#34 Be in the audience for a live tapping of a TV show

Thanks to twitter and L, I managed to cross this off my list last night. TV show in question: 7pm Project. This is not the show I would have picked if I had my choice of all the live shows in Australia, however it was lots of fun.

Arrived at the studio, signed in by a very sleazy guard type person, we were then shuffled into a boardroom to be taught the 2 levels of clapping we would be required to reproduce during the show. We then had to all give our best fake laugh - which turned out to be very real as we ended up just all laughing at each other. During the ad breaks the audience man Dan would ask questions and if you got them right you got a raffle ticket and at the end of the show they drew a raffle ticket and the winner got a CD. I got 3 questions right but didn't win the draw.

2 things I learnt - being an audience member is work and clapping for 30 mins hurts your hands. Also, that having fun is sometimes about not caring if you are being a dick or not.

Although I wouldn't go back to that show I would definitely like to do some other shows. Rockwiz would be high on list.

Something new in decadence

There is a little island in Scotland called Islay. It is chock full of whiskey distilleries and from all the pictures I have seen it looks delightfully idyllic. Several years ago a farm was converted into a new distillery and it was the first to be built on the island in 124 years!


The distillery is Kilchoman and my oh my they have produced a little tasty number in their Spring 2010 relsease. It was pretty special to have a taste out of perhaps the first two bottles to hit Australia.



I am unsure if GB realises the monster he has created by taking me along to a whiskey night last year.

Zombie shuffle

I didn't get to take my camera so I pilfered GB's photos to demonstrate what I did with my Saturday afternoon.

        

     

Boring but I need to say it out loud. It is a step.

Actually I have two new friends.  One is my new found motivation.  Hello!  I am so glad that you finally arrived, I had been searching for something to get me out of the self destructive rut that I had found myself in and ta-da!  You arrive.  I know what caused it.  It was the booking of the trip. 

And friend number two is my new skipping rope:

I find skipping ropes intimidating.  They usually take co-ordination and a greater than basic level of fitness to use them impressively.  So, I might not be impressive yet, but I am slowly building up to it.  Coach Jaboor has given me a routine to do 3 times a week.  I have only been at it for 2 weeks now but I can actually feel the difference in what I can achieve in that short period of time.

I use to think that I didn't really talk about my weight often.  I certainly would not ask anyone if I look fat in anything, because I have eyes and they work even if I have to wear glasses.  And I really don't like girls that are constantly talking about their weight.  But then I got to thinking that my hiding from the topic wasn't really getting me anywhere.  I still think that discussing it in a group situation is tacky and attention seeking but I am starting to acknowledge my issue and also put into place actions that resolve it.

Another thing that has been playing on my mind lots is my family.  They are sort of a sickly bunch.  Only one of my sisters is quite fit and looks after herself properly and another one that has recently started doing it was forced into it by a stroke at the age of 48.  I don't want all the shitty health issues they have gone through and the best bet is to get into the best shape of my life and stay there.  I use to be in awe of those ladies at the gym in the 60's or 70's working out harder than I was.  Now I am just aiming to be one of them.