Merry Christmas

To one and all, have a Merry Christmas and happy New Year

IMATS Sydney

Thousands of make-up artists, vendors, manufacturers and enthusiasts convene for the make-up world’s biggest gathering to discuss, display, discover and collect the best the industry has to offer. If you’ve ever wanted to learn the techniques or experiment with the products, or if you just have an interest in the art of make-up, then Sydney is where you need to be. The show is open to the public. No make-up artist credentials are required to get you in the door.

The Sydney Convention Centre (located on Darling Drive near Darling Harbour) will host IMATS, presented by Make-Up Artist magazine. On September 12 and 13, 2009, make-up pros will come together to provide the finest education and demonstrations in the world— ideas will be exchanged, products tried, and make-up secrets revealed.

Along with the keynote presentations, IMATS Sydney will feature more than 50 international cosmetics vendors and educational seminars held throughout the weekend. A gothic theme has been chosen for the IMATS student competition’s beauty/fantasy component; the prosthetic/character competition has an X-Men mutants theme.

**Tickets are available for purchase at http://makeupmag.com/imats_tickets/cPath/194/.

**Our partner hotel for this event is the Hilton Sydney, 488 George Street, Sydney, NSW 2000. For a discount room rate, phone 0011-61-02 9265-6052, fax 0011-61-02-9266 2083 or e-mail denise.osullivan@hilton.com. Make sure to provide the booking code GMAKE. http://www.hiltonsydney.com.au/

**EXHIBITOR LIST**

ACMUSE

Artistry of Makeup Academy

Art & Tech College

Atelier Makeup

Ben Nye

Crown Brush

Designer Makeup Tools

Encore Beauty

Evolve Makeup

Gorgeous Cosmetics

Kryolan

Lashes on Line

M.A.C. (Educational Sponsor)

Make-Up Artist magazine

Make Up Business

Make Up Effects Group

Making Faces

Makeup Foundation

Media Makeup Academy featuring Make Up For Ever

Mehron

Naked Cosmetics

Obsessive Compulsive Cosmetics

Pacific Trade Group

Rowe Trading

Royal Brush

SHDC

Smooth-On

Ultimate Brush Roll

Yaby Cosmetics

(More exhibitors to be added once they're confirmed.

Re-Released Action figures

While in HobbyCo this afternoon I saw these. Re-released Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles on the original style cards, they had the turtles plus the figures I never had the bad guys and Casey Jone and April O'Neil. I remember opening the original figures. They also had the Biker Mice from Mars. The photos are taken with my phone camera.

Anzac Day 2009

Earth Hour - Sydney

This photo was taken from Glebe looking at the city skyline at 9:15 28/2/2009. The houses in the foreground and all of the corporate signs are out plus Star City which went out a little lateer than the others. The fish market however did not dim a single light as seen in left hand side of the picture.

Just set up BlogWriter Lite for my iPod touch.