Praddles sent me this link. Oh the irony! Enjoy!
Day: January 22, 2008
Meet Harvey the Koala!
..and Herbert the chicken. In need of a little cheer I went to Zooby’s and bought a Koala to cuddle. There’s a reason for this. Before Jez and I met (in RL) he went to Australia on his holidays and he was hugged by a Koala called Harvey. It was actually Harvey that instigated the hug-he reached out for Jez who tells me that although cute Koalas’ have very sharp claws! He really loves them. We saw a pair at Edinburgh Zoo a few years ago, just after they had arrived. Apparently Australia is very protective of them and doesn’t part with them too often, so the zoo keeper was very proud. He was actually an Aussie who had come over to make sure they adapted well to their new environs. They seemed fine, both sat up Eucalyptus trees fast asleep. When one did wake up it moved very slowly. The keeper said they have really bad eyesight and are quite short tempered, probably because of the Eucalyptus that they gorge. Basically, they’re utter stoners. (As you can tell I paid a lot of attention to the keeper because he was rather tottylicious, but I learned a lot despite my drooling!) Anyways, unlike Jez I’ve never been to Australia, nor hugged a Koala..but at least I have now.
The chicken? Pass-no idea on that one. Went to the ‘C & P’ and the place is filled with them..even Prad can’t remember why he put them there….
(NON SL RELATED) Heath Ledger
Just heard the terrible news that the actor Heath Ledger has been found dead in his apartment.
This is heartbreaking-hit me in the chest like a bolt from the blue, as I watched ‘Batman Begins’ again a few days ago in eager preparation for ‘The Dark Knight’, in which Heath plays ‘The Joker’.
Judging by the trailer he sure as hell looked as though he had nailed it. Heath was a rare young talent, who I personally felt should have got the Best Actor Oscar in 2006 for his role in ‘Brokeback Mountain’, which is such a breathtaking film. The emotions he portrayed in that movie were so raw and so poignant that it made me weep buckets.
I feel like weeping for such a talent that has been wiped from the face of the earth at such a young age. He was 28, recently separated from his partner (this must be devastating for her) and has left behind a two year old daughter. Already the message boards on various platforms are saying it’s like ‘The Crow’ all over again, a film role in which Brandon Lee donned white make-up and later died during production, he was just 28 also. They’re also wittering on about drug overdoses and speculating what killed him. Just stop it. There’s no ‘curse’, no blame just a complete and utter sense of injustice at one so talented and so young being taken away from us.
I hope the release of ‘The Dark Knight goes ahead as planned and it proves as a worthy swansong to such a talented individual. RIP Heath.
Aha! One thing Kaneva excels in!
Customer service! Despite my initial dismissal of it, I’ve had 3 e-mails apologising for my problem (non-delivery of credits) and assuring me that the issue is being investigated. The third e-mail even went so fas as to explain what they believed to have caused the issue and what they will be doing to fix it. thyey also told me when I should expect to hear from them again! Wowsers-excellent service, and certainly LL could learn from their punctual communication;P
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