xo
Monday 29 November 2010
Thursday 11 November 2010
MILF in the making ;)
I can't believe I haven't blogged about this yet, but one of my bestest friends Helen is expecting her first Bubba soon!
She's due in Feb, so is looking a little more bump-y right now - all very exciting :)
At first it did seem a little surreal that one of my friends was going to have a little person (we're not grownups yet, surely!), but now it's just plain exciting!
Something else to look forward to will be in a few years, when I can proudly show the little one beautiful pictures of her Mummy getting waaaasted** :) teehee.
This has also recently meant fun times in shops I wouldn't usually go into/avoid...baby item shops!
Everything's just so small & soft, it's hard not to want to buy everything in sight! In the end though, I managed to narrow the gift-buying down to this;
so soft & tiny! Aww. Almost worth having one...almost :)
I think if I could just spend silly amounts of money & borrow someone else's baby for dressing up, the company for the job would probably be The White Company. I would love to post some pictures of the bits they have online, but they're all GIF images...so go check out the website!
Actually, having a browse around the 'adult' part, there are quite a few things that would make lovely Christmas presents.
I especially like the "Home > At Home > Home Accessories > Small Solid Clear-Glass Tealight Holders". (Hint, hint).
*Also, a handy tip shared by both The Mother & The Grandmother; when you've got morning sickness, eat ginger biscuits & drink ginger beer!
Speaking of Christmas, it's that time of year again - the annual Christmas shopping routine of mild panic (don't know what to get/who to get for/how much to spend), followed by an almost euphoric (interesting definition, no?) feeling when you find something that's just right. Then a general feeling of smugness, provided this has all occurred before Dec 23rd.
Oh, I bloody love Christmas!
xo
Ps. **
She's gonna be one hell of a Yummy Mummy ♥
At first it did seem a little surreal that one of my friends was going to have a little person (we're not grownups yet, surely!), but now it's just plain exciting!
Something else to look forward to will be in a few years, when I can proudly show the little one beautiful pictures of her Mummy getting waaaasted** :) teehee.
This has also recently meant fun times in shops I wouldn't usually go into/avoid...baby item shops!
Everything's just so small & soft, it's hard not to want to buy everything in sight! In the end though, I managed to narrow the gift-buying down to this;
I think if I could just spend silly amounts of money & borrow someone else's baby for dressing up, the company for the job would probably be The White Company. I would love to post some pictures of the bits they have online, but they're all GIF images...so go check out the website!
Actually, having a browse around the 'adult' part, there are quite a few things that would make lovely Christmas presents.
I especially like the "Home > At Home > Home Accessories > Small Solid Clear-Glass Tealight Holders". (Hint, hint).
*Also, a handy tip shared by both The Mother & The Grandmother; when you've got morning sickness, eat ginger biscuits & drink ginger beer!
Speaking of Christmas, it's that time of year again - the annual Christmas shopping routine of mild panic (don't know what to get/who to get for/how much to spend), followed by an almost euphoric (interesting definition, no?) feeling when you find something that's just right. Then a general feeling of smugness, provided this has all occurred before Dec 23rd.
Oh, I bloody love Christmas!
xo
Ps. **
Simple pleasures...
I actually can't wait to be able to paint my nails again!
(Click to enlarge & enjoy the detailing!)
16 days & counting...(or 12 working day, which sounds nicer) ♥
Ps. All pics from fuckyeahprettynails.tumblr.com & wah-nails.com!
(Click to enlarge & enjoy the detailing!)
16 days & counting...(or 12 working day, which sounds nicer) ♥
Ps. All pics from fuckyeahprettynails.tumblr.com & wah-nails.com!
Thursday 4 November 2010
Sunday 31 October 2010
Sitting Vs. Standing
Well!
I was planning on posting about something really interesting that I read in the Sunday Times Style mag & post a nice little link to the article, but apparently you have to be a (paying!) member to see it! Pfffffft.
I don't think so. Especially when the mag is free in the first place! Outraged.
Anyways, it was basically all about working standing up as opposed to sitting down. It's pretty interesting when you think about it, & as the article pointed out, most creative offices have people getting up & down & being generally more active than most others.
It also went on to explain about how the whole work/stand up thing is really catching on in America! There are places you can buy desks & 'work stations' that adjust in height, so you can stand & type or whatever it is you do for a bit...
I think it sounds like a pretty good idea to be honest!
One of the women they interviewed for it (I forget who it was...but left the magazine on the tube for some lucky person to read), but she either owned or ran her business, and apparently really enjoyed standing & doing work for a couple of hours at a time.
So not only does it make you (potentially) more creative, but you burn about 280 more calories a day...not too shabby!
I actually think it sounds like a really good idea, especially as at the moment I spend about 9 hours a day on my feet, but generally have plenty of energy throughout, & never find it difficult to "think on my feet" as it were...
I wonder if my new employers would find it odd if I started working standing up in the middle of the office?
Perhaps one to try at home for now...
xo
Ps. Just found this, which also highlights the health benefits slash tries to scare you into standing 24/7!
I was planning on posting about something really interesting that I read in the Sunday Times Style mag & post a nice little link to the article, but apparently you have to be a (paying!) member to see it! Pfffffft.
I don't think so. Especially when the mag is free in the first place! Outraged.
Anyways, it was basically all about working standing up as opposed to sitting down. It's pretty interesting when you think about it, & as the article pointed out, most creative offices have people getting up & down & being generally more active than most others.
I think it sounds like a pretty good idea to be honest!
One of the women they interviewed for it (I forget who it was...but left the magazine on the tube for some lucky person to read), but she either owned or ran her business, and apparently really enjoyed standing & doing work for a couple of hours at a time.
So not only does it make you (potentially) more creative, but you burn about 280 more calories a day...not too shabby!
I actually think it sounds like a really good idea, especially as at the moment I spend about 9 hours a day on my feet, but generally have plenty of energy throughout, & never find it difficult to "think on my feet" as it were...
I wonder if my new employers would find it odd if I started working standing up in the middle of the office?
Perhaps one to try at home for now...
xo
Ps. Just found this, which also highlights the health benefits slash tries to scare you into standing 24/7!
Sunday 10 October 2010
Gillette gets Twitter buzzin'! (Or so it should have been called...)
'Mazin (via brandrepublic.com);
Gillette: twins Dean and George Georgiades star in latest campaign
The campaign will feature identical twins Dean and George Georgiades, who are only distinguishable by their facial hair, compete in a series of challenges to find out if men look better with beards.
The twins will be competing against each other over the next few weeks, with challenges ranging from a pasta-eating competition, to finding out if shop assistants prefer the "svelte of face" to "the hirsute of chin", all of which will be posted online for fans across the UK to watch and comment on.
Gillette is encouraging members of the pubic to vote for one of the brothers via Twitter. The winner of the contest will be the brother who has the most followers on the microblogging site.
James Nunn, Gillette brand communications manager, said: "We are extremely excited to be involved with Dean and George’s debate. The decision to be cleanly shaven or grow a beard is something that has probably crossed the mind of most guys out there."
A hella good idea, no?
Totally going to check out if there's any Twitter buzz (no pun intended) about them yet!
Personally, I think the whole beard debate depends on the person...unless it's the 5 o'clock shadow & it happens to rub against your face - ouchie!
xo
Gillette adopts Twitter for beard campaign
Gillette is launching a popularity contest on Twitter using identical twins as part of a brand-awareness campaign.
Gillette: twins Dean and George Georgiades star in latest campaignThe twins will be competing against each other over the next few weeks, with challenges ranging from a pasta-eating competition, to finding out if shop assistants prefer the "svelte of face" to "the hirsute of chin", all of which will be posted online for fans across the UK to watch and comment on.
Gillette is encouraging members of the pubic to vote for one of the brothers via Twitter. The winner of the contest will be the brother who has the most followers on the microblogging site.
James Nunn, Gillette brand communications manager, said: "We are extremely excited to be involved with Dean and George’s debate. The decision to be cleanly shaven or grow a beard is something that has probably crossed the mind of most guys out there."
A hella good idea, no?
Totally going to check out if there's any Twitter buzz (no pun intended) about them yet!
Personally, I think the whole beard debate depends on the person...unless it's the 5 o'clock shadow & it happens to rub against your face - ouchie!
xo
Saturday 9 October 2010
Dallas Clayton dot com
The boy just posted a link to this website on my facebook - and it's just lovely!
Full of things like this;
And this;
Full of things like this;
RAINY DAY PROJECT
Please print, cut into rectangles, and glue to the price tags
of select department store jackets:
This is a magic jacket.
It is made from six thousand melted pennies.
It weighs more than a baby goat
and has protected me from many rare spirits
thought to do harm to the circulatory system.
With this jacket, you will live forever.
Without it, you may never love again.
Use this jacket wisely.
It knows you well.
Please print, cut into rectangles, and glue to the price tags
of select department store jackets:
This is a magic jacket.
It is made from six thousand melted pennies.
It weighs more than a baby goat
and has protected me from many rare spirits
thought to do harm to the circulatory system.
With this jacket, you will live forever.
Without it, you may never love again.
Use this jacket wisely.
It knows you well.
WALK ON BY
Something to say
to a stranger this week
passing on your walk to work
or wherever it is you walk
is “Hey, remember that amazing thing you did…”
then just give them the thumbs up,
like you remember it too
and it was amazing.
I guess I do tend to love silly, sappy things like this (see most previous posts), but it really does just make you feel all happy inside :]
In other news - got my copy of ELLE in the post yesterday - have been saving it for tonight in bed, then will no doubt finish it tomorrow eve, in the bath, after work. Laaaavely ♥
Something to say
to a stranger this week
passing on your walk to work
or wherever it is you walk
is “Hey, remember that amazing thing you did…”
then just give them the thumbs up,
like you remember it too
and it was amazing.
I guess I do tend to love silly, sappy things like this (see most previous posts), but it really does just make you feel all happy inside :]
In other news - got my copy of ELLE in the post yesterday - have been saving it for tonight in bed, then will no doubt finish it tomorrow eve, in the bath, after work. Laaaavely ♥
Friday 24 September 2010
Wow, been a little tardy on the old blogging front!
But in my defense, working full-time, without a computer staring you in the face is tiring! Although the number of saved drafts on my phone with notes of things to blog about is getting silly! The most recent of which is the 54th London Film Festival!
I found a little booklet all about it on my way home from work tonight, & it looks really amazing!
I think that top of the films I'd like to see are Black Swan & 127 Hours.
Black Swan is the film about Ballet...to be honest, I don't know too much about the narrative of the film, but I do really like Natalie Portman, & the trailer looks pretty amazing;
And it's by the same director as Requiem for a Dream, which I really like. I especially love the title of Requiem - I had to look up the meaning of requiem after seeing the film for the first time a couple of years ago, as I didn't know the meaning. It's also known as a 'Mass for the dead' - because once you've seen the film, you understand it's about the 'death' of the American Dream, & the way the protagonists all descend into madness in one form or another.
Which kinda looks like what happens in Black Swan, by the look of the trailer...should be interesting!
But in my defense, working full-time, without a computer staring you in the face is tiring! Although the number of saved drafts on my phone with notes of things to blog about is getting silly! The most recent of which is the 54th London Film Festival!
I found a little booklet all about it on my way home from work tonight, & it looks really amazing!
I think that top of the films I'd like to see are Black Swan & 127 Hours.
Black Swan is the film about Ballet...to be honest, I don't know too much about the narrative of the film, but I do really like Natalie Portman, & the trailer looks pretty amazing;
And it's by the same director as Requiem for a Dream, which I really like. I especially love the title of Requiem - I had to look up the meaning of requiem after seeing the film for the first time a couple of years ago, as I didn't know the meaning. It's also known as a 'Mass for the dead' - because once you've seen the film, you understand it's about the 'death' of the American Dream, & the way the protagonists all descend into madness in one form or another.
Which kinda looks like what happens in Black Swan, by the look of the trailer...should be interesting!
Sunday 29 August 2010
Lovely bit of fcuk....
On my way to work, I usually slow down & have a little bit of a window-shop (aka daydream) in front of the French Connection windows - they are lovely.
However for the past couple of weeks, it's not been the clothes that have caught my eye & made me stop, stare & smile - it's been the adverts.
They're about...10 foot high I would guess, in a mixture of black & white & colour. The general theme is 'The Man' & 'The Woman'.
Enjoy!
I personally think the reason this works so well is because The Man is the type of manly-man women would like their men to be, (& I suspect men would like to be), & the women is very feminine, yet both of them have a certain amount of attitude & humor.
I reckon it personifies the French Connection brand pretty accurately, as well as being something lovely/amusing to look at!
However for the past couple of weeks, it's not been the clothes that have caught my eye & made me stop, stare & smile - it's been the adverts.
They're about...10 foot high I would guess, in a mixture of black & white & colour. The general theme is 'The Man' & 'The Woman'.
I personally think the reason this works so well is because The Man is the type of manly-man women would like their men to be, (& I suspect men would like to be), & the women is very feminine, yet both of them have a certain amount of attitude & humor.
I reckon it personifies the French Connection brand pretty accurately, as well as being something lovely/amusing to look at!
Wednesday 11 August 2010
Voices
“The first thing you forget about a person is their voice.”
I disagree.
In my mind, I can still recall a certain accent, or the way some of my best friends say things slightly differently, putting emphasis on different parts of words.
I hope I never forget those things.
♥
♥
Tuesday 3 August 2010
If you can't say something nice...
This past week or so (my birthday! But more of that hopefully tomorrow), I've been called "really positive" & "always really happy" by a couple of people...
I guess you just have to think of it this way;
Gotta love the Bambi!
xo
I guess you just have to think of it this way;
Gotta love the Bambi!
xo
Wednesday 21 July 2010
Starlings glaore.
Just having a browse on a blog I really enjoy reading - Wild Blackberries - I don't know the author (blogger?), but came across it one way or another, & just adore the way she writes!
Anyways.
This video was on a post, & I felt like I wanted to share it too! The Boy said it was his favorite song by Marling, & I think having seen the awesome video, I'd probably agree...
Over on WB, she's said that it is one of her reasons for wanting to go brunette & I totally agree!
Have a feeling my hair will end up something like this when the weather cools down a bit.
Hopefully something like this;
Before I got completely off track, I was going to mention the birds in the video - it's shot in Brighton, but the starlings do the exact same thing around the pier at home (Eastbourne) too!
Pretty amazing to watch, but definitely better 'in the flesh', as it were. (By the way...not too sure who the randoms filming it with added commentary are. The price you pay for getting a video from youtube I suppose!)
Hope you enjoy the birds as much as I do :]
xo
Anyways.
This video was on a post, & I felt like I wanted to share it too! The Boy said it was his favorite song by Marling, & I think having seen the awesome video, I'd probably agree...
Over on WB, she's said that it is one of her reasons for wanting to go brunette & I totally agree!
Have a feeling my hair will end up something like this when the weather cools down a bit.
Hopefully something like this;
Before I got completely off track, I was going to mention the birds in the video - it's shot in Brighton, but the starlings do the exact same thing around the pier at home (Eastbourne) too!
Pretty amazing to watch, but definitely better 'in the flesh', as it were. (By the way...not too sure who the randoms filming it with added commentary are. The price you pay for getting a video from youtube I suppose!)
Hope you enjoy the birds as much as I do :]
xo
Sunday 11 July 2010
Let's get lost...
I don't think I've liked an advert so much in ages. Only seen it on TV once though, which seems odd. Has anyone else spotted it more than me?
I'm really liking the music too. I thought it sounded a little bit like the American Beauty music, & it seems I wasn't the only one! After a bit of a search, it turns out it is from the soundtrack from the film. It's track 2 - 'Arose', by Thomas Newman.
Actually, listening to it is really making me want to watch the film!
But music aside, I really really love the ad. Partly because who hasn't had one of those moments - when lost in a book/your phone screen/whatever you're doing, only to look up & realise you've been in your own world for a bit?
Plus I personally find it pretty aesthetically* pleasing, which is always nice.
Coincidentally, whilst looking for the youtube address for the above advert, I came across a previous Samsung ad, but this was for their 3D TV. I've seen it before, thought it was pretty cool, but never really given it much thought past that. However, I then found some more information about it here, which made the whole thing ahellofalot more interesting!
Basically;
I'm really liking the music too. I thought it sounded a little bit like the American Beauty music, & it seems I wasn't the only one! After a bit of a search, it turns out it is from the soundtrack from the film. It's track 2 - 'Arose', by Thomas Newman.
Actually, listening to it is really making me want to watch the film!
But music aside, I really really love the ad. Partly because who hasn't had one of those moments - when lost in a book/your phone screen/whatever you're doing, only to look up & realise you've been in your own world for a bit?
Plus I personally find it pretty aesthetically* pleasing, which is always nice.
Coincidentally, whilst looking for the youtube address for the above advert, I came across a previous Samsung ad, but this was for their 3D TV. I've seen it before, thought it was pretty cool, but never really given it much thought past that. However, I then found some more information about it here, which made the whole thing ahellofalot more interesting!
Basically;
"The £8m campaign will include TV, press, outdoor and online advertising over a three-month period.
In the TV campaign, which has been created by the ad agency CHI, a city grinds to a halt as giant Samsung 3D TV screens "blur the boundaries of reality".
The ad took eight months to produce, required 81 crew members and used 1,256 TV sets to create effects including a three-storey-high cat and what appears to be South America's Iguazu Falls plunging into a city centre.
Samsung's campaign has been masterminded by the electronics manufacturer's marketing director, Mikah Martin-Cruz, the executive behind the famous "Paint" and "Play-Doh" commercials for Sony's Bravia TV.
"The campaign really captures the spirit of 3D TV and brings to life the amazing experience the technology can deliver," said Martin-Cruz. "The launch of the first 3D TV in the UK is such a culturally significant event, we needed to do it justice with a visually exciting campaign that captures the audience's imagination and feel we have done exactly that. Creatively it's a new direction for Samsung and one that's close to my own heart.""
I had no idea that they had actually planted the TV screens all over this city in real life! Which, I think, makes it pretty impressive...
xo
*Fully had to use Google as a spellchecker just then! But then, it's nice to also find out a proper definition of a word you think you know.
*Fully had to use Google as a spellchecker just then! But then, it's nice to also find out a proper definition of a word you think you know.
Saturday 10 July 2010
Formspringing good fun.
On facebook earlier, I happened to come across www.formspring.me - from what I can gather, it's just a website that asks you questions at random, & allows your answers to be seen by others. It also lets other people (friends, or strangers) to ask you questions anonymously. I reckon it could be quite fun, especially as the questions it generates are so random. So, for funsies, I thought I'd do a few on here;
Q. What was your favorite movie as a child?
A. Lady and the Tramp - hands down! Aside from the fact you can't beat a good Disney film (& the collection was extensive), Lady & the Tramp is just so lovely...But it seems so odd it's so old now!
Q. What TV show do you wish would go off-air for good?
A. Erm...I guess it's too late to say Big Brother, so I think I'd have to go with the latest Kerry Katona TV 'thing'. I can't say I saw it, but the adverts & everything written about it seemed horrible. It really is car-crash telly. I think that the saddest part is watching someone go through such personal issues/problems/whatever, while being followed by a camera crew, in some misguided attempt to revive a career. The whole thing just makes me feel sad.
Q. Do you believe there's intelligent life on other planets?
A. I think it'd be pretty arrogant to believe that we (on earth) are the only things in the universe. I mean, the amazing & diverse range of living organisms we have on such a tiny planet does make you think that surely there must be some pretty amazing stuff elsewhere.
Q. Are you more of a talker, or more of a listener?
A. Wowee. Well...I think that it really depends on the person/situation. I guess I find it easier when I don't know someone very well to just ask them questions about themselves & listen to the answers - because everyone likes to talk about themselves, & it's the easiest way of making small talk! But when I really get to know people or just feel more at ease, I guess I do tend to chatter a bit more...
That's all I'm gonna do for now because dinner's ready! But it was pretty fun, I'd recommend :]
xo
Q. What was your favorite movie as a child?
A. Lady and the Tramp - hands down! Aside from the fact you can't beat a good Disney film (& the collection was extensive), Lady & the Tramp is just so lovely...But it seems so odd it's so old now!
Q. What TV show do you wish would go off-air for good?
A. Erm...I guess it's too late to say Big Brother, so I think I'd have to go with the latest Kerry Katona TV 'thing'. I can't say I saw it, but the adverts & everything written about it seemed horrible. It really is car-crash telly. I think that the saddest part is watching someone go through such personal issues/problems/whatever, while being followed by a camera crew, in some misguided attempt to revive a career. The whole thing just makes me feel sad.
Q. Do you believe there's intelligent life on other planets?
A. I think it'd be pretty arrogant to believe that we (on earth) are the only things in the universe. I mean, the amazing & diverse range of living organisms we have on such a tiny planet does make you think that surely there must be some pretty amazing stuff elsewhere.
Q. Are you more of a talker, or more of a listener?
A. Wowee. Well...I think that it really depends on the person/situation. I guess I find it easier when I don't know someone very well to just ask them questions about themselves & listen to the answers - because everyone likes to talk about themselves, & it's the easiest way of making small talk! But when I really get to know people or just feel more at ease, I guess I do tend to chatter a bit more...
That's all I'm gonna do for now because dinner's ready! But it was pretty fun, I'd recommend :]
xo
Monday 5 July 2010
Hop Farm Festival
Wow, not blogged in ages! But to be honest, it's because I either haven't had time (which leads to making notes of things to blog about on my phone...many, many lists!) & also because I've been a touch lazy on-line-wise recently. Been doing too much reading of other blogs & not enough maintenance of my own! Tsk.
Anyway.
This weekend just gone (the 2nd/3rd/4th) I went to Hop Farm Festival with The Boy, & a group of his friends. It was amazing! Although we only got tickets for the Saturday + camping, as opposed to Friday & Saturday, it didn't feel like we were missing out on anything!
My trip of joy started on Thursday, when I went to Andover to see The Boy, and generally hang out slash be cooked for by his mum! Which was lush. I also discovered that although I'm shockingly shite at video games, Red Dead Redemption. is actually pretty fun!
According to The Boy, it's a "sandbox game", which means the type of game where you just run around shooting things & doing missions - like playing in a sandbox, I suppose.
Although I didn't do any of the missions (aka couldn't, & didn't want to risk a temper tantrum by trying), it was pretty fun just riding around on the horse shooting people & finding different parts of the map, etc.
And it looks pretty amazing.
But anyways! Back to my trip.
So on Friday we went to the station & met everyone with all the bits & pieces, and got group-saver tickets to Paddock Wood which turned out to be a bargain! *Mental note - travel with four, or groups of four people in future!
After a couple of hours traveling (car, train, train, bus) we arrived at the camp site & pitched the tents...another mental note is to never go camping ever again without one of these (although maybe not green...);
After a night of strongbow-fulled fun times, it was was time for the music & shizz!
The lineup for the Saturday was (in reverse order);
BOB DYLAN
RAY DAVIES
MUMFORD & SONS
SEASICK STEVE
PETER DOHERTY
LAURA MARLING
JOHNNY FLYNN
THE MAGIC NUMBERS
FOY VANCE
Foy Vance - Didn't see...Don't really know...not a lot to say!
The Magic Numbers - Saw the second half of their set, was really good! Really nice & chilled, bit of a sing-along going on in the crowd, was pretty nice yet mellow.
Johnny Flynn - Erm...Didn't see...& honestly can't remember why! I have a feeling we were getting food. Which was pretty amazing, to be fair :]
Laura Marling - A lot better than I expected. I suppose this is because I thought that although I like a lot of her songs, I couldn't really imagine her performing live. She was really sweet though! Tried chatting with the audience a little, but seemed pretty awkward. Bless her. But I like that she tried. & the music was really good in that it really seemed to fit the summer-festival mood. Really nice way to warm up the day.
Peter Doherty - I personally didn't see, as the sun was getting to me a bit & came over all funny...what a weeny. But from what I gather, he played some tunes & was generally okay.
Seasick Steve - Highlight of the day. Absolutely amazing!! There aren't really words, apart from I think I'd like to marry him a little. Especially when during Mumford & Sons, the stage camera spotted his little head poking around the side of the stage, watching them! Too cute for words. And! His backdrop on stage was a blue flag, with a silhouette of himself, doing pretty much this pose (legend);
Mumford & Sons - Were really good, as expected. Played some real tunes that had pretty much everyone having a bit of a dance around, loving life! Great to sing along to at points as well.
Ray Davies - Only saw the last couple of songs (due to more food-getting - fatties), but he seemed to be a really good live performer! When we were making our way back into the midst of the crowd, he really had everyone going which was really fun. He also had a couple of laughs with the crowd, & just put everyone in a really great mood! Which was almost a shame, seeing that he was followed by...
Bob Dylan - a bit of a disappointment. I think an article The Grandmother saved me from The Telegraph summed it up pretty well - "if attend expecting to hear the young man of Blonde on Blonde or Bringing it All Back Home, his powers undiminished by cigarettes & time, then you will leave disappointed...The encore - the almost inevitable Like a Rolling Stone - was the one song where Dylan's discipline slipped & he strained to sing like his younger self...Both old & young fans were happy to assist as his voice was left horribly exposed by the rousing melody". I think that the change in the way he sang his old songs, combined with his complete lack of 'performance', and coupled with all the hype surrounding his set was what made it fall a little short of expectations. Which was a shame, but at the same time it was pretty interesting to have seen him live, as it were.& not forgetting, he is 69!
The rest of my trip consisted of another night in the tent(!), the train back to Waterloo & a mini trip along the South Bank where The London Literature Festival was taking place! A lovely surprise. The boys had some drinks & I purchased a second hand book (A Million Little Pieces in case you were wondering - a book I had previously bought a couple of years ago, read, loved, lent out to a friend & haven't seen since! Highly recommend it).
I then returned home & had the longest & possibly best shower I've had in ages! & to top it off, someone at work said I looked tanned today! Which, if you know me, is quite an achievement! Ha. All in all, a laaavely weekend!
Now to start making plans for Camp Bestival over my birthday weekend! But more on that in another post.
xo
Anyway.
This weekend just gone (the 2nd/3rd/4th) I went to Hop Farm Festival with The Boy, & a group of his friends. It was amazing! Although we only got tickets for the Saturday + camping, as opposed to Friday & Saturday, it didn't feel like we were missing out on anything!
My trip of joy started on Thursday, when I went to Andover to see The Boy, and generally hang out slash be cooked for by his mum! Which was lush. I also discovered that although I'm shockingly shite at video games, Red Dead Redemption. is actually pretty fun!
According to The Boy, it's a "sandbox game", which means the type of game where you just run around shooting things & doing missions - like playing in a sandbox, I suppose.
Although I didn't do any of the missions (aka couldn't, & didn't want to risk a temper tantrum by trying), it was pretty fun just riding around on the horse shooting people & finding different parts of the map, etc.
But anyways! Back to my trip.
So on Friday we went to the station & met everyone with all the bits & pieces, and got group-saver tickets to Paddock Wood which turned out to be a bargain! *Mental note - travel with four, or groups of four people in future!
After a couple of hours traveling (car, train, train, bus) we arrived at the camp site & pitched the tents...another mental note is to never go camping ever again without one of these (although maybe not green...);
The lineup for the Saturday was (in reverse order);
BOB DYLAN
RAY DAVIES
MUMFORD & SONS
SEASICK STEVE
PETER DOHERTY
LAURA MARLING
JOHNNY FLYNN
THE MAGIC NUMBERS
FOY VANCE
Foy Vance - Didn't see...Don't really know...not a lot to say!
The Magic Numbers - Saw the second half of their set, was really good! Really nice & chilled, bit of a sing-along going on in the crowd, was pretty nice yet mellow.
Johnny Flynn - Erm...Didn't see...& honestly can't remember why! I have a feeling we were getting food. Which was pretty amazing, to be fair :]
Laura Marling - A lot better than I expected. I suppose this is because I thought that although I like a lot of her songs, I couldn't really imagine her performing live. She was really sweet though! Tried chatting with the audience a little, but seemed pretty awkward. Bless her. But I like that she tried. & the music was really good in that it really seemed to fit the summer-festival mood. Really nice way to warm up the day.
Peter Doherty - I personally didn't see, as the sun was getting to me a bit & came over all funny...what a weeny. But from what I gather, he played some tunes & was generally okay.
Seasick Steve - Highlight of the day. Absolutely amazing!! There aren't really words, apart from I think I'd like to marry him a little. Especially when during Mumford & Sons, the stage camera spotted his little head poking around the side of the stage, watching them! Too cute for words. And! His backdrop on stage was a blue flag, with a silhouette of himself, doing pretty much this pose (legend);
Mumford & Sons - Were really good, as expected. Played some real tunes that had pretty much everyone having a bit of a dance around, loving life! Great to sing along to at points as well.
Ray Davies - Only saw the last couple of songs (due to more food-getting - fatties), but he seemed to be a really good live performer! When we were making our way back into the midst of the crowd, he really had everyone going which was really fun. He also had a couple of laughs with the crowd, & just put everyone in a really great mood! Which was almost a shame, seeing that he was followed by...
Bob Dylan - a bit of a disappointment. I think an article The Grandmother saved me from The Telegraph summed it up pretty well - "if attend expecting to hear the young man of Blonde on Blonde or Bringing it All Back Home, his powers undiminished by cigarettes & time, then you will leave disappointed...The encore - the almost inevitable Like a Rolling Stone - was the one song where Dylan's discipline slipped & he strained to sing like his younger self...Both old & young fans were happy to assist as his voice was left horribly exposed by the rousing melody". I think that the change in the way he sang his old songs, combined with his complete lack of 'performance', and coupled with all the hype surrounding his set was what made it fall a little short of expectations. Which was a shame, but at the same time it was pretty interesting to have seen him live, as it were.& not forgetting, he is 69!
The rest of my trip consisted of another night in the tent(!), the train back to Waterloo & a mini trip along the South Bank where The London Literature Festival was taking place! A lovely surprise. The boys had some drinks & I purchased a second hand book (A Million Little Pieces in case you were wondering - a book I had previously bought a couple of years ago, read, loved, lent out to a friend & haven't seen since! Highly recommend it).
I then returned home & had the longest & possibly best shower I've had in ages! & to top it off, someone at work said I looked tanned today! Which, if you know me, is quite an achievement! Ha. All in all, a laaavely weekend!
Now to start making plans for Camp Bestival over my birthday weekend! But more on that in another post.
xo
Thursday 17 June 2010
Audrey Hepburn's favorite poem.
Unending Love.
I seem to have loved you in numberless forms, numberless times…
I seem to have loved you in numberless forms, numberless times…
In life after life, in age after age, forever.
My spellbound heart has made and remade the necklace of songs,
That you take as a gift, wear round your neck in your many forms,
In life after life, in age after age, forever.
Whenever I hear old chronicles of love, it’s age-old pain,
It’s ancient tale of being apart or together.
As I stare on and on into the past, in the end you emerge,
Clad in the light of a pole-star piercing the darkness of time:
You become an image of what is remembered forever.
You and I have floated here on the stream that brings from the fount.
At the heart of time, love of one for another.
We have played along side millions of lovers, shared in the same
Shy sweetness of meeting, the same distressful tears of farewell-
Old love but in shapes that renew and renew forever.
Today it is heaped at your feet, it has found its end in you
The love of all man’s days both past and forever:
Universal joy, universal sorrow, universal life.
The memories of all loves merging with this one love of ours –
And the songs of every poet past and forever.
— Rabindranath Tagore (1861-1941, written in 1890).
Well I never...
Over the past few days I've been thinking about it, & the time has come (as the walrus said), to start applying for (media-based-preferably within PR) internships!
This means that today I'll be re-looking at my CV, crafting an interesting, yet informative cover letter (I hope!) & applying to anything that looks interesting!
Although, because the competition is bound to be pretty tough, I think I'm going to have to come up with a more creative way of marketing myself, AKA not using the standard CV format...This will inevitably lead to several spider diagrams!
All the thinking I've been doing about applying for internships & shizzle has, in turn, led me to thinking about what to wear to interviews, etc...
If I had a decent wage (*sigh*), I would fully be clicking 'buy' on this right now! & maybe this one... but I'm not sure if it's a little too messy? I suppose it would depend on what the company was like. But I really do love a nice dress - it's so effortless to create a 'look', yet can seem really put-together & professional. Laaavely!
Oh! Something else I decided to blog about today, was inspired by an old women who came into work - she had the most lovely, old-fashioned voice, that really reminded me of old movie stars such as Audrey Hepburn.
And! I've just found out from Wikipedia, she recorded a spoken-word CD in 1992 featuring classic children's stories. It sounds amazing! Almost as good as being read a story by Stephen Fry;
Just reading about Audrey on Wikipedia is making me want to rent all of her other films (the only one I've seen so far was Breckfast at Tiffany's).
I suppose, until then, I will have to make-do with a book I've borrowed from Lyzz, by Stephen Fry called The Liar. Will let you know my thoughts on the book soon!
xo
This means that today I'll be re-looking at my CV, crafting an interesting, yet informative cover letter (I hope!) & applying to anything that looks interesting!
Although, because the competition is bound to be pretty tough, I think I'm going to have to come up with a more creative way of marketing myself, AKA not using the standard CV format...This will inevitably lead to several spider diagrams!
All the thinking I've been doing about applying for internships & shizzle has, in turn, led me to thinking about what to wear to interviews, etc...
If I had a decent wage (*sigh*), I would fully be clicking 'buy' on this right now! & maybe this one... but I'm not sure if it's a little too messy? I suppose it would depend on what the company was like. But I really do love a nice dress - it's so effortless to create a 'look', yet can seem really put-together & professional. Laaavely!
Oh! Something else I decided to blog about today, was inspired by an old women who came into work - she had the most lovely, old-fashioned voice, that really reminded me of old movie stars such as Audrey Hepburn.
And! I've just found out from Wikipedia, she recorded a spoken-word CD in 1992 featuring classic children's stories. It sounds amazing! Almost as good as being read a story by Stephen Fry;
I suppose, until then, I will have to make-do with a book I've borrowed from Lyzz, by Stephen Fry called The Liar. Will let you know my thoughts on the book soon!
xo
Monday 14 June 2010
Asher Roth
One more swift Youtube video - it's Asher Roth doing a Radio 1 live lounge version of his single "I love college".
I think the best part is just how much he's smiling throughout the whole thing! Cute.
xo
I think the best part is just how much he's smiling throughout the whole thing! Cute.
xo
Example/Ke$ha.
It's terrible - over the past few days, I keep thinking of things to blog about, but haven't been near my computer, or have just been doing other things! So, I've been (slightly genius-ly) making notes on my phone :)
So I think I'll put them in separate posts, to make things easier...
Anyways;
Firstly was something I came across on youtube;
It's Example covering Ke$ha's Tic Tok in the Radio 1 Live Lounge, which I thought was pretty ace!
Although it's embarrassing to admit, I quite like the original, but this version is a really nice contrast.
xo
So I think I'll put them in separate posts, to make things easier...
Anyways;
Firstly was something I came across on youtube;
It's Example covering Ke$ha's Tic Tok in the Radio 1 Live Lounge, which I thought was pretty ace!
Although it's embarrassing to admit, I quite like the original, but this version is a really nice contrast.
xo
Monday 31 May 2010
Plans & Such.
Found out a minute ago, we will spend (on average) 25 years of our life asleep. 7% of this we spend dreaming.
That's just under two years of our lives spent in dream land...or, if I'm counting myself, it's probably a hellofa lot more than that, given to the amount of time I spend daydreaming! Ha.
Anyways...what else have I been up to, I hear you ask! I've now been at my new job for two whole weeks! I'm working at Office, in London & it's pretty sweet! Just waiting to be paid so that I can start (ab)using my staff discount!
These are the ones I've currently got my beady eyes on:
That's just under two years of our lives spent in dream land...or, if I'm counting myself, it's probably a hellofa lot more than that, given to the amount of time I spend daydreaming! Ha.
I reckon this would be a fun dream;
Anyways...what else have I been up to, I hear you ask! I've now been at my new job for two whole weeks! I'm working at Office, in London & it's pretty sweet! Just waiting to be paid so that I can start (ab)using my staff discount!
These are the ones I've currently got my beady eyes on:
For play -
For work -
Laaavely!
In other news, Lyzz (who is living with me at the moment - beautiful times!) & I have seen rather a lot of Elephants!
Lyzz with an elephant outside Harrods.
& inside Selfridges.
Nothing else too major to report...apart from when Lyzz & I were at Danni's flat a couple of nights ago, Danni started drawing in Lyzz's foot...long story short, she drew the most amazing picture on one of my feet, & as soon as I have some money to my name (probably August time I reckon) I'm going to have it (or something very similar) tattooed! Very exciting(!)
Danni did illustration at uni & if you like, you can see more of her work here: coroflot.com/daniellecurtis
xo
Tuesday 25 May 2010
The Greek.
Recently I've been reading My Sisters Keeper, a book (& now a film) by Jodi Picoult.
The books basically about a child who was genitally made in order to save her older sister, who has leukemia. It raises several different & difficult issues regarding morals & ethics surrounding things like test-tube babies, stem cell research, etc.
The book overall, I thought, was good in that it taught me a lot about the legal issues regarding morals & ethics, as well as the medical concerns about things such as stem cells, as well as how diseases like leukemia are treated.
The only problem I had was that you could see the logical ending to the book, which stopped me from enjoying it as much as I could have. However, it was very well written & because there were a couple of unanswered questions which did keep me reading 'till the end.
One thing that I did really enjoy about the book, was that the father was a keen armature astronomer & every now & again, it would tie-in a story about greek mythology.
One of the stories I enjoyed most, I have decided to share here;
This, I like. I think the Greeks had a lot of really cool stories to explain things they didn't understand. I might have a look at some more sometime.
Whaddya think?
xo
The books basically about a child who was genitally made in order to save her older sister, who has leukemia. It raises several different & difficult issues regarding morals & ethics surrounding things like test-tube babies, stem cell research, etc.
The book overall, I thought, was good in that it taught me a lot about the legal issues regarding morals & ethics, as well as the medical concerns about things such as stem cells, as well as how diseases like leukemia are treated.
The only problem I had was that you could see the logical ending to the book, which stopped me from enjoying it as much as I could have. However, it was very well written & because there were a couple of unanswered questions which did keep me reading 'till the end.
One thing that I did really enjoy about the book, was that the father was a keen armature astronomer & every now & again, it would tie-in a story about greek mythology.
One of the stories I enjoyed most, I have decided to share here;
Fire & hope are connected. The way the Greeks told it, Zeus put Prometheus & Epimetheus in charge of creating life on earth. Epimetheus made the animals, giving out bonuses like swiftness and strength & fur & wings. By the time Prometheus made man, all the best qualities had been given out. He settled for making them walk upright, & he gave them fire.
Zeus, pissed off, took it away. But Prometheus saw his pride & joy shivering & unable to cook. He lit a torch from the sun & brought it to man again. To punish Prometheus, Zeus has him chained to a rock, where an eagle fed on his liver. To punish man, Zeus created the first woman - Pandora - & gave her a gift, a box, she was forbidden to open.
Pandora's curiosity got the best of her, & one day she opened that box. Out came the plagues & misery & mischief. She managed to shut the lid tight before hope escaped. It's the only weapon we have left to fight the others.
This, I like. I think the Greeks had a lot of really cool stories to explain things they didn't understand. I might have a look at some more sometime.
Whaddya think?
xo
Friday 21 May 2010
Shit my Dad says.
On Twitter I follow an account called "Shit my Dad says", & have always thought it's absolutely hilarious! (twitter.com/shitmydadsays)
The story behind it all is pretty simple - a guy (Justin Halpern - who is also, as Wikipedia refers to him, a "semi-employed comedy writer"), who lives with his 74 year old father & tweets the funny things his dad comes out with!
A small sample of the delightful quotes you can expect;
"I don't want your advice, you're 27 fucking years old...Fine. I don't want your advice, you're 29 fucking years old."
"I didn't say you were ugly. I said your girlfriend is better looking than you, and standing next to her, you look ugly.
"Don't mess with him...Trust me, you don't fuck with a man that sleeps next to a woman he never screws. They're unpredictable."
"The worst thing you can be is a liar....Okay fine, yes, the worst thing you can be is a Nazi, but THEN, number two is liar. Nazi 1, Liar 2"
Ahh, I could read these all day. But I should probably stop now.
Okay, one more...
"I turn the kitchen faucet on and the shower burns you, yes, I get it...No, I'm not gonna stop, I'm just saying yes, I get that concept."
Lovelovelove it! Get a'followin' now! (& if you fancy it, follow me at the same time - twitter.com/starry___eyed)
Oh! I just remembered the original point I was going to make about all this - not only has Justin Halpern written a book (with the same title), but there is now going to be a TV show based on the Twitter feed, starring William Shatner!! Absolutely mental.
Honestly, I'm not too sure if it's going to be any good or not, but I guess I'll just have to wait 'till it comes on TV over here slash is available for downloading!
This is the trailer:
What do you reckon? Gonna be any good?
xo
Ps. Have just found the website - definitely worth a look - shitmydadsays.com
The story behind it all is pretty simple - a guy (Justin Halpern - who is also, as Wikipedia refers to him, a "semi-employed comedy writer"), who lives with his 74 year old father & tweets the funny things his dad comes out with!
A small sample of the delightful quotes you can expect;
"I don't want your advice, you're 27 fucking years old...Fine. I don't want your advice, you're 29 fucking years old."
"I didn't say you were ugly. I said your girlfriend is better looking than you, and standing next to her, you look ugly.
"Don't mess with him...Trust me, you don't fuck with a man that sleeps next to a woman he never screws. They're unpredictable."
"The worst thing you can be is a liar....Okay fine, yes, the worst thing you can be is a Nazi, but THEN, number two is liar. Nazi 1, Liar 2"
Ahh, I could read these all day. But I should probably stop now.
Okay, one more...
"I turn the kitchen faucet on and the shower burns you, yes, I get it...No, I'm not gonna stop, I'm just saying yes, I get that concept."
Lovelovelove it! Get a'followin' now! (& if you fancy it, follow me at the same time - twitter.com/starry___eyed)
Oh! I just remembered the original point I was going to make about all this - not only has Justin Halpern written a book (with the same title), but there is now going to be a TV show based on the Twitter feed, starring William Shatner!! Absolutely mental.
Honestly, I'm not too sure if it's going to be any good or not, but I guess I'll just have to wait 'till it comes on TV over here slash is available for downloading!
This is the trailer:
What do you reckon? Gonna be any good?
xo
Ps. Have just found the website - definitely worth a look - shitmydadsays.com
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