>> Today, it's all about itty bitty 'Hey, look at me! This is what I'm up to!' posts. Well actually, one of them is not so itty but this one I promise is fairly painless. I blame all of these announcement-type posts on the coming of September when people have woken up from their holiday… Continue reading Shoe Clue
Category: Books
Back for Good
This one's for you Charlie. I read Charlie Brooker's column religously to jolt or depress my Monday morning depending on what he's harping on about. This morning, Brooker has added his own two cents to the mass of post-riots analysis and cites modern TV as a glut of bling-bling propaganda, a far cry from the… Continue reading Back for Good
Escapist
1. "The Spring collection ofÔªø Rodarte, featuring undefinable silhouettes,Ôªø bodice hugging mud skirts, and rusted razor belts." 2. "Fashion is full of black, but rarely does it (Rodarte) invent blacks so specific and tactile that you can almost smell them. Sometimes it's like dressing in burns." The first quote is in fact a spoof-reference to… Continue reading Escapist
Pencils, Icing and Tea
>> Does a Friday afternoon require anything more than the components in the title of this post to make it a pleasurable one? Especially when all of those things are combined in an event that feels less like an 'event' and more like an informal gathering at someone's house, and this case, the home is… Continue reading Pencils, Icing and Tea