Let football be about football

I don't like football, I don't know who's who, who they play for or even where teams are located if it isn't clearly stated.  That's why it was such an unlikely event for me to argue in favour of football as a sport against my best friend, with whom I rarely argue or even differ in opinion a lot of the time.  However, with the whole Egypt v England thing I got very annoyed that all the media seemed to be focusing on was the love lives of the players and not their actual football skills.

The fact my friend showed true concern for Cheryl Cole and actually stated that she feels "like Cheryl Cole is a personal friend".  Nations sweetheart she may be...please don't be offended that her husband was a tosser.  If he's good (which in all honesty I don't even know if he is) let him get on with his job eh?

I don't care whether you're John Terry, Wayne Bridge or even Ashley Cole.  Can you kick a ball?  Does your team have a better chance of winning if you're there?  Good for you, off you go then.  You do that.  I don't really mind what happens in your not so private life.  I even promise not to boo at you for sleeping with someone you shouldn't. (Please Mr Radio 1 man don't try to make whether or not John Terry will get booed at a news story.)

As hot as Cheryl Cole may be it's possible she wasn't all sweetness and light.  How ironic this song is though...lost your parachute Cheryl?

DIY Plaits...

After wearing my hair in plaits all summer in a bid to prevent the fact camping prevents the use of straighteners (and being spoken to in Dutch a lot...I am blonde.  I do look a bit like a milkmaid.  I am not Dutch.  Shocking I know!) I am glad to finally see that plaits are back.  Ok this may be a bit belated as they have been 'back' for a while but I should clarify...I am glad that DIY plaits are back.

When reading Vogue's beauty pages every on trend hairstyle 'how to' quoted something along the lines of "it should look like you've done it yourself".  This is marvellous as I DO do it myself.  My plaits are not neat, I cannot do French plaits to save my life (and therefore I am incapable of having plaits run delicately through my hair...across the front or into an up do) and therefore they continuously look a mess.  Like I've done them myself.

Grazia tells me this is all due to Alexander Wang's S/S 2010 catwalk.  Thank you Alexander Wang...with the new short layers permeating my hair I'm pleased to have an excuse when people comment (and they inevitabily do) that I have a bit of hair sticking out jussst there.  "I'm supposed to!  Alexander Wang says so."

The Wang Plait, followed by Hanne Gaby Odiele and Cheryl Cole rocking the look