Rain

Rain, rain, rain. Britain is famous for its predictably wet weather, and believe me we've been having plenty of it recently. To lighten my mood, which is being haunted by the idea of my French oral exam tomorrow and enhanced by the dreary wet grey clouds outside, I will publish a couple of reasons to remind you that rain is not that bad after all.

1. Rain always provides the best on (and sometime

s off screen) kisses. Think Summer and Seth from the O.C, Nathan and Haley from One Tree Hill or Ally and Noah in The Notebook.

 

Also, heres Summer and Seth's 'spiderman kiss' in the rain:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JMtxulo-CRk

2. Rain is the perfect excuse to wear one 

of my favourite items of clothing, wellies:

My Flawless Filofax

There are three items I cannot be without when I leave the house in the morning; my mobile, my ipod and my filofax. It never ceases to amaze me how addictive organising one's life can be, my filofax tells me everything, often months in advance. I know when my exams will be, meetings I have to attend, assignment deadlines, birthdays, parties, trips its all in there. And then theres the addresses, phone numbers, to do lists, financial section and notes. What more could your average control freak possibly want?

My filofax has been indispensable this year, I don't know how I've ever got through my lower sixth year at college without it, so I've decided to buy a new one for university (clean slate, fresh start, new filofax and all that jazz). However, I have a dilemma. Which one do I choose?!?

Filofax Special Edition Personal Organiser £157
Looks like a clutch! Lined with pigskin suede and only 400 released in the UK.

Filofax Classical Personal Organiser £59 (pocket size)
For a more humble price you can buy the original classic made from Italian leather.

Metropol Personal Organiser £21 (pocket size)
Simple yet stylish and perhaps most importantly its price is easily within a student budget.

Visit the site at http://www.filofax.co.uk/ its definately worth a browse xx.

Currently: Music

From April 2009

10 Tracks Worth Your Time:
1. Jason Mraz: I'm Yours
2. Kelly Clarkson: Long Shot
3. Debussy: Clair de Lune
4. Daft Punk: Technologic
5. Newton Faulkner: Dream Catch me
6. The Script: We Cry
7. Colbie Calliat: Bubbly
8. Jet: Be my Girl
9. Vampire Weekend: Oxford Comma
10. Sara Bareilles: Bottle it Up

5 Books Worth a Read:
1.Frankenstein: Mary Shelley
2. Twilight: Stephanie Meyer
3. Across the Nightingale Floor: Lian Hearn
4. The Tempest: William Shakespeare
5. The Magician's Nephew: C.S Lewis

William Blake

As I am currently supposed to be revising English Literature but have once again fallen short; I shall post one of the more light hearted poems written by revolutionary and romantic poet William Blake. This is Night from his Songs of Innocence:

The sun descending in the west,
The evening star does shine;
The birds are silent in their nest,
And I must seek for mine.
The moon, like a flower,
In heaven's high bower,
With silent delight
Sits and smiles on the night.

I love the variety of Blake's poetry; it is remarkable that the same poet wrote The Marriage of Heaven and Hell and I saw a Chapel all of Gold! Both of which are far too complicated to even begin to analyse in a blog post! xx.

For the Love of Tights!

Whilst reading 'Micro Florals' article in the May 2009 edition of English Vogue I discovered a site that is the haven of all hosiery lovers: Mytights.com. Not only are the tights reasonably priced there is also a huge variety; designers to everyday brands, from bridal stockings to fashion hold ups. This site is truely my paradise. Purchase unique tights from choosing patterns from a wide range of material or just simply pick a designer you like and browse the goods. They do socks too!

Jonathan Aston Fleur Lace Tights - Vanilla Cream (£9.95)

Alternatively just pick a pattern!

Celeste Stein Light Pink Stripes Long Socks (£9.95)

Celeste Stein Small Black Vercache Tights (£12.95)

Enjoy x.

Revision Inspiration

I've not posted a huge amount recently as I need to get down and revise for exams, or at least endevour to improve my work ethic! So instead, here are some quotes to inspire enthusiam in the workplace:

"Striving for excellence motivates you; striving for perfection is demoralizing." Harriet Braiker

"If you are going to play the game properly, you had better know every rule." Barbara Jordan

"Revision is one of the exquisite pleasures of writing." Bernard Malamud

"Anyone who stops learning is old, whether at twenty or eighty" Henery Ford

Summary revision tips:
1. Don't be a perfectionist! It wastes too much time and gets you too stressed over nothing!
2. Practice doing exam papers (or essays essays and more essays if you are a literature student like me!) - so that effectively when it comes to the real thing you can spoon feed the examiner everything that they want to hear!
3. Try taking some pleasure in academically expanding your horizons!
4. Be young! Revise!

xx.

Frenchies

Heres a shout out to French delicacies, the cheeses, the passtisseries, the sausages the tartines, croissants and baguettes and finally the wine! Last week, a travelling French Market visited our village. To celebrate and to take advantage of the beautiful cuisine, myself, brother, boyfriend and bestie bought cheeses, breads, meats and beer from the market and picniced in one of our favourite idiyllic places. Every once in a while its ok to binge eat... so long as its followed by equally lazy hours lounging around in the warm sunlight. xx.

Oh the Joy of the Funfair!

Yesterday evening, myself and a few friends went to the funfair. I think we have a tendency to forget, as we grow older, the classic past times that we so loved in our childhoods. I recall that I had not been on a carousel since I was 14 (until last night). Too long! The thrill rides are my personal favourite, you get the adrenaline of a theme park ride with the added fear factor that this one is most likely far older and far more certain to breakdown. Fact: Did you know that the word 'fair' comes from the Latin word 'feria' meaning 'holiday'?

N.B. Funfairs should served in the evening, sprinkled with a dash of candy floss and watered down with a pint of lager to perfect the recipe for a flawless classic evening out!

The Great Jack Wills Debate

It seems to me that Jack Wills is becoming a bit of a taboo subject within English 'prep' fashion. It represents to English preps what Hollister and Abercromie are to the Americans. So how did it get this far? Why will Jack Wills never reach the dizzy heights set by prep designers such as Ralph Lauren, Lacoste, Tommy Hilfiger and Crew? In my opinion Jack Wills is now forever deemed to be 'wannabe prep' which is ironic considering the prices.

Its not that I am adverse to Jack Wills, quite the contrary infact as I own a couple of pieces myself. However I always have to consider, before I drag them out of my wardrobe early weekday mornings, whether I will meet anyone that day who will stereotype me for it. Even I get a little sick of the girls who wear it every single day, it should be all in the balance.

At the end of the day, whether Jack Wills is 'real prep' or not, they still make quality shirts, joggers and polos. And I do like their hoodies, when they haven't got a massive, in your face, WILLS slogan on them. However, if it was between Crew and Jack Wills... I know which one I'd choose.

Meet Cath Kidston

Allow me to introduce you to Cath Kidston, the seamstress of dreams. I love her fabrics, it's designers like Kidston that have me wishing I took textiles at GCSE. In relative terms she is a fairly new designer, with her first store opening on Notting Hill, London in just 1992. I love the idea of interior design, I cannot wait to kit of my home beautifully when I start earning. Whilst I don't care so much for her clothing her accessories are charming. Plus it's little detailed items like these cushions that can really set a carefully designed but simplistic room off!