Kay-Em

Considering I work in Karen Millen – its surprising I have never thought to blog about the collections there! And now we’re coming to the end of the A/W 09 stuff – so its the ideal time to have a look see…sales coming your way and all that!

There are some absolutely gorgeous, bright Christmas party dresses in at the mo. They’re perfect for the girl looking for something colourful! The Christmas shoe collection is especially shiny this year too. The ones at the bottom left of the photo have swarovsky crystals on them!

Pictures from karenmillen.com

Poorly

Yes, that’s right. My immune system has failed me once again – and I have a cold.

Once I got over my initial thoughts:

I feel minging.

I look minging.

WHAT? There’s no more lemsip?!

Do I really need to get out of bed?

I’ve actually started being productive! I have realised that my computer is loaded with complete crap – and I am presently sorting it out.

Ah, the joys of organisation.

Oh yea, and I’ve loads of college work to do.

Ah, the joys of procrastination.

Photo from here.

100 Things I Like

Inspired by Lyndsay, who was inspired by someone else. Here are 100 things that make me smile – in no particular order.

Tea from a tea pot, lounge music, Nicholas, my bed, Italy, Chick flicks, Interesting vocabulary, Ryan Tubridy, Louis Armstrong’s Voice, My student monthly bus and Dart ticket, Soho, Media of all kinds, my video camera, Conor, Friends seasons 1-4, having a degree, big floppy bows, red, Musicals, chocolate, 1984, Paris, pictionary thick tights, dresses that are pear shaped (like me), Britney, being in love, doing cultural things, Pinot Grigio, MAC, Frank Sinatra, dressing up in costumes, dancing to anything and everything that comes on, reading my friends blogs, Franki Valli and the Four Seasons, taking a ridiculous amount of pictures, People from Brooklyn, hot chocolate from Insomnia, having a big sister, the Yankees (and slagging the Mets!), reading the Irish Times website first thing in the morning, when someone admits they don’t know what a word means, seeing my friends taking giant steps into the real world, Benefit, Hercules (the Disney version), crazy hand shakes, people that are driven, working in Karen Millen, Audrey Hepburn, My dad’s photography, having two guy best friends, oversized shirts and skinny jeans, ballet, having a tan, dimples, Grey’s Anatomy, telling stories, DCU, theatre (onstage, offstage and backstage!), DeLoreans, Josh Ritter, Snapple Lemon Iced Tea, flea markets, tour guiding, making my parents proud, looking back at videos I made when I was 13, Politics, cuddling, getting a lift somewhere and not having to take a bus, The Ting Tings, The Emperor’s New Groove, Harry Potter, hot water bottles, How I Met Your Mother (HIMYM – pronounced him-yim), My Masters, Vogue, Victoria’s Secret bras and knickers, The Jersey Shore, texting radio programmes and having my texts read out, Producing for stage, screen and radio, Chicken Parm, Stout NYC, how smart and funny my nephews are, Teddy bears, interesting podcasts, webcam conversations, Colin Firth, surprises (getting them and giving them!), Long Island Iced Teas, bubble baths, texts that make me laugh out loud, The Vagina Monologues, karaoke, converse, black and white photos, the smell of new books, brownies, huge cozy hoodies, Having dual citizenship

Photo from here. I’d love a tea cup like that. Its pretty awesome!

Change has come to America

Finally, after eight years, I am proud to hold American citizenship and not embarrassed. Finally, its time to see the United States live up to its potential as a world power. Finally, we can all be a little more excited about what lies ahead.

Check out Barack Obama’s acceptance speech if you get a chance. It’s truly amazing stuff.

Rock the Vote

Well, after months and months of reading, listening, watching, blogging and debating – the American election is finally coming to a close. From the days when I was staunchly pro-Hillary up until the moment I cast my absentee ballot in favour of Barack Obama and indeed right now – I have been able to appreciate the importance of this particular election. It comes at a moment in our history where worldwide economies are going berserk, wars are threatening various cultures and civilisations all over the globe, and my generation is attempting to learn from the previous one’s mistakes.

The entire ordeal – meaning the campaign process for both sides – has been spectacle that many people couldn’t help but be hooked on. Who could forget the Republican campaigning that called Obama a muslim and at the same time characterised him as a passionately anti-American black Christian – or the democrat campaigning that portrayed McCain as an old timer, unable for the job and Sarah Palin as a pig with lipstick? Or, the Joe the Plumber saga? (Joe the “plumber” it seems, is not actually licensed to plumb at all..) We’ve seen celebrity Obama (and Paris Hilton’s campaign ads), Messiah Obama (who wasn’t actually born in a manger…but on the planet Krypton) and “That One”. We’ve heard the words “Maverick” and “Change” more times that anyone should ever have to. And yes, we’ve witnessed a small slice of American history.

I continue to have a love/hate relationship with Sarah Palin. I hate her creationist, uber conservative views and her “Joe sixpack” way of speaking. And what’s up with the cheerleader winks?! But I love the comedic element she brought to the campaign – unknowingly. The blunders, Dan Quayle moments, SNL skits and Sarkozy phone calls were all priceless. Lets just hope the joke will not continue through to an inauguration in January!I continue to be impressed by Obama, his amazing inspirational speeches, his ability to draw bi-partisan support, his economic policies and understanding of American foreign policies (despite his so called “lack of experience”). However, I am not naive enough to think that racism will not play a part in people’s decisions today. It’s incredibly sad to think that people still discriminate the same way their parents and grandparents did. They need to open their eyes, take a good look around and realise that times have changed. Thank God…or whoever you believe in.

So, as I sit at my laptop, with my cup of tea and wait longingly for voting to close for the evening, I cross my fingers for Obama and prepare for a little victory dance.

Sugar, aw hunny hunny!

I would love to have been a kid in the early 1970′s in the US. Especially if it’s as magical as the way the film Now and Then portrays it!

I watched this film for the bazillionth time last night and it made me want to grab my bike, attach a radio and drink some pop! The soundtrack for the movie is awesome too.

It also reminded me of another story set in the early seventies, The Wonder Years.

Sigh, its a good thing things go out of fashion and come back years later.

Winnie, I really want your haircut.