Rouge

Calling this post "rouge" to describe my day and those that will come this following week as I return to Sweden to live a life with a silver spoon in my mouth! I've always associated it with drama, extravagance and velvet luxury.

Yesterday was my last day at Karen Millen (in London). We'll see if I get working in Glasgow... don't know if the heels are worth it when I sell for minimum £50/hour, and don't really get a lot in return.

I want to start investing properly and set up my own online business selling functional canvas bags that don't look cheap like they always do (££€€$$) !

Today Karma and I have had a frickin fab day in Woking!! Shopping! I picked out a pair of grey trousers that Seb bought and a sexy grey skirt for Karma. I bought some presents. I got a bag, a handmade necklace and a knit cape (shown below!!) Then we hit spooons!

Anyhow I will be splashing a bunch of posts up with loads of photos and gossip when I return to Swedenland - tomorrow noon!!

I Miss These People

Going to Guildford for the evening on Saturday!

Going to get Stoked at the Stoke!

Playing some pool and eating some pizza at the Stoke. Dressed like a skank in a polka dot skirt and purple tights. Just resting from my classy Karen Millen work wear. Working 46 hours this week. it will be a joy ride!

Photos up: cheers!

Last time:

This time:

And the night ended in the bathroom at the Rowbarge

I wear shorts and glasses in my free time

Ritual at the end of the day, walk across the Waterloo bridge for some fresh air and closure:

We'll I've been working since Wednesday, next free day is Friday, so working more or less full time. Travelling is kind of getting a bit annoying. So I've started reading Dorian Grey again. Feel like I should bring my dictionary... I shower and then skip to the station put my full make up on the train within twenty minutes. And then I hop on the tube to whichever store it takes me to! Jolly good fun.

I've started watching the L word with French subtitles and at house-parties I speak the language because I want to learn to be relatively good at speaking French again! Before I turn 20. In two months. That's my number one goal. Stay Sharp!

Rest assured, more photos are coming up soon!

cheerio

- Now Karma-baby is back!

Harmony

I love this lady and hope she's having a good time in Sweden with all her doggies!

My Photo uploader doesn't want to work so I can't show you yesterday's Karma, or the tasty nachos Seb and I made yesterday, nor how tight my abs still are from the work out yesterday. Gotta keep it up with daily pushups and situps!

I just found out that I will be able to stay in my friend's room for a couple of weeks while he's away at a festival. Which is awesome because it's during my most work intense weeks, and this place is walking distance from work! Which means no nasty underground fares! After this it's back to Guildford because I'd rather spend time with good friends, help out if I can, and be in good company rather than to waste half my salary on accommodation and feel lonely. It's great living with your best friend! I can't imagine living by myself for a longer period of time, it gets so lonely and I get depressed! The people around you are the most treasurable things in the world. and I don't do drugs, I give hugs, so the London I know is not the perfect glove just yet!

Now I'm off to do my homework that Karma gave me.

Then I'll hit town for hat and shoe shopping.

This is where I'm to stay, perfect for jogs along the canal!

hot hot HEAT

It's boiling I don't want to spend the day barbecuing myself in the park. I will seek shelter from the sun! I want to swim in the sea! Poor Karma is working all day until 7:30 and going to Sweden for a week tomorrow.. it's just me and Seb, haha. Yeah I'll keep on looking for a room feel I'm overstepping it or I should contribute more to the househould - I've pretty much been working non-stop since Tuesday and then when I come home late at night 10-12ish Karma sees me drooling myself to sleep, passed out on the sofa bed...

Out in Sun I will go with my sunglasses on! Cheerio!

At least I don't have to wear a tight silk dress or sweat in black leather trousers... as I did on Tuesday in Kensington Gardens:

Hey I'm Working

I have now got a temp job at Whitley's Karen Millen (in Bayswater).

It's a bitch travelling to and fro London though, and the price of a ticket takes away 2 hours of pay more or less.. Good experience anyhow, might try and find a room in London... and look for more work.

Going to work now!

On Monday Karma and I went to ACM's annual showcase. awesome! Then we went to the famous Boiler Room and saw ACM's teachers perform who were so talented!

Yesterday I met up with Karma for drinks and dinner at Giraffe, after I'd gotten back from a couple of hours work in London... good times!

I fell asleep early but still feel quite sick, phlegmy, and have got an infected eye.

They'll make me buy clothes today because I don't have anything Karen Millen-y in my suitcase. Well sale goes on today and I get 50 percent, so I don't really mind! Working from 1130 to 2030..

Cheerio

Monday we looked like this:

Yesterday we were a bit sweaty (so hot!):

Over and Out

Ugly poser photos replaced with new ones, the duckface:

Now Karma and I are leaving for cocktails at the Tudor Lounge, that took a while!

Times like these I feel like a cigarette

But ew no (don't worry)! So I am in Guildford. Lovely lovely Guildford 30 mins outside London city centre, with lovely Karma and Seb. Karma is a hard working gal! I brought them travel candy (Twix and Turkisk Peber) and tax paid booze - Fisk shots, Jägermeister, and a pack of my favorite commercial cider (Somersby). I snoozed like a baby, fell asleep without brushing my teeth or washing my face (the story of my life).

Today woke up early as usual, Karma and Seb were off to work and school, so I took the opportunity to relax and clean the kitchen. Clean dishes in a sink with a broken hot water tap..

The three of us met up for lunch at the Tudor Lounge and then Seb and I went food shopping, Loads of food and 24 beers that should do us for a while...

I've been fixing stuff with the house that we're renting for a year from next month, we're four now, with the awesome Sapphire as the newest addition! She's in it for the fun too! So hopefully it will all be sorted out when the landlord snaps back soon enough!

The work I was to be getting, they're not replying, so I'm visiting their store tomorrow... and while I'm there, I'm going to Lena Restaurant, a restaurant an acquaintance manages.

Now Karma just got off work and we're off for a jog and then maybe the Surrey University's Annual "Lake Party"

Oh yeah!

Great Day in Camden with Karma/ Beach House Gig!!

Karma's first visit to Camden, love at first sight as I expected:

Hat in the bag:





Alex Scally is the sexiest thing on Earth (in Heaven):






Today, I took Karma into Camden on her day off, it was amazing, I bought a red wool hat, she bought a dress at Episode, the vintage store where I'm going back for jeans shorts on Friday, they have tonnes of hot hot old cut off bleached and washed Levi's jeans!

Saw Beach House for the fourth time, they were the best I've ever seen them, lively, spot on and improvising, in their true full-fledged spacey sound! Other times I've seen them they've seemed half-asleep. The venue Heaven worked well for them, a great gig and amazing set!!! The guitarist is so hot. Hot.

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Tomorrow it'll hopefully be sunny so I can take a morning trip to Brighton beach and then meet up with Karma after work and buy more £5 hats at New Look, and then we're seeing Seb's band Naked Aces play at the pub we were at on Monday. Hopefully I'll be doing back up vocals for two of their songs, I really want to!

On Thursday I'm going to London to attend a shopping event with Jelena and they're serving free booze, I'm also going to the opening of the Free Range exhibitions (where they also serve free booze) where Libby's art will be shown!

Friday, I'm going to London again, to see the Grace Kelly Exhibit at the V&A, then see a fashion show that Libby has got me into, and see the Grand Union Blues Band (Ed's band) play at Inn on the Green. and then Karma and I will party all night long.

On Saturday I will go to Bournemouth to see Filly!! A good one-nighter then back to G-ford to fly away early Monday morning