Go For Pinks, Daddy-O!

Grease.  

Not only was it a great movie, it had an amazing sound track and it took us back to fifties when it was all about diners, greasers, rockabilly, leather jackets, wide skirts and red lips.

When goody-two-shoes Olivia Newton John (Sandy) and greaser, John Travolta (Danny) have a summer romance and find themselves attending the same high school.  

All sorts of adventures happen...

My favourite scene is the dancing scene between Danny and Sandy "Born to Hand Jive"  It's pretty obvious who is the dancer and who is trying to keep up.  It's quite sweet...all those petticoats swishing and cheesy moves.  Travolta really shines on the dance floor and the fact that his sexy slicked back, black hair and his chin dimples are on display, will make any lass swoon.

"Tell me About it, Stud!"....Watch this and take a trip back to the fifties.




I adore this rockabilly version of Led Zeppelin's Whole Lotta Love.





This kinda dancing makes me want to get up to boogie woogie and jive.




Couldn't have a post about rockabilly and NOT include the King of Rock 'n Roll - Elvis!!!

And The Winner Is....

This winner of my Caption my Photo Competition this week is

Miss K

and here's the winning caption!  

Don't forget to go and check her blog - its my kinda blog!  Full of fun, and whackiness, full of fuck words.  My kinda lass!  Except for the fact that she lives in an igloo in Canada somewhere.  Poor Bitch!

Email me on adaftlass@gmail.com with your postal address and I'll send you a wee something from South Africa!  

Don't judge. It was GREAT!!!

Inspirational Monday Music

Happy Monday Everyone. Today's Monday Music Moves Me these over at Xmas Dolly is Inspirational Music. Here are a few of my inspirational songs.

30 Things We Ask Ourselves While Running

So I nicked this from a fellow runner and blogger Scartlett Wonderland.  It's so true, I say most of these things when I'm running.  It made me laugh.

1. Right, let’s do this. 
2. Look at me, I am a runner. Watch me run, world. I am the frikken cheetah of humans. 
3. Shite, this is hard. 
4. Remind me why am I doing this? 
5. I don’t even like running. 
6. What shall I eat when I get home? 
7. Everything. 
8. It's only 1 hour outta your entire day!
9. OK, this is a good song. Come on, Foo Fighters, motivate the fuck out of me. 
10. I am smashing this run. 
11. Maybe I should run a marathon. 
12. I could run a marathon. 
13. Oh crap, I’m dying 
14. I can't breathe!
15. Is this what a stroke feels like?
16. Maybe I should stop, I might actually be dying. 
17. I wish I’d worn a cuter top if they’re going to find me dead 
18. I wonder what I look like. 
19. Urgh. I am so sweaty... I’m going to need to wash my hair after this. 
20. Or I could just wash my fringe.
21. Fuck it I’ll just wash my fringe. 
22. How good is dry-shampoo though? 
23. If I turn here I could loop back home. 
24. No, willpower, I can do this. 
25. Focus, focus, focus. 
26. You’re right, Britney, I have gotta werk, Bitch
27. I can’t werk anymore. I need to stop. I nearly did it, there’s no shame in giving up now. 
28. No come on, I can do it. 
29. No I can’t. I really, really can’t. 
30. I did it. I am amazing. I am THOR. 

Let’s go again.

Caption My Photo Competition #Win

I'm  re-introducing my Caption My Photo Competition, Pretty Plonkers.

You know the drill....  Take a good look at the daft photo and give it a funny and unique caption.  I know you guys love it, so get commenting.

The best caption will win a wee something-something from me.

Kilt Up, Sassanagh!

Today Alex Cavanaugh and Heather Gardner are hosting The Blood, Boobs and Carnage Blogfest. 

There are dozens of people signed up for this one and this time I'm #22 on the list.  I got in early this time.  This is one Blogfest I didn't want to miss.

After you've read and commented on my post, please go visit the other participants HERE

If you haven't heard about the epic TV Series, Outlander yet, then what bloody rock have you been hiding under?

This gorgeous and dramatic series has been adapted from Diana Gabaldon's book.

I'm totally addicted.  It has everything - drama, action, adventure, naked bodies, sex scenes, fantasy, oh yeah and boobs, blood and carnage.  Triple Whammy, Plonkers.

For those of you who have been living under That Rock, here is how the story line goes....

...after serving as a British Army nurse in World War 2, Claire Randall is enjoying a second honeymoon in Scotland with her husband Frank, an MI6 officer looking forward to a new career as an Oxford historian.

Suddenly, Claire is transported to 1743 where her freedom and life are threatened. To survive, she marries Jamie Fraser, a strapping saucy Scots warrior with a complicated past and a disarming sense of humor. 

A passionate relationship ensues, and Claire is caught between two vastly different men in two inharmonious lives. 

Fifty Shades of Gingerness ensues...

Outlander has won a People's Choice Award already for Season 1 and now, in Season 2, the story gets juicy and even more twisted.  Besides the costume porn, the scenery is incredibly lush.  The scenes are often graphically gruesome, but the passion and romance are tangible.  Sam Heughan is handsome and devilishly sexy...

The Blood

This was Jamie and Claire's Blood Vow at their wedding.  It was incredibly romantic and powerful at the same time. Jamie is so intense and dreamy...

“Because I wanted you." He turned to face me. "More than I ever wanted anything in my life," he added softly.

The Boobs 

There are lots of nakedness in Outlander. Lappings of Cleveage, bare bums and tons of naked flesh.

The wicked Jack Black and Jamie's wee Sister



The Steamy Wedding Night and the Jamie-Ass-Caress

The Busty Laoghaire makes her move on oor Jamie

The Carnage

Spankings, naked Pregnant bellies, whisky guzzling, swords piercing chests, brawling thugs, maimings, whippings, rape, witches, gory shootings....plenty of carnage.


 
 

Wax On. Wax Off

Watch my video comparing Duct Tape Waxing versus Nair Wax Strips. The Challenge is On Like Donkey Kong Stax of Wax...

You Can't Do This With a Chainsaw!

You're only as good as your last toss, right?

Here I am talking about 5 different uses for Batiste Dry Shampoo and tossing things around.

Stay Tuned for my next product review involving wax.

  Booyah!

Monday Mother's Day Music

It was Mother's Day Yesterday. 

Happy Birthday to all the beautiful and brilliant mothers out there.  It's the best JOB in the world

Today's Monday Music Moves Me theme over at Xmas Dolly is Mother's Day and I chose this is a beautiful song by Garth Brooks, who he performed it so well on the Ellen Show

Enjoy

 

Blood, Boobs and Carnage

Oh Yeah, Blood, Boobs, and Carnage coming soon!

Ninjalex and Heather entwined their twisted forces this year to create this Blogfest. Who can refused this one?! 

This time I made sure I got in early.  I'm #22 on the sign up list.  Can you say Boo-fekkin-Yah?!?

I can't wait for this one.  I have so many ideas swirling and consorting inside my wee brain.  So many angels, so much to write about, so many categories to choose from....this should be a whole month's worth of Blogfest.  

Consider it, Alex....just mull on that one. 

Go sign up and post on 18 May 2015.

Blog Award from Nagzilla

Thanx to Nagzilla for my recent Star of Excellent Blog Award.  

I haven't had one of these for a while and I loved the list of blogs she recommended to follow.


Thanx to you, girl, I'm following 3 new awesome blogs because of you.

Nagzilla loves hand sanitizer and is a massive Star Wars fan... and she frikken rocks Leila side buns.

She is funny as hell, loves chest hair and is a talented writer.  She's kind of a geek when it comes to grammar and she has a Yoda tattoo. How cool is she, right?  How can you not love someone that drinks UV Cake Vodka and pineapple juice?

Go Follow her at The Adventures of Nagzilla

If you don't already, shame on YOU.  

Now I hand the Nagzilla Star Of Excellence to blogs that make me smile as much as her does.

Square Pegs

MagnetoBoldToo! 

It's Rhyme Time 

Nerd in the Brain 

wtf Am I On About Now? 




 
 

Monday Music Moves Me

It's been quite a while since I've participated in one of Xmas Dolly's Monday Music Moves Me.  Its nice to be back, my friend. 

Today's I'm swingin in with some good old fashioned blues and soul. 

Lets start with Rory Gallagher was a brilliant Irish-born rock and blues guitarist with the Taste band in the 60s and then solo 70s and 80s.  He was known for his non-stop touring and endless energy on stage. 

This bloke's fear of flying eventually made him use strong sedatives and alcohol to cope.  His liver gave in eventually and after his liver transplant he just never pulled through ...amazing riffs!



John Lee Hooker was an American blues singer, songwriter and guitarist. He was born in Mississippi and he developed his own driving-rhythm boogie woogie style distinct from the 1930s–1940s.  Love his stuff



The Queen of Soul.  I adore everything about this woman!



Have a blues post without including Robert Johnson?  It just wouldn't be right.  This Delta Blues musician allegedly sold his soul to the devil at The Crossrods in Mississippi in exchange for guitar playing powers.




and some blues harmonica

My Shining Reflection #atozchallenge

This is the post where we reflect on the happenings of the 2015 A to Z Blog Challenge.

I woke up far too late in this challenge.  I decided literally the day before the challenge was to begin, to take part.  I was number 1098 on the list!

It was a spur-of-the-moment decision, but I knew my decision was the right one.  I knew what I was getting myself into because I've done the A to Z Blog Challenge 4 times previously.  It's hard work and if you don't plan and schedule posts, it becomes extremely stressful, especially being a working mum with a very busy life.

I had to write posts at night after the kids had gone to bed.  Being creative after 9pm at night is hard for me.  I'm not a night owl, I'm an early-to-bed gal so I took strain because I didn't get as much sleep as I used to. 

I never really thought why I took up the challenge at first, because I hadn't been blogging for months on end and I had no intentions of starting it up again.  I stumbled on Alex's blog and the list to sign up for the A to Z Blog challenge.  This was the day before the challenge started, what was I thinking?!?!

It was only on the 3rd of May that it became clear to me why things had happened this way.

Today, on the 3rd of May, I went to the A to Z Blog Challenge website to find the linky for the Reflections post.  I read the post about Tina, the sunflowers and her passing.  I was shocked at first.  This was the first time I'd heard about Tina's passing. 

This was also the first time, I'd realised that this year's challenge was dedicated to Tina's passing and the sunflower post touched my heart.  I slowly read about the planting of the sunflowers, it blooming on Day #1 of the challenge and how things unfolded.  This story both warmed my heart and made me sad, because this is how I found out about Tina, but then it hit me.  I suddenly realised why I'd signed up in the first place.

RIP Tina.  My A to Z Blog Challenge was for you and I didn't even realise it until today.  My nostalgia theme was so appropriate and I'm glad to have been a part of this Challenge!  There always is a deeper meaning for getting involved in something like this - even if you don't realise it initially

Here's the stats:  I only gained 5 new followers, but I'm putting that down to the fact that I didn't have enough time to visit and comments as many blogs as I wanted.  I am now following 10 new blogs thanks to the challenge.

an incredibly significant challenge.