The Great Gatsby

After waiting what felt like an eternity to see The Great Gatsby remake, directed by Baz Luhrmann, on Saturday evening I drove my mother and best friend to a tiny local cinema in a village, to inspire the feeling of the '20s...and it worked! I loved the film, and fell in love with Leonardo DiCaprio a little bit more, however I was unsure of Tobey Maguire as Nick Carraway?...I definitely think that your perception of the movie would depend on if you've read the F.Scott Fitzgerald book, or seen the 1974 movie with Robert Redford and Mia Farrow. 

It was definitely a pick-me-up, especially as on Friday I got braces, at the age of nearly 18! I feel slightly ridiculous, and the pain and discomfort is beginning to really irritate me, yet the thought of beautifully straight teeth is getting me through (and some new clothes that I couldn't resist...)

Treated myself in Topshop, how cute are the panda pants?!
Skirt, crop top and pants all Topshop
scrunchies are from New Look

reppin' the metal mouth, glasses and raccoon 
shirt...

One of my favourite lines from a book, ever

Einmal um die Welt

I promised my favourite YouTube cover of the moment, and it is here:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xk0vUa3ISy8 what surprised me the most about liking it, is the fact that I wouldn't have picked to listen to Disclosure so it was a pleasant surprise! 

And the boy? Well...that deserves it's own post at the weekend (once I've seen the Great Gatsby!!!) The excitement I feel at seeing that is crazy. Also, I've just finished reading The Virgin Suicides and I watched the film, they're both slightly dark (and at times just weird), yet I did quite enjoy them, especially the book, as it's written in the first person plural, which is surprisingly refreshing. My friend has just lent me Vladimir Nabokov's Lolita, which I'm not sure I want to read...I have also been on a huge music spree, after buying my Bowling For Soup tickets for October, I purchased the few albums of theirs that I didn't already have, Vampire Weekend's new album, Cro (a German rapper), Fiona Apple, but any more suggestions for new additions are welcome!

1. Revision motivation! 2. How everybody seems to be feeling about exams

3. New purchases 4. Revision games

5. New nail varnishes 6. Healthy eating :-(

Suitable Suitors Round #2

Sorry for such a random and rushed post...but guess what?! My boy troubles will once again be at your disposal, as I realised earlier I have a huge, hideous crush on a boy I've been friends with for a while...WHAT DO I DO?! It's so bizarre and feels like it's come from nowhere haha, just so so weird!

I hope everyone else's Bank Holiday weekend was slightly nicer than mine, as I went to work for most of it, although I did have a lovely night at my best friend's on Sunday!

Celebratory Costa

Alcohol pick-up drive

Gary the Tortoise loving lettuce (and life)

Busy Life

Not sure I'll get to post lots over the bank holiday weekend as I "intend" to do lots of revision as my speaking exams are DONE! Just a few pictures of my week haha, also the next chance I get for a longer post, I am definitely sharing my favourite YouTube cover of the moment that I have been repeating over and over!

1. Exam breakfast prepared by my lovely mummy 2. Scared face!

3. My adorable little sissy 4. Wishing I was back in Croatia

5. New gym clothes = motivation! 6. French notes :-(

Young and Beautiful

I can't believe it's May already, and time for the next playlist haha! I'm so excited for the release of The Great Gatsby on the 16th so my playlist is slightly themed around the soundtrack for it...I am also so so so super happy that one of speaking exams is out of the way that I'm not too fussed about how it went! But we'll see in August I guess...to reward myself tonight, I am off to the gym and to revise for Friday! (Wild, I know)...

1. Florence and the Machine - Over the Love

2. Lana Del Rey - Young and Beautiful

3. Beyoncé ft André 3000 - Back to Black (Amy Winehouse cover)

4. Nick Lucas - I'm Gonna Charleston back to Charleston 

5. Daughter - Medicine

6. San Cisco - Fred Astaire

7. The Knife - Heartbeats

8. King Charles - Love Lust

9. New Found Glory - Hold My Hand

10. Billy Ocean - When The Going Gets Tough

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Guten Tag/Bonjour!

Crazy few days/week involving late nights at school cramming for two speaking exams which are next week (super scary, the thought my future could depend on these grades!), and a Young Enterprise competition...I feel exhausted, but it's definitely been worth it, I've had such a good time! Went to a party last weekend too, and managed to wear shorts!! Crazy, although I did have to wear two pairs of skin coloured tights...and I "borrowed" a skateboard (although the owner demanded I give it back and I wasn't allowed to skate around the garden *sad face*)

So the other night, I went a bit crazy as I was overwhelmed by all of my commitments and came home, got into bed and cried. And cried some more. And ate three bacon sandwiches. I then cried again at school the next day. And then, I got home and spoke to my parents. Suddenly, life was better, and I realised, so what? Okay I want to do well, but I don't need to be the absolute best, if it'll make me unhappy along the way. All I need to do, is try my best. 

(l-r) 1. My poor sunburnt arm :-( 2. Subtle hair selfie at school

3. Ryan Gosling keeping me motivated 4. Rosie

5. Bored and wallowing after a nap 6. Skateboarding pros living the life

The Nail Polish Analogy

"You have chipped nail polish after a while, so you decide to take it off completely and put on a different colour or brand of polish, but there's something not quite right. It smudges and wrinkles and peels off and in the end you kind of wish you'd kept the prettier, shinier, just slightly chipped polish on, and slowly and patiently filled the gaps in. And that, is just like boys. You might have a wonderful one, with a few small niggles that are easily resolvable, yet you choose to remove him and you end up with another one that looks like the whole package, but ultimately you'll wish you'd kept the first...Just like the nail polish."

No idea where I've heard of this, and it isn't word perfect, but after reading through all of my posts the other evening, I had a little reminisce about the last year and somehow remember that! (Also I adore painting my nails and I've just been reading about MUA's Nail Constellation which I am definitely going to get my hands on now!) After my lovely Easter holidays it's now work, work, work until exams are finally over in a few months, then summer!