The End Is Nigh.. December 19, 2008
Posted by Laura in : Belly Dancing , add a commentWell, It’s been a long and quite tiresome 6 weeks of learning to belly dance, but as my title suggests- the end is nigh and I’ll be quite glad to see the back of it!
I’ve lost no weight, but then again I didn’t change my diet so what did I expect? well, a miracle actually, ahh well! Still, apart from that, it’s been more difficult than I thought it would be by far.
I’d of probably been better off going to a class, where I had people to motivate me and point me in the direction of where I was going wrong, as it was it was just me making a pillock (yes, this is a word) of myself in my living room.
I’ve still not fully mastered the basics and as a consequence, the routine I’ve been doing for the past week hasn’t come together yet. But I’ve got tonight, the weekend and then monday and tuesday before xmas eve is upon me.
Like an idiot, I’ve agreed to do a routine for my family on xmas eve, while at a hotel in wales… wonder how I can get out of that? answers on a postcard, or the comments page please….
I’ll be back for my last belly dancing report of the year next week.
Until then, Keep (belly) Dancing!
Laura xxx
Anne Hathaways Wedding Dreams December 19, 2008
Posted by Roslyn in : Music , add a comment
Anne Hathaway swears she she’s not one of those gals who obsesses about her dream wedding, but she does admit to thinking about at least one detail of the big day.
“I haven’t thought about the food; I haven’t thought about the look; I haven’t thought about my dress. I haven’t really thought about the guy,” Hathaway says in the new issue of Modern Bride
What’s on her wishlist?
“Maps” by Yeah Yeah Yeahs and “Walken” by Wilco are a couple of her must have’s. And she has high hopes for “You Are the Best Thing” by Ray LaMontagne. “That’s going to be, like the number one wedding song for the next 25 years,” predicts Hathaway, who stars in next month’s Bride Wars opposite Kate Hudson. “Trust me.”
Hathaway names her gay brother’s wedding to his partner as her favorite nuptials. “At one point, he and his husband were standing up there, and my mom got up to sing,” she remembers. “She was beaming straight love into them and everyone felt it, and it was just this beautiful moment.”
Sounds like mum’s going to be on Hathaway’s playlist, too.
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Friday From Ruth December 19, 2008
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We’re all getting in the Christmas spirit in the FemaleFirst office, so we thought we would spead the seasonal joy by letting you know that Mariah Carey has been crowned the Queen of Christmas songs. Great. I much prefer something a bit more upbeat…. not that I’m saying Mariah is the most boring woman on the planet or anything…
Dear oh dear, first he pisses me off by pretending to know Michael Jackson, but now Akon has gone and pleaded guilty to tossing a fan into the crowd at a recent concert. I always knew he was a tosser with those arms.
It would appear that Madonna just can’t do anything right this month; on Monday she was falling on her face during a show and today she is being forced to admit she lied about her divorce settlement with Guy Richie…. oh Madge, we thought better of you. Okay, I lied; no we didn’t.
As much as we love a good Hollywood break-up to make us feel better about being sand and lonely this Christmas, Jennifer Lopez and Marc Anthony have put on a wholly untied front amid rumours their marriage is in trouble. How sweet.
I think if you’re going to sue someone, you should do it right, and my word, Black Sabbath are certainly doing that; not by suing some bloke who put a track online, or someone who write nasty things about them… but Live Nation – the concert promoting giant; for selling their merchandise for them. Hum. How bizarre.
Ruth xx
Laura’s Christmas Wish List!!! December 18, 2008
Posted by Laura in : Fashion , add a commentI cannot believe it is that time of year again, but hey I’m not complaining; all the more presents for me! and with that in mind I thought I’d share my Christmas wish list with you, my avid readers…
Well, I’d like Ed Westwick for Christmas please, because he’s yummy and I’ve only just noticed how yummy he is in recent months. Sure I’ve watched the first season of Gossip Girl, but omg he is muchhhh hotter in season 2, so can I have him please? Please!!!!
I’d also love to get Girls Aloud in my stocking, not the girls, just their CD will do fine thank you. I think the greatest hits would be best, because I love bopping along to The Show and Biology.
Then what I really need in my life is a Chanel 2.55 bag. Yes it’s pricey but it is also iconic and as a fashion writer, it would be rude for me to not own one. Patent black please…
Next, hmm.. how about the Dark Knight on DVD, because that was one of the best films I have ever seen, ever- that’s how good it was. It was even better because I saw it in New York on a random day at a random time and was blown away.
Now for the most outlandish and crazy thing ever (Ed maybe?!) no, ok well I would like to walk around New York for a day with Sarah Jessica Parker and go shopping… ooo, even better I’d like to feature in the sequel as Sarah’s (much) younger British friend who inherits her closet and shoes, and gets to go out with Smith. Well, if Samantha doesn’t want him….
Right, well feel free to put any of the above in my stocking this year…
Merry Christmas!
Laura xxx
Thursday Blunders December 18, 2008
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I think there has been some mistake when it comes to the results of a survey that Simon Cowell is more successful than God. But then again, those folk on The X Factor are always having problems with their voting systems, so i couldn’t be surprised.
We do love a good old bitchfest, and the latest grown men to be having a pop at each other are Axl Rose and Slash from Guns n Roses. Slash isn’t in the band anymore so should stop sticking his oar in, but Axl, I can see why you’re bitter that no-one wants to play with you; but just grow up, and take those stupid corn rolls / dreadlock things out.
Now I have a tasty little treat for you all today, oh yes, find the video of Madonna decking it in Rio right here. I love the fact that she even tried to incorporate it into her dance routine thinking we wouldn’t notice! Sorry, but we see everything Grandma!
I was appalled to learn that Roadrunner Records have cut parts of Amanda Palmers music video because she looks; “too fat.” If I was as ‘fat’ as her I would be pretty happy… just because a woman doesn’t disappear when she turns to the side doesn’t make her fat. And I’d sort out the state of some of those other artists before you lay into the girls. A shower wouldn’t go amiss.
I must be a bad time over at the house of Eva Longoria and Tony Parker now that Eva has been banned from having sex with her husband so that he can go on tour with his basketball team. Talk about dedication to your job Tony. But with looks like that Eva, I’m sure there a plenty of blokes willing to give you some. Whilst the cat’s away….
Ruth xx
Wednesday Revelations December 17, 2008
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Can someone please point out to me when Akon became the psychic man of music? Why I hear you ask… well, the gobby singer has only gone and told everyone that he can’t see Michael Jackson doing another tour anytime soon. Erm, well Note To Akon, before you start shooting your mouth off, check your facts.
I never thought the next woman to get embroiled in violence would be the lovely Sharon Osbourne! I always knew she had a fiery personality, but clawing at a model on her television show
You can really tell when a ’star’ or more appropriately, ‘has-been’ is desperate for his fame flame re-igniting when he puts himself forwards for a reality TV show. And oh dear, that’s just what rapper Coolio has gone and done. By entering Celebrity Big Brother he is certainly not cool(io) anymore.
Call me old fashioned but I think Lullabies are supposed to be age-old songs, not hits from the likes of Katy Perry, Guns N’ Roses and Elvis Presley Singing some of those tracks could turn your kids to drink, drugs and lesbianism. Oh dear.
I used to love Elton John but since he has slagged off the X Factor by saying he would rather have his balls cut off than watch it. Well looks like there might be trouble when he joins Alexandra Burke onstage at a concert in London on New Years Eve.
Ruth xx
First Sherlock Holmes Stills December 16, 2008
Posted by Helen in : Movies , 1 comment so farRobert Downey Jr really is one of the actors of 2008 as, with one swoop, he ressurected his career with Iron Man. Directort Guy Ritchie has had similar success this year as he returned with RocknRolla after a couple of movies that he would rather forget.
But for their next project the pair have come together to retell the story of Sherlock Holmes that has been filmed all over the UK in recent months. Downey Jr has taken on the role of the super sleuth with Brit actor Jude Law is sidekick Watson.
Take a look at a couple of the first stills from the movie.
the routine has begun… December 16, 2008
Posted by Laura in : Belly Dancing , add a commentWell, I’ve made it to 6 weeks in… and no change.
Seriously, I don’t feel happier, healthier or any of that crappy nonsense. May have something to do with me wanting to punch my teacher though… blonde, thin and nauseatingly happy; she is beyond annoying!
So, i really want to give up and luckily I only have one more week to go. What have i learnt in six weeks? well I’ve learnt I have no balance or rhythm for a start, and that I’m never going to learn how to belly dance properly either.
I’ve become pretty with the whole thing since I started, maybe because I’m knackered coming in from work each night and find it difficult to get motivated.
That said, I’m sticking with it and I’ve started learning an actual routine now, which I have about 1 week to perfect before I go away for Christmas.
Better get practising!
Remember- Keep (belly) dancing!
Laura xxx
Christmas Wish list December 16, 2008
Posted by jess in : Fashion , add a commentAll I want for Christmas is….hmmm well I can’t seem to narrow it down to one thing how about one thing for five different categories?
That seems like much more fun!
Well I think the one thing I would really like to see in my stocking this year is Steven Gerrard! All scouse and fit mmm yes please! That would do me nicely! Well since Mr Gerrard already has a Mrs Gerrard and a couple of kids in tow I don’t think I’ll be getting him any time soon!
The only CD I need in my life this year is Britney’s new album, Circus. She might have mimed on The X Factor but I don’t care! I just want to dance around my room to her great pop songs pretending I’m Britney circa 2004 before her K-Fed, shaved heads and umbrella bashing days!
Ok so I need a new outfit to go with my new Britney look, I think I’ll go for one of Balmain’s one shouldered metallic dresses. The label is already gaining the recognition it deserves and is bound to be huge next year so I’ll be one step ahead of the trends in their gorgeous dresses.
I think I’ll need a few nights in after spending all my money over Christmas so perhaps a new DVD would be a good present for my penniless nights. There can only be one film for me, Sex and The City the movie. I’ve already seen it three times but it was THE film of the year for me. And every time I watch it I find a new outfit I want to emulate!
Now I need to pick something random to finish my Christmas wish list…I’ve got it a gorilla outfit for a fancy dress day! I know it sounds a bit crazy but bear with me! Imagine the fun and havoc you could cause dressed as a gorilla, no-one would know it was you and you could just go crazy and dance like a loon! And it would keep you warm in these chilly winter days! Perfect!
But i suppose I’ve ruined it now as everybody WILL know it was me!
Jess xxx
Ruth’s Tuesday View December 16, 2008
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The office is buzzing with the talk of Alexandra Burke winning X Factor. Fair enough she has an incredible voice, but her personality is as dull as dishwater.
When is Dizzee Rascal going to learn that violence is just not cool? After getting road rage and settling it with a baseball bat, I don’t think he’ll be up for most reformed character of 2008.
I’ll tell you who will be up for a wonderful peace gong though; our favourite rocker, Bono after (almost) bagging himself the Nobel Peace Prize. Well done Bono, proving that being nice is still cool.
I know that going into hospital can be a horrific experience in general, but imagine if you arrived to find that your nurse was none other than Amy Winehouse? Well unfortunately for patients at London Clinic, that nightmare is all to real. It doubly sucks to be in hospital now!
I always suspected that Nicole Scherzinger was a feisty character but she’s apparently laid down the law with boyfriend Lewis Hamilton. Maybe she’s got sick of him wearing more leather than her?