I call this the Jubilee cream scone.
Delicious!
Eurovision 2012: My verdict
Eurovision has been and gone for another year and has once again stirred up the same anger and excitement as before. For me, however, it was my very first Eurovision party so it was a particularly special contest for me.
If I was a country this is how I would have scored:
12 points Denmark
10 points Sweden
8 points FYR Macedonia
7 points Iceland
6 points Italy
5 points Romany
4 points Cyprus
3 points Ukraine
2 points Ireland
1 points Azerbaijan
My Eurovision party table with dishes from several competing countries
The truth is certain countries will like music that’s local to them and are more likely to like the music from their neighbouring countries. Also we’re forgetting that several years ago the UK came third with a very good song written by Andrew Lloyd Webber. In all honesty our song this year was dull compared to the other songs in the competition and it didn’t help that we came first either. It was sang perfectly and professionally but it wasn’t as memorable. Sweden was an eye-catching performance and the song stuck in my head throughout the next day. They also get an extra point for reintroducing the “crab walk” dance move.
I don’t think we should pull out of Eurovision. People just have to learn not to take it too seriously and just enjoy the night like me and my friends did.
So hopefully we will stick around for next year and I will get to host another Eurovision party. If you were watching on Saturday, what was your favourite?
I leave you with the winner of this year and next year’s host, SWEDEN!
Project 365: Day 149
Jubilee time is upon us and lot of British villages, towns and cities have their own parties and projects going on. Cold Ash, near Thatcham, is planning for its Jubilee picnic and are putting on a display for passers-by. Lots of locals are putting homemade dolls that imitate an iconic British figure outside their homes. Here’s one I saw outside the local church.
Project 365: Day 148
To finish the weekend, me and my friend Steph went to a “Mind, Body and Spirit Fayre”. There was loads of stalls including tarot readings, jewellery, candles, incense, massages and more.
I couldn’t decide what to get so I opted for a lucky dip bag that had lots of little goodies inside. If you live in the UK, Crystal Cradles hold lots of event across the country. Find out if there’s any near you at http://www.crystalcradles.co.uk
Project 365: Day 147
Yesterday was the Eurovision song contest and I had a very successful Eurovision party with my friends. Despite my favourite Denmark and my home country not winning, I still really enjoyed the night. My university friend Steph came to see me all the way from Peterborough so it was great to have a catch up. Here we are ‘flying the flag’.
Eurovision: Second Semi-Final
Unfortunately, my Twitter went down for the majority of the semi-final tonight but it’s OK, there wasn’t much to tweet about other than some very mashed up songs. Luckily my two favourites of the night (F.Y.R. Macedonia and Sweden) got through but I only guessed four correct in total from my prediction. Here are the final 10 going through to the semi-final on Saturday.
- F.Y.R. Macedonia - Kaliopi - Crno E Belo
- Ukraine - Gaitana - Be My Guest
- Sweden - Loreen - Euphoria
- Estonia - Ott Lepland - Kuula
- Serbia – Nije Ljubav Stvar
- Malta – This Is The Night
- Turkey – Love Me Back
- Norway – Stay
- Bosnia & Herzegovina – Korake ti znam
- Lithuania – Love Is Blind
Project 365: Day 145
The second semi-final of Eurovision hasn’t been great tonight so I baked through some of the songs. Who says you can’t have mince pies in the summer?
Project 365: Day 144
I’ve finished the first book. Now I’m onto the second.
I have to say the first book was fantastic. There are a few extra characters and one character dies differently but it was suprisingly similar to the film with a lot more detail, especially towards the end.
The second will be interesting because there isn’t a film yet to compare it to but I’m excited.
Eurovision: First Semi-Final
So the first semi-final is over and 10 finalists have been selected.
In my prediction post I was 70% correct, very good considering I’m usually way off. So the finalists joining Germany, Italy, France, Spain, Azerbaijan and the UK are:
- Iceland - Greta Salóme & Jónsi - Never Forget
- Romania - Mandinga - Zaleilah
- Cyprus - Ivi Adamou - La La Love
- Denmark - Soluna Samay - Should’ve Known Better (my favourite)
- Russia - Buranovskiye Babushki - Party For Everybody
- Hungary - Compact Disco - Sound Of Our Hearts
- Ireland - Jedward - Waterline
- Albania - Rona Nishliu – Suus
- Greece - Eleftheria Eleftheriou – Aphrodisiac
- Moldova - Pasha Parfeny – Lauter
Next Thursday is the second semi-final when we’ll find out the rest of the finalists.
