THE WINEHOUSE

Say what you like about like about the Winehouse, but one thing that can't be denied is the fact that she had the most amazing voice and lyrics with meaning.  This is probably not her most famous song, but its my favourite.  RIP Amy.

BAG LADY

Hello! Welcome to my life; the life I have had for over 7 months now. Yes! My life of living out of a bag! Just call me bag lady! It never bothers me living out of bag when I'm on the road; it's seems like a small sacrifice in exchange for having the time of your life. It's different though when your back in your own country. Due to the fact I got a job in Birmingham as soon as I hit home soil, I decided to keep renting my room out. This has meant I have continued my nomadic existence, but I was use to it I told myself. Last week though it happened. I finally snapped! I couldn't take it anymore; this routing around in bags trying to find your basic things; the packing; the unpacking. I had a tantrum (or a Kevin) and threw all my clothes out of my bag and started shouting, "I can't take this ANYMORE!" Frank and Linda (my Brummie landlords) must of thought they had rented their room to a complete nutter!
Luckily I've finished my job now, I'm back in London and I get my room back this week. Thank the lord! Otherwise I think I was going to have some sort of breakdown (well more tantrums of throwing clothes around a room)! I think it's time to put some roots down again now

5 SONGS I CAN'T STOP LISTENING TO AT THE MOMENT.

The Libertines: Music when the lights go out


Yellow Hammer: You and I



Belleruche: Northern Girls



Fela Kuti: Alu Jon Jonki Jon



Gonjasufi: Sheep

I DO?

"Don't you want to get married Carly?" is a question I get asked a lot these days.  You see at the age of 31, most people are expecting me to be married off by now or a least have something on the horizon.  I can see peoples brains go into over drive.  Whats wrong with her, there must be something wrong with her, they think.  Maybe she has no personality; maybe she is weird or maybe!  Maybe she is a lesbian!  Well most people tell me I have too bigger personality; we are all slightly weird in our own way; and I did kiss a girl at Uni in the bar, because this guy said he would buy us pizza if we did, if that counts as being a lesbian (God the things you do at university)!  There is also could be the reason that maybe I'm just not that bothered about getting married.  I don't feel that a piece of paper and a change of your name should change the way you feel about someone. I would never say never.  Maybe if I fell deeply in love with someone, I could feel differently about it, but right now its not high on my list of priorities.  All that said I do love going to other peoples weddings: food, drink and one big party.  You also get a good excuse to buy a new outfit.

Its the start of the wedding season again and first up this year, was the wedding of my cousin, Ryan to the beautiful Hannah.  They have been together 9 years, are totally in love, and cried a lot throughtout the day along with most members of the family (With happiness of course).  Don't worry I didn't.  I don't cry at weddings! It was a great chance to catch up with all my family, many who I haven't seen since before I went traveling.  I was sat at the most noisy table again, which got a bit riotous during the sing a long with the piano player; I spilt red wine all over the ushers white shirt (embarassing!); everyone had a good old dance and I did my usual trick of walking round bare foot (I hate heels) and then had my mother on my back back to put them back on as there could be glass on the floor.  Of course I never put them back on, as I never do as I'm told, and finished the night with black feet.  Always the sign of a good wedding for me.

 

THE HOUR

Please check out this trailer for a drama called The Hour.  It was the last job I worked on before I went traveling.  Lets just say it wasn't the easiest job I have ever worked on.  In fact at times I felt like it was going to kill me (OK; maybe a bit dramatic), but it was knackering and very full on.  All that said it had an amazing crew, the best written scripts I have ever read (Abbie Morgan is a genuis), a extremely talented cast (Ben Whishaw, Romala Garai and Dominic West; boy they can act!) and of course some beautiful costumes.  It should be good. Watch it on BBC2  Tuesday 19th July 9pm or else!