tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-70619884328458294282024-03-22T04:20:13.658+00:00Marion Honeyfreelance video producer + YouTuber in London, UK
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💄 cruelty free + organic beauty at take your thymeMarionhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12196400134827560612noreply@blogger.comBlogger49125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7061988432845829428.post-73228086645414077212022-12-04T17:02:00.015+00:002024-03-04T17:37:04.530+00:00Anarchism YouTube Channels 👀 who I'm watching<p style="text-align: left;">I made a list of anarchist YouTubers for my friend Anna and thought I would share it here too.</p><p style="text-align: left;"> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://shitpostsampler.tumblr.com/post/184411614302/wheel-deal-totallysilvergirl" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img alt="Tradition is just peer pressure from dead people by shitpostsampler" border="0" data-original-height="488" data-original-width="710" height="270" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgajFvEHqhJ0j-jkT9rzniYXiBCplzvJbDKGxAPOGM-jTBsD036AiNT7CaU9YzDRXAcDUC_rRpwxT1dOzG8XFeMPp1akKjydNCTg-5fDB8S4iOm9uj4sfiGZc2_Rdoc3fcRxsxH4Lr2jhd0PYQZG9WmunsyI8yyELWBajwASr5e9xq6lfJvOvsrLtzj-A/w392-h270/tumblr_e0c910538c5f4a4d8162f252ff2caa49_07b7d62d_1280.png" width="392" /></a><a href="https://shitpostsampler.tumblr.com/post/184411614302/wheel-deal-totallysilvergirl" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><br /></a></div><br /><p></p><h2 style="text-align: left;">🏴🖤 Anarchism YouTubers <br /></h2><h4 style="text-align: left;">my favourites <br /></h4><ul style="text-align: left;"><li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCN__G2hSqRKuqedN3M0JCDg" target="_blank">Andrewism</a> </li><li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCJuR2WddXx6OcK9j1CBeUig">AnRel</a> focuses on relationship anarchy </li><ul><li><i>She speaks really fast so I usually watch at half speed</i></li></ul><li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/@Anark/videos" target="_blank">Anark</a></li><li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/@NicholasBlack" target="_blank">Nicholas Black</a> <br /></li><li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCrr7y8rEXb7_RiVniwvzk9w" target="_blank">Thought Slime</a></li><li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/user/anarchopac" target="_blank">Zoe Baker</a></li></ul><p style="text-align: left;"> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhq89NtfOTES4OlP4wYOmCvXwGE8JS5QHH5UJbziYgWG3MfoEFoAhCxOusmuOEL6UgwVTaccwjd43Mz2OT8tkICRzcFqIPd3r_SgDpVLU9SEEYove_PzRG-lvczqz2VlqhZALlQ5djiXASYBj-JJKek8Q_eQcwhImn6-tKtp1E8kgXbavqYto-v65L0Kw/s1545/80670005.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; 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In no particular order, other than working backwards through my watch history and music library adds.</p><p style="text-align: left;"> </p><p style="text-align: left;"> </p>
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<br /><br /><p style="text-align: left;"></p><h2 style="text-align: left;">To watch.</h2><div style="text-align: left;"> </div><p><span class="style-scope yt-formatted-string" dir="auto">Nick re-enacts his job manning the phones at a wildlife management company and <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6rNNhTIyGUM" target="_blank">oh my god</a>.</span><span class="style-scope yt-formatted-string" dir="auto"> Kidology creating two of her regular stream <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WFtXvHlpJdU" target="_blank">viewers that flirt in her livechat</a>, as SIMS. Finally, someone clearly outlined for me <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FeVg1FBnk5w" target="_blank">the problem with liberals</a>. Maddie's <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0NMu3sBC2iA" target="_blank">first kiss story</a> is a hellish nightmare that in another universe totally could have happened to me. Every video on <a href="https://www.youtube.com/c/AnarchoRelating" target="_blank">AnRel's channel</a> (there are currently four). </span> <br /></p><h4 style="text-align: left;"> </h4><div style="text-align: left;"><p></p><blockquote>Evelyn from the Internets video podcast with her brother Steve is masterful. I haven't belly laughed this hard in ??? Most of the episodes are <a href="https://www.patreon.com/fromtheinternets/posts?filters[tag]=this%20might%20not%20make%20sense">Patreon only</a> but my god are they worth every penny and <i>then</i> some. This reminds me why I love art.</blockquote><p></p></div><div style="text-align: left;"><h4 style="text-align: left;"><b><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vish11BAomo" target="_blank"><i>This Might Not Make Sense</i></a><i> </i></b>video podcast </h4><h4 style="text-align: left;"><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=69DFis2WgMQ"><b>How the Rich REALLY Cause Climate Change</b></a> by <span class="style-scope yt-formatted-string" dir="auto">Our Changing Climate</span></h4><h4 style="text-align: left;"><span class="style-scope yt-formatted-string" dir="auto"><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-bcKRd_lfAg" target="_blank"><b>Online Dating: Are We In Hell?</b></a> by Wisecrack </span></h4><h4 style="text-align: left;"><span class="style-scope yt-formatted-string" dir="auto"><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nY4Dq22eRVE" target="_blank"><b>Gender is a Scam | The Embodiment of Masculinity</b></a> by For Harriet <br /></span></h4><h4 style="text-align: left;"><span class="style-scope yt-formatted-string" dir="auto"><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_SorTSF_NJY" target="_blank"><b>Why reform will NEVER work | Reform or Revolution?</b></a> by Anark </span></h4><h4 style="text-align: left;"><span class="style-scope yt-formatted-string" dir="auto"><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=upt_ks61_70" target="_blank"><b>Understanding the (BIack) Manosphere</b></a> by F.D Signifier </span></h4><h4 style="text-align: left;"><span class="style-scope yt-formatted-string" dir="auto"><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KsK_bBiFfUY" target="_blank"><b>Why intimate relationships are so hard for men</b></a> by Kidology</span></h4><h4 style="text-align: left;"><span class="style-scope yt-formatted-string" dir="auto"><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hyBEf8VPfuY" target="_blank"><b>Racial Capitalism and the Case for Abolition</b></a> talk by Dr Ruth Wilson Gilmore </span></h4><h4 style="text-align: left;"><span class="style-scope yt-formatted-string" dir="auto"><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CTsfWLMO4ho" target="_blank"><b>Hard work is a grift</b></a> by Thought Slime </span></h4><h4 style="text-align: left;"><span class="style-scope yt-formatted-string" dir="auto"><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wd93Z9M5UQI" target="_blank"><b>The Mensiz are lonely 🥺 but...should we care?</b></a> by Khadija Mbowe </span></h4><h4 style="text-align: left;"><span class="style-scope yt-formatted-string" dir="auto"><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TBOxrHdTKE0" target="_blank"><b>I was wrong about Landlords</b></a> by Thought Slime </span></h4><h4 style="text-align: left;"><span class="style-scope yt-formatted-string" dir="auto"><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5Sz40XPPtKQ" target="_blank"><b>The Kronk Effect</b></a> by CJ The X </span></h4><h4 style="text-align: left;"><span class="style-scope yt-formatted-string" dir="auto"><br /></span></h4><p style="text-align: left;"></p><span class="style-scope yt-formatted-string" dir="auto"></span><p><span class="style-scope yt-formatted-string" dir="auto"> <br /></span></p><p><span class="style-scope yt-formatted-string" dir="auto"> </span> </p></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.pinterest.co.uk/pin/62346776084045741/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img border="0" data-original-height="478" data-original-width="750" height="408" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5aWZ_L_DdK8l83k8xIrm5qCOzWp71Flov_AWkaTuvGA97LNtuCyBDxB14ozdqG-0_BgUGV6siAH2_PM9mUMpxYpl5KE-X_-ugvVhcb_BKg3eDaQdlwp4njGy0AUKHNhgb6v1FnW9VDLJPjtT1X94yMddX69LyM-QsJZDFIusURKrt6d2VvfD5NwTvSg/w640-h408/tumblr_529e18bdc0b2a445aff3bd41aae698d7_8656ae94_1280.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><h2 style="text-align: left;">To listen to.</h2><h4 style="text-align: left;"> </h4><p style="text-align: left;">This extended 2-hour loop of <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YdNFCwKWWyo" target="_blank">Daring Night 1 & 2</a> (Beautiful Visions Outtakes) by Van Morrison from 1981. Great for lulling you to sleepytown.</p><br /><h4 style="text-align: left;"><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tUdSrNAgr2Y"><b>Neighborhood</b> album</a> by Ernest Hood from the 1970s. </h4><h4 style="text-align: left;"><a href="https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_lNZXM_MxJxgtefldeSZHlxn6vodcV4JYo"><b>Shapeshifter</b> album</a> by Someone & Tessa Rose Jackson</h4><h4 style="text-align: left;"><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NgNIqP0kLzQ"><b>Red Bird Pt. 2 (Morning)</b></a> by Florist </h4><h4 style="text-align: left;"><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SHXixo0Ihx0"><b>Smile #2 (feat. Maxo)</b></a> by Slauson Malone</h4><h4 style="text-align: left;"><a href="https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_n5_W44Ev57f1RJ3ChDS752sJhorTJB3TI"><b>Good Person</b> album</a> tracks 1, 3, 4, 5, 6 and 7 by Ingrid Andress </h4><h4 style="text-align: left;"><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r3Dkw6CJN-Q"><b>White Science (feat. Zelooperz)</b></a> by John FM</h4><h4 style="text-align: left;"><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WZj1X1MBnRE"><b>Lunar Playboy</b></a> by Piero Piccioni</h4><h4 style="text-align: left;"><br /></h4><h4 style="text-align: left;"><br /></h4><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9jR2-K7dBP1ASscNWNEyqCfy1lSCk23GyVGHHdvAdoPoppHKgFRMTktdMDtgnGKQLkUSsG83AMCwoVM05RtpBr02y7iRJ4fz2eJfsLPHaHQIKQLaC37uRSiFcZ8bn_PuGlXLbzKxouI_TpMhvuT-45IxmEbhBH-LyVnjnV_gXFnzKHMQg1C8Elsj7qg/s1379/1ki5l.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="PHOTO Imogen Putler" border="0" data-original-height="930" data-original-width="1379" height="432" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9jR2-K7dBP1ASscNWNEyqCfy1lSCk23GyVGHHdvAdoPoppHKgFRMTktdMDtgnGKQLkUSsG83AMCwoVM05RtpBr02y7iRJ4fz2eJfsLPHaHQIKQLaC37uRSiFcZ8bn_PuGlXLbzKxouI_TpMhvuT-45IxmEbhBH-LyVnjnV_gXFnzKHMQg1C8Elsj7qg/w640-h432/1ki5l.png" width="640" /></a></div><p style="text-align: left;"> </p><p style="text-align: left;">If you'd like more dispatches from my brain, <a href="https://www.marionhoney.com/p/newsletter.html" target="_blank">sign up to my newsletter</a> and I'll send you a little note whenever I post a <a href="https://www.youtube.com/marionhoney" target="_blank">new video</a>.<br /></p></div>Marionhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12196400134827560612noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7061988432845829428.post-83792118193625281262022-05-27T14:04:00.041+00:002022-05-30T15:53:19.195+00:00May 2022 Almanac | VIDEO COMPANION<iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="394" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/lgHomMUInZM" width="100%" youtube-src-id="lgHomMUInZM"></iframe>
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Hey little lady. Here's all the links that I didn't put in the <a href="https://youtu.be/lgHomMUInZM" target="_blank">video description</a> but that you might have been curious about.
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<b>"The Hustle" cover</b> (original by Van McCoy and the Soul City Symphony) is a recording of a <a href="https://soundcloud.com/user-758231207/the-hustle-mccoy-daniels" target="_blank">SHS Orchestra</a> 1978 performance. I love that is sounds like your best American high school marching band tooting their hearts out.<a name='more'></a>
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The <b>original April Almanac</b> video can be viewed <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hw8S1KUOIQ0">here</a> and lived on my channel as perhaps the last video I thought might ever make for myself for a very long time. Shot by friend and film director Emily Diana Ruth.
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All the best <b>NTS Radio shows</b>: Zakia's <a href="https://www.nts.live/shows/the-breakfast-show-zakia" target="_blank">breakfast show</a> and her former lengendary <a href="https://www.nts.live/shows/questing-w-zakia" target="_blank">Questing</a> slot. <a href="https://www.nts.live/shows/the-breakfast-show-flo" target="_blank">Flo</a> and her infectious laugh. Saturday morning's with me giggling at <a href="https://www.nts.live/shows/macca" target="_blank">Macca</a> like the stan I am. Early mornings with <a href="https://www.nts.live/shows/early-bird-show-spirit-blue" target="_blank">Spirit Blue</a> and their cat named Bun Bun. Monthly wallow-in-your-feelings jazz selections care of <a href="https://www.nts.live/shows/naomi-asaturyan" target="_blank">Naomi Asa</a>
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Podcasts mentioned were <b>Lovers and Friends</b> with Shan Boodram. Try out the <a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/lovers-and-friends-with-shan-boodram/id1586679298?i=1000553396106" target="_blank">"Why Straight Men Are Boring in Bed"</a> episode if you don't know where to start. And <b>Tara Brach</b> – credit goes to Karen Kilgariff for putting me onto <a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/tara-brach/id265264862" target="_blank">her</a>.
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The <b>Charli XCX Crash album</b> is still holding up a month later. You gotta listen to the deluxe version.
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So many of the <b>plastic free zero waste bulk refill shops</b> in the UK have closed during the last couple months. If you have the proximity and means to, please support your local before it disappears too. I want <a href="https://www.getloosefoods.com/" target="_blank">Get Loose</a> in Hackney for many years to come, please. Oh and for the <b>best bagels in London</b>, don't make me choose between OG Brick Lane Beigel Bake and New York newcomer <a href="https://www.instagram.com/paposbagels/" target="_blank">Papo's Bagels</a>. Both have their place and time.
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<b>My spinach puffs </b>Kronk is <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2Mlu4pgZzKo" target="_blank">my alter ego</a>. The <b>homemade peanut butter recipe</b> is literally just bulk peanuts from Get Loose, roast in the oven for 15-20 minutes at 150ºC, generous pinch of salt and whizz in a <a href="https://ebay.us/q3gbzo" target="_blank">Nutribullet blender</a>. Turns out <b>Nimfa's Pili Candies</b> don't just have a <a href="https://www.facebook.com/nimfaspili/" target="_blank">Facebook</a> but a <a href="https://goo.gl/maps/8JvNMK5sAwqKLi5R9" target="_blank">Google Maps page</a> too. So if you ever find yourself in Sorsogon City, Philippines, get me five bags of the Crispy variety. The packaging lets you know it's legit. </p><p>
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I didn't know I desired a <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GSKjmdDi9aE" target="_blank">blue gingham pattern spoon</a> until Fran put me onto watching <b>Ondo</b>'s videos. It took me a good two hours to track down <a href="https://www.tiktok.com/@meka.maraschino/video/6824855635440504070" target="_blank">that</a> <b>favourite fork TikTok</b> only to find out the audio had been muted/deleted. Devestating. But when I downloaded it, it put the original music back on?! A Christmas (in May) miracle. And finally, if you want to make the <b>vegan Mac and Cheese powder</b> that makes the pasta at the end of this video, <a href="https://www.veganricha.com/vegan-mac-and-cheese-powder/" target="_blank">here's that recipe</a> too.<br /><p></p><p></p><br />Marionhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12196400134827560612noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7061988432845829428.post-16911092907612067512022-01-10T14:59:00.026+00:002022-01-10T15:09:18.923+00:00the reality of moving abroad in your twenties | VIDEO COMPANION<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="394" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/wKc7Q25gPFY" width="100%" youtube-src-id="wKc7Q25gPFY"></iframe> <br /></div><p style="text-align: left;"> </p><p style="text-align: justify;">The run up to releasing a video triggers a curiously similar feeling as the anticipation I felt as a kid going to bed the night before Christmas morning. Giddiness. An inability to sleep. My mind swirling with the possibilities of what would unfold the next morning. A rough expectation of the outcome, and yet no less excitement due to lack of surprise. It's a moment that's crystallised and passes so quickly. What is it? Unbridled joy? Slightly bridled joy? A buzz of low level euphoria?<br /></p><span><a name='more'></a></span><p style="text-align: left;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: left;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://atlasofplaces.com/cinema/a-bout-de-souffle/" rel="nofollow" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img border="0" data-original-height="2274" data-original-width="3000" height="486" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj6Vlw02Vm1ovE9Z8ARDU_DyR_HlqVdKDcZEFEa3RFfS0OeyxOCnR0vaGH7Zj6n-BDn0UwN-RhHoHUTNQaSwuOOpKSjFmTgUi9qzu5ryKtQPG_Tu0NZQkyApbJQSrcIhrs_N2KZK4GqDj8SyXNvS9xLx_xoH3ZadgD1E0cAHHQwgIolt1I5qpiJS1M-3w=w640-h486" width="640" /></a></div><p><br /></p><p style="text-align: justify;">This video's been on an external hard drive since 2012, and to me, it's always been and will always be "The Netherlands in Orange." That's not a particularly SEO friendly title though. But it finally concludes my <a href="https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLgiMkbTLfWfmWRwFfOmPgzvBbUNrp7ueN" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Trois Couleurs Netherlands series</a>. What's the word for trilogy but with four instead of three instalments? Quartet?</p><p style="text-align: justify;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: justify;"></p><p style="text-align: justify;">In searching for some hi res stills of <i>Breathless</i> to drop in, I came across this website, <a href="https://atlasofplaces.com/cinema/a-bout-de-souffle/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Atlas of Places</a>. A curious digital collaborative collection of images. </p><h2 style="text-align: left;"><br /></h2><h2 style="text-align: left;">"This will never make it on the internet because... drinking."</h2><p style="text-align: left;"> </p><p style="text-align: justify;">People always want to know where you got what you're wearing so here I am doing the Lord's work. Mind you, most of this video was filmed in 2012 and 2019 so manage those expectations, okay? My green top is long gone. Charity shopped? Lost in a move? But I'm fairly certain it's from Free People, back when I used to shop fast fashion.</p><p style="text-align: justify;"> </p><p style="text-align: justify;">The gig is none other than Childish Gambino's This Is American tour. It was a rescheduled date. Donald Glover had broken his... leg? Arm? He had broken something so a concert I had waited ages for was pushed back. When it finally arrived, I was elated. Only to be promptly deflated as soon as I settled down into my seat at the O2 Arena. He was a bloody pinprick on the stage. </p><p style="text-align: justify;"> </p><p style="text-align: justify;">Thanks to the gifts of being in my first year of going freelance (then known as being mildly funemployed), during the wait for the bus home, I booked general admission tickets for the following evening. He must have added a second show due to the original gig delay, and that encore night miraculously hadn't sold out. So. Reader, I queued from noon to be in the god damn front row at a Childish Gambino concert. It was the last gig I attended. And even before the panini, I was at peace with that being the case. My video doesn't show how unpleasant an experience that front row night was. I mean, I'm glad I did it. But it was too much for me to ever want to repeat again. If it wasn't for my partner Ross being my human shield, I would have been crushed into the barrier gates from the heaving crowd behind us. One person fainted near us and we had to pass them over the fence for security to whisk them away. I'm grateful My Favorite Murder hadn't done their Hillsborough disaster episode yet or I imagine that's all I would have been able to think about. 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After, I had locked most of the edit, of course I found <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OJ_hnLv7RnU" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Sanne's video from this day</a>. And wish I had earlier so I could have dropped in some of her footage into mine. That's the way it goes sometimes.</p><p style="text-align: justify;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: justify;">As the dialogue in the video suggests, it must have been a landmark that Sanne and I found out about on tumblr (RIP tumblr). So when I visited to the Netherlands before I moved to London, that was on our itinerary to explore IRL. My grey top that day was an H&M handmedown and fairly certain the backpack was from the same place, though bought new. My don't-touch-me cream polka dot skirt looks like an American Apparel purchase from my Los Angeles days.</p><p style="text-align: left;"><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="394" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/3ADu3tHanP8" width="100%" youtube-src-id="3ADu3tHanP8"></iframe></div><p style="text-align: left;"><br /></p><h2 style="text-align: left;">Laptop club<br /></h2><p style="text-align: left;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: justify;">And it comes full circle by ending on present day me and Sanne. I love how adult we sound, dissecting the storytelling of the edit. That credit mostly goes to Sanne. I was just having her watch it to get her approval of the shots I used of her. I was vlogging that day in my red crop top mock turtleneck from <a href="https://www.depop.com/marionhoney/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Depop</a> and my Specsavers Kylie Minogue glasses frames, and it turned out to be the meta ending this video was always destined for.</p><p style="text-align: justify;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: justify;">Did I miss anything in the video that you were curious about? Let me know in a comment and I can update this post.<br /></p>Marionhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12196400134827560612noreply@blogger.com0Schansbaan 8, 4661 PN Halsteren, Netherlands51.5288185 4.301115923.218584663821154 -30.8551341 79.839052336178838 39.4573659tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7061988432845829428.post-58126919525935289132021-09-30T18:08:00.032+00:002021-11-19T22:47:22.664+00:00Pursuing Acting + Places to Go in Hastings<br />
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</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCSn90DAxCF3yRs6mFK0-8TA" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Ondo</a> and <a href="https://www.youtube.com/c/CatCreature" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Annabelle</a> have brought me so much comfort over the last many months. I went so far as to buy a second-hand iPad on eBay so I could place it on the windowsill and watch their videos while I did the dishes or cooked (only a global panini could finally force me into the kitchen).</p><p><span></span></p><a name='more'></a><br /><a href="https://www.wikiart.org/en/andrew-wyeth/christinas-world-1948" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"><img border="0" data-original-height="516" data-original-width="750" height="516" src="https://uploads1.wikiart.org/images/andrew-wyeth/christina-s-world.jpg!Large.jpg" width="750" /></a><br /><br />
Funnily enough, I watched a <a href="https://youtu.be/5Wb1iL9_52s?t=568" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Rowena video</a> that came out today (<span style="font-size: x-small;">what up, synchronicity</span>) where she shared a comment that articulated pretty much what I was trying to get at in the previous paragraph. How—for whatever reason—watching vlogs has become a respite from a world where we are experiencing, or observing, or have in a hand in, or are more aware of <i>suffering</i>. I told my friend Cait, who asked me what's brought me back (and I don't want to make it out like it's completely altruistically motivated. I am very much a messy human and have—and will continue to—make mistakes big and small. But) a part of me felt like the joy I've been getting from Ondo and Annabelle humming along in the background of my days... well, I figured I could be that person for someone else too.<br /><br />
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<h2 style="text-align: left;">⛅️ Get Ready with Me</h2><div style="text-align: left;"><h4 style="text-align: left;">Bedding & pajamas<br /></h4><p style="text-align: left;"><i><b>duvet cover second hand via eBay</b></i> 〰️ plus sign pillowcases from Target 〰️ <i><b>grey hoodie by H&M</b></i> 〰️ hand-me-down grey knit leggings<br /></p><p style="text-align: left;"><br /></p></div><h4 style="text-align: left;">Morning Skincare Routine<br /></h4><p style="text-align: left;"><i><b>Twelve Beauty Purifying Cleansing Beauty Cream</b></i> 〰️ Pukka Rosewater <span style="font-size: x-small;">(now owned by Unilever)</span> 〰️ <i><b>Honest Beauty Mineral Sunscreen Fluid SPF</b></i> 〰️ Juice Beauty Stem Cellular Lifting Neck Cream 〰️ <i><b>Juice Beauty Stem Cellular CC Cream SPF 30</b></i> 〰️ Honesty Beauty Brow Pencil<br /></p><p style="text-align: left;"> </p><h4 style="text-align: left;">Outfit of the Day for Work</h4><p style="text-align: left;"><i><b>People Tree dusty rose pink sweatshirt dress</b></i> 〰️ hand-me-down tights 〰️ <i><b>Thought blue and red heart socks</b></i> 〰️ New Look boots, resoled 〰️ <i><b>H&M burgundy infinity scarf</b></i> 〰️ <span style="font-size: xx-small;">Kristen Stewart</span> black snap Nike jacket 〰️ <i><b><a href="https://www.orbooks.com/or-store/eileen-myles-tote-bag/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Eileen Myles Tote Bag</a> from OR Books</b></i></p><p style="text-align: left;"><br /></p><a href="https://www.orbooks.com/or-store/eileen-myles-tote-bag/" rel="nofollow" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img border="0" data-original-height="1228" data-original-width="2048" height="384" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiv8FiDRT5hmONkF3k4FdqO5UJEX_wDq9trP6is12mpefl4IO7-bRaJP6kUEPHGJOJD8nIAP_86rNBQsCgdt_umVVE-qY-5tm-OT5GJGJJdjhA0MqShG3rBUM4v-zPCgnrleTWzcRxTpyjH/w640-h384/Screenshot+2021-09-30+at+18.03.33.png" width="640" /></a><br /><h4 style="text-align: left;">What's in My Bag for Working at the office<br /></h4><p style="text-align: left;"><i><b>KeepCup reusable coffee cup</b></i> 〰️ Planet Oragnic discount card 〰️ <i><b>TfL Oyster card</b></i> 〰️ <a href="https://app.thestorygraph.com/books/48f20e8a-bc6e-4c54-ab4f-07a1f2726a71" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"><i>Inferior</i></a> by Angela Saini 〰️ <i><b>Spitfire sunglasses</b></i> 〰️ my glasses 〰️ <i><b>House of Marley Liberate On-Ear Headphones in Saddle </b></i>〰️ a jar full of organic cornflakes cereal to have breakfast at my desk 〰️ <b><i>Skin & Tonic Calm Balm</i></b> 〰️ Sighh Designs Spagboll phone case 〰️ <i><b>Therapi Honey Lip Nectar<br /></b></i></p><p style="text-align: left;"><br /><br /></p>
<h2 style="text-align: left;">🚂 A Weekend Trip to Hastings<br /></h2><p style="text-align: justify;">Everything from this point onwards was shot on my ancient iPhone 6S. The Andrew Wyeth <a href="https://www.wikiart.org/en/andrew-wyeth/christinas-world-1948" rel="nofollow" target="">painting</a> in question. The <i><b>leather jacket</b></i> I'm wearing on the train is one I got ages ago off ASOS during my I-must-purchase-all-replicas-of-Kristen-Stewart-outfits phase. The <b><i>cactus makeup bag</i></b> is from a natural cosmetics store in Indianapolis that has since closed. My Hastings <i><b>makeup</b></i>, if you're interested, includes 100 Percent Pure Long Last Liquid Eye Liner (one of the few products in this 2017 footage that I still regularly use today) and ColourPop Lumiere Lippie Stix.</p><p style="text-align: left;"> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHea3AaRWjPX13kkBNZWefpAHBA2uE-BLIDaFQKy0QC-To_IFtHlXDdeUSrFy5Czs6uVlrSRbQD8dI7FjwjfDh1Ye5qwucHROQBNr3TX1wos5aD1Mmgs0fKAUqOaaC78biX44V9LZCLzmt/s2048/Screenshot+2021-09-30+at+18.45.11.png"><img border="0" data-original-height="1173" data-original-width="2048" height="184" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGU5MQkvLG7vQZyY-1i7j83FHzQqZJ7ocIesZMw6ivMvrbuhlGk2t1fkqcnoQkCMWnq9BblJMOVyA4IiPyb3OUGfmHJBSzYN477w8mGx5WvmJhNfiX7a9Em_U3GyuOV1hOig6V3F8WYRz6/w320-h184/Screenshot+2021-09-30+at+18.40.14.png" width="320" /> <img border="0" data-original-height="1173" data-original-width="2048" height="183" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHea3AaRWjPX13kkBNZWefpAHBA2uE-BLIDaFQKy0QC-To_IFtHlXDdeUSrFy5Czs6uVlrSRbQD8dI7FjwjfDh1Ye5qwucHROQBNr3TX1wos5aD1Mmgs0fKAUqOaaC78biX44V9LZCLzmt/s320/Screenshot+2021-09-30+at+18.45.11.png" width="320" /></a></div><p><br />When I'd go to see Fran in Hastings, it was our tradition to go to see Dave at <a href="https://www.shamcityroasters.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Sham City Roasters</a> when it was a physical shop on George Street, the main drag of Old Town. Everything was vegan. Everything was amazing. We'd get grilled cheese sandwiches. The lemon cake was my favourite. So much sugary frosting. And then light roast coffee in a mug (which made it feel like Luke's diner from <i>Gilmore girls</i>) for me. As of writing, <a href="https://www.instagram.com/simply_garden/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Simply Garden</a> the plant shop has survived. <a href="https://uk.bookshop.org/shop/hareandhawthornbookshop" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Hare and Hawthorn Bookshop</a> has since moved to a bigger location.<br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Big appreciation to <a href="https://www.tiktok.com/@yeeeetsha/video/6984474742308834566" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Aisha</a> who came up on my For You page and whose video not only introduced me to the podcast <a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/episode-16-allegedly-the-revolution-is-now/id1554996583?i=1000524065120" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">allegedly?!</a> but led me to stumbling across <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LlF-ZvRHa2o" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">this</a> killer explainer of Mutual Aid. Were you also gradually radicalised by TikTok to be anti- neoliberal capitalism during an unprecedented global pandemic? Nice one, me too.</p><br /><p></p>Marionhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12196400134827560612noreply@blogger.comHastings, UK50.854259 0.57345324.483240141746325 -34.582797 77.225277858253676 35.729703tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7061988432845829428.post-77459472035124737092019-08-08T23:47:00.000+00:002019-08-08T23:49:17.936+00:00FAQ: burning questions on ethical / sustainable / conscious consumerism<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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You asked, I answered. Okay, actually — I asked (on <a href="https://www.instagram.com/marionhoney/" target="_blank">Instagram Stories</a>), you answered (with a question of your own), and now I'm here to do my best to answer some of the most common issues I hear about switching to a more ethical, sustainable and/or "conscious" lifestyle. Particularly when it comes to clothes. But you'll see from my answers that you can apply a lot of my attitude outside of your interaction with fashion too.<br />
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I literally can't find ethical fashion that I can afford and is plus size. Comments?</h3>
My first comment is it would be pretty awkward if I did not acknowledge that I am privileged in my body type. I am not restricted by having to search for a niche (plus size) within a niche (sustainable clothing brands). To anyone concerned with cost, I always recommend searching for second hand clothes first. Online my first port-of-call is always either <a href="https://www.ebay.co.uk/" target="_blank">eBay</a> or <a href="https://www.depop.com/" target="_blank">Depop</a>. In person, charity shops, thrift stores or arranging a clothes swap with friends.<br />
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That being said, I know those are still not a hard and fast answers if you are searching for ethical plus size clothing. I've seen friends disappointed on shopping excursions to vintage stores because of limited options for their body type. Marion privilege numero dos (this list is long, btw): I live in a major city so I am spoiled for choice. You may live somewhere that doesn't have secondhand clothing stores, or friends and acquaintances with a similar build to you to ask for tradezies. And online shopping can be a bit of a gamble too, with not everyone on eBay or Depop accepting returns.<br />
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Sooooo... is there any good news? Try these two pieces advice I always remember a friend of mine using for Depop:<br />
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I've been compiling <a href="https://www.marionhoney.com/p/ethical-fashion-brands-list.html" target="_blank">a running list</a> for years now of ethical, fair trade and sustainable clothing brands. (Welcome to my weird 2am insomnia hobbies.) I have not combed through them to see which brands are plus-size inclusive though. Thankfully, other awesome people <u>have</u> done this research. Check out Sarah Laughed's post on <a href="https://saralaughed.com/fair-trade-plus-size-ethical-clothing/" target="_blank">plus size ethical fashion companies</a>. There is even a freaking regularly updated spreadsheet; that's a girl after my own heart. A quick Duck Duck Go search also brought up Sophie's post <a href="https://www.aconsideredlife.co.uk/2019/02/size-inclusive-sustainable-fashion-brands-plus-size-directory.html" target="_blank">"Size Inclusive Sustainable Fashion Brands."</a><br />
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Living a more "conscious," eco-friendly, sustainable, low waste life – whatever you want to call it, however you want to frame it – boils down to about 90% preparation. Which is a massive mindset shift for a lot of people; it definitely was for me. There's the super basic things like getting comfortable with always taking the following <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w5sZ7MA6JUo" target="_blank">supplies</a> with you: refillable water bottle or coffee cup, reusable utensils, canvas tote, smaller cloth bag, etc. At first it's annoying carrying all this around. Then you feel naked without it.<br />
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After that, we kind of run into privilege again – there is the privilege of time at play here. Do you have the time to look up where you are travelling to to see if there are any markets, grocery stores or bakeries where you can buy unwrapped goods to use and eat? Do you have the time to hit up those places early in your travels to sustain you for a couple days or more? If those options aren't available where you are going, consider using it as an opportunity to speak to independent store owners about what you were wishing you could find, and why. <i>"Hey, it'd be awesome if you sold bar shampoo; I'm trying to use less plastic." </i>or <i>"Everything here looks so good! Do you get many customers asking for vegan pastries?"</i><br />
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This question haunts me for so many reasons. How do you move towards becoming the person you want to be, when it seems so impossibly daunting and, well, impossible? I'm afraid it is the most annoying answer ever... You just start. And it probably won't feel like you have started when you do start, because it'll be such a tiny baby step. For me it was getting really mad at <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2015/08/16/technology/inside-amazon-wrestling-big-ideas-in-a-bruising-workplace.html" target="_blank">the ethics of Amazon</a> and <a href="https://www.marionhoney.com/2015/04/on-my-mind.html" target="_blank">refusing to buy from them anymore</a>. Then it kind of just snowballed from there.<br />
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Find the tiniest baby step you can take and celebrate it. You save a little money here and there so when you run out of your favourite mascara, you can treat yourself to a cruelty free or organic one with <a href="https://w3llpeople.com/expressionist-mascara-pro-black-1309.html" target="_blank">better ingredients</a>. You find a place to recycle your holey socks and replace them with a pair of soft <a href="https://www.wearethought.com/sustainable-socks/breathable-bamboo-socks/" target="_blank">bamboo</a> ones. You set a goal of eating vegan one day a week. You venture out to a <a href="https://ukscn.org/ys4c" target="_blank">school climate strike</a> or immigrant rights protest. Just remember: BABY STEPS. Don't ask too much of yourself, especially not all at once and in the early days. You're going to go through the 5 stages of grief, but for capitalism. It sounds weird, but trust me, it will happen. Oh, and golden rule: Do the best you can, but also <i><b>give yourself a break.</b></i><br />
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There's couple more questions I have yet to address including what to do when you slip up, money-saving, guilt and men (<i>*sings* these are a few of my <a href="https://youtu.be/0IagRZBvLtw?t=26" target="_blank">favourite</a> things</i>) so check back here for part two.Marionhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12196400134827560612noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7061988432845829428.post-85095006548591205882017-05-01T23:58:00.004+00:002019-08-19T17:33:22.987+00:00The April Almanac.<br />
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Hey! Thanks for watching my <a href="https://youtu.be/hw8S1KUOIQ0">video</a>. These are the links you are looking for :)<br />
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The <b>shirt</b> I am wearing is from <a href="http://www.eileenfisher.com/classic-collar-shirt-in-organic-cotton-easy-jersey-s7os-t2163/">Eileen Fisher</a>. My <b>nails</b> are Intensae in the colour Jungle. I have a video coming up in which I walk through this makeup but until then the <b>lip colour</b> in this video is <a href="https://colourpop.com/products/lumiere">ColourPop's Lumière</a>.<br />
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The <b>music</b> that opens the video is <a href="https://julsy.bandcamp.com/track/comme-une-maison-vide">"Comme une maison vide"</a> by <a href="http://julsy.bandcamp.com/">Julsy</a>. Her stuff is all as gorgeous as this and more. I also used a song of hers, <a href="https://julsy.bandcamp.com/track/ze-rest-of-uz">"Ze Rest Of Uz"</a>, in my <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bS-3uJ9fz2k">Norway video</a>. Listening to it chokes me up every time because I'm sensitive af. Support her on Bandcamp; the world needs more dreamy albums from this artist.<br />
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The <b>golden group chat</b> is made up of <a href="http://emilydianaruth.com/">Emily</a>, <a href="https://www.youtube.com/user/tyrannosauruslexxx">Lex</a>, <a href="https://www.youtube.com/user/missxrojas">rhr</a> and <a href="https://www.youtube.com/user/booksandquills">Sa-nay-nay</a>. These girls convinced me to go to Amsterdam, and I am so glad they did. I'm so happy I got to see Sanne speak on her panels (*proud mother duck*), be in the same room with Rosianna even though she was a working whirlwind. Lex took me to my bus stop to get to the airport because she is a total gentleman. And Emily is getting as difficult to pin down as Rosianna these days so I was so so happy to have someone to gush to about how much we were falling for Amsterdam. Seriously though, I might like Amsterdam more than London now HELP???<br />
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I am well and truly obsessed with the <b>podcast</b> <i><a href="http://www.callyourgirlfriend.com/">Call Your Girlfriend</a></i>. The episode that I mention is their interview with <a href="http://www.callyourgirlfriend.com/episode-45-right-hand-woman/">Huma Abedin</a>. I feel so much smarter, and at the same time feel like I need to know more listening to this podcast. Ugh, it's so good. Just listen to it already. Honourable mentions go out to <i>S-Town</i> which I assume you've already listened to, <i>Dear Hank & John</i> – ditto, and <i><a href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/make-out-with-him/id1219861124">Make Out With Him</a>.</i><br />
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"The boob dress" might arguably my <b>garment </b>of the year because it has made <i>many</i> outings since I purchased it in November. It is the <a href="https://www.thereformation.com/products/blaise-dress-garnet">REFORMATION Blaise dress</a> that I got at their London pop up store. <a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/BPlVgkmAMzq/?taken-by=booksandquills">This picture that I love</a> was taken on the day I bought it. Getting this dress has also gotten me well acquainted with boob tape and sticky boobs. Whodathunkit.<br />
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<b>Person: </b><a href="https://www.instagram.com/ardenrose/">Arden Rose</a>, cheers for making me feel old and creepy. <a href="https://twitter.com/planetalex_">@planetalex_</a> keeping tumblr alive, but on Twitter. Does anyone use tumblr anymore?! RIP<br />
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<b>L'objet: </b>Which is <i>object</i> in French because I am fancy, okay? My glass <a href="https://uk.keepcup.com/">KeepCup</a> is the 12oz size.<br />
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<b>Reading Material: </b><a href="http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/34451417-inferior"><i>Inferior</i></a> by Angela Saini. How Science Got Women Wrong—and the New Research That's Rewriting the Story. It's out at the end of May in the UK.<br />
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<b>Back in action: </b>The stickers that are on my Oyster card are from <a href="https://www.youtube.com/user/frannerd13">Fran</a>.<br />
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<b>Watching: </b><i>Atlanta </i>(2016)— don't read about it. JUST WATCH. It's on FX in the US and Sky Go has it in the UK. <i>Magnolia </i>(1999). Also don't look up or read ANYTHING about this film before you watch it. It has earned itself a spot as one of my top favourite films and that should be enough for you. <i>Boogie Nights </i>(1997) is also great and weirded me out at how attracted I am to young Mark Wahlberg. Forgive me. <i>The Dick Van Dyke Show</i> (1961) for comfort or mindless background chatter.<br />
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Almost all the <b>text</b> in this video I hand-wrote. It didn't take too long but it can be fiddly as I used my phone. I used the app <a href="https://itunes.apple.com/gb/app/procreate-sketch-paint-create/id425073498">Procreate</a> and followed this guide from <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tfA38HuSdj0">Hey Claire</a>.<br />
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I'm pretty bummed that I forgot to talk about <b>what I've been listening to</b> in April in the video. So I've made an <a href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/playlist/avril/idpl.af28c934cd7d4558b965ebcae144306c">April playlist</a>. It's on Apple Music so apologies as I know that will suck for most of you. Basically all you need to take away from it is listen to Aimee Mann's new album <i>Mental Illness</i>. On repeat. For all of May.<br />
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<center style="text-align: left;">I know I'm not a special snowflake. (Though some would disagree and say I have yet to learn this.) I'm not the only twenty-something year old girl that spent her formative years studying Rory and Lorelai Gilmore, willing herself to be them. But when has being exactly like thousands of other people ever stopped me from talking about myself.</center><center style="text-align: left;"></center><center style="text-align: left;"><br />
</center><center style="text-align: left;">It was on ABC Family when I got home from school. I got the first and second seasons on boxset for Christmas. I would watch them when school had let out for summer until the discs wore out and I could hear birds announcing I had made it to 6am. I started a notebook detailing the plot of season one and where songs appeared in certain episodes (there's <a href="http://www.tunefind.com/show/gilmore-girls" target="_blank">websites</a> for this now that I would have killed for then). I was firmly in favour of the cookies and love and the Dean and the Rory and <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sb7sgrXJVzY" target="_blank">the cookies and the love</a>. </center><center style="text-align: left;"></center><center style="text-align: left;"><br />
</center><center style="text-align: left;">I wanted to work hard and set my eye on applying to Ivy League schools like Rory. I applied to one in the end. Got as far as a phone interview and blew it by talking nervously to the recruiter about <i>Twilight</i>. Oh, to be eighteen.</center><center style="text-align: left;"></center><center style="text-align: left;"><br />
</center><center style="text-align: left;">I idolised stubborn, sharp-tongued and reference-wielding Lorelai. I hated the way she sucked in her cheeks when she was looking at something or upset. And I pined for my mother to be more like her than an Emily. Which was not fair on my mom, as she was a far cry from either. </center><center><br />
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</center><center style="text-align: left;">Basically this is all to say that I am rewatching <i>Gilmore girls </i>again. And it's about as traumatic an experience as revisiting anything from your past when you've got a little more grown up life experience under your belt. </center><center style="text-align: left;"><br />
</center><center style="text-align: left;">This show is incredibly white. Like, let's be real. It's a show about white people problems. There's Lane but she's a very secondary character and always trying to squeeze herself into Rory's increasingly busy life. There's Michel but about all he serves is for comic relief. A gay man of colour living in conservative Connecticut in the early 2000s – I'd be grumpy too at the idiots I'd have to deal with every day. So like most things when you get older and are the byproduct of a liberal arts education, the things that you once loved and still comfort you, you also recognise as problematic. </center><center style="text-align: left;"><br />
</center><center style="text-align: left;">There is still loads of residual Rory that's melded itself into my personality. Jumping and screaming <a href="https://youtu.be/_ahvnwlFqvo?t=18s" target="_blank">'bah'</a> when startled by someone talking to me. Feeling compelled to bring a book with me everywhere I go. And this <a href="http://media.tumblr.com/tumblr_maicg13nde1r5ijt7.gif" target="_blank">guilty face</a> from Lorelai when I ask for a cheeky favour.</center><center style="text-align: left;"><br />
</center><center style="text-align: left;">So that's a little bit of what's it's been like to revisit my childhood this month. To see things I had hoped for in high school and how different a direction my life took. To realise my privilege in growing up watching faces that looked like mine. And despite this newfound discomfort in something so seminal in my teenage years, I'm trying to allow myself to enjoy it for what it was to me. An escape to a small town where women were smart, autonomous, hilarious, made mistakes, had ambitions and looked after each other.</center><br />
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<div style="text-align: left;"><i>Additional viewing:</i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: x-small; font-weight: normal;"> Friends <a href="https://www.netflix.com/gb/title/80057281" target="_blank">don't lie.</a></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: x-small; font-weight: normal;"><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5T5ZqM7REWk" target="_blank">YouTube</a> so white.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: x-small; font-weight: normal;">If you've been <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bJJWArRfKa0" target="_blank">meaning to get started</a>. </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: x-small; font-weight: normal;">Hey, I heard you had <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oe-cEOBR3zU" target="_blank">an impure thought</a> about me.</span></div>Marionhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12196400134827560612noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7061988432845829428.post-9848565630592162362016-02-08T22:17:00.000+00:002019-08-02T17:29:46.008+00:00Craftsman Café, Bermondsey.<div style="text-align: center;">
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One of my favourite places I've discovered since moving south of the river (the shock, the horror) is <b><a href="http://craftsman-bermondsey.com/">Craftsman Café</a></b>. It moved into the neighbourhood at about the same time I did. To the extent that we saw them hand-painting the trim and stencilling the logo on the front window <span style="font-size: xx-small;">(below right photo via the geo-tagged <a href="https://www.instagram.com/explore/locations/778530008/">Instagram </a>page)</span>. And I think for those reasons, though I've gone less in the colder months, this has become of my favourite places in London.<br />
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Why do I love coming here? It's impeccably stylish without the intimidation. It's a little mini oasis for me for some reason. My mind clears, I feel calmer. Maybe because I know I'm about to eat something delicious and fresh. I feel like everyone has those places or environments where all their worries about ambition and money and survival and responsibility just melt into the background. And <a href="https://www.instagram.com/craftsman_cafe/">Craftsman</a> is just happens to be that place for me.<br />
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Unless it's noon on a Saturday and the joint is so rammed you can't get a seat. Guess you gotta share your oasis sometimes ;)<br />
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My recommendation on what to order? <b>Iced coffee with soy milk</b> in the summer. And always always always the <b>Bermondsey Frier</b> which is that cheese slab number above. The cheese is similar to halloumi in taste but better and stringier and meltier and gets this orgasmic golden crust on the outside. Can you tell this is a very special dish to me and I was very sad that I didn't have it this weekend? It comes on a bed of rocket, balsamic marinated cherry tomatoes, and a generous slice of chewy, jaw-breaking-in-the-best-way sourdough. The green dollop on top is shredded capers and packs a punch.<br />
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They're only open Fridays and weekends and shut quite early. And it's compact inside so don't expect an outlet you can park next to. But that's not what this place is for. It's for cheese and coffee and a little slice of aesthetic heaven.<br />
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This little guy is all over the shops this week. I was reading a proof copy last year and now have the luscious debossed hardback by my bedside. The writing of <i><a href="http://foyles.co.uk/witem/fiction-poetry/the-trouble-with-goats-and-sheep,joanna-cannon-9780008132170" target="_blank">Goats and Sheep</a></i> is so comforting without being at all dumbed down. It has a dreamy quality to it that at times reminds me of if <i><a href="http://foyles.co.uk/witem/fiction-poetry/the-virgin-suicides,jeffrey-eugenides-9780007524303" target="_blank">The Virgin Suicides</a> </i>was set in middle England and concentrated on two ten-year-olds rather than pouting teenage daughters. I'm looking forward to starting it again–it's the kind of read with descriptions so good you want to roll them around in your mouth.<br />
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I stole my friend's advanced copy of this because <b>it is so pretty</b>. Look at it, goddammit. That typography. I had to take it home. I have no idea what's it about (that's how I like to go into my books) but I'm going to wager <a href="http://foyles.co.uk/witem/fiction-poetry/the-sport-of-kings-shortlisted-for-the,c-e-morgan-9780007313266" target="_blank">there are some horsies</a>. I have to be honest, I did try to start reading it tonight and am finding it difficult to get past the first couple pages. But to be fair it's 9pm on a Friday after a full on week of work. Progress to be updated on <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/marionhoney">Goodreads</a>.<br />
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<a href="http://foyles.co.uk/witem/lgbt-gender-studies/scars-across-humanity-understanding-and,elaine-storkey-9780281075089" target="_blank">This</a> is <a href="https://youtu.be/Jy1QLnJwWrI?t=2m40s">a Rosianna read</a>. Anything that Rosianna breaths about gets automatically added to my Goodreads. Just watch her video; it'll pitch it better than I can. I love that there's been such momentum lately around reading feminists texts. I've just joined <a href="http://www.youtube.com/bookishthoughts">Jean</a>'s <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/list/show/96419">book group</a> and have already discovered loads more titles to put on my tbr. Now I just actually need to <i>read </i>some of these. <span style="font-size: x-small;">*glares at appalling <i>read </i>to <i>want-to-read</i> ratio on Goodreads*</span><br />
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More YouTubers?! YouTubers everywhere. How many of the YouTube books have been fiction and <i>not</i> fiction that's basically autobiographical? I'm mega excited and proud of my friend Chelsea (aka <a href="https://www.youtube.com/user/OldHotRadio">Ophelia Dagger</a>) for getting picked up by a publisher. She's smart and sharp (in every sense of the word) and brutally honest. I have high hopes for <a href="http://foyles.co.uk/witem/fiction-poetry/when-we-were-alive,c-j-fisher-9781785079900" target="_blank">this baby</a>. And Chels, even if it's shit, don't worry, I pre-ordered it anyway.<br />
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Another book that I've seen everywhere, in the feminist vein, that I just want to be able to say I've read. Mansplained. Constellations on the cover. It's the book you want on display on your bookshelf. Have you read <a href="http://foyles.co.uk/witem/essays-writing/men-explain-things-to-me-and-other-essa,rebecca-solnit-9781783780792" target="_blank">this one</a>?<br />
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<span style="background-color: #444444; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #f3f3f3; font-family: "source sans pro" , sans-serif;"><b><span style="font-size: 12.65px; letter-spacing: 1.5px; line-height: 21.505px;"> COLLECTED STORIES </span></b></span></span> by Richard Yates<br />
Speaking of men who speak for women, <i>I miss reading Richard</i>. Boy is one of my favourite authors. Screw plot, it's all about that w-r-i-t-i-n-g. Ever since I got a hold of Rosianna's collected works volume when she and I lived together, I've been smitten. Need him back in my life. <a href="http://foyles.co.uk/witem/fiction-poetry/the-collected-stories-of-richard-yates,richard-yates-9780099518549" target="_blank">Him</a> and <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/10229.Christopher_Isherwood">Isherwood</a>.<br />
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<span style="background-color: #444444; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #f3f3f3; font-family: "source sans pro" , sans-serif;"><b><span style="font-size: 12.65px; letter-spacing: 1.5px; line-height: 21.505px;"> MY LIFE ON THE ROAD </span></b></span></span> by Gloria Steinem<br />
I meant to buy this when I was in the US and put it off until we got to the airport. Which we then had to run through because I am always late when I travel. So then I wasn't able to buy it in the US which now means I have to have the version with the Lena Dunham quote on it. To which I say BOO. Anyway. Can I just go all hipster for a second and say that I wanted to read this <i>before </i>Emma Watson's book club? Not that I'm against <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/group/show/179584-our-shared-shelf">Our Shared Shelf</a>. Hell, I'm a member. But I found out about <i><a href="http://foyles.co.uk/witem/biography/my-life-on-the-road,gloria-steinem-9781780749181" target="_blank">My Life on the Road</a> </i>through <a href="http://www.npr.org/2015/12/30/461441508/at-81-feminist-gloria-steinem-finds-herself-free-of-the-demands-of-gender">Fresh Air</a>. I grew up listening to public radio, another breeding ground for some seriously badass women. <span style="font-size: x-small;">I'm looking at you <a href="http://www.npr.org/people/2100593/terry-gross">Terry</a>, <a href="http://www.splendidtable.org/bio/lynne-rossetto-kasper">Lynne</a>, and <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sarah_Koenig">Sarah</a>.</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: #444444; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #f3f3f3; font-family: "source sans pro" , sans-serif;"><b><span style="font-size: 12.65px; letter-spacing: 1.5px; line-height: 21.505px;"> AN ASTRONAUTS GUIDE TO LIFE ON EARTH </span></b></span></span> by Chris Hadfield<br />
Last but not least, I miss Mark Watney and I miss potatoes. So I need <a href="http://foyles.co.uk/witem/biography/an-astronauts-guide-to-life-on-earth,chris-hadfield-9781447259947" target="_blank">another space book</a> in my life. This one had a good cover so I've allowed it to fill the void. Side note: whoever said that 'you can't judge a book by it's cover' thing had to be living in another century because I spend a lot of my time judging things and book covers are one of them. I can't remember how this came into my line of sight. Maybe I saw it on a display table in a shop, maybe it was recommended in a video? Can't remember. Just want.<br />
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Let me know what you're keen to read next. Or if you have read some of these and need to inform me I have terrible taste / book intuition. Just whatever you do, please don't buy these from <a href="http://www.theguardian.com/technology/commentisfree/2015/aug/17/why-i-am-finally-going-to-boycott-amazon">Amazon</a>. <span style="font-size: x-small;">And yes, I know my use of Goodreads is therefore FRAUGHT.</span></blockquote>
Marionhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12196400134827560612noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7061988432845829428.post-57585410495725105172015-09-11T13:06:00.001+00:002019-08-02T17:17:00.423+00:00September 11th.<a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-19383177"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVaPi-AaFeXbeC3br-vSJVa_ltOyiitq3SPqKJhqP6CMTDpdpzm-nz-JRygig3nFOWmD5CnawJR_hN9C9FHiSOUwmIvkaWj99mGgMkWwtBzFiAjkxODfgU5xDOxX4CHo9FghkojaycbZ2U/s1600/_62498782_watch_afp.jpg" /></a><br />
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Like most Americans, especially those around my age, I have a September 11th story. And they usually all start with a variation on 'I remember...'<br />
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I remember not long after, people (my parents?) saying this would be our Robert Kennedy moment. Our moon landing. We would all remember this day. And have a picture burned in our minds of exactly what we were doing when we found out. There have certainly been more traumas in the world since. If I was a Londoner, maybe it would have been the 7/7 bombings, or if I lived in Indonesia, the 2004 tsunami. And there will never be enough words on the amount of hurt caused by and still happening due to the 'War or Terror.' Basically, what I'm trying to get at here is the fact that looking at the date and feeling a rush of sadness and dread in the pit of your stomach when you realise it's 9/11, is a largely American reaction. No matter how much I try to shrug off where I come from, my relationship with that date will always be a reminder to myself that part of me is unshakeably American.<br />
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Both of my parents worked in Manhattan when I was a kid. It's an anecdote I still pull out to this day as I think it makes me seem cool and cosmopolitan. <i>Hi yes my parents worked in the city while I was in diapers.</i> I never remember seeing their offices but I assume I had been once or twice. I would have been 6 or 7 but I am genuinely disappointed I don't have any memories of visiting New York City proper when we lived just outside it. My dad took meetings in the World Trade Center. I feel like I need to come out here and say that none of my family or friends were directly affected by that day. Just in case this felt like it was building towards something like that.<br />
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By 2001 my family had relocated to Tennessee. I couldn't have been away from my Jersey days for more than two or three years. A vague announcement came on over my elementary school intercom. Slowly, one by one, parents were plucking students out of class. Noontime we were all sent home. I don't remember what whispers travelled around the school but I just remember getting home and standing behind the massive green sectional sofa in our living room and gazing at the news replaying footage of two smoking giants. And my dad standing behind me perpetually tying and re-tying his tie. I'm suspicious that the previous sentence is something that my memory has fabricated, but nonetheless, it is there.<br />
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I remember frantically calling second grade school friends whose parents I believed still worked in the city. And getting no answer and panicking because there was no answer. In a childish way, I think I was less desperate to know that Cate's dad was okay, and rather seeking a way to be a part of it. A part of the place I was still quite distraught we had moved away from. A part of a tragedy that I could bring to school the next day. An excuse not to go to school the next day. I can't blame myself. It's just a way kids can react to things. And who am I kidding–a way adults sometimes react too.Marionhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12196400134827560612noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7061988432845829428.post-57144842954050772912015-09-06T17:03:00.000+00:002019-08-04T18:28:10.958+00:00Lost at sea.<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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This feels kind of like walking into a meeting you've been skipping for the last couple months. Everyone lifts up their head to look as you come through the door. And then they go back to shuffling their papers, ignoring your casual sheepish wave.<br />
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For months I've been ruminating about how to write here now that I am not freelance. How do non-freelance people blog?! Comment some examples. I don't want this to be a place where I talk about my job because I spend most of my waking hours doing and thinking about my job. I really want my blog to be a separate entity but I'm beginning to wonder if it can be. My job is a huge part of my life now. And I feel like if I ban myself from talking about it... well, what else will I have to say here?<br />
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You read it all the time on blogs <span style="font-size: x-small;">(oh bloggers and their crises)</span> but I'm gonna say it too. My life is not that eventful. Frankly I'm happy to keep it that way at the moment. Is this what it is like to get older? A month from tomorrow I will be turning <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kxRX6LXDpWs">24</a> <span style="font-size: xx-small;">(very, very not best pleased about this)</span>. Making me that much further away from being able to unabashedly sing Taylor's <a href="http://uk.eonline.com/eol_images/Entire_Site/20131113/rs_500x300-131213144208-TAY-8.gif">22</a>.<br />
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Whenever the weekend rolls around and I have a reprise from the office, I find myself missing posting photos and scraps of thoughts here. But I can't think of things to say that isn't <span style="font-size: x-small;">'I'm tired'</span> or <span style="font-size: x-small;">'Look, I'm adulting'</span> or <span style="font-size: x-small;">'I should be reading right now'</span> or <span style="font-size: x-small;">'Why can't I keep my flat tidy'</span>. Also, I have to say, I quite enjoy doing <i>absolutely nothing</i>. <span style="font-size: x-small;">Sue me.</span><br />
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So, of the little that has been going on, here is a life update:<br />
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A couple weeks back Ross finally got me to cave and watch the first episode of <i>The Sopranos</i>, and of course I got full-blown addicted. We're on season four now. And we're those horrifically hip people that don't have a television. Nope, <a href="https://twitter.com/lexcanroar/status/630433040045576193">we have a projector</a>. I had <a href="http://emilydianaruth.com/journal">Emily</a>, <a href="https://www.youtube.com/user/booksandquills">Sanne</a>, and <a href="https://www.youtube.com/user/tyrannosauruslexxx">Lex</a> over to watch <i>10 Things I Hate About You</i>. It was great. <span style="font-size: xx-small;"><a href="http://youtube.com/rosianna">Rosi</a>, we miss you.</span><br />
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Other ways I now occupy my time is by browsing for secondhand furniture on Gumtree and eBay. We've scored some pretty sweet finds, the most recent being <a href="http://www.ikea.com/gb/en/catalog/products/40249193/#/60249192">this</a> IKEA sofa in mint condition from a bloke who was moving to New York the next day.<br />
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Tiny tangent time: I think the other reason I feel quite lost at the blogging (and YouTube) game stems from not really enjoying makeup and fashion like I used to. I go through swings of not trusting brands. I can get overwhelmed by not wanting to buy items whose suppliers could sell tested-on ingredients or supporting companies that have sustainable fabrics but maybe haven't paid their workers well. The lack of transparency probably upsets me more than it should. Nevertheless it leaves me at a standstill. Of not wanting to buy anything (and feeling guilty when I do). I've created some kind of self-imposed rule that blogging has to be <i>buybuybuy</i> and <i>newnewnew.</i> Maybe this is a wake up call for me to focus on what I have already.<br />
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Have to admit my reluctancy about sharing how obsessed I currently am with Snapchat. Keeping my follower count low means I've been able to gloat about ex-lovers looking at two seconds of rats I am babysitting and other mundanities. On a semi-related note, I'm not ready for a pet.<br />
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These are my life blood lately. Sourdough bloomers. Tamales for breakfast. Handcrafted ice cream sandwiches. Junk shops and scotch eggs. I have two markets in easy walking distance of my flat and making that a routine of my Saturdays and Sundays is a good way of getting in some much needed vitamin D (<span style="font-size: x-small;">#homebody</span>) and a reminder that <i>hey, you live in a world-class city. Get out there wit yo bad self.</i><br />
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Anyway. How are you doing? Are you still reading blogs and watching YouTube? I know I'm not the only person who's found that getting a job has taken over their life and are struggling to find a semblance of balance. If you've written about this, leave a link. And if you've experienced this and have tips, please for the love of god share them.<br />
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Until my next crisis,<br />
<i><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">Marion</span></i>Marionhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12196400134827560612noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7061988432845829428.post-21191288761610125542015-06-07T20:42:00.001+00:002019-08-03T14:36:05.406+00:00Porthcurno, September 2014, analogue, light.<center>
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I'm taking a break from frantically packing everything I own into tote bags (<a href="http://collegetimes.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/77684-jim-carrey-screaming-gif-Imgur-fcve.gif" target="_blank">I'm moving Tuesday</a>) to share with you some completely unrelated photos. You. Are. <a href="https://papabayj.files.wordpress.com/2014/12/fran-drescher-finger-point.gif">Welcome.</a></center>
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You may recall <a href="http://www.marionhoney.com/2015/04/porthcurno-september-2014-analogue-dark.html" target="_blank">a similarly titled post</a> that cropped up here back in April. Yes? Yes! These are part two, the 'Light' series, of my Cornwall photos <span style="font-size: x-small;">(aka, the prints from the Boots disposable that didn't turn out as dark and grainy)</span>. Ross and I stayed in the guesthouse of one the cottages pictured above. See the one on the right with the trio of windows jutting out from the roof? Dat us. Literally on the edge of England. See those rocks? Yeah, they drop directly down to ocean.</div>
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More of Ross's fine cooking handiwork. Bro needs a blog. <span style="font-size: x-small;">(Oh wait.)</span> This is a potato rosti, or as I affectionately like to call it 'egg in potato cocoon.' Yeah... I don't actually call it that but <i>regardless</i> it is freaking delicious. He combines mash with fried onions, garlic and spices, bakes it for a bit, then for the last couple minutes of cooking, cracks an egg on top and cooks it to gently runny perfection. If Ross ever opens a restaurant <span style="font-size: x-small;">(which will ofc serve brunch *sassy hand emoji*)</span>, I demand this to be on the menu.<br />
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Ross's walked in from football so imma wrap this up early. <span style="font-size: x-small;">(Ross's arrival tends to mean <b>imminent food time</b> and, well, food trumps all.)</span> He's just told me he got Man of the Match. Bless 'im. Right, pizza ordering time. Gotta scoot. Hope you had a lovely weekend!</center>
Marionhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12196400134827560612noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7061988432845829428.post-56613803902297792632015-06-02T23:49:00.000+00:002019-08-03T16:29:18.544+00:00Fair Trade & Sustainable Fashion.<div style="text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-size: xx-small;">L: SVILU Tailored Green Pants, <a href="http://revenvert.com/product/svilu-tailored-green-pants/" target="_blank">£140</a> // </span><span style="font-size: xx-small;">R: </span><span style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;">Groceries Apparel Black Jersey Dress, <a href="https://www.the-acey.com/black-jersey-dress.html" target="_blank">£40</a> </span></span></div>
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I started this journey only a couple months ago<span style="background-color: white; color: #545454; font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: x-small; line-height: 18.2000007629395px;">—</span>the journey being to locate <i>where </i>I can actually buy ethical, sustainable clothes, or is it thrift shops and eBay for the rest of eternity. Spoiler alert: I found some places.<br />
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In a <a href="http://www.marionhoney.com/2015/04/on-my-mind.html" target="_blank">previous post</a> I mentioned that I want to live more consciously and sustainably. I made a pledge to myself to stop buying from stores that have their products predominantly made by exploited children and impoverished workers. Cool. Good. Step in the right direction. Now where do I cloth myself?<br />
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<a href="http://booksandquills.co.uk/" target="_blank">Sanne</a>, <a href="http://t.co/nn8LjiTW5R" target="_blank">Lex</a>, and <a href="http://youtube.com/rosianna" target="_blank">Rosi</a> can duly testify that whilst walking down the high street, I've taken up muttering <b>'slaves'</b> when passing pretty much any clothing establishment. I can't walk into an H&M or a Topshop anymore without seeing all the people who have been taken advantage of so we can have fast, cheap (and sometimes not-so-cheap) fashion.<br />
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<a href="http://www.tarastarlet.com/collections/dresses/products/the-homefront-dress-floral" target="_blank"><img alt="" border="0" height="432" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFbw3_pOkvYkcpoQEPL1GTDYNSbStYCYMpwKEcD5cXgfz0WWWSqgnLd9wDdbKAUTvUKjs5U0KtenDtjGR8X4tlKi-5ditMORsFSIB4ziGcSl-VEOovwiGQnflMLzOUfl5H2kT-BGIYgFLW/s1600/homefront-floral-prod-shot+copy.jpg" title="Tara Starlet Homefront Dress, £80" /></a></div>
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<span style="font-size: xx-small;">L: Tara Starlet Homefront Dress, <a href="http://www.tarastarlet.com/collections/dresses/products/the-homefront-dress-floral" target="_blank">£80</a> // </span><span style="font-size: xx-small;">R: </span><span style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;">Upstate Maria Shirt Dress, <a href="http://www.gatherandsee.com/product/ss15gs65/" target="_blank">£230</a> </span></span></div>
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So great, you're ready to commit? You're done giving your money to the oppressive high street? Awesome, let's start shopping SEFT*! But you need to check yourself at the door because there's gonna be a few of those fast fashion luxuries we need to shake off and SEFT myths to debunk.<br />
<span style="font-size: x-small;">*I've abbreviated '<u>s</u>ustainable, <u>e</u>thical, & <u>f</u>air <u>t</u>rade' to SEFT because frankly it's a lot to spell out every damn time.</span><br />
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<b><span style="background-color: #444444; color: #f3f3f3; font-family: inherit;">'Sustainable', </span></b><b><span style="background-color: #444444; color: #f3f3f3; font-family: inherit;"><b><span style="background-color: #444444; color: #f3f3f3; font-family: inherit;">'ethical'</span></b> & </span></b><b><span style="background-color: #444444; color: #f3f3f3; font-family: inherit;"><b><span style="background-color: #444444; color: #f3f3f3; font-family: inherit;">'fair trade'</span></b> are not mutually exclusive labels.</span></b><br />
I think the issue at the heart here is that these terms often have intersecting meanings and there aren't set industry definitions to make it any easier. Currently, it's lucky if an item meets two of these criteria. And if you're trying to tick <i>all </i>these boxes, plus have it vegan too? <i>Good. Luck.</i><br />
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Sanne recently got a dress from <a href="http://www.peopletree.co.uk/" target="_blank">People Tree</a> that had a dyed pattern that wore away after one wear. I have a cotton shirt from them that looks nice but doesn't feel great (I also have a dress from them that I <i>love</i> and the quality is top notch—it's a roll of the dice). I've come across numerous other brands selling flimsy, wrinkled shirts.<br />
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There are reasonable prices and great sales but you need to forget the idea of seeing a full price top for £15. To soften the blow of higher price tags, I remind myself it reflects that the person who made this item actually got paid decently.<br />
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<b><span style="background-color: #444444; color: #f3f3f3; font-family: inherit;">The websites for the most part? Terrible.</span></b><br />
The majority that I'm sharing today have their shit together. But there's <i>a lot</i> of clunky and unaesthetic websites to wade through to get to the good ones.<br />
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<b><span style="background-color: #444444; color: #f3f3f3; font-family: inherit;">Selection and 'fashionability' is missing.</span></b><br />
SEFT clothes sadly aren't the most fashion-forward. A lot of it is designed for middle aged women, which makes sense because they are the clientele more able to afford its price point. <a href="http://www.the-acey.com/" target="_blank">The Acey</a> is one place that is thankfully on trend as hell (but also with high-end prices). You're not going to see the wide-range of selection offered by a typical high street clothing store. They call it slow fashion for a reason. It means a lot of waiting around for next season if you aren't crazy for the current collection.<br />
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<span style="font-size: xx-small; text-align: right;">L: MAYAMIKO Baroque Rust A-line Skirt, <a href="http://www.mayamiko.com/products/baroque-rust-a-line-skirt" target="_blank">£35</a> // </span><span style="font-size: xx-small; text-align: right;">R: </span><span style="font-size: xx-small; text-align: left;">Braintree Coira Stripe Bamboo Socks, <a href="http://www.braintreeclothing.com/coira-thin-stripe-bamboo-socks.html" target="_blank">£4.90</a> </span></div>
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<span style="text-align: left;">There's a lot of compromises to be made as SEFT fashion is still a very young industry. But with the </span><a href="http://www.marionhoney.com/2014/12/making-cruelty-free-switch.html" style="text-align: left;" target="_blank">growing strength of the cruelty-free movement</a><span style="text-align: left;">, I can't help but see this being the next logical step for conscious consumers. Like with cruelty-free products, it's not perfect. You're putting your trust in these brands that they are being honest about their practices. But regardless, I think brands that seek to be fair trade/ethically produced, sustainable, and/or vegan are making a move in the right direction. And that's something the rest of the fashion giants have largely ignored and continue to ignore. </span></div>
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I hope this will be the first post of many on SEFT fashion and brands. For now, I've compiled <a href="http://www.marionhoney.com/p/fair-trade.html" target="_blank">a list of clothing/fashion brands</a> I've stumbled across. Some are great, and some of the websites are clunky. But I hope you find it helpful! If you have any brands to share (UK please if possible!), do jot them down below.Marionhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12196400134827560612noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7061988432845829428.post-78137663204923095492015-04-11T21:32:00.000+00:002019-08-03T16:25:36.754+00:00On my mind.<div style="text-align: center;">
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I've had some pretty big posts—big concept posts, I guess—rattling around a while in my brain. But I haven't worked out how to articulate some of these ideas. <br />
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<li>I'm not gonna let myself buy from Amazon anymore.<br />
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<li>Kristen Stewart's birthday was this week. I still have a weird thing for <a href="http://40.media.tumblr.com/c226cf2bb8922440dac77fed5d2dcf09/tumblr_nmaaa8IEEO1r1zl7yo2_500.jpg" target="_blank">Kristen Stewart</a>.<br />
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<li>I have no desire to watch films anymore. Old or new. I went to film school. This concerns me. But only when I allow myself to think about it.<br />
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<li>I want to read <i>Outlander</i> so I can watch sexy Scottish men on telly.<br />
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<li>Where can I buy clothes that aren't made in a sweatshop or from sketchily obtained raw materials? Is it <a href="http://www.peopletree.co.uk/">People Tree</a>, <a href="https://www.kuyichi.com/shop/women/women-collection" target="_blank">Kuyichi</a>, and charity shops for the rest of my life?<a name='more'></a></li>
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<li>Why is the <a href="http://www.asos.com/women/green-room-eco-edit/cat/pgecategory.aspx?cid=10062&via=top">ASOS Eco Edit</a> so shit?</li>
<li>I want everything <a href="https://www.youtube.com/user/clothesencounters">Jenn Im</a> puts in a video. Shit.<br />
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<li>I want to live more <a href="https://t.co/2RxqgoOkwu">sustainably</a>. <a href="http://www.trashisfortossers.com/">This blog</a> is really great.<br />
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<li>I've gone off hormonal birth control but I've heard mixed things about the Temperature Monitoring Method. I'd like to not contribute to killing the planet with latex consumption but, knowing me, I'd fuck up the temperature tracking, and then <i>boom, surprise, PREGGO</i>!<br />
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<li>My mom is gonna be really pissed if I stop using <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DIpTXQl7qT0">toothpaste</a> with fluoride in.</li>
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<li><a href="http://gladrags.com/category/28/GladRags-Cloth-Pads.html">Cloth pads</a>. Can I do this? For makeup removal & skincare—<a href="https://www.etsy.com/uk/listing/226975757/preorder-organic-unbleached-cotton?ref=shop_home_active_1">probably</a>. For periods—ehhhhhm that's gonna be stepping out of my comfort zone for sure. But a step I feel I should try. <span style="font-size: x-small;">(I'm not into the Moon Cup thing.)</span><br />
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<li>I want to shift to only buying from companies that require their suppliers to not test <b><u>any</u></b> raw material they sell on animals, not just the ingredients sold for cosmetics. This is going to take a lot of effort and emailing, ugh. Can companies just not be sneaky, that would be great. So far, I have <a href="https://www.lush.co.uk/article/ethical-buying-policy">LUSH</a> and maybe Lord & Berry.</li>
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Have you been thinking about any of these things? What's on your mind?</h4>
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For my trip with Ross to Cornwall last autumn, I bought two shitty disposable cameras from Boots for us to take along. <br />
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The above depicts alternating swigs from a local brew of Cornish cider. This stuff was strong. After an ill-fated attempt to stroll (trek) through the middle of nowhere to get to the nearest town (completely my fault for overestimating my actual enjoyment of three-hour-long walks), we happened upon a tiny farm selling some bits and bobs to passersby. The jug of cider was cheaper than the bottled water. So logic says buy it to sip while you wait for a taxi to carry you back to your cottage.<br />
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Fun fact about Marion: she hates to cook! She loves to eat. But patience for taking the time to prepare food? <i>Nope</i>. Lucky for me, Ross is pretty much a Scouse Jamie Oliver. I mean, he can even put together a beautiful plate of nibbles, bless him. Oh, and by the way, I'm coming around to olives. They have their days.<br />
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The porthole window in the bedroom looked over a stretch of fields that at sunset reminded me of something Richard might have stuck in <i><a href="http://www.marionhoney.com/2013/07/cinematography-in-submarine.html">Submarine</a></i>.</div>
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I loved <a href="http://www.cornwall-online.co.uk/driftwood-studio/">the little cottage</a> we found. It was essentially living on a remote cliffside overlooking the ocean for four days. And with no wifi and limited 3G coverage, it really was a break from reality (well, a break from frequent Instagram refreshing for me). So we played house, I finished <i><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/17333223-the-goldfinch">The Goldfinch</a></i>, we listened to classical music on the radio, we climbed down to the sandy beach, spied on the neighbour's dog. And not having a car heightened this 'slow' life all the more.</div>
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As you can gather from these photos, we by no means mastered the art of the analogue camera. Over 50% developed wayyyy too dark so more liberal use of that flash you think serves no purpose is in order for our next holiday. Brighter shots coming next.Marionhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12196400134827560612noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7061988432845829428.post-58208777363206739612015-03-22T11:04:00.000+00:002019-08-03T16:36:48.867+00:00Corgi Instagrams.<div style="text-align: center;">
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I did the thing, guys. I went to university. I got a degree. And I found myself in a job in a <a href="http://33.media.tumblr.com/9116c18537cce4a95b31e35befc5d1d2/tumblr_nbrtxiqofK1sq00w5o1_500.gif">completely different field</a>.<br />
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I'm a proper adult now with a nine to five(-thirty). I work on a Windows desktop (*cries*). I shuffle to the office kitchen to make myself a tea. And I'm fortunate enough to really enjoy what I do and the people I work with. But the first couple weeks adjusting to a new routine took a toll on my body like I never could have predicted.<br />
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I remember having to wake up for high school, my first lesson starting at 7:45. Then university<span style="background-color: white; color: #545454; font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: x-small; line-height: 18.2px;">—</span>9am was the worst it could be, there were breaks in between most days, and sometimes I could even squeeze in a midday nap in my dorm (<span style="font-size: x-small;">how cool!</span>).<br />
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So there I was, brain excited to do all these awesome-woo-proper-job tasks and my body like <i>hah cute nice try but nope</i>.<br />
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There's always an excuse not to blog or work on YouTube stuff. And now that time I (sort of) once had really <i>is</i> non-existent with a full-time job in my life. I'm all the more in awe of <a href="http://www.youtube.com/booksandquills">Sanne</a> whom I've watched balance work and regular YouTube uploads for over a year.<br />
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As a way to cope with the new found slap of exhaustion, I compromised the usual high aesthetic standards required of Instagram accounts I follow. With a slew of Corgi accounts. I've become very appreciative of #corgibutt. Did you know that my childhood dog was a Welsh Corgi? Having these in my feed have made the 6:30ams and the 8:15pms all the brighter. And fluffier.<br />
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You know what I'm going to ask at the end of this blog post. <b>Corgi Instagrams</b>. You have <a href="http://38.media.tumblr.com/e2378d60e9ede7819227b8a79c98b0d0/tumblr_mwahx3I2Gs1qewacoo1_400.gif">more</a>? I am currently following <a href="http://instagram.com/panpan_diary">Pan-Pan</a>, <a href="http://instagram.com/ramenthecorgi">Ramen</a>, <a href="http://instagram.com/gatsbyandscoutcorgis">Gatsby and Scout</a>, <a href="http://instagram.com/kimchithecorgi">Kimchi</a>, <a href="http://instagram.com/sebastianthecorgi">Sebastian</a>, and <a href="http://instagram.com/threecheersforcorgis">Henry</a>.Marionhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12196400134827560612noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7061988432845829428.post-26893702293179810612015-03-09T20:39:00.002+00:002019-08-19T10:27:06.176+00:00#BeCrueltyFree Week!Pretty much everyone has their thing. Their cause. Their crusade. Striving to switch to cruelty-free cosmetics became that for me this year. <br />
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I've been a vegetarian since high school but I never considered myself a shout-it-from-the-rooftops animal activist. Obviously unnecessary harm to a living, feeling creature — bad. Not a fan. But you also won't find me spending my free time at a petting zoo. And if there's a spider in my room, I'll be cowering on the other end of the flat until someone chucks it out the window.<br />
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</div><div>I have total respect for the people at that do actively fight against animal testing. And I mean the shouty, getting arrested (maybe not paint throwing but to each their own) activism. What I do want to say is that you don't have to strap yourself to a tree facing a bulldozer to make a difference in the world.<br />
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</div><a name='more'></a></div><div>March 9-14 is global #BeCrueltyFree week. Organised by <a href="http://www.hsi.org/becrueltyfree">Human Society International</a>, it's a week that promotes awareness of animal testing within the cosmetics industry and encourages ways of living a more cruelty-free life.</div><div><br />
</div><div>To get involved, I got my butt in gear and edited my derpinaMODE video featuring the tour of the LUSH factories that <a href="http://youtube.com/booksandquills">Sanne</a>, <a href="https://www.youtube.com/user/tyrannosauruslexxx">Lex</a>, <a href="http://youtube.com/rosianna">Rosianna</a> and I went on back in January.</div><div><br />
</div><div>Globally, around 100,000 animals suffer & die each year just to test cosmetics. Testing methods are horrifying (seriously, Google with caution and a strong stomach), and bottom line is much of the cosmetic industry remains stuck in scientific ideas of the past. I'm not cool with this. And I don't want to contribute to this being allowed to continue. So here are some of the changes I've made apart from sounding my horn on social media.</div><div><br />
</div><div><ul><li>I don't buy from brands that test, and that goes for brands with questionable parent companies too. </li>
<ul><li>That means I haven't just written off L'Oréal and Estée Lauder, but The Body Shop, NARS, and Burt's Bees. </li>
</ul></ul></div><div><ul><li>Vote with your money. Even if it's hard. We're still losing good companies to conglomerates. </li>
<ul><li>Just last week, REN Skincare was acquired by Unilever, a company notorious for testing 'only when required by law' (that's lawyer-speak for <i>we test</i>). Yes, I'm gonna miss that cleanser and the Bioderma alternative but when it comes down to it—I don't want my money funding companies that test on animals.</li>
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</div><div>Visiting the LUSH factories in Poole and having the opportunity to chat with the buyers at LUSH really opened my eyes to so many things more than just the urgency to stop animal testing. No company is perfect. No industry is perfect. And lord knows I'm not perfect. But the choices I am making now in terms of being a conscious consumer is <b>miles</b> ahead of where I was a year ago.</div><div><br />
</div><div>Have you made the cruelty-free switch? Or if you've done (or do!) a #BlogForBunnies (or vlog!), I'd love to see it so leave me a comment with your link!</div>Marionhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12196400134827560612noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7061988432845829428.post-41537851890464006902015-02-01T22:35:00.001+00:002019-07-30T21:49:07.301+00:00Valentine's Day with LUSH<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwQlwFWhQ-4RDgYrmz-UD6mIp4zO252_PXBBt7NRQksXHcBQc9lkyxOu0hyphenhyphen7LkksCQ5DR-pza_gNIH2zN_0UdC9Vce49F5I9_Va-RBtOhjnrnnJcVvTMQAHnUsZpXCdPWcAQaVFEUNRFDd/s1600/IMG_0308-2.jpg"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwQlwFWhQ-4RDgYrmz-UD6mIp4zO252_PXBBt7NRQksXHcBQc9lkyxOu0hyphenhyphen7LkksCQ5DR-pza_gNIH2zN_0UdC9Vce49F5I9_Va-RBtOhjnrnnJcVvTMQAHnUsZpXCdPWcAQaVFEUNRFDd/s1600/IMG_0308-2.jpg" width="685" /></a><br />
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I got a surprise parcel of some very deliciously smelling things. LUSH was generous enough to send me a preview of some of their limited edition <a href="https://www.lush.co.uk/products/valentines-day">Valentine's Day items</a> so I thought I'd do a little wintery morning photo sesh with 'em.<br />
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</b> <b>The Kiss Lip Scrub</b> <a href="https://www.lush.co.uk/products/valentines-day/kiss-lip-scrub">£5.50</a><br />
I don't know how I ever applied lipstick before I discovered LUSH lip scrubs. I probably just roamed around the world with flaky lips, not giving a crap. But these things are the best. I've just finished <a href="https://www.lush.co.uk/products/mint-julips">Mint Julips</a> and started on the Santa's lip scrub from their Christmas line. You will hear this from everyone, but these things are dangerously tasty (and safe to eat!). <span style="font-size: x-small;">And no I am not admitting to having dipped my finger into the pot for a post scrub snack...</span><br />
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<b>Unicorn Horn</b> <a href="https://www.lush.co.uk/products/valentines-day/unicorn-horn">£3.25</a><br />
I made one of these bubble bars <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fFIUH3RtxE8">when I visited the LUSH factory</a> a couple weeks ago! But don't worry. No poor bugger's gonna be subject to my blobby creation – they gave me mine to take home. I've used it already and it was so sparkly and wonderful. And yes, you're not alone in thinking <i>*cough*phallic*cough*</i><br />
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<b>Heart Throb </b><a href="https://www.lush.co.uk/products/valentines-day/heart-throb">£3.65</a><br />
It's not a bubble bar, y'all; it's a <i>bubbleroon</i>. Sandwiched in between two hearts is what I'm going to dub sparkly shea jam <span style="font-size: x-small;">(making myself hungry now. May go take a hit off that lip scrub.)</span> This will turn your bath water red—festive!<br />
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<b>Cupid's Love</b> <a href="https://www.lush.co.uk/products/new-products/cupids-love">£4.25</a><br />
This soap looks like it is selling in bar form on the website rather than the mould form I have. Yummy ingredients include: figs, passion fruit, rosewood, & soya yoghurt.<br />
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<b>Prince Charming</b> <a href="https://www.lush.co.uk/products/new-products/prince-charming">£4.75</a><br />
I'm not a big fan of marshmallow scents so I passed this on to my friend <a href="https://welcometothevael.squarespace.com/blog/">Annie</a>. But if I shop by the scents I fancy, I've never met a disappointing LUSH shower gel. They lather really well and are great for shaving. I'm currently on the dregs of <a href="http://www.lushusa.com/Hot-Toddy/05440,en_US,pd.html">Hot Toddy</a>. Will be sad when that's gone.<br />
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<b>Floating Flower </b><a href="https://www.lush.co.uk/products/valentines-day/floating-flower">£3.50</a><br />
I'm saving this bath bomb to use on Valentine's Day. It smells of jasmine and ylang ylang (though not really sure how ylang ylang smells, tbh). LUSH's website have really lovely videos for each product on their page that demonstrate how to use them.<br />
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<span style="font-size: x-small;">I was not compensated for this post. I really love LUSH and respect the initiatives they have taken on as a company. Support the brands you love, yo!</span>Marionhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12196400134827560612noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7061988432845829428.post-4488812683439237972015-01-28T22:20:00.002+00:002019-08-03T18:42:18.720+00:00The search for cruelty-free UVA SPF30+ facial suncare.Jesus, what a title. Let's brake that down a bit.<br />
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<li><b><i>cruelty-free?</i></b> Made by a brand that does not test on animals (ingredients & final products), does not sell in the Chinese market (where it is required by law to test), and is not owned by a parent company (L'Oréal, Shiseido, Kosé) that sells in China or might test for other "reasons" </li>
<li><i><b>UVA?</b></i> From <a href="http://www.carolinehirons.com/2010/05/vitamin-d-spf.html" target="_blank">Hirons</a>: "UVA rays penetrate deep into the skin, gradually destroying elasticity and causing premature ageing." I'm 23 and getting older. I want my skin to look like it does now when I'm 43. I want this stuff in my skincare regimen. If a product contains SPF, it protects for UVB but not necessarily UVA <span style="font-size: x-small;">(<a href="http://www.carolinehirons.com/2013/04/spf-cheat-sheet.html" target="_blank">source</a>)</span>. </li>
<li><i><b>SPF30+?</b></i> I need a sunscreen that has a protection factor of 30 or higher because I am <a href="http://youtu.be/Xwo4Hd_RsQA?t=44s" target="_blank">pale-ass-pale</a>. Also I have a family history of melanoma so the more I can do to ward off that, the better. </li>
<li><b><i>facial?</i></b> <span style="font-size: x-small;">No, not the one where I get pampered sitting in a chair.</span> I want a sunscreen product that's formulated to be used on the face. Or at least claims to be suitable to both body <i>and</i> facial use.</li>
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Putting <a href="https://twitter.com/marionhoney/status/560459194206523392" target="_blank">an all-call out on twitter</a> did yield some results. <span style="font-size: x-small;">Bless you, Twitter.</span> So here's what I've narrowed my options down to.<br />
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Although this is a BB Cream, it is untinted. It claims to be mattifying which interests me as I struggle with T-zone shine. <a href="http://www.katievibes.com/">Katie Vibes</a>, a cruelty-free blogger I've recently come across, has a great <a href="http://www.katievibes.com/2014/04/andalou-naturals-untinted-beauty-balm.html" target="_blank">review</a> on it that's definitely bumped it up to a top contender. But I want something that will sit well on top of my moisturiser, not replace it. Will this do that?<br />
<span style="font-size: x-small;">Rec'd by <a href="https://twitter.com/athingforyou/status/560464749289549825">Jenn</a> and <a href="https://twitter.com/hpcaro/status/560501435423789056">Caroline</a>.</span><br />
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<b>Paula's Choice Clear Ultra-Light Daily Mattifying Fluid SPF 30+</b> <a href="http://www.paulaschoice.co.uk/clear-ultra-light-daily-mattifying-fluid-spf-30.html" target="_blank">£29</a><br />
This takes the cake as the most expensive of the bunch. The reviews on the Paula's Choice downplay it's mattifying prowess <b><i>but</i> </b>say it layers well over moisturiser, which is exactly what I'm looking for.<br />
<span style="font-size: x-small;">Rec'd by <a href="https://twitter.com/Elinious/status/560502379121221633">Eline</a>.</span><br />
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<b>Rituals 50 Sun Protection Face Cream </b> <a href="http://www.houseoffraser.co.uk/Rituals+50+sun+protection+face+cream/169068113,default,pd.html" target="_blank">£18.50</a><br />
Finally, we get to a dedicated facial sunscreen. Its high SPF appeals to me and even better, I can walk to House of Fraser to pick it up. Minimise that carbon footprint, get some exercise, don't have to stay in all day to wait for the post man.<br />
<span style="font-size: x-small;">Rec'd by <a href="https://twitter.com/WieteM/status/560469633623674880">Wiete</a>.</span><br />
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<b>Paula's Choice Extra Care Non-Greasy Sunscreen SPF 50</b> <a href="http://www.paulaschoice.co.uk/extra-care-non-greasy-sunscreen-spf-50.html" target="_blank">£18.50</a><br />
Love the price tag compared to the other Paula's Choice option. Less cash, higher SPF. Big fan of the non-greasy. Some reviews have mentioned unpleasant stinging reactions to this though. Luckily, you can get a sample of this from the site for 70p so you can try before you buy.<br />
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<b>Jane Iredale Powder-Me SPF Dry Sunscreen</b> <a href="http://www.beautybay.com/skincare/janeiredale/powdermespfdrysunscreen/" target="_blank">£28.75</a><br />
This was in my basket to check out just the other day. But I'm wary about a powder sunscreen. It's SPF30 which is great. The blogs I browsed gave it positive write ups while the Paula's Choice <a href="http://www.paulaschoice.com/beautypedia-skin-care-reviews/by-brand/jane-iredale/_/Powder-Me-SPF-Dry-Sunscreen-SPF-30" target="_blank">review</a> was pretty damning. Could this be used as an SPF setting powder maybe? I feel like I'd be more confident I got full coverage with a liquid.<br />
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<b>100% Pure Everywhere Sun Stick SPF 30</b> <a href="http://www.100percentpure.co.uk/Everywhere-Sun-Stick-SPF-30-p/1ffsspf30.htm">£16</a><br />
<i>The creamy formula provides easy-to-blend coverage that never feels sticky and won’t clog pores. </i>Music to my ears. But it is a stick. Like a glue stick? I haven't seen many reviews of this online so kind of tempted to get it just so I can figure it out for everyone.<br />
<span style="font-size: x-small;">Rec'd by <a href="https://twitter.com/Chrambi/status/560473400595210241">Dina</a>.</span><br />
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Short hair is in. At least in the YouTube-world I reside in. It was <a href="https://twitter.com/heyingridnilsen/status/480073003397431296" target="_blank">Ingrid</a> and <a href="https://twitter.com/essiebutton/status/507158835967328256" target="_blank">Estée</a> and <a href="https://twitter.com/booksandquills/status/527427129571831808" target="_blank">Sanne</a>, and by jove <a href="https://twitter.com/ZozeeBo/status/558710565607317505" target="_blank">Zoella</a>'s followed suit (kinda sorta) only yesterday. The last time I got <a href="http://marionhoney.blogspot.co.uk/2012/07/pre-op.html" target="_blank">a similar chop</a> was back when I was trying to rehab my bleached platinum hair.<br />
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I was undoubtedly partially inspired to cut off all my hard work by the ladies linked above. But I also have to credit Anna Karina, my forever girl crush. Ever since first seeing her in <i><a href="http://letterboxd.com/film/alphaville/" target="_blank">Alphaville</a> </i>in my first year at film school in LA, I've been mesmerised by that woman's style. And having moved to London, though she is not pictured, some credit has to go to the glorious Brit hair icon, <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D2D7RtPEVwI" target="_blank">Alexa Chung</a>. Just look at the picture below and you'll see what I mean.<br />
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The above pictures were what I brought to my hair stylist. My instruction were: give me <a href="http://www.fromroses.co.uk/" target="_blank">Rebecca</a>'s fringe and colour, Emma's length and angle, and if I come out as Anna Karina after the many hours in this chair, you've done a good job.<br />
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This cut happened back at the end of November when I was in the US for T-giv. London, you are too expensive and I haven't found a stylist I've been happy enough to stay with. So I continue to frequent the same hair stylist I had in high school. She is amazing. Central Indiana, represent.<br />
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But this is how it has grown out since. And it has lightened up quite a bit as well despite my desperate weekly <a href="http://www.superdrug.com/Superdrug/Superdrug-Effects-Chocolate-Brown-6-7/p/400920#.VMPfyHCsV_Y" target="_blank">Superdrug Colour Effects</a> applications. As you can see, I am in the curtain bangs phase. Which some days I like and some days I'm like noooooo. I'm toying with the idea of going shorter (more on this later) but after writing this post and editing this photo, I'm feeling more zen about sticking with this length. Maybe I'll just go for a fringe trim and maintain the length as is. I mean, I have essentially achieved Alexa Chung hair status so I can retire from life.Marionhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12196400134827560612noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7061988432845829428.post-41279430936542037352015-01-20T20:36:00.001+00:002019-07-30T21:06:48.271+00:00Cruelty-Free Finds in 2014.<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpozc3mc1skgNSAxh9KU2UbYt_uAxg3sLfp2aPFP8r1ci8mKElKEpDVfv55AeGqBKGL6sePTXuW1VGRU34gxiyJ8iFWBL1nglctZubtZbrsjB7JLR8IE69QOuKie-oJmj1RYGaxxPOGWuR/s1600/IMG_0322-1.jpg" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpozc3mc1skgNSAxh9KU2UbYt_uAxg3sLfp2aPFP8r1ci8mKElKEpDVfv55AeGqBKGL6sePTXuW1VGRU34gxiyJ8iFWBL1nglctZubtZbrsjB7JLR8IE69QOuKie-oJmj1RYGaxxPOGWuR/s1600/IMG_0322-1.jpg" width="685" /></a><br />
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<a href="https://www.lush.co.uk/products/eau-roma-water" target="_blank">LUSH Eau Roma Water Toner Water</a> <span style="background-color: white; color: #626566; font-family: "georgia" , serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 20.7999992370605px;">◇</span> £4.25<br />
I've been using this product a little over two years now and always find myself going back to it whenever I've strayed. I do <a href="http://www.carolinehirons.com/2013/06/routines-cheat-sheet.html" target="_blank">the Hiron's regime</a> so this baby gets used in my morning and night time skincare. I do three or four spritzes directly to the face and let the soothing hydration commence. Heads up—this does have parabens in (<a href="https://www.lush.co.uk/methylparaben" target="_blank">methylparaben</a>). My skin has never been bothered by it; like I said, this is a product that calms my skin, not aggravates it.<br />
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<a href="http://uk.spacenk.com/arch-brow-sculpting-pencil/MUS300023748.html" target="_blank">Hourglass Arch Brow Sculpting Pencil</a> in Blonde <span style="background-color: white; color: #626566; font-family: "georgia" , serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 20.7999992370605px;">◇</span> £26<br />
2014 was the year I started filling in my eyebrows. Yup. Getting old. No, but seriously, doing my eyebrows is one of my life joys. I don't think I've completely mastered it, but the Hourglass Arch pencil has <a href="http://marionhoney.blogspot.co.uk/2014/08/hourglass-brow-pencil-in-blonde-first.html" target="_blank">stepped up my game</a> from the (not cruelty-free) MAC shadows method. The product shape is unique – the best I can think to describe it is that it's sort of flat like a popsicle stick. Its waxy texture keeps you from going overboard whilst locking in your brow for the day. I may already have a backup in brunette waiting until I use this baby up.<br />
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<a href="http://www.cultbeauty.co.uk/beautyblender-pro-black.html" target="_blank">beautyblender Pro</a> <span style="background-color: white; color: #626566; font-family: "georgia" , serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 20.7999992370605px;">◇</span> £16<br />
There's not a makeup brush I've found that gets foundation to behave like this little noir dew drop. And it's not any more of a pain to clean. Not much more I can say about this little cutie except that it became a staple in my makeup bag in 2014.<br />
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<a href="http://www.superdrug.com/Hair/Dry-Shampoo/Dry-Shampoo/COLAB-Dry-Shampoo-RIO-200ml/p/313504#.VLrzbi6sV_Y" target="_blank">COLAB Dry Shampoo</a> in Rio <span style="background-color: white; color: #626566; font-family: "georgia" , serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 20.7999992370605px;">◇</span> £3.49<br />
Your dry shampoo prayers have been answered. No white residue on dark hair? <i>Check</i>. Non-offensive fragrance? <i>Check</i>. Yummy fragrance? <i>Actually... check!</i> Awesome! And does it work? <i>Like a mother-muffin dream</i>. All hail <a href="http://www.amodelrecommends.com/about/" target="_blank">Ruth Crilly</a>, the model that gets shit done.<br />
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Have there been any stand-out products for you? Or did you do a round up of your favourite products in 2014? I'd love to see it so post me a link in the comments :)Marionhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12196400134827560612noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7061988432845829428.post-88878497167377353622014-12-20T20:24:00.000+00:002019-08-19T17:34:36.611+00:00Making the cruelty-free switch.I don't think I've said this explicitly here on the blog, but roughly around April this year, I decided to go cruelty-free. Basically what that means, for me at least, is that with all new cosmetic and skincare purchases, I'm pledging to only buy products not tested on animals.<br />
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Since creating <a href="http://youtube.com/derpinamode" target="_blank">derpinaMODE</a>, a beauty and fashion YouTube channel I share with my friend <a href="http://youtube.com/booksandquills" target="_blank">Sanne</a>, my interest in makeup and skincare has skyrocketed. What first got me thinking about the effects my new-found hobby had on animal testing was a <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cjfgLBRQ6gk" target="_blank">video</a> made by my friend <a href="http://twitter.com/lexcanroar" target="_blank">Lex</a>.<br />
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I've been a vegetarian for nearly five years. I never considered this dietary lifestyle choice of mine exclusively for the sake of animal welfare. It was a balanced combination of that, the environmental impact of the meat industry, personal health and just not enjoying the taste of meat. I'm by no means judgemental of people who eat meat, fish, or what have you. And I'm not offended by going out for a meal with a friend and them ordering a steak. I'm of the opinion that you do you and I'll do me. You respect my decision and I'll respect yours. Right, so vegetarian morals aside—I began looking into the realities of animal testing in the cosmetic industry. Bottom line, it brings unnecessary suffering upon a living creature. A living creature that is never going to wear that kissable balm stain. There are alternative methods to testing the designer toning water on rats, rabbits, and dogs. Makeup, skincare, body wash—yes, this is stuff I use every day. But it is a luxury. I don't need these things to keep me alive. They are nice to have but I <i>could</i> live without them (contrary to the popular beauty blogger tag :P). So I'm voting with my money. And with my voice. Here's how I've approached the cruelty switch in my life: <br />
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I haven't thrown out every single product I own that comes from a company that tests. Because if I did, my makeup and skincare and haircare collection would be pretty much gone. I already spent that money. And I'm not made of money. Throwing it out on principle is wasteful. So I am using up what I have and will <i>replace</i> it with a cruelty-free equivalent when I run out. I also won't honour the product with a review. And if I do mention it, on whatever platform, it'll be prefaced by the fact that it is not cruelty-free. </blockquote>
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There is debate within the CF community about brands like Urban Decay and NARS. They themselves are cruelty free. But their parent company (often big names like L'Oréal, Shiseido, Unilever) do test. My thought process is that the money that goes to the smaller, cruelty-free brand benefits their parent company. And a benefit to the parent company allows it to continue testing. So I'm choosing to not buy from these companies – parent or subsidiary – period. </blockquote>
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Just like with my vegetarianism, I don't want to spiral into militant cruelty-free whistleblowing, on a crusade to expose all companies as bad. The golden CF hallmarks are generally: 1. brands that do not sell in China, 2. brands not owned by a larger, testing parent company, or 3. brands circulated in the EU (where there is a ban on testing of all ingredients and finished products on animals). When a brand ticks those three boxes but don't reply to emails, or perhaps have unclear answers on their website, I still want to believe they <i>aren't</i> testing. I want to believe they just haven't picked up on the cruelty-free movement and the transparency it seeks.</blockquote>
And in the future? I want to buy vegan products when possible. I want to integrate buying cruelty free beyond simply my makeup collection. With continued research, I'm looking for alternatives for toiletries and household goods as well. Last month, I attended the <a href="http://www.lushprize.org/2014-prize/" target="_blank">LUSH Prize Conference</a> in London. Scientists from all over the world gathered to present research and discuss the state of toxicology and how far we still need to go to eradicate animal testing in the cosmetic industry. Basic takeaway from that day: the technology is here. Bureaucracy and laboratory politics is holding us back.<br />
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I'm not a scientist. I'm not an industry professional. I don't work for LUSH and I don't work for Revlon. But I am a consumer. And if I have to make cruelty-free "cool" to give it momentum and relevance then consider me a goddamn trendsetter.Marionhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12196400134827560612noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7061988432845829428.post-37827643837883151382014-09-27T16:58:00.000+00:002019-08-03T18:51:41.972+00:00Visual aid.<div style="text-align: center;">
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I got acquainted with Charlie Kaufman at the beginning of this year. If you don't know who he is, just know that he is one of the trippiest <a href="http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0442109/" target="_blank">screenwriters</a> in Hollywood. To his name he has <i>Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind</i> (often cited as my favourite film), <i>Being John Malkovich</i>, and <i>Synecdoche, New York</i>. Bro has a monopoly on flipping reality upside down. All I want for Christmas is another Kaufman/Gondry collaboration please. I can't remember what got me to watch <i><a href="http://letterboxd.com/film/adaptation/" target="_blank"><b>Adaptation</b></a></i>. Probably a nudge from one of my friends. Naturally I was reluctant because I'm pretty prejudiced against Nicolas Cage films. But holy crap. This film was fantastic. Definitely something to be owned and studied. Definitely stressful and at times hard to follow. Definitely is meta as fuck. Definitely a must watch.<br />
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I have a bit of a girl crush on ScarJo. And the promo around <span style="font-style: italic;"><a href="http://letterboxd.com/film/under-the-skin-2013/" target="_blank"><b>Under the Skin</b></a></span> made it too good to pass up. So my friend <a href="https://www.youtube.com/user/emilieofnewgloom" target="_blank">Emily</a> and I went on a little cinema date way back when. And man were we shaken up after those 108 minutes. Walking through Leicester Square to catch our separate trains home, we both kept looking over our shoulders and hardly exchanged any words. I read <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/21136265-under-the-skin" target="_blank">the book</a> first which I felt helped me understand the film better. But I think it would be an equally rewarding challenge to watch the film first and then visit the source material. Also northern Scotland has never looked better.<br />
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<i><a href="http://letterboxd.com/film/boyhood/" target="_blank">Boyhood</a></i> is the most satisfying film I have seen in a long time. For me, the hype was deserved. It warmed my heart that it kept selling out at my local cinema. The film was one big nostalgia bomb, especially if you were born in the 90s in the US. Also, how boss is it that the director actually made <i><a href="http://blogs.indiewire.com/theplaylist/listen-the-post-beatles-black-album-from-richard-linklaters-boyhood-20140721" target="_blank">The Black Album</a></i>, a post-Beatles mixtape Mason's father gives to him as a present.<br />
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<a name='more'></a>And I can't complete this post without giving a shout out to <i style="font-weight: bold;">Buffy the Vampire Slayer</i>. If you've been putting off watching it like I was. If you love <i>Firefly</i>. And <i><a href="http://letterboxd.com/film/dr-horribles-sing-along-blog-2008/" target="_blank">Dr. Horrible's Sing-Along Blog</a></i>. And a middle-aged British man trying to navigate American teenagers. And unexplained hair cuts. Then GOD what are you waiting for??? Only one season left until I am sad because there is no more and inevitably move on to <i>Dollhouse.</i><br />
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Have you seen any of these films? Any stand outs at the cinema for you recently? Angel or Spike? Let me know. (But try not to spoil me; I'm still mid-season 6 of the Buffster.)<br />
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Sources: <a href="http://www.pinterest.com/pin/259238522270542968/" target="_blank">1</a> / <a href="https://www.behance.net/gallery/16212019/Under-the-Skin-poster-art" target="_blank">2</a> / <a href="https://www.etsy.com/uk/listing/196613679/movie-poster-boyhood-12x18-inches-print?ref=shop_home_active_1&ga_search_query=boyhood" target="_blank">3</a> / <a href="http://craigdrake.tumblr.com/post/82594526734/buffy-24x36-wood-silkscreen" target="_blank">4</a></h4>
Marionhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12196400134827560612noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7061988432845829428.post-78625124648392002612014-06-26T15:13:00.000+00:002018-04-15T11:25:36.472+00:00Fourth Meal 001So I'm in love with a little thing called <a href="http://instagram.com/marionhoney">Instagram</a>. And it is undoubtedly one of the contributing factors to the neglect the poor marionhoney blog has experienced as of late. So let's resuscitate some content here with a little some'in'-some'in', yeah? I present to you <i style="font-weight: bold;">Fourth Meal</i> –<i style="font-weight: bold;"> </i>a recurring roundup of things I've been eating in London. Where should you go and what should you get? This.<br />
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1// EGGS FLORENTINE with a side lamb's lettuce salad lightly laced with honey mustard dressing. I'm at <a href="http://www.thebreakfastclubcafes.com/">The Breakfast Club</a> far too much. My Instagram feed is a testament to that statement. It's a London staple for me and it will be for you too. If you want breakfast, get there before 5PM! £8.40<br />
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2// TOASTED CHEESE SANDWICH. You will shell out the £5 for this luxury grilled cheese and you will love yourself. Brought to you by the good folks at <a href="http://www.kappacasein.com/">Kappacasein Dairy</a>. You will stand in the queue that wraps around its Borough Market stall (it moves quick). And you will be surprised that you like leeks. Thursdays-Saturdays, okay? £5.<br />
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3// POTATO ROSTI with a fried egg, cherry tomatoes, and shreded basil. Right, so you can't buy this. Soz. Because I know it looks tempting. But if you go on enough okcupid dates you might find a boy who likes to cook and is damn good at it. Inspired by <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uHouZnSrfqI">this</a> Gordon Ramsay dish. <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=srwxJUXPHvE"><span style="font-size: x-small;">CAN'T BUY ME LOVE</span></a>. Or maybe you can. With food.<br />
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4// D.O.C. PIZZE – that's Italian for really frickin' nice pizza. The breadlike dough. The sweetest tomatoes. <a href="http://www.princi.com/">Princi</a> is a place I'd walked past countless times whilst bumbling around Soho. <a href="http://oninonline.com/assets/princi11.jpg">Their glass exterior</a> invites you to look onto everyone's magnificent meals. Avoid the <a href="http://blog.gustini.de/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/crodino.jpg">Crodino</a> drink though. <a href="http://www.booksandquills.blogspot.co.uk/">Sanne</a> got it and baaaaad aftertaste. £12.50<br />
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Fourth meal. Even if you've already had your daily three, these pictures might make you consider just one more. Got any places I need to hit up?Marionhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12196400134827560612noreply@blogger.com1