I like that headline

	melanie was crowned as royalty
	After taking over the world and declaring themselves Overlord
'What will your Headline be?' at QuizGalaxy.com

Not entirely sure that I would be up for the deed but it's something to aim for...

This is sad. I don't really watch Top Gear as I can't stand Jeremy Clarkson (the man is an arse) and I'm not much of a driver (yet. But that will soon change!), but I always thought Richard Hammond was such a nice man. Plus he won Heat's ultimate secret crush poll last year! Here's hoping he pulls through okay.

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For a while it seemed the days of gratuitous shots of Ewan McGregor's, er, little McGregor were long gone since he is now a certified Hollywood star. In his early films (Trainspotting, Velvet Goldmine, The Pillow Book...etc) you were almost guaranteed a relatively non-essential-to-the-plot Ewan unrobing. But it seemed that Ewan had moved onto more family friendly fare in Star Wars, Moulin Rouge, Big Fish...etc.

So I was pleasantly surprised to discover a relatively recent film of his Young Adam on Rialto channel last night, a film where he once again takes his kit off and gives us the full show. His acting was alright too.

It's nice to see he's going back to his roots. So to speak.

I am so high-brow......Hee.

Best thing I've read all week

"My husband hates Lukas with the fiery passion of a thousand suns. I quote: "Look at him! He looks like something Gary Numan shat out!" Lukas is therefore known in our household as the "The Turd of Gary Numan"."

From Public Address.net

That's Lukas from Rockstar Supernova in case you don't know.

Update: He really didn't deserve to win either.

Thoughts while watching random Brit Indie movie from 1998 on Rialto

1. John Simm is really rather lovely. *sigh*

2 . When are TVNZ gonna get around to playing Life on Mars? That series was ace.

3. I should watch Human Traffic again.

3. Kevin McKidd, aka Tommy from Trainspotting, isn't bad for a ginger.

(Ssh, you didn't hear me say that)

4. Thank god short shift dresses, chunky stack heels and chokers are no longer in fashion.

Words of Wisdom circa 1991

"Pit Bull Terriers - should they be banned. That's the question being asked around New Zealand and Australia. In an attack recently a man had very serious facial injuries. His nose was bitten off and his right ear was ripped away. His plastic surgeon said it was the worst case he had ever treated. I think using a Pitt Bull terrier as a guard dog would be going overboard. My opinion is that Pitt Bull terriers should be banned. The United Kingdom is going to ban Pitt Bull terriers and hopefully New Zealand will."

- Melanie Scott, age 10


"Avalanches happen on mountains. They are caused by lot of heavy snow building on top of each other. Sound - for example shouting, can cause this great snow block to tumble down and bury anyone in its path. If you are trapped there is usually enough air to breathe for several days but you'll freeze to death if you're not found quickly because your blood will gradually drop down until your heart stops beating....Last year in Canada some people (including a New Zealander) were trapped in an avalanche but luckily they were rescued."

- Carly Pannell, age 10

And here's something from another familar face -

"I think of a tornado as a huge leg reaching out of the sky which goes around sucking things up like a vacuum cleaner kicking everything it sees."

- Andrew Bing, age 11

Isn't it nice to see that we started early with the biting editorial opinion and informative journalism. Heh.