Last night, I attended a screening of Beyond Clueless at the BFI, a Kickstarted film made by the blogger Ultra Culture, also known as Charlie Lyne. It’s a “a dizzying journey into the mind, body and soul of the teen movie, as seen through the eyes of over 200 modern coming-of-age classics.” A bit of a … More You see how picky I am about my shoes and they only go on my feet
Last weekend, after our amazing visit to Present and Correct pumped us up, Tim and I decided to have a bit more of a wander around Angel and Islington. I really liked what we find. Really liked it. I’ve said before that I’m not a big fan of London but everything about this area appealed … More Stumbling through irrelevant crowds to make their rendezvous
London is a vast and varied place but I tend to stick to the bits I know – The South Bank, Soho and Covent Garden, every now and again Shepherds Bush and Greenwich. Unless I’m going to a gig or exhibition, I rarely explore further afield – there needs to be a pretty damn good … More There’s a beauty out there, you just gotta know where
I think we can all agree that some Kickstarter projects have gone too far. I got caught up in the excitement of it all after funding the Veronica Mars Movie and the American Psycho musical – at one stage, I was trawling through all the projects daily finding something else to fund. Art, music, books, … More Mayhaps you desire to… SQUIRREL
This is the first Not Another Bill present that I haven’t loved. But this says more about my fussy taste than NAB. The item itself is beautiful, and I loved the packaging. Plus, I got a super cute ‘smile’ sticker which greeted me as I opened the box – after a terrible week at work, it … More Not Another Bill – July 2014 box
Last year, I failed to list The Fault in Our Stars in my favourite books of 2013. I don’t regret my decision at all (Eleanor and Park won the ‘sad YA’ genre for me) but this didn’t mean I wasn’t excited for the film release. I was. I was incredibly excited. Especially because the two … More My thoughts are stars
Last Thursday, I had the onerous task of going to a meeting at the University of Brighton. Woe is me. The meeting lasted about 4 hours, was incredibly productive, and finished in time for me to have a wander before heading home. As proof, this is the building I was in – it wasn’t just an … More This changing line between land and sea
Whilst trying not to fall asleep in our Nandos last night, we came up with a plan for our second day. We figured out which bus would take us to the Royal Yacht Brittainia over by the Ocean Terminal in Leith, so we walked over to the stop pretty much as soon as we got up. Bizarrely, … More Edinburgh trip – boats and (more) booze
It seems astonishing that just a 15 minute walk from our Edinburgh city hotel is a flipping volcano. OK, so it’s extinct but it’s also extraordinarily beautiful and it would have been crazy not to visit. We wanted to make the most of the beautiful weather we’d woken to, so quickly grabbed a coffee and headed straight … More Edinburgh Trip – single malts and stacked rocks
“I’m thinking of taking a week off before the crazy rush starts” I said to Husband at the end of May. It’s true – I don’t get to take any leave from July to October as this is our insanely busy period, so I like to start with a week at home doing nothing. Build … More Edinburgh Trip – sweet potatoes and strippers
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