Leahhh

Hello Leah.
Leah is rocking the 1950s style today.


How awesome is this Review Skirt? I love it. Must buy it.
Her Cat badge, courtesy of her Husband.


Gorgeous shows!
Leah is obsessed with shoes.
I have never met someone with so many amazing pairs.


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Buttercup!

The weather is so glorious today!
Love it.
Today I am wearing this dress by 'Angey'. I got it in Thailand.
This is only the 2nd time I have worn it, but have had so many compliments I shall wear it more often.
I am going to try and only wear skirts & pretty dresses to work from now on.


My stare is not quite as vacant today.
Suprising, considering the amount of G&Ts I consumed last night.


I love the neckline.

Belt up.



The snake bracelet S got me awhile ago.




1st of October today.
Pinch & a Punch for the first day of the month!



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9/11 MOSQUE CONTINUED TO PRODUCE JIHADIS

German-Speaking Militants Came From Same Hamburg Mosque As 9/11 Hijackers


Threats are measured by intend and capability. Al-Qaeda continues to hope to inflict mass-casualty attacks in the United States and the rest of the Western World, especially Europe.







Al-Qaeda leaders have said since 9/11 that the U.S. is owed millions of deaths because of its supposed crimes against Islam. However, the group's capablities to implement such large-scale attacks are currently far less formidable than they were nine years ago or at any time since.


SEAN LINNANE SENDS



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FRIETAG FILLY

Butt Floss Friday . . .


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Awww

Everyone at work gathered in the back office, called me in and suprised me with these beautiful flowers.
There was a speech, and I cried.
Of course.
I am really bad with emotional stuff like good byes, so didn't know what to say!


Love them.
Like my vase?
Handy ol' water jug!


These are exactly what I want for my Wedding Bouquet, and it was Diannes daughter who put them together so I am going to contact them about doing my flowers!



Sob.


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Work Drinks

We went to Hotel Nest in Albert Park last night for my Farewell Drinks.
Lots of good food, gin & tonic, special cocktails 'on the house' from the owner and good company to send me off in style.
I am quite emotional today!
The 2 bosses just gave me the final "what can we do to change your mind" talk.


Di & I

Leah aka The Secret Life of a Chefs Wife and I.
I promise Leah has a normal small sized head in real life
and teeny tiny ears.


Natalie
Ever so ready for the camera!!

Leah, Natalie & I


Di, Danny Zucco & I
Well, really his name is James but in that jacket how is he not Danny ZUCCCCOOO?



Leah, Nat, Nick & I.



Leah and I ended up going to the Casino with Nick and Danny Zucco to gamble, but after seeing the amount of cash they were losing (then winning) I stuck to spending my money on Gin & Tonic.
Poor Leah is sick, and only came to make sure I didn't get into any trouble.
She thought I was going to get us bashed when I asked a group of guys if they got their shirts at a 2-for-1 sale as they were practically identical.

Wahhhh I am going to miss this place.


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THOR THURSDAY

From the Ladies Auxiliary:

"Trouble is that so many beefcake photos are meant for gay guys. This photo shows a guy who actually looks hetero :)

Then again, who knows???"
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R.I.P. JULES CRITTENDEN

This one caught me by surprise:




End Of Combative Operations

The putative end of U.S. combat operations in Iraq is as good an excuse as any to wind down this blog that was a small byproduct of that war.

For a variety of reasons . . . I’m declaring victory and calling an end to combative operations . . .


I know the guy who helped Jules get that embed gig, I helped them get in touch as a matter of fact. That was before the blogging phenomena really took off - for me at least. Now Jules goes the way of other friends of Blog STORMBRINGER. The funny thing is I never really associated Jule's blog singularly with the war and I never thought in a million years he'd align himself with the regime's purely political announcement end of combat operations.

My take on it is Jules is suffering from Post-Blogmatic-Stress-Disorder - a syndrome I just invented-I-mean-identified and will be preparing a paper for presentation at the next Symposium. We're sad to see Jules leave the Blogosphere, and we wish him well in all his future endeavors.


Like The Duke said in that movie, a million lifetimes ago: "Fall back, fall back!"



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Silver & Gold

*Wave*
Hi.
There I am, smiling into the mirror for you all.
Like my new camera?
Photos are definitely a tonne clearer!
I had my Leader Newspaper shoot today.

I forgot when I got dressed, and got dressed to go out after work (My Goodbye Drinks!). I had my blazer on in the photos, but spilt my tuna lunch on my top as I was driving there, hopefully you can't see the oil stain!!

I met the journo & photographer, and was quick to ask if it was a slow news week but they took it all so seriously! I couldn't help but crack up.
Lots of photos of me walking around, standing looking at the camera, and my reflection in a grave!!
I have to admit, I did make them check the area to make sure the Snake was not there.
As it was cloudy, he was hiding. Phew.

I'm more than happy to mix silver & gold in a case like this.


In real life, the two tops look identical in colour, so it doesn't look like I am wearing 2 tops.


I wore the one underneath as the Forever New top is just too damn low otherwise.



*Cue Vacant Stare*



I start my new job on Monday, there are no mirrors to take my blog pics in, oh no!


I'm a little bit scared, what if they hate me?!


They all seem to be really lovely though.




My work hours are:
Monday, Tuesday & Thursday = 9:15AM -5:30PM
Wednesday = 8:30AM - 4:45PM
Friday 8:45AM = 5:00PM
How am I going to get my head around that! I am used to working 8:45 - 5:30PM every darn day!




Bardot Blazer (Definitely time for a new blazer)


Forever 21 Top (with gold)


Forever New Top (with silver)


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RULES FOR KICKIN' ASS . . .

RULES FOR THE NON-MILITARY

Make sure you read #10

Dear Civilians,

We know that the current state of affairs in our great nation has many civilians up in arms and excited to join the military. For those of you who can't join, you can still lend a hand. Here are a few of the areas where we would like your assistance:


1. The next time you see any adults talking (or wearing a hat) during the playing of the National Anthem - KICK THEIR ASS.


2. When you witness, firsthand, someone burning the American Flag in protest - KICK THEIR ASS.





3. Regardless of the rank they held while they served, pay the highest amount of respect to all veterans. If you see anyone doing otherwise, quietly pull them aside and explain how these veterans fought for the very freedom they bask in every second. Enlighten them on the many sacrifices these veterans made to make this Nation great. Then hold them down while a disabled veteran KICKS THEIR ASS.


4. If you were never in the military, DO NOT pretend that you were. Wearing battle dress uniforms (BDUs) or Jungle Fatigues, telling others that you used to be "Special Forces", collecting GI Joe memorabilia, might have been okay when you were seven years old, now it will only make you look stupid and it will GET YOUR ASS KICKED.


5. Next time you come across an Air Force member, do not ask them, 'Do you fly a jet?' Not everyone in the Air Force is a pilot. Such ignorance DESERVES AN ASS-KICKING (women and children are exempt).


6. If you witness someone calling the Coast Guard 'non-military', inform them of their mistake - and the KICK THEIR ASS.


7. Next time Old Glory (the US flag) prances by during a parade, get on your damn feet and pay homage to her by placing your hand over your heart. Quietly thank the military member or veteran lucky enough to be carrying her - of course, failure to do either of those could EARN YOU A SEVERE ASS-KICKING.




8. 'Your mama wears Army boots' never made sense to me - stop saying it! If she did, she is most likely be a vet and can therefore KICK YOUR ASS!


9. 'Flyboy' (Air Force), 'Jarhead' (Marines), 'Grunt' (Army), 'Squid' (Navy), 'Puddle Jumpers' (Coast Guard), etc., are terms of endearment we use describing each other. Unless you are a service member or vet, you have not earned the right to use them. Using them could GET YOUR ASS KICKED!


10. Last, but not least, whether or not you become a member of the military, support our troops and their families. Every Thanksgiving and religious holiday that you enjoy with family and friends, please remember that there are literally thousands of soldiers, sailors, marines and airmen far from home wishing they could be with their families. Thank God for our military and the sacrifices they make every day. Without them, our country would GET ITS ASS KICKED.


It's the Veteran, not the reporter, who has given us Freedom of the Press. It's the Veteran, not the poet, who has given us Freedom of Speech. It's the Veteran, not the community organizer, who gives us the Freedom to Demonstrate. It's the Military who salutes the flag, who serves beneath the flag, and whose coffin is draped by the flag, who allows the protester to burn the flag.




AND ONE MORE THING:

If you ever see anyone singing the National Anthem in Spanish-
KICK THEIR ASS.


ONE LAST THING:

I got this over the email machine and it said that if I didn't pass it on - get this - I deserve to GET MY ASS KICKED!

So I posted this, not because I didn't want to get my ass kicked BUT BECAUSE EACH AND EVERY ONE OF YOU ARE MEMBERS OF TEAM STORMBRINGER AND YOU ARE VERY, VERY SPECIAL - I KNOW YOU WILL NOT BE OFFENDED AND ARE PROUD TO BE AN AMERICAN.

I THANK YOU


WE LIVE IN THE LAND OF THE FREE, BECAUSE OF THE BRAVE! IN GOD WE TRUST!



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POLITICAL GENIUS

I'm guessin' he's Tea Party . . . S.L.

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Mai Tai

When S and I went on our 2nd date together, we went to Mai Tai, a tacky cliche Thai restaurant on the corner of Russell St & Lonsdale Street.
We hated each other.
One of my girlfriends rang me, and S was in the bathroom so I answered. When he came back he heard me talking about a date, and asumed I was going on a date with someone else also haha.
Anyway, we went to Mai Tai and had some drinks and dinner.
We went back about 18 months later, and the food was still delicious.
Last night S sent me an email and all it said was "Mai Thai... Mai Shout" so we went there, and it has just finished being renovated and completly re-done.
It is also under new management.
It is now sleek and polished, and quite frankly, boring.
I loved the tackiness before!


Here I am, in our carpark.
I had to take of my tights & change my shoes as my tights were falling down something shocking.
Bardot Jacket
Bracewell singlet
Asos Top
Target Skirt
Cue Belt
Tuck Shoes

The staff were hovering around like hyenas around a lost puppy.
They did give us the Prawn Crackers complimentry was nice.
We had chicken Skewers with Peanut Satay sauce to share.
The Menu said there were 8 of them,but only 4 came out.
They were rubbery and stringy, not to mention spicy, and I couldnt help but think "Maybe it is Rat!!" which of course led to me not being able to eat more than half of one.
After S polished them off, he said "That tasted strange. Wonder if it was a Rat".
Didn't stop him from eating them of course.

Pad Thai
It doesn't look like it, but this was a really large serving and after the prawn crackers, I couldnt finish it off.
In all honesty, it was pretty bland and I rate it 5/10.
S was happy to polish it off.

I have no idea what this is, some form of meat/vegies with mushroom sauce but there was heaps of fat and bone in the meat, which didn't please S.
He didn't finish it.
I think with the staff coming over every 3 minutes to ask if everything was fine, and the food being pretty damn average - we won't be going back but will stick to Gin Kao on Swanston Street for my Thai hit.
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PRINCIPLES FOR A STRONG WESTERN CULTURE

The Charter of Blog STORMBRINGER includes, amongst other things, to explore and celebrate all that is good and positive of our great Western Civilization, from it's early beginnings in Ancient Greece and Rome through the centuries to our modern era.

There is reason for this, beyond art for arts sake; it is tied directly to the very survival of our society as we know it.

Let us consider the circumstances of our present-day situation; the breakdown of all rules and norms, the social degradation and moral decay that is all around us, the shock and outrage visited upon us daily by the destructive forces that present themselves as agents of change - do I have to list them for you here? - and of course the clash of our civilized society against the forces of Barbarism represented by radical Fundamentalist Islam.

We must teach our unique Western Culture to our children, or we are doomed to lose it. We must defend our Western Culture by celebrating it, proudly proclaiming it for what it is: the greatest creation of Human Civilization, born in Ancient Greece and Israel, fought for at Marathon and Thermapylae, from whence sprung Democracy, Rule of Law, and Freedom of Thought.



Thermopylae: "Go tell the Spartans that here, in accordance to their laws, three hundred lie . . ."


The focus is on our shared Judeo-Christian heritage, and the principles ensconced in the Old and New Testaments, Aristotle's Theory of Happiness, Plato's Republic, the legacy of Cicero, Magna Carta, the Declaration of Independence and the Preamble to the Constitution; and that the freedom of the individual citizen versus an oppressive government is the first value adopted and never abandoned.

Freedom of the individual from tyranny is the theme of the Bill of Rights; the first ten amendments to the Constitution, of course. And of those ten amendments, the one which guarantees all of the others is the Second Amendment.




In keeping with the philosophy "If you aren't a part of the solution, you're a part of the problem," STORMBRINGER presents:


PRINCIPLES FOR A STRONG WESTERN CULTURE


Culture: A way of life of a group of people--the behaviors, beliefs, values, and symbols — modeled by its leaders and internalized by its members — and passed along by communication and imitation from one generation to the next.

Implied in this definition is the notion that Western Civilization was designed, built, and operated (and intended) to provide stability, freedom, and productive citizenry, and that the concepts of our culture applies to every single individual in the Western World.

The strength of a society’s culture could lie anywhere along a broad continuum, depending on the degree to which the attributes of that culture are embraced. Even though Culture itself is a somewhat intangible concept, it is possible to determine, based on observable attributes, whether a society tends toward one end of the continuum or the other.

Preserving and defending a Culture's heritage is a collective responsibility. No one in the society is exempt from this obligation.



The following are the Principles for a Strong Western Culture:


1. Everyone is personally responsible for the impact of their individual actions upon the health and welfare of Society - and ESPECIALLY their influence upon the younger generation.

2. Leaders demonstrate commitment to the defense and survival of our Western Civilization.

3. Trust permeates the Rule of Law; Trust, but Verify.

4. Good, Sound Judgment and Decision-making is lauded and admired, not villified.

5. Western Culture is recognized as special and unique.

6. A Questioning Attitude is cultivated; our collective quest for Truth and Freedom undergoes constant examination.

7. The Rituals, Symbols, and Traditions of our Culture are honored, and embraced.

8. Faith, Hope and Charity are the three Pillars of our Society.


To Be Continued . . .



. . . . . . . . . . . . . SEAN LINNANE SENDS




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WEDNESDAY WENCH O' THE WEEK

STORMBRINGER presents . . .

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Layering

It is still bloody chilly in Melbourne.
The key to keeping warm and still dressing slightly like it is spring, is layering.
Until I saw this photo I didn't realise how much heavier I look when I layer, or how pale I am.
I look like such a mess here, my singlet is on an angle, my skirts all creased AND I have a bulldog clip connecting my belt haha but that's the way I roll.
Target skirt
Cue Belt
Bracewell Red Singlet - I have this is every single colour & multiples of each colour as when I worked there we would always score them when the customer was meant to have them as a freeby! Suckers!
ASOS Black top
ASOS stockings
Tony Bianco heels (Not shown)
Being one block from the beach doesn't help with the wind factor but I did try and battle it and sat in the sun eating lunch copping my Vitamin D.

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THE BIRTH OF ROME

The Rape of the Sabine Women by Nicolas Poussin, 1635


The Rape of the Sabine Women occurred in the early history of Rome, shortly after its foundation by Romulus and his mostly male followers. Seeking wives in order to found families, Romulus devised a festival of Neptune Equester and proclaimed the festival amongst Rome's neighbors. At the height of the festival Romulus gave a signal, at which the Romans grabbed the Sabine women and fought off the Sabine men. The indignant abductees were implored by Romulus to accept their new Roman husbands.

Romulus offered them free choice and promised civic and property rights to women. According to Livy he spoke to them each in person, "and pointed out to them that it was all owing to the pride of their parents in denying the right of intermarriage to their neighbors. They would live in honorable wedlock, and share all their property and civil rights, and — dearest of all to human nature — would be the mothers of free men."

Outraged at the occurrence, the king of the Caeninenses entered upon Roman territory with his army. Romulus and the Romans met the Caeninenses in battle, killed their king, and routed their army. Romulus subsequently attacked Caenina and took it at the first assault. Returning to Rome, Romulus dedicated a temple to Jupiter Feretrius (according to Livy, the first temple dedicated in Rome) and offered the spoils of the enemy king as spolia opima. According to the Fasti Triumphales, Romulus celebrated a triumph over the Caeninenses on 1 March 752 BC.

At the same time, the army of the Antemnates made an incursion into Roman territory. The Romans retaliated, and the Antemnates were defeated in battle and their town conquered. According to the Fasti Triumphales, Romulus celebrated a second triumph in 752 BC over the Antemnates.

The Crustumini also commenced hostilities, but their town too was captured by the Romans.

Roman colonies were subsequently sent to Antemnae and Crustumerium by Romulus, and many citizens of those towns also migrated to Rome (particularly the families of the captured women).

The Sabines also went to war with the Romans, led by their king Titus Tatius. When Tatius attacked Rome, he almost succeeded in capturing the city because of the treason of Tarpeia, daughter of Spurius Tarpeius, governor of the citadel on the Capitoline Hill. She opened the city gates for the Sabines in return for 'what they bore on their arms.' She believed that she would receive their golden bracelets. Instead, the Sabines crushed her to death with their shields, and she was thrown from the rock which since bore her name, the Tarpeian Rock.

The Roman forces attacked the Sabines, who were now in possession of the citadel. The Roman advance was led by Hostus Hostilius, and the Sabine front by Mettus Curtius. When the former fell, the Roman line gave way, and they retreated to the gate of the Palatium. There Romulus gathered his men and, promising to build a temple to Jupiter Stator on that site, led the Romans back to battle.

The battle continued. Mettus Curtius was unhorsed and fled the battle, and the Romans gained the upper hand.

At that point the women intervened in the battle to reconcile the warring parties:

They went boldly into the midst of the flying missiles . . . running across the space between the two armies they tried to stop any further fighting and calm the excited passions by appealing to their fathers in the one army and their husbands in the other . . . "If," they cried, "you are weary of these ties of kindred, these marriage-bonds, then turn your anger upon us; it is we who are the cause of the war, it is we who have wounded and slain our husbands and fathers. Better for us to perish rather than live without one or the other of you, as widows or as orphans."

Following the reconciliation, the Sabines agreed to form one nation with the Romans and the Sabine king, Titus Tatius, jointly ruled Rome with Romulus until Tatius' death five years later.


Jacques-Louis David painted the other end of the story, when the women intervene to reconcile the warring parties. The Intervention of the Sabine Women was completed in 1799. It is in the Louvre Museum.


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THIS MAKES THINGS CRYSTAL CLEAR

"Fathom the odd hypocrisy that Obama wants every citizen to prove they are insured, but people don't have to prove they are citizens."

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NORKORCOM UPDATE

North Korea's Kim Jong Il Makes Son 4-Star General

SEOUL, South Korea – North Korea's Kim Jong Il made his elusive youngest son a four-star general in a major promotion seen Tuesday as confirmation that he is slated to become the country's next leader.

This is the Democratic People's Republic of Korea state media's first mention of Kim Jong Un, who has remained so well hidden from the outside world that up until now not even his face or exact age can be confirmed. He is believed to have been schooled and educated at Kim Il Sung Military University in Pyongyang

HOWEVER . . . STORMBRINGER has acquired exclusive photo imagery of the Communist world's latest four-star general officer, via our vast private intelligence network . . .


. . . see it HERE



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Bayside Leader

Hahahahaha.
I wrote a quick e-mail to the Bayside Leader Newspaper just informing them of the Brown Snake issue at the Sandringham Cemetary.
They just rang me and asked me to do a story, along with a picture in the Cemetary on Thursday!!
I said I would, as long as they check the spot to make sure the snake is not there ready to kill me.
Now, what should I wear? Haha this should be funny.
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P-47 THUNDERBOLT's - Actual WWII footage

The beautiful French and German countryside, juxtaposed with such wanton destruction . . . . viewing this amazing footage brings to mind Robert E. Lee's famous qoute:



"It is well that war is so terrible -- lest we should grow too fond of it."



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The Review

Rimmel Max Volume Flash
I picked this up on a whim when at Priceline on Saturday with Mademoiselle Melbourne .
It was the hot pink that drew it towards me.


It really does nothing though.

Before ^


After ^

Waste of $12.00
I suppose it is okay for every day use, but I would not buy it again.
It clumps easily and does not add any length or real thickness.
How creepy is that red vein in my eye!!?


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El Greeno.

Happy Monday.
Not.
More like, 'No Make-up Monday"


Embracing No Make-up life.
I feel like a 1950s house wife in my full skirt and cropped cardigan.
James from work called me "Miss 60" and I was choking on water so didn't have time to correct him.

After eating lunch, this skirt is crushing my rib bones.

So hard to bend over and take a photo of my own skirt lol.



FC emblem



FCUK Cardigan
White Kookai top worn under Cardigan
Target Skirt
Tuck Heels.


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