i never should have let them dance...

So that thing I said about working didn't happen.

Instead - partly because I'm bored and partly because I haven't done one of these shallow, time -consuming lists for a while - I thought I'd make a little chart of weird people I quite fancy right now. Right, here goes...

1. Domhnall Gleeson - Bill Weasley. I think that says it all, but in case it doesn't, he's Irish. And ginger. Yikes.
2. Mark Heap - Yes, he's the guy who plays Alan Statham, but he is also the guy who plays Brian in Spaced. I have been watching a lot of Spaced lately, and as a result, my perception of reality has become blurred. This means I find this man quite attractive. I did say it was a list of weird people...
3. David Morrisey - He was in the Christmas 'Poirot' AND he is Colonel Brandon in Sense and Sensibility. A little on the old side, but enigmatic nonetheless.
4. Simon Amstell - Quite funny. Also quite gay. Hmm...
5. Dimitri - From the animated film 'Anastasia'. Duh. He may have been my first love and is solely responsible for my fascination with Russia.
6. Christina Hendricks - Simply for the fact that she could crush most of the brittle women in Hollywood just by sitting on them and is still shit hot.
7. Ed Miliband - Just a bit. Just a little teeny bit.

I couldn't think of three more, and I didn't want to spend longer than half an hour thinking about this. Some would call that a waste of time.

in a town that's cold and grey...

When I am a bit gloomy and the world seems to be failing me a little, I like to revert back to the things that are important to me: family, friends and books, for example. Today was a good day because it combined all three of these things, and as a result, I am in a very good mood. I awoke on Sarah's floor, having stayed the night after a lovely night out in a somewhat icy Birmingham. I then went downstairs and had a good old chat with her mum over tea and toast, before heading to Hay-on-Wye to meet my auntie and uncle for lunch. Hay is one of those places that is so beautifully unreal that you could never really live there. It seems to exist solely for the occasional visit in order to fill yourself with tea and your bookcase with Penguin Classics. I also got to hear people speaking Welsh, which always reminds me of my youth. I was glad to find that it still sounds a bit made-up.

My new favourite band is a little group named Clarensau. They are fairly adorable and make pretty music. Their album 'Until Our Lungs Give' is lovely (and all on Spotify).

It's time to do some work, but the thought fills me with... not dread, exactly but certainly not joy. Sometimes I wonder whether I made the right choice taking the academic path, but then I think about going home to university in just over a week, and that thought makes me happy. I certainly couldn't live here for any extended period of time, and if my spell at Morrisons has taught me anything, it's that I really hate Morrisons. I would imagine that this sentiment would apply to most retail/catering/mundane jobs, so that choice doesn't really appeal. At the end of the day, I am just a disgustingly lazy human being. If I was a cow, I would be shot.

Casamena Radio Hour - December 28th, 2010

Tracklist

01) Reel People Feat. Darien - Sure (Original Mix) 

02) Cachao / 100 Zulu_Warriors - Bemba 'e Cuchara (Spoon Lips) (CASAMENA Basement Edit)        
03) Claude Monnet & Torres Bros - Sassoraw (Original Mix) 

04) Lemon & Herb Feat Moonchild - Velani (Main Vocal Mix) 

05) Siso K ft Tumi - Lerato (CASAMENA Basement Remix) 

06) Black Motion feat. Lady B -  African Salsa 

07) Lulo Cafe feat. Nothende - I Wanna Love You (The Layabouts Vocal Mix) 

08) D'oke - La Boqueria 

09) Nomzamo Dlamini - Lobola (Sbonza Transitions Dub Mix) 

10) DJ Mtshepang ft. Robert Carvalho - Holla 
11) Salvatore Agrosi & Fast Vision Soul - Groove in My Mind ( Hallex.M remix ) 

12) Nil Lara - Vida Mas Simple 

13) Teena Marie - Square Biz

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and my wasted heart will love you until you smell like piss...

Well hello there!

I hope (with all the sincerity I can muster) that you all enjoyed Christmas day and have recovered from the calories and general merriment. I am sort of back on the 'I hate Christmas' bandwagon, so please remind me of this next year when I am once more trying to be positive.

Although on a side note, I did enjoy a spot of festive 'Poirot'...

Boxing day has always been a little bit depressing. When I was little, the glow of Christmas day was enough to keep me going through Boxing day and possibly even up as far as the new year. As you get older, however, it seems that presents sort of lose their sparkle. This year I got a printer, some cake tins and a wok. Now, these are all lovely presents (and things I asked for), but it begs the question: when did I grow up?

There are some films I can watch over and over again (Lost in Translation, Pride and Prejudice, Juno, etc.). Love Actually is one of those films. It's so incredibly, naffly heart-warming. Also, some people remain just as sad at the end as they were at the beginning, so this makes it okay, yes? No. No, no, no.

P.S. I used a picture of Keira Knightley to lure you in under false pretences. Sorry about that...

Miley Cyrus - Who Owns My Heart Lyrics

Miley Cyrus - Who Owns My Heart Lyrics

R-O-C-K
Mafia

Creation shows me what to do
I'm dancing on the floor with you
And when you touch my hand
I go crazy
Yeah

The music tells me what to feel
I like you now, but is it real?
By the time we say goodnight
I'll know if this is right

And I feel you
Comin through my veins
Am I into you?
Or is the music to blame?

[Chorus:]
Who owns my heart?
Is it love?
Or is it art?
Cause the way you got your body movin's
Got me confused
I can't tell if it's the beat or sparks
(Oh)
Who owns my heart?
Is it love?
Or is it art?
Y-Y-Y-You know I wanna believe
That we're a masterpiece
But sometimes it's hard to tell in the dark
Who owns my heart?

The room is full but all I see is
The way your eyes just blaze through me
Like fire in the dark
We're like living art

And it hits me
Like a tidal wave
Are you feelin me?
Or is the music to blame?

[Chorus]

So come on baby
Keep provokin' me
Keep on ropin' me
Like a rodeo
Baby pull me close
Come on here we go
Here we go
Here we go

And it hits me
Like a tidal wave
Are you feelin me?
Or is the music to blame?

[Chorus]
[Miley Cyrus - Who Owns My Heart Lyrics on http://lyricslike.blogspot.com]

Who owns my heart?
Who owns my heart?
Heart, heart, heart, heart...

and the christmas is white and the hats are flimsy...

Merry Christmas everyone. May your day be full of joy and merriment (stuffing and gin).

I can't get over quite how gorgeous this is. Consider it your Christmas present from me. Have a good one, only over-indulge if you can handle the consequences. I hope you have shit paper hats like I will. I can wear my shit paper hat and think of you all wearing your shit paper hats, and it'll almost be like we're together. Yeah, that'll work!

Unreservedly yours,

Anna

x

Girlicious - 2 In The Morning Lyrics

Girlicious - 2 In The Morning Lyrics

(Nat)
We don't need no lights
Time to shine like a star
Tell the DJ turn it up
Fellas meet me at the bar
It's Girlicious
We don't need no lights
Time to shine like a star
Tell the DJ turn it up
Fellas meet me at the bar

(Nic)
Inside the last thing
There till the weekend
They're tryna throw us out
But you know we ain't leaving
Gatta drink a little more
Till we stumble out the door
And it's the best that we ever had, Oh

(All)
Grab a girl, grab a guy
Don't be scared, don't be shy
(Nic)
We about to set it off
(All)
It's 2 in the morning, get your hands up
If your sitting, stand up!
DJ, better man up!
It's 2 in the morning, on the dance floor
Spinning like a disco
Hit me with the new flow
It's got me signing
La La La La La
It's got me signing
La La La La La
It's got me--

(Chrys)
Call the cops, no it won't even bother me
We won't let 'em in,
Cuz we're over capacity
Sweat dripping down my back,
Slide an ice cube down my neck
Imma take another shot and it's on, Hey

(All)
Grab a girl, grab a guy
Don't be scared, don't be shy
(Chrys)
We about to set it off
(All)
It's 2 in the morning, get your hands up
If your sitting, stand up!
DJ, better man up!
It's 2 in the morning, on the dance floor
Spinning like a disco

Hit me with that new flow
It's got me signing
La La La La La
It's got me signing
La La La La La
It's got me signing
La La La La La
It's got me signing
La La La La La
(Chrys)
It's got me signing
La La La La La

(Nat)
We don't need no lights
Time to shine like a star
Tell the DJ turn it up
Fellas meet me at the bar
We don't need no lights
Time to shine like a star
Tell the DJ turn it up
Fellas meet me at the bar

(Nat)
Hey Hey
Yeah you can meet me at the bar
If you wanna see the star
I like them diamond rings and things
Don't like them music less it's raw
Imma put my drink up on the bar
Drop, drop it cuz it's low
And do it like it ain't been done before
Imma 5 star chick put it down hardcore like La La La La La
[Girlicious - 2 In The Morning Lyrics on http://lyricslike.blogspot.com]

(All)
It's 2 in the morning, get your hands up
If your sitting, stand up!
DJ, better man up!
It's 2 in the morning, on the dance floor
Spinning like a disco
Hit me with that new flow
It's 2 in the morning, get your hands up
If your sitting, stand up!
DJ, better man up!
It's 2 in the morning, on the dance floor
Spinning like a disco
Hit me with that new flow
It's got me signing
La La La La La
It's got me signing
La La La La La
It's got me signing
La La La La La
It's got me signing
La La La La La
It's got me signing
La La La La La