Jo's Old Site

Some years back when J K Rowling was still writing her Harry Potter books Oprah Winfrey was talking to a boy on her show and he told her that he read the Harry Potter books ten times. And so now that all seven Harry Potter books are published I made this a goal of mine: to read all seven Harry Potter books ten times. And as I like to read sometime after that I also discovered that a guy read his favourite book every year and his favourite book was Lord Of The Rings, and so I’m going to read the Harry Potter books every year after I had finished reading all seven ten times (I just finished re reading the third Harry Potter book last night) and then I’ll find time to re read the other books I have.

I went to the newspaper shop at Plainlands yesterday, and the first thing that I looked at was the music cds and I noticed that the one that they had on The Beatles were all gone. So I then went inside the shop to look at the mags as I wanted to get a search a word mag and after buying the magazines I wanted I then went to shop for my groceries, and after buying them I then went and sat on the seat outside Woolworth’s waiting for mum and when she turned up we then went to the car.

And as mum was putting the groceries in the back of the car I began to think that sometimes some things that we see at the shops we need to buy as soon as we see them. As I then began wishing that I’d brought that cd on The Beatles music the other week, then as I knew that there was still a few cds on the music of U2 I then asked mum was she thinking of going to the crazy shop? She was a bit indecisisive but as she agreed to go I then gave her some money as I then asked her to buy the disc on the U2 music.

I’m playing this cd now and find that I really enjoy listening to it, also later that day mum said to dad and me that she liked the best of music as the cd that I asked her to get was the Best Of U2.

While I was surfing the net yesterday, I found that The Book Club Forum had a section on Manga. And then I came across something about Doctor Who being done as Manga. I then got off The Book Club Forum so that I could get on the YouTube website to see what I could find and that’s when I discovered that Doctor Who is soon coming out in Anime version. My sister Liss is a great fan of Doctor Who, and I like it too and here is a couple of links to what I found:

Doctor Who: The Anime Series Teaser

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vNlBu58I-vw

Doctor Who Anime Trailer

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IplFwaFgPc4

Last Friday, mum and I went down to the shopping centre at Plainlands, but before we went there mum told me that she wanted to go across the road to get the dog meat. So we went to the butcher’s first.

And as we were driving in to park the car, mum and I were behind a silver car and there was another car that was heading out. And for reasons best known to themselves my mother saw the driver that was heading out give the driver in the silver car the finger.

Lockyer Valley Obedience Club had a sweepstake trial today. And my miniature schnauzer called Ilse got through in the Novice ring on 194 points out of 200 and 1st Place.Her scores were 36 out of 40 for heel free; 30 out of 30 for the stand for exam; 38 out of 40 for recall and 30 out of 30 for change position.

And Ilse also got 60 out of 60 for the stays too. And thank you mum for handling her for me. Also mum’s Irish Terrier named Ruebens was also entered today in the Open ring. And mum got 171NQ with him. As he just bombed the heeling.

Not long after my mum told me about the mice in the shed I then had one scurrying all over the floor in my flat. And my miniature schnauazer Ilse has been rather busy inside following its trail. This is not unusual as miniature schnauzers were bred to be ratters. Though I had to throw out a luggage bag, as the mouse has been inside it and it smelt.

On Saturday the fourteenth of March Ipswich Dog Obedience Club held a night time obedience trial. And my miniature schnauzer named Ilse or Ilsa was entered and gained her CCD title with 93 points out of 100. And as another competitor also got that score Ilse got third place on a countback as the competitor who got 2nd recieved one point more for the heeling.

Ilse got 25 out of 30 for heeling, 10 out of 10 for stand for exam, and 18 out of 20 for her recall. And as there was over twenty competitors that was entered in the CCD ring, we then had to do the sit and down stays in three groups. And Ilse got full marks for those two exercises.

Thanks mum for handling Ilse for me. And my mother also had her Irish Terrier Ruebens in his first open trial and they gained a passing score in the 180’s. I also noticed at the presentation that there was quite a few people that gained their title with their dog that night too.

On the seventh of February mum and I went to a sweepstake trial at Oxley, as Ruebens mum’s Irish Terrier and Ilse my Miniature Schnauzer were entered. Mum was going well with Ruebens until someone’s dog ran across two rings while it was suppose to be working and it went up to Ruebens and sniffed him. And Ilse was entered in the CCD class again and got her second pass with a score of 95 out of 100 and another second place.

There was 19 dogs entered in the CCD class, and only five of them passed. The highest score in CCD that night was 99 out of 100.

When I brought my groceries on Thursday I asked the check out person for help, and apparently I didn’t make myself clear. As instead of helping me put the three bags on the walker the guy just rings the bell. Then as it took so long, I started putting a bag on the walker and this still didn’t give him a hint and then finally someone came and as he was talking to the person he told them that I needed help taking what I brought out to the car. Also it didn’t occur to him to ask what I needed help with he just assumed. And when I heard him talk about the car, I said not the car I just want the things put on the walker.

The check out person next to him heard me and he put the remaining bags on the walker for me. I felt a bit sorry for the guy that served me as he obviously embarrassed himself, but next time I would tell the check out people can you help me put the groceries on the walker.

On Wednesday night mum and I took our dogs to training, and after Anne put me through a ring runout with Ilse I went back to the seat and gave Ilse some treats. Then without realizing it I had my hand in front of my dog’s front legs and this prompted Ilse to lift a leg up as dad taught her to shake hands. Then when I let go she then held the other front leg up so I shook hands with that leg too. It gave me a laugh.