Hey guys, I haven’t disappeared off the face of the planet, just been super busy. Let’s see…

On Saturday, after a mad dash to the cinema and being stuck in a huge line of traffic, we went to see (500) Days of Summer. Such a lovely film, even though I came out of it with a severe disliking of Zooey Deschanel’s character >:| The film was shot really well, put together perfectly (it’s not a linear film) and featured the delectable Zooey wearing some super pretty outfits (she seemed to wear blue throughout the film).

blue, blue. High-waisted skirts, trousers and shorts matched with tailored wispy shirts featured heavily.

A particularly nice dress by Marc Jacobs (currently in a competition at ASOS).

Sunday held another trip to the cinema, this time to see a film I’ve been looking forward to for quite a while – District 9. Set in Johannesburg, and dealing with issues of immigration and xenophobia through allegory of Aliens stranded on Earth, this film follows the story of Winkus Va De Meer and his exposure to some alien technology. I don’t think I’ve seen another alien film like this before, the ‘real-life’ness of it and the way the story’s told is amazing. Not for the squeeeemish though, the worst part for me (naymind the blowing up of heads and exploding of bodies) was a scene where Winkus lost some of his fingernails. I have a ridiculous fingernail phobia. Gah!

In other news, I dyed my hair a dark brown for Autumn/Winter, I think it’s much better. Has a slightly red tint to it, too. Homemade chai lattes are the in thing at my house right now, so much cheaper than buying them from the coffee shop. We almost have a complete bathroom, the flooring went down over the weekend and my Dad’s been spending the past couple of days putting the sink in. Our electrician’s coming around next week so we’ll finally have hot water! and a working shower! Oh, god, it’s gunna be amazing. I’ll update with something more substantial later this week. Keep well x