say it with a cupcake

i absolutely adore cupcakes, & these ones have got to be the best.
my lovely boss at work bought them for me for my birthday, and they're beautiful!
i came in this morning and they were sat on my desk with a card
how sweet is she.
they look too good to eat!

happy birthday to me

I had the most perfect twenty-first birthday yesterday. The whole day was beautiful and I am very lucky to have such wonderful friends & family. I am so thankful to everyone that came, especially those that travelled hundreds of miles to get here. They all made it such a memorable day & I got spoilt rotten!

girl crush

Okay so I'm a little ashamed to admit this but I really think Taylor Momsen is hot!
As Jenny in Gossip Girl I thought she was a little, in fact a lot, irritating. She definitely played the annoying little sister well! But since that started she's grown up a bit- although she's still only 17- and turned into a mega hot wannabe rock chick, and i think she kinda pulls it off.
She now sports mega long platinum blonde locks & ultra smoky eye makeup and fronts the band The Pretty Reckless. Their first single make me wanna die came out in May this year & I kinda rate it. Their second single miss nothing was released last monday and their debut album light me up is out this Monday.
Momsen has a very courtney love-esque grungy style and sound to her voice, and the overall influence of 90s grunge band Nirvana is apparent in the music she is producing.
With the album covering controversial issues such as heavy drug abuse & sex, as well as the suspender belts & stockings she is renowned for wearing it's hard to believe Momsen is still only 17.
I would love one of her vintage slip dresses.

the good old days

So earlier this week one of the greatest moments happened- the libertines played their first official gig together since their split in 2004. I'm literally gutted I couldn't get tickets. We've been waiting for this for years and it finally happened! Amy Winehouse was among fans watching the band at the HMV Forum as well as Ryan Jarman from The Cribs.
They played an amazing set including 'the good old days' 'music when the lights go out' 'time for heroes' and 'what katie did'
The gig was a warm up show before their appearance at Reading & Leeds festival this weekend.
I hope this means there will be many more to come..

skint monday

Crystal Castles did a DJ set at Revs in Reading last monday (05/08/10)- so so good! Alice Glass is hot! She looked so cool just stood there with a drink in each hand in a parka jacket- later taking it off because it was about 100 degrees in there! A very fun night with Kate and Harry

stornoway

Matt told me about this band not too long ago so i checked them out at this year's Glastonbury and haven't stopped listening to them since. Apparently their first single came out last year- I can't believe I hadn't heard of them since now. Their debut album Beachcombers Windowsill came out in May this year and they're playing a UK tour this fall with Southampton University as one of the dates- I'm thinking of getting tickets...