Caprice news

Following on from my earlier banana-shaped-phone-cover post, comes this beauty. Are you sick of, every ten months or so, finding a banana all smooshed up and gross at the bottom of your handbag? Too lazy to keep it in a separate bag? Well ladies and gents, meet the Banana Guard; an invention that will revolutionise the way you pack your lunch. Created from dishwasher safe plastic, the Banana Guard is specially designed to keep safe the vast majority of bananas. Featuring multiple small perforations (to prevent the premature ripening that could occur in the time between breakfast and morning tea) and available in an inspired five colourways, the banana guard makes both a practical and stylish gift. Order yours here.

A phone-cover shaped like a banana - you know I want one.

Like cats? Like stuffed animals? Well your childish and slightly strange fetishes have come together courtesy of Cat Rabbit. Get yourself down to Ruban Rat in Newtown this Friday at 7pm and indulge in cute overload at an exhibition of stuffed felines, zombies and illustrations. These babies are hand-sewn with love, and don't tell me you can resist their little stiched arteries!
The Evolution of Cat Rabbit takes place from the 9th to the 29th of May at Ruban Rat, 423 King Street Newtown.
Check out www.catrabbit.com.au for more details.

Have you ever wondered about the fame, fortune and fabulousness actors enjoy? Dreamt about clutching the infamous gold man center stage and delivering a tear-jerker performance in front of thousands? Well, dream no more! Aspiring actors who want to test the waters or simply those who relish in escaping the perils of daily drudgery are dropping their after work drinks for a class in acting.
Drop-in acting classes are fast becoming a popular past-time. With improvisation and spontaneity providing participants with an opportunity to mix and mingle with fresh faces and explore one's individual boundaries. For the budding actor in all of us The Space- Dance and Arts Centre run drop-in acting classes on Mondays from 7pm, in Chapel street, Prahran. Achieving that Academy award could be one step closer!

I have just returned from a happiness conference. Yep, that's right. I went to a seminar on how to get happy. It was run by The Happiness Institute and all proceeds from the night were donated to Camp Quality - the amazing charity for sick children and their families.
100+ people gathered in a room and attentively listend to Dr. Happy (Australia’s leading expert in Positive Psychology, Dr. Timothy Sharp ) and well-known comedian Anthony Ackroyd. Many stories were told and many laughs were shared. It was amazing to look around the room and see so many faces from all walks of life. I assume most of whom were looking for answers, searching for a cure for a broken heart, grief, sickness, loss, or depression. Whatever we were all looking for, this seminar bought us a little closer to finding it. Go here to check out The Happiness Institute's website. They're a group of people merely hoping to make a difference. You can even sign up to receive daily happiness quotes, to lift your spirits. So c'mon, paste a smile on your dial and get happy!

I read a lot. Okay, I actually read more than I sleep, eat, walk or talk. I couldn't tell you how many books I've read, but it's quite an astronomical figure. I believe reading opens up my imagination and gives life to my emotive/creative mind. I believe a lot of my life leasons have been learnt from what I have read in novels. Anyway, the point of my post is to tell you to read My Sister's Keeper by Jodi Picoult. In all the many books that I've read, I haven't read one quite like it. Not only was this book impossible to put down, it had me crying throughout. For me, this book was quite hard to read because it does sit so close to home, but I loved it all the same.
Apparently, it's in the works to be made into a film. Personally, I would rather not watch it, because the characters I have in my mind are so real and so vivid, I would hate to see some hot-shot movie director ruin it for me.
No book, other than The Bronze Horseman has affected me at such an emotional level.
This novel is about family, love, living, dying and everything in between. It's magical. Please, read it and let me know what you think.

The other day I was walking in the city when someone yelled "new beer". Thinking they said "Free Beer" I pretty much tripped over myself; arriving at the scene red-faced and panting only to be offered a postcard. My dissapointment was short-lived though as I noticed the little, lemon-scented seeds imbedded throughout the card and the claim that "this ad can be planted'. Yes; bury the card, show it some love and a drought-resistant native bottlebrush you shall soon have!! This cool little campaign is for Cascade Green; a new, 100% accredited carbon-offset beer that uses recycled packaging and soy based inks; lightweight glass and sustainable growing methods. Phew, I don't normally need an excuse for a cold beer but the oppurtunity to minimise my saquatchian carbon footprint (and beer belly - it's low carb) is a pretty good one.