Time is running out...

IT'S NEARLY 2011! 

So what've you been up to in 2010? There's half an hour to the new year, and 2010 has flown by in a Airbus A380. If the world really does end in 2012 as the film predicted, we should make the most of this year. Be adventurous, live life dangerously! Eat those poisoned berries, jump in front of that 20 tonne truck hurtling towards you at 120MPH, do whatever you like in 2011. It's the only year where the date can be 11/11/11 ALL OVER THE WORLD! & read the same backwards as forwards. 

20mins to go....

Q: What will you do in 2011?

A:?????

Fill in your own answer to this question - it can be whatever you like! The crazier the better. The most inventive might win something....*

*DISCLAIMER= You won't actually win a prize, but I'll follow your Twitter/Blog/YouTube/etc. Pretty good eh?

Toast - A short review

What can I say about Toast. Not a lot. No, I'm not talking about the food here, but the televised version of Nigel Slater's Book "Toast" - shown today on BBC1 at 9:00PM. It was an incredibly sad program, but on the bright side - there were some brilliant jumpers! The beginning was sad, especially when his mother died, and the end was rather good. It even had a cameo from the real Nigel, as the head chef of the Savoy in London, who was eating a piece of toast. There were some magnificent pies, which did make me rather hungry - something I like in a TV show, and outstanding performances from Freddie Highmore and Helena Bonham Carter (as 15yr old Nigel & Mrs Potter (who is employed as a cleaner after his mothers death and ends up marrying his father)). The soundtrack was OK...it had Dusty Springfield. Not good. But the food did look amazing! After watching it, apart from feeling ravenous, I did feel quite sorry for him - but in a way, sort of glad that his father had died (I'm really nice, aren't I) so he could escape from his stepmother. All in all, it was a good program and is available on BBC iPlayer now.

New gadget-y thing!!

You may've noticed the giant iPod Touch in the corner. No, you're not hallucinating, it's this new thing I've discovered. There's this website called MixPod, and you can create playlists and put them on MySpace, Facebook, Tumblr, Bebo, even your iPhone! You simply register, create your playlist by searching through the thousands of songs courtesy of our dear friends - YouTube, pick your "skin" (they have ones in the shape of iPods, everything!) and colours, hit SAVE, click "share your playlist", select preferred website, and Hey Presto! A giant iPod appears on your screen.  I hope you like my playlist, I'm going to make one every month, and the one I've just put up is the one for January, since it (and 2011) are almost upon us.

If you have a MixPod account, and would like to check out mine here's the address:
www.mixpod.com/sophieganesh

Monday + Music = #musicmonday

This week, our songs are two by The Broken Beats. They're from Denmark (as always!) and their songs are the catchy-ist I've heard in a very long time.

The Broken Beats - Copy. 

The Broken Beats - The Rules

 

Don't forget to use the Twitter hashtags #musicmonday and #musicmondayBFB and tweet me any music/post suggestions @LondonNewyork13 

Say cheese...

Cameras, we all love them. Lots of us use them on a daily bases. I own a Nikon F-601 (analog) and a Panasonic Lumix ZX1 (digital). The good thing about having two cameras is the different types of pictures you can take. I usually take my digital out and about with me to take pictures as and when, and the SLR is for being more artistic. I like them both equally, and although it is easier to just plug in and go, there is something very satisfying about having a photography you can hold, and the anticipation of getting them back from the shop. Or, if you develop them yourself, having that real "hands-on" thing. Another camera that I'd like to own is the Lomography DianaF+. Yes it's made of plastic and leaks, but that's the beauty of the photographs. I'm going to buy the Diana+ Nikon lens adapter and get some Diana lenses (Fisheye!) hopefully, instead of buying another camera. (Even though a Fisheye lens and adapter comes to £45, and a Diana+ (without flash) is £35. With flash is £70) A good thing about using a digital camera is knowing what your photo will look like, and the ability to delete/crop/recolour etc. according to what you're trying to get across in your picture. But I'll always be a sucker for analog.

An un-Christmassy Christmas Film

This is my newest film.

It's a WATERMELON!

Is this the best album cover in the world? It's for Treefight For Sunlight's "A Collection of Vibrations For Your Skull", which in itself is a pretty awesome name, and I have high expectations for the album. I cannot wait for it to be released in the UK!!

It's Monday!

Ergh. Monday. The day we all dread. That's why I'm gonna start "Music Monday", only on Beetroot For Breakfast. I think it originated on Twitter, and so you can use the hash tag #musicmonday on there, or, use one exclusive to this blog: #musicmondayBFB. I'll be posting 2 songs to liven up your day, and although they may not be to your taste, I hope you enjoy them!


Treefight For Sunlight - Facing The Sun


Thulebasen - Raga Gemini

"Raga Gemini" has just been released today (20th Dec '10) and I've listened to it 10000+ times already!

This town, is 'coming like a ghost town

Strange things have been happening recently, so I've made a list of them for you all to discuss:
1)Things appearing out of nowhere
2)I've gotten really good at Tetris
3)My iPod always dies when I'm listening to R.E.M
4)All of my cardigans are getting holes in them
5)I keep on finding random pasta shapes in the cupboard
6) My cat got really spooked when she went under the sofa - probably a GHOST under there.
7)The downstairs phone won't ring
8) YouTube won't let me log in on my iPod
9) I've listened to Kate Bush - AND I DON'T EVEN LIKE KATE BUSH!
10) There's been 20cm of snow where I live.

Freaky, eh?
And whilst you read the list, you can listen to The Specials with "Ghost Town":

Thirty Day Challenge: Day #5

Tell us your three favourite colours
Another toughie! I can't decide my three favourite colours, I love them all! I do quite like Orange, Purple, and Blue though. I like all shades of those colours, from pale to almost black. I'm doing a lot of things with brown at the moment and also grey. I tend to wear colours for the season, so in summer I wear paler shades and brighter colours than in the autumn, but many people do that. I LOVE patterns! That way I get loads of colour in one thing. Colours are good. But so are stripes, spots, florals, and argyle etc.  

Ha Pea Days!

I found this postcard lying around in my house. I'd forgotten that I'd bought it, so I decided to scan it and put it on here so you can all bask in its glory!

Ha Pea Days postcard, £0.60p from Paperchase