Lisa Mitchell

Does that name sound familiar to you?

If you watched Australian Idol a few years ago, you might remember this 16 year old girl:

You can imagine my surprise when I discovered that this was the same girl.



What is even more surprising that she is popular in Europe and people as far as France and Russia love her! Who would've thought someone from Australian Idol could make it big in Europe?

Fairytale

So there's the 2009 Eurovision winner. I think they said he got the most points in Eurovision history. Before I even saw him, I was told everyone was betting on him to win so my expectations were very high. When I saw him, they were all met. I loved the song. And he had the charisma (and backup dancers/acrobats) to make it a winner. Congratulations, Norway!

That Time of the Year

Eurovision is on once again and every night of this weekend I will be glued to the TV.

Every year there seems to be more and more countries participating. I don't remember if we even had two semi-finals last year (Amanda, the other Eurovision fan, might remember).

This year, Dan and I watched it together and Eurovision is never fun without throwing jeering comments at all the contestants. Here are some highlights.

Czech Republic

Dan was very disappointed this SuperGypsy (or Hitler in a cape as I see him) didn't get through.

Belarus

I was very disappointed this guy didn't get through. Isn't he the epitome of Eurovision - the hair, the white suit, the shoes and a very seducing song - what more could you ask for?

Armenia

Dan really liked this act but their look totally freaked me out.

Turkey

Catchy tune and a Turkish Shakira. No one was surprised this act got through to the final.

Romania

The best looking girl group always has a place in the finals. Is it me or does the lead singer look like Holly Valance?

Macedonia

An amazing thing happened. When they replayed all the acts of the show, I could not remember seeing this act.

Bosnia and Herzogovina

Dan named this pose "The Revolution". Very disappointed they got through to the finals.

Portugal

Our favourite. I wouldn't mind listening to this song over and over.

Looking forward to tonight's semi-finals.

Note: All photos sourced from http://www.monstersandcritics.com.

An Ethical Dilemma

Hello readers, 

I have a dilemma for you (inspired by Lost)...if you could go back in time and kill Hitler as a young child, would you? Knowing that you could save all those innocent people just by killing one innocent boy?

Maybe I see things too much in black and white but I think I'd do it. Sure he's innocent at the time, but you know that he'll go on to commit so many horrible deeds...I don't really think there would be a chance to 'reform' him...

What are your thoughts ?

The Vices of an Unemployed Person - #1 - Television

We started out creating this blog to entertain ourselves while unemployed. And maybe help other people in the same position as us. But a cursory search on Seek shows that there's not much out there right now. So what is an unemployed person to do when they can't find a suitable job to apply to?

Watch television of course. As the previous entry suggests, I like to watch, wait and write about it. 

This isn't restricted to television of course (stay tuned for the upcoming date entry - because unemployed people can also entertain themselves by going out on dates, usually bad ones), but I will start with my thoughts on the TV shows I've been watching lately, because I suspect other unemployed people watch televison too. Be warned, spoilers ahead!

How I Met Your Mother (4x18 - "Old King Clancy")

I love this show. I love Neil Patrick Harris. But mainly I love the group dynamic. When you take away the continuous drinking, it could be anybody's group of friends. Also for a sitcom, they have amazing continuity, slap bet anyone?  

In the latest episode, Ted discovers that Marshall & Barney have been lying to him about the fact he lost his job at their firm a few month ago. Meanwhile the rest of the gang try to figure out which celebrity took Robin back to their place, what this celebrity collected, and which sex act he wanted to do. The adult version of Cluedo I would say.

Some of the highlights from this episode for me were:

* Marshall reading a list of fish names. I don't think anyone but Jason Segel could make this funny (okay maybe Neil Patrick Harris), but it was funny. Maybe because Marshall honestly thought he was hilarious, or maybe the way he read each name with such conviction: 'Bass...this guy knows what I'm talking about'. It made me laugh. 

* The fact that there really is a Canadian sex acts website. And that Barney has it bookmarked. 

* Marhsall believing Barney's story about Dandelion. Lol. My favourite thing about Marshall's character is that innocence!

Gossip Girl (2x19: "The Grandfather")

I think this show has its ups and downs. The reason I continue to watch every episode is to see what will happen with Chuck and Blair. So you can imagine my horror at the final scene of 'The Grandfather' - Blair and Nate?? Again?? That is a *terrible* idea. And Nate is always portrayed as the 'nice' guy, when actually he slept with Serena while he was with Blair, and now it looks like he'll hook up with Blair while he's with Vanessa...

I can't help but wish they'd stop throwing obstacles in the path of Blair & Chuck getting together. Although I guess it wouldn't be nearly as interesting if they were a Rufus-Lily type couple.  But I mean really, Nate?? Hasn't the Blair-Nate relationship been done to death?

I look forward to Chuck & Vanessa's revenge next week.