You dip your fingers in the water, You wonder what's your punishment

Hey dudes, how's it been going? I feel bad I've been so absent on here lately but as I have mentioned before, sixth year is hectic af.

Some pretty cool things have been happening since we last spoke, so I'll try and give you a little whirlwind tour of what's been going down.

1) So, I am now officially Dancing Queen for a year! Yup, very quietly and accidentally I turned 17 on the 26th of January 2015. I'm kind of glad because now I don't feel so young compared to my friends, but there are people in my year at school who are already 18 so really, not much is changing. I think as I get older birthdays become less of an issue to me, which I find quite sad. I used to get so excited about them, and still try to, but this year especially I was too busy to think about it and only remembered a few days before. I guess it's a part of growing up but the realisation that nice shit is expensive is a harsh realisation. For christmas I got an instax mini which I was really chuffed about, and these are from my birthday meal with my friends and family (I'm on the right).

2) I was accepted onto a screenwriting course with the British Film Institute, so in a week or so I will be traveling down to Newcastle to develop the scripts that we've been working on and get to attend several masterclasses with industry professionals, as well as meeting 23 other young people from all over the UK with the same interests as me! I went down for the introductory weekend earlier this month and made friends with a lot of awesome people, and I'm really looking forward to going back. 

I'm slightly worried as I don't think scriptwriting is really what I'm best at, but I'm trying to improve  at it so I'm more well rounded in terms of filmmaking. I much prefer visually constructing shots and directing and editing, but have always loved writing stories and reading. I think I just find the process of creating a story idea from start to finish a lot more arduous and not as visually satisfying, but in order for a film to work the plot has to has some substance, right? But anyways, it's been a pretty awesome experience so far and I'm going to be taking lots of pictures when I'm away - I've never been to Newcastle before!

3) Discovered a lot of really fab music lately, to procrastinate revising for prelims. 

My dad got me the Young Fathers latest album DEAD and I love it. What makes it even cooler is the three guys who form the group are all from Edinburgh, where I live, and two went to the high school I live right beside! But on a musical note, their stuff is great and quite hard to describe. I guess I'd say grunge, synth, a bit of rap? Try em out, my favourite tracks on this album are probably 'JUST ANOTHER BULLET', 'AM I NOT YOUR BOY' and 'WAR'.

I've also discovered Jamie T, and have fallen in love with several tracks of his. He's got a pretty chill vibe and I find all his stuff so catchy;

There are a ton of other awesome musicians I've come across lately but I'll end with some of my favourite songs at the moment:

Grimes - 'Go'

Frank Ocean - 'Forrest Gump'

Joywave - 'Tongues'

4) Doesn't really warrant a point on the list I don't think but took a few cute shots whilst making sushi with my little sister. From my grandparents this christmas we got a box full of sushi making kit - a rather eclectic present but one that was well received all the same! 

I've also got quite a few nice bits and bobs clothing wise recently so I think I'll save it and do a cumulative ootd sort of post later on. Hope this wasn't too long for you guys!

Wish you all the best,

Kit x

hey shady baby I'm yours

Hey dudes, how's it been hangin? I've been so tied up with school work lately I've had barely any time to myself. Recently my dad had a training course with his work in Amsterdam, so we flew out for the weekend to leach on his expenses etc. It was so lovely there and as my dad's job could take us anywhere, we're thinking of moving out there when my little sister's a bit older - sounds kind of rad.

I've been neglecting this thing for a bit now, and I feel bad -  I keep promising myself I'll update it but never find the time. 

SO recently I've been getting massively into analogue photography, as you may or may not know. I've amassed an awfully irresponsible number of film-taking cameras and carry at least one on my at all times. In school this year I'm doing a Higher course in photography and so far it's been fantastic - since it's the beginning of the year we're focusing on how photography was created which involves, obviously, film. This means I've been able to use a dark room and proper developing chemicals and the like, and I have loved every bit of it.

A lovely girl in my class offered to scan in a couple of my favourite recent prints,  so here they are.

^Taken on a beach in America^

^Vintage hanging lamp in the gorgeous cabin we stayed in over the summer^

^Road trip in my best friend's camper van to Aberdeen to go to a university open day (boke)^

 ^Taken in my school's chapel, for my photography project.^

Also, the other day my friends and I went on a cute trip out to Hermiston gate, a further out part of Edinburgh, on a tram. The trams are relatively new here and we decided to test them out, whilst also giving us an excuse to go the Krispy Kreme they have there. Hey, they're rare in the UK!

So, I made a little film of what we did. It was nice.

A couple of tunes I've been loving;

Hope you've all been well,

-Kit xox

Let's Get These Teen Hearts Beating Faster

Hello doves, hope your summer is going well. 

The other day I accidentally pulled an all nighter and it was lovely. I don't really know what happened - I was reading and on tumblr for a bit and then I saw it was half three and thought, well, go big or go home.

 Around four the light started streaming through the curtains and it looked so fresh and clean. Does that make sense? I so badly wanted to go outside but didn't want to wake the house up. My friend and I have arranged to meet up at about three in the morning soon though - there's something being outside when everyone is sleeping that makes you feel incredibly special and calm. No matter the weather the light is so pure and new and you can almost feel it flowing through your veins. 

Coming from someone who easily sleeps till midday during the holidays, this feels weird even from me, but I definitely think getting up incredibly early is very rewarding - even if you crawl back into your bed later.

The other day I also got this cute top from the Topshop 'retro' section, where independent designers upcycle old clothes. I am in love with it and had to show you guys. It's been cropped at the bottom but because it's quite large so hangs just above my belly button - somehow it's still flattering. 

Also, I also got my roll of film developed!! I was worried they would all be ruined as I had thought all the film had been rewound into the canister after I had taken all 24 pictures but it hadn't; and so some of the film got exposed to the light when I opened the back. In the end I lost about ten pictures, including some really gorgeous ones of my friend smoking, but at this point I'm not too fussed as I'm so happy with how these turned out. 

this is probably one of my favourite photos, mainly because of the light flare at the bottom. The colours are so lovely and I love the quality - it's grainy but you can still make out details.

 I'm so chuffed with these and cannot wait to take hundreds more and use all my money and fill up this photobook and experiment with the other cameras I've got.

I'll leave you with this cute cover of No Angels by Bastille & Ella - I really like the original but they do this cover so well.

Lots of love, 

-Kit xox

luminescence

Hello doves, hope your week is going well - it's drawing to an end, luckily! Tomorrow is our last day of term before we break up for Easter and I can't wait. I really need the rest, highlighted by the fact that today mum and I slept in by an hour. Well done us! We told the school I had a dentist appointment. What they don't know won't hurt them.

Our short film was finally finished - after staying late after school several days to film and then spending a good few hours staring at a mind-numbing screen and overlaying audio and video so they corresponded accordingly. It was worth it though, and we won the most awards out of any of the other films being shown - Best Soundtrack, Best Actress, Best Supporting Actress and Best Director. I'm very proud.

We were randomly assigned two genres to shape it around, but most of us veered pretty far of the track. Never the less, it was such a laugh seeing everyone's films, if a bit bitter-sweet as it was the sixth year's last Oscars.

Some shots from our western/rom-com, 'No Country For Young Ladies'

I'm going to post the full video later I think, I'm not sure whether I should put it on facebook as some people might not want it to be seen.

To celebrate the end of term, have a song with the best guitar riffs by Temples.

-Kitty x