HAPPY 2012

LOVE FROM LONDON. X

ASCOT DARRRRRRLING.

ANOTHER DOSE OF LONDONER TIMES: I WAS LUCKY TO GET A TICKET TO THE FINAL DAY OF THE ROYAL ASCOT RACES [IN ASCOT, OBVIOUSLY]. AND DESPITE THE MUDDY CONDITIONS THE DAY WAS BRILLIANT! A CHEEKY GLASS OF MALBEC AND PLENTY OF OLIVES, I MANAGED TO SUCCESSFULLY LOSE A WHOLE £11.50. WORTH EVERY PENNY! NOTE FOR NEXT TIME: BETTING ON THE HORSE WITH THE COOLEST NAME WILL NOT GUARANTEE WINNINGS.

/DRESS. ASOS / BLAZER. VINTAGE / FASCINATOR. EBAY (2 OF THE SAME WORN AS ONE LARGE ONE) / SANDALS. H&M /

TUUUUNE.

I LOVE THIS SONG RIGHT NOW. ITS JUST, GREAT.

A NEW HERITAGE.

I AM AN OBSESSIVE COLLECTOR OF UNIQUE JEWELLERY. THE ONLY PROBLEM IS, EVERYTHING I LOVE IN LONDON IS FAR TOO EXPENSIVE. IF I HAD ACCESS TO A STORE FULL OF MATERIALS 5 MINUTES DOWN THE ROAD LIKE I ONCE DID AT HOME I'D BE MAKING IT MYSELF, BUT SADLY IM CRYING OUT FOR SOME STORES AND DESIGNERS THAT OFFER VALUE FOR MONEY. IVE RECENTLY DISCOVERED THIS SISTERLY DUO OF JEWELLERS, CREATING THEIR OWN MCQUEEN-ESQUE STYLE RINGS. IM IN LOVE WITH THE HARBINGER RING. CANT WAIT TO SEE MORE BEAUTIFULLY CRAFTED PIECES FROM THEIR FUTURE COLLECTIONS.

'One for sorrow, two for mirth, three's a wedding, four's a birth, five is Heaven, six is Hell, seven is the Devil himself'.



//AVAILABLE FROM JEWELHERITAGE.COM

ALL PHOTOS FROM THE WEBSITE.

ALL BETS ARE ON.

IM RATHER UNDECIDED ON A DRESS TO WEAR FOR THE ASCOT RACES. AFTER WEEKS OF UNSUCCESSFUL SCOURING THROUGH DEPARTMENT STORES FOR MY IDEAL DRESS..IVE FOUND A FEW ON ASOS WHICH I AM GROWING TO LOVE. BUT MY BUDGET IS LOOKING LIKE ITS ABOUT TO BE BLOWN. WHY DO AUSTRALIAN DESIGNERS COST TWICE AS MUCH WHEN I TRY TO BUY THEM IN THE UK? SUCKS. BUT THE SOONER I FIND A DRESS, THE SOONER I CAN START DESIGNING MY FASCINATOR TO MATCH..

/FIRST DRESS BY SHAKUHACHI
//ALL OTHER DRESSES BY ASOS

OF LATEY TIMES.

LOOKING FOR A NEW FLAT WITH FRIENDS [CAMDEN/MORNINGTON CRESCENT] IN AUGUST! TRE EXCITED

MY HAIR IS UNTAME-ABLE. BOTH COLOUR WISE AND GENERAL MESSINESS. ITS BORDERLINE HOBO-CHIC RIGHT NOW. IM NOT SURE THATS A GOOD THING.

FINALLY SORTING MYSELF OUT AND REKINDLING MY ARCHITECTURAL FLAME. ONCE I GET A FOLIO WHIPPED TOGETHER I SHALL BE STEPPING OUT INTO THE LONDON WARFIELDS OF DESIGN IN HOPES TO FIND THE ODD WORK EXPERIENCE HERE/THERE/ANHWHERE THAT WILL TAKE ME BETWEEN MY BARTENDING DAYS AND NIGHTS.

GETTING READY FOR ASCOT RACES IN JUNE [YES THE REAL ASCOT!] BUT STILL NEED A DRESS. FUSSY AS FECK.

JUNE IS GONNA BE BIZZAY. SEVERAL FRIENDS ALL PASSING THROUGH. CANT WAIT TO SHOW THEM THE LOCAL WATERING HOLES AND THE BIG SMOKEY CITY I CALL HOME

7 DAYS UNTIL I BEGIN A NEW START FOR 2/3 CRAZY MONTHS. MY FINAL DAY OF INDULGENCE IS MONDAY. GOODBYE ALCOHOL/ALL NAUGHTY FOODS.

STILL LOVING WORK AND ALL THE PEOPLE I MEET/ANNOY/CHATTER WITH

WHERE THE HECK IS SUMMER. COME ON. A BANK HOLIDAY WEEKEND FULL OF RAIN IS NO FUN.

PLANS FOR VEGAS IN OCTOBER. [PLANNING MY OWN VERSION OF THE HANGOVER, SPREAD OVER 4 DAYS WITH MY BESTIES]

EXPERIMENTING WITH MORE PHOTOGRAPHY. MY LOVELY FRIEND LEFT ME HER PRAKTIKA CAMERA [ABOVE] TO LOOK AFTER UNTIL I RETURN HOME. ITS AMAZING.

CANT STOP LISTENING TO:
CRYSTAL FIGHTERS-XTATIC TRUTH
THE WEEKND'S MIXTAPE "HOUSE OF BALLOONS", SPESH TRACK 5 [WICKED GAMES]
JEREMY MESSERSMITH-A GIRL, A BOY, AND A GRAVEYARD [THANKS TO MANDY]

GOODLONDONTIMES X

AU REVOIR.

LAST SUNDAY I SPENT THE FINAL DAY WITH MY FELLOW UNI/LONDON FRIEND SOPH. A BEAUTIFUL DAY SPENT WANDERING THE STREETS OF PORTOBELLO MARKETS, WITH BREAKFAST, CUPCAKES AND IMAGINARY PHOTOS THANKS TO MY FAILED ATTEMPT TO LOAD FILM INTO HER CAMERA! BUT OVERALL A DAY I WILL NEVER FORGET..

THE TWO OF US TRAVELLED ALL OVER SPAIN AND PORTUGAL TOGETHER FOR AN ENTIRE MONTH LAST SUMMER. SOME OF THE MOST AMAZING MOMENTS OF MY LIFE. SINGING A DRUNKEN AC/DC DUET IN BARCELONA WHILST SCULLING BAILEYS/GUINESS BOMBS, EATING ON THE "FORBIDDEN GRASS" IN SAN SEBASTIAN, RUNNING FROM IMAGINARY BULLS IN PAMPLONA, EXPLORING THE MAJESTIC  ALHAMBRA IN GRANADA, AND DRINKING FROM BEER BONGS WHILST COVERED HEAD TO TOE IN ROTTEN TOMATOES IN VALENCIA. CAN'T BELIEVE SHE'S BACK HOME IN FREMANTLE! HAVE SOME WONDERFUL MEMORIES WITH THIS GIRL, AND SHE WILL ALWAYS BE THE QUEEN OF [PORTUGESE] TARTS! SAFE TRAVELS LADY X

NAUGHTY AND NICE.

A FEW SUNDAYS AGO... WAS ONE OF THE BIGGEST NIGHTS I'VE HAD IN AWHILE. MAYBE A LITTLE TOO CRAZY. BUT ALL-ROUND FUN WITH MY GAUCHO KIDS. IVE STARTED BUYING BULK DISPOSABLE CAMERAS FOR LITTLE OUTINGS. THIS IS A LITTLE SELECTION OF MY FIRST BUNCH FROM THE NIGHT. NEXT UP IS THE RUGBY 7'S IN TWICKENHAM THIS SUNDAY. THERES GOING TO BE ABOUT 20 OF US RUNNING DRUNKENLY MAD IN PIRATE COSTUMES IN SOUTH LONDON. SHOULD BE FUN.

SWEEEET.

I DO AGREE WITH THIS..KINDA. SWEET TUNES TO PLAY LATE AT NIGHT ARE PRETTY GOOD COMPANY AT TIMES.

MY FAVS OF LATE. EVERCHANGING AND GROWING..
CRYSTAL FIGHTERS - AT HOME
FUNERAL PARTY - CITY IN SILHOUETTES
NAKED & FAMOUS - YOUNG BLOOD
DELPHIC - COUNTERPOINT
PNAU - EMBRACE
REVEREND AND THE MAKERS - SEX WITH THE EX

KEEN TO GET MY PAWS ON THE NEW FLEET FOXES, PJ HARVEY AND A FEW OTHER NAMES.
ALWAYS OPEN TO NEW SUGGESTIONS.

LATE NIGHT LISTENING.

ONE OF MY FAVOURITE SONGS BY ADELAIDE SONGSTRESS SIA. ATTACHED TO SO MANY SUMMER MEMORIES WITH FRIENDS AND LATE NIGHTS ALONG THE BEACH.