"Woah. Don't wanna get in a fight with you tonight"

Is what my friends tend to say a lot when I decide to wack out the "largest ring in the world" aka my boulder. Statement/Costume jewellery has also never failed to keep me happy.
Top three of the moment are all from Pebble. They are my new jewellery loves.

http://www.pebblelondon.com/

Black Pearl

I've always had a bit of a thing for jewellery. I once went through a rather bizarre phase of what can only be described as trying to shove as many bangles/bracelets/bands on my arms as humanly possible. You could hear me jangle a mile off. I was particularily a fan of gold jewellery, so much so I could imagine the only other person who would have benefitted from borrowing off me would have been Mr. T.

Anyway I like to think this is fine, as experimenting with jewellery is about as daring as wearing kitten heels to the gym. Or something similar.
Here is a lovely little collection of jewellery from Black Pearl, it's a little boutique off Carnaby Street but you can also buy online. Relatively cheap, cute and yes, gold.
http://www.blackpearlboutique.co.uk/

Temptation greets you like your naughty mate

"I can resist everything. Except temptation."

I don't get temptation. What exactly is temptation? Something you want? Yes. But I want a lot of things, like a trip to Alton Towers, but it's not exactly 'temptation' is it. It seems to be associated with some wierd type of taboo that makes anything tempting a bit naughty or wrong. But, is it?

Temptation is often used in sexual references, usually about wanting somebody, normally an affair type situation, a bit off limits. But it just sounds a bit cheesy.  Especially as the book I'm reading at the moment has a lapdancer called Temptation, and a porno we all watched at uni once had a porn star slash really bad actress called Temptation. This makes it tacky.

Who ever even uses that word? I normally hear my mother say it every once in a while whilst staring at a doughnut..."Oooh I'm tempted" or if you offer a night out to somebody who has work at 9am.."Oh that's sooooooooooooooooo tempting"
Again, what exactly is so tempting but not allowed? Surely eat the doughnut, go on the night out. It's not illegal. Being tempted by something is like being coaxed in the wrong direction, but there's nothing wrong with either of those scenarios.

Except a bit of murder, obviously. You can't really say "Sorry, I was just really tempted"

Basically, I just think it's a bit mysterious. Apparently if you're tempted it will lead you inevitably to an act that will lead you to feel guilty. You'll have a lack of self control throught the completion of the tempting act. However bad. It also makes things seem more attractive if you're tempted by it.

You should be tempted. Life is too short. And if you are tempted then you probably shouldn't do it, according to society. So it's better to never be tempted? Wrong. Then you'd just be really boring. People like being drawn to things, because although people think they're all really amazing and cool, if you never felt attracted to anything, or allured by something then what would there be to do?

If food didn't take your fancy? Or you weren't enticed to want to talk to people? Or had no desire to work?
Exactly. So for now just remain tempted by things, I guess.

For now, here's a girl who I think is looking pretty tempting. Apparently.

In the Summertime

"Let's have a group hug for the beginning of Summer"

Today, although largely still hungover from the 4 day weekend Jesus gave me, and the first signs of a cold looming, I still mananged to, ID-less, totter over to the mash tun with a few friends, stolen aviators and a folk band loudly playing opposite the church, to divulge into some much needed Summer loving time. In April.

Yes, it's only the real beginning of Spring and if this lush weather continues then it's most likely it will piss it down at Glastonbury and Summer will be cut short in July. But today was merry and here's a few summer-esque pictures making me decide I'm going back blonde, getting out my high waisted denim shorts (in grey, dark denim and a light blue) and am going to start smoking roll ups again, as it's less likely my fingers will freeze trying to roll and the baccy will no longer only hit the skin before the gusts of winds - courtesy of Brighton - will blow it into abyss.

Happy days.

Do you wanna........

This is for Lovers

Running Away. Just for today.

Photographer Tony Kim decided to pay homage to the novel 'The Lover' written by Marguerita Duras in a photoshoot for Italian Glamour magazine.
Off he flew to Marrakech for the shoot, in order to reconstruct the autobiographical tale of the young Marguerita  in 1930s France and her mysterious passion filled relationship built up with a sophisticated Vietnamese fella.

All sounds a bit deep.

"You have to be very fond of men. Very, very fond. You have to be very fond of them to love them. Otherwise they're simply unbearable." - Marguerita Duras

"Suddenly, all at once, she knows, knows that he doesn't understand her, that he never will, that he lacks the power to understand such perverseness. And that he can never move fast enough to catch her."

- The Lover