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Cinderella: The Rock ‘n’ Roll Panto @ City Varieties Music Hall, Leeds
Christmas is coming and that can only mean one thing – it’s panto season “Oh no it isn’t! Oh yes it is!” Sorry, I couldn’t resist. Now, I haven’t been to a pantomime for a good decade (possibly even two decades) and so I thought it was about time I ventured over to one for old times sake. Elisha and I thought it would be fun to find some seasonal theatre to get us in the holiday spirit and bingo, we found some last minute tickets for the opening night of Cinderella: The Rock ‘n’ Roll Panto at the City Varieties Music Hall, Leeds. The Rock ‘n’ Roll Panto series…
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Our Annual Trip To The Yorkshire Sculpture Park
Yorkshire Sculpture Parks’ most notorious alcoholic visitors have returned for their annual fiesta! I think our little tradition started maybe 4 years ago for our friend Jamie’s birthday. Each year we manage to take more and more prosecco, wine, cider and snacks because outdoor art should only ever be appreciated while tipsy. Venturing down to the Yorkshire Sculpture Park always feels like a nice little reunion. Our group doesn’t get the chance to see each other very often so it’s nice to come together here. Art is scattered all over the 500-acre land and you’re sure to see a few sheep, ducks and even a few fuzzy cows if you’re…
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Winter Wonderland @ Angelica, Leeds
The other night I had the pleasure of attending the ‘Winter Wonderland’ event at Angelica on the top floor of the Trinity Leeds shopping centre. For a few years now, Angelica has been one of my favourite hidden drinking spots in Leeds as it’s tucked away quite nicely to those who don’t know of the place’s existence. For those of you who don’t know about Angelica, it’s a beautiful little rooftop bar that makes amazing cocktails with a great view of the Leeds skyline. Anyway, enough reminiscing from me, on with the event! I decided that my partner in crime for the night would be my fellow blogging chum, Elisha Ainsley. Both…
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Shoes: Vivienne Westwood Exhibition @ Victoria Gate, Leeds
Vivienne Westwood has a mini shoe exhibition in Leeds! I don’t quite know why it happened, but my word am I glad it has. I heard nothing about it till a few days before but there is a mini (free) exhibition of some of Vivienne Westwood’s most iconic shoes and outfits from her archive. Yes, that includes the infamous giant purple heels that Naomi Campbell took a tumble in! ‘Chaos’ beanie: Vivienne Westwood Jumpsuit: Zara Turtleneck: Topman Cuban Heels: ASOS I have to admit, the temptation to pick up every pair of shoes and say “Do you have these in a 7?” was far too strong. However, I resisted thanks…
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Aquaria ‘The Winners Tour’ @ Tunnel, Leeds
On Monday night I ventured down to Tunnel to see the RuPaul’s Drag Race season 10 winner Aquaria live in Leeds. I wasn’t working today so I thought it would be a bit of a spontaneous adventure. I quickly hopped in the shower, got dressed and headed into town just before the show started. Now, I’m sure a lot of you are aware of the ‘dress code’ scandal that happened 2 days ago where Aquaria went off on a huge tirade about a bouncer not letting her into Heaven in Liverpool for wearing tracksuit bottoms. I understand the bouncer’s reasonings and I can see why she was annoyed. But rather…
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“Thou Shalt Spend” – Halloween 2018 as Ashley Tisdale circa 2004
I’m currently laid in bed as I write this blog post, I’m ever-so-slightly hanging out of my arse despite getting a full English breakfast at Wetherspoons. However, last night was a rather fun night. Why? Well, because it was our Halloween night out of course! And I have to say, it has left me feeling a little bit tender today. As you know, I do love my fancy dress and this year would be no exception to the rule, but what would I go as? This was something I pondered over for quite some time. Last year I went out dressed as circa 2004 Michael Jackon and I was pretty…
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Mini Golf @ Roxy Ballroom, Leeds
Time for a little review, last night I had the pleasure of being invited to play a game of mini golf at Roxy Ballroom on Boar Lane, Leeds. Of course, this was just a short walk from my office in town so I thought why not. It’s not like I was putting myself out there too much! Shit puns over, on to the review! I was invited by the Pink Gorilla Promotions team in Leeds to come and have a swing (sorry) at the new indoor mini-golf course. Naturally, I said yes, I mean, why not… It’s been a while since I played and I thought it could be a…
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Light Night Leeds 2019
Last week I decided to venture out and explore my city in the dark, sounds ominous, but this is no Jack the Ripper blog post. It was Light Night Leeds 2018 and they certainly upped their game from last year! Thankfully, I knew where most of the locations for the artwork was this year which certainly helped. For those of you who don’t know, Light Night Leeds is a mini art festival of light-based sculptures, digital art pieces and videography. It’s a really nice event that lets you explore parts of the city centre that you might not often venture to in order to see some pretty light displays at…
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Adventures Of A First Time Buyer – You’ve Got A Friend In Me
I won’t lie, this decorating lark is getting right on my tits at the moment. Hard to believe, I know, but painting walls white is possibly one of the most sole-destroying and brain-numbing tasks I’ve ever had to do. And I used to pack and slice bread at ASDA! But hey, I want in! We’re desperate to get inside this bloody house now. It feels like a never-ending task with no end-goal in sight. I know we’ve actually made a lot of progress. It’s not because I’m a highly efficient human being, oh no, it’s because I’ve had a lot of help from friends and family. You’ve Got A Friend…
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Adventures Of A First Time Buyer – The First Bump In The Road
So here we are, we’ve only just begun and already I’m stuck. Yep, it was only a matter of time before I find myself getting stressed, regretting everything and curling up into a small ball to cry. But what could have triggered me? I’ll give you a quick run down of the two major factors. 1. The door doesn’t function properly The door has been cracked at the bottom causing it to get stuck when you try and open it. When we viewed the house (twice) it wasn’t like this at all. To make matters worse, the lock now only works from the outside (which I learnt the hard way).…
