Old Spice does it again - Farking brilliant they are!
April 28th,2011 General |
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How can you not enjoy this?
Was recently introduced to Stacey Kent - and her music is like running through a field of daises on a sunny day…. I won't lie I have always had a love for the French language, and have dabbled in trying to master it, to no avail… however nothing stops me from being able to appreciate it… Perhaps my pending trip to Cannes has something to do with sudden sensory overload of all things French…Trust you will enjoy, if you don't then I would go see a doctor 
April 26th,2011 General |
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Yes… this is where I will be staying in Cannes - thanks @glaceau_sa
Called the Hotel Martinez in Cannes, where I will be staying when I attend the film festival in France courtesy of vitaminwater…. just makes you want to slap me doesn't it?
April 20th,2011 General |
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Seriously Cool Activation Video - Worth a watch!
April 8th,2011 General |
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A few thoughts on success
So I watched a Ted talk by John Wooden filmed in 2001, in it he talks about success, his true definition of success and what it means to really win. He makes a profound statement in his talk where he says, “Reputation is what you are perceived to be. Character is what you truly are.” Watching him talk and thinking on what he was saying made me wonder about success, reputation and what I would define true success to be in my own life. It dawned upon me that I would consider my life a success if I were to have the following:
- Wisdom - I think of all the things I want in life, this would almost be at the top of the list, I desire to be wise. I take great pleasure in speaking to older people, sharing in their knowledge and wisdom, the untapped resources of life experience, the stories that are written upon the lines in their faces. While society values youth and beauty, and while I myself struggle with the thought of losing both of these I think there is great treasure to be found in age and I hope one day to be the kind of old lady that encourages the youth to sit at her feet and regales them with stories and proverbs of wisdom.
- Peace & Contentment - For me this is a particularly tricky one, I am coming to realise that peace, happiness and contentment are all an inside job, that while your circumstances may help, true happiness and contentment can only be found when you look within and it is once you have done so that you can find peace and happiness in almost every situation, easier said than done. There is a scripture verse that sums this up really nicely for me, Phillipians 4:11-13 “11 I am not saying this because I am in need, for I have learned to be content whatever the circumstances. 12 I know what it is to be in need, and I know what it is to have plenty. I have learned the secret of being content in any and every situation, whether well fed or hungry, whether living in plenty or in want. 13 I can do all this through him who gives me strength.” In saying this, by no means indicates having reached this place in my life, far from it, but I look forward to the day when I am close to it.
- A Legacy - If I were to die today, next week or in 50 years time I would want to know that I had in some way left a positive mark on this world. In his talk Wooden refers to a quote, “The journey is better than the end,” so I guess it would be my desire to through my journey in life positively impact and touch the lives of those around me, of those I come into contact with. I am no Mother Theresa, far from it and I have no desire to live a life based purely on “works” and striving to be something I am not, but I do hope to come to a place where compassion and kindness come naturally and that I leave a piece of myself behind that will be treasured and thought of with fondness. Perhaps it will be in what I accomplish in my career, perhaps it will be through something creative, perhaps just through my relationships, but either way I hope to leave a legacy worth leaving.
- Love - To love fully, no holds barred - this is something I hope for. To know that I have loved deeply and been loved, to be willing to open up, bear my soul and share my life fully with another. To have the cliched old people still holding hands walking together scenario, this is what I really desire. I have no idea what the recipe for such a great love is, and how to be the “ideal” partner, but I hope in time that I will have the courage to be vulnerable enough to bare my soul and join it to another.
They say that if you don’t stand for something you will fall for anything, so I hope this talk inspires you to figure out what true success means for you and then to pursue that…
April 5th,2011 General |
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Thoughts on life & vulnerability - Really hits home (via @mikestopforth)
April 5th,2011 General |
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64th Festival de Cannes & Me
Attended by the whose who in the film industry the Festival de Cannes is the place to be as the world of film descends on the South of France this May. This year thanks to glaceau vitaminater (@glaceau_sa) I get to go along for the action and experience the glitz, glamour and of course phenomenal films. Its a once in a lifetime opportunity to see the likes of Woody Allen, Scorsese and even Brangelina in the flesh. So I’ll be posting my experiences at Cannes, pics, reviews on movies and mostly my paparazzi shots at all the various parties.
Woody Allen’s Midnight in Paris is to open the 64th Festival de Cannes. The romcom, which was shot last year in the French capital, brings together a broad international cast, including Owen Wilson, Rachel McAdams and Marion Cotillard, as well as Kathy Bates, Adrien Brody, Carla Bruni-Sarkozy, Gad Elmaleh and Léa Seydoux. I’m really looking forward to this one, which in essence is Allen’s tribute to France, so quite apt that it opens the festival.
Also be sure to check out the 63 years of Cannes in pictures - very cool: http://www.festival-cannes.fr/en/yearsInPictures.html
Some shots from the last few years….
2010
2009
2008
2007
Its gonna be awesome, so if you are keen to follow my little trip keep watching this space, you can also follow me on Twitter @melodymaker…. Now to figure out what to wear 
April 4th,2011 General |
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More demotivationals - some seriously good ones! (via @jtbeale)
March 10th,2011 General |
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Funny photo’s :-)
March 8th,2011 General |
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