These are a few of my favourite things (at the moment)

1. Dark purple nail varnish
    I own a Barry M Quick Dry in Sprint Finish and a Seventeen Lasting Fix nail Colour both gorgeous shades of dark purple. No matter how long I leave the colour on for, the colour still manages to never clash with what I wear.

2. Pride and Prejudice.
    The book, notes, manga, TV series, film, anything vaguely Lizzie Bennet or Mr Darcy related basically.

3 Willow by Jasmine Thompson
    I have said this before but this girls voice....aahh, wow.

4. Full length, Empire line, white dresses with long gloves.
    Notice the Pride and Prejudice theme continuing....let's just say, I really, really would like one. Not sure where I would wear it though....

5. The Durrells
    I actually need to know what happens.

• Does Larry's second book get published
• What happens to Lesley and his general happiness
• Does Margo see her gardener again - please say she does, please.
• Please don't bring the drunk captain back AGAIN. Just no.
• Did anyone else nearly die with cringing at the bit with the yacht?
• What's wrong with miniature pianos? No seriously, what is?
• I feel for Larry about finishing all his books. Doesn't everyone?

6. Smiggle stationary
    I mean does anyone know of another place that sells juice carton shaped pencils cases?

 

Millie x

My blogging inspiration

To tell the truth I don't really have a method as such, not like some people who have a planning diary and all that. I get an idea, I think of how to tell you about the idea in a funny/interesting way, then I write it, get someone to grammar check and hit publish. End of. But I get the ideas in the first place from all sorts of things.


1. Taking a picture and basing the post around it.
    I am constantly taking pictures and the people I am with think I am really weird for just suddenly stopping in the middle of the pavement, oh look a pretty flower, I must take a photo. Jess definitely thought I was weird when I took a picture of my veggie burger in that diner for this post!

2. Reading.
    Either books/guides/how to's or other people's blogs. I obviously don't copy content, but reading other peoples blogs is a really good way of getting ideas to adapt for yourself. Say I saw a blogger post their current playlist, so I decided to post my own, way back then this time last year.

3. Tv/documentary's/films/cinema.
    This is obvious, I am constantly blogging about movies.

4. Things people say.
Some of the funniest things I have posted were based on something that I either word puked or someone else did. I once did an entire post on the things me and a friend said at a sleepover.

5. Crafty stuff, recipes and how to's
    Beware if you bake anything in my house as a picture will soon appear on my blog!

6. Music
    I listen to a song *oh that's nice, lets gush about it on my blog*.

How do you get inspiration? Millie x

The best movies to watch by yourself (according to me)

You know when you are at home alone except for your older brother and that doesn't count because he is upstairs working? So the only logical thing to do is watch movies, obviously. Here are the movies I like to watch by myself:

1. Breakfast at Tiffany's
Or anything Audrey Hepburn related really.

2. Jane Austen films
What I mean by this is movies based on Jane Austen's books, not like she is the director or anything.... Pride and Prejudice and Emma are two of my favourites.

3. Harry Potter
Uhem, obvious....

4. Star Wars
Really? I wouldn't have ever guessed....for goodness sake I have a Star Wars label on my blog!!

5. The hobbit/Lord of the rings
Any of the six films, I don't really mind.

6. We bought a Zoo
This is just insanely cute and funny and adorable and basically one of the best films ever....

7. Any full length ballet
'cause no one apart from me ever wants to watch them, so perfect opportunity!

What do you watch when you are by yourself? See you tomorrow for the last half-term post, noo....x

To do or not to do Part 2

And yeah, I basically did just stick a Part 2 on the end because I can't think of another title.

Things to do in half term

Sing a Kaiser Chiefs Misery Company remix with your brother and lots of manic laughing. Ah good times.

Things not to do in half term

Look into your cats eyes and realise they look like the eye of Sauron from Lord Of The Rings and get creeped. Seriously this is not a good idea.

Get depressed about the awful weather. Instead try and picture the sea on a sunny day.... hmm my imagination doesn't seem to be working all that well....

Goosebumps, that diner#3 and cupcakes

So I spent the day today mostly in the company of Jess, you know, the 10 things gal' from Fairydancer8. First we went to see Goosebumps at the local cinema, it was kinda creepy at some parts, but overall it was just insanely hilarious. Here are some of my thoughts about it:

1. There were far too many lil' kids there and far too many zombies.

2. If you have to fall off the sofa in the middle of the movie, please do it quietly?!

3. A magic typewriter....you're kidding me?

4. There’s a killer poodle, need I say more....

5. Champ, oh Champ, basically he is totally awesome, in scaredy cat/sidekick/says such stupid things

6. Hannah, Zach and Champ make an awesome trio. Think Luke, Leia and Han.... or maybe not like that actually....Think 3 teenagers fighting monsters, being all cool and making sarcastic comments along the way....or at least 2 of them were being funny on purpose!

We went to the diner after that, which obviously meant pictures! This diner has featured in two of my posts already, here and here, so I decided not to take any pictures of the wall posters this time.

We talked about a new feature so I will be revealing that pretty soon. *Oooo so exciting*!

We went back to her house and made cupcakes, and I figured it would be rude not to post some pictures of them. Some things we found out whilst making them.

 

1. Things always take longer in the oven when you stand and watch them

 

2. I am rubbish at icing

 

3. Jess will constantly remind me that I am rubbish at icing

 

 

 

Bit of a mis-matched lot of waffle today! Congratulations if you got through all of that and see you again tomorrow. Millie x

To do or not to do....

Things to do in half term
Spend the morning on the sofa watching a documentary/film about Rudolph Nureyev followed by Breakfast at Tiffany's. Ahh, you should try this some time, it's really....relaxing....

Things you shouldn't do in half term
Go to the swimming pool when there is a "kids fun session" on. Seriously, they might be having fun, but I definately wasn't, sitting on the side waiting for the general swim to start, accompanied with screaming children and screaming toddlers and screaming adults....

Sorry I said I would have a more exciting post today but yh.... I have a more exciting day tomorrow, with some picture opportunities! See ya x

Sleepovers and movies

Soooo....you suddenly have 9 whole days of freedom before you, yay! And then you realise you have nothing to do. You text all your friends, but catching up with them isn't going to take 9 days. So what do you do? This series is going to hopefully give you some ideas - a few for each day!

1. Invite some friends over for a sleepover and movie night

Movie ideas

• Have a Harry Potter-athon and watch all eight movies in a row! Ahh sounds amazing!         You could have a Star Wars-athon or a Hobbit/Lord of the rings-athon instead if you prefer!
• Pop your own popcorn in a massive pan and then cover it in sugar/salt/butter/golden syrup....
• Watch some old movies if you want something a bit different. I love Audrey Hepburn films, especially Breakfast at Tiffany's! I have the movie poster on my wall....
• Snuggle up on the sofa in sleeping bags with hot chocolates.
• If you have younger siblings and need a film that doesn't involve possessed dwarfs, teenage wizards or wookies wielding blasters, try Big Hero Six or Paddington, since you will enjoy them too!

Or....

2. Go and see a movie at the cinema, with your family or a bunch of friends. My family went to see Dads Army today and it was frankly awesome! So many famous faces and they each fitted their character perfectly. This movie is hilarious and the kinda film you can't stop quoting!!

Have fun, see you guys tomorrow x

10 weird things I wrote in my blogging ideas pad

1. Umm.... - what a waste of paper.

2. Juice box - WOW. My imagination is beyond even my own understanding sometimes.

3. Kylo-Ren - completely understandable.

4. Liar Liar - maybe I was angry? Or I could have been listening to that Avicii song.

5. Under the sea - who knows?

6. a-door-a-bull/adorable - hahahaha I'm sooo funny.... NOT??!!

7. Grape scented pencils - Ok hear me out on this! I was writing with my new Smiggle stuff.

8. Some day my prince will come - Can everyone please go aww.... Actually I had been watching Cinderella but whatever....

9. ManOhMan - No comment.

10. It was a fairy tale ending.... - continuing the Cinderella theme.

So there you have it? I'm not really sure what goes on in my head, but it provides entertainment! x

10 utterly random things....

So, hmmm, 10 things, harder then it sounds! I think I will just do random thoughts and such, OK, deep breath, plunge straight in, here goes....

1. If I was the 8th dwarf my name would probably be clumsy, sleepy#2 or random or even maybe ihaveabsolutelynoideawhatiamdoingherethisisafairytaleforgoodnesssake........
  What would your "8thdwarf" name be?

2. There is no other name for a camel but Ermentrude. I mean isn't that just great!!

3. A baby echidna is called a puggle! Search up pictures - they are absolutely adorable!

4. My voice must be really hard to understand or I mumble or something because the other day I was watching Narnia, Prince Caspian with a friend and I said "he's creepy" about Caspian's uncle and she thought I said "he has a great beard"!! I obviously did NOT say that, but it was weird anyway!!

5. Surely Cinderella could have picked up her shoe before the prince caught her up??

6. My movie and TV taste is really weird....some of my favourite things to watch are:The Voice (Ok this one is obvious), The Next Step, Breakfast at Tiffanys (Probably not expected!) Thunderbirds (Umm yh....so what?!), full length ballets, We bought a zoo (this is one of my favourite movies of all time and I could probably recite parts to you!!)....the list continues, long into the night....

7. Never wear sheer, green no less, tights on a rainy day. It is a very stupid idea....

8. It is much easier to persuade yourself to go for a run if it is sunny and you will ALWAYS I mean ALWAYS feel better for pulling your self off the sofa afterwards!

9. You probably shouldn't sing a remix of Kaiser Chiefs album Education, Education, Education, War to yourself whilst walking down your road as passing strangers will think you are just a bit weird??!!

10. And finally.... wait no I've run outta things to say, apart from this one thing - I would rather be at Hogwarts....

If you post your own 10 things, please tell me in the comments, I would love to have a look! Millie X

Star Wars The Force Awakens

 

SPOILER ALERT JUST DON'T BLAME ME IF YOU  HAVEN'T SEEN IT YET, MWAH HA HA I KNOW SOMETHING YOU DON'T!! JUST KIDDING....

Woah. That is basically all I can say. STOP. It was just too awesome. FACT. But I did promise a review so here a few bullet points of things I noticed, references, general cool stuff....

• Did anyone notice that at the end Luke's hair looked pretty much exactly like Anakin's in the 3rd film? He suited it though :P
• "Ok the garbage will do" Oh my gosh it's the Millennium Falcon - the fastest hunk of junk in the galaxy!!
• When Han was like "Is there a garbage chute, trash compacter" and Finn was like "yeah...."! Original trilogy reference alert + real funny
• Mark Hamill's 30 seconds of fame at the end - they gave him literally, what, 1 1/2 minutes + he didn't even speak, just stood there?!
• Oh come on I NEED to know who Rey's parents are!!!! Please let Luke be her dad....but then who would be her mum? Would they take Mara-Jade from expanded universe? I only know about EU and Mara-Jade and stuff from my brother, I'm not that clever!!
• Poe is officially awesome - "It' kinda hard to hear what your saying, you know with the mask, it just all sounds like, huh, huh...." - Oh my gosh, so funny!!
• I sort of expected Han to die, but it was still sad, like Kylo almost turned and then he was like, stuff it all and lightsabered him.... :( I think maybe it will be Rey who turns him in the end?
• Parts of Kylo Ren and Rey's fight were just like Obi-Wan and Anakin's
• General Hux - You get the impression that he's a bit OTT....just a bit....
• Finn had better wake up pretty quick otherwise he is going to miss out on all the action
• Did Daisy Ridley just rule it all or what?!
• Kylo-ren is my favourite character along with Poe Dameron and obviously Rey

To conclude, I REALLY REALLY CAN'T WAIT FOR THE NEXT ONES TO COME OUT!!!!
In the meantime, I think I might have to see it again....

12 days till Christmas - My favourite Christmas film and sequels

My favourite Christmas film ever is most definitely the first Nativity! film from 2009 starring Martin Freeman, Ashley Jenner and Marc Wooten as the legendary Mr Poppy. It is just so heart-warming, festive not to mention insanely hilarious, the sort of film that is perfect for watching on a rainy afternoon in advent (We get a lot of those down here!) with hot chocolate and squirty cream in front of the fire.... just give me a moment to picture that scene....ok....where was I?
    Mr Poppy is basically every kids dream primary school teacher! Well, maybe not some of the things he does, but most of it, like making Angel Gabriel be like Elvis and bringing a donkey to school!!

    Although the adults are good and all that, the real stars are the children and all the funny personal things they bring to the film, like when they audition for the play and one of the kids (Ollie) holds his breath until he turns purple and then another (Bob) does this street/breakdance/hip hop dance sequence thing that literally makes you need the loo with all that laughing!!

    The way the film all comes together at the end with the big nativity at Coventry cathedral is so cool, the music and costumes and the music and dancing and the kids and the music.... I swear you will not be able to get that song "Sparkle and Shine" out of your head for months!!

 

Five sparkling and shining stars

The second film Nativity! Danger in the Manger, is also awesome. It is with most of the kids from the first film which is nice because you can be like, "oh I remember her!" or "oh my gosh it's the really cute little guy, just grown up a bit!!". The story does get a bit off the beaten track in the middle when they are lost, but not that much and it makes up for it at the end when they are at Song for Christmas and they sing that awesome number. My favourite bit of the whole film is when they get an encore and all the older pupils stand up and start singing solos into the dark and it is all magical.

Four stars for the magicality

 



Nativity! Dude where's my Donkey. Now this is a tricky one, cause as much as I loved the songs and the kids and the big Flashmob in the park in London, I also think it was all a bit unrealistic?? Plus I really loved the dancing and songs, but there were a few too many and the last one when they gate crashed the wedding was just a little bit cheesy.... though I did love the begging bit of that song when the girl stood up and sang then Lauren and some of the others joined in and then suddenly they were all singing their hearts out, but then it got cheesy. I think if some of the songs were cut out and some of the reminiscing bits when they took him to places from his childhood, it could have stood a chance at being as good as the first two but as it is I am only giving it;

2 stars because of the random bits

I recommend putting aside an entire day just for watching all these films in a row like a big musical, Christmassy, hot chocolate-athon, they really are worth it!!