I saw these t-shirts and thought they were really cool. I think that geek fashion in general is a cool thing, it is not serious, and the best ones usually do make an impact. I like the retro style t-shirts too, everyone loves retro things which take them back to their childhood, and these tees are no different. They are recognisable, just like a brand the logo on these shirts mean something and are recognised.

The first is a red grow up t-shirt. Obviously with a red mushroom.

And second is the green t shirt, Get A Life.

The messages relate to the design, if you like Mario or played it as a kid you will know all about the green and red mushrooms, and these t-shirts will make a lot of sense. If not then I am sure just the mushrooms will look familiar, as they are an iconic part of Mario.

The t shirts themselves are printed on super soft cotton, in fact they are EXACTLY the same based t shirts as what I am using for my standard t-shirts in my business, so they are good

Hey blog

So today it has been a bit of a relaxing work day, I did not do too much I did work on my blog for work, as well as blogging here, and also did a few designs too.

This is what I wore today:

• Armani knit
• Acne Jeans

So today I got a label printer, I got a Dymo label writer. I used to think that label printers used ink, so never bothered to get one; It would be too expensive to keep buying ink and labels, so I never every bothered to even look into it. But I realised that it was thermal, so all you need to do is buy labels. This will save me so much time, so I got myself a printer and here it is:

So I have been busy setting that up and having a play and test with it. It doesnt work exactly how I would like, but it does a good job and will save me some time, as well as looking a bit more professional. The labels are quite small, I have ordered some larger ones which will come soon, and see if they are any better.

I also got The Big Bang Theory box set. I do like this show a lot, I would not say that I like it as much as Entourage for example, but it is a good watch, and now I can finally watch it in order instead of just watching it every now and then when its on.

I got a couple of new t shirts too, so I will show them in the next post

There has been a legal battle with a pub and it’s owner, Karen Murphy over the showing of football in her pub. Specifically 3PM Saturday kick-offs via foreign tv packages, as you are not allowed to show 3pM kick-offs in the UK. It has been an agreement with the TV people and the Premier League for a long time, but if you are watching football abroad, i.e. via a foreign provider they are allowed and do show Premier League 3PM kick-offs; You will know this if you ever go on holiday you can watch games.

She has won her latest battle, and the European Court of Justice has ruled in her favor.

The ECJ now says national laws which prohibit the import, sale or use of foreign decoder cards are contrary to the freedom to provide services.

It said national legislation, which banned the use of overseas decoders, could not “be justified either in light of the objective of protecting intellectual property rights or by the objective of encouraging the public to attend football stadiums”. – BBC

The ECJ findings will now go to the High Court in London, which had sent the matter to the ECJ for guidance, for a final ruling.

Why the current situation is unfair to the consumers in the European Union

EXAMPLE – So you want to watch something on German pay TV, and you want to do it legally and pay SKY Deutschland for a subscription. They will not sell you a subscription direct. They will tell you they “don’t have the rights” to broadcast in your country; You will need a local address (in Germany) and other forms of identification too. It is the same for all the providers in Europe, you cannot go direct to them, as they will not sell you a legal subscription you should be legally allowed to buy under EU law.

EXAMPLE 2 – So you are Spanish, and come to England to work and live. You decide you wanna still watch your favourite Spanish TV shows, so you call them to subscribe, but you wont be able to, because they will not let you without a Spanish address to register the subscription to.

EXAMPLE 3 – (It works both ways) You are English and go over to Spain to live, you call up SKY UK to get a subscription and they will not sell you one, you are in Spain, you are not allowed to watch SKY.

Under the current rules, policies and Terms of Service (not law) you are not allowed to subscribe to foreign providers, some 3rd parties offer services but over charge MASSIVELY! You can get subscriptions from 3rd parties for something like €1000-€2000/year depending on the provider which is a disgrace, instead of paying the provider direct like a local person would.

We are one European Union, if I want to buy a t-shirt from Spain I can, so why cant I pay for and watch Spanish TV?! Or German, or any other I want! It is terrible that a person who is abroad can watch more UK Premiership football than a person living in the UK.

Why dont they just let everyone subscribe to what they want? SKY would make a fortune anyway, many of the providers in Europe carry the “SKY” branding, so selling SKY Italia to the UK and SKY UK to Italy wouldn’t be that big of a deal, in fact they’d probably make even more money!

It is exactly the same online, try going to MTV.com and watching some videos outside of the U.S. it will not happen; Then try on MTV.co.uk to watch the SAME video and it will work! The media industry really need to change it’s ways, they complain all day long about piracy and people not doing things legally, but when people try they hit them up with red tape, rules and regulation and such, or make it near impossible for people to get a product or service they actually want.

LINK for the Pub and Foreign satellite TV on BBC here

So you know I don’t like to blog about negativity too much these days, especially about people, but I saw this on The Sun today and I have to write about it, the always-tabloid-hungry Jodie Marsh. I will let the picture do the talking…

Really?! so the bodybuilder thing, well it’s not for me. I suppose you have to give her some credit, she went out to do something and she did, good for her. However the tan, if you can even call it that…

Seriously! On the left she has a fake tan, and it’s over done, but what can you even call the right pic?! She actually isn’t tanned and is full on black, I really don’t get it! Who was the one who said trying to look as dark as possible is attractive or even healthy? It certainly isn’t natural! I think it’s not so bad to have a little tan, a NATURAL tan colour, but this really takes the cake, it’s putting those fake tan wannabes in their place that is for sure! So, is this the new colour for teens and 20-somethings?

You can read the whole story on The Sun here.

If you haven’t jumped on the tablet bandwagon yet Amazon is here to thrown another tablet into the gadget fire. They have announced their offering, the Amazon Fire, which is a 7″ tablet running a customised version of Android. The biggest selling point of this tablet is the price…Amazon have announced it at a very tempting $199.

There is no word on the UK release at the moment, no date or price, but if you use ye olde currency converter then it works out at under £130; But I imagine with the excuses of shipping, tax and duties Amazon will sell this for around the £150 mark to the UK, which is still super cheap for a tablet.

The low price of course comes with a couple of drawbacks, first off it is no iPad 2, it doesn’t have cameras, it isn’t as powerful, the quoted battery life isn’t as good, it only has 8GB of internal storage.

However there are many positives. For one there is free cloud storage for Amazon content, so no real need for internal space. It is a true stand alone device, no computer is needed which Amazon are nice enough to point out Another good thing is that Amazon have their own music, movie and media store, which has been growing nicely, so no need to worry about using iTunes to get media. The other obvious point is the price, which nobody can argue with, it looks like an absolute bargain when you consider the iPad is twice the price.

Another plus is the free content for Amazon Prime customers. Amazon US have said that Prime customers will get free streaming of 10,000 films and tv shows, which, may get more people (maybe including myself) to subscribe to Amazon Prime.

Have Amazon learned from the HP Touchpad? If you remember (or know) the HP Touchpad was discontinued last month, and HP had a firesale and sold them all off for a price of £89, and everyone went mental!! One day an easy to buy tablet became the most elusive gadget for weeks, there was even talk of some retailers selling them on Ebay for more than the RRP trying to maximise their profits.

With the HP Touchpad sale, it gave Amazon and others exactly what they needed, the price which people would run out and buy a tablet. Even though the sale RRP was £89, they were selling at double that on Ebay, and people were seemingly happy to pay that.

But hold your horses, Amazon have not denied that a 10″ version will be available in the future…So what does that mean? Only time will tell I guess!

Amazon Fire, it does seem like it could be great, so we will have to see what it brings to the table when it is released.

A couple of jackets and knits from H&M which I think look good…

• Grey fine knit jumper, £19.99
• Dark grey cable knit jumper £29.99
• Double breasted jacket, wool blend £49.99
• Double hooke eye fasteners jacket £39.99

What do you think? I really like the first knit jumper and the double breasted jacket, I need a warm smart jacket for this winter and I think it would be a good addition and look good for going out.

 All available to buy at H&M

Hello lovely blog readers

So I woke up today and thought it was Friday, then realised it wasn’t, and it was Monday I had lots to do at work, but it is all done now I still have my amazing sore throat and cough, I say amazing because I have had it for about a week now and it’s still not gone.

• Armani Jeans T Shirt
• Junk De Luxe Cardigan
• Acne Jeans
• Converse Trainers
• Marc Ecko Watch

I ordered myself The Big Bang Theory on DVD, the box set which is season 1 – 4. I like that show, I usually watch it on E4 every now and then, but I wouldn’t say I follow it religiously. I also got a few tees, I will show them tomorrow, they are cool

Tonight I will watch Made In Chselsa, and maybe have a look around some fashion blogs and also some fashion stores to see what is in at the moment. I have had my eye on a new cardigan which I may get

A LIST

• Example featuring Laidback Luke – Natural Disaster
• Example – Stay Awake
• Rihanna – Cheers (Drink To That)
• R.I.O – Turn This Club Around

B LIST

• Flo Rida – Good Feeling
• Nayer featuring Pitbull And Mohombi – Suavemente
• Jay Z & Kanye West – Otis
• Don Omar Featuring Lucenzo – Danza Kuduro
• Leona Lewis – Collide (Avicii Mix)
• Petter Featuring September – Baksmälla
• Marlon Roudette – New Age

C LIST

• Mohombi Featuring Nicole Scherzinger – Coconut Tree
• Sean Paul Featuring Alexis Jordan – Got 2 Luv U
• Tinie Tempah Featuring Wiz Khalifa – Till I’m Gone
• September – Party In My Head
• Timbaland Featuring Pitbull – Pass At Me

This week is playlist is the same, with some songs moved around the list, and some disappearing. No new additions, but still some great music. RIO – Turn This Club Around is a summer track to take us into autumn, I love it

Hey blog,

So October is here, and it’s brought the weather with it, it’s raining outside I got my How To Make It In America Season 1 blu ray the other day, so I am gonna have a marathon session and watch the whole thing

How is your Sunday looking?

We say the same thing every year, me and many of my friends, “Yeah lets go to Oktoberfest” then the months go by, and the next Oktoberfest comes around and I think “Shit I missed another one” So this year’s started, it looks like so much fun, I really have to go to one in the future.

Have you been? How is it?

Annina

What is not to love?