Hiya,

Welcome to my Journal. Firstly, if you have come this far to have a look at my everyday ramblings, I really appreciate it. Thanks.

I don't have the most exciting life in the world, but I hope to write down my thoughts and feelings here, just things I have been up to, or things that pop into my head, movies and TV shows I love, news I've heard or books I'm reading, and fun random things.....oh and my little dog Mac. Well technically he is my mum's dog, which probably makes him an adopted little brother lol, I like to claim him as my own, and I love talking about him and sharing pictures of him.

Check out my profile in the "Stuff about Me" link at the top of the profile to find out more about me.

If you like what you see in my Journal, perhaps have similar interests to me, please don't hesitate to add me as a friend, I will check out your Journal and add you too. I am only to pleased to find new friends and interact with new people. I try to comment as much as I can to people's Journal entries too, but if I missed your entry, I do apologise, sometimes not enough hours in the day.

Why not pop in here and say hello, introduce yourself, I am pretty friendly.

Thanks for listening, I look forward to creating some good online friendships.

Gemma
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Puppies are the cutest baby animal. Just cute, cuddly little bundles of fluff. I just can't help saying "awww" when I see one. :o)

I think bear cubs (polar and otherwise) and tiger cubs come close too.

Invasion of the Not Quite Dead - Indywood Movie Project

I just became a Pre-order Producer for an independent film project. It is a zombie film, being made by a man called Anthony Lane from the UK. He is the Writer, Producer and Director of the film which should make an appearance in 2010. He is attempting the awesome feat of raising money to fund his project by selling pre-orders of the films dvd before the film has been made. And he is attempting this through the online netwrking site, Twitter, thats where the project caught my eye. I had been following his Tweets for weeks, becoming more and more interested in the project and today, I finally did it, I took a Pre-order package for £20. There are loads more packages, but this was the right one for me.

So I am Pre-order Producer number 212 and I am really excited, I can't wait to see the film, I even get to see my name in the end credits of the film and so will you if you want to take a pre-order too.

Here is the projects main website for the flim "Invasion of the Not Quite Dead", it will tell you everything you need to know.

www.theindywoodproject.com/

Oh and this is his Twitter page, if you want to follow his Twitterings too:

twitter.com/IndywoodFILMS

I just thought I would share this news on the day I ordered the dvd, to mark the occassion. :o)

Gemma
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Ok so I have never done anything like this before, always too shy or nervous, but this time I thought "What-the-hell" and I have gone for it.

I have entered Mac into the Daily Echo Prettiest Pooch 2009 - its a county newspaper here in the UK. I had a look at some of the other entrants and I thought that my little cutie my stand a chance, because he is so irresistible. I take a wonderful photo of him playing with his stuffed duck in the garden, so I entered that. The photo is below:



What do you think? Does he have a chance of winning the contest against the pooches already entered here: www.dailyecho.co.uk/photographs/competition_galleries/prettiest_pooch_2009/

It would have to be Chinese. I especially love to order any of the following, not necessarily all at the same time though: roast pork chow mein, Char Sui roast pork in syrup sauce, egg friend rice, chicken balls or capital spare ribs. Lovely.

Friday 5th June 2009
Today was a beautiful day, not particularly sunny like it has been here in Blighty all week, but it was good walking weather, little bit fresh, but not too cold. Mum, Mac and I set off on a lovely walk starting at 9.50am from a place called Upham along the Kings Way to Cheesefoot Head, where we ended our walk at about 4.00pm. This walk is about 10km or 6.2 miles long and it is one of our favourites, especially because of the lovely views of the countryside that it gives you. I would like to share some photos of the walk with you below, I am not a photographer so I apologise if they are a bit naff:

I love Daisies, so I thought I would show you this photo, there was a lovely bit of a grassy area with hundreds of them:



This is Mac on one of the few occasions that I can actually get him to stay still long enough for me to take a photo, also its the day before he had his hair cut, sort of a before picture that I will explain later. :o)



This is one of the views from the top of a hill that we sat for a rest. Its a 180 degree view but this photo is only part of it:



Nice wooded area we walk through:



Mac with stickybuds on his head, he is such a little tramp lol:



And one last photo,  the coutryside view at Cheesefoot Head:



I hope you liked the photos, we did have a great walk, and we were absolutely shattered afterwards :o) Just about managed to watch America's Got Talent on ITV2 before falling asleep, some good acts on there. :o)

Saturday 6th June 2009
Didn't really do much today, except give my room a complete overhaul and tidy. Mum gave Mac a good grooming, got rid of all his matted hair and downing from his fur, he had a good hair cut for the summer, to keep him cooler because he does have quite a thick coat and it did need a bit of maintenance. Dad had to hold Mac's head while Mum did the brushing and cutting, etc, Mac hates it and can get very snappy and bites quite a bit. Remember the photo of Mac I posted up there, the kind of before picture, well here are some of him after his hair cut, you might, oh my god what have you done to him, but trust me he really needed it and it will grow back:



I love this photo, he gave me the model look, perfect:



LOL, this is Mac being a diva:



Okie dokie, thats it for the photos, I just love taking picutres of the doggie. He is gorgeous. Rest of the day wasn't too bad, just chilled out really, watched Michael McIntyre's Comedy Roadshow, his guests had me in stitches. Great way to end the day.

Sunday 7th June 2009
Cleaned the kitchen throughly this morning, gave downstairs a good vacumming.

My brothers took me to see Terminator Salvation. I kinda liked it. It was different from the previous Terminator films in look and style, but despite some of the disappointing reviews I have heard about the film, I enjoyed it. Nice quote tributes to the original films and photo of Sarah Conner, even the surprise appearance of a special guest too. *winky* I liked the action, the mood and lighting, was all good and the terminators were pretty scary. Best thing is the film is directed by McG who is an Executive Producer for my favourite TV show of all, you guessed it, Supernatural. :o)

Well not up to much now, just updating my journal, hanging out on Twitter and general Internet surfing. Hope your weekends were good.
xxx

I have had an interesting day, quite a bit of pottering around. I did my duty and voted with my dad today, even got my mum to go down and vote which was good. We shall see what the results are tomorrow.

My Sunflowers are getting bigger everyday, they are growing so quickly its amazing, almost like they are growing before my very eyes. I even got a sprout from one of my other seeded pots this morning, I was going to give up hope. These are another set of Sunflowers, I hope that the other seeds I planted will start sprouting too.

Got Mum a new grooming brush thing for the doggy Mac. She tried it on him this evening, he hates being brushed, and he hated this, tried biting Mum's hands off, lol, so funny, he is a little scruff ball. Did a little shopping in Sainsburys, nothing too exciting lol.

Went for a lovely evening walk along the river with Mum and Mac for a few hours. Got a nice mushroom fritters and chips, supper to eat in the park, then got Dad to give us a lift home, had my pineapple fritter with ice cream and toffee sauce, lovely treat to end the day. The sun was shining, the walk was peaceful, even saw a group of Moorhen chickens on the bank, so cute. Mac had a good paddle in the water, he loves it, but doesn't really swim too much.

Ok, well thats about it for my day, I am sat here watching The Mentalist on channel 5. A new show that I have gotten into recently and really quite like it.

I can't believe that it has been 3 weeks since the Season 4 Supernatural Finale already. I can't wait for Season 5 to begin around September time, it will be awesome.

Hope you are all doing well today. Tomorrow, I may be going to a nice long walk. :o)
xx

I have been confused about who to vote for in the European elections today. So many people, saying so many things and promising so much. Its hard to decide who is right person to vote for, how do you choose, its so tempting to give up and not bother, especially as our government seems to be letting us down lately.

I came across a post on another Journal briarwood which helped me to not give up on voting and even gave me a useful link from the BBC website, that has summaries of all the parties and is really helping me to make a decision:

"http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk_politics/8060102.stm"

I think you just need a little time to take a look at all the options and have a good think, thats what I am doing, and I am definitely voting today.

Even if your a little undecided like me have a think and try to vote today.
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Not sure what to write really, I have done quite a bit since I last posted so I am not going into every last detail.

I did go camping for 3 nights, weekend just gone. It was nice, the weather was gorgeous, but I seemed to feel tired all the time, didn't feel like I had had a break when I got back. Still had to come back to the same old rubbish at home. But I don't want to whinge today. Because I went camping I missed all the excitement with the Asylum convention for Supernatural. I have to catch up on Superwiki and youtube to see what I missed. Will be great fun.

About a week and a half ago, I planted some Sunflower seeds. I decided that I wanted to take up a bit of gardening to relieve my boredom and give myself a little focus. They have grown like mad, the little monsters lol. I will post some pictures of them when I can, I can't wait to see the flowers, I do love Sunflowers.

I heard on Supernatural.tv that there is a possibility for a season 6 of Supernatural. That would be awesome because Jensen Ackles and Jared Padalecki are both contracted for 6 years, but Eric Kripke 5. I hope he stays on and helps the story continue and come to a satisfying conclusion. I hate it when they just end a series with no closure, it feels like buying half a book from a book shop.

Oh I also read on BBC Entertainment news that there is a planned remake of Total Recall, you remember the old Arnie film from the early '90's. I love that film, why remake it, sure it hasn't aged too well, but its still great. Some films don't need remaking, especially this soon.

Think I have dried up already, not been to exciting a week, you know just general housework and stuff.

Got to keep writing in this more regular.

Today hasn't been too bad again and despite mum having had to go to the doctors this afternoon, she seems to have perked up which is always a good thing. Only bad thing is that she was told that her cholesterol is a little high so she needs to change her diet for healthier food, we all do really, eat way too much crap to honest, not enough fruit and veg.

Sun has been shining all day, cleaned the kitchen sorted out some more laundry, did a few bits and bobs throughout the day, accompanied mum to the doctors, took Mac out for a little run across the green, all he needs is a ball and stick and he is happy.

I ordered the companion books to seasons 1-3 of Supernatural this afternoon, so I am really looking forward to receiving them in the post soon, probably next week, it being bank-holiday weekend and all.

Oh yes I also have to remember to catch up on the last three episodes of 24 I have missed too.

Thats about it for now. I don't suspect that many people read my journal, its more for me putting my own thoughts down than anything, but I don't mind people peeking. If you do read any of it, thanks for listening and I hope you are doing ok. Have a great night and will post again tomorrow.

Gem
xxx

Today hasn't been a bad at all really, if only a little slow and uneventful. I played Monopoly with my youngest brother Michael, we were trying out the Star Wars Episode 1 edition. It was a fun little game, little being the operative word, he beat me in less than two hours, how did that happen. lol.

Didn't do much housework today, I'm fed up of cleaning up all the mess when I'm one person of 7 that lives in this house, why can't they clean up after themselves? Anyway, trying not to let that get me down, doesn't do me any good getting stressed over it, does it?

Mum's not been feeling well today, she has been very down and fed up. Has a doctor's appointment tomorrow, maybe that will help her out, should get the results of her blood tests tomorrow too. I just wish I could help my mum climb out of this depression and her bedroom, which she has now been stuck in for about 4 years, its so frustrating and painful to watch her whittle away her days in bed, but I have got to keep trying to help her, support her and take car of her. Bring on the weekend, then I will be able to get her out for walk in the countryside, thats something I suppose.

Fun bit of trivia I found out today; The actress (Lauren Cohan) who plays a character called Bela Talbot in the 3rd season of Supernatural graduated from the same university as me, a few years earlier than me though. She graduated from the University of Winchester, which is funny because the main characters, Dean and Sam are called Winchester too, and I live only 7 miles from the city of Winchester. Just an interesting little snippet connected to my favourite tv show, I thought I would share. hehehe.

Anyway, thats about it for today really, nothing much else to say, except good night and see what tomorrow brings.

Gem
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Gosh, I haven't posted an entry to this journal for ages. I have decided that I am going to start again and hopefully keep it going more regularly this time. So watch this space. :o) I will be back later possibly with some musings and stuff if I can.

I thought because the previous post was so long I wouldn't add any pics. I will add them in this new post to show you why I love Danebury and the surrounding area. Its just beautiful, so here are some pics below:

This is a diagram of the hillfort:



Here is photo of a hill by the side of Danebury Ring:



Here is a gorgeous view form the hillfort:



An area on the hillfort:



Another area in the hillfort:



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This is a couple of views from the place we went to on Monday it was actually quite a stormy afternoon:





And just for fun our little dog Mac enjoying the car ride, sticking his head out of the window:



I hope you enjoyed the photos, I love taking them, although I'm not a professional.

For anyone who watches the seires Supernatural, you should really check out the Plastic Winchesters. They are hilarious and the writer , anteka is a genius.

I love them, I have just spent the last hour or two reading through them and catching up:

Plastic Winchesters by anteka

Great Entertainment. : )

Enjoy 
Gem
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I just bought Paolo Nutini's new album and I think that he is awesome. His voice is beautiful and has a different edge to it. Its nice to here some originality at last.

                                                       

His album is lovely, my favourite tracks are Last Request and Autumn.

Here's a link to his website if you want to check him out. I highly recommend you do:

Paolo Nutini

Hey guys,

I know I have had a few sad posts lately, its just been a weird time lately.

I had another huge arguement with Stuart my brother. Well it got violent, I lashed out at him, because it was the only way for me to get across how I was feeling about the way he has been treating me. He just wouldn't listen.

Well I went for him and as he tried to hold me back I must have smacked the back of my head and my jaw is so painful. I also punched my mum's wardrobe really hard so my hand hurts too.

But this pain might just be worth it, because I finally got a chance to tell him how I felt, and I poured my heart out, you know that trembling can't get your words out type of cry. I said my peace, and he said his. I think thing have finally worked out between us, it will take work and time, but it will be worth it to have a good relationshipwith my brother again.

I just don't want us fighting all the way through our adult lives, especially having to see my dad's brother dying and it is really making me think that my time with my family (brothers) is precious and shouldn't be wasted.

Thanks for listening to another rant, I don't know what I would do without this journal, even if not many people read it, I can get my feelings out.

Gem
xx

LOL, try it out for yourself.

This a fun little quiz to see how stupid you are. Heres what I got: