don't judge a book by its cover

lula mag scrapbook

The lula mag scrapbook is a venture by the magazine to promote the artworks of various creative types in the fashion industry. There are photos by Laura Mulleavy, even some by Alexa Chung, and these three beautiful artworks by none other than my favourite french actress - Clemence Poesy. I especially love the first one, called 'We've been apart too long'. The combination of that arresting watercolour and the photograph is stunning. It shouldn't be surprising that people within the creative arts have talent or at least passion for artistic expression. After all, people argue that fashion, dance, music and acting are forms of art in and of themselves. If i am surprised, it is a pleasant one.

More than a pretty face, indeed.

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don't fence me in.

'Tea to the english is really a picnic indoors.'
Alice Walker










Pent up inside studying for finals is a sure fire way to make the heart long for open spaces. There's a great old ragtime song that goes 'give me land, lots of land under starry skies above, don't fence me in'. I used to listen to that on repeat when I was studying for the HSC, it seemed to capture the mood of the moment perfectly. I didn't want notebooks or rote learning or pie charts. I wanted lunches in a park, with the sky for a roof. You can picnic inside, sure, on the floor of your dining room, but a real picnic is in among the grass, with baskets full of fresh food and the best friends for company. As soon as the HSC was over we rolled about outside, scoffing down little cupcakes, swilling around cheap champagne and sharing war stories. The weather was warm and fresh, we would blast tunes from ipod speakers, everything from new order to phoenix, dizzy rascal and sneaky sound system. And we would lie down on grass, picnic blankets and discarded jackets and just contemplate the infinite freedom of summer.

I'm almost there, almost. 3 exams in 2 weeks and then I'm free.
I can almost taste it.

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