In which I am a useless blogger.

Greetings earthlings,

To those of you that are loyal enough to have stuck it out long enough to read this post: THANK YOU. Also, I am VERY sorry. My absence has been a very poor performance on my part. I fear that a  useless blogger is what I have become. I abandoned ye for weeks with no explanation. There isn't even a picture to accompany this post. That's how useless I've become. 

But....

The exciting news is that Planet Lo will soon have it's very own URL! Also, I will be announcing a beauty giveaway once  I return as I feel I owe it to ye all to do something nice. I will be back soon and hopefully Planet Lo will be better than ever. Please bare with me another few days, you've lasted this long! 

Stay classy,

Who am I to tell you to say classy? No one really. Heck I just abandoned you all for weeks. But still, it never hurts to be classy. 

L xx

Homegrown and chemical free

  

Greetings earthlings, 

I come to you today with some top quality music. The reason I wanted to share this music with you all is because it is music by two Irish bands from Galway (where I live).
I think its important to support your fellow people in their pursuits wherever you may be from.
Also, I know a lad in each of the bands so really I'm just fishing for brownie points here.

First up is  Rofi James 

Rofi James is made up of Ronan Flaherty, Jamie Murray and Evan Maloney.

Formed in 2012 the three lads have a unique sound, the drum box played by Jamie Murray in particular sets them apart from other bands. They're messers which make their live performances great fun, definitely no lack of energy from Rofi James. If you're lucky enough you might even catch them tucking into a post gig kebab up town in Galway at 2am.
Click here to listen to their new single Love Shot on youtube or here to listen to it on Spotify.
 Love Shot is now available to buy on iTunes.

The lads are also great at promoting the Irish language.
 Check out one of their songs through Irish here

It's a super catchy tune so make sure to check it out!
Also, check out their facebook page here



Next up is  Fellow Strangers 

Fellow Strangers is made up of Ado Lyons, Wayne Foy and Mike Burke.

Think Mumford and Sons mixed with Passenger and you get these guys. They were formed during the Summer of 2012 so although they're still new to the game their top quality vocals along with brilliant song writing makes them a must have for your ipod. What I like about these guys is that they don't know how good they are. Mind you, that may change! ;)
They're currently working on their debut EP and are hoping to have it ready by the end of the Summer.
Here's a taster of their music

Click here to listen to the lads live in Galway

Click here to listen to their song Julia.

Check out their facebook page here


Both of these band are made up of normal, unassuming talented guys. They're not manufactured bands they're 100% homegrown and do their own thing completely. Simon Cowell only wishes they were his puppets.

Now when the lads hit the big time you can be a hipster and claim you knew them way back when ;)
You're welcome.

Stay classy,  

L XX 

PS- That isn't Fellow Strangers actual logo up at the top. The picture is the same but the font they used is much nicer. I messed up the photo when I imported it and couldn't get their font to fit in so had to but in my own ugly one, my bad.

April Favourites :)

Greetings earthlings,

Ok so I've read a lot of these monthly favourites blog posts and I like them. That said, there is one thing about them that really annoys me. The cost of their content.

Yes, we would all like to have enough money to buy  tons of expensive make up clothes and anything else we fancy but in most people's case this is not realistic. sure know that in my case it is not. After reading these posts I ended up feeling jealous and bitter. Bringing me right back to my toddler days.

Because of this I have decided to start an affordable monthly favourites post every month(obviously).

I have decided not to put anything that cose over 15 euro in the post. And even better, some of the things are free!

So without further adue here are some of my favourite things from April! :

Beauty Products  

1. Rimmel BB Cream (8.75 in Boots)

I know, I know, I'm late hopping on the BB cream bandwagon, oh well at least I finally got on!
I love this stuff. Its feels really light on my skin which I love. It's not amazing with regards coverage but I find that if I use a bit of concealer before hand my skin looks perfect when I put the BB cream on.




2. Ted Baker Body Spray (7 euro in Boots) 

I love perfume but they are way overpriced in my opinion. If I ever do have a perfume I like to save it for special occasions and go with a body spray for everyday use. I love smelling nice and this stuff smells great. I'm always concious of the two things few people are going to tell you: That you smell bad or that you have smelly breath. This is why I am always covered in body spray and chewing gum.





3. John Frieda Frizz-Ease Daily Miracle Treatment- part of a 2 for 10 euro deal in Boots.  

I've been looking for a hair product that will protect my hair from the hear aswell as nourishing it and controlling frizz. This is it. It does exactly what it says on the tin. I've been putting in my hair while its still damp and I've really noticed an improvement in the condition of my hair.








Tv show 

Sherlock.
I recently started watching Sherlock on dvd(its broadcast on BBC) and I fell in love with it. As the name suggests, its a show about a detective. I am usually too much of a scardey cat to watch anything that isn't ridiculously light hearted so I'm quite proud of myself that I enjoy Sherlock. The script is extremely well written. The storylines are great and I found myself on the counch with my sister screaming our plot guesses at the television. We were of course, wrong every time.



Book  

Along came a stork by Marisa Mackle.
I got this book for 5 euro in Dunnes Stores and haven't looked back since.
I've been trying to ease myself back into reading and this is the perfect easy read to do just that. The storyline is as the title suggests, its a bit ridiculous and predictable but thats excatly why I love it. Its set in Ireland which makes it hilarious to read. I like to support Irish writers if I can so I'm happy to buy and recommend this book.












Food  

Technically this isn't a food, its a drink. I titled this category food as opposed to drink because I thought if you saw drink you would think I'd be naming my favourite alcoholic beverage of the month. Which I shall not, as I know that all of you are not over eighteen and I do not want to receive any emails from angry parents blaming me for their childs downward spiral into the world of alcoholism because I introduced them to some sweet spirits! Wow that was a long winded introduction to Green Tea. Yes, that is my favourite drink at the moment. But just the one with Lemon and Echinacea, the other one is vile.

Song 

I've been listening to a lot of music recently so I've decided to pick three songs. I've been really into remixes of late which is odd as I used to hate them. Yay for growing as a person.

Here are the songs I've been loving this month. (click on the song title to listen to them)

Destiny's Child Say My Name Remix

Passion Pit-Carried Away

Rihanna Stay Remix

I have decided to save the best for last.... 

Hottie Of The Month  

Sorry but I couldn't not include this category.
My hottie of the month for April is Zac Efron.
Zac has grown up gooood.
Feast yer eyes.

Sorry this post was so long, if you managed to get this far, thank you!

Stay classy, 

L xx

Spurhaaaang Buhraaaakeeers

Greetings earthlings,

I went to the cinema recently. I went to the cinema recently and came out wishing I hadn't gone to the cinema. Why? Because I saw Harmony Korine's latest movie Spring Breakers, or as James Franco's character Alien likes to call it 'Spurhaaang Buhraaaakers'.

I'm not going to lie, the only reason I went to see this movie is because Selena Gomez was in it. Seeing as I was 15 years old in 2009, all things Disney Channel related run deep in my veins. As cheesy a channel as it is, myself Miley, Selena and The Jonas Brothers go way too far back for me to ignore them now.

This movie was labelled Selena's 'breakout movie' in which she would shed her 'Disney good-girl' image once and for all. Irioncally, Selena ended up being the good girl in her group of friends in the movie. Although she did smoke joints and drink underage, her antics still didn't compare to those of the people around her.

So why did I not enjoy this movie? Quite frankly I think one would need to be high to enjoy this movie properly. Perhaps, that was the director(Harmony Korine)'s intention. God knows his repetoire would allow it.

Basically, I didn't enjoy the editing done on this movie at all. The chance from shot to shoty was extremely choppy and distracting. For the first 10 minutes or so my friend and I exchanged confused glances as if to say 'are you seeing what I'm seeing?'. Eventually we had discuss what was happening and we came to the conclusion 'it will probably cut to normal scenes soon?'. Alas, it did not. It stayed in trippy mode for the entire movie. Whilst we had the bravery to sit it out for its entirety, not everyone around us did. About half way through we saw a man in his 50's leave. Then, about 3/4 of the way through we saw a woman in her 30's leave. I only wish I had had their sense.

Not only was the editing and the portrayal of the movie itself offputting but the storyline was shocking. Fair enough, make a movie about a few college girls going crazy on Spring Break but at least make it light hearted and easy to watch. What I had to sit through was like The Da Vinci code of Spring Break movies. The ending really annoyed me. It was like someone had forgotten to type the second half of the script. There was no real climax to the movie it seemed to just be the one concept stretched out for an hour and a half.

The acting was grand. James Franco was too good if anything, I was certain his creepy character was following me home whispering 'Spurhaaang Buhraaakers' in my ear. Selena was good too in fairness, then again with a face like that she could have the script in her hand for the entire movie and no one would care. Dare I say it, I'm not even sure if Vanessa Hudgens was acting. Those of you who have seen the movie will know that this is not a compliment. The other two main girls were pretty bland and forgettable, hence me not being able to remember their names.

I'm sorry that this post has been so negative and hey maybe some of you really enjoyed the movie. If you did, I take my hat off to you! I also urge you to seek help for your drug use.

All in all, I would not advise you to go see this movie. Unless you enjoy looking at topless women, in which case go for it, you will not be disappointed..

And on that note, I'm off to watch Love Actually for the 45th time.

Stay classy,

Lxx 


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Happy Birthday Lily Mae

Greetings earthlings, 

For those of you that have read my post  'In which a four year old teaches me how to live' (click here to read it)' you'll know who Lily Mae is. Lily Mae Morrison was diagnosed with Stage Four Neuroblastoma(a rare childhood cancer) in June 2012. 

Lily Mae has bravely fought a war very few of us would be brave enough to face. But enough about cancer, today is not about cancer. Today is about Lily Mae and the 5 years she has lived. In these five years she has achieved more than most of us can ever dream to. She has inspired a nation and thought us the true meaning of courage. 

Lily Mae has taught me to appreciate life, I will always be grateful for this gift from this little legend. 

Lily Mae, I hope you have the happy birthday you deserve and many, many more after this one. Hope you like the purple writing and the dinosaur train cake!
XxX 

CHRIStian guilt??

Greetings earthlings,  

Today's ramblings shall revolve around the following two words: Chris Brown.
The infamous Singer, Dancer and of course......girlfriend beater.

I have recently found myself listening to, and dare I say it, enjoying his music. There's only one problem: the guilt. Is this the so-called Christian guilt catching up on me?  Everytime I listen to his music the little angel on my shoulder reminds me what he has done and that I shouldn't be supporting that kind of man. But then the devil on my shoulder pipes in reminding me how catchy this song is and that damn, this guy can really dance.

 I'm pretty much obsessed with his latest single Fine China. The ode to MJ in both the music and the dancing had me hooked instantly.

Should I forgive and forget as Riri has done or should I forever hold it against him and boycott his every move?




This my friends, is my predicament.
He claims he was young, arrogant and hot tempered(obviously) at the time and that he has since become a more humble man. I'd like to believe this but I can't help but think that all his handlers etc have fed him these lines to say in a bid to clean up his image. But then again, maybe he himself really does want to clean up his image, for the right reasons.

Its so very hard to know, and I guess I never will! Unless I somehow find myself in a situation where I get to be a friend of Chris Brown's and get to know him properly. Who knows, maybe if you all keep reading my ramblings here on Planet Lo that may just be the case!

What do you think of Chris Brown? Have you forgiven and forgotten?
Click here to listen to Fine China and let me know what you think of it. :)

Stay classy,

Lxx 

ps- My college exams start tomorrow. If I fail, I'll blame ye all xx

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We've been nominated!!

Greetings earthlings,


Apparently we've been nominated for a Student Media award?!
I say 'we' because I like to think of us all as some weird little clan, without whom I would have long ago stopped writing this blog.

Planet Lo has been nominated in the People's Choice Category, the only category where the public pick the winner. Ok so here's where I need yer help: I need you to vote please. 
Here's the link to vote:
 http://www.oxygen.ie/smedias_2013_people_s_choice_award.PAGE6094.html

Voting closes at 5pm tomorrow April 10th

You have to register with the website to vote. I know this sounds like a big ask but in reality it only takes a minute or two. I will be eternally grateful if my earthlings come through for me and vote! Winning this could really help get more people to join our weird clan, the more the merrier right?!

Sorry for the begging, now go vote!(please!) ;)
I'll buy you all a big bar of chocolate if we win.

Stay classy,

Lxx