Anyway… here is the answer… I love this show…

Such is the new Jane Eyre movie, which is very good by the way.

Let’s face it, weather reporting in the last few years has been ridiculously shocking – bringing the power to the people is Weddar - now everyone can be an anchorman:

Free Weddar app from the Appstore

Source: Thrillist

Did you know that Oxford University’s brand colour has it’s own Pantone code?
Neither did I, until today, because I bought a blue Oxford t-shirt for my da and was wondering if maybe I should have got grey. Turns out I got lucky.

So a few new things have changed since my last post.

Most importantly – I have a job. *Cheer!Huzzah!Hurrah!* – sort of.
Being a PA/EA sounds fancy, until you realise, you’re really just someone’s bitch. I spend all day organising someone else’s life, while not having much of my own. I don’t think I’m too bad at it, but it’s not an industry (recruitment) I care much about so motivation isn’t exactly – UP THERE. But I think about Venice, Paris, Amsterdam and the day goes by quicker as my eyes glaze over.

One thing good that’s come of it is that a workmate informed me of some cheap deals.
Which leads me to my next thing.

My First Out-Of-London experience!!! OXFORD, OXFORDSHIRE! – £10 return with a valid Oyster Card. Cheaaaaaaap as! We could’ve also gone to Cambridge, but somehow Oxford sounded more – posh.

We really weren’t sure what to expect. Just an old, quiet town. And we weren’t that far off. But A and I both agree that Oxford is how you imagine England to be before you actually land in London. Our visit was during the summer break so I’m guessing it was quieter than usual, it was a welcome if not very slightly odd quietness – it kind of felt like we were on the set for Hot Fuzz.

The town itself seems like one giant university. Old buildings, college houses and faculties are dotted all over town, between old castles and chain restaurants. Big Red tour buses snake between old buildings and modern shopping centres.

We did a tour of Oxford Castle – most well known for being a ‘gaol’ (until 1996!!). It was cool – literally – being in a big stone building. Loved the light-hearted history lesson that came with the tour!

We did the tourist-shop rounds and 2 pins, 1 t-shirt, 1 jumper and 1 scarf later, we decided food was on the menu. And lo-and-behold – First.Ever.Jamie’s.Italian!!!!
It was on the expensive side, but we couldn’t go home knowing we walked passed a Jamie restaurant and didn’t taste anything.

Our Order:
1xTruffle Tagliatelle – main
1xTruffle Chips
1xTiramisu

We were on a budget, but was surprisingly full after.

The Tagliatelle was delicious. Simple, buttery, garlicky, MUSHROOMY! The Truffle chips weren’t very truffly, but still crispy and delicious with shaved parmasen on top. Tiramisu was slightly on the sweet side, but the orange zest equalled it out – creme fraiche on the side was perfect.

We called it a night, and headed back to London – ready for work the next day. All in all, a successful day trip!

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Who knew, signing up to spam could save me hundreds?

Who knew a volcano eruption could save me hundreds?

Who knew Lonely Planet could be so generous?

I’m on Lonely Planet’s mailing list and was very surprised to find this in my inbox,

In response to the travel chaos caused by Iceland’s Eyjafjallajokull volcano, which has covered northwest Europe in a massive cloud of ash, Lonely Planet is offering 13 of its European iPhone city guides free to stranded travellers.

With a lot of travellers stuck in unfamiliar places, these city guides will provide much-needed, practical information as well as suggestions on what to do whilst stranded.

The 13 apps are available for free now until 11.59pm (GMT+12) Thursday 22nd April 2010.

The guides can be downloaded from the iTunes App Store at the links below:

• Amsterdam
• Barcelona
• Berlin
• Budapest
• Copenhagen
• Istanbul
• London
• Moscow
• Munich
• Paris
• Rome
• Stockholm
• Vienna

Please share this email with any friends or family who have had their plans affected by this.

Needless to say i read the email 3 times to check for a catch, didn’t find any. Am now armed with 13 city guides for my trip. BOO YAHhh!

Anyway, as wiki does, it lead me to look up “Avant Garde” and I thought I’d share the interesting meaning behind it:

Avant-garde (French pronunciation: [av???a?d]) means “advance guard” or “vanguard“.^[1] The adjective form is used in English, to refer to people or works that are experimental or innovative, particularly with respect to art, culture, and politics.

The term was originally used to describe the foremost part of an army advancing into battle (also called the vanguard) and now applied to any group, particularly of artists, that considers itself innovative and ahead of the majority.

The vanguard, a small troop of highly skilled soldiers, explores the terrain ahead of a large advancing army and plots a course for the army to follow. This concept is applied to the work done by small collectives of intellectuals and artists as they open pathways through new cultural or political terrain for society to follow.

Source: wikipedia

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Next Saturday – March 28th 2009 @ 8:30pm is Earth Hour, where everyone is encouraged to switch off their lights for 1 Hour and be part of making a difference. I love this campaigne. It says change is simple and the difference one person makes is vast.

So lets vote for the earth on March 28th and be part of the change you want to see!