LEEDS FESTIVAL 2012

So, last Thursday, I made a post entitled 'If everything went perfectly, this would be how I'd like my weekend to go...' (which I'm going to delete after I make this post) and act-wise, this weekend exceeded every expectation I had.

Let me just start with the most important, the best moment of the weekend (and pretty much my entire life) and the least expected moment... I met Paramore.
Paramore are my favourite band in the entire world and I can't think of anything that will top this (bit dramatic?)  but honestly the best 5 minutes of my entire life. I was a shaking teary mess but I remember Jerm asking me for a high 5, Taylor creasing at his face on the picture I'd brought from 2010 and Hayley telling me I had 'gorgeous eyes' (what?!?!?!?) and me telling Hayley she was 'really nice' and that I love her. Whatever, I'm the happiest girl ever (and missing AVA was totally worth it).

I saw: Of Monsters & Men (seriously good), Howler (he was wearing sunglasses inside the tent?!), Band Of Skulls, Damo Clark (his FSOG section was incredibly funny!), The Gaslight Anthem (i n c r e d i b l e), All Time Low, Bullet For My Valentine, SBTRKT, King Charles, Benjamin Francis Leftwich (who's voice I adore but I hate seeing him live as most of his stage talk is about being high), Two Door Cinema Club, Foo Fighters (best live band ever, fact), Deaf Havana (so happy for them opening main stage!), The Blackout, You Me At Six, Bombay Bicycle Club, Paramore (<333333333), The Courteeners (finally!), Foster The People, The Maccabees, Chris Ramsey, Pure Love (probably one of my favourite bands of the weekend, amazing live!), Twin Atlantic, Dry The River, Oberhofer, Don Broco (YES!), Jake Bugg, Enter Shikari, The Vaccines, Lower Than Atlantis, Young Guns (they played 'You Are Not' and I sobbed), Feeder, Theme Park (even though we embarrassingly danced through their sound check) and Kasabian (stand by the fact that they shouldn't have headlined, but they surprised me and their Neil Armstrong moon tribute was seriously cute).

(Although, due to wearing my Docs I had the sorest feet and couldn't stand up for 11 hours straight for 3 days and the fact I fell seriously ill during The Vaccines (for the strangest reason) and I'm now on tablets and it hurts to move due to my abdominal pain, whatever, I've met Paramore)

I wish Leeds Fest was every day because honestly it's the best weekend of the year and I just love being in a muddy field watching my favourite and some really rad new bands with Em and it's as if nothing else matters like leaving home/starting uni/other scary stuff seems so far away (this is so cringe and cliche) but seeing what I call 'twinkies' aka campsites/bands/stages/ect is the best.

DON BROCO - PRIORITIES

It's been 6 days since Priorities was released, and 6 days since I've barely listened to anything but. I've been waiting for this album for a crazy long time, and it has not disappointed me. I can 99% sure say that Don Broco (since I first saw/heard them last April) are most definitely one of my favourite bands - I'd go as far as saying they were a very close 2nd to Paramore. (Paramore can't be budged, sorrry!) 

Okay, I'm not going to pretend that I'm a music journalist but this album is cracking. It's currently #1 on the rock charts and #25 on the 'normal' chart (despite being #10 in the midweeks) and it certainly deserves to be higher.

I'd hope that everyone had heard the tracks 'Priorities' and 'Actors' by now, and if you haven't go do it but make sure you listen to 'Whole Truth' which is my favourite track on the album.

I'm extremely excited to see these at Leeds Fest next Sunday, if you have spare time around 3-4pm then please check Don Broco out - they're incredible live and will become your next favourite band.

My rating: a solid 9.5/10

BIG NEWS!

Yesterday, I found out that I actually got into my first choice Uni! Since my exams I was very prepared to not be going this year as they went horrible so I was fully expecting CEU buuuut I got BCD (which isn't as incredible as everyone who's like A*AB but whatever) and I'm finally going to be a teacher (which I've wanted to be since forever) and I get to live in my favourite city for at least the next 3 years! I keep crying because I'm super excited and I'm super excited to go to IKEA/home stuff shopping as I get my keys for my room in 22 days!

HAUL #1

Hi! First of all I'd like to apologise that the majority of the pictures need to be rotated, I just wanted to make a quick post and the site I used didn't have a rotate option, rubbish. Basically, I got paid and I thought I'd show you what I've bought this month :-)

001. t-shirt from H&M 

002. dress from Henry Holland at Debenhams (sale)

003. fruit teas from Asda (as I didn't want to pay like 3 times the price for Twinings incase I didn't like them but I do very much so!)

004. Lush's Tiny Hands 

005. Natural Collection blusher in 'Peach Melba'

006. Model's own 'Copper Pot'

007. Lush 'Cupcake' fresh face mask

008. Phone case from Ebay (the peach colour was the order on the seller's page and when it came it's this horrible baby pink (okay, it's not horrible I'm being dramatic but I'm not a pink fan at all and I rarely wear pink (I think I have one pink piece of clothing) so it doesn't go with anything and I'm actually really annoyed even though I only paid 99p for it purely because I waited like a month for it)

009. Hamsa hand from Ebay

010. 'The Little Book of Buddhism'

011. Captain America DVD (which I'd been waiting to come back in stock on Amazon/Play since my birthday (early June))

012. Topshop skirts in 'Jade' and 'Oxblood'

013. Hat from New Look for Winter

014. Topshop 'Amplified' boots (insert Emoji heart eyes face here)

015. PRESENTS FROM ALICE! (Okay, I'm super excited about all of these. 001. the 9th bear to add to my Minnie/Mickey bear collection with a little 'I <3 NY' top on, sqee! 002. Strawberry Fanta 003. Peanut Butter M&M's 004. PEANUT BUTTER OREOS - I can honestly say these are the nicest thing ever and I will be paying the £7 on American Soda for another pack when I have eaten all these. Oh good lord, they're like heaven.)

016. Signed copy of Priorities - Don Broco

017. Maybelline Forever Strong Pro nail polish in the mushroomy colour (it has no name, strangely)

018. Maybelline BB cream in Light & Maybelline Colour Tattoo 24hr cream eyeshadow in 05-Eternal Gold (this is an incredible colour)

019. New Look (p)leather jacket

020. Expedia email because I'M GOING TO DISNEY LAND PARIS/EURODISNEY (whatever). I nearly sob every time I think about it. I go 3 weeks tomorrow, 4th until the 7th of September, with Alice!!!! 

INSTAGRAM #2

01. favourite candle ever, 02. dreaming of Italy on my lunch break, 03. adding to my HR collection, 04. mango & ice-cream, dream come true! 05.  DKR with Daddy, 06. crazy morning hair, 07. ready for ChildLine 08. new top! 09. 'hi, you're through to the switchboard at ChildLine, would you like to speak to somebody today?' 10. my slippers > yours 11. who needs sleep? 12. FaceBook taunting me that I might not get into Uni 13. Joshua Radin makes me super happy 14. good Nandos shout 15. drives to Darlington for Chris Ramsey listening to McFLY 16. nap time 17. beaaaaaaach! 18. tropical vodka smoothie 19. bus ride home 20. mmmm