Jenni Button Cavendish Relaunch

A few weeks ago I got hired to "waft" (no, really) around a party changing my outfit every hour (again, really). The party was the relauch of Jenni Button's Cavendish store and was very fittingly an ultra-chic event. A photo of me at the event (pausing from 'wafting') appears up on popyacollar.co.za's review of the evening.

It is impossible to live without failing at something. Unless you live so cautiously that you might as well not have lived at all - in which case, you fail by default. - J.K. Rowling

Humpday Hottie: Henry Cavill

Henry William Dalgliesh Cavill (born 5 May 1983) is a British actor. He has appeared in the films The Count of Monte Cristo and Stardust, and played the role of Charles Brandon, 1st Duke of Suffolk, on the Showtime series The Tudors, from 2007 until 2010. He has been cast as Superman in the 2013 film Man of Steel.

The Blondes recently saw him in Immortals which wasn't bad, but wasn't quite Troy or 300. It did have a topless Henry though... so we're not complaining much. 








Entertainment Weekly named him 'The Most Dashing Duke' - and he can certainly make one of us his Duchess anytime. 


He was also named by Empire Magazine as the 'Unluckiest Man in Hollywood' for so many near-misses on some big roles. It's ok, gave him time to do hot Dunhill adverts really ;)

Happy Humpday xoxo

Tuesday Tunes: Missy Higgins - They Weren't There

Another win for the random iPod shuffle!


I was all set to start a Christmas themed version of Tuesday Tunes, but then this little gem started playing. 


Melissa "Missy" Morrison Higgins (born 19 August 1983) is an Australian (yes I know it's hard to believe, but every now and again something awesome is actually spawned from that island) pop singer-songwriter, musician and actor. Her No. 1 albums in Australia are The Sound of White (2004) and On a Clear Night (2007), and her Top Ten singles are "Scar", "The Special Two", "Steer" and "Where I Stood" (Wikipedia FTW).


The Tuesday Tune for today is "They Weren't There" off the album The Sound of White. It wasn't a hit single, but is awesome.

You breathed infinity into my world
And time was lost up in a cloud and in a whirl.
We dug a hole in the cool grey earth and lay there for the night.
Then you said, "wait for me we'll fly the wind,
We'll grow old and you'll be stronger without him" but oh,
Now my world is at your feet. I was lost and I was found,
But I was alive and now I've drowned.
So now I will be waiting for the world to hear my song
So they can tell me I was wrong...

But they weren't there beneath your stare,
And they weren't stripped 'till they were bare of
Any bindings from the world outside that room.
And they weren't taken by the hand
And led through fields of naked land
Where any pre-conceived ideas were blown away...
So I couldn't say "no".

You sighed and I was lost in you, weeks could've past for all I knew.
You were there blanket of the over-world and so I couldn't say,
I wouldn't say "no". But they all said, "you're too young to even know,
Just don't let it grow and you'll be stronger without him"
But oh, now, my world is at your feet. I was lost and I was found,
But I was alive and now I've drowned.
So now I will be waiting for the world to hear my song
So they can tell me I was wrong...

But they weren't there beneath your stare,
And they weren't stripped 'till they were bare
Of any bindings from the world outside that room.
And they weren't taken by the hand and led through fields
Of naked land where any pre-conceived ideas were blown away...

But they weren't there beneath your stare,
And they weren't stripped 'till they were bare
Of any bindings from the world outside that room.
And they weren't taken by the hand and led through fields
Of naked land where any pre-conceived ideas were blown away...
So I couldn't say "no".

"But there is suffering in life, and there are defeats. No one can avoid them. But it's better to lose some of the battles in the struggles for your dreams than to be defeated without ever knowing what you're fighting for." - Paulo Coelho

Marshall's Christmas Advert

I'm skipping around in the back of this... with hat and a poncho on...

Between the Stripes

It's no hidden secret that I am quite the Ikey Tigers fan. 


The team is busy with pre-season training before kickoff of Varsity Cup 2012 where they will for the first time be defending the title! Here's a cute lil video of the boys in action...

Elle: Did you see him? He's probably still scratching his head. 
Paulette: Yeah, which must be a nice vacation for his balls. 

http://harolds-planet.blogspot.com/

Humpday Hotties: Hanson

Back in the D, The Ceo and I thought that Hanson were pretty awesome, we spent our days Mmmbopping along to their tunes - the little one was adorable ok.


Then:

Seems the boys have grown up much like Mizz Honey, with a love for beer. So much so that they are launching their own Indian Pale Ale beer to be launched next year. But that's not all, and definitely not the best bit: the name for such a drink, why MMMhop. I. Kidd. You. Not.

These days the boys (guys/men??) are all married with kids. Seriously. The oldest Isaac is 31 and has 2 sons, middle Hanson is 28 with 4 kids, and the cute baby one is 26 married with 2 children. Maybe they should just extend the band and go for a more Von Trapp Family singers kinda vibe?






And just in case you've forgotten the awesomeness of MMMbop, here's the official music video from 1997:

Loading Bay

My Sandton Blonde was down in the Cape recently visiting her boyperson (because she has finally realised that Cape Town boys are soooo much better). We went for a quick little lunch catch up sesh, ok not THAT quick but there was considerable less drama to exchange now that both of us suddenly seem to have less complicated lovelives - possibly the reason for global warming. Which is funny. Because we met as finalists in Miss Earth SA.

Decided to try out Loading Bay in De Waterkant; neither of us had been there before and I saw a lil review of it somewhere that piqued my interest. Awesome, chilled Mother City vibe! Our waiter was super cool and friendly; he gets bonus points for suggesting I add avocado onto my sandwich when I asked for it without the bacon - great move that was. I ordered the Chicken Camembert sandwich on Sour Dough, delicious. All the sandwiches can be ordered on 66% Rye, Sour Dough or Ciabatta. Mine consisted of free range chicken,avo (replacing the usual crispy bacon), camembert, figs, pinenuts,rocket & basil mayo. To drink I had an iced coffee, which was a little small for my liking (it was hot ok, I was thirsty) but luckily the barista boy was even hotter than the weather and I probably wouldn't have complained if it was the size of an expresso cup :P

I hear there's a vibe on 'Burger Thursdays' where booking is advised, and they also have wines and beers - &Union obviously :P

All women have a slutty friend, and if you can't think of who it is, then it's you

Tuesday Tunes: Ashtray Electric - Bittersweet Manipulator

Ok fine, kinda biased on this one... but they really are an awesome Cape Town band! And I had so much fun being a part of their music video (here)


If you want to catch them live, check out their Facebook Fan Page otherwise watch MK for the video!!

Caveau Pub Review

Pub Review Number 3 for rugby365.com, this time at Caveau in Heritage Square. Lovely venue, definitely date-worthy potential - I even got bubbly, sushi and a divine latte (heaven!)

Elle: And last week I saw Cameron Diaz at Fred Segal, and I talked her out of buying this truly heinous angora sweater. Whoever said orange was the new pink was seriously disturbed. 

http://harolds-planet.blogspot.com/

Knees - Tyler Knott Gregson

I would love to say
that you
make me
weak in the knees
but
to be quite upfront
and completely
truthful
you
make my body
forget 
it has knees
at all.