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I bought a selfie stick. Became a monster.

Last year, I sent this meme around to my friends. Probably with some sort of harshly worded memo instructing them that under no circumstances could any of us ever buy a selfie stick.

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Congratulations John Lewis. You just won Christmas.

Congratulations John Lewis. You just won Christmas.

Let’s face it. No one does Christmas quite like the British. And John Lewis is the undisputed King of Christmas Ads.

When last year’s the bear and the hareadvert was released, I was left bawling uncontrollably like some sort of deranged lunatic that cries watching Ellen.* And this year, the Monty the Penguin ad has won my heart, mind and my Christmas. (Monty also made me want to shell out a small…

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Small children dance to 'Shake It Off'. You're welcome.

Small children dance to ‘Shake It Off’. You’re welcome.

Musical unicorn genius woman.

Now I could write about how Taylor Swift is a musical genius or about how excellent her new album is and how you should all get off your bums and onto iTunes (or, you know, to an ACTUAL STORE) and buy it immediately.

But its Monday, the undisputed Worst Day of The Week, and you probably need a little cheering up as opposed to a thousand word rant on why Taylor is the…

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Another reason to adore Emma Stone.

Another reason to adore Emma Stone.

Anyone (everyone) who knows me knows how much I adore Bridget Jones.

She is, quite simply, the cheese to my macaroni and an absolute literary marvel. Which is why I choose to have photos from the film as my Facebook cover photo and a friend of mine calls me Brenda and why I travelled to London to meet her creator, Helen Fielding, with whom I had a very intelligent and coherent conversation that…

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This Australian Women's Weekly cover is a total game changer

This Australian Women’s Weekly cover is a total game changer

Some magazine covers are game changers.

We all remember Ellen DeGeneres coming out on TIME, Princess Diana covering People and the cover that inspired a thousand copy-cats, a very pregnant Demi Moore baring all for Vanity Fair. 

If there’s one thing editors know to be true it’s this: covers sell magazines. And if my Twitter feed is anything to go by, this one is sure to need a reprint.

The…

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The power of the #hashtag

The power of the #hashtag

My beautiful internet friends, can I implore you to watch this video. It’s 24 minutes long, BUT it’s a speech from the wildly talented and all round excellent human being Shonda Rhimes. You know, that lady that brought us Grey’s Anatomy and Scandal and generally just blessed our television viewing with drama and intrigue and sexual tension. With Grey’s Anatomy, Shonda became the first black woman…

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Hello, perverts.

It has come to my attention, through the wonders of WordPress Stats, that some of you are making your way to my little site through search engines. One would suspect Google, because you’re all far too cool to be using Bing, aren’t you now?

The most popular search ever has been “Amy Cooper Adelaide” (can someone say stalker) whilst “Kim Kardashian Fat” (mean) “is lookinger a word” (um, what?) and…

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Wintervention

Ever since I saw the hashtag #wintervention appear in my Instagram timeline back when the Australian ski season was in full swing, the plagiariser within me rejoiced. That and #snomg were the brilliant play on words that would really cap off my Instagram captions as Winter set in.

I was super lucky to get to visit Les Arcs in the French Alps for the beginning of the European ski season with my…

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My neglected little blog...

My neglected little blog…

More often than not, this humble little corner of the interwebs becomes painfully neglected, something that I will blame on my very busy lifestyle severe SVU addiction.

It’s been almost four months since my last post, during which time I went on one last little trip around Europe and prayed my feet wouldn’t freeze off, came home to Australia and surprised the socks off of my Mum and Dad, had a…

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Great skate of affairs here in Vienna #hadaiceday #loveiceskating #itssochilled

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Snow many mates in Berlin #thisguywasactingabitchilly

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How's that for an #amstergram

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Paris is for lovers (or friends, whatever)

Paris is for lovers, as the saying goes. But sometimes, despite being brilliant, sparkly, shiny…

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London calling.

It wasn’t until I landed at Heathrow Airport that I understood why so many Australians pack up…

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It was the best of times, it was the worst of times...

Oh Spain, you mixed bag you. On one hand, you were devilishly charming, a delightful little nation…

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Very happy muggle #harrypotter #hogwarts @stockfma1 @olivestock (at Hogwarts School)

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If it's good enough for the Windsors it's good enough for me #thenutcracker #ballet #royaloperahouse #london @olivestock (at Royal Opera House)