Monthly Archives: July 2011

Yep, that’s right, a whole fun-filled day of Star Wars! I decided it was high time that I saw the entirely saga back-to-back, so we did last Saturday! Adam had bought me The Star Wars Cookbook: Wookiee Cookies and Other Galactic Recipes, in anticipation of us doing a film marathon… we planned our meals for the day around this book.

We started at around 8am and watched Phantom Menace in bed, and not even Jar Jar Binks could put a dampener on my determination to watch all 6 films in a row, no sir-ee. We then got up, did a little bit of tidying around the house (Adam went out for bread for our brunch, too) and set up the second film. We paused it half way to enjoy some Tattouine Twin Sun Eggs, except, ours didn’t turn out like the photo… we had one sun eggs, and they didn’t cook very well.. Alas! it was only for fun :)

We were getting into our stride, the 3rd film went quickly & we set about doing a couple more chores in between. We got a phone call from my Dad just as I was making our Wookie Cookies, my Mum had somehow managed to get stuck in Tesco’s carpark (I had a bad feeling about this*, it was something to do with the automatic gears on their car getting jammed) so we had to drive my Dad over there to rescue her. When we got there she’d already fixed it! Typical.

After out brief outing we got back and I finished off the cookies and we started on ‘A New Hope’. Washed it down with some wookiee cookies, of course.

Yeah, they really were as good as they look. So, so amazing. I think we had about 5 each haha! oopsie. ‘A New Hope’ flew by, it’s such an easy film to watch.. infact, all the Star Wars films are! I lost count of the number of Wookiee impressions I did…  UAARRRGNNNHHH

Adam was tempted to have us watch his VHS copies of the un-digitally-remastered versions, but we don’t even own a VHS machine anymore. I kinda liked the remastered versions though, they tie in really well with the new films. Maybe I just made a few hardcore fans have a seizure, sorry.

Whilst we watched Empire we enjoyed some ‘Greedo’s Burritos’ & a couple more Wookiee Cookies, a-hem. We also sipped some of Adam’s home made ginger & whiskey mead.

We started watching the final film at 10pm, so we’d done pretty well! We were both falling asleep towards the end, watching films all day is TIRING. I’m not entirely sure whether I saw the Emperors demise! Anyway, it was fun :) Next up, Lords of the Rings????!

*an intentional pun, if you get it, you get it. If not, do a star wars marathon of your own!

Wow, as if it’s almost August! This year is going so fast!!

July was a HUGE month here, with ‘Working for Yourself’ week and my general ramblings our traffic was huger than ever! August is shaping up to be a neat month, too, I have a new weekly feature that I’ll be starting next Tuesday, and several DIY projects that I want to share with you all :)

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I’m trying to conquer my demons of posting photos of myself here, so here’s an outfit post. Taking these photos made me realise that we have no plain walls, or anywhere really suitable as a backdrop for full length outfit shots! Especially when I’m using my 50mm lens. I guess I’ll have to take them outside in the future!

Shirt: thrifted – I came across this in a box of things my Mum brought around the other day!
Suede skirt: Topshop sale

This past Friday Adam graduated as a Doctor of Astronomy & Astrophysics, neat huh?

He got to wear ridiculously fancy clothes, graduate alongside nobel prize winners, & eat pizza.. basically an amazing day. We’re all ridiculously proud of him, and I don’t usually get gushy on my blog, but he’s worked so hard to get to this point (and all while we bought and renovated our first house) so he deserves a giant big pat on the back! Well done Dr Adam! You done did good!

Adam on stage, apparently he was telling himself to slow down his walk so we could get photos!

With his Mum and Dad after the ceremony, yeah, he’s very tall.

But not usually this tall, I think his shoes were to blame for making me look like a tiny person!!

Oh yes, my shoes. My shitting bloody shoes. I ended up buying another pair from Primark when we got into the city centre, apparently these ones are an entire size too big.

He’s allowed to do poses like this now that he’s a Doctor. IT’S THE LAW!

Honestly don’t know what’s disgusted him so… the wine? the lesser beings in his Doctory company? Maybe the hat just went to his head…

Yesterday I bought these new pumps for Adam’s graduation this friday. I also got a dress, but I’ll take a photo of the full outfit instead with that. They’re cute, non? And in the sale – self employment now means all my shopping must be done in the sales. At least for the time being!

I also decided I’d better take photos of my new redder hair, this marks off another one of my 27 things! I’m planning on doing something a little different with it later this year, but I’m going to lay of the dying for a while. I hope you like the style, I call it my greasy hair day messy bun.

& you’re only getting half my face because apparently, apparently, I don’t know how to work my mouth and looked like I was gurning. Although I’m pretty sure you’d have loved to see that, too.

Did I mention we went to the midnight premier of Harry Potter? It was amazing, easily the best cinema experience of my life. We’re going to see it again, I’m sure we must have missed so much.