So much work my brain is crying.

Day 01 — Your favourite film

Day 02 — A song that makes you happy

Day 03 — Your favourite food

Day 04 — A photo of you taken over ten years ago

Day 05 — Your day, in great detail

Day 06 — Your favourite television program

Day 07 — A song that makes you cry (or nearly)

Day 08 — Your favourite book

Day 09 — A photo that makes you happy

Day 10 — A hobby of yours

Day 11 — Your favourite song

Day 12 — An art piece

Day 13 — Your family

Day 14 — A photo of you taken recently

Day 15 — Your favourite actress

Day 16 — A recipe

Day 17 — Your favourite possession

Day 18 — A website

Day 19 — A song that makes you want to dance

Day 20 — Your favourite quote

Day 21 — A non-fiction book

Day 22 — Your favourite memory

Day 23 — A photo you took

Day 24 — What you can see from your window

Day 25 — A talent of yours

Day 26 — Your favourite actor

Day 27 — A photo that makes you angry/sad

Day 28 — A fiction book

Day 29 — What you wore today

Day 30 — Hopes, dreams and plans for the next year

Tragic as it is, my sole hobby these days is school. As a talented procrastinator with an aversion to hard-work, this has come as a surprise to me more than anyone. However since realising how bloody hard A-levels are and not wanting to do myself an injustice by not getting to the best university I can, homework is now my life. Because of that miserable fact and this being the start of exam season, posts here are likely to be few and far between during term time. In just a fortnight's holiday I'd somehow completely forgotten how ludicrously tiring this school business is. Ugh.

In other news my favourite song is ever so originally... more or less anything by Bob Dylan, my music tastes are disturbingly country bumpkin. The specific favourite changes on practically a weekly basis. This week it's Maggie's Farm, what with my feeling all overworked. Apparently there is not one decent version of this on youtube, fo shame.

Here to make it all better is some unrelated Zhivago:

"We turned at a dozen paces, for love is a duel, and looked at each other for the last time."

Day 01 — Your favourite film

Day 02 — A song that makes you happy

Day 03 — Your favourite food

Day 04 — A photo of you taken over ten years ago

Day 05 — Your day, in great detail

Day 06 — Your favourite television program

Day 07 — A song that makes you cry (or nearly)

Day 08 — Your favourite book

Day 09 — A photo that makes you happy

Day 10 — A hobby of yours

Day 11 — Your favourite song

Day 12 — An art piece

Day 13 — Your family

Day 14 — A photo of you taken recently

Day 15 — Your favourite actress

Day 16 — A recipe

Day 17 — Your favourite possession

Day 18 — A website

Day 19 — A song that makes you want to dance

Day 20 — Your favourite quote

Day 21 — A non-fiction book

Day 22 — Your favourite memory

Day 23 — A photo you took

Day 24 — What you can see from your window

Day 25 — A talent of yours

Day 26 — Your favourite actor

Day 27 — A photo that makes you angry/sad

Day 28 — A fiction book

Day 29 — What you wore today

Day 30 — Hopes, dreams and plans for the next year

A song that makes me cry: Mumford and Sons, White Blank Page

The first time I saw Mumford and Sons, thinking they were just another support act I'd have to listen to, was unexpectedly harrowing. Them playing this song wasn’t dissimilar to a punch in the stomach. The dingy little room had been awed into complete silence, a surreal low fog had materialised and quite a few people looked like they were about to burst into tears (myself very much included). It was pretty intense; I listened to nothing but them for at least 6 months so I’m not in the least surprised by their recent success.

 

My favourite book... is indescribably difficult for me to answer. I'm young, impressionable and have busied myself with reading classics from completely different eras and genres. Most things I read have an impact on me, all the clichés, so it’s hard to tell what has had the most yet. The last book I finished was Jack Kerouac’s ‘On the Road’, which I have wanted to read for a long time after reading ‘And the Hippos Were Boiled in Their Tanks’ which he wrote with William S. Burroughs. Knowing how much influence Kerouac had on Bob Dylan, I used his music as the soundtrack to reading the book, which made it quite immersive. I really loved the book despite its slightly soul-destroying loneliness, it felt refreshingly free after all the Victorian literature I've been reading for school. I’m now reading Virginia Woolf’s ‘Orlando’.

Some of my favourites: The Scarlet Pimpernel, Hangover Square, The Count of Monte Cristo, Slaughterhouse-5, Decline and Fall, Lolita, Jude the Obscure, The End of the Affair, Catch-22, As I Lay Dying and The Picture of Dorian Gray. Unoriginal but I don't care.

A photo that makes me happy:

Last day of school, age about 13/14, best friends since we were 5 :)

I'm a real spring chicken and I'm having a ball.

More or less everything I'm wearing today is from Topshop. I hate it when that happens, makes you feel so spectacularly unimaginative, but never mind. Lovely sunny day and I had a load of maths revision to do :( . Also sat in the pub and viewed a house with the family today (well yesterday, not sure why I only manage to post late at night. That's the holidays for you). 

I Just Blued Myself.

Day 01 — Your favourite film

Day 02 — A song that makes you happy

Day 03 — Your favourite food

Day 04 — A photo of you taken over ten years ago

Day 05 — Your day, in great detail

Day 06 — Your favourite television program

Day 07 — A song that makes you cry (or nearly)

Day 08 — Your favourite book

Day 09 — A photo that makes you happy

Day 10 — A hobby of yours

Day 11 — Your favourite song

Day 12 — An art piece

Day 13 — Your family

Day 14 — A photo of you taken recently

Day 15 — Your favourite actress

Day 16 — A recipe

Day 17 — Your favourite possession

Day 18 — A website

Day 19 — A song that makes you want to dance

Day 20 — Your favourite quote

Day 21 — A non-fiction book

Day 22 — Your favourite memory

Day 23 — A photo you took

Day 24 — What you can see from your window

Day 25 — A talent of yours

Day 26 — Your favourite actor

Day 27 — A photo that makes you angry/sad

Day 28 — A fiction book

Day 29 — What you wore today

Day 30 — Hopes, dreams and plans for the next year

I watch way too much tv. Sad but true.

Sherlock, I love Arthur Conan Doyle's stories, Benedict Cumberbatch, Martin Freeman and Steven Moffat's writing.

The Thick Of It. Malcolm Tucker is the single greatest character ever created for tv.

University Challenge. Look at Paxman, mocking me for being pleased when I get 1 question right.

Arrested Development, just comedy genius.

The IT Crowd. Oh Moss... I love you.

I ain't gonna work on Maggie's farm no more.

Day 01 — Your favourite film

Day 02 — A song that makes you happy

Day 03 — Your favourite food

Day 04 — A photo of you taken over ten years ago

Day 05 — Your day, in great detail

Day 06 — Your favourite television program

Day 07 — A song that makes you cry (or nearly)

Day 08 — Your favourite book

Day 09 — A photo that makes you happy

Day 10 — A hobby of yours

Day 11 — Your favourite song

Day 12 — An art piece

Day 13 — Your family

Day 14 — A photo of you taken recently

Day 15 — Your favourite actress

Day 16 — A recipe

Day 17 — Your favourite possession

Day 18 — A website

Day 19 — A song that makes you want to dance

Day 20 — Your favourite quote

Day 21 — A non-fiction book

Day 22 — Your favourite memory

Day 23 — A photo you took

Day 24 — What you can see from your window

Day 25 — A talent of yours

Day 26 — Your favourite actor

Day 27 — A photo that makes you angry/sad

Day 28 — A fiction book

Day 29 — What you wore today

Day 30 — Hopes, dreams and plans for the next year

Not such great detail but here we go: My mum came and woke me after about 4 hours of sleep to announce that she wanted to go shopping again. Ridiculously hot day for England in April; had a lovely chai tea milkshake to cool down and wandered round Oxford. Found a few places I hadn't known about, bought some nail varnish and wore this:

headband: River Island
blouse: Zara
jacket, necklace, belt: vintage
shorts: Topshop
bag: Primark


I felt like a WWII land girl somehow. Safe to say, I did not toil the land. Being limited to inside where i can prop up my camera without a tripod at person height is extremely annoying. Think I may have my hands within reach of a new one though, fingers crossed.

That Was Then, This Is Now

Day 01 — Your favourite film

Day 02 — A song that makes you happy

Day 03 — Your favourite food

Day 04 — A photo of you taken over ten years ago

Day 05 — Your day, in great detail

Day 06 — Your favourite television program

Day 07 — A song that makes you cry (or nearly)

Day 08 — Your favourite book

Day 09 — A photo that makes you happy

Day 10 — A hobby of yours

Day 11 — Your favourite song

Day 12 — An art piece

Day 13 — Your family

Day 14 — A photo of you taken recently

Day 15 — Your favourite actress

Day 16 — A recipe

Day 17 — Your favourite possession

Day 18 — A website

Day 19 — A song that makes you want to dance

Day 20 — Your favourite quote

Day 21 — A non-fiction book

Day 22 — Your favourite memory

Day 23 — A photo you took

Day 24 — What you can see from your window

Day 25 — A talent of yours

Day 26 — Your favourite actor

Day 27 — A photo that makes you angry/sad

Day 28 — A fiction book

Day 29 — What you wore today

Day 30 — Hopes, dreams and plans for the next year

Skipped over favourite food as I didn't get a chance to post anything on Monday. Also as a vegetarian who can't cook and lives at home so doesn't have to, my opinions on food are reeeeeally dull. I hate mushrooms and large chunks of tomato, after that it's aaaalll gooood.

Anyway, little me:

I'm the little girl, not the boy surprise surprise, about 3 years old. Started accessorising early me.

 I'm the little tiger, about 3 again. Does anyone have absolutely any idea what my sister can possibly have asked to be painted as?! If it was the devil, that must have been one scared party entertainer...

In slightly more recent times; I had a lovely day. Went shopping with my mum (because I'm that rock and roll) and out to a gig some friends of mine were playing this evening. Got dressed up twice and not a single picture... you can tell I'm new to this blogging lark ;) 

That's all folks!

Neutral Tones.

shirt: All Saints
t-shirt: Urban Outfitters
necklace + shoes: Topshop
belt: vintage
socks: M&S

I like having a nosy look at what people wear so thought I’d start joining in. Really not good quality pictures, lost the usb lead for my dslr L so these are mostly done on my rubbishy webcam and little nikon. Also broke my tripod, so only have a mini one at the minute. Shocking lack of organisation!

A Happy Song

Day 01 — Your favourite film

Day 02 — A song that makes you happy

Day 03 — Your favourite food

Day 04 — A photo of you taken over ten years ago

Day 05 — Your day, in great detail

Day 06 — Your favourite television program

Day 07 — A song that makes you cry (or nearly)

Day 08 — Your favourite book

Day 09 — A photo that makes you happy

Day 10 — A hobby of yours

Day 11 — Your favourite song

Day 12 — An art piece

Day 13 — Your family

Day 14 — A photo of you taken recently

Day 15 — Your favourite actress

Day 16 — A recipe

Day 17 — Your favourite possession

Day 18 — A website

Day 19 — A song that makes you want to dance

Day 20 — Your favourite quote

Day 21 — A non-fiction book

Day 22 — Your favourite memory

Day 23 — A photo you took

Day 24 — What you can see from your window

Day 25 — A talent of yours

Day 26 — Your favourite actor

Day 27 — A photo that makes you angry/sad

Day 28 — A fiction book

Day 29 — What you wore today

Day 30 — Hopes, dreams and plans for the next year

Pretty much everyone likes songs with their name in... "elenore gee i think you're swell" aww thankyou The Turtles, I think you're swell too.

The song I've probably had the most good times to is Patrick Wolf, The Magic Position. Nearly got myself killed a few times at his gigs in the crush; worth it for the crazy dancing and happiness.

Never Mind...

Week into the holidays and I've not actually started any revision apart from writing 3 titles for posters. I've actually no idea what I, king of all procrastinators, was thinking with taking so many flipping a-levels. They're really hard, who knew?
Instead I've been working my way through a load of films on my laptop that my sister gave me. I just watched Suddenly, Last Summer and loved it apart from some of Katharine Hepburn's speeches which seemed a bit overly-consciously weird to me. Elizabeth Taylor though is genuinely hypnotic to watch, considering that I don't honestly like her that much, detracting my attention away from Montgomery Clift and his permanently upset and confused facial expressions is no mean feat.

Haha about 99% of the photos on google images are of her white swimsuit which she talks about going completely see-through. Shocker.

All That Is Good, Brought Together

God knows I'd sell everything I own to look like Mia Farrow. To be Mia hanging out with my husband Frank Sinatra at Truman Capote's party, wearing this ridiculously beautiful dress, is just too much amazing for me to even dream about.

Favourite Films

Day 01 — Your favourite film

Day 02 — A song that makes you happy

Day 03 — Your favourite food

Day 04 — A photo of you taken over ten years ago

Day 05 — Your day, in great detail

Day 06 — Your favourite television program

Day 07 — A song that makes you cry (or nearly)

Day 08 — Your favourite book

Day 09 — A photo that makes you happy

Day 10 — A hobby of yours

Day 11 — Your favourite song

Day 12 — An art piece

Day 13 — Your family

Day 14 — A photo of you taken recently

Day 15 — Your favourite actress

Day 16 — A recipe

Day 17 — Your favourite possession

Day 18 — A website

Day 19 — A song that makes you want to dance

Day 20 — Your favourite quote

Day 21 — A non-fiction book

Day 22 — Your favourite memory

Day 23 — A photo you took

Day 24 — What you can see from your window

Day 25 — A talent of yours

Day 26 — Your favourite actor

Day 27 — A photo that makes you angry/sad

Day 28 — A fiction book

Day 29 — What you wore today

Day 30 — Hopes, dreams and plans for the next year

I'm a bit of a film geek and would happily list about 1200 films I love. But in all honesty the film I've loved the longest and the most is The Secret Garden. As a disturbingly pale, often slightly serious looking child, it couldn't not strike a chord. Mary Lennox's wardrobe with Colin Craven's lifestyle ("I have spoken, all depart!") is pretty much the life ambition.

The rest of my current Top 10 would probably be: Maurice, A Matter of Life and Death, The 39 Steps, The Apartment, It Happened One Night, I Know Where I'm Going, Billy Liar, The Misfits and The Collector.