Not Another Fashion Blog...: 'Hiya!'

I don't know why, but whenever I write or say, 'hiya!' (not that I make a habit of writing or saying 'hiya') I always hear this little voice in my head say the words in a very camp and very northern accent. Like a Sean Tully from Coronation Street if you will.

Anyway, welcome to, 'Not Another Fashion Blog...' where the world doesn't revolve around fashion, but it does embrace it. Too many bloggers centre their writing solely on fashion, which is OK, but there's so much more to talk about. Get out of your box and come join me.

If you have any opinions about anything I write, leave a comment, I will try and get back to you asap. I love a good debate.

WHAT I'M READING:

The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time by Mark Haddon. As you may or may not have read from my profile, I'm a learning support assistant (LSA) at a high school. The school I work for (which will remain nameless, because I'm nice like that) is pretty shit at the whole communication thing. When I first started five months ago I was pelted into the deep end having had no training or given any information on the nippers I'd be working with. ADHD, Autism, Down Syndrome and Global Delay were all terms I was familiar with but I'd never actually come into contact with anyone with these special needs (you're probably wondering why they gave me the job, right?)

I've basically had to learn my skills on the move as well as the odd bit of Googling. My mum told me about The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time, a book about Christopher who was born with Asperger's Syndrome. So I thought I'd give it a go and brush up on my knowledge. I started it a week ago and I've already got 3/4's of the way through, so it's a pretty quick read. I'm finding it so fascinating because I work with a boy with Asperger's Syndrome and it's given me a huge insight to how he sees the world and makes sense of things we take for granted.

WHAT I'M WATCHING:

I took my mum to see Alice In Wonderland 3D for Mother's Day. It was a toss up between that or The Lovely Bones, but being a Disney fan Alice and her Wonderland won the vote.

I'd heard mixed reviews but trailers made it look worth the extautionate £8.60 a ticket. Well trailers can be bloody decieving! It's like they shoved all the best bits into 60 seconds and the rest of the film was all filler fluff.

We all know the original Alice In Wonderland is delightfully quirky, but the strangeness just kept on coming with this film to a point where it wasn't enjoyable anymore.

I can appreciate it for what it is. Tim Burton's dark whimsical take on a Disney classic where sets, costumes and make up are brilliantly thought up and executed. It just turns my stomach slightly when Johnny Depp's accent changes from a well spoken Englishman to a deep angry Scotsman. Heeby Jeebies.

WHAT I'M LISTENING TO:

Wild Young Hearts - Noisettes