The Moon.

I love a white shirt and jeans.

Shirt: Gap, Jeans: Urban Outfitters, Shoes: Topshop, Bracelets: Not store bought

Photos taken by Izzy: 

Earl Gray

Paisley

Paisley

I love payday. Also I love that nail colour. It's the colour of sunshine.

Dress: Urban Outfitters, Cardigan: Urban Outfitters, Nail Varnish: Rimmel

Camera: Nikon D3200 (my new baby)
Pictures taken by the talented Izzy :

(That photo of the stunning Izzy was taken by me)

Other photos by Izzy: Earl Gray

Harrassment

I'll tell you a story.

When I was eight or nine, I can't quite remember, my cousin and I, who was nine or ten at the time, decided to sell bracelets outside my grandparents house in the summer to raise money for charity. This is a quiet village in a nice area in the south of the UK. When we were selling, and I still remember it to this day, a red car pulled up filled with four men in their twenties, the men stared at us and drove on.

This was the first time I ever got looked at by an adult. Well that I had noticed. And even though I didn't understand what was happening I remember feeling a bit rattled. I moved on and didn't think about it again.

My friend RachDerp had an experience out running the other day. It's not my story to tell, but the man tried to get her in his car.

She made a brilliant video about it.

We started tweeting and I realised how often I have been groped and grabbed by men and been judged by my body. They weren't as extreme as RachDerps experience,  but if you're not ready to be groped or honked at it leaves you feeling... odd inside.

My sister (13) got groped last year when we went to the Aquadrome by a middle aged man when we went with Nina. I got groped age 13 at Coral Reef in a swimsuit in line for the water slides. I got shouted at by a bunch of not-yet-pubescent boys just two weeks ago. I got groped in front of my parents last year at Reading Festival but I was older so I felt much less rattled as I did when I was younger. I had a rapper with yellow teeth chat me up for 2 hours when he knew I was 6 years younger than him. I was honked at age 12. And I don't like it.

When I try to explain how I don't like this to teenage guys they don't quite understand it. They don't understand why I don't like it. Being checked out and whistles comes with a feeling of being uncomfortable. I want to have control and this doesn't give me any. And that's scary.

This shouldn't be happening. Not once have I said anything to the person. Not once have I done anything to the person. And I regret that. Because when no one says anything, it ends up with Jimmy Saville all over again. I'm so proud of RachDerp getting aggressive because I have never done that. And I wish I had.

So if anything ever happens to you, say something.

You may say I'm overreacting to tiny events that are "flattery." It's not though.

I know this brings down the tone of my last post, a fashion post, but it needs to be said.

I don't enjoy it. Speak out. Do something. Because you'll feel much better when you do.

Earl Gray

I'm trying this fashion thing.

Wore this to The Great Gatsby and wanted to take some photos.

Cardigan: Urban Outfitters, Camisoles: Topshop, Skirt: Urban Outfitters, Bracelets: not store bought, Tights: M and S (because I'm hardcore)

Pictures taken by Izzy.

The Great Gatsby Film Review

Ok so I just posted a full review to Gatsby on my channel and it's spoiler free but this is for all my spoilery opinions.

I was really disappointed that Gastby's funeral wasn't shown as I think that scene is so sad and poignant and also they missed out his father completely. That scene is heartbreaking and wonderful and I'm sad they missed it out.

Gatsby was so carefree when driving in that first driving scene and it was disconcerting when he was driving so recklessly. What were you doing man!

Also I didn't like how Wilson didn't come and kill Tom first because I really loved that in the book. It just missed the subtlety.

Other than that I have no real plot complaints. It was an incredible film.

Over and out.

You must be a book lover - let's get you an e reader

In principle - I love the e-reader. I mean, I don't really like carrying around the big heavy book in my little hand bag. I don't like the negative impact on the environment that 300 pages a week brings. I don't like the fact that I don't have nearly enough space to store all my books, or enough time to visit a library.

And I love online shopping. I buy all my presents there because I hate Christmas shopping and there's so much choice. And to top it all off, they sell every book, in every edition. So the e-reader should be my ideal present, shouldn't it?

I have an app, I'm not going to say which but it rhymes with schmindle, and I share my parents e-reader account. I found though that I didn't pick up as much from reading though as usual. I read "The Perks of Being a Wallflower" by Steven Chbosky on my app and I found it harder to enjoy and harder to take information into my brain.

I watched the film in October, and yes, Emma Watson is superb, but it was only then that I realised I'd missed half the subtlety through reading on my phone.

I am also a person who is very stimulated by colour. According to this test: http://www.xrite.com/custom_page.aspx?PageID=77 (in which I got a good score of 4) I have good colour vision. Because of this the use of colour and book covers influences my reading experience heavily in a way that the e-reader never will (also I have colour coded by book case. I shall talk about that at some point).

I find graphic design really interesting because of the relationship between people's environment and how they respond to this. I know you're not supposed to "judge a book by it's cover" but, come on, that's a metaphor really, isn't it? I love picking out my favourite edition of the book I want to read online. Because nerds. I will spend ages picking out colours and editions, especially of the classics. The e-reader lacks the relationship between the design of the cover, the pages and the reader itself.

I think that reading is a multi-sensory experience, holding and hearing a book gives me some satisfaction. 

I don't know what I'm trying to get at here. I just love that feeling of the soft pages against my guitar-hardened fingers while I listen to the beautiful soundtrack of Jeff Pianki. Everyone else seems to fear that one day books will disappear like handwritten letters or... film cameras. It's your responsibility to buy books if you feel strongly about this, but buy what makes you happiest. For me, it's that parcel that arrives on Tuesdays celebrating my new book haul.

Buy books from me: http://www.bookdepository.co.uk/?a_aid=SophieCharlotte

Leibster Award.

I HAVE BEEN NOMINATED FOR AN AWARD.

Hell yeah. I was nominated by my favourite ninja. NINA.

It's SO PINK I LOVE IT.

Here are the rules:


- Link back to the person who nominated you.

- Answer the eleven questions your nominees has nominated for you, list eleven facts about yourself and set eleven questions for your nominees.

- Nominate eleven bloggers who have less than two hundred followers and who you think really deserve it (this one is going to be trickiest)

*quick interruption SANDITON IS COMING AGH I LOVE GIGI DARCY*

1. What is your favourite band(s)?

It's probably really obvious to everyone I know but Imagine Dragons. Oh and this band called Jarrs who are working on their terrible name but the lead singer is awesome (hint: it's me). However artist wise I adore Sara Bareilles and WATSKY. I AM GOING TO SEE HIM AGH.

2) Favourite book(s)?

Why Nina, why?

Ok.So there's the Harry Potter Series by JK Rowling, the Percy Jackson series by Rick Riordan, Looking for Alaska, TFIOS (both by the God of literature, John Green), The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time by Mark Haddon and Every Day by David Levithan.

What's that? I have a book blog with my friend Maiya? http://doublespectrum.blogspot.co.uk/
Oh and you can buy books from me? http://www.bookdepository.co.uk/?a_aid=SophieCharlotte

3) Facebook, Twitter, or Tumblr?

Twitter. Twitter. Twitter. However the app is so glitchy since the update. GET IT TOGETHER TWITTER.

I am a huge fan of gifs. Can someone make a gif of me? Thanks.

4) Favourite school subjects?

Well, we'll go with my A levels, Geography and the three sciences. But I'm going to miss Maths SO much.

P.E. is the work of the devil.

5) Future career?

To be a doctor (hopefully) but if I decide against that maybe go into publishing or be a film editor.

DECISIONS.
I am such a commitment-o-phobe.

6) How would you describe yourself?

WHY NINA WHY?

I don't know.

Short?

Ok so I'm a vegetarian (description) and pretty strong opinionated and, oh, someone once called me, I quote, "a sweetie" on twitter. I am a huge nerdfighter and I am very pale and I love that. Oh and I'm pretty conscientious.

Moving on.

7) What would you like to change about yourself?

I would probably make myself 5ft 8. That's a nice height. And my hair would grow faster. And I would like the ability to learn things when I just read them, so revision would be easier.

8) If you could have one wish, what would it be?

To have more wishes.

I would want to fly, I could have a pocket SatNav that tracked all of my possessions so I wouldn't have that "WHERE IS MY _______" moment and an invisibility cloak. I would also like to meet Dumbledore. I would also like 10 a*s with no work. I would also like a credit card with no limit and a slide down to a basement full of urban outfitters clothes and posh camera equipment. And the money for travel.

9) Film or book that made you cry?

EVERYTHING.

But my top two books are Harry Potter 7 (book, not film because FILM DUMBLEDORE #2 is TERRIBLE) and TFIOS. My top film was the last scene in Toy Story 3. That was traumatising.

10) If you could be anywhere in the world right now, where would you be?

Not doing my GCSEs. And in North or South America. I genuinely don't care which one just TAKE ME TO AMERICA.

11) Political standing?

I hate them all. Apart from the Monster Raving looneys (see their policy proposals here) and Obama. Obama's a sweety.

I am inclined to say Kingsley Shacklebolt would be brilliant. Or Morgan Freeman.

"I AM MORGAN FREEMAN AND WE SHALL NOT GO TO WAR BECAUSE EVERYONE WANTS TO KEEP PEACE WITH ME BECAUSE MY VOICE. OVER AND OUT"

Who am I going to nominate?

Ok, I'm sorry I don't know that many bloggers because I mainly just write not socialise and I AM A TERRIBLE PERSON. I only follow like, 8 people and NINA NOMINATED MOST OF THEM.

Maiya, my friend on her blog: http://maiyasrandomblog.blogspot.co.uk

SmellsLikeTeenFiction, who I met at festive: http://smelsliketeenfiction.blogspot.co.uk/

Sorry.

I'm an awful person.

Les questions,

1) Favourite album of the moment.

2) Favourite theme park

3) Favourite disney movie (s)

4) OTP 

5) Favourite Film(s)

6) Favourite book(s) of all time

7) Worst book ever

8) What subjects you take

9) Favourite brand of chocolate

10) 10 random facts about you

11) Why exams suck.

Wow Sophie, aren't you a genius.

See you soon. After some exams.

Hypocrisy thy name.

Quick mini rant (haven't you missed these!) about camera snobbery.

Ok so on Wednesday I brought my beautiful new refurbed nikon d3200 which I got 66% off into school because it was my school's annual year 11 muck up day where we all dressed up. It was a lot of fun and I've got loads of awesome pictures and films and I dressed up a soldier.

On the bus I was taking pictures of my friends and in order to take a good picture of the people behind me I had to "turn off" the view finder and use the screen instead, which I only really use for taking films. The reason was because I needed to take a photo above my head and my eye was not high enough to use the view finder because I'm not a bug. But then. It happened.

One of the guys said "can I take some photos" and I was like "sure" because I am a lovely person. When he took the camera he said:

"Why aren't you using the viewfinder?"

He was very nice about it so I calmly explained why I had used the screen because it was a very good reason. But he was basically being a camera snob. I may have only got my camera a month ago but I use it all the time for Document Your Life and I would like to think I am pretty competent. Oh but do you want to know the worst part?

Every picture he took was blurry.

Then, there was the second incident. One of my friends asked me if he could take some photos on my stunning new camera and I said yes, because as we have established, I'm a brilliant person (that is sarcasm, foreign readers).

*quick debrief for those who don't know about slrs* on an slr (bug black cameras) you can either choose manual focus or auto focus, either you have to individually focus every single one of your photos or your camera can do it.

My friends had been taking pictures and I had it on auto because they don't use slrs, and I'm fine with that and also because I was being a bit lazy. But then. Hypocrisy struck again. And this one was worse.

"Why do you have it on autofocus?" *sigh*

I'm sorry did you just sigh? Who cares if I don't manually focus every one of my photos! I certainly don't! I manually focus all of my films, which take up a whopping 200gb of memory on my external hard drive. And my friends can't use slrs (apart from Callum and Bex) so I wanted in focus photos of me. But that's not even the worst part.

EVERY SINGLE ON OF HIS PHOTOS ARE BLURRED AND OUT OF FOCUS.

Darn it I hate hypocrites.  They're so smug and...

Anyway to round it off here's a quote from the valiant Percival Cox:

"Hypocrisy, thy name, is you."

"I want to be Daisy Buchanan"

So the whole of the USA has apparently watched the Great Gatsby and every single girl wants to be Daisy.

*disclaimer* I am totally qualified to talk about this as it's my set text.

The whole point of Daisy is she's a very careless and selfish character who doesn't marry Gatsby because he's poor and his love for her has always held him back. There are great long metaphory paragraphs in this book describing this such as that very strange one about the flowers and breasts at the end of the party that the Buchanans attend.

I get that she's fashionable and pretty but she is meant to be a complex and manipulative character.

If you want to be like that, cool, but don't say that you want to be her for her wardrobe. Go spend everything you own at urban outfitters on one item of clothing. That's what I do.

Good night.

Blogging MOGUL.

Hey guys.

Yes, I've done 1/5 of my GCSE's and I'm already exhausted. See this link if you want to see my art: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q7Ea9NbLNT4&list=UUMo_tx-FHXE7XQD0_lgZn4A&index=1

Carrying on.

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