Booked tickets more for the kids than for me, but I didn’t regret it. Only problem was that we had to go to Rotterdam and I’m still not able to drive a car. So Rink brought a book and some munchies and he waited in the car until we came back. Luckily it was sunny and he had a great view at the river from the car, so he didn’t mind driving us there.
I never really saw the movie, only heard bits of it, because I was at the comp when the kids watched it, and re-re-re-watched it. The story itself is simple, it’s the singing and dancing which are stealing the show.
The young cast worked so hard, so full of energy and enthusiasm, hats off to them!
Of course the majority of the girls in the audience went crazy when Troy (Tommie Christiaan, who looks very much like Zac Efron) appeared on stage. Sabine (12) said: OMG he’s HOT! (rofl). Manon had her moment when one of the guys on stage dropped his basketball and it stumbled upon her lap. Later in the scene he walked to the edge of the stage (we were on row 1), looked at Manon and made a hand gesture as to say: throw the ball please. She did and was rewarded with a wonderful smile and a wink. I suppose the ‘accidental’ balldropping happens every performance, but it sure made Manon’s day.
After the show four of the leads came out to the hall to sign stuff. It was very hard to take pics though, as it was incredibly busy, but I did my best 🙂
Here’s a clip from the show, a bit wobbly, because filmed from the audience. As far as I know this song is not in the movie. It is one of my favs from the show…
…closely followed by ‘Get’cha head in the game’, such a catchy rhythm and great choreography (choreographer Nichola Treherne received a Dutch Musical Award for HSM)
Great musical, even if you’re well above the average age of the audience 😀
Back in 2002, when I first tried my hand at creating a website, I never knew how important that would be for me.
A virtual place to call my own, where I could let my creativity flow and learn something new.
I found Geocities – a free host provided by Yahoo – and with a lot of sweat and tears I managed to teach myself html.
I loved my first website, the only thing bothering me were the adds – inevitable because the host was free – and while they weren’t too bad in the beginning, they grew larger and larger until they filled a column at the right side of the screen. Still, I managed to endure the distracting adds for more than three years until I just had enough of them.
The only option was buying my own domain and I remember the happiness I felt inside (January 2005) when I saw my pages without adds for the first time – amazing!
As my site is huge – I always go overboard – the moving of the pages was a pain. At some point I decided to just leave some of the pages at Geocities and take the adds for granted. No need to hurry, I would move one page at a time, maybe once a week. That turned into once a month, once a year… oh why bother.
Until.. I received an email from Yahoo, telling me they’re closing down the free Geocities host. AAAAAAAAAAAAA PANIC!!
Now I’m moving pages ‘by the dozen’. It still is a pain. I have to download the page, clean up the very messy html script and put everything online again, checking links, checking contents. But at the same time it’s a blessing, it feels like Spring cleaning. I’ve already discovered pages which can just go in the dustbin, some need a bit tidying up, and I have to reorganise a few, but in the end I will have a cleaner virtual house.
Now… any volunteers for cleaning up the real house??
In the darkest period of my life, Sparky came to live with us. A beautiful grey kitten, a bit shy but very affectionate. He pulled me through, gave me something to look after, something to love and a reason to go on.
That was December 1993.
It’s now 2009 and Sparky has reached the end of his life. He wasn’t feeling well so we took him to the vet and he confirmed what I already expected: Sparky’s belly is filled with lumps and there’s nothing that can be done.
We took him home so we all could say goodbye in a familiar environment, but tomorrow evening we will return to the vet who will put Sparky to sleep.
I’m devastated. I love that cat so much. He is so much more than just a pet.
Losing him brings back memories of the time we just got him and I’m feeling the sadness of that period all over again.
It’s hard to let go, but I know Sparky’s ready.
When I picked him up for yet another cuddle he winked at me, as if he was saying: it’s okay, don’t cry.
Thank you for your love, trust, comfort and support dearest Sparky. There are no words to describe how much I will miss you.
Please wait for me at the Rainbow Bridge.
I hardly ever read my horoscope, but I was checking the weather at MyYahoo! page and I happened to notice the daily horoscope. It made me laugh, because this is SO me!
You may be feeling a bit rebellious — okay, a bit more rebellious than usual, even — but you’ve certainly earned it. So when a loved one comes to you, expecting you to back down just because they say so, try not to laugh out loud, and don’t be rude. Just explain, simply and plainly, that you’ve never been fond of ‘shoulds’ and ‘woulds,’ and that when you hear ‘don’t,’ it sounds like an invitation to do just that.
