just got a phone call from NZ. The question I always get asked is when I am coming back and that there is a room for me.

homesick wish I lived closer

do not disturb

what can I say
chocolate icecream with marshmallow, caramel and chocolatetey shaped fish

what ever the reason this is always right

I sold about 30 pieces of jewelery last night at the jewelery party!!! The amazing thing being only four people attended but they liked my stuff so much they just bought loads.

I was complimented on the quality the price (I discounted as I wanted to move stock as I want to buy a new laptop in the January sales) and all the styles.
I think the best thing was someone said this stuff looks better made then what you can buy from department stores for three times the price how do you do it!

The brilliant thing is another girl I know wants to have a party at her house we just need to figure out a date when everyone is available.

The girl who’s house it was wants another party when I have made different stock (well I’m making things all the time so a party again in spring so people can buy to go with their spring wardrobes.

I now need to go remove something from my little shop as its sold (I will be putting more on there over the next couple of days)

Remember like Santa I do ship everywhere

http://www.folksy.com/shops/ChapturedChaos

What is Pantomime?
Pantomime is as far as I know, a peculiarly British tradition and goes back at least 100 years. Pantomimes always take place at Christmas and nearly always have stories based around well known children’s stories such as Peter Pan, Cinderella, Sleeping Beauty etc.
They are very audience interactive. You certainly boo the villian, etc., but you should also have several arguments between characters and the audience.

eg.

Wicked queen in Snow White. “I am the fairest of them all”
Audience - “Oh no you’re not!”

Queen - “Oh yes I am!”

Audience - “Oh no you’re not!”

Another traditional one is the ‘behind you’ routine.
eg. in Sleeping Beauty. The bear sneaks up behind the nurse. Princess encourages audience to warn nurse, who of course does not believe them.

“It’s behind you!”
“You’re just having me on.”

And so on until the nurse turns around and screams at the sight of the bear.
There’s also a point in Sleeping Beauty where the audience are shouting “Kiss him” to the princess with regard to the frog.

A well trained panto audience will do this sort of thing quite spontaneously.

Other elements that are common in pantomime are slapstick - custard pies etc being thrown in people’s faces, the principal boy being played by a very fetching girl in tights, and characters such as the ugly sisters being played OTT in drag with lots of commedy routines and hilarious costumes.

Some pantomimes are newly written, some have particular routines that date back a surprisingly long time.

In recent years there has been a bit of a tendency to cast big name soap stars in pantomimes. Some TV actors don’t adapt well to a live audience. Panto requires particular skills. John Inman (Are you being served) is a long-time panto regular, doing (as you might expect) the drag characters, and is very good at it.

Scottish pantos seem to rely more on local talent (Gareth Thomas lives in Scotland). The flyer for Sleeping Beauty doesn’t mention any of the cast by name, the panto itself is seen as the draw.

Such a charmer!!

What is it about midgets, I mean come on hitting me across the back and screaming that at me isn’t going to make me utter the words “your place or mind?”

Let me set the scene crowded bar, group of little people behind me. I had registered that there was a crowd of shorter than average males clustered behind me but had not thought anything about it (well it is panto season after all). Jokes aside but the top of their heads was about in line with my bust. How was I to know that he was trying to make moves on me by looking at the top of his head.

Anyway, I survived the evening got soaked to the skin waiting for my taxi (I won’t take unlicenced taxis’) so had to put up with a few hero’s/predators checking that I hadn’t had a fight with my boyfriend or anything while waiting for it. I peeled off at about 1am leaving the others to go on to somewhere else. I’m sobber in pain cold and pretty much fed up another hour or so off drunk guys getting in my face wasn’t going to make me a happy camper.

Its sunday, I’m going to make some shortbread cookies to take with me along with wine (for others) and elderflower fizz for me to take to the jewelery party tonight. Its cold, wet the washing machine is on and I’m not going anywhere until I have to. So will sort out all my jewelery (I haven’t counted it but there is a rucksac full of stuff I have made) and generally hibinate until I leave the house

Hope everyone has a warm sunday!!

I have an indection in my jaw so my face is all puffy and my glands are up and I’m supposed to be going to dinner with friends.
It gets worse
its a vegatarian restuarant
I’m not drinking
and to top it up I couldn’t find any thick thigh highs at m&s in black

not feeling the fun at the moment
whing grip moan snivel

Yippee another year older but not deeper in debt!
I’m proud of the way you have grown as a person
Happy birthday Simon

Currently I have a sick cat on my hands.
She has not left the bed since she threw up (oman style all over the back bedroom)
My role in this is to go up regularly and check on her and hand fed her shrimps
she has finally stood up but has still not got out of bed

I have got my little folksy store up and running. I have added a few pieces in the hope that people will like them

All very exciting

Playing grownups

so here I am

http://www.folksy.com/shops/ChapturedChaos

Secret Santa Survey

Favorites:

Smell: The sea, the smell of trees fresh cut grass, the nape of the neck of a freshlyshowered man

Sound: laughter

Color: Green

Music: ok I admit it in public I like crowded house but I also like Depeche Mode

Time of year: Summer

Author/Book type: I read constantly I love books

Color pen: silver

Candy: I’m a glutton what can I say

Candles: I love candles must be a girl thing

Lotion: I use loads of lotion I am a reptile

Hobby: making jewelery, hiking, eating my own bodyweight

Animal: Cat (I love all animals just not too fond of snakes crawling over my feet)

Movie: I used to watch tigger the movie when I was unhappy

Interests: travel

Childhood memory of this Holiday season: My godparents always used to come over and I loved them

Holiday tradition: buying/making presents for people as I like making people happy

 

 

Dislikes:

Smell: stale cigarette smell geography teacher breath

Candy: winter green mint it just weird

Color: I don’t know if theres a color I dislike

Music: music being played really loud in a confined space so I feel trapped

Add your own dislike(s):naff ornements that people always used to buy me and cheap perfume sets (my family hates me!!!)

 

 

Allergies:

Scents: don’t know but cheap scents sometimes make me want to rip the inside of my nose out

Personal care items: I do get weird reactions to stuff sometimes

Fabric: polyester

Food: milk

Etc:

 

Pick one:

Home Made or Store bought: Home made, have you seen my workshop?  (I’m with Santa on this one!)

Funny or heartfelt: Both, I love smiles! I just like making people happy

Useful or pretty to look at: I just don’t know

Wacky or common: I’m a mixture of both

Pretty wrapping or brown paper bag: giggle I wrap stuff but I do recycle my posting packets (saving the planet one posting at a time

Naughty or Nice list: it just depends who you talk to which list I should be on

 

Questions:

What is the best gift you have ever received? A wind up monster and a pack of gum and of course Yoko my cat

Do you prefer giving or getting gifts? Giving

Is this your first year participating in Secret Santa?  I played last year

What is the climate like where you live? Currently cold (if you live in a warm climate please adopt me!)

Is there anything interesting about your area? I live here

What is the best part about participating in Secret Santa? Giving gifts and making others smile.

What would you like your Secret Santa to know? that I will say thankyou because noone in my world usually says thankyou. Oh and I have been very good this year I haven’t biten anyone