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The next month is going to be a hard one. My girlfriend is moving to Scotland as of next Wednesday, for four to five weeks! She has to go with a bunch of people at work to help out at a new division they're creating up there, and it's a great opportunity for her, but I'm certainly going to miss her a lot. Plus, it's her birthday in that time! It's on a Tuesday so I'm going to fly up on the weekend before and take her out and give her presents, and I've already started looking at flower delivery scotland so I can get a bouquet delivered to her on the day. Who would've thought me to be such a big softie hey? I never saw it coming, but I can't help, I truly understand why people say 'my other half' now, she really is! Photo: ChrisYunker (Flickr)

‘London Calling’ by The Clash concerns Joe Strummer’s anxieties over world events. Strummer said: “We felt that we were struggling about to slip down a slope or something, grasping with our fingernails. And there was no one there to help us”. A contemporary concern that if the River Thames flooded, central London would flood, led to the line “London is drowning / And I live by the river”. This concern, shared by many Londoners, resulted in the construction of the Thames Barrier. At the time the song was written, the Metropolitan Police used a truncheon as standard issued equipment which led to a pervasive concern over police brutality. This concern is reflected in the lines, “We ain’t got no swing / Except for the ring of that truncheon thing”. Other lines reflect The Clash’s uneasiness regarding casual drug taking: “we ain’t got no high / except for that one with the yellowy eyes”. Another line highlights the band’s worries about their situation as the English punk rock boom ended: “now don’t look to us / phoney Beatlemania has bitten the dust”. Have a litsen to the song with your shure headphones!

I've been trying to eat healthier and trim down a bit, I've put on a few more pounds recently that I'd like to shift asap! I'm having salads for dinner and/or lunch, only wholemeal bread and no more than 2 slices per day, and lots of fruit and veggies. I'm trying to drink lots of water as well, I'm constantly filling up my water dispenser at home and bought a metal water bottle to carry with me. It helps stave off hunger and cravings as well as keeping my hydrated which is great, although I'm needing the loo a lot more often now! I have a lot of fruit teas without milk too, they're a great way to have water at work and make it less boring, and we have an instant hot water tap in our work kitchen so it's easy, although it does contribute to more loo breaks! Photo: STP Celine (Flickr)

So this week we had a min heatwave in the UK, with Saturday October 1st being the hottest October day ever recorded in history. I heard that yesterday it was going to go nasty, but I went out and still had the warm on my skin and the sun beaming down on me and it was great. Today however, I woke up in the morning already feeling the chill. I left my house and it was gloomy out, the skies are grey and overcast and it's definitely jacket weather. I know it was unseasonable to have such a random burst of summer weather in October, but it certainly was a bit of a treat, and I miss it already! Oh well, it's back to jackets and jeans and hoodies then, what can you do? At least it's not coats, scarves, gloves and hats weather just yet. I'll wait until it's ski boot weather before I start moaning! Photo: jwm0z (Flickr)

I love Firetrap clothing! My girlfriend is a star as she also knows this and the other day bought me some new clothes. For no reason at all….aren’t I lucky! With summer coming up she bought me some nice new t-shirts for our holiday in July, but I also might sneakily wear them before. And she bought me some new shoes that she knew I wanted. These: They were £100 so I was so shocked when she showed me them (but she has just got a bonus so I don’t feel that guilty!). They are called rugged combat and they are described as contemporary mixed with vintage. They have a zip down the side and laces at the front so are ideal with the military look. And as they aren’t very summery I can definitely wear them before our holiday without getting told off! Picture: