October 14, 2017

red - not sure it is my thing

wtf Brixton Village is for sale??!! makes me upset.

lol @ Lloyds. i called them a week or so ago in order to get quarterly bank statemens on paper. (im not so fond of paper but UK as a country is, and LONG STORY). so i ask them to sent me the statements. cool. its a joint current account with doctor. a few days later he receives a letter from Lloyds informing him that i have requested to move to online statements. ummm. the exact opposite. okay, i guess someone clicked the wrong button or something. typical .

looks like im just writing less and less these days. i wonder if its gonna be the end of an era. but it would be sad if i didnt have these "notes", even if superficial, to remember things by. time will show.

i was listening to NPR radio yesterday. there was a talk about studies of how having a smart phone even in your vicity (pocket, on silent face down on the table...) affects cognitive skills and attention. their presence has become so addictive or overpowering that if we know they are around, we cant focus and our brain gets lazy. i certainly have attention span issues, thats no news. i find it veeery hard to just sit still and watch a movie these days. i think thats why i find tv easier. reality tv especially, its so predictable u dont even need to intently watch the screen, u know whats going on by just listening too. which is great cos i like to play mobile games (tetris type of stuff) while "watching" tv. i think its relaxing. but i have a feeling its not good for my head... 

got this lovely pair of heeled trainers recently. i used to own an almost identical pair a few years ago but wore them out, they were so practical. these are quite comfy too.

 id long suffered with our toilet paper holder. most of the time the paper roll was just sitting on top of it, cos we were too lazy to put a new roll in, especially me. its just too difficult with long fingers!
 solution! a roll holder that's (conveniently not visible in photo) open ended so u just slide the roll in. PLUS a phone stand on top! genius. so pleased with myself.



omg how cute is this ikea coffee table!  i would love that.

while Soydan was staying with us, we decided to buy bleach and dye, he wanted a turquoise look and i had long dreamed of trying red streaks. last minute i changed my mind tho and decided to to the short side. firstly, the color is not exatly how i envisioned - its too orange-y. second, being the bleach n00b that i am, i managed to burn my skin in places with it. the peroxide was 12% so that might have something to do with it. anyway, once the burned spots heal, i can try another darker shade of red - its generally a bit uneven too so theres that as well. i decided im okay if its goes to hell tho, i can always go back to black...

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