superglue in a squat.

I am still scratching the superglue of my fingers but it is such a wonder product, is it not? Amazing for any craft project, but here is one bit of advice from me to you…. Wear gloves or use tweezers when using this stuff………..

Ok picture the scene I am in my mates empty flat, as she has had to move all her stuff out a couple of days earlier but she didn’t need to hand over the keys for a couple more days. So due to my currently nomadic housing situation I figured I would just stay, anyway it was just me a mattress and some of my clothes……………. CREEPY! However something good came of the evening, these fucking amazing sunglasses with are made with poundland gemstones an old pair of sunnies and a whole lot of superglue! So get crafting people it is still possible in the most desperate of situations, i mean i was practically squating!

floating on the breeze of life!

Ok, I am officially homeless, well not the living on the streets more like the sofa surfing, in between places kind. And have been for a month, which yes does make you feel rather worthless like you’re un-deserving or something but he ho this explains my lack of posts in the whole blogging department, hence no internet! Anyways from now on I am not calling it homeless I am going to call it – “floating about on the breeze of life” sounds much better doesn’t it? Also what we are not going to focus on is me not getting yet another audition ( yes the life of the jobbing actress is beautiful) luckily I still have my day job and what is one more audition anyway?

However what we are going to focus on is Louise Grays new make up collection for topshop……….. it is a fucking make up revelation forget what you thought was a do and don’t in make up, this is rule breaking and it’s putting to fingers up to generic make up by splashing colour all over your face. She is part of the Bleach London revolution (all the pastel hair colours that are now considered cool) so get yourself down to Topshop and get inspired by the insanely cool colour combinations. A personal favourite is her use of two different eye colours and a drawn on, bright blue beauty spot. Boom!  

(the irony of me writing a make up feature when I don’t have a regular mirror of use apart from a compact one)

http://www.topshop.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/CatalogNavigationSearchResultCmd?pageSize=21&catalogId=33057&viewAllFlag=false&langId=-1&categoryId=672542&storeId=12556&parent_categoryId=208495&sort_field=Newness

soundling like a single person ........

Ok I’m sat in bed about to watch the Great British Bake Off, and I’ve just eaten some dark chocolate. Yes I know I sound l sound like a lonely singleton haha ( not that that that is a bad thing) anyway I’m off subject. What I was going to discuss was the lovely joy of baking and how homemade is generally better than shop bought. However I found an argument against this today in the form of the Veggie café The Mad Hatter café if you live in or around Brighton I suggest you try it it’s just off western road. Alos I am in the middle of moving house and living on friends sofas for a while so expect some rather erratic outfits and no home baking. Now you know!

http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b01m2b1b/The_Great_British_Bake_Off_Series_3_Episode_1/

Insomnia.

Wow, I am sleep deprived, what a bitch, lying awake listening to the white noise ringing in your ears. Alas while I was lying awake however I was thinking about how dam excited I am for Agyness Deyn’s collection for Doc Martins, celebrity endorsements is not something that I normally buy into, but has anyone seen the arty farty video they have posted to drum up some excitement? Its complete nineties fash-spiration. Check it out.

Can you hear me???

Ok, I’m back can you hear me loud and clear???!

After what seems like forever, Alanna has persuaded me to start posting again, I have been mega busy…… helping build for playgroup festival, working, choreographing and believe it not being in a play! And Auditions and what not. After yet another knockback for a part I actually really wanted (who cares anyway) I though today was the day for a post.

Well this lovely weather we have been blessed is throwing up a few new issues, like how to look interesting with minimal layers and accessories………….

Today I seem to be rocking a kind of preppy look, including dr martins which were second hand to me a couple of months ago, exciting! I guess I’ve been swinging between the wildly cute and also hints on nineties naughtiness which is BIG street trend news in case you didn’t already know!!! Also I’m having to move in the next few weeks to ‘I’m not sure where yet’ which induced a clear out (yes friends reading this feel free to come and rummage through my cast offs) although I did come across the beautiful blouse which I had thought of as rather hard to wear, but today seemed right. Also I lovely friend of mine passed on to me this crotchet collar which his Polish grandma has made when she was fourteen! And we all know it’s all about the collars!

Listening too………… anything on vinyl thanks to my gorgeous record player, yes I’ve joined the elitist crew of the very pretentious and dads everywhere, it’s amazing I recommend them, so it’s been everything Bowie, the Kinks or Kate Bush lately!!!

Also there has been interesting developments….. such as I now own a cape! Also I have had my septum pierced!

here is hounds of love to cheer us all up!

Well over and out for now, promise for a more interesting one next time!!

geek alert with Microsoft SmartGlass

I love gaming. I love being a Geek. I love knowing things about boring stuff and being enthusiastic about it.
I could talk about Assassins Creed III's release towards the end of October, which I am way too excited about, but there's bigger Batarangs in my Batbelt! I'll try not place in too many gaming references.

Microsoft released information about their latest gadget at this years E3 Conference back in June. To fill you in, E3 is a huge annual computer and video game trades show. E3 stands for The Electronic Entertainment Expo, hence E3. Microsoft announced SmartGlass, I'ts a new smartphone and tablet app that you can download to iPhone, Android Handsets or a Windows Phone. It connects to your Xbox live account and works along side you while you watch films, TV and even when playing the latest Games Releases.

Nintendo Wii have brought out something similar. The Wii Tablet (Wii U) as a new type of remote control... almost like a huge TV sized Nintendo DS in your living room that reacts to and moves the game along. But the SmartGlass is different. 1) It's pretty much available for anyone with a phone/tablet and Xbox. 2) You don't need to buy any new hardware. And 3) I believe It may even be a free app.

You know the Mission Impossible films when people stand around about 4-5 virtual screens swiping and moving things from one screen to the other. It's pretty much going to be that. So in game when you want to bring up the menu to change settings, selecting a new weapon or item, viewing the map and selecting your next location or when you cant for the life of you remember what that actress' name is while watching a film or program, you just pick up your phone and its all there ready for you.

I just love this futuristic feel. It might be a bit much. But were better to use over the top tech than when your running around pretending to be a warlock, or a half man half machine, or even Batman.

Anyway, Im off to Geek-out somewhere else about the possibilities.

Much Love! 
Alanna x-x-x

Check out the video link below. Pretty much sums it up, watch out for the cheesiness.

http://www.xbox.com/en-US/live/smartglass

Alanna's Rant (It's long and has no pictures)

I would definitely say I'm not well read and I definitely don't claim to be, but I've always liked the idea.
It takes me a really long time to find a book I love and continue to read beyond the first few pages.
So, what's annoying is when said book is found and the ending is ruined by circumstance of location.
 WHY DID I HAVE TO READ IT ON THE TRAIN!?

I'm purposely not disclosing my choice of book (no, it's not Fifty Shades of Grey) as it has been made into a film and people would tell me off for neither seeing the film and/or reading the book in the first place (also if you where thinking of reading it, it means I don't ruin the ending for you).

I decided to pick up this book and then after completion, watch the film. After finishing and being left with a thought provoking book, my own resolutions and my own ideas of what may happen to the characters after the paper back was closed, I bought the film and really enjoyed it... untill the second to last scene revealed to me a completely new revelation.

Let me explain. So, when reading the book, in the second to last chapter, the protagonist (male) asks a very important question (you can probably guess the question) to a Girl he just met and has become infatuated with, very quickly. In the next and last chapter we see that he is still with his long time girl friend, but essentially in the end the reader is left to decide whether or not he decides to stay with the girl friend or start a new with this other woman. This, I really liked. It made sense not to know the outcome as the protagonist through-out the book is riddled with doubt and forever changing his mind. BUT! And a big but. In the film... he asks his Girl friend the very important question!

...Hang on... What! How dare they change the ending!... wait a minute

*pauses film and finds the book*

I FUCKING  READ IT WRONG!

Never before had I felt so stupid. I had been cheated. The general public and the distracting noises they make. A man on his phone, the mother and her child screaming at each other, they all made me miss it! This isn't fair. The first book I have read for 2 years and they ruin it! Stupid trains.

Now, the characters live happily ever after! Which I am sure I would have loved if I had read it that way in the first place. There is a definite difference between my ending and the films... and it therefore ruined both experiences for me. I'm never reading on the train again.



..........I suppose It's my own fault.


I guess there Is a reason I'm not well read.

Well....

Alanna here! Shocker I know. In between March and now, I've pretty much been earning Dosh and paying bills. With a little Holiday getta'way in the middle. And the lack of broadband has sufficiently hindered me from blogging and completing very important tasks. Like browsing shops on-line for hours, forgetting about the one email I set out to check. RIGHT! Explanation over. On with a quick pic of probably the only addition to my wardrobe in a while.

Lets back track a bit. It was my 21st in June and as a treat for myself I bought this very cute 70's top with sheer cape skirt for... wait for it... £3! Bexhill does it again. I teamed it with black sheer tights and high waisted hotpants (I was feeling particularly brave that weekend!)  

More to come.

                  I promise this time!

wow, its reached this point.

Wow……….. it’s reached this point, I’m blogging about my breakfast, yes this is now my life, haha only joking, its just that my outfits seem to have been pretty un inspired of late so I though it would be better just to talk about something pretty than to add another shit outfit to the list, so here we are!

So anyone, anyone at all got any advice on getting y fashion mojo back? I mean yeah I look alright but I feel less and less inspired by everything!!!! I think a non-spending trip around the shops is required either that or some magazine’s need to get the act together and talk about something actually interesting. Amen!

It's been too long.......

Oh my god!!!! Like two weeks have passed since we blogged, mental! With work, auditions and general life taking up so much time sadly we have been missing our vital style and craft chat, this post is just a look at the last couple of weeks outfits and nails, not sadly some of the things we have made, but I will do a special one for that soon, promise!

Between dressing for the heat, for auditions and being too busy to get inspired it’s been a strange style too weeks, ranging from the smart, the vintage and most of all I think a lack of humour! We will get it back…………………..