Song of the Day: Feel So Close by Calvin Harris
Currently reading: If you really need to ask, We Need To Talk About Kevin. Really slowly.
Photo Friday
I'm kind of cheating this week because these photos were actually taken in the summer when I was in Barmouth, but my shift at work got changed last minute yesterday so I had to go in much earlier and didn't have a chance to take any pictures. Luckily I have a huge number of photos unseen on this blog, so crisis averted.
I'm working all weekend, including a split-shift tomorrow which is possibly my least favourite thing to do ever, so I hope everyone else has more fun than me!
Song of the Day: Feel So Close by Calvin Harris
Currently reading: If you really need to ask, We Need To Talk About Kevin. Really slowly.
Song of the Day: Feel So Close by Calvin Harris
Currently reading: If you really need to ask, We Need To Talk About Kevin. Really slowly.
New coat!
I bought one of the coats I wanted that I mentioned here. It was half price so I figured it would be rude not to. So here's what it looks like! I love it.
I think I'm still going to want another coat that's a bit longer just for a bit of extra warmth when it gets colder - I have a feeling this winter's going to be really cold - but I am super happy with this one.
Also, this is what my curly hair looks like after I've slept on it, I think I still kind of like it even if the curls have gone a bit limp!
Also, this is what my curly hair looks like after I've slept on it, I think I still kind of like it even if the curls have gone a bit limp!
Coat: H&M
White top: Dorothy Perkins
Purple top: River Island
Jeans: Dorothy Perkins
Shoes: New Look
Anyway, I hope everyone enjoyed Halloween, and hey, it's November now! So pinch, punch, first of the month and all that.
Halloweeeeen
I used to love Halloween when I was a kid. Trick-or-Treating was the best and dressing up was fun. I haven't done anything for Halloween in years though, I kind of hate fancy-dress now, I'm not really sure why. Tonight I shall be at work anyway so no Halloween plans.
Last night I made a cake. Well, kind of. I cheated, thank you very much Betty Crocker. But man is it good.
I wanted to make it Halloween themed but then I realised all I had to decorate it with were chocolate buttons. But it is scarily unhealthy so I guess that counts. The amount of frosting on it is ridiculous. It's so yummy though.
Also, I bought Empire magazine the other day because of this cover:
It's 3D which I guess doesn't really translate in a photograph but it's so cool! I'm going to stick it on my wall, it'll probably really freak me out if I wake up in the middle of the night though. They've got 5 different covers of different characters from The Hobbit and I really want them all but at a fiver a piece I think it's a bit much.
Finally, here's a link to the best celebrity Halloween costumes (apparently, some of them are a bit rubbish). I think Heidi Klum and Seal officially have all the best costumes though!
Happy Halloween everyone!
Song of the Day: Jack's Lament (from The Nightmare Before Christmas) by Danny Elfman
Current'y reading: We Need To Talk About Kevin
Last night I made a cake. Well, kind of. I cheated, thank you very much Betty Crocker. But man is it good.
I wanted to make it Halloween themed but then I realised all I had to decorate it with were chocolate buttons. But it is scarily unhealthy so I guess that counts. The amount of frosting on it is ridiculous. It's so yummy though.
Also, I bought Empire magazine the other day because of this cover:
Finally, here's a link to the best celebrity Halloween costumes (apparently, some of them are a bit rubbish). I think Heidi Klum and Seal officially have all the best costumes though!
Happy Halloween everyone!
Song of the Day: Jack's Lament (from The Nightmare Before Christmas) by Danny Elfman
Current'y reading: We Need To Talk About Kevin
Halloweeny...kind of
Because it's Halloween tomorrow, I thought I'd wear the most Halloweeny thing in my wardrobe and curl my hair, as you do. I can't decide if I love or hate the hair, but I haven't straightened it all out yet so that must be a good sign.
I never usually like tops like this one but I saw it on play.com a couple of years ago and had to buy it, it's kind of creepy in a good way I think. Plus it's Alice in Wonderland and that makes it cool.
Top: Criminal Damage (from play.com) I don't think they sell it anymore though!
Skirt: New Look
Tights: BHS
Shoes: New Look
I hope everyone has more exciting plans than I do tomorrow night, I will be at work unfortunately. No Halloween fun for me, sad times.
Apocalypse
Morning. I hope everyone enjoyed their extra hour in bed yesterday morning. I definitely did. I have a delivery coming today, I don't know what time except that it will be before 3pm, so I got up at 8 and I'm currently snuggled on the sofa with a cup of coffee and watching Frasier. Bliss.
What I wanted to talk about today is that Derren Brown Apocalypse show that's been on channel 4. I missed it on Friday because I was at work but when I got home last night I watched it because I was genuinely curious to see how it would go. If you're not sure what I'm talking about, Derren Brown (that hypnotist guy) basically selected someone who he thought was the right candidate and convinced him that he was living in a zombie apocalypse caused by a meteor collision. The whole premise of this is obviously completely ridiculous, not to mention a pretty horrific thing to put someone through. I can't quite make my mind up over how legitimate I think it is, because to be honest I'm a massive skeptic when it comes to hypnotism, but at certain times I definitely felt convinced just by how genuinely terrified this poor guy seemed to be. The jury's still out at the moment though. I'm such a cynic.
My main problem with the whole thing is how Derren Brown thinks that by doing this to the poor lad he's somehow helping him live a better life and learn to not take his friends and family for granted, because he's decided that this guy is selfish and lazy and not making the most out of his life. It's so self-righteous. OK, fair enough in the few clips we were shown of him being secretly filmed at home, he did seem lazy and selfish, and I did feel a bit sorry for his mum because she said she wanted him to love her a bit more, but he certainly didn't seem like a terrible human being who deserved to actually be forced to live through what's shaping up to be an amalgamation of every zombie movie ever made. Also, he's only 21 years old, and who's honestly got their life together by the time they're 21? I just wanted to give him a hug and tell him everything was going to be alright through most of it, I felt so sorry for him.
Anyway, it concludes on Friday when I'm at work again, but I think I'll definitely have to watch it afterwards, maybe I'll be able to decide if I think it's real or whether I think this guy is just an actor (albeit a pretty good one).
Song of the Day: Maps by Yeah Yeah Yeahs
Currently reading: We Need To Talk About Kevin
What I wanted to talk about today is that Derren Brown Apocalypse show that's been on channel 4. I missed it on Friday because I was at work but when I got home last night I watched it because I was genuinely curious to see how it would go. If you're not sure what I'm talking about, Derren Brown (that hypnotist guy) basically selected someone who he thought was the right candidate and convinced him that he was living in a zombie apocalypse caused by a meteor collision. The whole premise of this is obviously completely ridiculous, not to mention a pretty horrific thing to put someone through. I can't quite make my mind up over how legitimate I think it is, because to be honest I'm a massive skeptic when it comes to hypnotism, but at certain times I definitely felt convinced just by how genuinely terrified this poor guy seemed to be. The jury's still out at the moment though. I'm such a cynic.
My main problem with the whole thing is how Derren Brown thinks that by doing this to the poor lad he's somehow helping him live a better life and learn to not take his friends and family for granted, because he's decided that this guy is selfish and lazy and not making the most out of his life. It's so self-righteous. OK, fair enough in the few clips we were shown of him being secretly filmed at home, he did seem lazy and selfish, and I did feel a bit sorry for his mum because she said she wanted him to love her a bit more, but he certainly didn't seem like a terrible human being who deserved to actually be forced to live through what's shaping up to be an amalgamation of every zombie movie ever made. Also, he's only 21 years old, and who's honestly got their life together by the time they're 21? I just wanted to give him a hug and tell him everything was going to be alright through most of it, I felt so sorry for him.
Anyway, it concludes on Friday when I'm at work again, but I think I'll definitely have to watch it afterwards, maybe I'll be able to decide if I think it's real or whether I think this guy is just an actor (albeit a pretty good one).
Song of the Day: Maps by Yeah Yeah Yeahs
Currently reading: We Need To Talk About Kevin
Photo Friday
It's Autumn, therefore it's really pretty outside.
So I guess I just officially implemented Photo Friday which means so far so good with regards to my schedule. Autumn and Winter are my favourite seasons, not that I don't like Spring and Summer but I've never minded being cold, and I like layering and hot drinks and blankets and sitting in front of the fire. Not to mention Christmas. Also the colours of the leaves are so pretty this time of year. Unfortunately they're also falling off the trees pretty rapidly which means I'm going to have to rake them all up soon, I'm sure that will be a fun job for me.
Song of the Day: Daniel by Bat For Lashes
Currently reading: We Need To Talk About Kevin
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| Gross looking mushrooms growing in the garden |
Song of the Day: Daniel by Bat For Lashes
Currently reading: We Need To Talk About Kevin
Pink & Grey
My titles for these are so unimaginative, I'm going to have to think of a better system I think. But anyway, onto the outfit.
Outside photos look so much better than ones taken indoors. It's a shame the weather doesn't always make it possible to do that, although I'm going to try and take them outside as much as I possibly can. I love this skirt but I've been finding it really hard to style, which is ridiculous really because it's grey and grey goes with lots of things. I was just wearing it with a white long sleeved top which looked nice but it was a bit boring. A quick root through my wardrobe to find this beauty of a jumper and voila, an instant pop to an otherwise pretty dull ensemble.
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| Haha I look so sad |
Jumper: H&M
Top: Dorothy Perkins
Skirt: Topshop
Boots: Peacocks
