Sunday, 26 October 2014

Primary

I've got a posing extravaganza for you all today, this was my outfit for sixth form last Wednesday. Todays a lazy day for me: TV and Jane Eyre (english reading).

Pretty exited for this half term week; sung and played the bass for the Imperial College Orchestra last night which was actually rather fun, I think I've warmed to the Fauré Requiem.
Its my 17th birthday on Friday and I'm going to see Miss Saigon !!!!! (on thursday)
Already trying to drink lots of water in preparation for severe dehydration.

Anyway I'm babbling, heres the ridiculous posing i promised you- a vision in primary:


Jumper: thrifted
Skirt: Asos
Clutch: Asos
Socks: COS stores
Boots: Vagabond
Necklace and choker: gift

Thanks for reading x







Sunday, 12 October 2014

Blanketed and Clueless

Charity shopping with Mary yesterday, found myself a blanket..... some measuring, a few snips with the fabric sheers, 2 metres of bias binding and a bit of swearing at my sewing machine later and i have myself a unique and bang on trend blanket coat.

On top of this I bought a pair of black boot leg jeans which when chopped to an ankle graze and then skilfully frayed with some help from youtube, look rather trendy, if I do say so myself.

The hat was another £1,99 bargain inspired by my watching Clueless on friday. A sweep of blue eyeliner on bare face and my new leather backpack makes for a lovely look.....






































Blanket- Oxfam
Jeans- Zara (thrifted)
Leather Backpack- Urban Code +ASOS
Hat- First Avenue (thrifted)
Socks- Cos
Black Leather Belt- (thrifted)
Bangles- Gift
Blue eyeliner- Bourjois



Thanks for reading see you all next week.
x

Sunday, 5 October 2014

True Blue

Its getting colder, yay!!! For those of you who know me, you'll perhaps find this an odd expression for me of all people to be exclaiming. However I have good reason, its approaching that wonderful time of year I like to call "cape season". This is the time before coat season when I get to, as the name suggests, wear my beautiful cape. Oxfam, £15.99? Don't mind if I do! Anyway I've recently been shopping with my almost GBF and an actual GBF (gay best friend) and bought myself most of the following components of this outfit.

I've also been a little obsessive over powder blue lately- its all over the place and looks magnificent with my new hair- if I do say so myself- Vogue advocates it, so thats good enough for me.

Sorry for not posting for a while, sixth form's a bitch- should really be doing homework as I write this- oh well.

Enjoy,



So... Sixth form has not been so kind of my waistline- unfortunately it is enriching my body as well as my mind. But deal with it.

Powder blue wool cape- Thrifted 
Midi blue skirt- Topshop
Black rib crop- Topshop
Boots- Vagabond
Tights- Primark (you wouldn't know would you ?)
Hair- Creds to mi amiga Remy with special thanks to L'Oreal

Thanks for reading
Ciao bellas
x

Saturday, 4 October 2014

The revolution

I like to consider myself the leader.... In the context of my friendship group some have described me as "dictatorial" or whatever. Anyway lately a spark of rebellion has been lit... There are rumours circulating that rebels groups are discontented with my rule. They say I'm too demanding, too "power hungry" but I hate to say that the flame is spreading and that the seed of republicanism is growing. 

I fear my power is no longer absolute, the rebel leader - Jonefski Borbamendi- has been rallying support and spouting all sorts of rubbish about democracy and free will and civil liberties and blah blah blah. Well I can tell you now I'm having none of it... He thinks he can rule !! Pah!! He has no idea of the responsibilities that weigh heavily upon my encumbered shoulders. 

Totalitarianism is the only way that my people understand- democracy would destroy everything we have worked so hard together to build, they need discipline ! They need unwavering leadership! 

Thankfully I still retain the support of a few loyal royalists, they counsel me in this hour of need but I fear there is a bloodbath to come. Brothers killing brothers and all ... But if needs be I will I
Use the necessary military force in order to cement my position. Let those who stand in my way be warned... I'm talking to you Jonefski Borbamendi. 


Thanks for reading :) 

Sunday, 14 September 2014

Tweedle Done

Sorry everyone for the lack if posts lately, started sixth form, got involved in a sound and light spectacular (as you do) and consequently I haven't been able to show you any of the absolutely magnificent outfits I've worn this week, poor you.

So I'll give you a preview of one of my outfits for next week (if it gets cold enough) After my Edinburgh experience I felt it only right to acquire some Harris Tweed..... Enjoy


Tweed Jacket: Walker Slater
Trousers: Toast
Shirt: Hawes and Curtis
Earrings: Topshop
Satchel (as clutch): Barbara Wiggins
Lipstick: MAC in 'Viva Glam1'
Brogues: Husdson @natural shoe store  








Thanks everybody if your reading this, cause you know.... I'm not exactly keeping up my end of the bargain.

Thanks for reading x

Sunday, 31 August 2014

50 shades of wool

So today was hotter than I was expecting, hence all the damn wool. Anyway I spent my day with the lovely Roary today (with Guest appearance in the shape of Mandy). We spent a day doing his art project and by we i mean I, it's sewing you see, and when it comes to textiles I'm am to fabric what ghostbusters are to phantoms. Who you gonna call ? ME.

Anyway we had time for a quick shoot, and Roary, being his artistic self insisted of "leaning-against-the-wall-with-a-sombre-expression" sort of look. And me being as self obsessed as I am, complied... enjoy.


Skirt- Home sewn
Jacket- thrifted
Shirt- GAP (mans shirt)
Socks- Marks and Spencer
Black Back pack- gift

If there's one thing I love its a knee high sock... their great I feel girly whislt simultaneously not having shaved my legs- wonderful.

I love this look cause its Smart caj, that thing i usually cannot do. 
little advise though- do not wear when it's 24 degrees

thanks for reading x


Wednesday, 27 August 2014

Grand dogs

A couple of weeks ago I went round Mary's to complete part 2 of our ongoing seeing bee. As usual her house was blessed with the expected enthusiastic relative. Luckily for me this week we were blessed with a long list friend of the family living in New Zealand and currently mid way around her 2 month tour of Europe.

"Ooh" she says "Venice was absolutely lovely, all the rivers and such" 
Wonderful I thought this is perfect for my blog.

She proceeded to coo over Lizzie, Mary's jack russell, "oh" she said tearing up a bit "he reminds me of my...... My... My little grand dogs" 
Mary's mum is obviously confused at this statement, and rightly so, "it's a she" she interjects "and um ..... " poor Mary's mum reddens with embarrassment for this brazen women before her "what's a grand dog?"
"Oh, well you know, my daughters dogs...." To reiterate her point "she doesn't  have children" shock.
This brazen women's name escapes me so I'll call her Sandra, she looked like a Sandra. 

"Here, in enlgand,  we don't have grand dogs" possibly the most wonderful sentence ever to have escaped anyone lips.... This from Mary's mum.

The conversations developed further until a rather fascinating story involving a mild stroke and Facebook was relayed. It transpired that Sandra's husband had had a mild stroke (though she had no way of knowing it was mild at the time) whilst they were out in a wildlife reserve. As the paramedics arrived, Sandra withdrew her IPhone and began snapping pictures of her semi paralysed husband as he was carried away on a stretcher. "Excuse me ma'am, bit you can't take photos of casualties" the paramedic had rightly reminded her.
Her response was delivered to the room in which sat her husband, Mary's mum, Mary and myself with that sort if laughter supported speech that causes the speaker to speak each word as if they are a beginning a new sentence "And..... Then.... I.... Said ..... It's..... Ok.... He's.....My ..... Husband"

Rightly so the paramedic was slightly taken aback, frantically trying to recall wether spousal relations was tackled on that day he missed 'civilian relations training'. He let her continue "in just tKing photos to remember this day ..... And put it on Facebook" this brazen red faced women exclaimed. The paramedic turns away, he has no time for this shit. 

The insinuations here is that it is ok to take photos of a dying man, as he is whisked away to hospital, to post of social media.... As long as that man is your husband. 

 As I sat listening to Sandra honk with laughter I couldn't help bit wonder, is it really the youth with which modern technology can not be entrusted, or is it infact just middle aged New Zealanders who we should restrict? I ask you.

Thanks for reading x


 

Saturday, 23 August 2014

All Tartaned up

Sorry forts of all for my lack of post on Wednesday, I have been in Edinburgh for the past week and as anyone of you who has previously been, will have experienced, it got a little distracted. No matter. 

First things first I am thrilled this week after getting my GCSE results and getting 11A*'s yay (while everyone politely ignores the fact that GCSE's are a pointless qualification). Anyway I've also been swanning round Edinburgh with my good friend Remi. It's been all romantic meals out, comedy stand up and trying to get served. 

Here's a couple of examples at my attempt to respect the local culture, tartaned up:


Here's me first in the national museum taking a break from sweaty comedians. Pairing the tartan with a white shirt and pink platforms as well as my yellow mac (one can never be safe in Scotland)

Shirt: Jeff banks 
Mac: Hobbs 
Skirt: homesewn
Platforms: schuh 
Lipstick: MAC in "rebel"
Tights: new look
Bag: gift 
Earrings: topshop 



A little lore tartan, this time in full length form, warm and modest. Here I'm in the botanical gardens.

This time paired with a yellow batwing jumper and a pair of comfy brogues (not that they can be seen) 

Jumper: topshop
Skirt: homesewn
Lipstick: MAC in "vivaglam1" 

Thanks for reading x 






Sunday, 17 August 2014

Black and blue: an affair in monochrome


London bound once again today, this time to drop Laura off at St Pancreas.

Last night we stayed at Amy's, drinking beer, discussing fashion do's and don'ts.

Enormous bags were lugged up and down tubes, then we did the oxford/ regents street circuit. Stopping off in the apple store to chat to a distractinly good looking Genius. 

So this week- my affair with monochrome, set off with a dash of YSL fushia and my beloved powder blue Chelsea boots.

Posing in front of the live wall in Anthropologie, after mewing after the to-die-for, crockery.


Black jeans: Zara
Jacket: Zara 
Boots: Wonder
Bag: Clarks 
Shirt: modified (cropped) Jeff Banks 
Lipstick: Yeves Saint Laurent 

More on Wednesday 
Thanks for reading x



Sunday, 10 August 2014

Lusting after the 60's

So the sixties are everywhere at the moment, vogue keeps banging on about them and then Asos joined in the chorus so finally I gave in (hard as it was) and thought I'd go back in time this week.

At the same time my friend Laura from Belgium is still residing with us, and I felt it only polite to offer her a spot on the very valuable platform that is the internet. 

Here's the both of us me in sixties get up and her painfully 2014 look, in boyfriends and a cropped Breton looking impeccably European chique.


This look demands neutral lips and statement eyes blue is preferable with thick kohl and the iconic sixties flick. 


Dress- home sewn 
Shoes (granted are not terribly sixties) Clarks
Bag- thrifted 
Earrings- V&A gift shop 
Nail colour- topshop 

  
Jeans- Zara 
Heels- new look
Top- Urban Outfitters
Sunglasses- Ray Bans 
Nail varnish- topshop matte 

Thanks for reading more on Wednesday 
X


Saturday, 9 August 2014

The chihuahua, the señorita and the hombre

At the bottom of our wonderfully un-middle class road, there lies a semi detached house. And within that semi detached house there resides a chihuahua , an hombre and a señorita. 

The chihuahua  is clearly master of his abode, by day he looks out from his perch at the window and out onto the world beyond it, his wise expression contemplating the very meanings of existence. Only when he is so told by the almighty powers will he sagely cock his head in order to observe a new perspective. 

His interaction with the outside world consist only of his daily walks. At these times the chihuahua allows himself to shed his steely exterior and once again join his wordly peers in manner. 

Now the problem is that chihuahua  has two worldly manners and which one is resumed upon leaving the house depends on who is walking him. With the señorita chihuahua  is grumpy, stubborn and miserable looking, pulling on his lead with piteously feel me strength. He dislikes the señorita or worse she is embarrassing to him. Here he is the mighty chihuahua, macho and respected lead like a.... Like a dog!! By this señorita! leggings and Uggs and fag and all. How humiliating for such an honourable beast, thus he walks with his tail between his legs dragged across road and field, looking idly back across the way they have come, whilst the señorita enthusiastically throws some yellow fuzzy thing. She tries at least, he thinks sorrowfully.

Now when he is with the hombre, that's different. That's where he belongs, this macho hombre who let's chihuahua lead the way, as it should be. Thankfully chihuahua doesn't notice the bred embarrassed expression on the hombres face, doesn't see him sheepishly lowerng his head as he is dragged along by this over eager little lap dog. Chihuahua doesnt hear the silent argument as the hombre begs the señorita not to make him a laughing stock again. 

But chihuahua is happy with his hombre and hopefully he will never know about the destain felt toward him, and hopefully the señorita will never know about the distain felt toward her. 

The end.

There's a little fable for you kids, can you find the moral ?  

Thanks for reading, more on Sunday 

Monday, 4 August 2014

The kingdom of IKEA



Went to IKEA  with the madre last weekend to buy myself a Billy (Bookcase).  It got me to recognise the ridiculousness of this shopping experience: imagine the boardroom conversations... 
"Right, so basically it's a furniture store" (whatever that is in sweedish" 
Silence.
"But it's all laid out like hundreds of little houses, and customers have to follow  his winding arrow road to get round the whole shop"
Silence.
And you have to mark down the number of what you want... Then find it in a gigantic warehouse underneath the store"
Silence.
"Except, and this is where it gets interesting, there's like.... Meatballs as well" 

At which point of course the entire boardroom erupted in raucous applause... Oh the genius. 
To be honest it sounds like the sort of thing one might come up with at that certain point of  drunkeness.

Looking around me I wondered what these millennia of advancements of human civilisation had accomplished, but I have not lost my faith inhumanity, quite the opposite. What a wonderful world where we do not all concentrate on our oncoming demise but rather go out and buy a flat pack chest of drawers.

3014, the world we know is dead, like the people of Pompeii our civilisation lies in ruins, cities turned to rumble or burried under laters of ash from nuclear explosions. A single man digs into the scorched earth with a primitive looking shovel.... A flash of yellow.... Then of blue
"Hey guys" he'll say in whatever universal language has been adopted, he squints as he brushes away the dust "I" he reads out loud. "I..... Think it's a letter.. TELL PETER WE'VE FOUND SOMETHING!!" 
Whole teams of men are rounded up and after weeks of digging a whole frighteningly yellow word appears "IKEA".
Further months of digging reveals whole colonies of people seemingly hudled around structures of charcoled kitchen cabinets, pint sized beds and strangely large shopping trolleys. 

And even more oddly, this giant cuboid of a garish blue building encloses  preserved families, crystallised forks midair and at the end of those forks.... "Peter it's so weird, we have so much to learn about who we were, I mean what are they all doing in that ... Box?!? It's much more complicated that I ever could have imagined" 
Peter looks bored
"They were all eating what looks like fossilised  .... Meatballs !!"
At this Peter sits back in his chair, all those years in the future, he shakes his head, takes off his glasses... "Meatballs ?!?" He mutters
"That's  genius" 

This is what I imagine as I watch legging clad limbs, we cannot choose how we will be remembered, as an individual or as a people, but I ,for one, hope against all hope that's it's for meatballs.

Thanks for reading 
More on Sunday 






Sunday, 3 August 2014

Sunny side up

My best friend form Congo arrived yesterday.... From Belgium. Without wishing any further complications on the matter here's a quick breakdown: 

I lived in the "democratic" republic of  Congo for 6 years 
DRC was previously a Belgium colony this there were many Belgium expats living out there 
I met Laura, whose dad worked out there 
I moved back to England in 2006
She moved back to Brussels 3 days later 
We meet up every summer for a fortnight either I go to Belgium or she comes here.

So she arrived at St Pancreas yesterday and after having hauled her gigantic case into mothers car, we made the most of the afternoon to get in some much needed retail therapy.  

So here's my little Urban Outfitters purchase.... I'm going with crazy pattern clash... With purple platforms to keep it edgy.


Jacket- Urban Outfitters
Trousers- Zara 
Platforms- Schuh
Belt and vest - H&M
Ring- River Island 

Musings on Wednesday
Thanks for reading X

Thursday, 31 July 2014

Kind of in love with....

This month I'm in love with:

1) this book, funny, truthful, the antidote to 50shades 


2) 60 seconds dry ! And in white, quick and on trend, also loving (rapid ruby) dark red. 


3) long sleeve crops, with high waisted trousers, the perfect combo for autumn.

Specially love this ribbed blue number form topshop 


4) these funky acetate glasses from Asos, am I brave enough to buy?!? 
Cat eye= bang on trend 


5) Paolo Nutini's new album "caustic love" 
On repeat: iron sky, love this track, great beat, great voice 

 
6) the sun !!! And just sitting in the garden. So maybe living in dorsets not so bad this time of year, I'll keep you posted though in the middle of December.

7) mixed berry beer, rather a nice touch... And it matches my nail varnish! 

 
Thanks for reading 
X




Tuesday, 29 July 2014

A little New Year's Eve experience

So Linda and Greg,
Another fine example of teen romance and promiscuity. 
New Years was, granted, a while back, however the very level of teenage awkwardness achieved in one encounter is endlessly impressive.

Again this is completely 'made up' and any attempt to draw parallels with reality are furtive.

The bases for the events boiled down to two factors: horniness (if that's counts as a word) and a little …well, let's call it herbal remedie... 

Both found themselves in this specific state and this the natural progression was obviously to find themselves a cupboard, what did or didn't happen is irrelevant... Even the fact that someone's else's name may or may not have been called out or that Linda remains to this day unsure whether her virginity remains intact and if so to what extent. 

Regardless the real mark of the teenager is this blind search for adult intimacy. We crave experience of all things whether they be "herbal" or sexual. 

In this blind pursuit not even an enquiring brother nor the fact that parents are resuding in the next room can quell that inherent need to savour the new to take one step closer to being all 'grown up'. 

Apologies to readers, my first two posts have been relating to sexual encounters, this is not a trend so much as an engrained and, to my mind, fascinating and telling part of adolescence. 

Thanks Linda and Greg....  

Sunday, 27 July 2014

Late for Wimbeldon

So today I had a sewing bee with my Mary, the cool kids that we are.
Of course we managed to find time for a quick photo shoot.

We so far made a skirt and destroyed a couple of metre of floral fabric which started off as a dress, then was morphed into a jumpsuit and ended up as "a pyjama onesie maybe ?"

Today's outfit is more city than country I feel, but the overcast weather made me feel less pretentious for insisting on black ankle boots in 23 degrees.

Colour combo is yellow, green and purple, reminiscent of Wimbledon with forest green and purple.

Attempting to incorporate various trends including below the knee length skirt, crop top and granny bag, enjoy the posing 


And then another.... Just cause I can 


Top- topshop
Skirt- home sewn
Boots- vagabond
Bag- thrifted (dents)
Cardigan- toast 
Glasses- Monki (at ASOS) 
Green bar ring- gift 
Lippy- mac in "rebel"

Anecdote on Wednesday, next OTTD next Sunday 
Thanks for reading
X

Tuesday, 22 July 2014

CYMT

So I'm part of this theatre group, the drama is supposed to be fictional and remain on the stage, alas, as you might imagine from a group of mid pubescent drama queens, this is not the case.

The following 'stories' are of course completely 'fictional'. And none of the people within relate to real people. 

So let's start with Cameron, he's a little enigma. His arrival at CYMT was the main factor in the chaos that insued.

The problem is that we are all bitches. We adore the thrill and contrast of being your best friend one moment and turning into your mortal enemy by the next, it's our fuel, it's what we live for. That and talking about it afterwards. Candice's party was a prime example. 

Each floor of her terraced house related to each separate defined state of intoxication.

The ground floor was that of feel good tipsyness, the ballroom drunks in their element. The basement was home to the weeping drunks, the "it's just my life's a mess" drunks. Next comes the first floor : sprawling limbs tangled between floral duvets. And finally when the bile has escaped the body by way of the toilet, only then can one graduate to the attic and begin the long journey to regaining ones sense and inhibitions. 

That's of course the terrible moment you realise your predatory behaviour the night before was a tad embarrassing. 

But that's enough about me, let's discuss Cameron, bit of back story during the previous week (show week) Cameron had systematically been flirting with Louise and Candice alternatively. Oh yeah not to mention the.... 'Incident' with Ivy the week before (neither participant claims to know what actually occurred- it was inevitably if a sexual nature, this much is sure) Anyway, the details are of a level of ridiculousness only paralelled with hollyoaks. 

Story short, he chose Louise, Candice was pissed (in both senses) and Ivy cried.

Now the story of Storm and Ken, again there's back stories but honestly I don't have that sort of patience. Ken's also a bit of a, for want of a more sophisticated word, twat.

Muffled mumblings escaped from the desk barricaded bedroom.
"And you said you were inexperienced"
"Show me what your working with"
Falling onto the ears of many a cringe faced listener. 
This is teenage 'romance' at it's very finest, I thank you both for your contribution, allowing us to better understand the pubescent mind.

Thrown into the mix were also a couple of gays, would be gays and femme fatales. Here's Liam ranting about his antics with a nameless male lover, Chantelle acting as water carrier, delivering water to the needy, and Storm making her way around to both Alfie and Brad. 

The best part of the party undoubtedly was the morning after, soothed by the embrace of a cooked breakfast we discussed in turn each event of the evening. 

I did not ask any of the 'fictional' people retold in the above, whether I could do so,  because what links us all together is a common in spoken belief that in the words of Oscar Wilde "there is only one thing  worse in this world than being talked about, and that's not being talked about" 

Various proof readers have suggested that I should include more detailed back stories. 

If I can be bothered I might at a later date

Thanks x

Monday, 21 July 2014

Semi-fro care

Beauty tip for the month, 

For my hair (mixed race) it's best not to shampoo and I only wash it twice a week at most. 
Use a cleansing conditioner like 'Palmers Olive Oil co-wash'
Brush through hair whilst in the shower sand towel dry gently.
I reccomend any oil based treatment, or hair lotions.
About once a week treat it with pure oil (savers tip: don't buy it as hair product, just buy the pure oil off amazon or something) good ones include: coconut oil, mustard seed oil (doesn't smell don't worry) or even olive oil.

That's my routine anyway :) 
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Only £2.49 at a superstore 



Sunday, 20 July 2014

The bright lights

So living in dorsets a ball, really it is, the
 smell of pig shit, the annual county shows, the dazzling high street, but every once in a while it's nice to get away.

This little tale relates to the day me and Brooks went to Londiniam together, after two and a half hours on the train we arrived in the big city. As ever I felt that warm glow which I have come to associate with the presence of racialdiversity a foreign concept within the small confines of dorset. We took the tube (feeling ever so urban) to oxford circus and begun out gruelling slog around expanses of topshop. Brooks,  in her blood boiling way, was hopelessly indecisive about whether to buy a frankly rather ordinary grey blazer, upon asking the cashier for advice, the following conversation insued:

Cashier: well you can always return it to your local topshop
Brooks: we don't really have one, we live outside London
Cashier: well then the topshop in the next town
Brooks: the closest ones about 2 hours away 
Cashier: 2 hours!!!! TWO HOURS!!! but.... But 
Brooks: yeah I know 
Cashier: (verging on almost tearful pity) well that must be difficult.

That's right folks- article 231 of the Geneva convention of human rights: every human has the right to a topshop within a 20 mile radius. 
TWO HOURS, I mean what sort of world are we living in!

Leister square
My highstreet at 7 o'clock on a Saturday evening 

Navy browsing

So here's my outfit of the day, gallery opening today in somerset- the excitement is never ending

Sporting the colour combo of the month, canary, coral and navy ;)
the breakdown:
Navy combo with the on trend geometric square designs, paired with a semisheer top and white crop tee.
this look is bought to a more playful feel with the addition of my yellow "sweedish hasbeens" clog and a dash of matching coral toes and lippy. The Dreamcatcher style earrings tie up the yellow and white nicely.





Top- Hobbs
Trousers- Whistles
Crop tee-home sewn
Shoes- Swedish Hasbeens (online)
Lipstick- Mac stores in 'So Chaud'
Earrings- Topshop

A little intro to me

so hi,
im not going to use my real name for two reasons,
A) i dont want it to become the number one most popular baby name when I become world renown
B) i am planning to talk about my life and my friends, at times in a brutally honest manner and i wish not to incriminate myself

this leads me to my second point, all names have been changed for this very reason, shame if you know me though, my lack of imagination will allow you to quickly draw parallels between my "fictional" tellings and reality, no matter. 

so hi,
this blog is about my life as a teenager in the middle of dorset, its about my style: both life and fashion. and its about how i see this weird little world of ours

a little about me then; i am sixteen (until october), I own 57 pairs of coloured tights and i have no idea what im going to be. i consider myself stylish to the point i was tempted to call this blog "southcoast style guru" but then again i didn't want to step on anyone's toes

i will follow up with an amusing anecdote then i plan to blog every Sunday, hope you enjoy