weekly shop oxfam boutique

living in london, you need a good steal once and a while. watching ladies everyday surrounded by chanel, gucci and well couture can drive any gal to want what she can't afford!

However, oxfam knows this and those ladies also get bored of their clothes and give them to charity. It's natural here to just donate to your local charity shop when you're done with some clothes. Never throw anything out....So oxfam set up a boutique this spring that only carries their designer or very high street wear along with a few organic fairtrade lines. Up in Westbourne Grove, the place is clean, well organized and had dior sandals right off the bat. While I couldn't find any footwear that fit, I did pick up a gorgeous sterling silver necklace for £5 and Liam picked up a french cuff textured purple Ralph Lauren (still looked like it had the tag on) for £15.

I'm hoping to make back this weekend to pick up the above dress from their fair trade line. Adorable!

small screen rage

In the world of television - England isn't just a few months behind on picking up new series or starting new seasons. They are years. We have soaps that play in the evening, monopolizing primetime... or shows that have been off the screen for years (Friends...)

Recent frustrations have raged in our household over minimal good 'new' shows on our freeview. We are just getting this new series 'Samantha Who'.. there's no Weeds, Mad Men, Big Love, Entourage and I pretty much pine everyday over the fact that the new J.J. Abrams show has no chance. I can't watch them on CTV either because it has noticed that I'm not in the country...

It doesn't matter if it's a hit or not ---- we get some of the worst shows possible from last season, but only 'it's all new in September' ie Gossip Girl. I miss good television. Image via

autumn line-up - Movie edition

as autumn creeps into my nights, I look to excellent tv shows and evening movies and the upcoming movies are not disappointing. Between comedy, action and more than a few dramas, I have enough until January to keep me occupied. If only the movies came out right away here....

top 10

1. burn after reading - cohen brothers, frances mcdormand and george clooney. ok!
2. milk - looks amazing. is james franco the new jude law?
3. the boy in the striped pajamas -
4. rachel getting married - despite her squirrel appearance apparently anne sweeps it away
5. new york I love you - still yet to see Paris J'taime so that's on my list first
6. happy go lucky - english and supporting. and on dvd here.
7. righteous kill - the last time deniro and pacino got together was heat. i loved that...
8. w. - because i'm curious and really I've seen almost all of Oliver Stone (good and bad!).
9. brothers bloom - again mark ruffalo, adrian brody and rachel weisz. ok!
10. quantam of solace - because spy movies not rom-com are my guilty pleasures

big bang

i've never been a science fiend. Or understood all that much about science. When high school rolled around, I chose as many arts courses as possible including the not popular but amazing Comparative Civilizations. However, I found a book for the literary lover. The History of Nearly Everything has been my book to tackle the best month (yes I know a month but it took me a while to get through it)....

With the recent start up of the large Hadron Collidor in Switzerland to see if we can re-create the big-bang, I've never felt more informed or knowledgable about what they were trying to do. And it wasn't even like I was trying to learn - the best learning of all! Image via