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October 19th, 2011

Back from hiatus

It’s been a while since my last update, work has kept me pretty busy as we’re working towards the Christmas releases. Most of my time lately has been spent doing housework, working out and spending time with the boyfriend. I did manage to escape to my home town to see my step-mother for her birthday and went to see my mother and grandparents.

Back in August I was given a care package of home-grown goodies from my grandma and grandad – which was amazing. Once again I left with some delicious goodies. This time I was given some lovely sweet peppers, a jar of pickled beetroot and more pears than I can eat before they become over-ripe!

I decided to make some Pear Bread so they wouldn’t all go to waste. I used this delicious recipe if anyone would like to give it a try. Best breakfast treat ever!

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I have a updates lined up for the next few weeks so I’ll be back in full force.

This weekend I am having my foot tattoos finished so expect photos. The week after is Halloween so I am going to attempt some kind of pumpkin carving adventure and next Friday I’ll be attending 2.8 Day Later in London to run and scream lots.

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September 5th, 2011

Silly Chillies

Sometimes I miss my old house mate. Largely due to our mutual love of spicy food and leaving notes.

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September 3rd, 2011

Video Game Heroes 2011

Last night Chris and I attended Video Game Heroes at the London Southbank Centre, which is part of Vision Sound Music – the UKʼs first festival of music for visuals.

The London Philharmonic Orchestra played music from a wide selection of Videogames: everything from World of Warcraft, to Deadspace, to Angry Birds. It was fantastic! You can see the full set list below. The music for 007: Blood Stone was particularly surprising, I hadn’t heard it until last night and it’s made me want to buy the game – no matter how good or bad it is. My favourite piece was by far the one from Dead Space – it stood out from the other tracks and is such an emotional soundtrack.

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We also had a lovely afternoon exploring the Southbank and having a nice long walk around soho. Here are some more photos of the day:

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Silly faces on the train.

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We found some amazing cider at the Real Food Market on the Southbank. Just what you need on a sunny day!

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The Stall selling the cider also sold chutneys and pickles. We bought three – Spicy tomato and caramelized onion chutney, piquant pepper jelly and (my fave) Hot garlic pickle.

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Of course, the food at the market was delicious. I had a mixture of roasted artichoke salad, butter beans in tomato sauce and roast aubergines, tahini and pomegranate from Aribica food and spice. It was so yummy.

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A ladybird landed on my tattoo as we walked along the Southbank. Poor thing clearly hoped for a flowery hiding place. I also confused a few bees, including a GIANT bumble that followed me a for a few minutes to the delight of some tourists.

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Lastly I found a wonderfully unusual comic in Orbital Comics, and I couldn’t resist buying it. It’s called MOA-192B by Stathis Tsemberlidis. The detail and imagination of the artwork is so inspiring. I might have to pick up more comics from Decadence Publishing.

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August 11th, 2011

Care Package

I’ve had some time off of work this week so I’ve spent a lot of time visiting family. Today my mother and grandmother came to visit with my mum’s dog, Zach.

My grandparents have green fingers and keep an allotment that is always producing more fruit and veg than they can eat. Here’s the care package she left with us. She always presents gifts so nicely, I’ll have to ask her where she got that lovely box from.

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The Box contains:

  • Carrots
  • Potatoes
  • Broad beans
  • French beans
  • Garlic
  • Onions
  • Tomatoes

Now to think of something yummy to make with it all!

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January 16th, 2011

2010 – Photo Recap

Happy New Year! Finally 2011 is here, and I am really looking forward to seeing what this year brings. Last year I decided to recap 2009 in photos as it was a great way to reflect on the events of the year in a why that wasn’t too much of a heavy read or boring as sin. I’ve decided to do another recap for 2010 as it’s a great way to get back into blogging after my Christmas hiatus! So let’s begin… read more »

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April 6th, 2010

Korean and a self-portrait


So I got a shiny new set of professional watercolours over the bank holiday weekend. They’re fantastic! I had to play with them so I decided to have a go at creating a self-portrait. I’ve never done this before so I’m not sure how well I captured my likeness. I wanted nice, vibrant colours and I depicted myself with orange hair as I miss it dearly.

This weekend I decided to try and learn some more recipes. Since my friend Cero and I frequent a particularly awesome Korean restaurant in London, I thought it was time I learned to cook some Korean cuisine.

I did a little research and soon found http://www.maangchi.com/. All of the recipies on here are accompanied by videos and the lady who owns the site is so bubbly, she seemed like a great teacher. I chose to create my favourite dish, the bibimbap. I used this recipe, however for tonight I omitted the meat. It was delicious, and I even made enough to fill my bento box for tomorrow’s lunch!

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