I swear, I'm about to get as angry as those birds!

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Stupid game.* *I may be slightly biased, as I get a touch angry when I can't get past a certain place in a game. This is why I don't usually play video games


But it's pretty cool that chrome are giving it away for free today! 
What with that, and Google's Homepage today, it's pretty ace :] 


Speaking of games (of the computer/games console variety), there are a couple I don't generally mind, and one I even request to play with The Boy when we have time to do nothing. 


One of the games I don't mind playing - and I say this having lived in a house with four other people who loved playing all sorts of games - is Skate.  

I can see how it might get a bit boring after a while, but it's quite quiet and the sound might grate on some, but it's the kind of repetitive noise you grow to quite like I think...That, and do a great impression of! Ha. 


Another I don't really mind is Viva Pinata. This is quite a girly game, I suppose, because it's got cute made up animals and you have to grow things for the animals to eat so that they evolve! (Which is a lot more exciting when it happens, trust me). 

 See? Cute! Again, it's a game where you can go at your own pace, and no one's going to shout at you if you get killed, or whatever. Ideal!


But the one that I really do enjoy playing and request to play is Heavy Rain.
"Heavy Rain's story is a dramatic thriller modeled after film noir, featuring four protagonists involved with the mystery of the Origami Killer, a serial killer who uses extended periods of rainfall to drown his victims. Ethan Mars is a father who is trying to save his son from being the next victim, while investigative journalist Madison Paige, FBI profiler Norman Jayden, and private detective Scott Shelby are each trying to track down clues to the Origami Killer's identity."

Just reading the synopsis makes it sound like a really engaging film, and playing it is even better. I love that you can take control of the characters - a great example of this was when The Boy had just bought it, and was playing with our housemate. I wasn't playing as I'd just got in from work but stuck around to watch (it really does look amazing - if you're into the way films look, I'd recommend it just for the atheistics), and they were playing the part of the journalist Madison Paige. 

She's a young woman (I'd say mid 20's, but they probably tell you her age somewhere in the game), and had gone into this creepy old man's house to ask him questions about the killer. The old man left the room, so Dan & our housemate James had the choice to look around the room, and you choose where she looks, how long for, etc. 
Anyways, they had a little look around & after not finding anything sat back down just as the old man was coming back into the room with drinks for him and for her. 
The old man offered Madison a drink, and Dan & James had to decide wether to drink & be polite, or be rude & refuse. 
I tried my best to perswade them not to drink the drink, as not only was he not drinking, but you didn't even see him making them!* 
But being boys with controllers in their hands, they ignored me...and she was poisoned!!! 
Acemazing game, definitely play it if you have the chance. I'd totally recommend it to anyone, especially if they don't usually play games.  
*Totally been paying attention to all the police in school who told us we were going to be spiked every weekend...Eastbourne's such a lovely place!


Most other games, I find are good & all but when I can't do something...or get stuck somewhere...I just have no patience! But I suppose there are worse things to get angry about :] 

A quick catch up.

So I now have a macbook! And am fully loving it like a child ♥ 

The other (slightly more major) news is that I have a job!(!!!)
Not just any job either, but Marketing Assistant at Tomas Lyte.

 

It's pretty awesome so far - I've been to a sample sale, lunches, drinks, and seen  pretty much how the whole business works, which has been really interesting! So much so, I feel that I could probably bore anyone who would let me to death with how trophies are made, how to gift wrap something properly and all about SEO & affiliate marketing...Laaavely.

Other things that I've been up to recently...

It was Bracey's birthday at the weekend! Which obviously meant:
Slough + Local Pub + Engagement parties + cocktails + shots + 90% of people vomming & lots of fun in the sun :) (not quite in that order though!)

(L-R) Sarah, Holly, Adam, Bracey, Liam, Fran & Megan.

Totally better than candy necklaces!

More or less how the evening went...classy ;)

Wish I'd taken a picture of the massive fry up I had the following morning. Deeelish. 

And The Boy's gone off on tour! Cheeky devil. 
The new band he's joined are pretty awesome & have supported people like Zebrahead & Less Than Jake & I'd seen the old lineup play a few times over the years spent in Southampton, so I knew they were pretty awesome :)

They're called Kids Can't Fly - check 'em out if you like happy, upbeat ska! (shameless promo, but I honestly would recommend them!)

It's generally been quite a lovely couple of weeks, just seeing friends & learning a mind-boggling amount at work! 

Therefore I'm off to hop into bed and watch the rest of Katie - my beautiful friends. Really makes me not only feel so grateful that I don't have any serious medical conditions, or have been the victim of any horrific attacks, but also really inspiring from an entrepreneurial point of view - here's a girl who's only...25(ish?) & she's set up a charity, made these programs and helping so many other people. What a winner <3

Nighty night xo

Job + Flat = The Dream.

Time's been going so quickly! I've now only got about a month left at my internship (this is my excuse for lack of blog-posts - all my blogging effort has gone into this blog.  Check it out, it's pretty jazzy. 


But this means that I've got to start looking for a 'real' job now! Which is exciting & scary in equal parts...Well actually, I think that now I've had this experience in an office environment & know that I'm actually capable of doing the job, I'm more excited. 


Which is definitely a good thing! Because with a job comes a flat (hopefully)! 
Therefore, it should come as no great surprise that I've spent many hours already looking at property porn.
Ranging from the 'I could never afford this in a million years, but isn't it beautiful'

 

For the Super Rich only

*sigh*
But having said that, there are a few gems I've come across too, which aren't eye-wateringly pricey, which is nice to know. Only thing is, I don't know where I'm going to be working, or who I'm going to be living with (either The Boy or Sj) & where they'll want to live...Because I don't really have a preference at the moment, as long as I'm near a tube or train. 
This is mainly because my hatred for busses can threaten to become consuming at times.  

And another awesome side to moving out will be being able to decorate!!! Eeeee.
Hello Ikea!

As for the job hunt - well! 
The websites I've been casually looking at include:
Artshub 
Creative Review 
Brand Republic 
University of the Arts 

I think I'm going to start applying to a few jobs listed soon (when I know my current leaving date, etc.), but a couple of friends have mentioned that it might be easier to sign up with a recruitment agency, so I might just do that too! 

FIngers crossed :]


xo

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;  

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.

And this; 

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 ♥   

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 

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

Lists & Shizz.

After spending much of the day reading other peoples blogs (partly on a recommendation via twitter) & it made me realise that I haven't posted anything of interest in ages.
However I'm partially inclined to blame this (in a roundabout way) on the boy - blogging was usually something I did when he was playing something on the console...now my background is more grandmother-shaped, & a hellofalot more "Oo, did you see that?", & "now, not to be annoying, but what does this button do?". Aka; distracting!

However, I have made myself a short list of things to blog about (I find this helps. Mostly because during the day I think of things that would be cool to blog about, but promptly forget five minutes later!)

The 'list' is as follows (in a slight shorthand, which will allll become clear later. Hopefully):

• Job hunting- new plan.
• Top five fave brands & why? 
• Making notes with a black marker
• HW, Sj & Lyzz coming to visit
• Need for picnics/BBQs in parks
• Bank Holiday in Soton

As these are in no particular order, other than the way I thought of things, I shall start with the one that makes most sense at the beginning, although probably the least sense on the list;
Making notes with a black marker.
  I guess I just wondered if anyone else feels the same about this...When making a 'to-do list', or just general scribbles to myself, I really enjoy using a black marker pen to do so. Like a Sharpie or something.

Ha, this picture was called 'angry sharpie' - I think it's quite sweet, seeing as it not only includes a "thank you", but also a smiley face =) I'm a fan.

So moving on from that pointless piece of information...

Job Hunting - New Plan.

This is basically a short idea about a new plan I have job-hunting-wise. Because it's been about three weeks now that I've been applying for jobs & hearing one of three responses - 1. Time wasting - getting me to phone them, asking me questions, asking me if I have used (insert computer program I've never heard of) to which I say no - which they should have known already based on my CV, & then hearing nothing(!). 2. Phone/face to face interview, but being told I don't have enough experience, or 3. Nothing at all. 

All of this gets a little depressing after a while, sooo I figured that the best thing for me to do would be to apply for internships! 

I really think that this would be a good idea because not only would it give me some experience & therefore look good on the CV, it also means that I can go for different jobs/companies for a few months at a time before either deciding exactly what it is I want to do, or (ideally!) being offered a job at a company that I not only know I can do, but will really enjoy! 

Because I had a think the other day - if someone was to ask me where I would like to be in five or ten years time, I would say in a job that I really enjoy, within a really nice, friendly, creative company, doing something that I look forward to doing every day. Ahh, I can but dream!

 (Offices at Pixar)

Oh yeah! So the rest of my plan is to get regular work (in a shop, or something along those lines) for a couple of months 'till I have the pennies to work for free :]

Next on my list is HW, Sj & Lyzz coming to visit.

Not all at once, obviously, but during the next month I am going to have quite a lot of visitors!
This obviously requires pictures!

(Lyzz & I, looking sexy)

(Sj & I...we've been working out...)

(An old pic of Me & Helen - dressed as super girl - looking fabulous!)

 

Lyzz is the first, as she has some time off next week! Think she's coming on the Sunday night, & staying for a coupla days, which will be nice. Due to lack of funds, it means we'll have to find some fun, free things to do, but in London that shouldn't be too hard! In addition to this, her other half Oli happens to be in the big smoke for the next couple of weeks too, so I expect we'll meet up with him, & our other friend Danni (who works in selfridges & gave me free cakes! New favorite cake person - pics soon). 

 I'm not sure if Helen or Sj will be next on the visiting front - I know Helen & her other half Adam will be down for a day or two over the May bank holiday, which will be really nice. Especially as Adam (from what I can gather) doesn't really know London that well, so will be nice to show him it's really quite a delightful place!

(Sj & I a couple of years ago outside Buckingham Palace)

Which made me think of my next point -  Need for picnics/BBQs in parks. I'm not fussed whether they're in Soton, or London, or even Eastbourne/Brighton...I would very much like a picnic (or BBQ if there are boys around to tend to it) + good friends + gin&juice + frisbee or something similar + music of some sort + sunshine. Now if someone could just arrange the weather accordingly, that would be grand. Please & thank you.

And while on the subject of London - a poster I love! (On the left).

Oh! My other two points (Bank Holiday in Soton & Top Five Brands & Why?) I think should go in a separate blog entry, so I shall do that in a bit.
Enjoy!
xo

What a week!

Apologies for the lack of posts recently, but it's all been a little hectic recently! But I will start from the beginning anyhow;

Since I last posted, I have moved to London (finally)! Which is pretty exciting. I'm currently living with my Gran, in the lovely area of Southfields (where the highly artistic arrows are pointing);

It's a really nice place to live, because it only takes me about 20 minutes into central, but isn't too noisy, busy, or 'stabby'. & as for living with the Gran - it's lush! Getting used to having dinner cooked for me again is ace! Although I can just see myself adopting her phrases such as "woppit" (a term of endearment), "the hairy clappers" (a speed...as in, "it goes like the hairy clappers!"), & "widder, widder, widder"(when paraphrasing someone else)...


In the days leading up to moving day I didn't really do much, except pack! Which I have now decided I hate, partly because it makes me feel as though I have far too much stuff! Which is clearly not true...probably.
But for my last night (after some frantic last-minute packing), my beautiful friends came out for what turned out to be the best night out I've had in ages!
We managed to take 141 pictures. Shocking! To be fair though, most of them were of the boys, who got on like a house on fire;

(Dan, Jd & Adam)

& there were a couple of nice group-shots too;

(Me, Dan, Jd, Sj, Adam & Helen)

After that, the night got a little messy & we all seemed to be slightly worse for wear!

(Joe, Simon, Adam & Helen)

I think the only down point of the night was that in the morning, I woke up (at 8 o'clock) to find I'd left the electric blanket on all night & was cooking slowly...not fun! But all in all, it was lovely <3

The following day consisted of shopping with The Mother for "work appropriate" clothes, due to the fact that everything else I owned was apparently "scruffy". I prefer the term "casual", thanks! 

Then it was more packing, & driving to London (for her, not me). When in London we just had time to swiftly dump everything in my new room - pictures to follow - before heading out for an Indian with my Gran!

The Indian was really good! It's a local place in Southfields, but I can't remember what it was called! Next time I go past, I'll have a look & try to update this with a website or something. The food was delicious though! I'd definitely recommend it if you're in the area. 

 Anyway, after the meal The Mother (very kindly) drove us back to Eastbourne (where the family live), because it was Bracey's birthday! 

Technically it was her (22nd) birthday on the Saturday, which I had to miss due to moving. Boo! But it sounds like she had an amazing time with a kid's themed party! They played pass-the-parcel, had a treasure hunt, did face painting, dressed up & load more stuff! 

However I didn't miss out on all the fun - on the Sunday we went down to the seafront for a walk along the prom & fish & chips on the beach. Bracey was even wearing a swimming costume underneath her clothes! Madness. However after dipping her feet in the sea, she agreed with us all that it was far too cold to swim in April...

 (Click to enlarge - this was the weather on the day...not exactly warm!)

(From www.timeanddate.com)

We then watched Julie & Julia - which although was a nice story, heart-warming, etc. It did seem to drag a little. Could have done with sharper editing, maybe? I think the funniest part had to be Meryl Streep playing Julia Child - I can't really explain the eccentricity of the part, but I did enjoy it.

 

An 'official' review from IMDB:

"Julia Child and Julie Powell - both of whom wrote memoirs - find their lives intertwined. Though separated by time and space, both women are at loose ends... until they discover that with the right combination of passion, fearlessness and butter, anything is possible. Written by Columbia Pictures

 

In 1949, Julia Child is in Paris, the wife of a diplomat, wondering how to spend her days. She tries hat making, bridge, and then cooking lessons at Cordon Bleu. There she discovers her passion. In 2002, Julie Powell, about to turn 30 and underemployed with an unpublished novel, decides to cook her way through "Mastering the Art of French Cooking" in a year and to blog about it. We go back and forth between these stories of two women learning to cook and finding success. Sympathetic, loving husbands support them both, and friendships, too, add zest."

We also watched Orphan. It's a horror/thriller, about a nice couple who have two children & after a still-birth, decide to adopt another older child...cue the adopted child being a bit sinister, a lot of 'accidents' happening & eventually the whole family is in danger...dum dum dum! 

Overall, I did like the film - it was an interesting concept, with a beautiful look about the whole film - not once did you see a really bright colour, & it was snowing the whole time...really visually appealing. 

The following day I returned to London, to settle in/unpack & so on. However after two days of job-hunting, I thought I might go stir-crazy in the house! So I went for a jaunt in central. I visited Topshop, where the changing room doors are made for giants!!

(bearing in mind I'm 5"8)

I also saw a fun display in H&M;

Made me feel all spring-y! & for now I'm really quite enjoying living with my Gran, partly because this is what happens at "tea time"!

Lovely ♥

xo

London Baby!

Recently The Boy & I went to London, (13 days 'till I move there!) & it was awesome!

I made a delightful route-plan, 'cause we wanted to do quite a lot in the time we had;

On our itinerary was a trip to the Tate Modern, Oxford Street, a road called Denmark street, where Dan wanted to go (I'd never heard of it before, so looked it up on Wikipedia - more on that later). We then planned to go to Harrods as Dan had never been, & I really wanted to see the puppies on the fourth floor! After that, we planned to end the day with a trip to Southfields to have dinner with my Gran.

The plan worked out pretty well over all! We started by getting a Megatrain to Waterloo. If you've not gotten a mega bus/train, I would strongly recommend it - it cost the two of us £10 for a day return from Southampton to Waterloo! & you can sometimes get even cheaper fares if you book further in advance. Bargain-tastic!






Loving life on the train.

An elephant at Waterloo!

Dan ran away while I was taking a picture of the elephant.

 

 

After navigating the tube, we went to the Tate. I was a little surprised to find that some of the floors/exhibitions were closed due to lack of staff - I think they were striking, but I'm not sure. There were a few signs at the entrances to some of the rooms saying that the staff had issues with the company that employed them, as opposed to the Tate itself...which was pretty strange. & when I mentioned it to my Gran later that day she pointed out that it was interesting how there hadn't been anything in the press about it, & you wouldn't know if you hadn't been to the Tate & seen the signs...Does this mean the Tate are being sneaky & covering it up so as not to seem bad? I wonder.
 But regardless of that, we still managed to find a lot of fun things to see & do whilst there!

There was a huuuge metal box in the entrance hall;

    Dan said it was the biggest thing he'd ever seen. It was pretty impressive! & we then discovered you could go inside...

It was horribly dark. You literally couldn't see your hand in front of your face. Which made walking around in there pretty weird because you couldn't see where you were going, which kinda made it feel like you were about to fall off the edge of something!

"Miroslaw Balka’s box of darkness is disturbing in its historical echoes but beautiful as well." The Times
"Miroslaw Balka's black hole at Tate Modern is terrifying, awe-inspiring and throught-provoking. It embraces you with a velvet chill." The Guardian

This is what the Tate Modern website had to say about the 'piece';

"The latest commission in The Unilever Series How It Is by Polish artist Miroslaw Balka is a giant grey steel structure with a vast dark chamber, which in construction reflects the surrounding architecture - almost as if the interior space of the Turbine Hall has been turned inside out...It stands 13 metres high and 30 metres long. Visitors can walk underneath it, listening to the echoing sound of footsteps on steel, or enter via a ramp into a pitch black interior, creating a sense of unease.
Underlying this chamber is a number of allusions to recent Polish history – the ramp at the entrance to the Ghetto in Warsaw, or the trucks which took Jews away to the camps of Treblinka or Auschwitz, for example.
  By entering the dark space, visitors place considerable trust in the organisation, something that could also be seen in relation to the recent risks often taken by immigrants travelling. Balka intends to provide an experience for visitors which is both personal and collective, creating a range of sensory and emotional experiences through sound, contrasting light and shade, individual experience and awareness of others, perhaps provoking feelings of apprehension, excitement or intrigue."

We also saw the biggest furniture I've ever seen;

Outside the Tate along the Southbank, we saw a 'beach'!

(Dan's fancy phone picture)

(& mine, with people in suits on the beach! A strange (but nice) sight)

We then got the tube along to Oxford street & saw a delightful busker;

& found Denmark Street!

"Denmark Street is a short narrow road in central London, notable for its connections with British popular music, and is known as the British Tin Pan Alley.
 Venues on Denmark Street have strong connections with the histories of British jazz, rhythm and blues and punk music. The Beatles and Jimi Hendrix recorded in basements in the street. Elton John wrote his classic early song Your Song here. Later, the Sex Pistols lived above number 6, and recorded their first demos there. The street contains London's largest cluster of music shops. It was also the original home of London's biggest science fiction and comic store, Forbidden Planet." (Wikipedia)

Dan had great fun taking pictures of amps, guitars, talking to the music people...I nodded along & pretended to know what they were talking about.

From there, it was off to Harrods!

We saw lots of things that everyone needs...

We then went on to see my Gran, eat too much dinner & try not to fall asleep on the train!

Tomorrow, I'll do a post about my couple of days in Devon, with the lovely Lyzz -

(a picture from Amsterdam last year - a little random, but I do love the pic!)

xo