Made in Chelsea

I adore it. I know I shouldn't, I know it's trash TV, but it's oh-so addictive. Last series, we saw Caggie, Spencer & Funda in the hottest love triangle known to man. We saw Hugo & Millie finally get together, whilst Rosie seethed with jealousy. We saw Gabby, with her massive jaw and Ollie, with his massive hair, split up - Gabby shed many a tear, whilst the MiC-watching, unwashed public exclaimed "Finally!" when Ollie revealed that he was, in fact, bisexual. Like we didn't know that already? And how can we forget the extremely disturbing proposition that Francis & Fredrik "share" the beautiful and unobtainable Agne? The series ended with Millie & Hugo disgustingly happy and the exquisite Caggie jetting off to New York in an effort to get Spencer out of her head and her life.

And now it's back. Two episodes in and we've already got 3 new characters to spy on: Jamie - heir to the McVities fortune & ridiculously reckless with money, Chloe - Ollie's new girlfriend, daughter of Topshop tycoon Phillip Green & then we've got Louise - an ex of Spencer's, they have now decided to do the whole 'friends-with-benefits' thing (which I couldn't be more happy about because it meant they got to show this sublime picture of Spencer topless):

(I'm just going to take a minute here and drool over that picture - the short hair suits him...omnomNOM)

And Caggie's back. Oh, Caggie (is that short for anything? Or is that her real name? It seems to be too ridiculous to be real...). I love Caggie. She's funny, she's gorgeous & she's clever. She is everything most girls want to be. 

I can't wait for next week's episode - the highlights looked amazing (I mean, Millie throwing a drink in Hugo's face - what could be more amusing?) - and I absolutely cannot wait to see Spencer's reaction to Caggie's return. It's gonna be a good 'un, that's for damn sure.

End of an era...

"Members of legendary US rock band REM have announced they are splitting up after 31 years.

"We have decided to call it a day as a band," the band said . "To anyone who ever felt touched by our music, the deepest thanks for listening."

The group found fame with a string of albums, notably 90s hits Out of Time and Automatic for the People.

The band's website was unavailable on Wednesday afternoon when the announcement was made.

Three of REM's albums in the 1990s went quadruple platinum in the US, according to the Recording Industry Association of America (RIIA).

REM's latest album, Collapse into Now, was released in March 2011. It was their 15th studio album.

The group was originally made up of singer Michael Stipe, guitarist Peter Buck, bassist Mike Mills and Bill Berry  who left the band in 1996.

"I hope our fans realise this wasn't an easy decision; but all things must end, and we wanted to do it right, to do it our way," Stipe said as he announced the split.

          The band was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2007."


- Taken from BBC News website

This makes me sad :( REM were basically my soundtrack to the summer of 2007.  They just remind me of chilling outside on gorgeous, balmy, lazy summer nights. My sister got married that summer and Nightswimming was her first dance, so we listened endlessly to In Time. It was always in the car, on the stereo at home, on my iPod. I was always listening to them, some nights falling asleep to The Great Beyond or All the Way to Reno. I'd never listened to any album as much as I listened to In Time that summer. I could listen to that album the whole way through and not have to skip a track - they were all amazing. Plus, I love Best Of albums...I love the way you can hear bands develop

Anyway, this is my favourite REM song of all though...At My Most Beautiful <3

I've found a way to make you,

I've found a way,

A way to make you smile

I read bad poetry

Into your machine.

I save your messages,

Just to hear your voice.

You always listen carefully

To awkward rhymes.

You always say your name,

Like I wouldn't know it's you

At your most beautiful

I've found a way to make you,

I've found a way,

A way to make you smile.

At my most beautiful,

I count your eyelashes secretly.

With every one, whisper "I love you".

I let you sleep.

I know you're closed eye watching me,

Listening.

I thought I saw a smile.

I've found a way to make you,

I've found a way,

A way to make you smile.

So here's to Michael, Peter & Mike - thanks for the good times, guys. Your music has evoked more emotions in me than you'll ever know.

Isn't it funny...

...how the littlest thing can change your mood? This time yesterday, I was under the blackest of black clouds - I was in the foulest mood ever and I don't feel like I was nice to be around. Today, however, I'm buzzing. And all because of one thing - my hair. My hair hardly ever does what I want it to do but today, it was the most well-behaved hair you ever did see. When it dried naturally, it went all gorgeously ringlet-y and curly...like this:

Then when I combed it, it went all gorgeously wavy....like this:

And, just like that, I'm in a massively good mood. All because my hair looks good today. Warning to all men: us women are fickle creatures.

Now I'm off to look up recipes for cheesecakes...the Great British Bake Off has left me craving them...ta ta!

Irritated.

"I shouldn't play myself again.

I should just be my own best friend

Not fuck myself in the head with stupid men"

     I'm in a really bad mood tonight. 

Oh well. All will be made better with One Tree Hill. 

I hope.

My weekend...

...it was a good one. Saturday, woke up early and watched the rugby in bed with tea & toast. It was good ^___^ Then, unfortunately, developed quite severe stomach pain - so horrible it left me unable to walk, but not so bad I required hospitalisation (I've had that before, back in February. It was not nice), so Saturday afternoon was spent curled up on the sofa under my duvet, in the foetal position, cursing whichever deity had bestowed this upon me. I also spent that following the saga that was a) my team falling apart at the seams and b) our chairman performing what I can only describe as "a Delia". Extremely embarassing.

     Luckily, by the evening, the pain had passed and I jumped on the bus into town to see my friends and have a night in the pub with pool and epic games of table football. It was awesome. My gorgeous friend Lenny brought along her equally gorgeous new Italian boyfriend Gianmarco, Rach & Haz were there, Farrow was there (and spent most of the night tickling me <__<) and it was just all round a brilliant night. I miss having nights like that with my friends.

    Sunday was good as well. Woke up nice & early and spent most of the morning in bed watching crap telly. My brother went out and bought us Subway, having gone out the night before and being disgustingly hungover. What with it being an absolutely gorgeous day and everything, we chose to...go to our Dad's and watch the cricket/football/F1. It was a good Sunday. I adore Sundays like that. Just doing nothing but watching sport is my idea of perfection. Back home for a roast and then an early night.

(not that having an early night helped...still woke up with a migraine...haven't had one in months and I always forget how debilitating that is. Spent most of today in bed.)

And now, I'm watching more football (there's a cat at Loftus Road!) and in 23 minutes, I will promptly be turning over to E4 to watch One Tree Hill and text Kara all the way through it, like the big girls we are xD