The Day Before the First

Tomorrow's going to be the first day of my major examinations. It's hard to grasp how after eighteen years, and after these two weeks and a half have passed, I can burn my books in a bonfire and it won't matter anymore.

I perhaps shouldn't even be writing up this post right now, but I was reading a few poems preparing for my unseen commentary tomorrow and came across this, which I felt was the perfect and most timely advice quelling my imminent freak-out (cue Chic's Le Freak and replace it with "not chic) before my literature examination.

Introduction to Poetry  By Billy Collins
I ask them to take a poem  and hold it up to the light  like a colour slide
 or press an ear against its hive.
I say drop a mouse into a poem and watch him probe his way out,   or walk inside the poem’s room  and feel the walls for a light switch. 
I want them to waterski   across the surface of a poem  waving at the author’s name on the shore.
 But all they want to do   is tie the poem to a chair with rope   and torture a confession out of it. 
 They begin beating it with a hose   to find out what it really means.

Inspiration

 

 

All from my Tumblr.

The Fall Classic

PHOTOGRAPHER Annie Leibovitz

MODEL Natalia Vodianova

 STYLIST Camilla Nickerson

HAIR Recine

MAKE UP Diane Kendal

While mournfully cutting my hair, I glanced across this beautiful, picturesque editorial featuring one of my favourite models (beautiful inside and out) - Natalia! Absolutely love the warm hues of this shoot and the great outdoors being the perfect backdrop for such simple and comfortable clothes. 

Shipwrecked

PHOTOGRAPHER Emily Abay

STYLIST Ivana Martyn-Zyznikow

MAKEUP/HAIR Ania Milczarczyk

MODEL Anja Konstantinova

SOURCE fashiongonerogue

This shoot is absolutely stunning, combining two of my favourite things - the sea and complimentary pastels. Anja Konstantinova also gives me a somewhat Abbey Lee vibe here as well, takes us all back to the good old days of the golden 2006-10 era. 

Update

It's been a while since I've updated here. I've been drowned under the rapid surge of the exam sea - there're so many things to do and not enough time to do everything I want to.

This blog post shall just be a short one of the most miscellaneous things:
1) Along with managing school work, revision, uni apps, there's still the dread of finding a prom dress. I think I found one.

2) Just discovered an immense love for frozen watermelons - probably due to my long-term relationship with popsicles and all those sorts of icy stuff. It's really simple as well, just cut your watermelon up into tiny triangles, stick a fork in and put 'em in the freezer for about a day or less. Try it!

Here's me and sister hand-modelling for these on my Instagram. I miss her loads - she recently left us to study in the UK! Despite weekly Skypes, it doesn't feel the same. I have successfully dominated her room though, and have taken on her identity in old PJs and forgotten things she didn't take over there (not in a creepy way)! Can't wait for us to reunite at the end of the year at Christmas.

3) And talking so much about studying, I found I work best when listening to calm music, sipping hot coffee in Coffee Bean and Tea Leaf (I think they know my name already… I've been going way too often) and working on essays to hand in. Here are two playlists which I've made that I like to listen to when my brain is working like a machine - also a good way to relax after!

Have a lovely week! :)