the REVIEW: THE GREAT GATSBY
I am what you may call a Baz Lurhmanite*. It’s been my opinion of many years that Strictly Ballroom is an age defying film, because I was and always have been a Fran; I also love plush red velvet curtains and anyone who has an over-zealous penchant for sparkles and fast-forward jump cuts and doesn’t apologise for it. I … Read more
the TELEVISED {web}: NEWBORNS QUADRUPLETS & DAD
I can’t decide if this is the best thing ever or slightly creepy…
the MUSIC: CARLA BRUNI | LITTLE FRENCH SONGS
{.featured image courtesy of www.euronews.com} Have you ever felt love for something and also envied it at the same time? No, well then you are a better person than I. This is a feeling I have for most things I admire. Like Mindy Kaling, Jennifer Lawrence, author Taiye Selasi and the whole sexy, generally well-dressed female population … Read more
the PEEP SHOW: Weekly Photo Challenge | Escape
by Cheri Lucas Rowlands on May 17, 2013 Escape. Depending on your current mood and head space, or time in your life, this word can evoke different emotions and conjure a variety of images…Share a picture that means Escape to you. Where: Brännö, Gothenburg Sweden When: May 2013 What: I’ve just returned home from a 4 day trip to Gothenburg, Sweden. … Read more
The REAL life of PI : An interview with Richard Parker [DAILY PROMPT]
by michelle w. on May 15, 2013 DAILY PROMPT: Interview your favorite fictional character. The REAL life of PI : An interview with Richard Parker (featured image courtesy of fineartamerica.com) It’s not everyday that you get to meet one of the most famous literary characters in history. Let alone a tiger with an Englishman’s name. Richard Parker … Read more
the TELEVISED: MONDAY MUSINGS | SAVED BY THE BELL and me
Today I woke up to 11 emails from work. 11.* Inevitably thoughts and feelings yearned for a simpler time. A time when I was young (er) and worried only about school, or rather the trials and tribulations other young people in school. Why and when did my life stop being all about Zack, Kelly, Screech; neon … Read more
the PEEP SHOW: Weekly Photo Challenge | Pattern
…by Sara Rosso on May 10, 2013 In a new post specifically created for this challenge, share a picture which means PATTERN to you! When: Summer 2012 What: Crazy spinning swing ride over the river Thames. I can spot 5 patterns. Where: Southbank, London Weeee! check out all the beautiful patterns the community shared.
the UNCATEGORISED: Daily Prompt: I Want to Know What Love Is
by michelle w. on May 11, 2013 We each have many types of love relationships — parents, children, spouses, friends. And they’re not always with people; you may love an animal, or a place. Is there a single idea or definition that runs through all the varieties of “love”? Love is just a word used … Read more
the UNCATEGORISED: Weekly Writing Challenge | Through the Door
by Michael Pick on May 6, 2013 In this week’s creative writing challenge, we’re pushing you through a door. Come on in. The door to your house/flat/apartment/abode has come unstuck in time. The next time you walk through it, you find yourself in the same place, but a different time entirely. Where are you, and … Read more
the PEEP SHOW: WEEKLY PHOTO CHALLENGE: FROM ABOVE
What: Communal Bike / 8 people bike When: Winter 2012 Where: Berlin This was perhaps one of the best, most fun and healthiest way to get around Berlin. Seriously I recommend getting on a tandem bike for group of friends. We (3 of us) met 5 German-Swiss tourists and decided to jump on and take … Read more
the PEEP SHOW: WEEKLY PHOTO CHALLENGE | CULTURE
This week’s photo challenge is guest hosted by Aaron Joel Santos. Culture. Culture is a bit of a loaded word…. But for this challenge, go for that little something extra — that piece of the image that makes a viewer want to see more — to delve deeper into the culture you’re photographing. I’ve always said that … Read more
the MUSIC: JANELLE MONAE feat. ERYKAH BADU | Q.U.E.E.N
TGIF That is all.
the UNCATEGORISED & the MUSIC: WORK WORK WORK | IGGY AZEALEA ‘WORK’
Above is how I pictured my week working from home going. In reality, this happened… …ok I didn’t bite my laptop, but I came close. In short, I’m not neglecting this blog, I’m just prioritising my work load – ha! sound so grown up – oh, and now I’ve ruined that notion. Now all i have is Iggy … Read more
the MUSIC: FRIDAY FIST PUNCHING to BASTILLE – POMPEII
I HATED THIS SONG. NOW I LOVE IT. I THINK IT’S BECAUSE HE (BASTILLE’S FOUNDER + ORIGINAL SOLO PERFORMER DAN SMITH) IS A SOUTH LONDON BOY, I’M BIASED LIKE THAT, ALSO IT’S AN INFECTIOUS SONG. FLAWS IS ANOTHER TUNE OF THEIRS TO LOOK INTO. HAPPY FRIDAY LETS BRING ON THE WEEKEND FUN!
the PEEP SHOW: Daily Prompt | Wall to Wall
by michelle w. on April 26, 2013 What do you display on the walls of your home — photos, posters, artwork, nothing? How do you choose what to display? What mood are you trying to create?… I live at home so I have no control over what goes on the walls outside my room. I … Read more
the TELEVISED: Movie Preview Network presents | Your Summer of Cinema 2013
I feel so removed from this person its unreal, I am however looking forward to the summer of cinema though. So we got a few summer film previews out-of-the-way when we attended the Movie Premiere Preview Network, but what I didn’t mention in that horrifying trailer (I’m still palpitating, my mouth was dry and I had … Read more
the UNCATEGORISED: Daily Prompt | Second Time Around
by michelle w. on April 25, 2013 Tell us about a book you can read again and again without getting bored — what is it that speaks to you? I could read the Witches again and again (so far 4 times). It’s got to be one of the most frightening, bizarre and funniest books … Read more
the PEEP SHOW: Daily Prompt: Stranger | A day in the life of me
by michelle w. on April 23, 2013 Have you ever had a random encounter or fleeting moment with a stranger that stuck with you? Funnily enough tonight I attended the SUMMER of CINEMA 2013 preview event, courtesy of the Movie Preview Network hosted by the lovely Alex Zane (British TV presenter/DJ and film buff) and … Read more
the TELEVISED: EVIAN | BABY & ME
THERE ARE NO WORDS.


























his is perhaps my 3rd attempt at maintaing a blog, but this time I set myself a goal to write more if I wanted to be a writer; to to inspire myself creatively, by having somewhere to be creative.
I wanted to share, so the Trash Bash
was born.



