Christmas Jumpers & Presents

Hey look! A stereotypical festive post! [Jingle Bells, Jingle Bells...]

So, you know those (ugly) Christmas jumpers everybody's going round wearing? When did they become so popular? I used to love jumpers with a Christmassy element on them, but now, they're so mainstream! And uglier than ever!! Christmas jumpers for me were just snowflakey or Christmastree-y or snowy. They never used to have a big picture of Rudolph on them with a light up nose and a battery you CAN'T REPLACE.

The first time I saw them was last year in Primark, and everybody went crazy about them. Everywhere I looked, there were (ugly) Christmas Jumpers!Call me a humbug or whatever you like, but these things are in fashion and I can't understand why. Why would anybody buy a jumper you can only really wear once a year? At least with a simple, basic jumper with a snow design you can wear whenever you want, as it symbolises the cold weather (which is the main reason why you wear a jumper in the first place, right?!). Maybe I'm just not with fashion nowadays, but you won't be catching me wearing a light up jumper anytime soon.

The Thing

Hey, so today I wanted to talk about... that... erm.. thingy.You know that thing? Yeah, that thingy-ma-bob. Oh you know, the thingity thing.
Can't remember? No comprendo? Well that's exactly what I wanted to talk about. When you can't think of a word (because your brain decides to give up on life for a minor split second), you replace the word with "thing". Or "thingy".Or "thingy-ma-bobity-boo". Okay, maybe not that last one, but hey, the brain can make up some some funny words when it gives up.

Rincón to Runcorn 2014: The After Show Jam Session!

On Monday 8th December 2014, The Cabeytú Brothers (Cris & Diego) returned to the UK, more specifically, RUNCORN! Each year for the past 3 years, they have come over to the UK to do a few shows in Scotland. Last year they spiced things up a bit by doing some shows around the North of England, and this year they were able to put on a full tour of Scotland and North England!

Bohemian

Bohemian. Bo-hei-me-an.

Not only is it an epic word, it is also in the title of a Queen song! (Bohemian Rhapsody, in case you didn't know, but you should've!). Yes, this word is a great word and it's in the English language. Well, like every other word in English, it's been derived from another language, making the word sound more 'exotic' (and cool!). French to be exact. The word appeared in the English language in the 1800's, but first appeared in France, where people used the word to refer to roving Romani people, calling them "Bohemians" as they were believed to have arrived all the way from Bohemia, Czech Republic. Wait, doesn't that technically make the word Czech??? (There is a point to all of this, hang in there).