so now I am reposting.
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Monday night after work Ness and I went to see a charity concert at Fed Square in the city called Twisted Broadway. It was all stage people singing songs that were gender swapped, girls singing guys songs and vice versa. It was general admission, but we were 3rd row -most people sat at the back. It was a lot of fun, and there was talent galore! Some of my Rock of Ages peeps were there, Amy Lehpalmer, Samantha Hagen, Brent Hill, and Rachel durham as well. Amy sang AND played violin, that was fantastic!!! Boys in tutus, hairspray, and many other moments had me laughing my ass off. Well worth the $55!!!! I love being able to see my fave theatre people perform, and a chance to find some new ones! ----------- Carlie
Wednesday, July 25, 2012
The Producers
Saturday night I went to see the production company's production of The Producers with Kay, Nick, Ness and her friend Evie.
It was fan-freaking-tastic! While they don't do much by way of sets, the costumes were great...and the acting was awesome! Wayne Scott Kermond from singing in the rain and anything goes was a great Max! Christie Whelan was also great as Ulla! But Brent Hill of Rock of Ages blew me away in a performance as Leo - the total opposite of Lonny from RoA! He even sounded just like Matthew Broderick!!!
Our row X seats were great, almost any seat has a good view in that place!
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Carlie
It was fan-freaking-tastic! While they don't do much by way of sets, the costumes were great...and the acting was awesome! Wayne Scott Kermond from singing in the rain and anything goes was a great Max! Christie Whelan was also great as Ulla! But Brent Hill of Rock of Ages blew me away in a performance as Leo - the total opposite of Lonny from RoA! He even sounded just like Matthew Broderick!!!
Our row X seats were great, almost any seat has a good view in that place!
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Carlie
Thursday, June 28, 2012
New Job and Carrie Underwood - St Kilda
So last week I got offered a job working for the city of Port Phillip doing city permits. I started Monday, and am slowly starting to do more things and learn what's going on.
The drive to St Kilda is not quick, but at least I don't have to leave before 8am really. Traffic varies because of all the schools around there. The shops are okay. I've got Safeway and Coles for groceries if I need them. Priceline and Chemist warehouse for makeup and other stuff. No clothing stores, but that's ok - I can sit on amazon if the prices are right.
I'm exhausted and have had a long hard week. Mostly cause I'm not used to getting up early and I am not getting to bed early. Monday night cause I was waiting for The Newsroom - the new Aaron Sorkin show to finish downloading, and tuesday night cause I was out at the Carrie Underwood concert at the Palais. Since the concert was so close to work, I decided not to go home and come back, and instead hang out for 2 and a half hours. I got food, changed, got petrol and found The Palais -which I had never been to. It's next to Luna Park - which looks even scarier when closed! I lined up for ages in the freezing cold to get my parking ticket, with tons of people - I never realized that there were so many Aussie fans of Carrie out there! I was genuinely surprised by the number of couples, kids, and young straight guys. I had decent seats. The support act Damien Leith was really good. Carrie was really good, sang plenty of my fave songs, and when you have four albums of great songs, you are bound to miss out on a few faves, but that was okay. I had a great view, even though it was further back than I would have liked...except for when the three people infront of me - a husband, wife and their adult daughter kept putting up their phones or cameras to take video and pictures...which they did a lot! I kept having to not only look around the guys big tall head, but around his arms and phone. It started getting ridiculous and I probably should have said something, but I didn't want to lose my focus on Carrie by wasting time telling off people who probably would have ignored me anyways.
My only real complaint with the Palais was the whole no water thing...I understand the no alcohol thing, but I can take water into plenty of shows elsewhere, is it really necessary to throw out bottles of water? I think if they are going to do that they should at least offer you a free bottle of water (even if it was small), because having to buy water is annoying and I don't like to spend.
Last night I finally got some decent relaxation and was in bed at a reasonable time. Today and work I started doing stuff on my own, so its starting to all sink in. They are nice people, but I don't know, they are a bit weird. But time will tell. I'm still new and quiet.
I seem to get home around 6:45pm...ish. Its not that bad, at least I don't have to spend hours on a train.
Looking forward to some quiet time over the weekend, and sleep ins!
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Carlie
The drive to St Kilda is not quick, but at least I don't have to leave before 8am really. Traffic varies because of all the schools around there. The shops are okay. I've got Safeway and Coles for groceries if I need them. Priceline and Chemist warehouse for makeup and other stuff. No clothing stores, but that's ok - I can sit on amazon if the prices are right.
I'm exhausted and have had a long hard week. Mostly cause I'm not used to getting up early and I am not getting to bed early. Monday night cause I was waiting for The Newsroom - the new Aaron Sorkin show to finish downloading, and tuesday night cause I was out at the Carrie Underwood concert at the Palais. Since the concert was so close to work, I decided not to go home and come back, and instead hang out for 2 and a half hours. I got food, changed, got petrol and found The Palais -which I had never been to. It's next to Luna Park - which looks even scarier when closed! I lined up for ages in the freezing cold to get my parking ticket, with tons of people - I never realized that there were so many Aussie fans of Carrie out there! I was genuinely surprised by the number of couples, kids, and young straight guys. I had decent seats. The support act Damien Leith was really good. Carrie was really good, sang plenty of my fave songs, and when you have four albums of great songs, you are bound to miss out on a few faves, but that was okay. I had a great view, even though it was further back than I would have liked...except for when the three people infront of me - a husband, wife and their adult daughter kept putting up their phones or cameras to take video and pictures...which they did a lot! I kept having to not only look around the guys big tall head, but around his arms and phone. It started getting ridiculous and I probably should have said something, but I didn't want to lose my focus on Carrie by wasting time telling off people who probably would have ignored me anyways.
My only real complaint with the Palais was the whole no water thing...I understand the no alcohol thing, but I can take water into plenty of shows elsewhere, is it really necessary to throw out bottles of water? I think if they are going to do that they should at least offer you a free bottle of water (even if it was small), because having to buy water is annoying and I don't like to spend.
Last night I finally got some decent relaxation and was in bed at a reasonable time. Today and work I started doing stuff on my own, so its starting to all sink in. They are nice people, but I don't know, they are a bit weird. But time will tell. I'm still new and quiet.
I seem to get home around 6:45pm...ish. Its not that bad, at least I don't have to spend hours on a train.
Looking forward to some quiet time over the weekend, and sleep ins!
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Carlie
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