Book Shopping Now!

Hey Y'all. I went shopping again to take my mind off the pain. Didn't really buy much except a few books and some batteries. I got quite a few nice vintage books though that are in rather good condition considering they're paperbacks. Here's the hoard I got today:
- The Long March of Everyman 1750-1960 - Ed. Theo Barker (1978 ed)
- Tom Jones - Henry Fielding (1969 ed)
- The Poems of Catullus - Trans. Peter Whigham (1971 ed)
- Cragsmoor - Jennette Letton (1970 ed)
- Yoga School Dropout - Lucy Edge (2005 ed)
- Thanksgiving - Michael Dibdin (2000 ed)
- Lady Windermere's Fan - Oscar Wilde (2005 ed)
- The Mummy at the Dining Table - Jeffrey A Kottler (2003 ed).
Got my black victorian style jacket in the mail today which is also good. Got tons of things to go with it after my spree yesterday!
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Love the Dior!

Yay! I've just won an authentic Dior Saddlebag on Ebay for a tenner! Love it, Love It! Now I have a pair of saddlebags! My fave bags ever! xxXX

Shopping Cures All

Hey y'all. Just got in from my first trip out of the house in a week so decided to spend some cash and treat myself to a few things. Well, a few things doesn't really encompass the entirety of the spree I took myself on. Maybe I can't eat or sleep but I can definately still shop! I'm totally getting my winter wardrobe together now and hopefully it will be all in as of the beginning of the new semester. So what did I buy? Well, its not quite everything!
- Black fitted waistcoat
- Cream fitted waistcoat
- Black fitted long-sleeve shirt
- White fitted long-sleeve crinkle shirt
- Yellow fitted long-sleeve crinkle shirt
- Black longline crochet sweater
- Two black strappy tops
- Seamless socks
- Lace tights
- Tan knee-high bootstrap and diamante buckle riding boots
- Black rollneck tasselled poncho
- Grey plaid scarf (it's sooooooooo soft!)
I think that's it actually. Couldn't find a bag that I liked but I did see this strapless 50's green and cream layered dress that I might have to pick up in the future.
While I'm on the subject of clothes actually, you should never ever actually wear white jeans anywhere there is or could be dirt! I wore mine today and they looked totally hot until I actually left the frickin' house! I got home and there are red patches/marks all over them that I have no idea from whence they came! So not only should you not wear white after labor day but you shouldn't wear white before either!
Well, I'm gonna go and put my feet up and relax after my hard day!
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Spending The Day With Jane Austen And A Damp Colin Firth

Hey y'all, I've cheered up a bit since yesturday which is always good, though things are pretty much the same. I've had a most relaxing day just lounging on the sofa with my sister. We spent the whole day glued to the television as we were watching Pride and Prejudice (1995). It took 7 hours to watch from start to finish! I didn't realise just how long it actually was as you usually see it in segments! I love a good period drama and this has got to be one of my faves. I read the book way back at school and quite enjoyed it - but there isn't a Jane Austen novel that I don't like! I just love it when Colin Firth comes out of the lake (something that didn't appear in the book - Andrew Davies wrote that scene into the screenplay - Two great minds put together in my opinion!) and he's all damp. Very attractive! Why do men not dress like that these days? They'd be way more irresistable than when they're clad in jeans and t-shirts emblazoned with something rude!
I'm in a period drama mood now, so I might have to go and dig out Sense and Sensibility or something to satisfy my craving. I love the book and the film (especially as it has Hugh Grant and Alan Rickman in it - both major hotties!). Gotta love you and leave you, TTFN.
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Pain, Pain and More Fucking Pain

Whoever said that I'd feel much fucking better after I had my fucking tonsils out was the biggest bastard liar ever fucking invented! I am in so much fucking agony I'd scream if I could! I can't fucking talk, everything sounds like a hoarse whisper. I can't fucking eat even though I'm fucking starving. My diet consists of water and the odd cup of tea. The drugs I'm on are doing fuck all in my opinion, except pissing me off every 6 hours. I haven't fucking slept in two days which is really pushing me over the edge. I have major ear aches in both ears and everyday I feel worse than the day before. I thought the idea was that I would get fucking BETTER! I'm in the foulest mood I have ever been in and I feel like fucking crying everytime I want to shout at someone but can't. I've had enough of crap daytime television and the shit that is on every channel at 3/4 o'clock in the morning (why the fuck does every channel ever have a fucking nobody hosting a call-in quiz show that even a foetus could win in the wee hours of the morning? Havent these channels heard of fucking reruns? Thank god there is one channel that will keep me from pulling my eyes out as theyre showing Baywatch and Joan of Arcadia reruns). Just because most normal people are asleep at that time doesnt mean that the fucking schedule should consist of crap - have some consideration for the insomniacs, night workers and ill people up at that time that do not wish to have their IQ halved!
Right I'm going to go and spend more money on Ebay on shit I don't really need but want to cheer myself up with.
Hope y'all feel better than I do!
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Under The Knife

Hey y'all. I've just returned for the hospital after having the tonsilectomy operation that I have been avoiding for the past year. I was real nervous before I went in and the slightest little thing would make me burst into tears. I felt like such a berk! Never mind its all over now and i'm in recovery. Its quite painful but tolerable. I'm full of antibiotics and pain killers (they're cool - they're bright pink!) and I've been sleeping alot. Just getting into the swing of recovery and relaxation.
If I don't post as much as I usually do, you know why! Think of me!
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The Fucking Fashion Spot

This is complete bollocks! I can't get onto my favorite fucking site as it keeps coming up 'this page has not been found'. Thats crap! I was on it this fucking morning! I bet its my sodding computer acting up again! I need my fucking lifeline back! AHHHHHHHHHHH! I'm slightly pissed off anyway and this is so not fucking helping me! AHHHHHHHHHHHHHH! Sod it! I'm going to watch Sex and The City to calm down!
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Escape to the Country!

Hey y’all! Just got back from my hols and I’m feeling rather relaxed. I went straight up from London on the train after my exam on Monday. It didn’t take as long as I thought it was but it did feel like I was trapped in a cattle truck. There were so many people on the train and most of the seats were already reserved so I had to travel for an hour and half standing in the corner by the door. But never mind it was worth it for the break I got at the end of it. There is nothing quite like escaping to the countryside for a little rest and relaxation. Waking up to the sound of very little except the sounds of nature is quite invigorating. The only things that actually broke the much needed silence was the visits from the RAF Wainscot pilots in their harriers flying over at least six times a day and the odd tractor slowly making its noisy way up the road.

I have to admit that at times I needed to escape from the country though! The nearest shop was at least 5 miles away and that was just an over priced corner shop and post office, and that shuts every night at 7. All the pubs within a ten mile radius shut at 9.30 - yes, that early! - so there wasn’t any chance of a late evening tipple among the yokels! It seems like everyone in the country is in bed with their Horlicks by 10 - if that late! Another downside to the country is the fact that the nearest town is about20 miles away - however, to be back in touch with modern civilization it was worth the trip! Though I do warn anybody planning to head into the countryside anytime soon, take your own fish and chips! Couldn’t be bothered to cook one night so decided I needed to fulfil my craving for greasy fish and chips - it took forty fucking miles to fulfil this craving! Obscene! That’s like driving from my very much inland home to the beach for a bloody portion of chips!

It wasn’t all bad though The scenery is amazing. There is nothing but fields and Victorian cottages for miles and miles to see. As its flat you can see the whole sunset across the horizon - its so vivid, truly amazing. The silence is also golden and the air is so clean - except when driving past a field that has been freshly treated to a bit of fertilization! Although I was in the middle of nowhere I couldn’t spend too much money which is good so I actually saved money! I got a fair bit of reading done and bought a few new books to remember my trip by. The cottages in the area are so beautiful, most of them look like they could be the settings for a regency period drama! My fave was an old Victorian rail station covered in ivy and clematis that has been turned into a house, where the back patio is actually the platform! Truly unique and so beautiful - I want it! (If I find a pic of it, I’ll post it).

I feel truly relaxed and can’t wait to go back. Sometimes its just nice to escape it all and nestle in the country embrace.

So how has your hols been?
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Philosophy Retake

Took my philosophy retake on Monday morning. Ooops! Fucked it up. Never mind. Lets just see what happens. Keep your fingers crossed that it’ll work out fine! XXxXxXx

New Must Reads

Hey y'all! Haven't posted for a while as I've been real busy, but hey, whats new?! I don't have as much free time as I would like these days so reading is always something that gets forgotten. I usually read at least a book a week but since i've been working like a maniac I can only read a chapter a day so it takes way longer to actually finish the book. Since my last book update I have only completed 2 books, which is way lame! However they were both rather good.


Finished Bergdorf Blondes by Plum Sykes about 2 weeks ago after quite a hiatus from it. It was good and totally superficial, pretty much like myself. However at times it was just a little too vacuous - but i suppose thats why you totally love Moi, Julie et al. You get tied up in a world that from the outside looks totally hot but in actaulity is rather lame. Zach, her first fiancee, was such a jerk. Could he have acted any more childish? Loser! Nice twist at the end (I won't give it away for those of you have not read it yet) though you kind of had your suspicions the more you read on. Gotta say I did enjoy it, and only bought it when I found out that it was one of Paris Hilton's fave books (not a respectable critic of literature I find!). It took a while to get into itn but once you did you just fell into the misshaps and misdeameanors along the way. Wouldn't rush to read it again though!


The other book i've read since was only finished in the last half hour and it was so fucking brilliant. The Lake of the Dead Languages by Carol Goodman is one of the best books that I have ever read. Its so beautifully written, full of suspense and a plot line that you only begin to figure out when you have about 50 pages left to go (quite a feat for most fiction these days!). Though the first few chapters make you grab your wrists and squirm, it gets less graphic and more intense. Written in two phases of the protag's life - her school life and her teaching life at Heart Lake - it sends you into a mystery of what really happened and whats really happening now. It was just so bloody brilliant and a must read for ANYONE! Just ordered one of her other books and hope that it lives up to this one!

Happy Reading Y'all!
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