I feels bad... and I'm lookin' for a kissssss

Hey, thought I better post once more before November is out. God, December already... and no, the flat hunt hasn't moved on much, though we do have a viewing on Tuesday so fingers crossed! Rather, I've been spending all my free time having fun and seeing good people; anything other than actually flat hunt, y'know? (you do it to yourself, you do, and that's what really huuurts)

Anyway, I met up with my two best friends forever and ever no exceptions on Saturday and, as you may have guessed from the visual clue, saw the wonderful Noel Fielding rocking a yellow jumpsuit in Soho's Golden Square. He was there with Dave Brown AKA Bollo, painting, meeting fans, and signing copies of his new book; we didn't stick around long, though - just nosied about, took a couple of photographs and paid through the nose for three coffees at a nearby cafe. 

Later that evening we went to James Rhode's concert at Southbank which I was fortunate enough to have free tickets to and oh, it was lovely. Honestly, he's a marvel with a 120k piano, I urge you - URGE you! - to go see him if you can. Derren Brown was there, and he is, I have to say, a very sweet and absolutely lovely chap. Though that may just be the mind manipulation talking. If you follow me on plug~Twitter~plug then you're probably aware that Benedict Cumberbatch was there too, fresh off a motorbike. Yeah... I've also since heard that Stephen Fry was about the place as well, though can't say I saw him. God, surely there's a rule about so many cool people being in one place?

Sunday was a bit more relaxed: lie-in, click around on Gumtree for a bit, chips down The Steeles and then Rich Fulcher and The Willmingtons doing a bit o' improv at the Willmington Arms!

And still I wonder why we haven't found a flat.

we are the mods, we are the mods, we are, we are, we are the mods!

Yeah, sorry about the MySpace style 'photo-taken-in-mirror' shots! Unfortunately I do not have have a cool photographer boyfriend, a tripod or even a decent flat surface above waist level, so mirror shots will just have to do until that situation is rectified.

Anyway, back to the point, that's my new dress; what do ya think? It's from Topshop, cost £45.00 (£5 off with Nadia's student discount, SCORE!!!) and is probably the most flattering thing in my ENTIRE wardrobe, no joke. It's got that nice skater shape without the horrible clingy material and the black stripe down the middle just SHRINKS you. SHRINKS! Anyone else got an item of clothing that just works?

Aside from dress buying, what else have I been doing recently? Something a little less superficial, prehaps? No, not really. Aside from flat hunting and working (shoot me), I've met up with some (ex)potential housemates who turned out to be AWFUL (but hilarious), met with the lovely Daniela from Couture & Crumpets who introduced me to proper dirty American food at The Diner in Soho, got a rubbish tweet retweeted 100+ times (ONE HUNDRED PLUS TIMES!), got involved with my mum's new obsession "shabby chic", re-watched Quadrophenia and had my debut viewing of Up! If you follow me on Twitter then you're probably also aware that I cried (though not as much as I did when I saw Toy Story 3), ten minutes in, right on cue. God, saddest opening ten minutes ever.

Anyway, hope you're all alright! I am hoping to get back into the swing of blogging regularly again soon, just been quite with the flat hunting (moving very slowly) and the working (even slower) and the sleeping... (slowest)

Until next time.

I'm not saying I'll be true, but I'll try.

GOD, finding a reasonably priced two-bedroom flat to rent in North London is like looking for a needle in a haystack... BLOODY HARD, so I'm taking a break from Gumtree and Zoopla to blog (hurrah!) and listen to some Nico.

I'm not saying I'll be sorry

For all the things that I might say that make you cry

I can't say I'll always do the things you want me to

I'm not saying I'll be true but I'll try

Nico was a beautiful German singer, model and artist known mainly for her work with The Velvet Underground (femme fatale, i'll be your mirror, all tomorrow's parties) and for being an Andy Warhol Muse. Unsurprisingly her talent and beauty never just inspired good old Andy though - over the years she's also inspired the creativity of  Bob Dylan, Ernest Hemmingway, Morrissey, Patti Smith, Siouxsie and the Banshees, Bjork and Jean Baudrillad.

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Despite relatively large success and a heroin addiction spanning over fifteen years, Nico died the surprisingly un-rock 'n' roll death of cerebral hemorrhage caused by a bicycle accident in Ibiza in 1988. Her last recorded song was "Your Kisses Burn", a duet with Marc Almond, though I can't seem to find it anywhere...

What are you listening to/watching at the moment? Link me up. #procrastination