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Monday, 4 October 2010

It Could Be You! But Tuesday It's Definately Me!

Monday 27th Sept, woke from a bitter cold night, in pain to a bitter cold morning at 8am, to the sound of Hammering & Drilling in the Hairdressers below, hope she's getting a better job done than the idiot doing my windows is doing!! I got a call from my acting agency I am playing the part of one half of a couple in a Cafe & later a commuter, in the Lottery Scratch Card Ad, I have to have two outfits Casual Smart for Cafe scene & business dress for other, its being filmed in Hampstead area at 6.30am, so early night tonight!!


Had Porridge for breakfast, and took Stan, Betty & Aku for a walk in the park, hoping that it will help ease my back, saw some real cute dogs out, but if I was to get another dog, it would be a Ginger Chow Chow, I Just love them, they're so cool!! or a Pomeranian like a mini Chow Chow crossed with a Chihuahua


Chow Chow Cooooooooool!!!

Got home did all the boring household chores then watched the funny "Two Guys & A Girl" while I stopped for a coffee, more boring chores later I stopped for another coffee & a catch up with today's paper. The owner of the Pink Cat (dubbed the Pink Panther was found) she used food coloring to dye her white cat bright pink, not unlike what many people do to poodles, I think it looks kinda cute like a slim Bagpuss!!



checked my emails, Facebook & Twitter & made Dinner, a Tuna Salad with Jacket Potato. Read the rest of Thursday 23rds Sun Paper as I didn't get to before due to going to London for Big Brother Party, and discovered my letter had been Printed in the Sun Letters Page (Page 53) Watched  The Inbetweeners hilarious as always, then went & had a long soak in the bath, washed & styles hair & re did make-up as I got a call telling me the location & I need to be near Bishops Avenue on Hampstead Lane at 6.30am for the Shoot of Camelot's, Lottery Scratch Card  Advert, that's at least a 30min walk from the nearest tube Highgate, so I'm going to have to set off at around 5am for the train station, so there is no point going to bed, as I'd need to get up at 3am, to get myself ready & even if I got into bed at 9am, with my insomnia I'd never be asleep before that!!!... watched some TV read some magazines & got dressed in jeans, peach velour top & Channel style french designer Jacket, for my 1st smart but casual look. Packed my black shift dress, my white frilled blouse, black trousers & Aqua short fitted french designer jacket for my 2 business commuter options for later.


Tuesday 28th Sept 5.15am set off to the station with my change of clothes in a holdall, walking trough misty rain, my back aching but bearable, got my ticket & waited for 6.09am train to come. I got the slow stopping train to Kentish Town & then caught the Northern line tube to Highgate Station. Then walked from Highgate Station to Hampstead Lane sending Candie a text en route.


There was no number Hampstead Lane on written instructions, but when you clicked on the map to zoom in a picture of No26 came up a pine coloured door of a big house, with black wrought iron security front gates, so I assumed that was the venue. Walking down Hampstead Lane I came across the house at 6.25am couldn't see anyone about but upstairs lights were on so I buzzed the gate & they buzzed me through & a tall handsome, posh guy, with dark foppish hair, around his mid 30's I'd say, opened the door in a white bath robe, I asked if this was where the filming was being done? he said "No!?" (whoops but nice bit of eye candy to start the day on!!)


I apologised for disturbing him & text the shoot contact, she called back to say they were parked outside a playing field with goal posts in in a big catering site Double Decker (why was that not on the info emailed? and why did number 26 house come up when you clicked on pin marking shoot spot on map?) I'd passed a playing field earlier so I went back looking for the bus, no joy, so I turned round and headed back in original direction & came eventually to another playing field & the base catering bus.


I had a fried egg sandwich for breakfast via catering van, which I ate sat on the bus, while waiting for 3 other agency actors who were having trouble finding the location too! Once all had arrived we were driven down to set 1st to the wardrobe van, the wardrobe woman said I looked great as casual smart shopper, but would have to be made plainer later when with my screen husband, as he is less groomed & looks out of my league, never had having to be dressed down been more flattering. I was sent off for 1st background scene at The Hampstead Tea Rooms. I had to be walking past the Tea Rooms in the opposite direction past a bus top (below) as a red haired girl pushing a guy in a wheelchair, went in other direction,  as I pass by steamers burst into the air from the wheelchair & inside the cafe, and I turn & look at them with amusement (they had just had a scratch card win)



Then without the chance to change into my smart commuter outfit, that i'd been asked to bring, I had to be one of 4 people sat waiting for a train on a platform who turn to look when streamers go off on a train platform.


These scenes were taken over & over again from 7am until 12.30pm, then we were then mini bussed back to the base catering Double Decker for lunch, I had steamed salmon in a white wine sauce, with steamed veg, with a diet coke & a Banoffee Pie for desert, then we were all driven back to set where I had to go into wardrobe & be drabbed down, I had to put on black trousers, a long high necked leopard'ish  print top with a beige cardigan pinned with a broach across my chest to look less busty & more frumpy, and wear my flat suede lofas, as I was as tall as husband in flats, so would be taller in heels. my hair that was curly in 1st part was smoothed back into a ponytail & my hairpiece added (that I brought just in case) which was curled under & pinned like a chignon bun. they put on purple gloves to hide my trendy neon orange nails but the director didn't like it, so I hid one lot curled into my acting husbands arm & curled the other loosely as not to show.


We had to walk away from camera from Hampstead Heath train station, past a fruit & veg stall, then across a zebra crossing towards a Newsagents with a Lotto sign outside, but a load of streamers go off as we head towards the crossing & we turn to look at it & then as we cross the zebra crossing, streamers go off in a car with a couple of pensioners in, that had stopped for us, and we turn to look at them too! I was clowning around between takes with my American husband, saying he was lousy in bed & I was divorcing him & he was joking about his mistress back & knowing how I love it when Americans say Mam, he kept saying yes mam no mam etc



After that shoot I changed into Black Trousers, White blouse & Aqua Jacket & was in background of final scene where I was sat outside Starbucks (next door to Hamstead Tea Rooms) with others done up in office clothing, behind a small garden area with a (scenery) phone box, we look on when streamers go off in the phone box & then again on a passing bus, I was sat chatting with the charming Kiran Nirmal who is a business & personal developer mentor, (you can find her on Twitter as @everydaysharekn) one of the guys there gets a lot of period extra work in things like upstairs downstairs (remake) but recently did some Eastenders work, and was in Queen Vic when Alfie sets it up the bar for a football match piss up & the flat screen TV he sets up falls off the wall, he said Sean Richie fluffed his lines a lot. I will be looking out for that scene in Eastenders!!


It was finally a wrap at 6pm after 11hrs of shooting & I got a lift back to Highgate from one of the crew & got the tube & train home, it was obviously now winter as it was getting cold & I'd walked to the station in the morning in darkness & I was now walking home in darkness. Got in & made a decaff coffee & despite being awake now for 37hrs I stayed up another 4hrs either chatting online, when I checked my Facebook account, a complete stranger Oskar Makay had sent me an abusive inbox message, as he doesn't know me & I have never spoken to him I assume he can only be a reader of this blog, or one of my online groups? not sure if I was supposed to be hurt or upset about it, but if so he will be sorry to learn that, I found it Bloody Hilarious & posted it for all my friends to see & we spent an hour or more absolutely pissing ourselves laughing at it & him, with over 100 posted comments. Apparently we have a mutual FB friend (my best friends, sisters boyfriend) plus he works in McDonald's Devon (my friend & her family are originaly from Torquay) also he is a Sunni Muslim (if that's a Sunni attitude I'd hate to see a cloudy one) his Spelling & grammar also point to someone of great intellect, NOT!! I think he may be related to GLP Goddess, here are his insightful put downs, for those of you interested in one of my critics thoughts.


oh dear
28 September at 13:05
are you a celebrity? no you're a piece of shit. a wannabe skank. yet you rip certain people for pretending to b e aceleb to take the piss. i been to one of those bb partys and it was the cringiest thing ive ever seen in my life. failed Z lister's tryna claw back some credability by doing anything they can. fuck you.

To which I responded
28 September at 20:21
Whatever!!!!! Zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz

He replied
28 September at 20:32
no it's not a whatever response. you should be ashamed of yourself. a 46 year old woman/man whatever the fuck you are( a freak) talking the way you did. never heard anything like it

Amused I asked
28 September at 20:36
about what? what is so shocking & shameful?

Still waiting for an answer maybe he internally combusted with the strain of trying to think of something credible, that he can spell.  Its his birthday soon 19th November, maybe I could get him an English Tutor as a peace offering, birthday gift. I was half tempted to friend request him for a laugh!!
My #1 Fan
If Your Ever in McDonald's Devon
Ask him what his beef is with me ?
Apart from a Quarter Pounder of course!

Continued watching TV or checking acting websites. eventually hitting the sack at midnight, after 41hrs with no sleep.


Wednesday 29th Sept, I thought after 41hrs with no sleep I'd sleep in, but no I woke at 8am which is just as well as I had a flat inspection from my landlords at 9am, pointed out the windows that had still not been painted properly!! Got a call from agency asking how shoot went & I said it was fun. I had a tuna jacket potato & salad for lunch, did some household chores & then chilled with a coffee with the paper & Closer Magazine.


It had an article on Michael Roberts, the cheating husband who murdered his wife, whenever I see his pic I get this gut feeling I know him! but I can't think how? (although I do have a photographic memory!) so unless it comes to me, I'm wondering if it's maybe because he looks a bit like Jack Tweedy & Kenzie, but somehow I think not, which again begs the question why does he seem so familiar??.


Michael Roberts
Jack Tweedy
Kenzie

Read some of The Sun paper a bit on the Beckhams in LA. They said yesterday was the hottest day in LA on record, lovely Simon Cole went back to LA yesterday, so the lucky devil had a heatwave to go back to.
Simon Cole LA Bound
  
Filed some paperwork while listening to the TV & stopped for a coffee & watched the very funny "Two Guys a Girl & a Pizza Place", I like the character Burge in it he is very funny, they all are, but he is my fave, he is played by Scarlet Johanson's husband Ryan Reynolds, who is in the new film Buried about to come out.


Two Guys & A Girl
Ryan Reynolds AKA Burge


Did a load of laundry & house chores & had chili bean soup for dinner & watched TV while filing job & audition applications watched the brilliant NCIS & braved the god awful Seven Days for a 2nd week in the optimistic view it can only get better (it didn't!!) what a bore I wont be wasting my time on that again! Jennie called me to see if I was free to come round tomorrow night I said I was. Spent next hr listening to the brilliant Law & Order while sorting back room, stopping at 12.10am to watch the brilliant RuPauls Drag Race, Mystique the Alison Hammond look-alike went out tonight!
Mystique
Alison Hammond

Thursday 30th Sept, woke up with excruciating back pain again, I think it must be the weather affecting my injury, as it was OK when it was mild, when we filmed Tuesday, did more boring chores, with difficulty, due to finding it difficult to move or bend, due to the pain & wrote a letter to OFCOM regarding Talk Talks abysmal treatment off me plus taking £80 out of my account when I didn't owe them any money & not telling me, so my direct debit made me unknowingly overdrawn & running up £75 in bank charges that were not my fault grrr. The bastards wouldn't even return the wrongly taken funds back into my account, saying they would put my account £80 in credit (how Flaming kind!!!) One of the extras at the Lotto shoot said she has been in battles with Talk Talk for over a year & that they are diabolical & she rued the day she ever signed up with them, saying the neon rainbow tune on the TV in Xfactor Ad breaks makes her want to punch the TV, god I thought that was only me!!


Watched the funny Two Men A Girl & A Pizza Place, Ryan Reynolds who plays Burge was also in Deadpool, looking a lot less cute & geeky, looking very ruff & buff instead!! as you can see below!



Oh Helloooooo!!!

Had a Veggie bacon Bagel & some chili bean soup for tea, before arriving round Jennie's at 8pm, talked about the typhoon that just missed her house in Catalonia & she said she would be round to check out my zips next week some time. Talk Talk were being slagged off on Watchdog tonight ironically after a load of complaints to OFCOM well they will have some more soon!! Watched the rubbish Trinny & Susannah mocumentry "From Boom To Bust" comedy is not their forte, then True Blood (I love that series it's dark, cool & sexy!!) I suddenly realised that Sookie's super hot brother in it, looked like Ryan Reynolds who I like from Two Men & A Girl, never realised that before. The guy who plays him oddly is also a Ryan, Ryan Kwanten they could be brothers (except Ryan Reynolds is Canadian & Ryan Kwanten is Australian!!)

Ryan & Ryan Separated at Birth?

Talking of looky likeys Anna Paquin who plays Sookie reminds me of a blonde version of  Lea Michele who plays Rachel Berry in Glee. Both the girls are pictured below what do you think?

Anna Paquin Blonde
Lea Michele
Anna Paquin Dark Hair

Left Jennies at 12.30am saying to meet up some time next week for a coffee, plus look at my zips & cottons.

Friday 1st Oct, more household chores more battles with inept authorities who owe me money & have conveniently lost paperwork (funny how they only do that when they owe you money, never when you owe them, then they are on your back like a ravenous werewolf!!) went into Santander & got the £75 bank charges removed from my account, as they were not my fault they were caused by Talk Talk removing £80 from my account which was NOT theirs to take, the thieving scum!!


Went into town in the torrential rain, paid my quarterly Gas Bill £22.75 (a nice change from my past two) then set off to get my nails manicured ready for Richard & Jason's wedding tomorrow in Brighton, not sure what I'm going to wear yet as the weather is so changeable, so I went for a french polish with a shimmering china glaze on top as that will go with any colour outfit. Then lay under my sunbed for 20mins for a bit of colour.

Chatted to my friend Jennifer Anderson, who lives in Manhattan America, she wrote & directed & stared in the Vampire sitcom I was in "Georgina" she was singer & keyboard player with The Gothic looking, Punk/New Wave Band, "The Nuns", under the name Jennifer Miro "The Nuns" were big in San Francisco in the 1970's, a clip of part of one of their Raunchy Music video's "White Slave" is below in the link in Yellow (for the non prudish amongst you!!)  

The Nuns Raunchy Video Of "White Slave"


Jennifer Anderton AKA Jennifer Miro

Watched some TV & got my stuff ready for the trip to Brighton Saturday, I was about to put my head to the pillow at 2.30am when I saw that the film "Real Women Have Curves" with America Ferrera (Ugly Betty) was starting, so I watched it in bed. But I wish I'd not bothered....  Just as looked like it was about to get started at 3.55am it ended, I felt bloody cheated!!


Saturday 2nd Oct, woke at 8.30am, finished packing my case with a few dress choices (I just couldn't decide) but packed my blingy black Kurt Geiger shoes, you cant go wrong with blingy shoes!! 


Had 10mins under the sunbed, washed & blow-dried hair & changed into Jeans & my stripey Reiss Top

Its a lovely bright mild day out & I thought I am glad the weather has changed from the torrential rain of last night for Richard & Jason's Wedding day. Pulled on my Cream trench coat & fit flops & headed off for the 712 bus stop to catch the 2.25pm bus to Brent Cross, chatted to Dave the Driver en route, and watched the sky getting darker & greyer (bugger!!) got a 102 from Brent Cross to Muswell Hill & walked to Candies place. Got to Candies around 3.30pm & her son 9yr old Xavier was showing me some of his projects he has done on his PC. I had a slice of Pizza & a Coffee at Candies & we set off for Brighton a hr later around 5pm when the baby sitter arrived. The roads through London en route to motorway were chockablock!!

The sky got pitch black and most of the long journey to Brighton, was poor visibility, due to rain lashing on the windscreen, plus once we got into the good old area of Sussex (where I use to live) there was no lighting on the motorways. We eventually got to The Regency Hotel at around 8pm a Really lovely Hotel with friendly staff, very boudoir decoration, which goes with the Burlesque classes available there.

The Regency, our room was the one with the balcony above

Candie & I had the Bridal Suite with a massive King Size Four Poster Bed, which we laughed about, we opened one of the half bottles of red wine on he side, to drink as we changed.

Our Bedroom & part of our Bed

Decided on the black cocktail dress & fixed hair again, as it had been rained on somewhat. We headed out to the Venue (The Barcelo Old Ship Hotel on the seafront) at around 9pm luckily we spotted a taxi dropping some people off at at a near by hotel & jumped in to get a lift to The Barcelo Old Ship Hotel, before we got too soaked, The Cheeky cab driver said he would give us special rates later if we called him to go back to our hotel (yeah we know what his special rates entailed & he wasn't that special..... except maybe special needs!!)

Made our way to the wedding reception area & Found Richard & Jason & one of their 2 little girls, who was a bridesmaid. Must be about 15yrs since I'd last seen them both, it was either at their fancy dress party or when we (Candie, Richard, Jason & I) went to the Ideal Home Exhibition. We had been to the Exhibition 3 days prior, as we had lots of free tickets, as numerous friends had stands there, so we decided on the 4th day that we'd seen it all, so it would be amusing to see if we could be thrown out?

So 1st they locked me in the boot of a show car (nothing) then Candy Jason & I sat on a sofa, on a furniture stand, looking towards a bedding stand opposite & Richard got in one of the wardrobes & waited, then when people opened the door he use to say "Is this the 1st floor or basement?" the funniest result was when a Chinese couple actually looked at the side outside the wardrobe for buttons or something that had a floor level on it!!  lmao (still nothing) So we took over one of the show rooms Candie & Richard laying in bed together, with him passing her a roll saying "Cheese Roll darling?" & Jason & I in the kitchen fixing food & selecting a bottle of wine (which we opened with a bottle opener from a kitchen stand) but people trooped past assuming we were part of a "living home exhibit" & obviously we were not reported, as nobody came in to stop us (nothing) we even sat on another stand, drinking wine from one of the houses (nothing) So Candie & I stripped off to our undies & got in one of the Jacuzzis on a stand, but instead of being told off, the guy on the stand thanked us, for making his stand more of an attraction, bugger!! (nothing!) we gave up after several other attempts & left on our own accord & went to the pub. Jason said That was one of the funniest days he can recall. 

Candie, Richard & I chatted about the old days & the now infamous France for a pound with The Mirror, where the whole trip was so outrageous it could be turned into a sitcom, although if it was, most people would say that's crazy, that many things couldn't happen to a group of people in just one day (oh believe me it can, if its Candy & I and a bunch of our pink posse) believe me that's a blog in itself & one day I might just post it!

Signed their wedding book & filmed a video message for them, chatted to Richards Sister & Parents, had a bit of a dance & chatted to some of Richard & Candies friends from Torquay, then a bit more dancing & drinking and a selection of goodies from the buffet.

Later the entertainment arrived, well known Brighton Drag Queen, Dave Lynn, who I have bantered with many a time before, he was good, but with a much toned down act, due to the number of kids present. Only down point was when a guy sat on the floor behind me decided to get up & trod on my left little finger, cracking my nail at the base, cant describe how much that hurt!.


We had a bottle of Champagne in the bar, when the wedding reception area closed, chatting with Candie, Jason, Richard & family members, then Candie & I headed back to our hotel, along the rain soaked pavements, along sea front, through the drizzle, stopping off for a cone of chips at around 4am. Walking back I slipped on a slippy rain & chip coated pavement, cutting my knee & elbow OUCH!! luckily I didn't scuff my shoes. A tall blonde guy out on his 40th Birthday helped me up & chatted me up, which was quite funny. Candie & I said our goodbyes to him & his friend & got back to our room, where I cleaned up the blood on knee & elbow & crashed into our huge four poster bed with Candie, really comfy firm mattress

Sunday 3rd Oct, woke at 9am back feeling a lot better than of late, think that firm mattress has worked wonders, Got freshened up & dressed & went down stairs for breakfast, we got ourselves a fruit juice & sat down & were waited on by to very charming oriental girls, Candie & I ordered a hot chocolate & vegetarian breakfast, which wasn't bad & filled the spot, though the tomatoes were a bit hard & the beans not Heinz!


We checked out & after putting our stuff in the boot of Candies convertible, we headed out along a dry but very windy & cloudy seafront in search of a toot shop to get Candies boys Tiger & Xavier, Brighton rock & candyfloss etc. Then it was back in the car & a drive back to Candies in even more soddin rain (you'd think the sky would have run out, after the copious amounts on Friday & Saturday!!)


Got indoors, running in from rain & Xavier told us about his trip to the Local Farmers Market & his School project on mummification. He wanted me to help him set up his own blog which I did & then read News Of The World & watched "Drop Dead Diva" which I like, as don't get Living channel at home!



Had a toasted veggie sausage sandwich & at 8pm Candie gave me a lift to Finsbury Park Tube where I saw the same Golden Labrador & Lassie /Collie Cross puppy, that I saw last time I went home after staying at Candies, which was funny as I was just thinking of it, as I headed towards the station, it ran towards me & jumped up for a stroke & a cuddle ahhhhhhh

Got in at 9pm & watched "27 Dresses" on Ch4 +1 I think James Marsden is kinda cute, & it was a easy film to chill to on a Sunday night!

Chilled with my book on Marilyn for a few hrs after & went to bed listening to the rain lashing against my bedroom window. Zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz

Sunday, 19 September 2010

Rain Rain Go Away!!....before I go Gaga!!

Monday 13th Sept & the week started no doubt as it will continue from now on, cold & rainy, I tried warming up by getting some exercise running round the park with husky Aku, I haven't seen my friend John & his dog down the park for some time now, he use to have two Tallulah & Minime her daughter, but Tallulah sadly died of Cancer last year, maybe he takes Minime out at a different time these days, Choc Labrador Stanley use to be in love with them both (can't blame him they both were lovely!)

Tallulah & Minime
The Late Great Tallulah


Went home & sorted a lot of paperwork that needed doing & sent off some emails & Job applications for some Management positions in Fashion Retail. Then I continued to sort some more of my Late mums things from the back room before chilling in front of the TV for the evening, while the rain continued to lash down outside. Watched the soaps & the remake of "Bouquet Of Barbed Wire" (I loved the original version in the late 70's early 80's) & The Inbetweeners very funny, the Speedo incident made me think of my friend Camp Richard at My friend Nat's Birthday Dinner after party! in May 2009. Then I watched Rita Sue & Bob too (made in 1987) for a humorous bit of nostalgia, I remember watching that for the 1st time round Nat & Terry's. 



Tuesday 14th September & the weather was the same cold, dull, doom & gloom with more rain, did some food shopping & paid off some bills owing, & posted my Sisters Birthday Card for Wednesday. My friend Jennie & her husband are back from their month away at their house in Greece & said to come over to their place in St Albans Thursday night, my friend Ian phoned & asked was I aware about the official Big Brother Farewell Party? Our mutual friend Jonty (BB8) had been talking to him about it. I said yeah Mario (BB9) had been talking about it & a few other friends, he asked if I was going, I said I wouldn't mind but not that fussed, I don't think my friend Richard Newman would be going & after what happened at Celebriparty last time, thanks to BB7 Aiselyene I'm less keen than I would be, as she would no doubt be there, trashed as usual, maybe she should change her name to Trashlyene!!


Made a Tuna Melt Jacket Potato & salad for dinner, the media is all going crazy about Lady Gaga & her Meat Dress at the MTV Awards (where she won 8 Gongs) I don't know what all the fuss is about, its meant to be real meat, but I'm not convinced it looks like the latex used in special effects in Horror movies etc if it was real blood would squeeze out when ever she sat down on it, squashing blood into her cars upholstery (saw no bin bag or clingfilm covering on the Limo seat she got out of) also it would of gone all over her seat at the Awards (I saw no covered seat there) & the blood would squish & run down her legs every time she sat down!! (but her legs were clean as a whistle all night!) they can claim it was real meat all they want, to create the hype, but it sooooo wasn't! anyway why the fuss people go round in leather & fur all the time which yet again is a butchered animal, but nobody blinks an eye!! except PETA members!!..

I watched Celebrity Come Dine with Me, staring Debbie McGee, Lembit Opik , Ian Lee (who I love, he's so funny) and Jodie Marsh, which was a good CCDWM & Jodie won. Jodie is a friend of my friend *Jeff, and I was chatting to her a few months ago about a character doll I did of her, when we were both on Big Brothers Big Mouth together & I asked her about Twitter as I was sure it was a fake Tweeter on there pretending to be her, she confirmed that it was indeed fake & she doesn't do social networking such as Twitter, Facebook or Myspace & to give them hell on her behalf! She (the fake Jodie) kept insisting she was real, after I outed her, she began messaging Ian Lee on Twitter when CCDWM was on & I informed him she was a fake & of course after a few red herring Tweet conversations, with her himself, he was soon Tweeting that @JodieMarsh was a fake, as was her old profile @MissJodieMarsh (how sad pretending to be someone else!!)
The REAL Jodie Marsh

Watched 71 degrees North & caught up on some DVD's borrowed from my friend Nicky, UP (very Good) The Hangover (below average) & Precious (So So, but not as good as I was expecting) then went to bed & finished reading a book (that came free with Cosmopolitan magazine) called "What The Hell Is He Thinking" by Zoe Strimpel (can't say I'd recommend it!) it is either common sense, or not fully believable, my BB8 friend Gerry's Book "Treat Them Mean, Keep Them Keen" is Far Superior!!.... I highly recommend it, especially for those young lady's who are new on the dating scene! to buy click on the YELLOW link below....



Wednesday 15th Sept, My Sister Julies Birthday arrived with more dark Sky's & rain, got a text from the Gym Trainer saying her car had a flat & she had to fix it so the running club was cancelled this morning! So I got busy sorting more of mums stuff, and going through old magazines to throw out (or rather to give to friends & local hairdressers) Watered the house plants & put a load in the washing machine. Grabbed a Sani & ran & did a few errands in the rain. got home & caught up with some DVDs before I have to give them back to my friend Nicky. Mario (BB9) messaged me on Facebook Re 8 out of 10 cats, & I said he took the Jibes well!! (all but one were cut from the transmitted show)

Mario & Wife Lisa, Makosi & Aiseleyne

Checked my Audition sites for my NEW Ken-Dolls & checked my hotmail & found a email from Emma Thomson, Endimols Casting Assistant on BBBM, saying she was now working on Endimols Dating In The Dark & would I be interested in going on it?

I emailed back why not, as all my friends had said you'd be really funny on that! Plus it will be a laugh, I'm not expecting to meet Mr right, as only 2 men in my life got fully into my heart (one past, plus one present & they know who they are!) She said Brilliant you would be great on there, I hoped you'd say yes! & sent me the show form to fill my details in via email.

Some of the questions reminded me of the time I tried out dating sites & the papers lonely hearts, back in the days I was working as a Manager for Versace, in Central London & the only men I was meeting were my male gay colleagues & the married male customers, plus I was too tired after working long hrs, to go out looking at nightclubs & bars for Mr right in the evenings!


So I tried them both, as my friend Candie had once suggested I try the lonely hearts Ads (as that’s how she met her husband Costa & she'd only answered his Ad for a laugh) so never one not to give something a go, I put in an Ad in my local paper & Alistair answered immediately, he said he was 33 (2yrs younger than me at the time) and had been a successful millionaire business man, so had been able to retire early, but was bored with all the time he had on his hands & with nobody to share it with. He said he’d asked his chauffeur where all the lovely single women were? as all he saw out on the pull was drunken ladettes, and the chauffeur said they were more likely at home tired after a long day at work & with little time to go out, hence why he tried the small Ads.

He said he lived in Hampstead (I lived in Bounds Green, near by at the time) & he had 2 dogs & was animal mad like me, he said his sister said she couldn’t understand why he was still single when he was so handsome. So we arranged to meet, although his voice had a slight "Janet Street Porter" twang to it on the phone & I imagined "Ken Dodd" Teeth, but reminded myself of what his sister apparently said. He said he would be wearing gray flannel trousers a pail blue shirt & a navy blazer, I said I’d be dressed head to toe in baby pink, and we arranged to meet in Ruby In The Dust, in Muswell Hill for a pre drink before dinner (as my friend worked there & so if anything bad happened to me, she could identify him)
Janet Street Porter
Ken Dodd

The Day of the date arrived & despite saying he’d be there earlier than the stated time of 7.30pm he was not there when I arrived, so I took my place at the bar, my friend who worked there Nancy said I looked gorgeous in my pink chiffon cocktail dress, pink mules, matching bag plus pink crystal jewelry & I explained I was on a blind newspaper Ad date & described what he said he would be wearing, I had my back to the door, but Nancy behind the bar kept her eye on it, suddenly I saw her face drop & her eyes widen like saucers (oh shit don’t let it be due to my date I thought)

Hello said a familiar voice, showering me with spit, I turned to see the supposedly 33yr Alistair who was at least 55-65yrs old (or life had been obscenely cruel) he was indeed wearing what he said, but he had forgotten to mention the various food stains that came with all of those items! His teeth were a lovely teak hue & looked like they had been thrown in his mouth & stayed wherever they landed, and he sprayed spit from behind them whenever he spoke. He looked not unlike Sir Les Patterson (the Barry Humphries character other than Dame Edna) I could now see Nancy doubled up in hysterics down the corridor that led from the bar & she had dialed our mutual friend Ben to come down to take a look in disbelief. Alistair bought me a drink  a Vodka & Tonic plus himself a coke, and Ben sat Grinning at the other end of the bar, doing thumbs up signs (I’d turned him down for a date a few weeks earlier, as I didn’t want to risk ruining our friendship)

Sir Les Patterson & His Food Stains

He said his chauffeur couldn’t get the car started so he'd had to get a cab, hence his delay, still in shock (if his sister thinks he is handsome how rough is she? She probably makes the woman with her face ripped off by a chimp look hot!) I struggled to make conversation & so mentioned his dogs in passing & he quickly put his hand in his pocket & pulled out a bunch of photos of them on a 4 poster bed (now I love my pets, but I don’t carry round bunches of photos of them!!) I continued to dodge his spit & a while later he suggested leaving the bar to go to dinner. (Now I should of made my excuses & left there & then, but it meant leaving a smug Ben & a giggling Nancy behind & also part of me wanted more of a story to tell my friend Candie, when I compared my experience of Lonely heart Dating to hers) he said he knew a nice restaurant locally, or we could get a cab to Hampstead & have dinner there & go back to his after (it should come as no surprise I chose local)

So off we walked & arrived at Toff’s Take Away/ Restaurant Fish & Chip Shop, with two immobility scooters parked on the pavement outside (his & hers how apt I thought) we joined the queue & I was perusing the menu stuck to a wall, as we stood in line & I thought the salmon at least sounded nice! Alistair was obviously a regular & the guy behind the fish fryer area said to take a table & he’d be over to take an order shortly.

So we sat at a plastic table, with a plastic tablecloth, on white plastic garden chairs, and the guy turned up with menus that never got a chance to be viewed, because without even asking me what I wanted Alistair ordered for us both! The King Prawn Starter to share, a Side Salad To Share & Cod & Chips TO SHARE!!

The 6 king Prawns (3 each) arrived on a bed of a few lettuce leaves, “ooh I don’t know why I ordered the side salad” said Alistair adding “The Prawns already come with Salad” I replied dryly “Maybe you just felt like pushing the boat out Alistair!!” Thankfully he was quiet as he ate & so that wasn’t spat over me too!!


He was saying something about me coming over in the week, to help him with unpacking some items, but I wasn’t really listening I was busy observing how we were surrounded by groups of pensioners looking me up & down (as I was dressed for a cocktail bar/fancy restaurant not a chippy) and looking daggers at me & with pity at Alistair, oh good god no, they think I am a hired escort or a gold digger or something I thought.

Throughout the meal & the pauses between Alistair kept putting his hand on mine (which I took away) or putting his hand on my knee under table & was trying to slide it higher (which I slapped away!!) Then he said “lets go wild & round the evening off with a brandy” so there we sat with brandy glasses amid the plastic & pensioners, It felt most surreal.

He wanted me to come back to his & I declined & he insisted on giving me a lift home in the taxi, instead of letting me walk home.  So I got him to drive me to a house nearby that has a alley way at the back, that I could get to my road from, so he didn’t know where I lived & suffice to say there wasn’t a 2nd date!.... I Thought, to myself I think I'll stick to my Gayboys for a great night out, until I meet somebody when out!


Watched CSI & had a vegetable casserole for dinner, then later I watched Fern & Perez Hilton, who made £30million by becoming one of the worlds most hated men, due to his blog, Guess I must try harder to irritate people, as I only have one hater thus far!! (I bet you just came in your pants for the mention!!) Maybe Evil Barbie should get more Evil to make the $$$$ like Perez, but although I know imitation is the sincerest form of flattery, I'm not one to copy!


Watched the Fab Ugly Betty (a program designed for fag hags & fashionistas!!) while sorting out more bags of stuff in the lounge then the DVD of NINE (quite good) then was ecstatic to discover by accident a NEW RuPaul's Drag Race starts today on E4 I love that show too, too much, if I'd been born a man I'd of ended up as a Drag Queen. I LOVE RuPaul Charles & there are some great tag lines such as "Lipsinc For Your Life!!" "Don't Fuck It up!!" and my absolute favourite "Remember Girls You Have To Show Your, Courage, Uniqueness, Nerve & Talent!!" (C.U.N.T)  too too funny, I wonder how many people cotton on to that? Ian saw my post that it was on & thanked me as he'd of missed it otherwise, he'd wondered when it would be back on? Ian use to work as a Drag Act "Dixie Lix" in Australia.


Life Can Be A Drag Sometimes

Thursday 16th Sept arrived with even more rain & dark Sky's. Spoke to my newly married Viking friend Louise McAuliffe (nee Jorgeson) who is now in Australia with her new husband, we laughed that as our lives have mirrored each others so much (we had pneumonia at the same time, both had tumours at same time & she had to have an op on her stomach when I had my Gallbladder removed) so by that reckoning we surmised that, if I bumped into a hunky Aussie & went on a date I should be married in a year. I joked that if I hear an Australian Accent when on Dating In The Dark, I will start sending out the wedding invites!! My friend Georgina Baillie contacted me back, she was on the Celebrity Dating In The Dark & said to have fun, she'd only done it for the money herself (she is not exactly short on boyfriend offers) she use to be in dance group Satanic Sluts & was the girl involved in the Jonathan Ross/Russell Brand scandal, she is a lovely girl, we did the Vampire sitcom "Georgina" together, she now sings in group Maria Maria & their 1st video "Sonnet For A Vampire" is now out. A link to it is below in YELLOW for those interested in listening to it.


Georgina Baillie



Wondered if my sister was back at her apartment in Cesme Turkey for her Birthday?, I'm sure they (she & her husband Erdal) said they were going back again in Sept, the weather will definitely be better than here!! (I LOVE Cesme its my 2nd home) I introduced my sister to Erdal, when we went on holiday there together after I'd raved about it (my dad arranged for my mum, dad sister & I to go out there, but he was diagnosed with Lung Cancer & given just 5 months to live shortly before we were to fly out & was told his lungs would not survive the flight, so just my sister & I went on my fathers insistance) Erdal became one of my many Turkish friends that I'd made, on my numerous trips out there! I knew if my sister didn't gel with my other Turkish friends she couldn't not get on with Erdal as he is such a great guy!! & I was right they have been married over 10yrs.

Cesme Castle In The Harbour, Julie & Erdal's Apartment Is Close By
Julie & Erdal Being Married By Cesme's Mayor, On A Boat

I had pizza for lunch watching 60 Minute Makeover, with Camp Couple Colin & Justin, don't mind their makeovers, the lounge today was good & I Love John Amabile, Richard Randall, Scott Waldron & Derek Taylor, not keen on Linda Barker & HATE wacky gaudy mishmash of colour lover Kathryn Rayward, if I came home to find I'd had a makeover by her I'd sue ITV!!....

I sorted out more of mums stuff from my dressing room & by 4pm the weather had gone from dark, cold & rainy to bright, warm & sunny & so at 5pm I took Aku out for a walk in the Park, and at the far end I saw CBEEBIES filming Nuzzle & Scratch (below) think they are filming them, having jobs as bird watchers at the lake!! Aku was very taken with the grey fluffy mike, I think he thought it was a Husky Puppy, The camera man was very taken with Aku, stroking him & I was taken with the hot tall camera man, in his aviator sunglasses (just my luck to be dressed in my casual gym trousers & vest top & scruffed up hair, from sorting out the backroom instead of being in my jeans & a nice top with hair done as usual!!) bugger!!

Nuzzle & Scratch

Got back & continued sorting out the back room, then had Spinach & Ricotta Cannelloni for dinner at 7pm checked emails & Facebook & Twitter, Mario BB9 asked if I was going to The Big Brother Send Off Party at The Embassy Club? He said he was too busy to go, I said maybe, logged off & had a quick coffee, before going round to Jennie & Edgar's, at 8pm Jennie said she would be joining me on Wednesdays with the Fitness First Walking Club that starts at 11am, watched Celebrity Juice which was hysterical, with Character Keith Lemon Parodying Lady Gaga in a Meat Suit with a big Pastrami on the front dangling between his legs, and later he pretended to Bugger BB2 & Ultimate BB winner Brian Doweling, on the studio floor, Richard Bacon & Rufus Hound were on top form & Katie Price/Reid was game on.

I think I'm going to Go Gaga, at the next Fancy Dress Party I'm invited to, but not in a meat dress, don't think it would work on a vegetarian, although like all vegetarians my mouth waters at the smell of bacon cooking oddly!! (apparently human flesh burning/cooking smells like bacon, hence why the Pygmy Cannibals called Europeans "Long Pigs" <in their language> maybe that's our inner savage coming to the surface, when we smell bacon then?) In fact I've been craving bacon a lot recently, after 30 meat free years! Maybe my body needs something that's in it to repair it, after 3 years of one illness after another? maybe I should look up what vitamins are in bacon & take some of them! Talking of Fancy Dress I have actually applied for a job working in Funzone Fancy Dress & Dance Wear, locally that would be such a laugh!!.... I LOVE a Fancy Dress Costume & don't care how silly I look, in fact once I did come close to doing a Gaga & dressing in Bacon! As you can see below!!

One Rasher Or Two?

Friday 17th Sept woke with terrible back pain in my Coccyx, it looked bright & sunny out, plus the TV weatherman said it would be colder than yesterday but dry, but my back said otherwise! Took Aku down the Park in the hopes that a run around would loosen my back at its base. Coach load after coach load of school kids turned up at the park (something must be going on at the Abbey) stopped counting after the 10th coach, Aku was really funny on his harness he was really friendly with the kids but pushed his way through & pulled to be at the front of the group each time (like being the Alpha dog in a sledge pack of hounds) Nuzzle & Scratch from Cbeebies were still filming in the park, I chatted to one of the production team, who was making a fuss of Aku (who was very curious of the caged ducks, the puppets & the fluffy mike again) he said they (Nuzzle & Scratch) were meant to have a job as lollipop sellers & mess up & end up helping ducks that can't cross the park due to humans, they have a little duck house & stunt ducks that will heard into the house, unlike the wild ones in the park. The sky went Black & it chucked it down just after I got Aku home (so much for the Weatherman!) but a hour later it was bright & sunny out again!



Got chatting with two gay guys earlier in the park, who were with 2 dogs one Chihuahua being carried in a little jacket, which reminded me of my friend James'es dog Stanley, and a very cute, very pretty, Chihuahua/Pomeranian Cross, in a Diamante Collar, called Rambo!! who was getting jealous of the attention Aku was getting, and was standing up on his hind legs in Aku's face, giving it the Alpha dog growl (so cute!) so Rambo by name & Rambo By nature, despite the girlie collar! I love the little outfits James has for his dogs, Stanley & Daisy, Stanley always looks so smug & pleased with himself in his, and Daisy is such a lady & such a poser, They have often been photographed with lots of celebs when out, as they are drawn to them as they are so cute, and Stanley Posed in The Gay Times, with Paris Hilton's New Best English Friend winner, James has since set up Diddy Dogs & now sells a array of outfits for small handbag size dogs! A link to it is in YELLOW below if you wish to peruse

Gratuitous Nude Shot Of Daisy & Stanley
Dressed To Go Out
Daisy The Lady- White Whine!! Where's The Champagne?
Stanley- Smug or Pissed?
Stanley & Paris Hilton's NBBBF



My Asda Delivery arrived & so my empty fridge/freezer & cupboard are fullish again! although I was gutted that they were out of stock, of the one thing I was really looking forward to, their Carrot & Pumpkin Rolls!!! I hardly ever eat wheat (wheat & I do not get on well) so don't buy bread, wheat based cereals, pasta or anything with pastry, buying wheat-free alternatives whenever possible, but on the odd occasion that I go out to dinner, I let myself have some, if there is something on the menu I really fancy & once every 2-3 months, I treat myself to some Asda Carrot & Pumpkin Rolls, although I pay for it a bit, later, but they taste so damn good!!


Once it was all put away I had a spicy tomato soup for lunch & settled down to watch Loose Woman as Janice Dickinson is on today & I absolutely LOVE her, maybe because she is as bonkers as me!!! She always makes me laugh & tells it like it is!!... whether you like it or NOT!! I bet a night on the town with Janice would be one to remember!! Bet she's a Fag Hag par Excellence!!


Then it was back to sorting out more of mums things from the back room, before stopping to grill some Tuna (I eat fish, as I have to have fish oils to aid my injured joints from 7 car crashes, so if I'm taking fish oils I might as well eat fish) I started eating fish for 1st time since I was 16yrs 10yrs ago, Today I had it with a fennel, spinach, Watercress & pine nut salad, with a lemon, olive oil & soya sauce dressing. I ate it watching Come Dine With Me, I love the Narrator Dave Lamb he makes that show more than the contestants! Then sent out some more job applications via email, mainly Retail Management, or Merchandising, plus a few design jobs although most are CAD these days sadly.

Dave Lamb

Had a coffee break & watched the Fantastic "8 Out Of 10 Cats", which had Jack Dee & Gay TV Doc Christian Jessen on, as well as Jack Whitehall, within minutes of being on Jack Dee & Sean Lock had me crying with laughter talking about The Popes visit. Read a bit of my Sun Newspaper & saw the adorable story of Lion Cub Zinzi & Meerkat Bob, who became best friends so so cute

Friendship Simples
Spoke to my friend Martyn Tott who told me his second fiction novel 'Five Still Missing' is out soon, his 1st book "Six Magic Numbers" was inspired from his own experience of losing his £3Million winning lottery ticket, and turned it into semi-autobiographical fiction, it's now being turned into a film & I may get a small part in it. 

Below in YELLOW are links to either buy it, read the 1st three chapters for free, a link to Martyn on TV talking about losing his £3Million ticket, plus headlines from when it happened, Martyn is also in a Tribute band Ramone Clones, and also does his own Comedy Song nights.  






Continued with sorting the back room while Listening to CSI another Brilliant show! & Alien 3, (I LOVE Sci-Fi) before eventually retiring to bed to read my book The Secret Life Of Marilyn Monroe, by J.Randy Tarabollerri. I saw in the papers today that Goldie's nephew is in prison for murder  now, as well as his son, I know Goldies other son & he couldn't be more different, he does fashion design, and use to work for me as bar staff when I managed !CE Bar & Adelaide's Nightclub. Goldie once hit on my friend Andrea.

Saturday 18th September, I woke to a bright sunny day (although my back was saying otherwise!!.... ouch!! bloody thing!!) and enjoyed Porridge with bananas & blueberry's for breakfast. My friend James contacted me & said could I make it to his doggy fashion show next week? I said I'd see what I could do. Today I heard from the Fancy Dress/Dance Wear Shop, that I applied to work for, they said thanks for applying but alas they had filled the position the day before my application arrived, but should things change they will get back to me. That's a shame but at least they have me on file should they need anyone else, or if the present applicant doesn't work out! Love a good Fancy Dress Party, as I'm still a big kid at heart!!

Rocky Horror Show, Halloween

Sorted out more stuff & stopped for a lunch of a veggie bacon (to try to abate my recent craving) & Leerdammer Cheese in a Wholemeal pitta & browsed through The Suns Buzz Magazine, that has had a lot of hype in the Paper & on TV Ads lately with George Lamb, Louie Spence, Denise Van Outen, Bruce Forsythe & Keith Lemon, Advertising it. Not bad, not great, but better than the old Saturday Mag. Moved my Stereo, CD's & houseplants out of my Bay window as the decorator is coming round in the early hrs of Sunday to paint the outside of it today & I want to make sure it can be opened & shut after after my problem after they did the back windows.



Put Some popcorn in the microwave & continued sorting, lots of fabric that's not my style to Ebay and some oddments that I can put together in bags, for people who like to do patchwork quilts/cushions etc I don't have the time to do that, nor the patience anymore, although I use to love it when I was younger. Decided to move things round in my lounge for a bit for a change & set up my printer & moved where I put my computer stack. Took a break to watch Xfactor & had some peanut butter on crispbreads & a coffee & perused The Sun Paper & got to page 26 OMFG!!!! there was a story of Kirk Douglas & his wife Anne who are moving to NY to be near their ill son Micheal .... they looked horrific, they should be in an article called "When Plastic Surgery Goes Wrong" Anne has had so much she looks like a burns victim Coco the clown, in a wind tunnel & Kirk like a grey Micky Rourke look alike!! Her eyes are tiny & her eyebrows looked pulled up in a state of constant shock!! & he has gone down the Jacky Stallone/Micky Rourke lip infill look!! Don't they have people who could tell them Don't Do It? Including the surgeon who butchered them!! or is it $$ over ethics?

The Picture in The Sun Was Close Up Without The Shades

Went to bed at 4am after sorting out Lounge & Kitchen (had a break from back room) & hung up clean dry clothes & I know the Decorator coming around 6-7am to paint outside will no doubt wake me & make me unable to sleep!!.... just about to turn off the bedroom TV & go to sleep when Age Of Love came on Ch4 at 4.15am. It's a dating show with a Australian Pro Tennis Player, who was at Wimbledon & was ranked in the top 10 in the world, and also won medals at The Olympics. He has to choose from 7 40yrs plus Cougars, or 6 women in their 20's, it was a repeat (it was filmed in 2007) but this was the 1st one & I missed the 1st few episodes when I discovered it by accident, on Viva last year, so I watched it & discovered that he had no idea of the concept & in the beginning, so he was shocked to see his options were only older women & then after his 1st elimination he gets shown his 6 new young options (unbeknown to the cougars) the women all find out later, when they all share an apartment, & its now 6 Cougars V 6 20somethings. Its a good show. If I remember correctly, although it ends up mostly Cougars near the end, he picks the nastiest, most two faced, shallow, manipulative, slutty brunette in her 20's (I'm sure I was wondering if, once he watches the aired show & sees how she really was, when not in his company, if he thought he made the right choice? also whether their still together) so due to that I ended up settling down to sleep at 5am.





Sunday 19th Sept Arrived & I woke at 8.30am to the sound of the decorator rubbing down the woodwork on my lounge bay window, popped out  at 12.30pm  for a News Of The World & perused it over a wholemeal pitter with veggie bacon & Leerdammer cheese & a coffee for a late breakfast, to get me ready for a day of more sorting. The decorator outside had gone quiet at noon & I looked out the window & the frames had been painted roughly & the sills needed doing but I heard my front door banging a bit, so I thought he must be putting the numbers back on my door, after he left them off after painting last time (I'd left them with a note on my door handle last night) but when I looked it had not been done, guess it must of been the wind rattling the door. I assumed he'd gone for lunch, but when he had not returned by 3.30pm I guessed he would be finishing them off tomorrow morning, so I put a note on a windowpane & left numbers on the windowsill he cant miss them next time!! I then drew out my new food diary, to help me get back to the 9st 5lb that I was just before mum died. After she died I'd lost the energy for the gym due to the shock & just ate microwave food, for some time after that, I as in a bad place & now I'm fighting to get back out of it & get the old me back!

Andy the Zombie director made contact & I got to see the Teaser Trailer for the Zombie Movie I was in, "Houseparty Of The Dead 6" after the narrators words "Zombies" you get a quick clip of me licking blood off the car windscreen & at the end before the title comes up you see me in a group shot of Zombies, in red on the car bonnet to left of shot, while friend Nerissa is at the back of the car in red to the right of shot, the link to the Teaser Trailer is in YELLOW below


I continued with sorting out the back room, later I heard from my friend Nat who's having family probs, which is the last thing he needs right now!..... stopped for a yummy Stilton & Broccoli soup while watching the Xfactor & later my friend Davey Tyler contacted me, telling me to find a date in my diary for a 3 course dinner at his, with his boyfriend & then a night out at a new Watford Club, and I can stay over.... that should be a fun night !! The News Of the World has changed its format somewhat & I'm not so sure I like it, and so has Fabulous its extra magazine. Gone are "In Bed With Tantric & Toxic" & in its place is "The A Team Advice" nowhere near as good, even though The Toxic Bachelor is part of it, as it gets rid of one of the best bits "The Toxic Guide To:....." which along with Mystic Meg I use to look forward to each week!!.... noticed David Walliams Model wife (good body Shame about the Face) was modeling the Fly Girl fashion section. 

Things in back room (Dressing Room) are sorted in piles ready for me to continue with tomorrow but I'm taking a break for the rest of the night, to read the rest of the paper & magazines, & watch the fantasy thriller "Jumper" (disappointingly average!!) Filming another bit for the show Showbiz next week, it's a new Pub Quiz Game Show, that we may try getting on our own planned network, I also might go to the Big Brother Send Off Party & James'es Doggy Fashion Show, but I'll see how the week goes!!..... But All That Will  Be In My Next Blog!!