Was described by a friend today as being like a "sentient stress ball" because of my soothing presence. I quite like that ^_^

- Disclaimer on present and future absenteeism -

I extend my sincerest apologies to the masses of diligent followers who will no doubt be devastated at the lack of activity on my blog of late ;P hehe. It is exam time and I have possibly the worst exam timetable ever drawn up in the history of university exams EVAR, so to say that I am a tad stressed and much more than a tad short on time would be a grave understatement.

As of the 15th of June however I will be done, but will be hanging around this little town for quite a while before I make the delightful (pleeeeease recognise the sarcasm) 13 hour bus trip home. During this time I will be doing nothing but going to the gym (to work off all this exam snacking and winter comfort eating), reading (for pleasure - at last!), celebrating every last exam of each of my friends the only way us rhodents know how (with a great night out), studying for my learners licence (which I'm re-writing 'cause my last one expired, sadly) aaaaannd getting in lots of blog time!! ^_^ I cannot explain how excited I am at this prospect.

Things that give me a little bit of hope for now - the prospect of dinner at my lovely friend's Claire and Gabi's digs tomorrow night which will accompany a politics study sesh. Real food is always an absolute dream when it means a break from dining hall food. XD I do not know what is on the menu as of yet but I am most certainly getting a garlic bread to go with it because I have had an insane craving for it for the last few days which MUST be satisfied...

Also, making lots of exciting plans for the holidays with the amazing Shark which copious amounts of series and movie watching as well as tons of cooking and baking - ohmygoodnessgracious too amped!! ^_^ Recipes to be tried out already include as many of the cupcakes in this delectable selection as possible: http://mingmakescupcakes.yolasite.com/.

Oh and how can I forget - the making of 21st plans which although accompanied by much anxiety (not the biggest fan of my own birthdays, especially when they involve my planning of my own parties) is actually getting me pretty excited. more to come on this topic soon!!!

Ok, I really should get back to studying... Its 2:30am. Wouldn't you say that that's totally the perfect time to review our country's termination of pregnancy laws? Totes, right? :P

Much love and peace to the universe.
And any awesome person who actually happens to be reading this ;P
<3

++ 'Cause we've all felt like this at some point in our lives ++

Jenny Owen Youngs - F**k Was I

Love grows in me like a tumor,
Parasites bent on devouring its host.
I'm developing my sense of humor,
Till I can laugh at my heart between your teeth,
Till I can laugh at my face beneath your feet.

Skillet on the stove is such a temptation,
Maybe I'll be the lucky one that doesn't get burned.
What the f**k was I thinking?

--> Essay writing at 1am <--

So as the above suggests it is 1 in the morning (1:12 to be exact :P) and I am working on a politics essay on migration in southern Africa (so fun! . . . not :/). Anyway, I just felt like mentioning that I am pretty darn chuffed with my internet growth for the day ^_^ (Jeans & Sharlz will understand :P hehe)

That is all for now. I will not be sleeping tonight. Wish me luck, oh cosmic forces out there!

Bisous! xx

~Music video of the Day~

Fionn Regan - Put a Penny in the Slot

I apologise,

I seem to have arrived,

On what items in my bag from your house.

There's cutlery,

A tablecloth, some Hennessy,

And a book on Presidents deceased.

I'll have them fed-exed to you,

It was a strange thing to do,

I hope we can still be friends.

Ah, it was not me,

But someone else, you see,

Twisting the steering reins.

"I do" . . . or at least I will, eventually :P

My dear, dear friendling Jessica Jeans Hutchinson has now gotten me into another way in which to spend even more of my time 'surfing the net' (and not working like I should be)... First it was We Heart It and now it is wedding blogs! :P

Here is one of particular loveliness I've been browsing... http://ruffledblog.com/ ^_^

Sigh... A girl can only dream... :P

Hair to dye for. . .

So I've been wanting to something drastic with my hair for absolute AGES and every time I see Emily from Skins (seasons 3 and 4) I totally want to go her amazing auburn-red colour! My mom is appalled at the idea and I myself am no too sure if I could pull it off but I can't shake the crazy desperate desire to do it :P

(Incidentally this was also what got me into wearing similar bows in my hair. It was before they started becoming big here so it was soooo hard to track cool ones down. But now I have a rad little collection :P)

~Ruby slippers and pigtails with bows~

So everyone who knows me knows that I love a good dress up party and this has to most definitely be one of my favourites to date... My friend of exceeding loveliness Justine Watkins (pictured below as the sexy purple version of Jasmine from Aladdin) celebrated her 21st with a Musical themed bash and I choose to go as the iconic Dorothy from Wizard of Oz.

I was very proud of my outfit - especially the home-made ruby slippers ^_^ Check it out...

**Bridal beauty**

So this is most definitely one of the most beautiful dresses I have ever seen!!! And I really love wedding dresses, so that's saying a lot... (This is also a rad movie. I especially love the last few lines because I totally believe that the term soul mate is not reserved for husbands/lovers but can most definitely be best friends too! Corny I know, but hey :P)

But anyway... If by the time I get married I am exceedingly wealthy (or my husband is :P) it would be a complete dream to have a Vera Wang designed wedding dress. Not because of the label (I am totally not a label girl) but just because I think that everything she makes is absolutely breath taking.

90's RomComs ftw!

After watching one of my absolute fave's in the early hour's of this morning I thought I had to give a shout out to the awesomeness that is the classic 90's RomCom... My childhood would be incomplete without these quirky leading ladies being swept off their feet by their either equally offbeat and adorably awkward male counterparts or 'too cool for school' ladies men. Thank you Meg, Tom, Jules and all the rest for all the good times... ;P It was so hard to choose but here my top ten:

1. The adorable kids make this one for me...

2. Meg Ryan is positively enchanting!

3. No need for explanation - absolute classic!

4. Adam Sandler and Drew Barrymore at their best, along with some of the most hideous outfits ever to come out of that era :P

5. The gorgeous Julia once again :)

6. The classic pair going old school with radio rather than e-mail this time :P

7. There is no denying it - nothing says romcom like Hugh Grant... 

8. The classic chance encounter while travelling through the fragrant, cultured  wonderland of Europe. And who can resist that accent ;)

9. Admittedly this is from '89, but could not leave it out! 

         

10. One of those 'will they just get together already!' kinda movies

A very special Shark. . .

So there's this lady that needs to make a speedy appearance on this blog. Because anything about me would be totally incomplete without heavy mention of her. :P 

If you ever have the amazing fortune of meeting her you'll understand what I'm talking about. I couldn't even begin to explain how frikken amazing she is. Let's just say I wouldn't be half as cool as I am, if it wasn't for her rubbing off on me :P 

Here are just some of the moments of awesomeness from our 1st year at uni (we were literally joined at the hip from the moment we met, it was kinda freaky actually ;P). . . 

Here is the link to her blog of awesomeness so you too can experience just a taste of the pure magic that is Sharlene Shark Naidoo - http://sharklene.tumblr.com/