que sera sera

i have received a couple of awards recently, which i am very very grateful for!

the first comes from harlow darling over at elegantly wasted, & involves me listing my ten favourite things;
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one; the beatles. specifically black & white photos of them from the help era.
two; planning my outfit for the midnight showing of harry potter & the deathly hallows. luna lovegood glasses & a lion hat, you shall be mine.
three. album art on all my itunes albums.
four. getting a question right on university challenge, especially in the celebrity mugshots round.
five. the thought of a trip away with all of my friends next summer.
six. flight of the conchords
seven. doing a scouse accent all day for no reason at all.
eight. drawing things with oil pastels because i am a child.
nine. vincent van gogh's self portraits.
ten. making fun of the illustrations in physics & chemistry textbooks.
apparently i have to pass this on to ten blogs, but to be frank i actually think it's better when you only give it to one or two, so i'd like to pass this on to kayla hadlington, because she's kind of amazing.
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i also have another award from a blackbird in a cherry tree - so thank you very much also!
for this one, i have to sum up my bloggind philosophy in five words;
i write about pretty things.
& pass this on to another blog (actually ten, but you can see above for why that isn't happening), & for that i would like to choose kat from sequin buttons because she is really lovely & finds the most amaaazing things at charity shops.

brown paper packages tied up with string

- scheduled post -

i am away in london until the 9th of august.

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last week, i was tagged by both JC & amber for a favourite things award, where i have to list some of my favourite things with some photographs. thanks to both of you, it is very much appreciated.

my favourite things right now;

reading about my favourite people in music magazines.

this is an old mojo edition about the beatles from 2006, i've been buying loads off ebay recently.

finding inspiration for art.

beautiful photographs, lovely outfits & interesting articles.

making jewellery.

i haven't done this in so long, i really miss it.

watching the rain.

i know it's summer right now & i should probably be hating on all the rain, but the truth is i actually don't like summer very much. i really prefer autumn & spring, where it's warm but not stupidly hot & everything isn't built up so much.

my new way of hanging clothes.

i just think it looks pretty, basically.

now, i think i'm supposed to pass this on to something like seven blogs, but i'm just going to pass this on to one; and that is amy at the lonely teapot

(also, because this is a scheduled post, i'll leave a comment giving the award after i get back)

hunky dory

sundays. the days when really you just can't be bothered to do anything but laze around, listen to music or watch tv. or maybe this is just me. but anyway, today i am staving off psychology & spanish revision, & i thought now would be a good time to post about the musical tag award i was recently given by duffle coats & mittens - thank you!

i have to list 10 bands or artists in no particular order, & then answer the following questions.

1. the beatles

2. bob dylan

3. david bowie

4. the kooks

5. jimi hendrix

6. grateful dead

7. laura marling

8. bruce springsteen

9. the rolling stones

10. marvin gaye

now for the questions;

- what was the first song you heard by 6?
this is actually very difficult for me to remember! i think it was box of rain, as that is the first song off the very first album of theirs i listened to.
- what is your favourite song of 8?
i think it would have to be either thunder road, so young & in love, or rosalita (come out tonight). sorry for being so indecisive, but i really can't choose!
- what kind of impact has 1 left on your life?
oh, a huge impact! i think anybody who knows me, & in fact anyone who reads this blog, will know this. my clothing is influenced by them, my outlook on life, the art i draw, the posters on my walls - i even went to john & paul's houses in liverpool.
- what is your favourite lyric of 5?
"will the wind ever remember, the names it has blown in the past, but in its crutch, its old age & its wisdom, it whispers "no, this will be the last"" from the wind cries mary.
"angel come down from heaven yesterday, she stayed with me just long enough for afternoon tea" from the acoustic version of angel.
the whole of bold as love, i love that beautiful song. jimi is generally thought of as a guitarist more than a lyricist, but i think his words have an amazing power.
- how many times have you seen 4 live?
ha! once, but i was actually in the first aid room for most of the concert having passed out about 10 minutes in.
- what is your favourite song of 7?
rambling man, ghosts & her cover of johnny flynn's the wrote & the writ.
- is there any song of 3 that makes you sad?
no, not really. although the slower parts of changes have occasionally brought a tear to my eye.
what is your favourite song by 9?
i must confess i have only heard their eary 60s albums, but my favourites are brown sugar, dead flowers, and you can't always get what you want.
- how did you first get into 2?
well, i had always heard people talking about "bob dylan, the poet" & his reputation is widely known. i listened to a greatest hits album of his that my step-father had & i LOVED that, which led me onto listening to some of my dad's albums & i received the times they are a-changing and the free-wheelin' bob dylan for christmas. my love for his music has just grown and grown, it also helps that i have friends who love him too & that i can discuss his music with.
- how did you first get into 3?
well, my mother & father met through mutual friends at a david bowie concert so right from the start he's always been an influence, but i never really actively listened to him until i heard that the kooks' name was inspired by the song kooks on his hunky dory album - which i now own on vinyl.
- what is your favourite song by 4?
ahhh so many! i love seaside, tea & biscuits, eddie's gun and sofa song. i am a bit of an obsessive fan, so i have lots of favourites off bootleg albums too.
- how many times have you see 9 live?
never, they don't really tour massively. i would have loved to have seen them back in the 60s though.
- what is a good memory concerning 10?
i used a picture of him in a collage for the final outcome in one of my art projects, & we were presenting our work to the class (which i totally hate!) & my art teacher, who is scottish & very mad, went "oooh who's that? marvin gaye? SEXUAL HEALING!" this was a pretty hilarious, if embarrassing, moment! although it was really only embarrassing because no-one in my class had heard of him & thought that "sexual healing" was, well, my teacher's feeling towards him rather than one of his most famous songs.
- is there any song by 8 which makes you sad?
quite a few actually, bruce really knows how to tug those heartstrings. his ghost of tom joad album is all pretty sad, mary queen of arkansas, if i should fall behind and especially 4th of july, asbury park (sandy) are very emotional.
- what is your favourite song of 1?
oh my, this is serrrrriously tricky! it's just going to have to be a big list i'm afraid; here comes the sun, i saw her standing there, twist & shout, i've just seen a face, i'm looking through you, strawberry fields forever and, frankly, their entire back catalogue.
- how did you become a fan of 10?
my mum's always been a big fan of motown & soul songs & i guess it just filtered through. also, i listened to a lot of him on last.fm.
sorry for the ludicrously long answers, but i tend to go on a bit when it comes to music!
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i'd like to thank the academy

i know i've been posting sporadically lately, & for this i do apologise. i've been feeling rather listless of late, with only school & exams on the horizon. but have no fear! i will be venturing out to the beach next saturday, & i have some gems arriving from ebay shortly so i shall post about those (hopefully!) in due course.

first, i'd like to say an amazingly huge thank youuuu! to the lovely people who have given me awards (:

i keep forgetting to post about them, but please don't think this is because i'm not grateful!

i received this you're so lovely award from amber at error. thank you amber!

i have to award 6 people so, here goes;

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duffle coats & mittens

a beautiful mess
much love
thoughts from an addict
and fashion peach

i also received this award from laura at stars & shoes and from kat at fashion peach. thank you both very much, this does mean an awful lot to me :')
now i have to pass this on to 12 others;
error
a daisy chain dream
a thought is the blossom
because geography case studies suck
abbey karson blog
drink tea be content
charlotte
oh emma
in bug's drawers
jess loves fred
la petite fille avec la vie de la mode
leaves with stripes
now that my mammoth tagging session is over, i leave you with promises of posts yet to come.
& thank you from the bottom of my heart for these awards - to me it's still a surprise that people actually want to read about my silly little ramblings!

here comes the sun

it's george harrison's birthday today!

happy 67th george, RIP.

*sigh* such a waste, if only i'd been alive in the sixties!

so, in other news, i got tagged by the lovely aamberr (thought i'd stick with your spelling, 'cause it's freaking awesome) at winter dreaming :) to mention two of my favourite films.

welll, this is really tricky for me, as i am a serious film fan! i've decided to name two that - in some bizarre, obscure way - say something about my personality.

numero uno: eternal sunshine of the spotless mind. i love this film. so so so much. the way it's shot is just beautiful, & i love the idea of a love story told backwards. basically, i love this for the arty fantastic way it's shot, & the drawings & the weird fake scienceyness in it.

numero dos: i'm not there. this is a biopic of bob dylan, my favourite songwriter possibly of all time. 6 different actors & actresses portray the different aspects of bob's personality, with a cracking soundtrack.

i have sooooo many other films that i love, it really does pain me to cut so many out!

i'm supposed to tag 3 people to do this, but i figured i'd just tag everrrrryone reading this, cause i think it would be awesome to find out everyone's different tastes in films. leave a comment if you do decide to do this, i'd love to find out what your favourites are.

eight days a week

okay, so i've been tagged by the lovely jane at leaves with stripes to do this eight questions thing. to read her post, click here.

i'm actually kind of excited about this! i've never been tagged before, this makes me feel very much involved in the blogging community - thanks jane! i am oh-so-very flattered *^-^*

here goes;

eight TV shows i watch.

1. how i met your mother.

2. gilmore girls.

3. scrubs.

4. freaks and geeks.

5. never mind the buzzcocks.

6. mock the week.

7. guitar heroes at the BBC.

8. the it crowd.

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eight places i like to eat.

1. pizza hut.

2. fratellis.

3. school. yeah, i know i'm cool B)

4. at the american diner.

5. on a long distance train.

6. on the hill at the castle keep.

7. in the park.

8. on the sofa.

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eight things i look forward to.

1. working at the vintage fair next sunday.

2. the summer.

3. university, whenever & whatever that may be.

4. starting my own jewellery line.

5. owning many many records.

6. my art trip tomorrow with mother.

7. gaining some weight.

8. watching my flight of the conchords DVDs.

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eight things i did yesterday.

1. went to school.

2. wore my awesome tartan shirt.

3. did some kick ass art work.

4. laughed so much i thought my face was going to crack.

5. ate some lovely cake.

6. had a very musical spanish lesson.

7. got drenched on the way home, but still had fun.

8. danced on my own to some cracking music.

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eight things i love about winter.

1. wearing gloves.

2. christmas!

3. my birthday & many other people's birthdays.

4. snow.

5. the possibility of school closure.

6. when the air is all crisp & icy.

7. bare trees.

8. the fact that i appreciate daylight more.

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eight things on my wishlist.

1. world peace.

2. for a life without hassles.

3. a time machine.

4. people not to judge me for the silly crap i wear.

5. smaller feet.

6. to not be so good at procrastination.

7. to be less materialistic.

8. my father not to paint our new house entirely beige.

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eight things i am passionate about.

1. art.

2. jewelley.

3. clothes.

4. music.

5. vinyl records.

6. colour.

7. hoarding.

8. the use of obscure quotes in day to day conversation.

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eight words or phrases i use too often.

1. cracking.

2. rinsed your bacon.

3. awesome.

4. your mum.

5. that's what she said.

6. babe.

7. lovely.

8. oh my god.

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eight things i learned from the past.

1. thinking is overrated.

2. old music is the best.

3. but you can't beat dancing to rubbish music with your friends (:

4. always wear sensible shoes in the snow.

5. positivity is much, much better than negativity.

6. stephen fry is god.

7. trust people until proven otherwise.

8. there is no excuse for violence.

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eight places i would love to go, visit, or see.

1. paris.

2. aurora borealis.

3. new york, new york.

4. minnesota!

5. the isle of wight.

6. abbey road studios in london.

7. all of the hard rock cafes.

8. john o'groats.

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eight things i currently want or need.

1. some new jeans.

2. a vintage floral dress.

3. some heart patterned tights.

4. a proper coat.

5. some glue.

6. a VW campervan.

7. a pair of leggings.

8. a mini sewing kit.

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eight tags.

in bug's drawers

a daisy chain dream

thoughts from an addict

alphabetachic

duffle coats and mittens

owl vs dove

leproust vintage

floraliee

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ohmygosh, that was time consuming.