Arse

I tell people that I haven’t seen “Lord of the Rings 2: The Electric Boogieloo” (or whatever the sequel thing is called) and they act all surprised. I didn’t really enjoy the first movie, so it didn’t excite me enough to make me want to see the next one.

Realistically, I’d rather see a good romantic comedy. Pass the pink.

I’m also not going to be seeing “The Matrix 2″ at 12.01 am on whatever day it opens. I saw the first one a few too many times. It stopped being a mind-blowing futuristic adventure and was a really sappy, melodramatic wuv story.

“Bound” was better. “Memento” was better.

My cars still at the panel-beaters and I miss it. The Shrugs played yesterday with their new line-up and I really wanted to drive down to Hammo to see them. I also keep getting urges to get some DVDs out, but then I keep remembering that walking all the way to Ponsonby and back at 10.30 pm on a rainy night is no fun, honey.

“Big Brother Uncut” was on last night. It was like 25 minutes of sexual innuendo, 5 minutes of nudie showering. There was one good bit where the girls in the round house were talking about bums. Leah was complaining about how fat her arse was (it’s not), then Regina said that she’d absolutely hate having a big bum. There was a superb reaction shot of Chrissie. She’s tall and she’s also really fat. She was just sitting there with this look on her face that was about 5% offence and 5% pity and 90% incredulousness. It reminded me of one time in 5th form geography. One of the girls I sat with, who was recovering from anorexia, and was still painfully thing, had thinning hair and that weird downy hair all over her arms, was complaining about how fat she was. No one told her to shut up and stop being so silly, instead they all talked about how fat they were.

Message to teenage girls and former teenage girls: You’re not as fat as you think you are. Seriously.

Cinco de Mayo

1. Today I took my clothes to the laundry and the lady was like “today I close at two. Ok?” So I went to the supermarket and bought a bottle of milk and came back before 2.00 to pick up my washing.

2. Later I took my car out to the insurance assessment place. There’s almost $900 worth of repairs to be done on such a tiny little corner of the car. Then I dropped the car off at my local panel beaters. I’ll be walking and bussing this week.

3. Then I watched Big Brother. It’s actually more fun checking out all the web sites and forums and figuring out what’s happening right now than waiting for the shows to reach TV in here. The daily recap shows are screening stuff that’s about two days old by the time it reaches New Zealand.

4. Also, TV1 has sudden got really good. I don’t know if it’s the charter thing taking effect, but the first time every I think TV1 is cool and smart and interesting.

5. Happy Cinco de Mayo.

One, two, three and to the four

This morning some workmen started using a pneumatic drill outside my place at 7.30 am. Like it’s not noisy enough here as it is.

I bet the Big Brother housemates don’t have that sort of shit happening. Yeah, I’d much rather wake up to “This is Big Brother. The hot water is now on.” (Robyn slowly regresses into a fantasy state).

I’m still jobless.

Ho ho ho

My new favourite Big Brother housemate is Daniel. He is only a couple of months older than me and he is funny. And hot.

I’ve been getting lots of fan mail lately from guys who think I’m hot. The photo on my web site is about two and a half years old. At the time it was the best looking photo of a bunch I took with my camera on auto, but all these fellows seem to read a lot into it and come up all all sorts of meanings. I suppose having a web site called “Robyn’s Vagina”, oh, I mean, “Robyn’s Secret Passage” doesn’t help. I think I might have to put the burgerface pic back up.

Oh yeah, when i was at the supermarket I picked up the NW special Big Brother edition. It has a pull-out wall chart with all the housemates on it. I haven’t pull it out yet, but I am tempted.

Of greater interest is the map of the BB houses. I’m formulating all sorts of theories as to what is hidden and where. Like, at the back of the round house there’s a circular sandpit. The big theory is that there’s a spa pool hidden under that, but after the producers hid last year’s spa under some actual plants, why would it be so poorly hidden this year? And what of the soggy grass? No drainage in the lawn suggests that there’s something solid under that grass.

The other big theory area is how the houses will be united. I’m guessing that the wall in the garden between the two houses will be removed. The wall between the two houses might even get to be removed on the inside. And what about an indoor bathroom. There’ll have to be one when the winter months hit. OMG! This is so bloody exciting. All the rumours and intrigue are way more exciting than showering housemates.

Over the show

The first episode of the new Big Brother series aired tonight. OMG yes. I’m so addicted already. I’ve signed up to the web site and I’ve already caught up on the stuff that’s happens during the 24 hour delay between the show screening in Australia and New Zealand.

My two favourite annoying people care Carlo the loud, obnoxious soccer slut and Belinda the high heeled hairdresser. My favourite non-annoying people are Claire the bisexual PhD candidate and maybe Benjamin because when we last left him he was all alone in the round house.

What’s exciting is that one of the BB housemates who’s yet to enter the house is a fat lady. Of course she’s going to end up in the house because seeing someone that much overweight showering in the outside shower would make for excellent television.

Within minutes of the housemates first entering the square house, someone started singing that Big Brovas song. I hope that was the last time.

In solidarity for the 12 housemates I have decided not to leave the house for the next three months. Except for the times that I go out, that is.

(Remember “Kiwi Flatmates”? We prefer not to.)