Quite frankly....

I've said it before - blogs and online mags are doing it for me these days... but there is still a print mag I get seriously excited about. Frankie. So witty, creative, fun, beautiful - my only criticism is that it is bi-monthly, I want it more often! The latest issue is totally delicious - and I haven't even properly read it yet! Best bits thus far? Page 52-57 "The tools of the trade - five creatives show us what it takes to make music, jewellery, boots, tattoos and art"(and that's just for the pics, like I said, haven't read the words yet), page 73 "tv's greatest flatmates" - from Alf to Blance Deveraux, hilarious! But the best bit? Page 101 to 103 "what I'll tell my kids - four writers pen advice to their {so far imaginary} offspring".... Here are Daniel Evans top ten:

1. Always eat a meal with at least five colours.
2. Nobody has the right to touch you in your swimsuit places (if you don't want them to)
3. Know who Oscar Wilde is.
4. Pretend you know what you're doing.
5. Don't be lukewarm. - Be hot. Be Cold. Never be lukewarm. For anything. Or anyone.
6. Download Wilson Phillips - Why? Because I've found that most of life's problems can be solved by listening to their song "Hold On" {anyone seen bridesmaids recently?!}
7. Is this the worst thing you're going to do.
8. Treat all people with kindness.
9. There's nothing wrong with feeling lost.
10. The love's on tap - Sure, you may disappoint me by tattooing your coccyx with what you will presume is a sacred mural involving hibiscus flowers and some marine mammal. And yes, there'll be the time I'll want to go Medea on yo'ass after you insist on telling me that "YOU WOULDN'T UNDERSTAND DAD" before drunkenly collapsing over the hall stand and injuring the dog. But I'll forgive you. Every time. Nothing you could do would ever stop me loving you. Unless, of course, you don't like Wilson Phillips. In which case, sweet child, you are no offspring of mine.

And that is just a taste of how fab Frankie is. As much as I'll miss my Aussie mags while I'm in the Philippines for the next five months, I'm looking forward to consuming alot of American mags. But something tells me I might need to purchase a frankie subscription while I'm there, I'm not sure I can do without!