Title Picture

A few people have been asking about the title picture. I found it on an image search (probably plagiarism or something like that) and LOVED it so I decided to use it. It reminds me of A) The cover of The Coral's album "Butterfly House", released earlier this year and B) The version one of the video for Oh No Ono's "Helplessly Young", an AMAZINGLY BRILLIANT FABULOUS song, which you can listen to 10000+ times and never tire of. (On the song front, listen to "1000 Years" from The Coral album I mentioned.)

Butterfly House, The Coral, 2010


Helplessly Young, Oh No Ono, 2010 (Video version 1)



Thirty Day Challenge: Day #3

Your favourite television program.
Ooh, a toughie! I have many favourite television programs, I can't choose! So, I'll just talk about my favourite at the moment, which is Wallander. (The Swedish one, not the English one.) I can't really describe it, it's basically a crime-drama-mystery series, in Swedish with English subtitles, being shown on BBC4 in the UK. I think one of the main reasons I like it (apart from the Scandinavian-ness!) is that you never really know who the killer is, and it keeps you in suspense; much like the books by Henning Mankell, who is a fabulous (and Swedish!) author. I'm eagerly awaiting the second series, and after the shocking and heart-wrenching last episode of the first, I'm interested to see what happens. Wallander isn't one of those programs you can explain to someone off the top of your head, there's too many twists and turns and questions for that, you just have to watch it yourself. I recommend this to anyone who is a lover of crime, Sweden, Prinsesstårta, IKEA, or just wants to watch an AMAZING show on TV on a Saturday night 9:00PM. Enjoy...

 <- This has to be my favourite episode. "Luftslottet" is called "The Castle Ruins" in English. Watch this if you get the chance, it's fantastic!

Thirty Day Challenge: Day #2

2. Talk about any piercings or tattoos, if you have any.
I don't have any! I'm a blank canvas. I occasionally draw on myself if I get bored, and I've been known to paint my arms in tattoo-designs...
I don't like the idea of a) having needles jabbed into my skin and b) having something you can't get rid of on your skin. (You don't know how many wrinkly 96 year old hells angels I've seen with so many tattoos they look like a tattoo-artists portfolio!) As for piercings, the same applies. I don't have any! I tend to jazz up my outfits with scarves, badges and hats, instead of earrings. I don't like needles. (I passed out when I had a blood test done.) People have given me earrings in the past, but I tend to just donate them to Oxfam.
So, that's about it for today's question. But don't fret, tomorrows will come soon enough!

Thirty Day Challenge: Day #1

1. Your middle name, and how you feel about it.

My middle name is Rebecca. Pretty ordinary, I know 1000+ people with that name. I would've preferred something a bit more original and unique, a bit like me! But all in all it's quite a good name. Does what it says on the tin, and all that jazz. It fills an empty space in my passport!

Thirty Day Challenge!

I'm gonna give this "thirty day challenge" a go, for a laugh. So for, uh, thirty days! I'll be doing posts on the questions which are:

It sounds like it should be quite fun, so starting tonight, I'll be a part of the challenge!



A poem

I saw this poem in a book entitled  "Poetry of the Thirties" and just had to put it on here! It's by John Betjeman and was written in 1937 (well, that's what the copyright says!)

Slough

Come, friendly bombs, and fall on Slough

It isn't fit for humans now,

There isn't grass to graze a cow

                           Swarm over, Death!

Come, bombs, and blow to smithereens

Those air-conditioned, bright canteens,

Tinned fruit, tinned meat, tinned milk, tinned beans

                              Tinned minds, tinned breath.

Mess up the mess they call a town -

A house for ninety-seven down

And once a week a half a crown

                            For twenty years,

And get that man with double chin

Who'll always cheat and always win,

Who washes his repulsive skin

                              In women's tears.

And smash his desk of polished oak

And smash his hands so used to stroke

And stop his boring dirty joke

                               And make him yell.

But spare the bald young clerks who add

The profits of the stinking cad;

It's not their fault that they are mad,

                                They've tasted Hell.

It's not their fault they do not know

The birdsong from the radio,

It's not their fault they often go

                              To Maidenhead.

And talk of sports and makes of cars

In various bogus Tudor bars

And daren't look up to see the stars

                               But belch instead.

In labour-saving homes, with care

Their wives frizz out peroxide hair

And dry it in synthetic air

                             And paint their nails.

Come, friendly bombs, and fall on Slough

To get it ready for the plough.

The cabbages are coming now:

                           The earth exhales.

                                 

Jeg Elsker Danmark!

(If you don't speak Danish, the title means "I love Denmark")

Recently, I have become obsessed with Scandinavia - but one country in particular. Denmark. Don't ask me why, because I really have no idea. I've always liked Denmark, but things started to get serious when I was fortunate enough to watch the music video for "Swim" by Oh No Ono - an amazing Danish band. I listened to the song for days on end, and then became interested in all things Danish. The architecture, the food, the music, the design, all of it. So, I began learning the language. (I can already speak 4 languages, one more can't hurt, can it?) And let me tell you, it ain't the easiest to learn! (I've been using speakdanish.dk , which is a really good website to use if you want to learn the language) But one thing that truly amazes me is the music. Denmark has some really brilliant bands:

Here are some bands I love, with some of my favourite songs...,
OH NO ONO -
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qh8IBCKyG6Y (Swim)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z2nn_tM4kD8 (The Shock of The Real)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ww-EH1pvEQA (Miss Miss Moss)
(Or just listen to the "Eggs" Album, because I love all of their songs)

TREEFIGHT FOR SUNLIGHT -
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=38EebZGTMKA (Facing The Sun
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J_RHtzq-5dY (What Became of You and I?)

VINNIE WHO -
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IppBWuUmkU8 (Remedy)

THE WILLIAM BLAKES -
 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pyvVAON10jk(Secretly)

So that's about it for this Denmark post, I hope you like the music and don't hesitate to comment.

Tak.
                                                

Help!

This is a plea for help: I can't think of a name for this blog! If you think you can come up with a witty name for it please either...

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Or comment on this post.

This is basically a competition, but you won't win anything. Although I might follow your blog if you'd like me to.

Tak.