Need cheering up on this Monday afternoon? Watch this advert.
This little girl is my hero, she's so enthusiastic. I came across this LEGOgrapher photo series on Bored Panda by photographer Andrew Whyte. It's really clever, well worth a look. In other news, over the weekend I bought a new TV for my room. A flatscreen one that takes up far less room than the old one - which, in fairness, was about a thousand years old (that might be a slight exaggeration). Today I've had a massive tidy and de-clutter in my room and I feel so much better for it. Tidy space, tidy mind. I also added a lot more photos to my Flickr account, so if you want to see any photos I've taken, many of which that have never been featured on the blog, then please feel free to have a look at my photostream. And here's a preview :)
Song of the Day: Tell Me I'm A Wreck by Every Avenue Currently Reading: The Shock of the Fall by Nathan Filer
Am I the only one who finds it irritating that the John Lewis Christmas adverts use slowed down, kind of depressing sounding versions of old songs year after year after year? Not that I don't like Gabrielle Aplin's version of The Power of Love, it's lovely. But I want my Christmas adverts jolly. And I'm probably the only one who thinks this but I think the John Lewis adverts are hugely overrated - I like them, I just don't love them, like everyone else seems to. On a related note, I feel like I'm officially allowed to get excited for Christmas now because I saw the Coca-Cola Christmas advert yesterday.
Song of the Day: Never Let Me Go by Florence + The Machine
1. I overslept and forgot it was bin day so when I woke up and remembered, I had to rush downstairs with the heavy recycling bag. I made it in the nick of time, the bin-men went past just as I went back inside, but still, it was an annoyingly stressful start to my morning (not that taking out bin-bags is stressful, but my brain wasn't functioning yet.)
2. I went to the library to get some books out for revision purposes, and the one I needed the most wasn't there, even though I checked the system and it said it was in the library. I hate it when things aren't where they're supposed to be.
3. This advert for Diet Coke:
There are so many things about this advert that annoy me. Firstly, the idea that you'd buy a handbag just to put a can in it is absurd. Just drink it. Secondly, why does she need a bag so small that only a can of coke can fit inside it? Is that really all she needs on her? No phone, no keys, no money? It's alright, she's got a Diet Coke, she is prepared for any possible situation. Thirdly, why are her friends carrying around a chainsaw and a blowtorch? And finally, the fact that after using said chainsaw to desecrate the 'too big' bag in order to make it small enough for her can, she has the audacity to say to the naturally horrified salesman - "You should lighten up!" Then she walks out with her mates without even paying. What a bitch.
I really hate that advert.
4. The 'j' button on my laptop is playing up so I have to press it extra hard.
5. I've twisted funny or something and now it feels like I've dislocated my hip. Fantastic, I'm a 90 year old lady.
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Song of the Day: A Beautiful Mess by Jason Mraz
Well, it kind of hurts when the kind of words you write/Kind of turn themselves into knives/And don't mind my nerve, you could call it fiction/But I like being submerged in your contradictions, dear
