Packed Lunch

I'm in love with the Japanese culture.
And one of my favourite parts to coo over are bento boxes!
A bento is essentially a packed lunch in a little box, sometimes with compartments to seperate your different foods (You could jusst use an ordinary tupperware container, but that's not half as cute)
The styles of bento are so varied!
There are cute ones...

And there are really simple ones

But what I love most about bento is the boxes, so cute and compact and ready to be filled with deliciosness.



They don't even have to have a design on for me to think they're cute, I love the little neutral coloured one too! As soon as I get round to ordering my box I'll be starting my own bento experiments (and hopefully filling them with nutritiousness and not fatty foods!)
I also really want this cute little bottle so I can put water in it and not buy bottled water anymore! Such a wasteful expense when you think about it, and I never get round to recycling those plastic bottles... So wasteful. This bottle would solve that problem AND make me smile every time I drink out of it!

'Khoda'

Every now and then something comes along that will completely blow your mind. Astound you, stun you, leave you inspired that there is still some genuine creativity out there.
This happened to me today, when I saw the 5 minute animated film 'Khoda'.
Created as a student project by Reza DolatabadI, the movie actually comprises of over 6000 paintings. Every time you pause the film, you are faced with a new painting!
I can't even find the words to describe it any further, so watch the movie yourself :)

Khoda from Reza Dolatabadi on Vimeo.

Shoe Love

This is my entry for Selfridge's 'What's Your Shoe Story?' Competition, let me know what you think!


I remember the day I ordered them like it was yesterday, when in fact nearly six years have passed. I was sixteen years old; and I scrimped and saved to buy them, the black lace up platforms with the towering heels.
I remember tearing at brown paper wrapping, like an excited child at Christmas. The pristine white of the large square box, scrabbling at the lid excitedly with my bitten fingernails. I had to get Mum to help me lace them up, fumbling with the many many hooks and eyelets.
We laughed so hard as I took my first clumsy steps on those five inch heels. Hysterical as I staggered and fell like a newborn giraffe.
But those booys were my Everest. Every scrape and blister was a badge of honour. And I got there in the end.
The many hours I would spend polishing their matt PVC, the frustration of re-lacing them, the agony after spending a long night atop those platforms, can only be remembered fondly.
I have such an unnatural, undying love fore those boots, but if it's a crime; arrest me.
You can find the details for the competition here:
http://shoe.selfridges.com/backlanding/?startIndex=0&displayed=6&searchText=

Made With Love For a Heartless World...

My love will never die for one alternative brand; Iron Fist
I adore their retro tattoo printed tees and vests, I myself own this one:

My next tattoo idea for myself is actually very similar!

A few more of their tops are on my wishlist especially the middle one, I'd wear it a size too big with ripped jeans or leggings, with those army boots I want!

One thing they do have that I always drool over; their shoes.
I actually received these 'Wolf Beater' heels for my birthday back in May;

Now my only problem is that they make a bag and a tee shirt to match them... It would be too much werewolf for one outfit but I just NEED them in my wardrobe!

The Expendables

I went to the cinema today, for the first time in ages! I love seeing a film on the big screen, because of the two Ps: Popcorn and previews!
There are two films I saw advertised that I'm desperate to see; Resident Evil: Afterlife (I have a two for one token to go see it as well :D) and 'RED' which just looked hilarious (Helen Mirren? With a machine gun?! :D)

I saw The Expendables, which does exactly what you'd expect it too given it's stellar cast of action hero's; it gives you a thrill-a-minute testosterone fuelled action movie with a good amount of humour and LOTS of explosions.
If youe're seeking something deep and meaningful, The Expendables probably isn't the movie for you. But if you're into a bit of mindless does-what-it-says-on-the-tin/movies-probably-aimed-at-blokes as I occasionally am (I love too watch Con Air or Bad Boys if I have the chance) then I thoroughly recommend it!
Also, just on a side note, Jason Statham...

(this might not be a screenshot from the movie; but there's nothing like Jason Statham to brighten up your bank holiday)

My Idol

Payday gets more and more expensive every time I look on the internet...
Anyone who knows me should be aware I have a teeny tiny little weakness for New Look. I mean, it's not like I can't go in there without spending money... *shifty eyes*
But I'm drifting away from the point. One of the things I love about New Look is their 'Idol' label. I've always been a lover of the rock/biker chick look, maybe it's something to do with having been a punk/goth during my early teens; but Idol has a real rock chick edge to it, but pulled off in a really stylish way. These are just a few of the bits I'm lusting after:

I also saw these gorgeous biker boots, but at sixty pounds they're a little steep for me :( *sobs*

Luckily they do have a cheaper pair... New boots on payday? I think so!

Every Little Helps...

I went into Tesco's last night (it was for something completely mundane, I think it might've been onions) and I felt an all too familiar loosening around my chest. I had broken yet another bra, the third since May.
With a sigh I went upstairs to the clothing department to buy a replacement (at least until I get paid next Monday) and found, to my shock, I actually got quite distracted by their clothing department.
Tesco clothing (in fact most supermarket clothing) usually conjures up images of chavs, or worse nightmarish flashbacks of childhood... (let's all go to Tesco's where Donna buys her best clothes... *shudder*)
I have seen so many things that I don't just want, I NEED.
I love owls, so the owl print t-shirt is just a must have, the skull print sweater lets me embrace my inner self without being too morbid, and as for the long black cardigan, it doesn't even require justification. It needs to be in my wardrobe right now.
And this. It would not suit me in the slightest, but I'm in love with it. I know plenty of people it would suit, but I, unfortunately, am not one of them

The good news? Nothing on my little wish list costs more than £20! My *ahem* grocery bill might be a little high this month...
(Please be gentle with my first attempt at Collages)