Sunny and I discovered the remains of a Californiaroo while out on our walk this morning.
As you may well know, the Californiaroo is the long-thought-to-be-mythical North American cousin of the Australian Kangaroo. Sightings are extremely rare - in fact I'm not aware of a single sighting of a live one in this part of the State - and generally occur after consumption of alcohol. Or Crystal Meth.
Apart from their accents, it is believed that the other main difference between the two is that the Californiaroo is, like, way cooler and rad-er than a common Kangaroo.
Thursday, October 29, 2009
Friday, October 16, 2009
Two Deliveries
It struck me as amusing* when I went out earlier today to find this scene at our front door.
A delivery from Amazon gently laid across our doorstep, plus a delivery from Cornflake gently laid alongside it.
Is that what you call a Do(o)rmouse?
* - this is in no way intended to make light of the plight of the mouse - I'm sure it found it's predicament far from amusing.
A delivery from Amazon gently laid across our doorstep, plus a delivery from Cornflake gently laid alongside it.
Is that what you call a Do(o)rmouse?
* - this is in no way intended to make light of the plight of the mouse - I'm sure it found it's predicament far from amusing.
Monday, October 5, 2009
A future for the American Car Industry?
The jury is still out on whether they can make cars that people will actually want to buy, but it seems like they can make commercials that people will want to watch.
Check out the new Cadillac commercial below.
Check out the new Cadillac commercial below.
Friday, October 2, 2009
The Birds to fly west for Xmas
After nearly making it last year, The Birds (Steve and Sara) have confirmed today that they will be packing their bags and making their way Westward to be with us for Xmas this year. Their itinerary currently involves a few days in Vegas before moving on to LA and then heading up to us to spend Xmas Eve and Xmas Day in Kingsburg before heading up to complete their tour in San Francisco.
Good news, eh?
Well, perhaps even better news is that, with more than one British person in town, there will very likely be a traditional Xmas Dinner on the menu at some point in the afternoon on Xmas Day.
Now there's a reason to be jolly in the season to be, er... jolly.
Good news, eh?
Well, perhaps even better news is that, with more than one British person in town, there will very likely be a traditional Xmas Dinner on the menu at some point in the afternoon on Xmas Day.
Now there's a reason to be jolly in the season to be, er... jolly.
Wednesday, September 30, 2009
Happy Anniversary Mum & Dad / Trev & Val
Yes, another year has passed and the perennially handsome couple get to celebrate another happy year of marriage. Someday we hope they'll share the secret of their success, but for now we will simply give credit where it's due.
Dad - well done for putting up with Mum all these years. ;)
Much love!
C & M
Dad - well done for putting up with Mum all these years. ;)
Much love!
C & M
Tuesday, September 29, 2009
Introducing Sunny
Things were a little crazy last week so we decided to hold off for a bit before sharing the news that we have a new addition to the UlloaSullivan family.
We bumped into this young lady roaming around the SaveMart parking lot on a Sunday a couple of weeks ago. She had a note attached to her collar that simply said that she had been found roaming around town and had been left to fend for herself. I was inside getting some groceries when M spotted her and I came back out to the car to find a pair of puppy-dog eyes looking at me (M's that is, not the dogs) and the decision was made. We didn't hold our hopes too high until we visited the Vet and confirmed that she didn't have a microchip from a previous owner and then went ahead and had her registered with us.
She's a beautiful, friendly, mature 94lb Labrador that has clearly had puppies at some point. She loves attention, being brushed and jumping into Nick and Kate's swimming pool to cool-down/have a drink. She doesn't know how to play fetch, but has a very loud bark and sleeps by the back door during the day and in the new dog house we bought for her at night.
We're already in love.
We bumped into this young lady roaming around the SaveMart parking lot on a Sunday a couple of weeks ago. She had a note attached to her collar that simply said that she had been found roaming around town and had been left to fend for herself. I was inside getting some groceries when M spotted her and I came back out to the car to find a pair of puppy-dog eyes looking at me (M's that is, not the dogs) and the decision was made. We didn't hold our hopes too high until we visited the Vet and confirmed that she didn't have a microchip from a previous owner and then went ahead and had her registered with us.
She's a beautiful, friendly, mature 94lb Labrador that has clearly had puppies at some point. She loves attention, being brushed and jumping into Nick and Kate's swimming pool to cool-down/have a drink. She doesn't know how to play fetch, but has a very loud bark and sleeps by the back door during the day and in the new dog house we bought for her at night.
We're already in love.
What The Heck Is This?
I've noticed these things hanging around on the walls of our house in the morning and am a little bit freaked out. After all, they do resemble the infamous Preying Mantis and therefore strike fear into me; not to mention inspiring dreams of being devoured from the bottom up by a particularly amorous female that refused to believe that I wasn't actually of the same species. Of course, in my dream I also afraid of not being considered worthy of being devoured by an amorous female and therein lies a clue to my psyche.
Anyway, I don't think they are actually Preying Mantis' but a distant, slightly less formidable, relative. They could also be Preying Mantis Imposters - an insect that makes itself look like a Preying Mantis such that it can strike fear into other insects that might not be feeling up to being devoured by amorous females today. I'm just not sure. Unfortunately I'm not feeling brave enough to go and ask as I don't know how to tell the difference between a male or a female.
Anyway, I don't think they are actually Preying Mantis' but a distant, slightly less formidable, relative. They could also be Preying Mantis Imposters - an insect that makes itself look like a Preying Mantis such that it can strike fear into other insects that might not be feeling up to being devoured by amorous females today. I'm just not sure. Unfortunately I'm not feeling brave enough to go and ask as I don't know how to tell the difference between a male or a female.
This Is It! - A UlloaSullivan.Competition
For those of you that have been living under a rock or, perhaps, simply don't follow Pop Culture quite so diligently as we do here at UlloaSullivan.com, the 'This Is It' movie will be released on Oct 27th. It features footage shot during the last 3 months of MJ's life as he was preparing for the concerts in London. You can check out the trailer online here. It looks like it might be pretty good - even some of the concert rehearsal footage suggests that he may actually have been able to pull it off.Anyway, I have scored 4 tickets to an afternoon showing on Oct 31st (in spite of the widely reported sellouts) and will be offering them to a couple of lucky readers as part of a competition. More information on how you can win them - and the chance to spend the afternoon with C&M (which, let's face it, is the more exciting aspect of all this) - coming soon.
And if you want to know what the competition is any sooner than it gets published on the site, you're out of luck. So just beat it.
Tuesday, September 22, 2009
Miko
It is with profound sadness that I have to report today that Miko is no longer with us. It appears that she was hit by a car after being let out on Sunday night and roamed beyond the field of grape vines across the street.
Those of you who knew her know that she was at once both a trouble maker - constantly annoying Cornflake, finding unusual things to play with, testing our patience by trying to scratch the furniture when we were right there - and an incredibly affectionate companion - ear nibbling, cuddle loving and intense-face-rub demanding - to the people she knew and shy with/dismissive of the people she didn't.
She was Miko. We loved her. And she is already incredibly sorely missed.
Those of you who knew her know that she was at once both a trouble maker - constantly annoying Cornflake, finding unusual things to play with, testing our patience by trying to scratch the furniture when we were right there - and an incredibly affectionate companion - ear nibbling, cuddle loving and intense-face-rub demanding - to the people she knew and shy with/dismissive of the people she didn't.
She was Miko. We loved her. And she is already incredibly sorely missed.