A creation shot in under 90 minutes or so.

Does anyone ever watch a film and ultimately feel cheated out of last 10 minutes as the story line didn't go as you imagined? Well...if you don't then you're either not really watching the film or you're just plain boring.

See, I'm one of those people that become attached to the characters in both films and novels and I find it difficult to grasp a bad ending to either of them. It genuinely frustrates me to the point where I lose faith (in this case the author) in anything they yet to write. 

I just recently subscribed to another free trial from Netflix which is great for me as I never really get the time to a) go to the cinema to see films b) watch TV and c) find time to just sit down and do anything bar sleep/college/work. Yet as I have two weeks or so off from college, it's nice to just watch the occasional film that will help me sleep. So anyways, scrolling across Netflix's menu bar I came across a film called Like Crazy directed by Drake Doremus. 

At first I thought it would be one of those typical romantic dramas where they stereotypically fall in love and then one drama and boom, they're back together again.... Funnily enough, it was more or less like that. It starts off with minor detail about the characters, Anna was an exchange student from England and Jacob,  a local young man who met as they were both studying in Los Angelese. The story continued with them both becoming so in love with each other that when Anna's visa ran out, she decided to stay in the country unlawfully. Eventually, she had to return back to England for some distant relatives wedding ( as us British do) to then not be allowed back into LA due to the fact she breached the regulations the last time she was there. Yaddagh yaddagh yaaarh... The story then drabs onto the pairs emotional distress without each other and their flings with other people. 

.... I feel like I'm ruining the film

However, despite the conventional plot it was a good film minus the last 10 minutes of it which I wish happened differently. In my opinion, it was just silly and I can't think of a better word to describe it. It was just pathetic. After everything, they still drop everything for each other?! ITS NOT HOW IT SHOULD HAVE ENDED.

Don't get me wrong, I love a film with a happy ending but I think Like Crazy needed a twist in the ending to make it memorable. If you haven't watched it then I suggest you do and maybe, just maybe you feel the same as I did with the ending. 

Ginger is a way of life

So once again I've dyed my hair... I've become an addict when it comes to hair colouring as well as styling etc Yet, after cutting most of it off due to damage from heat styling products as well as a dodgy perm I'm finally taking care of it. 

Up to now, I've been pretty good with my 'no hair dye' ban but when it comes to ginger tones, I just couldn't resist. 

Whilst shopping I came across this gem which appears to be a new range from L'Oreal called Prodigy. 

As you can see the colours looks beautiful and I couldn't help myself. It claims to be ammonia free and uses micro oils in order to make such natural looking colour. 

It's pretty easy to apply like most hair colourants it comes all bottled up with instructions to which bottle needs to be poured into the other.... 

Whilst applying the colour, I was a little nervous for the outcome as in the bottle it was a salmon colour. I still ventured on praying for the best and I was pleasantly surprised by the outcome. 

My hair before the colour was quite dark with hints of reds at the tips but the product has lightened it all to practically the colour on the box. I'm extremely impressed. 

It has also blended well with my natural hair colour (I have an undercut style) pretty well and makes it look like a professional job. My hair is super soft and doesn't feel damaged by the dye whatsoever! There's lots of tones that you wouldn't expect from a box dye but I would definitely recommend the product and 100% would use it again. 

Folder full of magical things

Whilst trawling through old files on my computer I came across these gems...

Here's links for my mini interviews I did whilst at the Roundhouse in 2012

http://soundcloud.com/roundhouseldn/roundhouse-rising-rising 

http://soundcloud.com/roundhouseldn/un-convention-voices

This was my first time interviewing people, so obviously I wasn't exactly fantastic

I got to meet, Mz Bratt and even Cassetteboy 


I've also got print screen from reviews I did too whilst on the project

Monty: a friend for Christmas

Earlier in the day I went to Brent Cross Shopping Centre and in the John Lewis store there was a lovely set up following their TV Advert. 

Many of you have seen it: Young boy has a pet penguin and all the penguin seems to want is a female companion and the little boy acknowledges that. So later on Christmas Day, the boy gives the penguin a present of a female penguin. We then see it from the mothers perspective too that the penguin is in fact a stuffed toy and the boy has a wild imagination.  

The real message behind this heart warming advert is "give someone the Christmas they've been dreaming of"  whether they find that  at John Lewis or not is a different story.... 

That annoying moment...

I'm sure everyone has experienced that horrible, annoying and cry worthy moment when your computer crashes and you didn't save your work. Well, this has just happened to me as I was half way through a review of an album launch party that I had worked solidly on for 4 hours. The worst part is, Microsoft Word let me down by not even auto saving my document. 

To fill you in a little more, I was invited to Ronan MacManus' album launch in Ealing for his new release Elephant In The Room. It was a fantastic evening, I got to interview Ronan as well as Mark Hillary a well respected journalist for The Huffington Post and author.... This was all in my review which was lost in the world of computers so hopefully my rewritten version should be up within the week.

The "Inner Emo's" Dream

I've just applied for a work experience placement at Kerrang to work on the editorial side of the magazine. Having previous experience from my coursework, I have created my own magazine and this year, put myself forward to managing the college's magazine which is run by the media students.

My work that I did for my own magazine can be seen in previous posts. This includes an interview with Ellie O'Sullivan who is a singer/songwriter, reviews on two live gigs, album reviews and  a feature article on festivals.

This experience will definitely expand my portfolio and possibly open up opportunities for me in the future.

Fingers crossed!

Keep Calm

I haven't forgotten to upload, yet college work as well as the biggest decision I'll make with university is vast approaching *cries* :(

I am feeling it a bit of a challenge as I want to be 100% with what a choose but I'm sure there's many young people out there like myself, panicking over our options but we have to remember not to stress!

It doesn't matter if you do not know what you want to do as many people don't at the age of 17/18/19 or even 20. In fact- most people don't know what they want to do until they're 30. 

As the famous saying goes... "Keep Calm and Carry On"