Wednesday is my favourite day of the week. The slow beginning of the week is over and the crazy end of the week is yet to come (is it just me or do Thursdays last about five minutes?). Nice things always seem to happen on Wednesdays – including our open post of the week, where we open the floor up to all of you so that you can talk about WHATEVER YOU LIKE. What’s happening in your life? At home? At work? What have you been watching, wearing, eating?
You can also ask questions of the MM Team or make suggestions. We love that.
As for what’s been happening around the office this week – we’ve grabbed some of the photos from our Mamamia Instragram account (follow us – @mamamiaaus) so you can take a look.
But before I go any further – a word from our former Managing Editor Lana with big news about the launch of iVillage Australia…
“I cannot tell you how excited I am about the launch of iVillage. Excited and proud. I feel like we have collectively just given birth to a baby and it is beautiful and strong and, dare I say, very gifted (that’s a mother’s bias speaking there).
I’ve learned a LOT in the past few weeks – not only about a new content management system, but about parenting, beauty, health and celebrity. About recipes and relationships and er, sex positions (hint – click on all the hyperlinks!)
And now we are bringing our baby to you – to have a little sniff and give a little cuddle.
Welcome to iVillage. You can read more us here, follow us on Twitter here and like us on Facebook here“
I’ve got a couple of things OMM (On My Mind) this week:
The snow. I’m heading down on Friday but have been packed and ready for about two weeks now (and considering I usually leave packing until the very last second, that’s saying something about how excited I am). I’ve been praying to the Snow Gods for lovely weather, tasty hot chocolate and short lines at the chairlifts.
Tea. It’s ridiculously cold in the office this week. What has happened to Sydney? We’re warming up with big jumpers, warm socks and delicious hot tea from Dilmah (we’re all baking – badly – ahead of their upcoming High Tea Challenge).
Jars. Thanks to this article, I have become somewhat obsessed with jars and all the things you can do with them. Check it out – 21 things you can do with jars. (Beach-in-a-jar is my favourite, I think.) I’m going to try a few of them this weekend, you should too:
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How is your week going? What’s been on your mind?
Top Comments
OMM: I'm tired of everyone ripping on teenagers. We're not that bad! :(
I am distressed.
I have just heard that Tom Cruise is going to play Jack Reacher in an upcoming film.
Please. This has nothing to do with TomKat or Scientology.
This has everything to do with one of my all time favourite fictional characters being played by someone who is just so wrong for the part. Jack Reacher is 6'5" tall, strong and silent, ex military, competent and off the grid. And can I repeat ....... Six Foot Five Inches in height, strong and silent.
This is like Dick Van Dyke being cast as a cockney chimney sweep, Nicole Kidman as a brain surgeon in Days of Thunder, or Pierce Brosnan singing in Mama Mia. This is a tragedy of monumental significance.
So just one more time in case you missed this,: Nooooooooooooo *sobs quietly and inconsolably into her coffee*.
I'm with you on this one darling.... the most awful piece of miscasting since.... well, I can't think of anything worse than the examples you have outlined! I guess it's all to do with the box office, hoping that TC as a big name will put bums on seats. For what it's worth, I hope (a) the fans stay away in droves as revenge for this travesty, and (b) TC's recent public troubles also have a negative effect on his marketability, leading to a recasting of this role for any future JR movies!
In the same vein, I keep reading rumours about Michael Connelly's Harry Bosch stories making it to the movies, and can't imagine who they might cast in the role... but Harry is such a unique and specific character that it would be really easy to mess it up.
OK so it's a first-world concern, but.... I CARE! :)
Harry Bosch? Oh, that's an interesting one to cast.
** thinks **
Russell Crowe?
I hear you.
Perhaps they could cast an "unknown" (based on acting ability) or is that too much to ask.
I've been devastated about this since I heard. I always held out hope that it was just a stupid rumour that a man a foot shorter than the character would be cast. It's Dirk Pitt and Al Giordino all over again.
Who would be your pick to play him? Me, I have no idea actually. At a push, maybe that dude who plays Alseed in True Blood (only because they're about the same size..?)
Jack Reacher is also one of my favourite characters of all time. I think Tom Cruise bought the rights or something? He was heavily involved from the start, anyway. I don't want to see it as I know it will be ruined, but Lee Child is positive about it, and has said that the character won't be exactly the same as he is in the books (let's face it. How can he be?!). I'm scared I won't be able to stay away.
And to equally important business: when is the next book coming out? And will it be set now or in the past????
Finally someone who cares about the important topics as much as me!!!!!!!