Monday, 22 November 2010

A marriage proposal.. In Cafe Rouge.

My boyfriend and I went to Cafe Rouge, simply because we had converted Tesco clubcard points to make prizes; in this case, restaurant vouchers. Our meal was fine, I had rice and vegetables in sauce and boy had meat and potatoes in sauce. Whilst eating, I notice the lady beside me (she really is beside me. Waitresses made sure to cram in as many couples as close together as possible) is crying. Cringe and awkwardness. Then, I see a glimmer in...

Monday, 1 November 2010

Autumn.

Whilst walking along a busy main road you can combine the inhalation of fumes, the splash of murky polluted puddles, beepbeeps from the early morning perves etc with a beautiful backdrop of magenta and vermilion. The deepest purple and the freshest green amongst sunshine yellow and burnt orange frame the edges of the street so colourfully. If you happened to have a 24 pack of Crayolas handy, I'm pretty sure you could identify every snazzy name...

Monday, 25 October 2010

The future

My boyfriend doesn't like X-Factor. Of course, I watch it and I make him watch it and now he is as addicted as me...I think...maybe. For the duration of the show I tend to make these remarks quite freely: 'What are they doing?!.' 'UGH, that's so flat.' 'Why is he constipated?' 'Why is he smiling like that?' 'Oh I love her.' 'They're just singing in unison again!...

Sunday, 26 September 2010

Still Reigning, Still Dreaming. My VIP pass to Fin DAC's Hendrix exhibition

Beautiful Crime sure know how to host an event. The creative agency (specialising in urban art and culture) hosted the pre-release party for Fin DAC’s highly anticipated collection of hand-finished screen prints at the uber-funky Red Bull Studios last Thursday. Still Reigning, Still Dreaming celebrates musical legend Jimi Hendrix, coinciding with the 40th anniversary...

Monday, 30 August 2010

My trip to the Job Centre

The other day, I succumbed to the allure of Job Seekers Allowance and made my way down to the job centre. As I tried to sort out my brolly and shelter under the soffit I got four young lads' smoke puffed at me as they discussed some stuff: "...nah I can't be f*ed with her." "Ahah nah not if you've got that 27 year-old on the go eeeeeeeeey?" "Nah mate nah that was just a one night thing..." "Yeah, yeah. It was meant to be a one night...

Friday, 23 July 2010

An advert that is stupid

John Frieda Go Blonder : "WHERE IS THE SUN?" First of all, it's impossible to steal the sun because it is too hot and really far away. You'd probably need to be an astronaut too, and judging by that girl's somewhat inability to talk, I'm going to guess that her main talents include pulling that really annoying face, raising her eyebrow and being mute. I doubt that she has gained the necessary qualifications to become a sun-stealing spacewoman though...

Friday, 12 February 2010

Sigh.

Every day I get older. I'm finding that being 21 is particularly difficult. Not only do I have an inexplicable obsession with reminiscing these days, but also an unavoidable and unmanageable tendency to dwell on every decision knowing that each step I take is leading to another, another, another. Leaps of faith are a regular occurrence that I just don't feel comfortable making. Sleep is lacking on all accounts and afternoon naps of first year...