The Extra Miles.

Just got back in from work.

- What a dra-a-ag.

My feet hurt.

Twilight... What a film. Never thought I'd like it but hey, it was pretty damn good!

- I totally want Robert Pattinson.

The Sweet Innocent.

Latest project at le Raves is Self-Portrait. And everyone who I questioned thinks I'm sweet and innocent so I came up with this;

- How young do I look?!

Think it's good enough? Think it's... Me?

The Slippery Pavements.

Today was fun. We saw Madagascar 2.

- "You get close to her face, lips apart, and you say... 'I hate you'."

The New-Do

Do I like it yet?
I don't know.

Everyone else does but... I'm not use to it I guess.

- Who knows.

The Down-Hearted.

Corr I've been some-what busy.

-I haven't, I've just been extra lazy.

But I just found out today that I probably not going to Paris with some friends in January, great. I don't know, I really just wanted to get out of here for a week, my first proper holiday with friends and not family. Guess I'm either going somewhere on my own or walking around London for my project... Most likely on my own.

My final pieces for todays due project were absolutely crap. I didn't put that much effort into it but I did get a really nice comment from a boy in the crit about one of my pictures, but I'm a little suspicious he was taking the piss...

Went shopping today 'cause of this whole Paris thing I figured I could go shopping and a girl in my college gave me a 25% discount for H&M, so I bought some jumpers and a top. Got some shoes an all.

-More like beasts! Got to tame them you see...

Didn't really spend that much but deffinately taking a top back from Topshop. My stomach just currently ruins outfits.

The Critical Me.

So, what've I been up to lately? Mainly work.

- Getting drunk and singing Placebo to myself, more like!

I really want to do well, I don't know what's suddenly changed... I guess I can't risk the same-old me being lazy and risking everything for a last minute work load.

But anywho, the photo above is one of my final pieces for the latest project. Looking, and responding to Andy Warhol's theme of death (in some of his work) I came up with my own view. I guess I'm calling this series of photos "Didn't Mean To Scare", or something along those lines. I've not really decided.

This project looks at the fear of death (obviously). It's common in all of us but it's a natural thing. We accept nature. But not that part. I just find it strange. SO, I looked at horror films, the old ones bare in mind, Nosferatu, for example and I even looked over Sam Taylor-Wood's Bram Stoker's Chair.

The photo above is the unedited version. I photoshopped this photo to look like an old film but that's currently still at work as I'm not sure if it's... Too much?

A project still on-going, I guess. I'll leave you to think whatever you like, over one photo.

- OHH! I forgot to mention. This series of photos is the "next step" to the photos on my last blog.

The Trying Photographer.

Question: Why do I keep writing my titles like that?

- 'Cause I honestly have no idea.

Anyway, today has consisted of mainly rain, photography and more rain. The rain was nice though, I was tempted to run out in my garden but there was always people in my house who'd be like "Lara, what the hell are you doing?" or, if you're my mother, would have had a fit.

The photos I took are for an on-going Photography project that I hope will get better. You know, moving my ideas on, etc, etc. My project theme is Death and I'm supposedly responding to Andy Warhol. The photos I took look nothing like Andy Warhol's stuff, but do not panic! The next series of photos will look a bit more like Andy Warhol and the next, and hopefully the final piece, and then Voila!

- I'm not that proud of these photos, but I needed something quick and done for tomorrow!

The Halloween Lover.

The days have begun where night time falls early and shadows creep out from hiding places.

- Spooky...

Dressing up as a vampire tonight for Club Sushi. Sorting out my make-up so I know what I'm doing for tonight. Going to be fuuuuuun. Haha, bet I'm the only person dressing up. Stupid people who have no enthusiasm for the best day of the year!!

Yes, I love Halloween. The ghost stories, the dark, the horror films, the dressing up, the sweets. Corr, I love it all!

This picture is mainly for Matt as he's not turning up tonight and can't see my all-so-cool fangs! Plus we plan to make a vampire film sometime soon so I'm working on awesome costume ideas for it.

Hopefully I'll have a proper good vampire costume for tonight. My colours? Red and black obviously!!

The Secret Traveler.

I just got back from Scotland!!
See, normally, I tell EVERYONE I'm going away so they can leave me nice things for me to read when I get back.
But this time... I didn't tell that many people.

It's strange. You notice who rings or texts you most, inviting you out... Apart from my boyfriend, there were 3 people in particular that rang me, inviting me out and saying they missed me once they found out I was away.

-It was nice.

All I'm saying, is you notice it a-hell-of-alot more.

It was also... Intriguing... Just disappearing. I mean, imagine if I hadn't of told ANYONE and just dropped off the face of the Earth for a week?
It was close enough.

I'm so glad to be home. Scotland is so cold!

- I froze like three times!!!

You know what's gross? Watching your youngest cousin eat hagis. EWW.

The Choice Made

I filled in the form.
Ticked in the Graphics box.
Sent it in.
Panic over.

Or was it?
I thought over and over about it as soon as the paper left my hand.
I nearly cried inside for choosing Graphics.
How much I LOVE photography and I chose something else?

I ran over to the lecturer and went "Can I have my form back? I've changed my mind."
Went into the office.
Grabbed my form.
Scribbled out Graphics.
Ticked LBM: Photography.
Gave it back.
Left.

A right choice made?

I'll leave you with that question while I throw some Kristian Bauthus in your face.
Some fit stuff right here.
Me likes very much.

The work above belongs to Kristian Bauthus. Check him out: www.kbauthus.com/welcome.htm
Mega worth it!

The Path Taker.

OH. MY. CRUD.

Pressure to pick a subject for the rest of the year.
Photography or Graphics?

- Help :(

The Unworthy Designer.

Well, there are the "better" pictures of my one piece dress-thing, as I said I'd get up. I hate to be one on those girls but I really hate the way I look now. Time for a new haircut and some mega weight loss.

- Be quiet! I use to be thinner than this last year so I'm allowed to feel like this.

The London Expo is coming up, and my friends (who I'm going with) want to go in cosplay. The theme we're meant to be going for is characters from Final Fantasy 7 and I may go as Yuffie (Advent Children version as it's easier) but then again, why deny the fact that I love Ouran High School? Why not go as Haruhi?

- Dang, this is hard!

Hmm, I may venture into London and see how much everything is. I may not cosplay at all...

- Haruhi or Yuffie?

The Tediously Tiresome.

BLIMEY! It's been such a long day. I really was not in the mood for Fashion today, thankfully it's only the last day, but still...

So what did I make? Some sort of one-piece dress thing that apparently looks like Little Blue Riding Hood. There's another thing someone said it looked like, where as someone else said it looked like the reverse but I'm not going to share what it was with you.

- Heh, sorry.

But anywho, below is what I made, (the unfinished pictures), but I'll take better pictures of it later. When I'm more... Awake?

Good part of today was that my friend at Ravensbourne leant me V for Vendetta (Graphic Novel) and The Joker; THE GREATEST STORIES EVER TOLD (Graphic Novel/Comic). How immencely sweet is that?! Officially, I now know what I'll be doing with my weekend, and I can ony laugh because it proves how much of a nerd I am!

On the way back from my Hospital appointment I came across this road (picture below). It was completely ironic, for the fact that I was tired and irritated that I had had hot gel placed on my throat to have a scan. Yuck.

End of the day I went off to Club Sushi. Can't say I had much fun as an "old" friend decided to tell me one of my ex's, while going out with me, slept with some other girl Oh joy!

- Hence my sarcasm.

Aw well.I am unbelievably tired and cannot keep my eye lids from closing any longer. Farewell, sleep well and good night.

The Next Worker.

Since working at Next in "REPLEN", I got to see some sneaky look at some dresses that I kind of want... Strange, because last year, I hated Next. I'll be honest, I walked around the store and thought "There's seriously nothing I'd wear", but being in the stock rooms are so different to the stuff they actually sell.

- It's all so pretty!

Yes. I sound MEGA girlie right now. Deal. Heh.
So what do I spot when going through the stock? Check it out below. Not that you'll like it, as it's what I look at all saturday and for this week, abit of Sunday. The Next photos seriously don't do any justice to how nice the clothes are.

So what else to say about my day? Apart from the fact my feet kill me? I keep checking to see if they're still there. I've been on my feet all weekend! Damn sale at Next, grrr. Then again, saturday night, I wore heels and danced part of the night away... That might have something to do with the throbbing...

Hmm, what else to say? If you haven't already heard of Laura Marling, you really should! Her beautiful acoustic and one of a kind voice combined with her genre of music is so... fantasisingly depressive? No, that's not the word... Hey, I'm terrible at reviews, but her lyrics tell different stories and meanings to those in the mainstream industry. She's deffinately someone to have on your iPod/MP3 to suit a certain mood when the World feels plain.

- I leave you with that :)

The Nude Life.

Aww. My last day of Life Drawing. Was fun (!), but slightly creepy when the guy kept looking at me, then again, if he's facing my direction where else is he meant to look? He closed his eyes a couple of times, bless him.

Who knew I could draw?! I'm actually quite proud of these drawings (below). You may look at them and be like "That's not all good, you know..." but I believe you don't understand how, for me, it really, really is.

I just love using charcoal. I think, depending on what pathway I choose for the rest of my foundation course I'm going to use charcoal all the time!

- Haha. I'm not even joking.

Getting home was surprisingly as quick and easy as it could have ever been. As soon as I got to the bus stop, waited five minutes and jumped on a bus, then got off at my stop (surprisingly no traffic) and jumped on my next bus another five minutes later. Now everyone might think this means nothing but I believe in karma and fate trying to push you over the edge to see if you deserve a "good day". This morning I missed my first bus to uni, twice.

- Cutting story short: The bu's went passed me so I thought I'd go round the "back streets" and meet the bus at the other end as it's normally stuck in traffic. Walked up the road, and behold, the bus I was chasing after drove past me again and I didn't stress out. Kept my cool.

Naturally, karma rewarded me. Yay! I do love karma when it's nice to me.

Here's a question; Do I want my friend to move away to Sussex?

- Obviously not!

She leaves tomorrow and I guess all I can do is wish her good luck. We promised to write to each other, keep in contact, and all that jazz. But hey, we're all old enough to know how the ball rolls. We'll keep in contact at first, then slowly it'll be months before we decide to send a message.

Dang, I hope Sussex is worth it and she gets everything she needs from there. If I'm saying 'Goodbye' to her it might as well be darn worth it!

The Sketch Drawing.

Ohh, what a lovely day at Art College, (lie, lie, lie, lie and more lies!). Key skills... What can I possibly say about Key Skills for anyone to understand the torment of wanting to scratch your ears out because blood pouring out of your now non-excistent, bone broken, gorged ears would sound pleasently better than listening to a woman with a scary tan and the same accent as the stalker girl from Skins (series 2) go on and on and on about the same thing you'll be doing in your course for the rest of your year.

- Oh. My. "Gawd".

Seriously? The more she repeated "C'mon guys, if you do as I say we can go home early", the more I wanted to smash my head against the table. So what did I do all day to keep myself remotely sane? I drew on myself.

Haha, yes. I did one of the most childish things you could do when you're bored. Totally not my fault as a new friend I recently found was talking to me about tatoos so I started drawing silly things.

Great thing about today? We got let out early and didn't wait long for a 314 then soon after arriving at my stop jumped on a B15 home. Making a new friend and drove past my boyfriend so I went all "STOP THE BUS!", ran off the bus, down the road, with my baggy jeans falling down and my shoulder bag beating the crap out of my thigh until he realised there was a crazy girl running after him.

- Lots of hugs and kisses all round! :)

The Jaw Dropping.

At this point in the evening, the only thing worth talking about is the TV show, Supernatural. Yes, I'm a fan. Not a number one fan. But a huge fan none the less.

Courtesy of my dear friend for lending me the first episode who told me I would not be disappointed. I was far for disappointed. Let's be truthful; My jaw dropped more than four times through the forty-one minutes worth of footage.

The first episode, to me, was the best episode I have ever seen through out the three seasons and there's so many questions I want answered. Constantly watching each week for more of Sam and Dean I oh-so-very-well will be doing. There's no point in lying. But one question comes to mind: Now they've started the first episode with such an amazing start, will the writers and directors be able to keep it up for the rest of the season?

That being said, Eric Kripke has (in not these words exact) revealed that there will be so much more to learn about the Winchester boys, so I'm not all that worried. There will also be more info on Mummy Winchester herself.

- Sweeeeeeeeeeeet!

Officially, I believe I can say I love Supernatural more than ever, and this is one season that is going to be more than worth seeing. Hell, it'll be a season to watch before you die! For me, it now tops my use-to-be favourite TV series ever, Buffy The Vampire Slayer.

The First Timer.

Wow. My first "official" blog.

- This could get interesting, kids.

Can't say I have ever had the pleasure of using the Internet as some sort of a diary update. (Unless Myspace counts? ...Yeah, Didn't think so either). I had a paper diary... Hell! I still do have that same diary right next to my bed. But, unfortunately, I seem to have lacked much interest in picking it up and scribbling across the page about my days worth of life.
Has my enthusiasm disappeared? I oh-so-certainly hope not!

Maybe my brain is unconsciously telling me to modernise my way of reviewing life?

- We'll find out sooner or later.

Well, who would have thought (to those that know me) that I'd have a paid job. A little sad, and proves how lazy I am, at being my age and only just deciding I should get money independently.
Doing something for myself. Walking down the road to a bank and looking at my account and saying "Yeah, I earned that. I worked for that". The satisfaction of knowing I did something for myself. The pleasure of having an invisible one finger salute to those who truely believed I'd live off Daddy-kins forever.

My first day of work. I have to say, I struggled at first. Since I work in Retail and as my position of "Replen", I have to carry a computor device around with me that tells me what in the shop needs re-stocking.
Confusing. Lots of outfits, letters and numbers.

- Daunting stuff if you haven't the foggiest of where on Earth you are.

So today pretty much sums up my new stage in life. I'm a first timer in alot of things in my life. Leaving and saying goodbye to the old and being rushed into the new.

Alas, all I can say is one of the cheesiest quotes going; Only time will tell.