I used to work a few shifts at the gift shop in The National Museum of Wales during my time in Cardiff at university, and I remember finding some of Raymond Peynet’s lovely illustrations one day. Due to my bad memory, I completely forgot his name and after fruitless searches online I never thought I’d find his illustrations. Now that I’ve finally discovered them again, I thought I’d post them!
Archives for April 2010
+ I miss China!
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I haven’t been to China since I left there in November 2008, and I’d love to go back and visit soon to see what massive changes have gone on there since I was last in Shanghai. Here are some of my photos taken from when I lived there in 2008: Me at Tianmen Square This was taken around sunset in the lovely city of Nanjing.
+ I’ve Never…
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I’ve discovered a radio show, I’ve Never Seen Star Wars that asks a well-known celebrity or public figure to try five new cultural experiences and rate them. Examples include: + A bikini wax + Colonic irrigation + Eat some odd seafood + Place a race-horsing bet + Having your eyebrows threaded + Changing a baby’s nappy Here’s my list of things I have never done but would love to try! + Learn how to meditate + Bake cupcakes
+ Hot cinnamon or hot mess?! – Schwarzkopf Live Color XXL
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When debating dying my bleached blonde hair red, I did some searching online and couldn’t find much information or help. I went into a hairdressers and they offered to charge silly amounts to dye my hair a semi-permanent colour that would fade after a few weeks… so I decided to just go for it and see if it worked! I walked into Superdrug, and anyone who has ever tried to choose between all the brands will know it’s
+ Getting Creative with GPS & SMS
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I’ve just finished Obsession, a novel by A.S. Byatt, where the main narrative technique to reveal plot is based upon a series of letters between two (deceased) poets. So it got me thinking about how so much of our communication these days is based around Facebook, text messages and e-mails. Other than the odd novel which uses e-mail excerpts (in as much of the same way that letters have been used as a narrative method in revealing the