Ghost Town?

Some snaps from my Sunday vintage market escapades.

 This monthly beauty has just started practically on my doorstep in Altrincham, part of the campaign to get it off the 'Ghost Town' list.

Also, my NUS Extra Student Discount card arrived today. Greetings. Roll on shopping spree...

How to (Maybe) Get a Job, and Other Academia

A medley of snaps from Oxford, some postcards I bought there and the authentic OED I picked up, being a classic tourist (the expression on the girl's face in Waterstone's, not impressed) Thoughts on a word of the day feature?

Also, I'm embarrassingly excited about Stephen Fry's new documentary on language 'Planet Word'.

loafers:Next, skirt blouse blazer:New Look, glasses:Specsaver

In other news, I had a job interview at a garden centre today. I don't know whether I got the job or not. Depending on the result, this may or may not be a suitable outfit. The glasses are supposed to connote intelligence and the watch is supposed to hint at punctuality.

Mr. Deputy Manager, you have been subliminally manipulated.

Cloudbusting

jumper:charity shop, bag:vintage, dress:Miss Selfridge, shoes:Office, coat:H&M, hat:River Island

The weather is being distinctly hormonal at the moment, hence my optimistically coloured blue sky and white cloud themed outfit, the indoors location and the coat that doesn't look half as good on me as on the girl in the advert.

Edinburgh LOL-fest

A medley of pictures from my trip to Edinburgh this year to see some comedy at the Fringe Festival and a few of the sights - living out the 'One Day' dream...

jumper:Miss Selfridge, skirt:H&M, sandals:Next

And a random outfit post floating around in the abyss that is my harddrive, from a sunny day in Bury (oxymoron, non?)

Greenfingers

ring trousers:H&M, boots blouse:charity shops

Showing off some charity shop finds, and maximising the sunshine here. Found these brand new boot beauties (boot-ies?) and collared blouse for a grand total of £17.15. Ring and burgundy cord trews from my current favourite haunt of H&M.

Had a brilliant time in Oxford, it makes Manchester look crap (I still love its crappiness). I found some loveley postcards in an extremely high-end charity shop, and bought a genuine Oxford English Dictionary (oh, and the Uni's good too). Pictures to follow.

Embracing the outdoors in these pictures because I have a job interview at a garden centre tomorrow, shame I struggle with interacting with other human beings...

Starter For 10, etc.

skirt  bag:vintage, top:charity shop, belt:Warehouse, loafers:Next hat:River Island, sunglasses:Edinburgh market, watch: Swatch

Potentially tommorow's outfit. This sort of preparation is mildly out of character, but I have to get up at a stupidly early hour tomorrow to go to visit Oxford University (!) Which I'm embarrassingly excited for. Minus the hat, and possibly add some tweed and elbow patches to conform to as many universital stereotypes as possible - should probably break out the Che Guvara and The Cure merchandise too. Hoping to pick up an authentic Oxford English Dictionary whilst I'm there, oh how the hours on the coach will fly by...

Lancaster Gallivants

A selection of snaps from my recent escapades in Lancaster and Morecambe.

I wish there was a band called The Bashfull Alleys.

In other news, outfit posts to follow if I ever manage to figure out the self-timer setting.

Hello World

Picture from/of Oh Comely magazine

Buy it, read it, weep with joy.

Re-pulp it and use resulting papyrus to write endless tibutes to its wonderment.