Memory Palace

I got back from an amazing holiday in Cyprus on Wednesday which I shall endeavour to tell you all about soon but right now I want to tell you a bit about an exhibition I visited today at the V&A.
It was a spur of the moment thing and it was called 'Memory Palace'. Its virtually impossible to describe, it was a sort of walk in book, with walls covered in text, poems, quotes and artwork showing a story. I'm not even going to attempt to summarise the 'story' so instead i'll provide you with the synopsis...

'Hari Kunzru's story is set in a future London, hundreds of years after the world’s information infrastructure was wiped out by an immense magnetic storm. Technology and knowledge have been lost, and a dark age prevails. Nature has taken over the ruins of the old city and power has been seized by a group who enforce a life of extreme simplicity on all citizens. Recording, writing, collecting and art are outlawed.

The narrator of the story is in prison. He is accused of being a member of a banned sect, who has revived the ancient ‘art of memory’. They try to remember as much of the past as they can in a future where forgetting has been official policy for generations. The narrator uses his prison cell as his ‘memory palace’, the location for the things he has remembered: corrupted fragments and misunderstood details of things we may recognise from our time. He clings to his belief that without memory, civilisation is doomed.'

It was absurd, bizarre and extraordinary but truly brilliant. 

What i liked the most was the text because some of it was so meaningful, but unfortunately I can not give you an example of what I mean because photography was forbidden (ridiculous). Well, I say it was forbidden, but I, being the rebel that I am took a few rubbishy photos anyway...

I got a few cool postcards for free which I could scan in but i really cannot be bothered and I kind of want to keep this vague because thats the beauty of it, the whole thing of 'not knowing', so if you live in London, go!

I'm off to Spain tomorrow but i'll try and blog again soon - got a few things to update you all with...

M x

FREE AS A BIRD

I must apologise profusely for my extreme lack of posting recently but I was doing major cramming for my last few GCSE's and i've been celebrating since Friday, so been rather busy. This week i'm going to go out and take some pictures to show you all etc but I thought i'd just show you a couple thing i bought today ....

^^ they're earrings by the way.

I also booked something rather exciting the other day which i thought i'd boast to you all about...

TICKETS TO SEE SWIM DEEP IN SEPTEMBER!!!

anyway i'll try and update you all more often now that im FREEEEEE of school,

M x

Club to Catwalk

I really must sound like a boring old sea slug or something because I never have anything cool to say unlike most bloggers, oh woe is me. HOWEVER. I have started planning all my summery adventures and i've just booked a ticket to go to 'Club to Catwalk: London fashion in the 1980's' with my friend at the V&A in London. The ticket was only £5 and it sounds really brill so if any of you are feeling lost for things to do this summer - GO TO IT XO 

Now just a mini shrine to the 80's

^ Good ol' Duran Duran

Flipppin eck i wish i lived through the 80's

I WANT TO BE ABLE TO HAVE BIG HAIR AND SHOULDER PADS WITHOUT LOOKING LIKE A BUTCH MAN NFRVBRTUIVBCELWAK

Love all you crabcakes,

M x

Local lust

I've spent an abnormal amount of time in the library this past week so I dont have anything wonderful to share unless you want photos of me sitting at a desk wanting to gauge my eyeballs out. Its weird how all of a sudden everyone seems to go to the library its like a sort of craze, centre of all social gatherings... I kid you not. It's a bit pathetic really, especially considering a vast majority of the teenagers that go to the library each day spend at least half the day standing outside having a fag... productive or what?! Ok, im sounding rather bitter, i do apologise, I blame stress. I have my English Language GCSE tomorrow which i am doing absolutely nothing for because i'm a lazy idiot xo

During my walks to and from the library i've just taken a few photos of my local area and some places nearby which i thought i could share with you. One of the photos is of a vintage shop in Crouch End, if any of you live anywhere near I suggest you go there - and theres another vintage shop 'painted black' which is really amazing.

Sorry they aren't particularly thrilling, but I think they're pretty xo

M x

btw you're all fab xxxx

MY FIRST GIVEAWAY!!!!

EXCITING NEWS!

I've decided to do my first giveaway so I can say a little thankyou to everyone for taking the time to read my blog :) It's only small and i'm not really sure what to expect from this but here goes...

The prize is:
two disposable cameras and a retro photo album to put the photographs you take in. I absolutely love photography so I thought this would be a nice little giveaway prize for someone else to enjoy - the winner has to promise to put the album to good use! This is the photo album:

Enter using the widget above via EMAIL and then follow the instructions ( basically just comment your name below ) 

I'M REALLY SORRY BUT THIS GIVEAWAY IS ONLY OPEN TO PEOPLE LIVING IN THE UK - I'LL TRY TO MAKE MY NEXT ONE INTERNATIONAL.

Oh and, i'll also be posting the winner a lil letter to say hey xo

I'm really excited about this - GOOD LUCK EVERYONE YOU ARE ALL FAB XXX

M x

TIME FOR TEA

I've finally scanned in ALL of my polaroid photos and have found a few more to share with you all.
A while ago my friend had a 16th birthday tea in a little tea room which was really brill. The decor was so vintage and we munched on tea and scones, with a dash of raspberry lemonade and we all wore old fashioned hats although i must admit we looked like absolute fools. 
If anyone is stuck on what to do for their birthday I really recommend doing a tea because lets be honest where can you go wrong, EVERYONE LOVES FOOD! 

Here are a few pictures of the afternoon which i really like because they have character and make me feel like a posh upper class lady in the late 1800's lols xo 

I apologise some of the polaroids are a bit grimey but heyho!

ALSO IMPORTANT QUESTION

I'm really keen to do a giveaway soon as a sort of small thank you to everyone for actually reading my blog because it is rather shocking that anyone gives even half a shit about what i ramble on about BUT i'm not sure if i'd get enough responses... opinions??

Love all you little cabbages xxxx

M x

Polyvore my life away

Yesterday evening I went to Hampstead fun fair with some friends and then chilled and ate crepes with my friend Hara, i took a few photos which i shall show you all soon but they aren't exactly exciting, so soz!!!!!!

I spent a whole 8 hours in the library today so i have gone slightly INSANE, so polyvore has been my cure this evening. Thought i'd share my creations with you, they're really simple but rather snazzy if i may say so myself.

I'm sure its quite evident that i blog about pretty much anything that tickles my tastebuds at the time but i think the time has come to say, IF YOU HAVE ANY REQUESTS FOR SOMETHING I CAN DISCUSS/REVIEW/WRITE ABOUT/BLA BLA BLA, JUST COMMENT SOMEWHERE AND I SHALL ENDEAVOUR TO DO SO DEARYDOOOS!

M x