i need to get myself a bike.

i think i have found one of the world's funniest t-shirts. literally ever.

http://www.threadless.com/product/1941/Missing#zoom

so funny!

it's a really awesome website too, it's community run and you can upload your own design & there's a possibility it could be chosen!

i think i may give it a go in future, if i can think of a good enough design.

am i blue?

yes.

i wasn't really feeling down today until about 20 minutes ago.

while trying to sort a (silly) argument out, i seem to have made it worse, although i'm not really sure how, sometimes people can just be a bit difficult & not willing to admit their wrongness. it is frustrating when people are like that though, & get angry for no reason, it's just daft & no one should have to put up with it. it's just plain rude not to reply when somebody makes the effort to sort an issue out.

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things to cheer myself up with:

1) music. i'm thinking eddie cochran, buddy holly, jack johnson, maybe a bit of jimi hendrix. something with an upbeat cheery guitar anyways.

2) a bit of online browsing. seeing nice clothes always makes me happy, shallow as that may seem, and at the moment i'm quite addicted to ebay.

3) food. i can't really be bothered to get up at the moment, but when i can i will go & get some chocolatey sustenance.

4) positive thinking. quite an obvious solution really, but it's quite hard to do. it can be so easy to just get lost in a bad situation & get upset & angry, but it's good to remember that things won't always be this way & they will get better.

5) laughing. it's thursday, which means it's comedy night. mock the week followed by a bit of reaper, & then possibly the loop (i've seen it advertised, & it looks rather hilarious) should get rid of unhappiness.

sorry, for such a blue post but - in the words of eddie - i'm having a bit of a nervous breakdown.

bon voyage

i am, i have to say, more than slightly addicted to gilmore girls.
the last ever episode was on tv today & i had a really nice time watching that, it was sad but it made me feel all happy & stuff.

i know i know, i'm such a dork B)

but seriously, if you've never watched it, you should! or at least imdb it.

it started off my day pretty well actually.

after gilmore girls, my mum & i made some houmous which actually turned out pretty good!

and i learnt a few things too, like always put the lid on the blender before you turn it on.

a photo of our lovely houmous:

yes alright, it doesn't look all that appetising. but it was really nice! made me feel all healthy too, which i really need to feel more as i didn't really pay much attention to the doctor's orders =S

also, the weather perked up a little bit before (and then it rained buckets!) so i decided, briefly, to break out the summer clothes.

vest: h&m. i love this top, you can't really see on the photo, but it has little black hearts on it.

skirt: topshop. i looooove this skirt! had my eye on it for ages but it was too expensive, then i finally bought it last week in the sales. the zip is a bit dodgy, but i love the floaty sticky-outyness of it.

greetings from asbury park

i am properly excited today!

last friday i bought some bruce springsteen records (1 is staying with me, the other 2 belong to someone else) & they have arrived! i bought them from etsy.com, and the seller was truly lovely - their shop listings said "shipping only to USA" & after i asked, they were perfectly happy to post to the UK, which i think was rather nice of them.

the record i am keeping is this one, which is called greetings from asbury park NJ:

i love the design on it, the coloured asbury park bit folds off to reveal the lyrics underneath & there is a little "address" bit like a proper postcard which even has a cute little bruce springsteen stamp:

wow, this guy was seriously hot.

still is actually, even for a 59 year old (yes, i get weird older man crushes, but please don't judge me, the guy is bloody gorgeous!).
i haven't listened to it yet as my record player lives at my dad's house & i'm not there at the moment, but i'm contemplating buying one that i can keep at my mum's house, so therefore i can listen to records here as well. i mean, i've got my ipod speakers, but it just isn't the same thing is it?
i'm already a pretty big fan of bruce so i know i won't be disappointed by the record, & one of the songs on it is already a favourite of mine (spirit in the night: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_Iwz5uslQEM) so i know it's going to be pretty damn awesome - and i know, especially after watching bruce at glastonbury (sadly from the comfort of my own home), that guy does a fabulous live show.

edit

ok, i just found a freaking amazing quote from bruce which kind of makes me think we're kindred spirits:

"i do a lot of curiosity buying; i buy it if i like the album cover, i buy it if i like the name of the band, anything that sparks my imagination. i still like to go to record stores, i like to just wander around and i'll buy whatever catches my attention"

this is totally what i do!

oh my god, i think i'm actually in love with him.

retail therapy.

today was kind of a rough day; this morning was the funeral of a friend of a friend & her father (RIP) and then when my brother got home he told me that the art teacher at his school, who was my tutor & art teacher for my last year at the school & a lovely woman, died this morning from a brain tumour.

sorry, i know that's pretty damn depressing for the start of a post, but there is a point to this.

being in hexham abbey today at the memorial service kind of made me wish i was religious, or at least had some faith. i wish i could have such a strong, unshakeable belief in something like heaven or the afterlife (whatever you think happens afterwards). actually, i think i may try a bit more & find out about different faiths; buddhism seems more me at the moment as i've been trying a bit of meditation recently. i have no idea if i'm doing it right, but it's very peaceful.
although, one of the main things in buddhism is no material possessions, and hard as i try i highly doubt i could do that. you see, sometimes people just need nice things to make themselves feel better - this is where the more cheery aspect (hopefully!) of this post comes in.

retail therapy.

those two words can do so much.

on monday, i went out with 2 good friends (whose blogs you should totally follow by the way *shameless plug which i am actually okay with because those girls are awesome*) & bought some nice things without actually spending any money - gift vouchers btw, i ain't a thief.

i got a skirt which i have been coveting for ages in the sale (photos maybe to follow), & some rather groovy underwear (photos not to follow! all i will say is the wombles, mr men & wonder woman) from topshop, & i also bought some bloody brilliant CDs from HMV - bruce springsteen & bob dylan.

those guys are basically my gods.

(them and john mayer, jimi hendrix and the beatles of course)

to carry on the retail therapy (but from more of a window shopping aspect, if it's possible to do that online), today i've been doing a bit of bloghopping (yes, it's totally a word) & discovered some amazingly cute shops.

the first is a jewellery website.

yes, i KNOW i'm addicted to jewellery websites, but this one was just so adorable & kitschy i could not resist.

http://eclecticeccentricity.bigcartel.com/

i think it's so vintagey & cute, i really adore jewellery like this!

this is just a smidge of some of their awesomely lovely stuff:

going clockwise from the top left: be on your merry way carousel necklace, drip drip drop little april showers earrings, letter to my love necklace, summertime valentine eiffel tower necklace, a grand day out bicycle necklace, under lock & key eccentric edition.

the other website i found is more of an arty website called https://www.redvelvetart.com/. it's got loads of really cute crafts & things on it, i especially love the vintage paper pack (https://www.redvelvetart.com/craft/vintage-paper) and the bows (https://www.redvelvetart.com/accessories/limeandwhitepolkadot-bow). god help me, i love bows.

anyway, i hope that cheers everyone up a bit :)

my dear friend vivienne.

ohhhhhh

myyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy

GOD!

there is nothing in the world i want more right now than these:i actually adore them.

vivienne westwood amazes me, she really does. how anyone who dresses as much like a mentally ill person who has set up residence in a theatre dressing room as she does can design something as bloody brilliant as those shoes deserves a freaking knighthood in my opinion.

now, i don't normally go for the whole designer thing, but vivienne is pretty much my god(dess). i love the insane dressing, the tartan useage, the horns she wears! that woman is just awesome.

i might have to beg, borrow & steal to get these shoes.

£88 from asos.com.

please god let me buy these shoes!