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  • The Sunday Share Out

    The Sunday Share Out

    Hello and welcome to the latest edition of The Sunday Share Out! Grab your hot beverage of choice and check out which posts, videos and bloggers I’ve been loving from around the Interwebs lately.

    A R O U N D   T H E   I N T E R N E T

    • I have a weird fascination with generational gaps and what defines them, so this brand new one from Vanity Fair is so so cool to me. I sit firmly in the Millennial camp *points to blog name* and find it a bit weird there’s a younger generation behind me now (CHRIST!)
    • This little ode to second hand bookshops makes my heart sing. As much as I love the smell of a brand new book, the thrill of finding a new favourite in a old shop is equally as satisfying (and good for the purse too)
    • An old article but timely when considering the problem the Oscars nominations have with diversity. This list of 100 women directors already in the industry is mind-blowing and makes the ‘there aren’t enough female directors to choose from’ argument pretty much redundant. The fact women are behind some of the most iconic movies of all time (American Psycho, Clueless, Monster, Boys Don’t Cry, Carrie) should be enough evidence.
    • If you follow me on Twitter you may have spotted a Tweet (or 10) about the Spring Awakening revival recently. The show unfortunately closed before I got a chance to travel across the pond to see it but if you have no idea what I’m on about check out this video spotlight on Deaf West and sign language in theatre (a.k.a the theatre company behind the production) to see what all the fuss is about.

    A R O U N D   T H E   B L O G S P H E R E

    & M I S C.

    • This Is Acting: Sia
    • Pity Party: Melanie Martinez
    • Blue (ft Alex Hope): Troye Sivan
    • Tangerine (2015), Netflix

    Ria

  • 365 Days of Independence | 1 year living away from home

    365Life Lessons in independence:
    • It’s ok to be the ‘quiet one’ in the house.
    • Boys aren’t as gross as you think – either that or the ones I’ve ended up living with are an anomaly.
    • Cooking is hella therapeutic.
    • That being said there is no shame in ordering take out or getting a ready meal ’cause the thought of preparing food and w a i t i n g for it to cook sounds like torture.
    • Sometimes you just need to go ‘home’ to your family and just be looked after by your Mum.
    • Coming back home drunk means fellow means housemates are officially allowed to use this as collateral to take the piss for an additional week.
    • I have a magic touch when it comes to fixing most kitchen and bathroom appliance *flips hair*.
    • A treat constitutes buying the fancy tonic from M&S rather than Tesco’s own brand.
    • Passive aggressiveness with your housemates is inescapable, no matter how well you get on.
    • Letting agencies suck.
    • Council tax people on the other hand will not bite your head off when you’re confused.
    • Sometimes you need people to drag you out of your bedroom and actually be sociable.
    • Missing your alarm by one minute means missing your unofficial slot for the bathroom on the morning which causes a cataclysmic chain of events that will make your 10 minutes late for work.
    • Cleaning doesn’t even phase me anymore.
    • Being responsible for your own transport and not having a car ultimately means the phrase ‘sorry I’m running a little late’ will become commonplace.
    • Don’t try to buy a set of knives from Poundland and expect them to work (like my housemate) – that sounds more ominous than I planned it to.
    • I don’t think I’ll ever understand how I go through so many clothes in the space of one week.
    • Yes, you will go for drinks after work tonight…cause why the hell not.
    • Empty house sans housemates is the best. Sing-a-long dance parties to Taylor Swift and getting to take up the entire kitchen counter making dinner feels so luxurious.
    • The Great British Bake-Off bonds all like no other TV show.

    Just a few little things I’ve learnt since its officially been a year since I moved away from home for the first time and became an ‘independent woman’ (throw you hand up at meeee!…ahem). As you read this I’m actually moving onto yet another houseshare, which I have no doubt will throw up another set of learning curves (all girls as opposed to a mixed gender house…yikes!).

    So whilst I settle into this new place amuse me with your tales of woe/wonder over shared accommodation at Uni/out of Uni/with other halves. I could do with a giggle after moving boxes all day.

    Ria

  • Lifestyle | Musicals For Musical Haters

    One of the gripes I get from people who aren’t fans of musical theatre is that ‘It’s all jazz hands and sparkly lights and URGHH WHY ARE THEY ALL SO HAPPY’. Yes, some of the biggest musicals in the world fall into the jazz-hand-y all smiles and no sadness category or the Les Mis/Webber penned operatic affairs that win Oliviers and your grandparents probably consider classics. But don’t write of the musical genre just yet.

    I hold a strong personal belief that there’s a musical out there for anyone. So whether you’ve been haunted by the awful that was High School Musical, or are sick to death of hearing about how great Anne Hathaway was singing I Dreamed A Dream, gear up your excuses, cause I’m about to fire off some serious suggestions to turn you into a musical theatre convert…join us we have Schmakery’s cookies* ^_^

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