Samia Stuff

Another article on Samia's Visit by Halifax Herald columnist Peter Duffy with a photo. I humbly say i inspired the photo as after things had finished i went over to Mike and massaged his shoulders and neck. He looked like he needed it and Peter later asked Samia if she would adopt the same pose for the photo :) The column talks about the disappointing turnout. I have to say though, those of us that went had a thoroughly enjoyable time. I personally think the key problem wasn't just that there wasn't enough advertisement and i thought the price of admission was fair; it was that "Maria" isn't as central a character. People don't seem to be able to separate the character from the actor a lot of the times. Do they not realize they can ask this actor about the other actors who may be their individual favourites? Samia had lots of info and behind the scenes goss that was good fun and she also did reveal many spoilers but all of the ones she spoke about have already aired in the UK.

That column may only be online for a few days until Duffy's next one, i'm not sure. Archived articles are by subscription i believe.

(no subject)

A friend of mine sent this... Many of you may have seen it before going around the email loop. It's a good philosophy to live by though. The person that sent it to me up sticks and moved to the UK for a change of life. She says there are still days when she isn't always happy but she's very glad she made the move.

Don't say "I'll be happy when..."
We convince ourselves that life will be better after we get married, have a baby, then another. Then we are frustrated that the kids aren't old enough and we'll be more content when they are. After that, we're frustrated that we have teenagers to deal with. We will certainly be happy when they are out of that stage.

We tell ourselves that our life will be complete when our
spouse gets his or her act together, when we get a nicer car, when we are able to go on a nice vacation or when we retire.

The truth is there's no better time to be happy than right now. If not now, when? Your life will always be filled with challenges. It's best to admit this to yourself and decide to be happy anyway.

Happiness is the way. So, treasure every moment that you have and treasure it more because you shared it with someone special, special enough to spend your time with . and remember that time waits for no one.

So, stop waiting ...
Until your car or home is paid off.
Until you get a new car or home.
Until your kids leave the house.
Until you go back to school.
Until you finish school.
Until you lose 10 lbs.
Until you gain 10 lbs.
Until you get married.
Until you get a divorce.
Until you have kids.
Until you retire.
Until summer..
Until spring.
Until winter.
Until fall.
Until you die.
There is no better time than right now to be happy.

Happiness is a journey, not a destination. So work like you don't need money, love like you've never been hurt, and dance like no one's watching.

(no subject)

My gosh... I have a friend in Ireland who's mother has been in very poor health for awhile and getting worse. She was in a nursing home and is now in hospital because she got out of bed in the middle of the night somehow and fell while heading for the toilet. They also think she may have had some strokes but they can't operate on the hip cause they don't think she'll survive the op. My friend has had to clear out her mother's house and is finally renting it. Her mother in law recently died of cancer. And yesterday her 14 year old dog died. Just went outside, was playing around and suddenly went over, she was told. Probably heart attack. I can't get over how much bad stuff can happen to one person. How much is she supposed to endure? she's got health problems herself, being a cancer survivor and has heart problems. She miraculously had a baby 3 years ago, not thinking she could because of the cancer she had had years before. I think that's the only thing keeping her going most days.

Another friend in Melbourne Australia has her father very ill as well and it doesn't look good there.

On the positive side, i spoke to my friend in Cardiff and it's set to go to visit her after leaving Manchester on the Sunday. She's coming up for the weekend as well and is booking into the same b&b as i am. That's sorted, all i have to do is book the hotel in Bath. I'll have another browse around the tourism site and choose something soon. The one across from the hotel might be ok but maybe a bit noisy so i'll see what else i find first.