Rainy days and sundays always get me down.

Actually it has been bloody hot today which is nice. Thats an old picture and actually I know I look awful in it. Evidentally it is Kieran's birthday tomorrow, so we're off to Thorpe park for the day which will be fun fun fun I am sure. I have been so pro active these last few weeks, doing things every day. Its getting to the point where I need a rest. Well I am heading back home to suffolk on friday for the summer. I get one day of rest at least before I start work. Im gonna be working like billy o this summer.
Siobhan just sent me a link to this here website lookbook. Im thinking of joining but I dont know. it is sort of everything I want to be and everything I hate all in one go. Actually you have to go through some random application before you can register on the site so I dont know if I will. You have to give a link to a blog, so I guess someone from the site might be reading this. IN that case hello yah I would quite like to join because actually, it would be quite fun and actually I dont think anyone in Reading apreciates my style so maybe a little bit of anonamous ego rubber dubbing will be quite nice for me. Or maybe it will just depress me because to be fair no one ever pays any attention to me on those sorts of websites. In actual fact I dont think anyone reads here so I suppose I am just talking to myself. Hello Toby you are looking quite nice today, thank you for saying so you dont look so bad yourself. Tragic.

take me to heaven.

I've been in London today with my good good friend, mostly to see Sister act the musical. WOW its sooo good. now I love the films so so so much and whoopi is like my hero, but Ive never really been a musical type person. but yay i loved it! the songs are so good and the set is amazing. its so funny as well. brilliant <3 definately reccomend anyone and everyone to go go go to see it.

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edit: the picture above is a little something i photoshop'D to get us in the mood, hah i love it. xx

The fruits of my labour

I FUCKING LOVE BAKING!!!1

CAKE BAKE TOBY

Finally getting to make my cake. BAKING SEASON BEGINS!!! today Im making a simple jam victoria, but im going to decorate the top to add a bit of fun. Im planning of doing alot of baking in the coming weeks: cakes, cupcakes, cheesecakes, bread, cookies. i cant wait <3
pics of the glorious sponge a coming soon. xxxx

You need a little bit of this medicine, Mamas gonna give you some medicine

basically its well nice to be home because I have rediscovered my beautiful record player. OH I LOVE IT SO. its one of those hot little vintage ones that has speakers built in. you know it sort of ones that loook a bit like a suitcase until you open it up and BAM theres a cute little record player right there ready to go. Ive been listening to Bowie and Adam and the Ants and all the other songs that make me happy. Right now ive got The Medicine Song playing. I dont really know what it is but its making me want to dance. Oh the joys of summer. Oh also its the cutest story how I got my record player: I saw it in the window of this cool vintage shop, and I was like oh wow cool, telling everyone about it. Then one day I went past the shop and it had gone and I was like boo hoo, oh no sad face etc... However a few days later it was my birthday and my dad had gone and bought it for me for it. oh wow yippeeeeee happy face.

(its pretty much the same as the picture, but not quite. I'll change it with a picture of my actual record player when I get back to reading and can upload pictures).

check out this fuckery!

Seems like I aint the only one to ever have fucked up thier hair with a pair of scissors and a bottle of cheap red dye. George clooney once had the exact same hair!!!!! haha i fucking love it. happy i dont have hair like this anymore, although all this fuckery has made me miss it just a touch. haha das all.

Bring back changing rooms motherfuckers.

This is what I've mostly been doing these past 2 days. DIY SOS! hells yeah motherfuckers. I picked up these cute but skanky coffee tables for a fiver from oxfam on saturday, so we decided to sand em down and revarnish them. Just the little one has been done so far and it looks well nice. We even put some gold glitter in the varnish to give it an extra touch of ghetto fabulousness. with mad skillz like this it really is a shame carol smilie and co have buggered off of the telly. I really miss changing rooms in a genuine way. das all.

My quest for chocolate elegance

At the moment I am obsessed with nice treats, probably more than usual.
This week I was way happy when someone lovely bought me this cute little furry lindt bunny. its so cute, like a luxury easter treat.
In terms of dining I am currently working my way through Waitrose's elegant selection of boxed chocolates and treats. Yesterday I tried thier vegeterian sushi which was delicious and probably one of the best store bought sushi packs ive had, mainly for this delicious tofu block thing thats in it. I dont actually know what it was but it was very tasty. I ate it in the cinema (we went to see Mosters Vs Aliens 3D which was very fun and easy viewing). Yesterday I also got some Mason Blanc Macaron Parissien. Now I have wanted to try macarons for SO long. Ive particuarly longed to sample the laudree counter in Harrods. However I made do with these ones (see above), which are just under £7 for a box of 12. Now, let me tell you these are fucking AMAZING. like nothing ive tasted before. So delicious and luxurious. Im so getting them again, despite the hefty price tag.
A while ago I also got some Prestat chocs from waitrose, which retail at just under £13 for a box of around 12. I must admit for the price I was a little dissapointed with the taste of many of these chocolates, however the box they come in is lovely, and they do taste quite expencive, which is what you would want. Although I woundnt ever buy these for myself, I would be happy to recieve them as a gift!
Finally today I got some Charbonnel et Walker Pink Marc de Champagne Truffles, which are described as Lightly dusted pink coloured truffles with a milk chocolate butter and marc de champagne centre. They were £9.99 once again from waitrose. I havent yet tasted them but they look stunning in thier little round pink box. You only get 8 in a box, so im hoping for the price they taste amazing! I think I might have one now actually, theyre tempting me too much.... oh wow... yes! ohmygod soooooo delicious!! very rich, very filling, definately a one-a-day treat! Im not sure about the price tag, however the exclusiveness of them definately adds to the tasting experience. love them!
So save ya pennies kids, because at the end of the day its so much more satisfying saving up and eating 8 delicious truffles than paying the same amount for 10 chocolate bars you can have anytime you want.
Das all yo.

you bloody motherfucking asshole

Today has been strange. It was sunny which was nice, so I chose an appropriate outfit, my 3.1 phillip lim smiley face t shirt and a light cardigan. I thought I looked good as I walked out the house. This soon changed after a van went past me with some cunts shouting abuse at me. and you know shit like this never effects me and I found it quite funny, and I didnt even realy hear what they said coz i was listening to my musics, but still. So i went into the studio for a meeting and came back and some builders (i hate builders! stupid pigs) shouted something at me too. Now honestly these things didnt effect me, but Im so annoyed at myself because I still changed when I got back. theres builders doing roadworks all along where I have to walk and I just couldnt be bothered with it again. All afternoon ive een in a bad mood about it though.
This afternoon I had a crit of the work Ive been doing over easter, and it actually went really good which was nice. Since then Ive just been outside in the sun.
Im now watching Trapped, my favourite programme on cbbc!

I'll take a midnight train going anywhere

actually babes I'm just going back to Reading. I need to pack and sort lots of stuff out... i so cannot be bothered. Today was my last day of work for a little while. above is the highlight of the day, haha. Ive had Bat for Lashes' Daniel in my head all day. I freaking love it.
Have you seen PJ Harvey's new video for her song (with John Parish) Black Hearted Love? Its directed by the Chapman brothers, and its really nice. watch it below yo. I can't believe I'm finally getting to get to see her live this week, ive literally been waiting years for a gig I can go to. hurrah!


Das all relly bebz. xxx

WELL DONE TOBY! TOBY, YOU'RE GREAT!

SO OK it needs a bit of tweeking, and I am still about 50 words short... but fuck it, i still call that a WIN.

HELLZ YAH xx

By the seventh day God had finished the work He had been doing.

But I aint God (I don't think) so I aint finished. yes, still doing this bastard essay. only like 600 words to go though so the slog is almost over and YES IT WILL BE OVER by tonight. PROMISE. in fact i definately wont post another blog untill it is done. so the next post will totally be a CELEBRATION! The theme of the party is fancy dress so get your costumes ready. I am wearing the costume above. sorry! its shotgun'D! there will also be cakes and sushi and some loverly party songs so why not pop back later and join in the fun. We can all give me a pat on the back and say wow Toby(/God?) you are really so great I am so glad you have finally finished that bastard essay and actually yeah it was amazing in the end.

hello hello hello its only me.

Im gonna be so busy the next week or so... tomorrow I've got a day off work so I'm gonna finish that bastard essay (eugh can't believe i have to write practically the whole thing in one day... I don't know if its gonna happen...), Saturday is my last day of work then on Sunday Im heading back to Reading. On Monday Im gonna have to work like billy-O getting all my stuff ready for tuesday where I have to present the work Ive done over the holiday (which aint much yo). On wednesday Im heading to Birmingham to see PJ Harvey which I am so excited about. Thursday I'll be travelling back/having a day of rest. More work friday, more resting Saturday and then on Sunday its the Yeah Yeah Yeahs gig in laaandan. phew! so much to do so little time.

Its probably because all of this that I don't have anything interesting to say about anything except my own life.

Im so looking forward to seeing Bat for Lashes again this year at Latitude festival. Im hoping to try and get to a show sometime as well. I absoltely love love love the new album.

DAS ALL.

PS had blood test this week, ALL CLEAR YO. lovely.

Thank god you're here.

One of my favourite things about being at home is being with my cat Squiffy. I love her much. Ive been feeling so ill today, working again, so when I got home it was nice to see her furry little face to cheer me up. she even started licking the back of my head... she likes to sit on the top of the sofa where the radiator is, and i was sitting in front of her, then all of a sudden i was getting myself a hair wash. love you squiffables xxxx

you're a zero

Ive been at work all day and Im still feeling the ills probably worse than ever I dont know. Anyways its not good and yesterday I did like zero essay so balls all around. Das all relly.