Harry Potteeeeeeer!

Happy Sunday!!

I write to you from under a blanket on a rainy, rainy Sunday afternoon. It's so miserable here! But it's ok, i love being inside and warm and dry when it's grey and wet outside!

Heading out to see Haz Pot!

Much different to last week. Last week we went to see Harry Potter and it was way exciting. I made us some cheese sammiches and we had to ride the Ubahn about 11 stops to get to our destination. We bought our tickets, €25!! For TWO 3d tickets. Shocker. Then sat outside to waste some time while we ate our dinner. Lots of birds hopped over so obvs i threw them some crumbs :) I am the bird lady for sure!

My bird friends

We then went in and bought some popcorn. Good god i have never seen popcorn like it. So much popcorn and Pepsi. Couldn't get my hand around the cup, it wouldn't even fit in the drink pocket!!

Big old fashioned cinema, the seats were huge, and there were even couches!

I thought we should have booked online, totally forgot we were in Germany and watching an English film!

There were about 20 people max!

The first half of the film was promising. Then the 2nd half started. Oh god, absolute dirge. Now i LOVE harry potter, the books are ones i can, and do, repeatedly read. But the films are just rubbish! They leave so much out, and there's so much pointless stuff that doesn't relate to the story, but as long as it looks good on camera, then that's fine. I felt like everyone else had like, one line, then it was just Harry mooching around. Boring!! Not enough heart in the films i don't think. Where was Fred & George?!

Pssht!

We stopped for fish and chips on the way home, delicious!!

On another note, i've been using my african black soap for a week now, my skin is possibly worse than when i started. I'm hoping it's just drawing the bad stuff out first, then will start clearing......like i said, i'm hoping!

We're getting visitors this week. The boy's parents are coming on Wednesday, it's very exciting. Then only 2 weeks till we go home and i get to see my dog again :D oh....and my family!

To finish off, i made an alphabet and a friend from school saw it and asked to use it, she gave me some money so i went and raped E.L.F with their 50% off code for some presents for my sister :) Looking forward to getting my nice big package at home!!!

Home-made carnitas with home-made corn tortillas! We totally found the elusive corn flour, amaze :)

Well, shall leave you all to it, hope you enjoyed your weekends and yours weren't as rainy as mine!!??

Peas xxxxx

Ps-will post alphabet photos later this week, i am proud :D

Can't find the words.

This week has been a week of tragedies.

So many things have happened in the world that make my heart ache. The droughts in Africa, the death of another lost celebrity, and the events in Norway.

It's things like this happening that make all my complaining about my bad skin and other stuff seem so trivial. Normal blogging about inane subjects will continue in my next post, but this one is dedicated to everyone who was personally affected by all of the goings on this past few weeks.

My soul hurts that such awful things can happen. It just makes me so sad.

x

Come over all weddingy

So at certain points of the year it feels like everyone is getting engaged or married, and this time of year is definitely one of those months!

I used to scoff at weddings a bit, i've never really seen a nice one, one that inspires me to start planning my own imaginary wedding in my head. Until i discovered the incredible amount of wedding blogs online! Looking at these real people's weddings makes me come over all funny. The beauty of getting your family and friends involved in a home made, hand made, d.i.y wedding. The wild flowers made into bunches the night before, the bunting, the paper lanterns and flowers, the bright colours, the food! The tiny mini-versions of fish and chips, meat feast bbq's, cakes! Oh yes, cakes, not a cake, a selection. The desert table, yum.

There's that sense of community that i feel people have lost. Everyone chipping in to make this one day that extra bit special. That's the exciting thing about weddings. Nothing can 'go wrong' on your wedding day. Because the only important thing happening is you and him, joining as one, officially.

See what i mean, i have turned into a romance seeking fool!!

I have even started looking at all things weddingy.

I came across a site that i fell in love with at first glance. Artemis and Nao are the most beautiful couple i have ever come across. With their matching sheds, and little home grown veggies, and, most importantly, their jewelry business Rust. The necklaces are so pretty. But the things that catch my magpie eye are the rings.

Oh the rings!!

Lookit how pretty! I adore the left and middle rings on the 2nd row *swoon*

I have totally fallen in love with the floral carved rings. I never knew a ring could be so beautiful. They're so intricately made, and the fact that they're carved from hand makes them that little bit more magical.

So yes, apologies for my awkward wedding post, there's just something in the air at the minute!

Sending lots of love out today xxx

A more regular post will follow in a few days!

i pinched the picture from the Rust website......hope that's ok?!

Finally fixed!!

Woohoo! After 3 FAILED attempts at uploading pictures and writing this post, it is finally working!! So, hello, and let's get to it! I have mega exciting things to report!

So, nothing much has been happening over here at the minute. I read all of the books in George R.R. Martin's Ice and Fire series in 3 weeks, then pre-ordered the new one to arrive on the day.....it didn't. Was soooo annoyed! It finally showed up 3 days AFTER it's release, what's the point?! I could've gone out and bought it myself at midnight! I should have just gone out to by it myself, stupid online store offering pre-ordering of books. Terrible service, also, a few of my fellow geek friends had this problem also. We shook our fists at the turribleness of it all *shakes fist*.

Was so worked up over this book that we decided to go out for lunch. Well, that was the plan. We left the flat at about 3 so it was way too late for a luncheon. Then in the cafe we went to i couldn't really find anything i fancied, until i stumbled across the strüdel section of the menu! We decided on apple strüdel, expecting a generous piece of cake with a bit of cream.....then this beast showed up......

I'm not sure how well you can see it BUT on the plate is a giant scoop of some sort of raspberry ripple ice cream, a dollop of whipped cream, weird crumb things, and that cold custard tasting sauce. It was insane. Felt so sick after. Oh, and then i got pooed on by a bird. It went in my hair!! Eeeeeeeeeeeeeeeew, so gross. I had to get it out in the bathroom with tissue and, lucky for me no-one came in while i was de-pooing, else they would have seen me jumping around the bathroom like one of the tree folk people from Zelda trying to avoid touching my poo hair.

After this though we walked to the flea market and i got to buy a bag that i'd had my eye on for a while, well, maybe a week lol. It's amazing though, huge, and this grey denim sort of material. So nice, it's really boyish though, a rucksack. Makes me feel proper German.

So, onto the amazing news!! This is me, i was heading out to deep clean a flat. In like 30 degree heat. Last week i'd been shopping and found this....

Eye shadow base, a primer i think. It stinks like chlorine, but it is the most amazing product i have EVER, like EVEEEERRRR, come across. Ever. I go to a lot of gigs, mainly punk, so one can expect to get quite hot and sweaty. I always go to the toilet inbetween bands and my eye make up has, inevitably, creased like a bitch at the top of my eye lid. I just look a sweaty eye make up'ed mess.

I have heard about eye shadow primer before, but i never believed it would work. I'm quite sceptical when it comes to products promising me things. But, this little pot was less than €2, so i thought, why not. Take it home and i wear it that night to an office warming party me and the boyf went to. My eye shadow stayed put, but i assumed this was because i didn't really move around a lot. So i brushed off my eye shadow base victory as a fluke. Until.......

This is a shot of my eye make up AFTER walking to the flat in 30-odd degree heat, which takes about half an hour/forty minutes. I then deep cleaned the flat, including hoovering, sweeping, and mopping a roughly 75sqm floor. Walked home feeling knackered. When i got in i checked my eye shadow and surely enough (don't call me shirley), there it was, exactly like it was when i first applied it about 5 hours earlier.

SUCCESS!!!

How have i gone so long without this little pot of treasure?! So, it's quite a big pot and will last me a while i think, but i want to try some other brands. This is the only one i've seen in Berlin, but i'm going home in a month so will scout out some others and find the ultimate eye shadow primer. So excited! I realise many people already know about this but like i said, cynic.

Now all i need is to find a decent, light foundation that evens my skin tone, and doesn't feel like it's just sitting on my face!

I also ordered some African black soap after reading some amazing reviews. I have pretty bad skin, i don't think it's acne, but sometimes it feels like it. So, after a particularly bad flare up this week i bit the bullet and ordered this miracle soap. I will keep y'alls updated as to how good it actually is. Must remember to take a 'before' photo of my hideous skin!

I did some illustrations this week but they need editing, so hopefully will have some drawings up soon :)

Peas out xxx

Quickie!

Just a quick one to say i am still alive, still mooching around, just being super lazy and sleepy!!

I promise to upload some photos from my shopping trip last week and review my new eye shadow base! I've never used something like this before so it's way exciting :D

xx

Heat.

Today i am way too hot and dreaming of this amazing lunch i had on sunday with the boyf.

Heaven.

xx

Oh, we got a nintendo 3ds today, have to wait till he gets home so he can open it...

A post of love

Cake at Anna Blume Cafe in Prenzlauerberg

Hello!!

So i got back in from a bit of a shopping spree before and felt so content and happy i just had to write this post.

Things i love about Berlin!

• the flats are big, old, and very affordable
• everything you need is 5 minutes away, max
• you can eat cake whenever you want.....even in the morning :)
• you can have tattoos and no-one gives a shit!! back in england people would comment on my tattoos ALL THE TIME. an old woman even told me she disapproved and that i would have them forever. duh. here though, everyone has tattoos, and no-one really gives a rats ass if you have any or not! its a.may.zing.
• you can walk around reading and no-one spares a second glance
• it feels like home. i was born and lived 4 hours away from here in herford, germany has my heart, back then, now, forever.

I may be reading George r.r Martins Ice and Fire series, and i may be on book 3 pt 1, and i may be so into it that i read it all the way to the underground this morning and all the way home this afternoon......it takes 10-15 minutes to walk to the station.....

I love being able to walk and read, i used to do it all the time when i was younger.

Oh it totally just rained and i was wincing waiting for the thunder, but none came! It's so nice for it to rain quietly!

Ah, peas x

Storms and THE haircut

So i live in an old flat in Berlin. On the 3rd floor.

I was totally fine with this. Last year we lived on the 4th floor and that last set of stairs were always a pain in my ass. So when i found out we had a 3rd floor flat i was pretty chuffed.

Until the storms started.

I have never been afraid of thunder, or lightning, or heavy rain. But being so high up (i'm used to bungalows) is a mind bobomb. It's awful!! You feel like the thunder is personally attacking you and trying to scare you!!

We had the worst storm this monday. It was well over 30degrees in the day, no wind, just really still and close and hot. Then it started to get really windy, and all the birds flew away, and the sky turned black.....

I was starting to get worried bcos my boyfriend was walking home when it started, at one point i couldn't see out of the window because the rain was falling so hard.

It was getting to the point where i was starting to panic because he had been walking home for ages, i peeked out of the front door and saw this sight coming at me up the stairs!!

Look how wet! It took 4 days for his shoes to dry! Felt so sorry for him, why didn't he stop in a cafe or a shop?!

So yeah, i am terrified of storms now because they feel so so close. Anyone else have this problem in a flat?!

Remember i said i got a drastic hair cut. Well here is the before and after.

BEFORE-oh, look at my big ol' fringe :(

AFTER-it's a bit fluffy today lol

So yeh, there you have it. It's kind of growing on me. I still wish she hadn't cut a wonky, squiggly fringe! Mean!!

Busy week this week, Vic Ruggiero gig last night, Social Distortion and Frank Turner tonight, then a night out with the boyfriends work 2moro to celebrate the end of a big project!

How cosmopolite we are! Will post at the weekend, it will be big and it will be picture heavy :) x

If i was you....

Happy Friday!

A small story, years and years ago, when i was about 14/15, my Oma made a cake. It was a beautiful cake. Coconut topping, light sponge, yet it was really moist. I don't mean just moist, it was wet. With cream. It was the most delicious cake i have ever eaten and for years i have been trying to find a recipe. I'll admit though...i'm not the best at looking for things.

My mum said she had the recipe and made it for me a few years ago. No. It wasn't the same. Not even close. I was gutted because i thought i had finally found the cake.

Anyway, i did a bit of googling and found the cake!!

I google imaged rather than searched for recipes, found it straight away!!

It's called Blechkuchen and is a traditional German sheet cake. It's yummy.

So my mum gave me another recipe and i made it, i made way too much, i have slices and slices of it in the freezer. But that's good, it can freeze! Cake on tap yes!

In other news i was very lucky to be included in Sandra Dieckmann's If i was You project. This week it was my turn and i had to follow Hayley Warnham. I did a fair bit of research and here's what i came up with.....eventually lol!

If i was Hayley i would start a club where only people who had Fisheyes are allowed in to play.

I feel really lucky to be in such good company, go check out the site!

Also this week i finally got my care package from my sister, it was very fun, i've been waiting for this for weeks so to finally have it is a big 'yeey'.......

A cute card, because 'i like bunting' lol.

My first bag of goodies, some clips for my uber short hair, false eyelashes for nights out, mainly because i have really short hair now and want to make my eyes 'pop' a bit more! Asda's own eyelashes are like less than £2 but they are so good. I don't use them more than once because it freaks me out a bit, but my sister can keep them on for well over a week, pretty sturdy and not too fake looking, a nice cheap pair :)

She also sent me the ugliest earrings i have ever seen, i told her i didn't like them, she went 'yeh i didn't think you would' !! Why get them then skel?!

And finally.....

Check out how happy i am, with my squinty eye and old lady claw hand! Ha!

My Topshop creme blush!! In flush! I have heard good things about this so begged and bribed my sister to get me one and send it over to me. It's more pink than i imagined but thats a good thing, i'm pretty pale so suit pinky things rather than brown/orangey stuff.

I took a trip to the mall, Robin Sparkles wasn't there unfortunately, but i did find some pretty amazing make up! I have been looking into the Urban Decay 'Naked' palette because i love love love nudey eyeshadow colours, however, its like $45-$75 (!!??!!) which is way way waaay out of my price range! So i was in this fancy looking shop and found some NYX palettes that were just my thing. One is browns and one is glitter. They were really cheap aswel, and wear really well so i am hugely excited to wear these!

I've been a bit ill though so haven't bothered with make up these past few days. I think it was the beginnings of a cold, sniffly/blocked nose, hot and cold flushes, just general lethargy...To be honest i thought i might have caught this horrible e coli virus that's infected Germany. I think i'm safe though.

It's a bit scary, i want salad and fruit but i'm cautious about what i can and can't eat!!

Suffering from anxiety doesn't help matters either!!

Anyway, that is all for today, i'm off out to get some chamomile tea and throat lozenges and finish watching Great British Menu :)

Peas xx

cool yeah coooool!

Today i am going to sit down with a pile of paper and just draw and draw and draw.

It's really hot over here, scorching, and there has been an e coli outbreak which means we aren't allowed to eat salad. SALAD! It is such salad weather it's just not fair.

I am still waiting for my care package off my lovely sister to come, i don't know what she's sent, but that's all the fun! I am expecting some topshop cream blush....fingers crossed!!

My submission for 'if i was you' has been accepted, yeey :) It was a strange one, because i think it's the first time i've had to work to some sort of brief. I made the mistake, as i always do, of trying to be something i am not. I did one drawing to try and 'fit in' with the other illustrators but i just made a pigs ear of it. I then sat down and just drew what popped in my head, which is how i normally work, i play a kind of word association game and draw what makes me laugh.

Lesson learnt.....learned.....i never know when to use which one!!

Always remember, people like what you do, not what you try to do. If that makes sense??!!

Stay true to yourself guys x Peas x