It was like the way you wanted sunshine on Saturdays, or pancakes for breakfast. They just made you feel good

 

My brain is a little all over the place today, so to gather my thoughts I’m going to do a list based blog post for you. If you know me at all you will know that I love writing lists, as I have mentioned before – I am a notebook enthusiast with a compulsion for list making. The act of putting pen to paper and organising things into categories focuses my mind and lets me forget momentarily about all of the other thoughts that are inconsequential to the task at hand. It is also another method of procrastinating, something I am entirely skilled in, as I don’t have to deal with all of the other stuff which is either boring or too important for me to think about right now. I thought I would just name a topic and list 5 things from that category that I like and hopefully if you haven’t heard of them you will find new things to like too.
YouTube
– The RH Experience
– World of the Orange
– Essie Button
– Fun for Louis
– Miss Glamorazzi
Films
– Stuck in Love
– The Kings of Summer
– License to Drive
– Funny Face
– Moonrise Kingdom
Songs
– The Offspring – Denial Revisited
– Paolo Nutini – Iron Sky
– Pokey LaFarge – Daffodil Blues
– Jose Feliciano – Lonely Teardrops
– You Me At Six – The Rumour
Instagram
– Grgctts
– Alielayus
– Lamiakaric
– Lsbeth
– Melancholyellie
Food
– Sushi
– Burgers
– Blue cheese
– Crisps
– Anchovy stuffed olives
Books
– Garden Spells by Sarah Addison Allen
– Guitar Girl by Sarra Manning
– You’ve Been Warned by James Patterson
– The Secret Lives of Dresses by Erin McKean
– The Magic Faraway Tree by Enid Blyton
Drinks
– Tequila Sunrise
– Rose Lemonade
– Mango Cooler
– Honey and lemon
– Gin and tonic
Photographers
– Guy Bourdin
– Camilla Akrans
– Annie Leibovitz
– Joshua Hoffine
– Tim Walker
Detectives
– Adrian Monk
– Miss Marple
– Johnathan Creek
– Precious Ramotswe
– Hercule Poirot
The perfect place to conclude my list making…now to take the dog out in the pouring rain. Boo. Anyway, I hope you enjoyed my lists and maybe found something new to watch, listen to or read.

(I do not own these images).

I will remember your face, ‘Cause I am still in love with that place. But when the stars are the only things we share, will you be there?

It’s Friday and it has been a while since I posted my last Spotify Playlist. This time they have a fancy new system (it may not be that new but I have just found it), that allows me to post an interactive playlist to this post so it’s not just a screen shot with some crappy link that probably never worked. However, technical issues already, there are 31 tracks on my playlist but only 29 show up on my blog. Anyway, I hope you find something new that you like and may not have heard before. Again it is a mix of old and new because I am now a dinosaur and don’t often keep up with the charts, so if I have heard it and liked it may be in there somewhere.

As it is Friday I thought I would treat you all to a GUY FRIDAY post too! Aren’t you just feeling so lucky right now?! Ha.

I thought it was about time that Leonardo DiCaprio came first in something, so here he is. Beautiful as ever. He should have won an Oscar just for being such a perfect Jay Gatsby. I don’t have much to say here, I think his face speaks for itself.

Polo Kerber. I have no idea what this man does or who he is…I found him on Tumblr. I think he is probably a model and if he isn’t, with a face like that he should be! Click on the photo to check out his tumblr page. He has a fan page so he must be known for something right?!

Jesse Burgess, I know for a fact is a model. I think he is also a DJ and works for Jamie Laing’s Candy Kittens. Posh and pretty. As this ‘guy friday’ post goes on the more you will realise I have a penchant for guys with strong jaws and all of the cheek bones! I first saw Jesse on ‘Dirty Sexy Things’ on E4. It was some modelling competition show with lots of beautiful people posing in various uncomfortable positions in various uncomfortable landscapes…one of those.

I first saw Max Fowler in the BBC series ‘Mayday’ where he was potentially a murderer. I do not find him traditionally attractive, but his face interests me. That sounds weird doesn’t it? Yeah. Anyway, he is in series 3 of the US version of The Killing and it reminded me that I like his face. So here he is. If you haven’t seen Mayday, you should try and find it online, I really enjoyed it.

Diego Barrueco is a Spanish model living in London. He is another Tumblr find. Tattoos, piercing, jaw line and cheek bones you could cut yourself on…check! According to his blog he is 23, straight and single. So ladies of London – find this man! Again, click on the photo to be taken to his page.

Able Tesfaye is better known as The Weeknd and I am completely and utterly obsessed with his voice. It is so soulful and like listening to silk. If you haven’t already checked out his Trilogy album – do it now! The Canadian is a singer, song writer and producer at the age of 24. So talented. I love him.

Matthew Gray Gubler is my new crush due to my new Criminal Minds obsession. Once again, thank you Netflix! Model for Burberry and you can see why with that face and his similar look to Douglas Booth and lots of the fashion house’s other models. He plays Dr Spencer Reid, the occasional comedic relief and boy genius on Criminal Minds. 18 episodes down…74 to go.

Shai Spooner is a stylist and fashion designer. The N-Dubz boys and Wiz Khalifa have all benefited greatly with Shai behind their wardrobe. Starting off with just designing snap backs, Spooner now has a fully formed fashion range for both men and women. Not only is he talented and creative, he is super hot too! Multitasking…

Francisco Lachowski  is a Brazillian model that I often gaze longingly at when scrolling through my Tumblr feed. International model, father to a gorgeous baby and a cross between Joseph Gordon Levitt and Ed Westwick, this man ticks every box for me! Look at that face!!!

Josh Franceschi has one of my favourite voices ever! He could sing the phone book and I would be first in line to buy the song. Soulful, gravelly, wonderfully perfect. His voice breaks my heart over and over. The lead singer of You Me At Six is a nice guy/clothing label owner and all around beauty. Less than a month until I get to see them play again in London! I am so excited!

And, as if today couldn’t get better – here is the interactive link to my first Spotify playlist.

(I do not own these photos or music)