Ahoy

so, i've been having one of those days where i turn into a complete misanthrope. you know, where all you do is watch documentaries on strawberry farms in Oxnard, organise the fridge into two categories yum and yuck and finally in the midst of your stupor, buy a ukulele of course!
yes, i bought one, and only about 14.99. quite a bargin for a half decent one too. i've also been indulging in hundreds of youtube tutorials trying to learn songs by beirut and local natives. im getting the hang of it! plus with my abnormally small hands the ukulele makes a nice alternative to the guitar for me.. going to eat
 while being here in the middle east with all the heat in my dad's house is great i've been missing (yes... MISSING) good old wales, and living in the valley. my friend H and i have a diabolical plan inspired by two people in ireland where we'll cut up some pubes and sell it to year 7&8s who are desperate and foolish. enterprising no?

oh my god. who is god, even? well i found him in the form of an ethnic hipster youtube vlogger KASSEM G. check him out here. his best videos are probably the California On series where he and his camera crew walk along Venic Beach and ask the population about various controvertial topics such as marijuana legaliasation, sexting, religion and the like. its a bit of a laugh to see.
here's CALIFORNIA ON ENGLAND

merci

raya

SIDEKICK 4 GIRLS

I've been away for this easter break at my lovely old home Bahrain, a little island under the sun. We've had a bit of political trouble here over the past few months but thankfuly its all peace and love here again.
here's Bahrain:

I've catching up with old friends, and have met a load of cool new people who came to bahrain after i left and some of them have some cool stories to tell about donkeys in greece and getting their nose peirced by a prozzie in india!  A trip to bahrain is not complete without hitting up the oh so infamous Wranglers, full of $leazy bastards and pumpin' beats it's the best place to
1. get absolutetly destroyed
2. get perved on my old grenades
or 3. dance till dawn
plus its in walking distance on the beach!


beach-to-club outfit?

CHECK OUT THAT BIKINI TOP. WANTWANTWANT


Here may just be the most genius cover of Beirut's song Elephant Gun, done by the lovely artintheforest on youtube. check him out for more folky covers, seriously! plus he's a babe

peace, raya

Boys only like me over the internet.






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Fuck Yeah This Man

SEAN SMITH

Look at his sexy tan dear christ.

This boy = my life. 

Bitches, bring it.


Aoife ✝

Novel of the month

The Secret History by Donna Tartt

Where to start? I love this book so much. It's long. Really long. And the thing is, that makes it even better, because the story is so consuming you just never want it to end and it almost seems as though it's going to go on forever. The characters are amazingly developed - you really feel as though you know these people, that you, too, are in this story. It arouses an emotional response i seldom experience when reading a book, you empathize with the characters, rejoice in their successes, share their grievances, each new desperate layer they reveal of themselves affects you personally. You find yourself feeling resentful and betrayed by their shortcomings. 

An enthralling story, i beg you to read it. The last few weeks have been lonely ones for me, but in this book i found friends in Richard, Francis, Henry, Charles, Camilla and even Bunny. 

I hope you love it as much as i do. 

Free like a bird.

I havn't slept. For the last like 24 hours. Flew home today at 5 in the morning and was so exited...I couldn't sleep. The last weeks I felt like I was trapped. Like someone sucked my energy into a big black hole. Now I am at home and I am free like a bird. For the whole day I have been running around...beeing so hyper. Drank like 3l of Diet Coke. The Air of Freedom sourrounds me and I want to breath it in. All of it. Tomorrow I am going to the Gym. Serious Diet is going to start. Partys are gonna start on Mondays...until Thursday. Boys...Alcohol....I need you. SO MUCH. I have my energy, my craziness back. I am HOME. I am FREE. 

Tomorrow: sleep until 4. Gym until 8. Party until the sun rises.

Food and Drink: not existent. Diet Coke, Coffee and Willpower will feed me. 
Benny.

Champagne Strawberries and Cream

Go outside. Breath in the clean fresh air and let the sun shine on your skin. 

Well, that is what I have been doing for the last week. Only 3 days of School and then a lovely trip to the west coast of ireland with almost my whole year, it was beautiful. 

Almost got a little bit burned today which is...for Ireland....too weird. Cleaned up my soul, listened to music, went shopping and constantly looked forward to the end of the week. Easter holidays, you are much needed. 

Even though its not gonna be the annual trip to Tuscany with my family this time...i cannot wait to see my friends, whip the cream, eat the strawberries and get drunk in the field at 11 AM.

I miss Aoife. I miss Raya.