Archive for June, 2004
Written on June 8, 2004 by Jen at Semantically driven
Filed Under: Television
During the first week of two of BB4 Australia I didn’t like Paul and Terri. Now they have both managed to survive some evictions I have newfound respect for them. I hope Paul stays in for a while as he doesn’t care about stirring the pot so he mustn’t be in it to win it, except on his terms. From what I have seen he appears to be a good judge of character and is trying to get people to be real.
Terri I think is coping very well with the lack of support and friendship she is receiving in the house and I don’t think she’s trying as hard to be liked as she did in the beginning. I thought last night when she talked to Bree about her hair colour and Bree just walked out of the room was very rude on Bree’s part. I should have stuck with my original opinion of Bree which I formed on the very first night of Big Brother when someone introduced themself to her and she just ignored them – a bit like she’s doing now to Terri. If I were Bree I would be worried that I might be evicted this week as Terri and Paul have both survived repeated nominations. Although my vote is for Merlin this week to be evicted. At the beginning of the season I thought he was a pleasant sort of guy but every since Aphrodite left my opinion has changed. He just seems to bitch about other housemates and if this show were Survivor he would be trying very hard to make alliances. I also think the voting Australian public will want to consciously or sub-consciously vote out a boy to even out the numbers a bit.
I hope that Wes and Kane don’t make it to the last 3 housemates just because they are slipping under the radar – that’s not the game as far as I can see. If I were a housemate I’d nominate both of them and make up some lame excuse about strategy like Dan did last year. Not that anyone else would probably nominate them though.
Written on June 8, 2004 by Jen at Semantically driven
Filed Under: Food and Drink
Thought I’d share a recipe I sort of got the idea from a friend and adapted to suit myself.
You’ll need:
- 3 sheets of puff pastry
- 1 packet frozen spinach
- 1 can (400g) 3 or 4 bean mix
- 1 egg
- some grated cheese
- a bit of salt and pepper
- a bit of milk to brush on pastry
Thaw out the spinach and get rid of the excess juice. I put it in a colander and squeeze the juice out with a fork.
If you’re like me and can’t be bothered making puff pastry, make sure you get it out the freezer to thaw.
In a bowl mix the spinach, the drained beans, egg, cheese and add some salt and pepper to season if you want.
Distribute the mix over the 3 sheets of pastry – so on 1 sheet you would have 2 piles for 2 pasties. Then fold over the pastry so it’s folded in half and cut in half again so you’ve got 2 squares. Repeat for the other 2 sheets of pastry. As each square is finished fold up the edges so the mix doesn’t ooze out while cooking. Then brush some milk on each pasty and cook in a moderate oven until pastry is browned on top.
These can be frozen if they make it that far. The last 2 times I’ve made these people have popped in so I haven’t had many left over.
Written on June 7, 2004 by Jen at Semantically driven
Filed Under: Journal
Yesterday’s arguing with my son will cost me $80 and a drive out to the other side of town. I was lighting the fire last night getting ready for a Sunday night in front of the telly and I was arguing with my son and getting more and more frustrated so I slammed the door to the fireplace and the glass in it broke. Bugger. I rang up to find out about a replacement and it’s going to cost me $80. Serves myself right. So what does destruction of one’s household items do to make one feel better – absolutely bloody nothing.. I’d already lit the fire so thought I’d give it a try without the glass and it just smoked the house out. So now I’m up for $80 (the more I type the amount the more resolved I am not to slam things around when I’m pissed off) and have to air out the house to get rid of the smokey smell.
Other than this episode I had a good weekend. Wasn’t feeling the best on Friday as I felt like I was coming down with a cold but ended up going out Friday night to a friends place for his birthday drinks. Took Jaycee junior with me and he was really good. He wasn’t too keen on getting into bed there but ended up lying down without too much fuss and then crashed out pretty quickly. All those times of being tough with getting him to bed certainly do pay off in situations when not at home. It was a pleasant evening and I found out that two more friends are pregnant – one with her fourth child – madness.
Saturday night was a hoot also. Some friends met at my place to help finish of the vodka left over from the vodka jellies then we caught a cab into the city to the Grace Emily which was practically empty when we got there around 9pm. It soon filled up though and it was a hoot. Some other friends turned up as we were all heading off to Tapas later on to meet up for a friend’s 40th birthday. The Grace Emily is an intimate pub without poker machines, with live music, and it’s the sort of place you could go to by yourself and pretty much be guaranteed of finding someone to speak to, either because you know them or because you just start chatting. Tapas was pretty good too. A DJ friend was DJ’ing and played some great tunes so many of us had a dance. So yesterday was a bit lazy – sleep in as Jaycee junior didn’t come back to me till 11am, then hot chips for lunch and breaking glass in the afternoon.
Written on June 2, 2004 by Jen at Semantically driven
Filed Under: Journal
It’s well and truly winter here now. I came to work in the rain and I think it’s still raining although I couldn’t tell as I don’t have the luxury of windows near me in my place of work. It’s dark by 5.30pm and light at 7.30am but it’s nearly the shortest day of the year so I’ll be glad once that’s over and it starts to stay lighter for longer.
I haven’t been up to much lately which is probably why I haven’t posted much that’s not Big Brother related. My bedroom renovations are nearly done. I’m waiting on a new blind for the window but don’t know what’s happening there as the person who was supposed to come round and measure up never turned up and I can’t contact her. I sort of know her through a friend so it’s really quite strange so I hope she’s ok but it’s really annoying I’ll have to put off moving back into my bedroom just cause I have no blind. Don’t want to sleep in there without one even though it’s not light until 7.30 and I usually get a wake up call at 6am.