July 2011
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making a huge bolognese for the fam tonight
ohh boy, my tummy has the rumblies already! ♥ i swear i get more excited about food than i do about sex, or anything else for that matter.
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“Of course it’s happening inside your head Harry, but why on Earth should...”
– albus dumbledore: harry potter and the deathly hallows ♥
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off to camp bestival tomorrowww!
we’ve got a ton of cider, plenty of baby wipes, a tent, sleeping bags, snacks, floral hippy outfits and welligogs! this is going to be amazing, you guys. bring it on, weekend; take my festival virginity! i’ll take plenty of photos for you guys. ♥
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best advert of the year →
“imagine that.. cats, with thumbs!”
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"the fifty greatest harry potter moments" was just...
and i couldn’t agree more with the choices; but i wish the voldie-draco awkward hug, and minerva’s “i’ve always wanted to use that spell” moments had ranked!
my second viewing today was just as epic, but began with a hitch - they accidentally put on the subtitled one and everyone started shuffling uncomfortably, but the only person who actually got up to complain and...
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well, they tried to make her go to rehab.. →
rest in peace, amy winehouse; another example of real talent lain to waste by drug and alcohol addictions. she had a real impact while in her prime, and it was sad to see that deteriorate to this - i wouldn’t call myself a huge fan, but i appreciate what she did for the music scene.
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and there'll be sun, sun, suuun, all over our...
bonjour from devon! i’m sitting on the sofa in our luxury static caravan atop a sunny cliff on the south coast of england - the weather is glorious, there’s a pleasant breeze playing across my bare legs, my pasta lunch is bubbling away on the stove and i’m really looking forward to lying out in the grass tonight for a spot of stargazing. the sky’s so clear at night here,...
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thinking of getting a kindle
holiday books take up so much space in my suitcase! if anyone reading this has a kindle, please let me know what you think of it - are a lot of books available in kindle format, and are they much more expensive than buying the actual books? thanks in advance! ♥
note: i’m aware that in the US you can get an alternative called the “nook” - but since i’m english (which some...
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my cat is an addict
i only have to so much as whisper the word “treat” and within seconds she’s leapt up, sitting on my laptop keyboard so i can’t ignore her (look at her, how can i resist that face?), and mewing until i give her one. i’m never buying her these things again; she begs for them at four a.m. by clawing her way along the base of my bed and doing flips in the middle of my...
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can you help fund treatment for a little boy with... →
this year, a five year-old boy called charlie, who lives here in the UK, was diagnosed with neuroblastoma - a very aggressive form of childhood cancer. he’s responded well to treatments so far, but there is an extremely high chance he will relapse in the next couple of years; should that happen, he would need immediate and expensive treatment in america to save his life.
please take the...
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my dad keeps buying these posh pasta sauces
they’re formulated by a tv chef, loyd grossman, and on each jar there’s a twee little quote about why he likes each blend - for example, “i enjoy the way the juicy sun-ripened tomatoes blend with red wine, basil and oregano in this sauce.”
just to throw people off, i really think one of the blends needs a quote like “i hate this shit, i don’t even know why i...
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as if i didn't already love richard hammond enough
he’s started doing documentaries on the tellybox about how the earth works, which i’m about to snuggle down and watch! this guy lives in a castle (and he lived near me when i was younger), does epic science experiments & talks about awesome motors for a living, survived a crash in a jet-powered car that was travelling at almost 300 miles an hour without any lasting injury, and he...
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that bizarre feeling when you wake up from an...
what on earth is going on? i’m hungry, do i have breakfast or dinner?
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productivity!
so far today i’ve done two separate work-outs, vacuumed the house, given my body a good pampering and attained a new personal record of one minute fifty-eight seconds on the rubik’s cube, haha. my housemate insists i lube it up with vaseline so i can do it even faster.. kinky!
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i have been thoroughly abused today
i’ve been smacked in the forehead with a nerf gun and had a rizla paper stuck to the bump as a makeshift “band-aid”, sprayed with water from an iron with no way to defend myself, and mercilessly thrashed (again) at nintendo edition monopoly - yet somehow, i still had the best time.
tonight’s plans: catch up on QI, finish reading bill bryson’s “a short history...
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remember this song? →
♫ unbelievable | emf
released in 1990, this song hit number one in the US billboard charts and number three in the UK’s singles chart. it’s an iconic song of the 90s - and the band is from the little forest of dean! another claim to fame that i’m very proud to promote. ♥
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"j.k. rowling told a better love story in one...
spoiler warning: contains picture from the final harry potter movie.
this is beautiful, and so true; not to mention the fact alan rickman deserves an oscar for that incredibly emotional performance. ♥
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my tummy has the rumblies for a really phat rare...
hnngh ♥
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“if you’ve never seen an elephant ski, then you’ve never been on...”
– eddie izzard, from this skit ♥
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mischief managed.
the final harry potter film was absolutely incredible and so very well-done - i was particularly moved by alan rickman’s performance, it was more emotional than i could ever have expected. i won’t give away too many details for those who haven’t seen it yet (although you should all be aware of what actually happens), but i will say that it’s absolutely worth the watch and...
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having the best few days foodwise
and socialwise, too! i’m off on holiday next week so it’s great to be spending plenty of time with friends until then. c: last night i went out for tapas (a selection of shared mediterranean-style appetisers) with two lovely friends i hadn’t seen in ages, today jack made me pancakes out of the blue (so good, ohsweetbabyjesus) and tomorrow i’ll be stuffing my face with rump...
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you know you've got potter-fever when..
..it spreads to your dreams. the other day i battled voldemort in an old abandoned toilet block, and last night i accidentally bedded james phelps (the actor who plays fred weasley). good grief.
two days, ohmygiddygod’spyjamas! ♥
russianbuttons asked: I love your blog and your deviantART! AND your theme! Ahhh, so much stuff to have eyegasms about!
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i can't believe i'm actually celebrating my cat's...
but she’s ten today, and i remember how excited i was on my tenth birthday; so i’ve bought her some treats and she’s already acting like a crack whore, completely addicted and begging like a puppy. i love her. ♥
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why in the name of arse is the "wizarding world of...
i’m sick of british treasures being americanised. move it to the forest of dean, joanne’s childhood home; that makes far more sense!
edit: as a couple of people have suggested, scotland works too, since that’s joanne’s current home. obviously it could never actually be built in the forest of dean, since it’s listed as an area of outstanding natural beauty and...
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i have literally only just realised that spiders...
suddenly, that huge “dead”, crusty and oddly light spider i found in my room a while ago makes so much sense..
-won’teversleepagain-
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“danger could be my middle name.. but it’s john.”
– eddie izzard ♥
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leg magic machine has arrived!
time to assemble and get on it! go go gadget beach bum. ♥
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summertime, and the living is eeeeasy..
i’m having a rare lazy-day today where i’m just too tired to do much productive - i’m fighting off a small summer cold so i need to relax and take in plenty of vitamins! while i’m a little limited activity-wise, i’d love some questions to answer if you’d like to hop on over to my formspring - it’s all anonymous! c: you can ask me about anything that...
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movedsept18 asked: your new icon's really adorable. :'D
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i will solve this rubik's cube if it's the last...
edit: done, yesss! now to perfect it without instructions so i can challenge my housemates..
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