HAPPY ASH WEDNESDAY

Today is the day after shrove Tuesday and the beginning of lent. Yesterday was spent flipping pancakes with mark like the 17 year olds we are, and today I attended church with Yewande after work. Ash Wednesday signifies the beginning of lent-a great time for reflection and self improvement, as is everyday, but when so many people are all on the same page it creates such a great vibe.

Hence today marked the start of the time to fast for 40 days-whether it be food, actions or unholy behaviours!

I had decided that it was between swearing and vitamin S, but seems I swear a lot more than I get much of the latter, I went for swearing.

UNTIL

I went to church and had a great idea

TO GIVE UP ANYTHING I WOULDN'T DO IF MY GRANNY WAS STANDING RIGHT NEXT TO ME!!!

The take home message which puts it all in prospective:

Remember that you are dust, and to dust you shall return

QUOTEQUOTEQUOTE

LOCATION: COVENT GARDEN

STREET PERFORMER:

"IF YOU DON'T GIVE ME MONEY, I'M GONNA GO BACK TO MY OLD JOB: SELLING COKE TO YOUR KIDS"

NEW KANYE VID

Kanye West - Welcome To Heartbreak (feat. KiD CuDi)

I F'IN LOVE THIS VIDEO-ITS ABSOLUTELY GORGEOUS-SUITS THE SONG AND CREATES AN ATMOSPHERE WHICH ADDS A DARKER TONE TO THE SONG.

DIRECTED BY NABIL, ITS OBVIOUS THAT HIS CHIEF INSPIRATION WAS THE iTUNES VISUALIZER [APPLE T], OF WHICH I AM A BIG FAN [FAVOURITE BEING 'JELLY']

I LOVE THE FACT ITS NOT ALL CLEAN CUT PERFECT-ITS CONCEPTUAL ART-ITS MESSY AND NON LINEAR BUT IT WORKS.

MOST ENJOYABLE 9 MINUTES AND 39 SECS

MY CHICK YEWANDE SENT ME A LINK TO THE FOLLOWING VIDEO ON FADER

I AM A GREAT BELIEVER OF NEEDING AT LEAST ONE DANCE A DAY-AND SO THIS VIDEO REINFORCED THE POWER OF DANCE.

THIS IS ELY KIM, YALE GRADUATE STUDENT WHO MADE A VIDEO OF HIMSELF DANCING TO 100 BADBOY TUNES IN 100 DIFFERENT LOCATIONS OVER 100 DAYS CALLED BOOMBOX.
ENJOY...I DID!

(original video removed and updated with yooutube vide which is abit shorter)

SONGOFTHEDAY

I GOT ON THE TRAIN, PRESSED PLAY ON MY IPOD AND THE MOST FITTING SONG APPEARED. BEAUTIFUL MINDS GIVE YOU MORE THAN SOMETHING-THEY GIVE YOU EVERYTHING.

Jamiroquai, You Give Me Something

THE REAL SUNSHINEFORTHESPOTLESSMIND?

I BELIEVE HUMANS IN THIS GENERATION WANT LIFE WAY TOO EASY. ITS NOT ONLY THE GOOD THAT SHAPES US ITS ALSO THE HARD TIMES WE GET THROUGH. AND OUR STRENGTH OF CHARACTER CAN BE JUDGED ON HOW WELL WE LEARN AND GROW AND MOVE ON FROM THE LOWS THAT LIFE THROW AT US.

IN THE WORDS OF RICHARD TEMPLAR:
"Accept that you are a fabulous human being because of all the bad things that have happened to you, not in spite of them."

MY ONLY VALENTINES CARD WAS FROM........

.....BARKING AND DAGENHAM!!

I JUST CAME HOME AND SAW I RECEIVED A CARD IN THE POST-AND NEVER HAVE I LAUGHED SO HARD-MY FAVOURITE VALENTINES CARD TO DATE!!

HAPPY VALENTINES DAY

iLOVE 

1 DAY....Until Ugly Love

THE UGLY KIDS CLUB NEW TEE: 'Ugly Love'

2 DAYS.......

3 DAYS......WHAT VALENTINES DAY MEANS TO ME

OUR GENERATION IS A HIGHLY CYNICAL ONE-AND SO MANY "DON'T BELIEVE" "DON'T PART TAKE" OR THINK THEM SELVES BIGGER THAN VALENTINES DAY! AND YET IM SURE ALL OF YOU BUY CHRISTMAS PRESENTS-AND I KNOW YOU DON'T GO CHURCH! IF YOUR GONNA BE ANTI-ESTABLISHMENT AT LEAST BE CONSISTANT!

ITS THE NATIONAL DAY OF LOVING- AND I KNOW I KNOW "YOU SHOULD SHOW SOME ONE THAT YOU LOVE THEM EVERY DAY" BUT!.... SOME PEOPLE ARE SHY, SOME HAVE SECRET LOVES, SOME FEEL AKWARD BEING ROMANTIC. THIS DAY OFFERS THE ENCOURAGEMENT TO ACT ON NEW FEELINGS, LOVE OR JUST PURE INFATUATION!

ITS NOT ABOUT LOVING SOMEONE OR APPRECIATING SOMEONE AND SAYING "BUN THAT" I SHOW THEM EVERYDAY BUT ON VALENTINES DAY IM GONNA BE COLD-JUST TO SHOW I'M NOT A SHEEP!....WHAT DOES THAT SOLVE?!

LIKE CHRISTMAS ITS A GREAT DAY TO SHOW YOUR LOVE AND APPRECIATION FOR THOSE YOU MATTER-EXTRAVAGANCE ISN'T NECESSARY-JUST TRUE EXPRESSION.

SO WHETHER IT BE YOUR MUM, DAD, BROTHER, FRIEND, HUSBAND, GIRLFRIEND, BESTFRIEND, OR JUST THE GIRL WHO SERVES YOU IN THE BANK JUST LET THEM KNOW HOW YOU FEEL ABOUT THEM, ITS ALWAYS NICE TO BE REMINDED-AND WHAT COST IS IT TO YOU??

WHEN IT COULD MEAN THE WORLD TO THEM

4 DAYS

I RECEIVED THIS ROSE FOR VALENTINES DAY LAST YEAR-AND IT WAS AND STILL IS ONE OF MY MOST CHERISHED FLOWERS TO DATE.
SO I IMMORTALISED IT THROUGH PHOTOGRAPHY AND NAMED IT 'BLEEDING HEART'

5 DAYS......GET YOURSELF READY FOR THE LOVING

UNDER A WEEK TILL VALENTINES DAY!

WHICH JUST SO HAPPENS TO RANKS TOP, TOGETHER WITH HALLOWEEN FOR MY FAVOURITE NON-RELIGIOUS SPECIAL DAY

LOOK WHAT I SAW IN THE METRO TODAY........THE COWS ARE ON IT!!!

AHHHH HHHH HHHH !

6 DAYS TILL.....

I LOVE THE WORDS TO THIS SONG
***HOPE YOU APPRECIATED MY PUN-I ACTUALLY LAUGHED AS I WROTE IT**



L is for the way you look at me
O is for the only one I see
V is very, very extraordinary
E is even more than anyone that you adore can

Love is all that I can give to you
Love is more than just a game for two
Two in love can make it
Take my heart and please don't break it
Love was made for me and you

L is for the way you look at me
O is for the only one I see
V is very, very extraordinary
E is even more than anyone that you adore can

Love is all that I can give to you
Love is more than just a game for two
Two in love can make it
Take my heart and please don't break it
Love was made for me and you
Love was made for me and you
Love was made for me and you,,,

--Nat King Cole

ONE WEEK TILL VALENTINES DAY!

FACT: I AM A HOPELESS ROMANTIC-OBSESSED, ADDICTED AND CONSTANTLY OVERCOME BY LOVE
EVEN THOUGH I AM SINGLE-THAT MAKES ABSOLUTELY NO DIFFERENCE TO MY LEVEL OF EXCITEMENT AND ENJOYMENT!

I JUST APPRECIATE THAT FOR ONE DAY EVERYONE PUBLICLY EXPRESSES LOVE AND THERE ARE 10X MORE FLOWERS EVERYWHERE-THEREFORE ON THIS ONE DAY EVERYONE HAS LOVE AND FLOWERS ON THE MIND WHICH MEANS

THEY ARE FEELING HOW I DO EVERY DAY!!!

SO EVERYDAY TILL THE 14TH I WILL BE GETTING EVERYONE IN THE MOOD FOR LUUUURVE!

RANTRANTRANT

FACT: YOU CAN'T GO AROUND CALLING PEOPLE A GOLLIWOG!



WHEN I FIRST HEARD ABOUT CAROL THATCHER BEING SACKED FROM THE BBC'S 'THE ONE SHOW'  AFTER CALLING SOMEONE A "GOLLIWOG", I WAS LIKE WHAAAT, SILLY WOMAN, AND IMAGINING IT JUST WAS A POORLY TOLD RACIST JOKE.

BUT THEN I HEARD THE CIRCUMSTANCES:
SHE WAS REFERRING THE FRENCH TENNIS PLAYER GAEL MONFILS...EG: "YEAH ANDY MURRAY BEAT THAT GOLLIWOG IN THE SEMI FINAL"
THEREFORE SHE USED IT INSTEAD OF SAYING BLACK TENNIS PLAYER!

TO MAKE MATTERS WORSE SHE REFUSED TO APOLOGISE SAYING::

"I'M BAFFLED BY ALL THE FUSS"

NONONONO-IF SHE STILL DOESN'T REALISE THE PROBLEM ITS BEST SHE STAYS OUT OF THE PUBLIC EYE.

ARTARTART

I love..........

Ailsa Burrows
'Rose Girl'