Five for Friday

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Are we all enjoying watching the world gear-up for The Great Gatsby? Again? The fashion world is of course swinging in 20's revival. Brooks Brothers, along with Prada have released a Gatsby-inspired collection. Brooks were responsible for the mens' costuming and I for one and not ashamed to admit that I would melt for a man in this tailoring.

 

I kind of want to do this 5 minute DIY, thanks to Frankie Magazine.

Nine friends have been playing a game of tag for 23 years

Alison Brie (of Community and Mad Men) recreates internet memes with startling accuracy.

One does not simply... (B's reponse)

Yes, I could have written a review of the show I went to on Friday night (it was brilliant, by the way, in case I never get around to it).

Instead I decided to post a reponse to Jane.

One does not simply...

On Friday, B went to see the Lord of the Rings with the Queensland Symphony Orchestra - I expect she'll tell you about in a later blog post. And I expect she was also expecting to be able to tell this anecdote, but I'm going to steal it.

When she was watching the film, and Boromir delivered the line, "One does not simply walk into Mordor," the whole theatre apparently got the giggles, and wouldn't stop laughing for the next ten minutes. B says the orchestra didn't seem to get it, and she thought possibly half the theatre was just laughing at the other half, for laughing at something so random in the first place. But anyway, obviously a bunch of people at the orchestra on Friday night have spent enough time on the internet to have absorbed the Sean Bean meme!

So, in honour of Lord of the Rings: Fellowship of the Ring:

There are bazillions of others, each more nerdy than the last! Feel free to send me your favourites!