As a teenager, I had no money of my own (the waiting on job I had paid £20 a night, money which normally went on my mobile and on Sainsburys chocolate chip cookies) and so I couldn’t afford to wear the clothes I liked in Topshop, instead having to persuade my mum each time I…
Archives for May 2008
Ethical Fashion
It seems that it has become fashionable for designers to produce items over the last year or so that can help the enviroment, or that has some sort of slogan on it regarding ethics. This in turn has trickled down into the usual channels and we now see places like Topshop, New Look and Primark…
Eurovision Entertainment
I’ve been away this weekend in Bedford visiting friends for a Eurovision gathering. Eurovision was once an amusing event to watch as noone took it that seriously, and all songs were sung in the countries main language so translations via Teletext subtitles were often entertaining. Oh, and the UK actually had a chance of winning…
My Love For Febo
I may have told some of you before about this place, but when I was in Utrecht a few years ago, my dad showed me a shop front that fasinated me. It was a Febo shop, and it was a open front building with walls with little boxes in that were heated. Inside each of…
Spam Spam Spam
Remember the good old days, where spam would just say BUY THIS VIAGRA? As spam filters get more and more sophisticated, the spammers need to work out new ways to get around filters. I checked my spam folder this morning, and found this gem Subject: Re: hi “Stars” The more you think The more stars…
