http://www.emmabryce.com/stuffhappens Thu, 24 Jul 2008 11:24:52 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en ... about organising a wedding is that the people involved in the industry are a hilarious parody of their stereotype. I haven't ventured into the deep, dark depths of the business as yet but have already been scoulded with a "ohhh but those are Autumn colours".  I've also had the most hideous hot ... http://www.emmabryce.com/stuffhappens/?p=113 ... of geckos and I'm not happy! If you don't know what a gecko looks like ... here's a couple of the little blitters. I haven't minded them too much - they climb along the walls so you only really know they're there if you see one move out of the corner of ... http://www.emmabryce.com/stuffhappens/?p=112 ... and what is the first thing you think of? It might be the Empire State Building, the Statue of Liberty, Central Park, the list goes on but for me, the first think I think of is *BROADWAY*. Imagine my amusement when the day before I left home to come ... http://www.emmabryce.com/stuffhappens/?p=110 ... to have cheeseburgers for lunch three days in a row? I say yes but what do you think? I lunched alone for three days in San Francisco and it seemed that burgers were the easiest meal of all and, when not purchased from a chain restaurant, is actually really ... http://www.emmabryce.com/stuffhappens/?p=109 ... everything backwards. However, I am not talking politics or religion though I'm sure some topics out of those categories would fit in here quite well. What I am referring to is that the taps turn the wrong way, the light switches are out at the bottom when on instead ... http://www.emmabryce.com/stuffhappens/?p=108 ... the "best thing goin' 'round tonight". Sure he looked homeless, smelt a bit homeless and was trying to get me to buy a concert ticket that was clearly an old scrunched up ticket that was useless. I decided to take the compliment, keep my hands in my pockets ... http://www.emmabryce.com/stuffhappens/?p=107 ... is still uncomfortable. Today my sister and I took our mother and grandmother for High Tea.  Chocolate High Tea to be precise.  The Stamford Plaza in Brisbane holds Chocolate High Tea every Saturday and Sunday from 3pm to 5pm.  The concept is lots of tea and lots of petite, sweet ... http://www.emmabryce.com/stuffhappens/?p=106 ... a 2 year old again!  I'd do anything to be able to eat cake like this!!   http://www.emmabryce.com/stuffhappens/?p=105 ... has no synthetic motor oil but a fully automated public toilet? I had to drive out west today for work and, of course, when I was in the middle of nowhere my car decided to suddenly inform me that it was running on minimum oil.  Now, I don't know a ... http://www.emmabryce.com/stuffhappens/?p=103 ... that can't spell.  But this was worse.  It was a business. I was grabbing some lunch at a Cairns shopping centre yesterday when I looked over and saw a business displaying the following large sign: "Juices, Shakes, Crapes".  Now I know there is a word "crape" but who uses that ... http://www.emmabryce.com/stuffhappens/?p=102