Lets go to the movies: Life of Pi

I got to view Life of Pi in an Imax screening which meant that it was full 3D which maybe makes my thoughts on it a little biased because taht extra dimension cranked up the 'wonderment and awe' notch a bit!
The story is about a young boy named Pi who is from India which makes for a beautiful backdrop for the story to unfold, he and his family move themselves to Canada and sell the zoo that they own to America. A storm at sea leads to a shipwreck and Pi ends up stranded on a boat with a Bengal tiger called Richard Parker.

 
There are a lot of charming parts to the film, aswell as some jumpy parts made worse by the 3D and some parts that are just outright psychadelic viewing.
The story is beautiful, quite simple to follow but at times slow. There are no other stories running alongside the one being told, it literally is following Pi through his childhood, important life lessons then trying to survive. This story was enough for me because of the stunning visuals, but it may not be enough stimulation for everyone.

The ending has a little twist of it's own which isn't a huge huge shocker, but it gives the film a little more meaning and creates a slightly philosophical tone.

It's a nice film, it's a pretty film and it's a quaint film but it's not the kind of film that's going down in history as one of the 'greats'

I got a new baby!

I have been pining for a new generation Furby for some time now, I desperately wanted one in the colour combination named 'Cotton Candy'
Today was my lucky day, look who came to say hello!

He is so beautiful (it's a he.. even though he's pink) He's so funny and clever, and adorable! He has all these differnet personalities, and tickles and speaks and I can feed him using the Furby app which is so fun!
He dances to music beat, and sings, and chatters and is so so smart, it feels like a real pet!

His batteries ran out after 2 days because I had not put him down, much to my friends delight who were getting rather irritated at Furby interrupting them.

Here is a beautiful mug shot of me, clearly unimpressed with something that Furby just said, I was on my way out here and rather upset that I couldn't take Furby with me

Here is a beautiful chin shot, because Furby is wonderfully fluffy!

I hope the novelty of my new baby never goes away! I adore him!

Accidental Graze

This time last week I wrote about the Graze boxes which are regular snack boxes that are posted straight to you, I got my first box for free which was no doubt delicious but decided against having them sent to me on a weekly basis because it is not particularly cost effective, and I do wonder if it's as healthy as claimed. Lots of the snacks are particularly salty or sweet- which I'm not complaining because they are delicious but I don't think that it will enhance my health or diet particularly.
Well, I accidentally forgot to cancel my second box so today I was faced with:

Which was once again delicious, especially the olives! And the package that has been all reflected off because of the flash on my camera had a little slice of banana cake inside which was to die for! It was just lovely, and it had a cute little tea bag aswell which I'm yet to use.
While this was a sweet package and the most delicious mail I could ever recieve, my initial thoughts about whether it was good value for money still exist.. and this time I remembered to cancel my Graze box!
But here's a peek inside incase you were considering being a part of the Graze scheme

Wedding Cake!

You may or may not have heard from my million of previous posts on the matter that my sister is getting married this year. It is of course super exciting, but I keep having little mini meltdowns when I remember the things that I still need to sort out (and I'm not even the bride!)

I'll be so ecstatic when I can share the day with you guys via real photographs but for now here is a sneak peek of the sketch of the cake!
I don't want to give it all away because that might ruin it for the bride... but I will tell you that the bottom layer is fruit cake, the middle is sponge and the top is chocolate!

What has been my favourite 'must-have' of last month?

There has been one thing that has consumed my life for the past well, three or four days actually, but it will probably be my favorite for the rest of my life!
I've gotten pretty obsessed with 'The Walking Dead' which is a tv series and completely not my traditional taste at all. It's based on following a group of survivors following 'the end of the world' which came about following a zombie apocalypse. A few people had tried to persuade me to watch it but as soon as they said the words 'zombies' and 'end of the world' I just thought no-way... not my thing! By chance I came across the first episode and sat down to watch, and every since I have been completely hooked... so hooked that I watched 2 series in about 3 days, but unfortunately now I have caught up with live broadcasting so I cannot watch them consecutively anymore and have to wait for the next episode like everyone else!

 Of course, the zombies - which are actually referred to as 'walkers' or 'biters' since this is a universe where 'zombies' never existed in horror films or video games, so it's a totally new concept to them- the zombies/walkers/ whatever you want to call them are a crucial part and the back drop for the whole show but what is really gripping is the dynamics between the group of people (who are not zombies) The writer is not afraid to kill off characters, even the ones we love that make it even more realistic and even more emotional... I have cried real tears more than once over one or two episodes. I'd love to go into details but I'd love even more for you to watch it for yourself and see why it's so amazing!

It does get pretty graphic, gross, violent and disturbing but it's also amazing, gripping and maybe the best thing on TV  (Yes, even better than 'Here Comes Honey Boo Boo' haha...)

Disney Outfit inspiration! Pixar- Up

February is the shortest month which makes me a little sad already that it is over!

But here's a super fun post to brighten up your Thursday...

If you've ever seen Disney Pixars 'Up' then you probably love Ellie!

Here is some outfit inspiration from Ellie that you can get in real life...

This is a super fun and playful safari outfit that is made a little more feminine by using a dress rather than shorts. You could add a leather belt rather than a khaki one to make it a little more special.

This is such a pretty sun dress, and if you don't have a super cute old fashioned camera, you could buy a camera inspired piece of jewelerry

A pretty pink and purple floral outfit, I think jeans look much cuter tucked up in Spring like how Ellie wears them!

Freshening up your wardrobe for Spring- I can hardly wait!

Pinterest fail

I'm sure you're probably bored to tears of me yapping on about 'Pinterest' especially if you're not a pinner and you really just have no clue what I'm rambling on about. I especially hope that the more I ramble on about Pinterest doesn't put you further off ever venturing over to Pinterest.com
Well today's post is about Pinterest but it's also comical whether you like Pinterest or even know what it is.
Among many other things, Pinterest is known to have a lot, lot, lot of seemingly 'magical', 'super easy' and 'best ever' recipe's and craft projects that really do seem too good to be true. It is true what they say, if it seems too good to be true then it probably is.
If you've had a Pinterest catastrophe first hand or just like a good giggle then Pinterestfail.com is a hilarious compilation of peoples creative feats that have just not gone quite right at all!

Take this for example, beautiful rainbow jar cake, all happy and fun ...la la la la la... then...

The reality when a normal person tries to recreate it:

Infinity friend symbol... Pinterest and reality!


 Glass cutting - super modern home technique!
 

Swirly cookies!



Makes me think that it would be better to stick to the fashion section rather than the craft section in the future!
For sooo many more visit www.pinterestfail.com

Honey Boo-Boo Is that You-You?

I'm not meant to love her, but I do!
Honey Boo Boo, an American child pageant star made famous by the tv show 'Toddlers and Tiaras' is pure hilarity. I feel kind of mean because yes I am laughing at her, but she is so cute too I just want to cuddle her!
She was so entertaining on Toddlers and tiaras that she got her own tv show on MTV called 'Here comes Honey Boo Boo' which is the new low of trashy tv, but so good!
Anyway, following Honey Boo Boo's popularity a lot of people could probably recognise her face!

So you can imagine the double take I had when I saw this in a super old painting in a gallery

The blonde ringlet girl looks like Honey Boo Boo!

Am I seeing things or do you see the resemblance too??
Honey Boo Boo in the renaissance haha!

I hate to sound like a Hello Kitty hipster but...

Sometimes I really do think that I loved Hello Kitty before she was a big deal in the UK. When I was around 9 or 10 years I started to love Hello Kitty so whenever I saw anything Hello Kitty it was a surprise has she hadn't cropped up on that much merchandise in England yet. If my mum saw something Hello Kitty she'd sometimes get it ten months in advance of my birthday because she wouldn't hardly see anything Hello Kitty. As the years have gone by it's become much more readily available on children and adult products, much to my delight!
Today I was in the kiddy section of a store and I saw all these beautiful Hello Kitty toys!
I reckon I would have still loved all of these aged 9, I'm envious of little girls today and all the choice that they have!

Okay, so the little girls on the boxes look considerably younger than 9...but who cares- play-doh is for everyone!

Grazing!

I ordered my first every Graze box from Graze.com
It's basically a box of snacks that gets sent to you by default weekly, but you can choose to have them daily or fortnightly for example. All my friends were telling me about how you can claim your first free box using a code, but I didn't have a code but still got a free box sort of by accident. Basically, I made an account and had filled in my email but when it came to filling in my card details I didn't have my card to hand so simply stopped creating an account alltogether. Cleverly, Graze sent me an email to remind me that I hadn't completely finished entering in my details and that if I did I would get a free box- so of course I finished signing up!
Once my account had been made I could have waited for the surprise of what might have arrived in my Graze box or I could take matters into my own hands and choose the things that I knew I would Love, Like, Try and Bin (i.e dislike and never want to try)
To be honest, I binned quite a lot, more than half of the options available and there are over 100.
Anyway, some time later I felt confident I'd wiped out all the gross options so that only yumminess would remain, I was hoping for popcorn, olives and delicious crouton, bread-dippy things.
This is what I got:

 

For some annoying reason, the picture wouldn't move from a sideways angle so I'm sorry that you have to jut your head! But I was happy with what I found, I got my popcorn which was completely delicious, I got my bread dippy things, salsa and chilli and cheesy crackers. It was completely delicious there's no doubt about that but I demolished the entire box in about 30 minutes so it was less of a graze and more of a devouring feast. Also, it was so delicious that I really don't think that it is as healthy as it claims, in the end it was just more snacking than I needed to eat.

It's not something that I can afford to do week in week out, plus I don't believe that it would imporve my diet. If I feel like a snack I have a cupboard full of fruit which is more filling, cheaper and lasts longer than these boxes.

They're a nice idea if you work in an office for example and don't have time to pack a lunch, but I'd suggest taking just one snack to work rather than the whole box as you probably will end up eating them all in one go!