I read a book

Today, in this glorious sunshine we have been blessed with here in the UK, I finished The Book Thief, and now I don't know what to do with all these feelings.


In short, I loved it. I only had one tiny niggle with it which I can't tell you about because it's also a massive spoiler. But yeah, on the whole, a fantastic book. I'm not really one for reviews, so just go and read it and judge for yourselves.


It's so nice to be able to sit outside again after all the rain we've had (which is an awful lot of rain). Today whilst I was reading, Daf mowed the lawn and then ate four (yes, four) ice lollies. And now he's complaining that his stomach hurts and I have absolutely no sympathy. I only had one, and I feel great.


Song of the Day: Girls And Boys In Love by The Rumble Strips


Currently reading: I haven't started it yet, but I think I'm going to read A Clockwork Orange by Anthony Burgess next.

Cliché

There's something so self-satisfying about sitting inside listening to sad songs when it's raining. I've just caught myself staring out the window at the falling rain, with melancholy tones playing in the background and I was completely unaware that I was doing it. I feel like I'm in one of those movie scenes where something sad has happened and all I do is sit there despondently. In other words, I feel like a cliché. 


Don't worry, nothing sad has happened, I am not despondent. I think I just lost myself in a moment. And now I'm back.


Song of the Day: Reason Why by Rachael Yamagata


Currently reading: The Book Thief (Nearly finished. Honest).

A Sunny Afternoon

Shirt: Peacocks

Top: New Look

Skirt: New Look

Shoes: Matalan

This skirt only cost me £6 in the New Look sale and it has become a firm favourite, much more exciting than my plain denim ones. Also, I'm wearing a shirt as a kind of jacket again. They're perfect for when it's too hot for a proper jacket but still a bit chilly to go bare-armed. Plus, it looks cool (well I think it does anyway).

New remote!

I am posting today's outfit largely because I am the proud new owner of a remote for my camera, which means I don't have to faff around with the self-timer. I'm wearing the hat and sunglasses because my hair is a mess and I'm wearing no make-up. And today I'm also introducing a new photo-taking area - in front of the fence.


It's an exciting day.

Hat: New Look

Sunglasses: Dorothy Perkins

Shirt: H&M

Top: Dorothy Perkins

Jeans: Dorothy Perkins

Shoes: New Look

I love these jeans, but man do they crease easily. It probably doesn't help that I don't iron them anyway (maybe I should), but I find that the knees go baggy really easily on them, and it's irritating. Maybe I should stop sitting cross-legged so much, because honestly that can't do them much good.

We look set to have a sunny weekend for the first time in ages, which probably means work will be really busy, joy of all joys. Oh well, summer was bound to show up sometime I guess!

It's the little things

I had to nip into town today to pick up a couple of birthday cards (that I am going to try my very best to remember to post on time), and Daf wanted a quick look in Primark, so I obliged and went to see if I could wade through the mess and find something worth buying, which is a rarity in my case. However, on this occasion I not only found the kind of jacket I've been searching for at a fraction of the price it is everywhere else, but I found a gorgeous dress as well. In the queue to pay, a lady was standing behind me and she said, "That dress is lovely, isn't it?" and I had a really nice conversation with her before it was my turn to pay. It made my whole day, I love it when strangers strike up genuine conversations with you.


So yeah, it's the little things that get you through the day with a smile on your face.


Song of the Day: Something About Us by Daft Punk


Currently reading: The Book Thief

A little bit of 70s

I feel like I'm from the 70s today, but that's probably purely because of the flared jeans. I love a good pair of flared jeans, and these are the best.

Cardigan: Matalan

Top: Dorothy Perkins

Jeans: Dorothy Perkins

Shoes: Primark

So anyway, I've kind of been M.I.A for a week and for that I apologise (if you even noticed, haha). I've been busy and uninspired and not in the mood, but my boyfriend said I looked nice today and if that's not the mark of a good outfit then I don't know what is!

My hair's getting quite long now as I've been growing it for a while and I don't know whether to go the hairdressers and get it layered or not yet. That was always the plan but I'm not sure whether I need to wait until it's a bit longer before I do so. Anyone got any advice for growing out your hair?

Lately I've been...

Reading: The Book Thief by Markus Zusak. This was one of the books I was most looking forward to reading out of my 30 books, and so far I haven't been disappointed. It's been a bit slow-going so far (I'm not even halfway yet, oh dear), but when I started it I didn't get a chance to read it much because I wasn't at home, and since then I've only been able to read a chapter or two a night, but I'm going to crack on with it this week.


Watching: Channel 5 have picked up that American show Once Upon A Time and so I started watching that the other night. Initially I wasn't too sure because it just seemed a tad ridiculous, but I persevered and now I'm a little bit in love with it. There's just something so endearing about it, even if it is a bit cheesy/cringeworthy at times. And hey, Robert Carlyle makes a pretty creepy Rumpelstiltskin. 

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Other than Once Upon A Time, Daf and I are still slowly making our way through Prison Break and The Office (the American version). I love Jim and Pam, they've got to be one of the best written TV couples ever.


Oh, and also, I went to see The Avengers on Tuesday and it is fantastic. Well, it is if you like superheroes, aliens, explosions and stuff. And I do.


Listening to: Nothing obscure, a lot of Blur and The Kooks at the moment. Oooh, and also Two Door Cinema Club, I really love them.


Laughing at: The tumblr blog Sims Gone Wrong. It's basically full of screenshots of glitches in the game that cause some hilarious and also terrifying sims. Check it out for more, but here are some of my favourites.

demon cat

demon lady

demon baby

Frightening stuff.


Looking forward to: My birthday next month, because the Harry Potter studio tour tickets arrived in the post the other day which got me SUPER excited. I hope there is a gift shop so I can buy Harry Potter merchandise.


Song of the Day: Mr Maker by The Kooks


Currently reading: The Book Thief