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New Stuff Eh?

2010-01-26T23:46:00.000-08:00

Hello Everybody!

Um, I'm not sure anyone reads this anymore... LOL we are SUCH bad bloggers. But please comment if you want us to run a NEW creative writing blog! You guys can send us some of your short stories if you want and we can post them on this blog. Don't wanna give too much away (cause you know how people steal ideas!!) but also because it may not happen if we can't get you guys to comment on this VERY post!

If we do start the new blog, we will still run this one on the side.

You guys know what to do! Comment if you wanna us to start up a blog that EVERYONE can be involved in!! xoxo (lol - like on Gossip Girl!) Kel and Mads. :D

How to Wear It!!

2010-01-11T19:38:00.000-08:00

Heyo, I was on Roiworld (AGAIN!!) and clicked down the bottom of the website where it read "Designer Closet". For those who've checked out Roiworld, there are dressup games that have clothes designed by pro fashion people. But when you click the link there's a list of those games and it comes up with tips on how to wear eg; bikinis and info on them. Try it out!!

It's really interesting to see how it works and stuff. There's a new game everyday so check it out. http://www.roiworld.com/

Until next time, K. xx

Teach Yourself to Draw Faces

2010-01-11T19:31:00.001-08:00

Hi! It's been AGES. So go onto http://www.roiworld.com/ and play some beauty games. They're great for learning how to draw faces. All you need is scrap paper and a pencil. Rememer, the more to practise the better your faces get.

Some games I recommend are "Ice Princess", "Natural Lips" and "Holiday Hottie".
Until next time, K. xx

new look

2009-12-17T03:42:00.000-08:00

Well i am a slack bugger arent i?
Now that music fashion books photography and art has a new look, we ARE going to update EVERY week!

My rentals are giving out to me, so i do believe it's time i hop off the laptop,
Don't worry my minyons!! I WILL BE BACK!

<3 as always, M xx

Spread the Word!!

2009-12-14T01:03:00.000-08:00

Heyo! Incase you haven't noticed, we only have four followers...
BUT, this is our challenge to you, see if you have any friends with blogger accounts and if you think they may like it, tell them to follow us! Even if they don't have an account, spread the word.

Also, can you guys *pretty please* leave a comment on an article every now and then. Its just so we know how we're going, ie; fantastic or pretty lame. I don't wanna sound bosy or anything but, sometimes things just have to be done!

xoxox K.

Things to Re-read

2009-12-14T00:45:00.000-08:00

Hey! Now, I dont want to seem nerdish, but I have about 1 million books at home. And I cant get any new ones til I throw some "little kid" books away. So, whilst I'm cleaning my tiny library, and while waiting for my new library book to come in, I've decided to re-read. But what could I read?? Not a series (too long) but not a short novel (read too fast), but a novel I've enjoyed and is about the right length? YES!!

I've got 2 of 'em. The first "The Invisible Girl" by Laura Ruby. Great if you like a tad of fantasy, mystery and things set in the future. The Invisible Girl is great, but the story can be a bit confusing if your too young, so I think about 10+ would be excellente!

My second book to re-read is "Cat & The Stinkwater War" by Kate Saunders. Fantastic for avid readers who enjoy not exactly fantasy, but magic. To be warned again, a bit confusing for 10 and under. I must admit, I was so attatched to this book (and I don't want to give it away) that I decided to name my next cat after the cat : Miss Queenie Eatsmuch (just the Queenie bit). And the front cover is to DIE for!! The part of the cat is actually soft velvety fabric.

Do you know how many great books you've read, and should read over and over and over...? You probably have HEAPS!! It's pretty much guaranteed. Hope you enjoy reading them over this holiday season. And by the way, in the side bar, vote on our poll - it'd be awsome if you did!! *and get your key boards ready for some typing... I dont wanna give anything away... ;D*

Until next time, K.xx

The story of a life and everything that comes after..

2009-12-01T02:31:00.000-08:00

I am reading this book (The Lovely Bones by Alice Sebold) and 3/4 of the way through, and not only am i ecstatic i found this book sitting on the bench, i am also close to wetting myself; i have discovered the movie will be released this December!!!

This book is about Susie Salmon, who was murdered at the age of 14, and she tells the story of how her family and friends change throught out the years, without her. How they experience all the things she never got to do, for her.

This book is moving and emotional, i have been teary the whole way through. I highly reccommend it!

Just a warning, the murder is extremely graphic, so i recommend it for advanced readers, and readers over the age of 13 at least.

Once again i absolutely loved this book and can not wait until the movie, almost as much as i cant wait until Kelbel and i are reunited !

Until later, our few fans,
Love as always,
M xxxx

GaGa

2009-11-28T21:58:00.000-08:00

Everyone... So, you may or may not notice the title of this article is "GaGa". You also may or may not notice that the lables say "music", "style" and "Lady Gaga". Hence the theme of the article; Lady Gaga.

She's been around for about a year, and man, does she dress... lets just say she has a unique style :D. But seriously, do the math; hair - blonde, hot, accessories - nice, shoes - unbelievable and dress - ultra modern. Despite rumours (you all know what I'm talking about ;D) I personally still like her songs and voice as an artist.

She's got only one album entitled "the Fame" featuring the song "the Fame" some of her other works. My friend has this album and everytime I go over to her place we dance to Boys boys boys, Love Game, Beautiful Dirty Rich, The Fame and the others ones (i forget all the names).

There you have it folks - Lady Gaga - she's awsome. From glamorous music vids, to glamorous fashion, all I can think of is GAGA.

Until next time : Just Dance!! , K xx.

Speedy Post - O M G!!!

2009-11-27T22:47:00.000-08:00

Hey everyone!

I'm so excited because Maddy and K. will be reunited again! When we are we'll be sure to do an article on photography (coz this was supposed to be my turn, but I dunno what to say :D) video blogs (most likely of us dancing or something) and yeah.
So, stay tuned for more fun with Maddy and K.

Lol - I sound so cheesy!! Until next time, K.

APOLOGIES TIMES 237818

2009-11-18T14:53:00.001-08:00

i'm so sorry i haven't blogged..
school is taking over !
but dont worry, HOLIDAYS SOON !!
xoxo m

Fashion Games

2009-11-12T01:45:00.001-08:00

Heyo! I was surfing the internet dearest when i came across 2 AWSOME fashion games.

The first one is http://www.roiworld.com/. It is fabulous, it's got fashion, beauty and celebrity games. if you wanna, you can even become a member and compete in fashion challenges. The fashion range is amazing! Check it out.

The second is called http://www.giysioyunlari.com/. This may be a little more difficult to guide yourself around because it's a Korean site, but no matter, you'll get the hang of it (I did soon enough). The games on this are fashion and beauty, and the animation is a little more cartoon/anime and real life but it works well!!

There you have it, 2 fashion websites for your pleasure! Play well, K. xx

MUSIC

2009-11-04T20:20:00.000-08:00

well hey hey hey!
Sorry i havent blogged in a while. I'm a lazy one!

So music ey? Well lately i have been a-lovin :::
LA ROUX (all.)
POWDERFINGER (all.)
OUTKAST (roses)
MARIAH CAREY (obessed)

THE BLOODY BEETROOTS (awesome)

BLUEJUICE (broken leg)

JAY-Z (empire state of mind ft, Alicia Keys)

KE$HA (TiK ToK)

What i'v been a-not-lovin:::

bad romance -lady ga ga

Yep thats all aha,

more to come soon!

love maddy xx

POP Art!

2009-11-03T00:35:00.000-08:00

Sorry about this post guys, but art is a hard subject. I've discovered POP ART during my art class at school. Andy Warhol is great at it. Here's some pics;

I even got into the mood and did my own POP ART masterpiece, or should I say disasterpiece, because it's not very good;

Don't you just love the blessed Volkswagon beetles? Cute car, too.

Sorry about this crummy post guys, i promise it'll be better next time!! Go out and try your own POP ART, and maybe even try some Roy Lichtenstien...

Thanks! K.

Clarice Bean - CUTE

2009-10-29T01:11:00.000-07:00

Hi! Sorry, but this is gonna be a short post. I'm in a rush.
It's been a while I know, but I wanna tell you all about some really good books called "Clarice Bean". There are lots of little books, and a 3 novelish stories.

Written by Lauren Child, who is AMAZING. Her books are really imaginitive, even the way the font is is inspringing.

This is one of my favourites (I have all 3);

They are written as if Clarice herself is talking. It's utterly charming, and very cute. The stories have a way of talking about big problems (bullying & family) in a simple, friendly, funny way. Clarice is inspired by her book hero Ruby Redfort, and its really cute to see how children look up to others, and has a lot of leadership (see Clairce Bean, Don't Look Now).

Lauren Child also has writting children's stories about Charlie and Lola, which are also very cute.

So, if you need your daily dose of fun, wit and amazingness, then you should UTTERLY buy the Clarice Bean books. The 3 novels are, Clairce Bean, Don't Look Now, Clarice Bean Spells Trouble & Utterly Me, Clarice Bean. YAY!

Until next time, K. xx

Batman a style icon?

2009-10-28T02:36:00.000-07:00

SPEEDY POST!
In this photo shoot, Batman is posing with Ali Stephens, whom i think could put him to shame.

What do YOU think?
xxM

Schoolyard Music

2009-10-16T19:46:00.000-07:00

Hey! So, at my school my group sits (well, stands) around the tech buildings, and sometimes when me and some of my closest friends feel like it, we sing some of our favourite songs. This is gonna be pretty much a list, but I'm gonna tell a few stories aswell, so dont get disappointed.

The latest song is none other than Beyonce, Single Ladies. Ever since that GLEE episode me and my friends learnt the dance, and our goal is to teach it to heaps of people, but enough about that. Me and my friend Lozza (nickname) pretty much tackled this guy to the ground 'cause he said he had single ladies on his phone. The song is seriously catchy and addictive!

And Oh My GOODNESS! Black Eyed Peas with Tonight's Gonna Be a Good Night. Even my English teacher was singing this song!!

But before that, there was Flo Rida, feat. Nelly Futardo, with JUMP. Oh my Lordy! That was the best lucnh period ever! We sung the chorus over and over. Really catchy, its got a good use of rapping and pop (i thinks its pop, i dunno).

Then it was sexy bitch by David Guetta, our number 1 song while playing soccer handball before school. Its really addictive to sing, and nearly everyone knows the words. DAYUM!

And then it was Good Girls Go Bad, sorry, but I've had a mind blank and I don't know the name of the singer.

A special thanks to all my friends, Blaire, Janet, James, Lauren, Michelle, Jess, Mrs T. and Sam for singing with me in our lunch times! Its seriously fun.

Until next time, luv K.

Photos & IT.

2009-10-16T19:29:00.000-07:00

What is "IT", i hear you asking me? well, IT is it. Because IT can be anything you want IT to be. Sadly, I have no idea what to write about for photography, so I'm going to tell you about what people can express throught their images.

Photography is a media that can be in any form, colour or shape, of anyone, thing or place. My father is a photographer, and so I get HEAPS of talks about the ISO and the shutter speed, but I don't care about that. I'm an artisty person and I care about what's actually in the photo, so I'm gonna google random things and say what they express in the photo. haha! I find it funny that in nearly all my posts I advertise Google! Haha!

This is a pic I got of a zebra, but I Photoshopped it to show the strangeness' of life that go un-noticed (spelling??);

It came out seriously better than I thought it would, so, YAY for me!!

I can't find very much now, so I'd better end it there. And I'm sorry that this was a shiz post, but I can't find the SD card translator for my computer, so...

But I prome my next post will make up for this one!!

Until next time...Lots of Luvin', K.

must i say more

2009-10-15T03:45:00.000-07:00

I don't really know what i want to blog about at the moment. My brothers are just about murdering eachother, it's the thing 9 ("nearly 10") and 5 year olds do.
So i decided to get away from their squeels, which are just about as easy to hear as they were 10 minutes ago, and take some time to chill. Which isn't really working. But you know...

So I am going to blog about lots. Why? Cos i feel like it. And it distracts me from my stupid stupid stupid stupid brothers. No, I really do love them...Sometimes.

(Yet another) so, i have now been told to do my homework, which is quite unforgiving, but instead i am doing both. I will now start with, my most recent things/doomyshabobbies, as well as right nows!

MOST RECENT BUYS:
This skirt

From Myer, the brand's Tokito for anyone who cares, and it's really nice, and not too expensive, this was on the sale rack for about $40!!!!!!!!

I also got this one piece swim suit, because i really just needed something stylish for at home, and i settled on this awesomely patterned one piece from Swimwear Galore.

Sorry about the blurry photos.

This brand is funkita, and they cute, and such a bargain, only $56!

MOST RECENTLY READ/BORROWED/BOUGHT BOOKS:

As per usual, my english teacher told me to go borrow from the library, so borrow i did. I borrowed 'The Slightly True Story of Cedar B. Hartley (who planned to live an unusual life)' which i can't wait to read, since i have read the other one of the Cedar B. Hartley books, and it was really good, or so i remember. To go with that i have a bit of an easy read.. Gossip girl...mmm. A recipe made in heaven.

MOST RECENT SONG I BOUGHT/LISTENED TO:
Vanessa Amorosi (yes i know it's spelt wrong) has a new number 1 single 'This is who I am'
It's quite modern, but the message and words are really touching.

Well I'm off to beddybyes now, and while your doing that, have a look atmy first post on www.prommafia.com, i blog under Vintage Rose.

xxxM

Gossip girl THE BOOK

2009-10-13T01:07:00.000-07:00

Now, before we go ANYWHERE, my first impression of Gossip Girl the book series was "What a pathetic excuse for a book!" well, that was my first impression. Then, i read them.
For anyone who has seen the tv series, you know how awesome Gossip Girl truly is. You may think there is no point in reading the books if you have seen the first 2 seasons plus the 1st or 2nd or maybe even 3rd episodes of the third series, well if you do think that... think again! They are awesome!
They are even naughtier then the tv show, and what's more, you can imagine Blaire, Serena, Jenny, Dan, Nate and Chuck differently.
If dark haired Nate doesnt do it for you, why dont we make him blonde, though i do LOVE Nate Archibald!

If you need help finding them at the local library, look under Cecily Von Ziegsar.

I'm very sorry this was a short post, but i've been very busy with first week back at school!
Oh and warning, im going to be away all next week, so Kia shall be here as me and her and well, you know!!

Sorry once again
Love, as always,

M!

Heels Obsession

2009-10-11T01:40:00.000-07:00

Is it just me or am I getting obsessed with heels? Sure, blisters, cramps and squashed toes are all part of the experience, but the colour, style, and textures are to die for!

Darling, yes?! I absoulutely (sorry, spell check? I always get stuck on that word!!) Anyway, I really like the colour combinations in this, and just look at those patterns, wonderful.

These are some from the same company. See the one on the bottom right? I used to think those kinds were real ugly (no offense to those who wear them regularly.) But now I see them in a different light, however, i wouldn't buy that one in particular.

But no matter how out-there and wild a pair of heels may be, we all need that perfect pair, that are utterly beautiful and we wear all the time. These are my favourite kind, (like above) they're not over the top or colour crazy, which is fine - depending on the occasion- but these ones are the ones that we wear on only the most special of occasions, am I right? Of course I am!

Now go out and find your perfect pair, every girl has one, maybe even some boys, who knows? Until next time, K. xx

M's Music

2009-10-10T03:51:00.000-07:00

So I hear you ask, “what music are you crushing on?”

well I would have to say shwayze, seriously! such a good hip hop/rapper, among others. Personally, i used to hate rapping/hip-hop, but i actually love listening to his songs. I love them, though some are explicit (WARNING!!!!) they are always seriously catchy (EVEN MORE WARNING!!) ! I really like 'my girl', 'high together', 'buzzin’', 'Hollywood' and 'James Brown is dead', oh and of course i won't forget his newish one 'Get you home' which is more pop then the others.

Another couple of songs I am loving is “Sexy bitch” by David Guetta, and “good girls go bad” featuring Leighton Meester (ahh I love her) but I think I liked them better when I didn’t really know what they were, and was just dancing to them on the dance floor for the hell of it. but still, good music!

BEP (Black Eyed Peas) also have a relatively new song called 'meet me halfway' which is definetly catchy. How jealous was i when my friends mum went to their concert, YOU DONT WANNA KNOW!

oh and naïve by the kooks, I know it is old but they are so good, I love that song. and the Kaiser chiefs! have a listen to “ruby” its great!

and, I’m sorry to hurt all you ‘good’ music lovers, but I really don’t mind some of that 80’s shiz either! Probably cos i was brought up with it all, honestly i love it. Air guitars are the definition of life!

oh and don’t forget 30H!3, god I love them, try “starstrukk” so catchy! They are soo funny!! oh and warning, may be explicit aswell...

All Time Lows songs are pretty damn good too! I think I’m going for a list here! Oh anchor & Braille ‘s “still sleeping” is quite a beautiful song too. yeah i told you it was a list..

Love as always, M!

THANKS TO LACHIE, MY MUSIC MASTER

Monet

2009-10-09T22:31:00.000-07:00

monet - artist
hi! i'm going to talk to you about one of my favourite artists, monet! Monet (Claude Monet) was born in November, 1840! He was a fabulous impressionist painter, and a landscape painter. I'm not sure what impressionist painting is, but I'll describe it anyway! (because otherwise it'd be a VERY short post.:D) I believe that impressionist painting is when the artist draws and paints a scene but with the style of how he sees it. For example, a rich person on the side of a dry road, and on the other, an old man, poor and wet from soaking rains. This would show how different life is, and express the painters inner eye. And landscape painting is paintings of landscapes, DUH!

One of my favourite Monet pictures is this one right here:

I adore the colours and how he paints in a kind of silohette. I paint, and I find it very, very hard to get reflections on water, however in this image, must be an exception.

There a LOADS of Monet works, but I don't want to waste precious blogging space, so you'll have to google them yourself, sorry. My teacher told me that if you scrape away all the paint, layer by layer, you'd find the work before the finished piece, until you reach the bottom of the canvas, which would have the sketches for the masterpiece!!

So, this was my little tribute to Mr. Monet and his works. So now, go out and try to be like Monet, which I think would be extremely hard for those who can't grow beards, but you certainly can if you take my comment as a metaphor. Until another time, when I finally get rid of my finger cramps from typing, K.

how to use black and white

2009-10-06T02:26:00.000-07:00

Why choose to add black and white to a photo? Black and white is the perfect choice in many ways, it adds timelessness to the photo, it makes the photo interesting, it emphasizes the depthin the photo, it heightens the emotional content and makes the photo look crisp and clean.

TIP 1:
The first tip I want to share with you is when in doubt, take the picture!

TIP 2:
DO YOU WANT TO TRANSFORM A BRIGHT AND SUNNY PHOTO INTO A TRUE MASTERPIECE?

Adding black and white to this picture adds an overcast and stormy sort of look, it was actually taken in sunny California! To me it even looks like a hurricane/large storm is going to begin! It also adds depth to the picture.

TIP 3:

BLACK AND WHITE ADDS EMOTION

To add emotions to a picture add black and white! If you have an emotional or sad picture, adding black and white to it makes the emotion more visible and moving.

Black and white also has a very touching effect when the subject is babies or children, it adds a certain, je ne sais quoi.

love always m

Books

2009-10-06T01:24:00.000-07:00

lemony snicket: witty, charming & in silohette
Lemony Snicket as I'm sure you know is the author of what he calls 13 "dismal" books about the Baudelaires, Horseradish; Bitter Truths You Can't Avoid, The Beatrice Letters and Lemony Snicket; The Unauthorised Autobiography.

What i love about Lemony Snicket is his sense of humour. The way he weaves in intrusting vocabulary, quotations and a kind of "obvious" humour makes him all the more addictive to read. I also love how he disguises himself by "Lemony Snicket" and pretends his representitive is "Daniel Handler" (himself :S sorry, didnt want to give it away but....) and talks about himself like he's on the run (back of his series of unfortunate events).

I recently finished his book "Horseradish". Its full of interesting thoughts and lines about stuff that we often think, but nobody says. On the blurb it says that these things are stuff he mentions a dinner parties and in his own head.

A Series of Unfortunate Events however is a wonderful story (or collection of stories) about the "woeful" -a word which here means utterly unfortunate and sad to read- lives of the Baudelaire orphans. It's given me lots of new words to my vocabulary and has been so entertaining and humorous that I've decided to read them again.

His unauthorised Autobigraphy was more of a story about the things he found while "recording and researching" the Baudelaires lives. Filled with pictures of himself as a youngin' and hilarious songs and records of a VFD meeting, I highly reccommend reading between books, if you know what I mean.

What he says are utterly horrible and dismal books, are what I think highly entertaining and for anybody. The way he writes is spectacular! His books, I think, are for anybody to read, except those who have not yet grasped that concept at the current time. So, go embrace the dismalality (is that even a word Mr. Snicket??) of his works. Also, sorry about not writing about "The Beatrice Letters" I still have yet to find it in my local library.

Until next time, K. xx

APOLOGIES

2009-10-04T04:30:00.000-07:00

Dearest readers!
I have just realised that comments have been disabled with our new layout!! AAAHHHH!!
I will have to fix it ASAP!
While we are doing that, check out www.prommafia.com !

love M XXX

Music

2009-10-03T18:48:00.000-07:00

i love 80's
hi! so, I'm not very musical, except for singstar which I love! and do you know which singstar I love the most??? 80'S thats right boys and girls. In my house my dad is always playing 80's songs on the record player and on youtube and testing me on whether I know who "fred and the playboy band" was and whether they sung 'Judy in Disguise' or not (note: they did.) 80's music has a kind of essence to it that makes the songs stand out from any song today. From the suductive video clip from Soft Cell with "tainted love" to the techno tunes from Nena with "99 Red Balloons".

The video clips look, now, very cheesy and the quality of the images aren't very good, but they're different to todays music. In the 80's the clips were more acting of the song rather than dancing while singing, coughcoughBEYONCEsingleladiescoughcough... sorry about that, I had something in my throat, hahaha no.

Moving on! I know heaps of 80's songs because my cousin gave me her mP3 player in 2007 and she has a whole collection! Some of my favourites are; Kenny Logins FOOTLOOSE, Soft Cell TAINTED LOVE, Nena 99 RED BALLOONS and Madonna MATERIAL GIRL. Here are some of the albums:

There you have it! 80's, the era of music that's never, ever been forgoten. And as in the lyrics of Tainted Love, "I've got to *da da* get away!"

So, I'll see you later! Luv, K.

FASHION

2009-10-02T23:57:00.000-07:00

T I G H T S !
Hello readers (the few that there are), only recently have I discovered patterned tights. I never really wore them, not 100% sure why..Well on with my story..
A friend and I were shopping in Dotti, looking for the most ridiculous bargains, and ridiculous bargains we got.
As soon as we walked in we checked out the $9.99(Aussie Dollars that is) sale rack, the first thing I saw was possibly one of the most disgusting skirts (no offence WHAT so ever to Dotti, everything else is fair quality!), then next was a singlet, which I just was NOT looking for, and then came the jeans, ah $10 jeans. They are pretty damned good jeans too, I mean for $10!!! So I just had to get them…then I saw them, I saw the patterned leggings…ah the sensation I got in my heart! Well obviously I had to buy them too, I mean WARDROBE NECESSITIE!! I do quite like them too! Until I found out the back of my dress was undone and all the boys that were staring at what I thought were my schmexy leggings but actually my YELLOW bonds undies through my schmexy leggings. Well I still like them!

Anyway, since that day I have been on a continuous mission to find **sigh** patterned leggings/tights. Here is what I have found..
• Designer Legs (mmm delissh)

• If you are looking for stocked shops Sportsgirl, Witchery, David Jones and Myer are all stocked up in patterned tights, not to forget those gorgeous little quirky shops in the lanes of Melbourne.

Please tell me what you think about patterned tights and how you wear them, maybe even where you got them from!

As always
Mxx

Photography

2009-09-30T16:32:00.000-07:00

l a y o u t in p h o t o s
hey. so, I'm gonna talk to you all about how important it is to get the perfect photo. It all has to do with the layout in the picture. In graphics tech at school my teacher told us the the perfect business cards have three sections to their front design of the card. So I thought, "could I use that in a photo?".

I've been googling Autmn scences to show you what this style looks like:

The 3 sections are the tree (the actual, whats the word? pieces of wood, like the stump...) the bottom section of leaves and the top part.

Its also good to frame your pictures with, say, a tree. When I went on my school camp to Winton, we went to this water hole and I took some great photos by framing the water hole with the edge of a tree or having one of my friends stand in the side of the frame. You don't always need the subject in your picture in the centre, if you move it or them to the side you can fit in more scenery, which is a bonus!! *ding ding ding*.

So go out and test my theory or 3 sections. Leave a comment if ya want with you photo and tell us what you think. I guess I'll talk to you later! luv K.

Fashion

2009-09-30T01:20:00.000-07:00

h a r a j u k u style.

hi. so, if you like crazy, colourful, weird and wonderful fashions i recommed harajuku style. I recently went to Japan with my family and 2 of my friends. We went to Tokyo, Kanazawa, Hakuba, Tengendai, Kyoto, and of course Harajuku, in Tokyo city. I'd put pictures up of it but sadly there are none I can find on my USB, so I googled it. (see below)

As you can see, layers, colours and cute hair clips are all the rage. When I was there, I went down a street with heaps of shops, there were goth shops, pink shops and even Harajuku dog fashion shops, (there was an outfit like a strawberry!!). I also saw heaps of girls with frilly, "little bo peep" type dresses with high socks and bonnets, (most likely texting on an iPhone).

So to keep with my Japanese theme there is a song sung by Alphaville called "Big in Japan" in the music section somewhere. Its not the full one so you can youtube or google it and hear the whole thing. Also if you go onto rovedaily.com/videos/hamishandandy, or something like that watch the video of them in Japan HILARIOUS!

I learnt a bunch in Japan, how to read some kanji, speak to the hotel staff (eg; "imananji desuka? -what is the time?), skiing is awsome and Harajuku ROX my stripey high socks!

Love as always & go to Japan sometime soon, K.

STOLEN

2009-09-29T07:16:00.000-07:00

s t o l e n

Yeah, i think it's the title that grabbed me, and the blurb, and the front cover....
Firstly, Stolen, is an awesome book, so far i'm only half way through it..but seriously i reckon it's better to blog when you're halfway through a book, so you don't give away all the secrets, and if you need to edit the post you can when your done reading the book, but anyway, a little off topic there... where was i?
Lucy Christopher has made a lovely read, the book itself only weighs a kg or two, i mean it isnt the heaviest book (physically) but emotionally, HECK, it may as well be an African Elephant or 2... I reccommend it for advanced readers over the age of 12, but seriously LOVE IT!

Okay so this book, it's about this girl, called Gemma, who is from the UK. When the book begins she is at Bangkok airport (anyone who's been there must know how busy it is), and is in a bad mood with her parents. To get away from them Gemma goes to the coffee shop to get a coffee, once she realises she doesnt have the right money to buy the coffee, her eyes meet with those of a (possible) angel, and he buys her the coffee. So this guy, Ty, who has a bit of a funny accent, talks to Gemma. She realises that he's a little too old for her but why should she care. She talks to him, and before she knows it, she has been drugged, and taken to a land of sand, heat, dirt and danger.

The book is written in the form of a longgg letter, a letter to her captor.

So far 4 stars, must i say much more than read it, now now now now now now NOWWWW!!!

The only reason i'm being so pushy is cos i know that you'll love it!

M, xx

FYI THE PIC'S FROM http://www.fantasticfiction.co.uk/

GLEEK (SONGS)

2009-09-28T17:16:00.000-07:00

SPEEDY POST!
okay so GLEE has only just come to Australia,
BUT, the remixes of all the songs are awesome. I especially like:

Gold digger (Originally by..Kanye...)
Take a bow (Rhianna)
Push it (?)
Don't stop believin' (It's theirs, no not a remix, an original..i think?)

RECCOMENDED 4 1/2 STARS!

XXm - both of us are GLEEKS.

ART

2009-09-28T05:31:00.000-07:00

SCRAPBOOKS!
& things

Hey, Mads here! Okay so lately i've been totally into fashion scrap booking and stuff and.. making handbags..."HOWW?" I hear you ask, well basically i got one of my old skirts, turned it inside out, sewed up the bottom, chopped a little off, the bottom, got an old chain belt, and TA DA! A handbag...here's mine...

Yeah.. I made that, that's how easy it is!

Okay so scrapbooking, i have discovered that to make it more interesting you add all different types of uhh, brain blank..you know bases, no no, textiles..well you know, the different types of..MATERIALS!
Well heres the first page of my newest scrapbook:

Okay yeah yeah i know im not the best drawer but seriously i think the mixture of materials looks pretty awesome. All i did was cut out a picture of a dress and some shoes from MADISON with detail, cut out the legs, head, and arms, and draw them in my self with a black texta. Just to top it off i added in a little red paper rose in the hair.
Here are the rest of my pages:

Hope you liked it, thats all for now!
love mads xx

Musics of Now

2009-09-27T01:21:00.000-07:00

m u s i c s
Hi. This is my new post on the musics of now.Excuse me if its not very good because my MP3 player (I know! ancient) is out of charge and I lost the charger, but anyways it was old and I didn't know how to put sogns on it. Its a long story.

However! My top 3 musics of now are: Like it like that, Guy Sebastian; We are Golden, MIKA; Sexy Bitch, Akon and (even thought its an oldy) Radio Gaga, Queen.

So you can google or youtube them, whatever. But they are my favourite songs of now, and when Freddy Mercury was still alive... But there is more good news! I can finally play Ode to Joy and the Can-Can on the keyboard! My lalaby of now is Green Sleves, its really cute.

See ya later Alligator! K.

"K" Talks about her Book Moment

2009-09-25T01:10:00.000-07:00

book moment
hi, its me, K. Yep, its been a while...so, i want to share with you my book moment.
So, most people think that reading a book for English is boring, and truth is, it is. BUT, not for me. My class is reading Goodnight Mister Tom. Its REALLY good, so go read it, NOW!! :) anyway, this is what its about;
A boy called William (Willie) was evacuated from his mother to the country as the Second World War begins. In his old home in London he was bullied, beat, and malnourished. But under the care of old, Me Tom Oakley he begins to flourish. However, his mother brings him back to London, will he ever see Mr Tom again?

Its really cute. So far I'm up to chapter 12, but its good so far. By the way I'm multi-reading, which is an advanced skill, and I would value you highly if you could do it too. So, I'm multi-reading the before mentioned and Harry Potter & The Deathly Hallows, which is also just as good.

So, go out and stretch you minds beyond breaking point, venture into the unknown of the imagination and ride over the waves of the many stories written for you to read in the library, book store or peacefully at home. Read each word with love and understanding and let the plot take you over so that nothing can disturb your peacful haven of narrativity. Anyway, enough poetry, just READ A BOOK!

luv ya! K.

FORGETFUL

2009-09-23T03:37:00.000-07:00

Um, I'm really forgetful, and in the post with heaps of awesome links, i sorta forgot to post my (recent) FAVOURITE webby!
Visit http://www.katetowers.com/ for some pleasant surprises, and for the most enjoyment as possible, look under Sauvie Island, Golden Hour, Wit & Prim and Oregon Coast.

VISIT VISIT VISIT VISIT VISIT VISIT VISIT VIIISIIITTT !!!

Love as always,
M,

when you wake and find me gone

2009-09-23T03:23:00.000-07:00

when you wake and find me gone

By Maureen McCarthy

"When You Wake and Find Me Gone" is a book that is reccommended for readers over the age of 13, and is really a great book. It is about a 20 year old girl, Kit, who discovers a deep, dark and mysterious family secret, and and when she discovers the secrets and its consequences, they will change the course of her life.

The blurb reads..

So how did you meet him? I hear you asking.

Was it love at first sight? Was he a fellow teacher? Did you meet in a pub?

This might be hard to believe,

but the first time I looked into your father's eyes,

he was holding a gun to my head.....

Everything is coming together for twenty-year-old Kit. She loves her new subjects at uni, she has some great friends, her big country family is safely three hours away, and the lecturer she's been idolising for months seems interested in her. Kit's life is taking off.

But then there's an accident, the family calls Kit back, and suddenly all her certainties are shattered. Kit takes off to Ireland in search of answers. What she finds is a past dominated by violence, a present where the history still lives and a man who can help her understand..

Next time you're in a book store, i definetly reccommend picking this up! Maureen McCarthy has outdone herself in When You Wake and Find Me Gone.

Until next time,

discoveries!

2009-09-22T00:36:00.000-07:00

DISCOVERED
speedy post!
dear readers,
i have recently discovered an awesome (fashion) website, called http://prommafia.com/ (thanks to Steph Bowe), it not only has gorgeous dresses for proms and debs, it also has killer competitions. Aswell as this website, i'm going to share with you my absolute fave websites for you fashionistas out there.

www.frockyou.com.au/ (awesome online shopping! affordable and good quality!)
www.honeyoceanearth.com/ (candy to my eyes, check out the collections!)
www.juicycouture.com/ & http://www.abercrombie.com (the best of the high fashion! the a&f website is pretty darn cheap too!)
www.oneteaspoon.com.au/ (my personal fave, visit it!! and look at the collections!)
www.littlepottyredshoes.com.au/ (for all things vintage, and pretty)
www.claredelune.com.au/ & www.lovehate.com.au/ (for quirky little pieces of jewellery)
www.courtneybrims.com (for the artists)

there will be more to come

love, as always M, xx

fashion

2009-09-21T20:06:00.000-07:00

FASHION

so hey, its spring/summer holidays (in australia), and its just about time to have a little look at what swimsuits we should be getting for the summer. Well, heres what i think is a must-have (if not, a must look at!) swimsuit, for summer;

aren't they just adorable?

they put a little, well sophisticated fun (so to speak) into swimming, don't you think?

they are fine for most body shapes, and make you look slim. oh and i do believe that they will be quite popular this summer, which hopefully means BARGAINS!!!

love, m

oh and note: i will be posting some websites links soon!

Things to be Proud of

2009-09-18T17:08:00.000-07:00

first follower!!
speedy post here:
I know it's a bit late, but I've been doing other things...
But enough about me, I want to congratulate our very first follower, STEPH BOWE.
From what I've read, Steph is a 15 year old aspiring author who lives in Victoria, Australia. She blogs at Hey! Teenager Of The Year and is Australias #75 writers blog! I know I'd like to be an author of good books one day, but Steph Bowe is already there!!
Congratulations! From M&K, xx.

Photography (Post 1)

2009-09-18T00:17:00.000-07:00

p h o t o g r a p h y
hi! so, right now i'm gonna tell you all about something that i really enjoy.
photography, but whats even more fun is editing them so they become wild & fun images for you and friends to enjoy.
Now, i'm not a great photoshopper, but I certainly know some really fun things to do on this programme, but before i tell you, i'm just gonna plug photoshop a tad.
Photoshop is a computer programme from ADOBE, other adobe products you might know are; flash and fireworks. Photoshop was designed to give photographers the chance to enhance their creations even further. The latest version of Photoshop is CS4.

Cool. So now my first favourite thing to do is called "liquidfy". This is where you can bend and stretch parts of the image. Like this:

see how the eyes and stuff are all streched? Thats pretty much liquidfy.

And now, my other favourite, Hue/Saturation

This is where you can distort the colours that are in a picture to make a brighter, more colourful (or darker, whatever you want) image. This could be used if you are a pro photographer to, for example, change the colour of water in an ocean photo. However in this one I changed the colour of a cat:

As you can tell, the kitten is now blue, when it used to be orange.

SO, you should have learnt 2 things from this posting: 1, that you should most likely but photoshop because it is so addictive and fun and 2, that I really like cats!!

talk to you next time, Kia.xx

If only if only

2009-09-17T02:11:00.000-07:00

if only if only
Hia, It's mads,
Just going to post a blog of a poem that i wrote a while ago, hope you like it!

If only, If only
If only, if only love existed in every soul, no heart were broken,
If only, if only life were forever, there were no loss, no pain,
If only, if only there were no death at all, no heavan, no hell, no devil, no angel,
If only, if only ever child's voice were heard, every baby saw the blue sky,
If only, if only no family suffered pain, a good song lasted a life time,
If only, if only no friends were lost in the midst of life, no whip were cracked,
If only, if only, every mother had the chance to say good bye,
If only our world were perfect.
By Maddy,

This poem is dedicated to The Cramp Family.
I hope you enjoyed it!
Why don't you write your own if only poem, and comment us with it! We'll be sure to post it!

♥ always, Mads

Kia - fashion NEWSFLASH

2009-09-17T01:17:00.000-07:00

F A S H I O N N E W S F L A S H
HI! So, do you people wear hightop skirts? I know that I don't but I only have one, haha.
But here is a picture of one (note: this is pretty over the top, but its cool)

There it is! -->

so, my challenge to all you people out there is to say what kinds of tops and shoes go with different kinds of skirts or hightop shorts. Also, can you please tell me how to look after your hair and what kind of hairstyles people you know have!

this is your mission.

love always Kelbel x

I Love U

2009-09-17T01:07:00.000-07:00

I Love U
Ok.
So, most people I no put ILY at the end of emails, or messages.
And then at school my friends were like, making up different things that they could stand for, (yes, im talking about u, ella and mark! luv u both) so what i want our trusty followers to do is to say what other things could "ILY" stand for!

Love meee (k) x

QUOTES

2009-09-15T22:42:00.000-07:00

Q U O T E S
I love quotes and heartfelt lyrics! I especially love ones that make you think about your life!
Here are my favourites;

Well i think i'll attach photos with the quotes/lyrics!

"It's the heart afraid of breaking that never learns to dance. It is the dream afraid of waking that never takes the chance. It is the one who won't be taken who cannot seem to give. And the soul afraid of dying that never learns to live.”

"It's true that we don't know what we've got until we lose it, but it's also true that we don't know what we've been missing until it arrives."

God, i love them!

What are some of your favourite quotes?

♥ always,

Maddyxx

P.S these pictures are from my trip overseas, the first one is in Paris, the "Arc du triumph" (SPELLING?) and the second is of the thames in london, at night.
P.P.S you are probably wondering who the "Kelly" in this blog is, well we are still waiting for her to accept her part of it :P
P.P.P.S she will hopefully be here soon!

Hello!

2009-09-15T21:41:00.000-07:00

First of all, i'm going to say hello.

We are still editing our blog, so please give us 24 hours for it to be up and running!

♥ always,
Maddy