I've been having a real 80s-a-thon recently. Love it!
Ahem, sorry... I feel incredibly rude. I haven't posted on here for quite some time again, and for that, I apologize! I've been pretty busy, I went for the position of Newspaper Editor in the by-elections at my uni... and came second. BLAH. Never mind about that for now though! :D
I'm attempting to make a gypsy tart for Suzi Wilkin et al tomorrow... I'll be honest, I'm scared that it's all going to go wrong, as it's the first time I've actually made one myself... Let's hope it sets! :P or we'll have a rather runny mess on our hands!
Oh, I've FINALLY seen Despicable Me, by the way... It was awesome! :D one of the best kids' films I've seen for a long time! Now all we have to look forward to (or not) is the release of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1 next week... Oh dear. >.< It's going to be horrendous!
That will do for tonight. Due to my lack of sleep, I'm very tired... *yawns*
Look out for my next post, freakies! <3 xx
Monday, 15 November 2010
Wednesday, 10 November 2010
Demo2010 - Update 5
Protesters are now burning an effigy of Nick Clegg in the blaze outside Millbank Tower, where people are now tearing up their banners and smashing windows. It has been said that people are finding anything they can to throw at Millbank Tower.
Demo 2010 - Update 4
Trouble has broken out in the protest against higher tuition fees. It has been reported that around 30 people wearing balaclavas stormed Millbank Tower and set off green snoke bombs, causing the building to be evacuated. Graffiti involving anarchy has been written onto the side of the tower, and protesters' banners have been set alight in the middle of the crowds.
Demo 2010 March - 10.11.10 - Live update 3
Students dressed as zombies are protesting on their way to Trafalgar Square - along with signs reading "Dawn of the Debt".
The crowds are now moving to Westminster, where there are at least 20,000 people, it has been reported. Protesters are dressed in an array of costumes, with people dressed in money, and there are a number of effigies - including one which has 2 heads, one of David Cameron and one of Nick Clegg.
The main demo is due to start at 12.45pm, outside the Houses of Parliament.
The crowds are now moving to Westminster, where there are at least 20,000 people, it has been reported. Protesters are dressed in an array of costumes, with people dressed in money, and there are a number of effigies - including one which has 2 heads, one of David Cameron and one of Nick Clegg.
The main demo is due to start at 12.45pm, outside the Houses of Parliament.
Demo 2010 March - 10.11.10
The Demo 2010 march is currently moving on past the Holborn underground station, according to recent reports. The protesters are holding up traffic in their thousands by marching along roads, and even several vans are unable to stop them in their tracks.
University of Bedfordshire students have reported that the protesters are now running past the London School of Economics, picking up more students every minute. Jamie Tayler, UoB Journalism student caught up in the march, said: "Sorry, I need to stop for a moment to catch my breath!"
University of Bedfordshire students have reported that the protesters are now running past the London School of Economics, picking up more students every minute. Jamie Tayler, UoB Journalism student caught up in the march, said: "Sorry, I need to stop for a moment to catch my breath!"
Demo 2010 March - 10.11.10 - Press conference
Students from all over the UK are marching in London today in a protest against the sharp rise in tuition fees, expected to be introduced in 2012.
An unprecedented amount of students have attended - there were only around 24,000 expected, yet in the past 48 hours, students have flocked to London to voice their opinions in high numbers.
63 students from the University of Bedfordshire have travelled by coach to the protest, which was organised by 2nd year Journalism student, Jamie Tayler. Having attended the press conference at 11.15am, he said: "People are fairly quiet at the moment, but various slogans are being shouted out, for example: You say cutbacks, we say fight back," and "We voted Lib Dems, look what they've done with us."
The march has started in many places over London, including Euston, where it is believed that around 4,000 students are currently protesting. Protesters are planning to march to the Institute of Education, and then through to the Houses of Parliament.
An unprecedented amount of students have attended - there were only around 24,000 expected, yet in the past 48 hours, students have flocked to London to voice their opinions in high numbers.
63 students from the University of Bedfordshire have travelled by coach to the protest, which was organised by 2nd year Journalism student, Jamie Tayler. Having attended the press conference at 11.15am, he said: "People are fairly quiet at the moment, but various slogans are being shouted out, for example: You say cutbacks, we say fight back," and "We voted Lib Dems, look what they've done with us."
The march has started in many places over London, including Euston, where it is believed that around 4,000 students are currently protesting. Protesters are planning to march to the Institute of Education, and then through to the Houses of Parliament.
Sunday, 17 October 2010
What a day... -_-
So, after having a lovely weekend at home in Ashford, I decided to make my way back up to Luton this afternoon, in the hope that I'd be back in time to catch the 3.10 showing of Despicable Me with Suzi Wilkin et al. BUT IT WAS NOT TO BE! The "amazing" Network Rail decided to delay my train back to St Pancras by half an hour, meaning that by the time I'd arrived in Luton, I'd have missed loads of the film. I was not best pleased... But then! :O A glimmer of hope! The delayed train was going fast, skipping out the other stations and heading straight to St Pancras. Could I just about make it in time? I checked the train times. There was a train leaving for Luton at 14.47, which arrived at 15.28. If I legged it, I could just make the film in time... Yay! :D
I sat on the rocketing train, surrounded by other impatient passengers such as myself. As the other stations shot by, the clock seemed to flick forward at a similar speed. As it approached 14.40, I had a horrible feeling that I was literally just going to miss the train to Luton. And I was right! :( the train arrived no more than two minutes late, causing my arrival in Luton to be delayed until almost 15.45. I was so annoyed! :( I'd missed my film, and spent 40 minutes in Ashford being poked in the arse by a freezing cold metal pole... 40 minutes more that I could have spend with my boyfriend! :( never mind.
On the upside, my babies were so pleased to see me - and they dug straight into the treat that I bought them! :P I have to admit, I felt incredibly guilty about leaving them behind on Thursday. I've become incredibly attached to them over the past 3 weeks! In some ways, I can't quite believe that I've only owned them for such a short amount of time...
I have a horrible feeling that I've got work due for Print Production tomorrow; yet, I haven't got any written down... >.< whoops! I guess I'll have to find out the hard way! :P
I love you, grammar geekazoids. <3
I sat on the rocketing train, surrounded by other impatient passengers such as myself. As the other stations shot by, the clock seemed to flick forward at a similar speed. As it approached 14.40, I had a horrible feeling that I was literally just going to miss the train to Luton. And I was right! :( the train arrived no more than two minutes late, causing my arrival in Luton to be delayed until almost 15.45. I was so annoyed! :( I'd missed my film, and spent 40 minutes in Ashford being poked in the arse by a freezing cold metal pole... 40 minutes more that I could have spend with my boyfriend! :( never mind.
On the upside, my babies were so pleased to see me - and they dug straight into the treat that I bought them! :P I have to admit, I felt incredibly guilty about leaving them behind on Thursday. I've become incredibly attached to them over the past 3 weeks! In some ways, I can't quite believe that I've only owned them for such a short amount of time...
I have a horrible feeling that I've got work due for Print Production tomorrow; yet, I haven't got any written down... >.< whoops! I guess I'll have to find out the hard way! :P
I love you, grammar geekazoids. <3
Tuesday, 12 October 2010
Ooh errr, double posting? I think so! ;)
So, did I tell you that we've already created nicknames for our lecturers?
Yes. It has happened... and it seems that every time, Deena is the only one who escapes the nicknaming process. Consider yourself lucky! :P So far we've had Professor Trelawney, Something Something Something Ironside, The Lobster and Jack Nicholson. Of course, I shouldn't name names, so I won't... Besides, I'm quite unsure of what some of their names are anyway! Whoops. :P
Anyway, back to the point. We, as humble journalists, have the delight of a three hour lecture on a Wednesday morning with the infamous Jack Nicholson. In this time, we have to sit in a massively crowded lecture hall to watch a documentary film and take notes on it. Why? Now, I'd love to be able to answer that question myself. It's like sitting in a cinema and scribbling down the film plot whilst perching on the edge of seats that are about 10 times more uncomfortable than the ones you would find in a typical screen at your local Cineworld. Yes, they really are that horrible! So, as you can imagine, numb bum syndrome takes hold after about 20 minutes of sitting on these beauties.
Right at this second, I am wrapped up comfortably in my brown animal print duvet, and I know that I will NOT want to move when I wake up in the morning... >.< Okay, so this lecture doesn't start until 10, so I get a little bit of a lay-in, I guess!
Oooh, and another rant. The Lobster put us through an antagonising presentation about quotations in our Feature Writing lecture today... Which he had already presented to us at the beginning of this year! But, here's the worst part... IT STILL CONTAINED THE SAME GRAMMATICAL ERRORS THAT IT DID LAST TIME HE PRESENTED IT! I shot him down in a rather embarrassing way last time, especially because of his poor ellipsis use. That man CANNOT use an ellipsis properly! He either uses two dots or more than four. How hard is it to just use THREE and leave it at that?! Argh! You know what really grinds my gears? THE LOBSTER! >:(
...Phew. I needed to get that out. It's been at the back of my mind all day. I really cannot stress my dislike for him enough!
Good night, chumps. :)
xx
Yes. It has happened... and it seems that every time, Deena is the only one who escapes the nicknaming process. Consider yourself lucky! :P So far we've had Professor Trelawney, Something Something Something Ironside, The Lobster and Jack Nicholson. Of course, I shouldn't name names, so I won't... Besides, I'm quite unsure of what some of their names are anyway! Whoops. :P
Anyway, back to the point. We, as humble journalists, have the delight of a three hour lecture on a Wednesday morning with the infamous Jack Nicholson. In this time, we have to sit in a massively crowded lecture hall to watch a documentary film and take notes on it. Why? Now, I'd love to be able to answer that question myself. It's like sitting in a cinema and scribbling down the film plot whilst perching on the edge of seats that are about 10 times more uncomfortable than the ones you would find in a typical screen at your local Cineworld. Yes, they really are that horrible! So, as you can imagine, numb bum syndrome takes hold after about 20 minutes of sitting on these beauties.
Right at this second, I am wrapped up comfortably in my brown animal print duvet, and I know that I will NOT want to move when I wake up in the morning... >.< Okay, so this lecture doesn't start until 10, so I get a little bit of a lay-in, I guess!
Oooh, and another rant. The Lobster put us through an antagonising presentation about quotations in our Feature Writing lecture today... Which he had already presented to us at the beginning of this year! But, here's the worst part... IT STILL CONTAINED THE SAME GRAMMATICAL ERRORS THAT IT DID LAST TIME HE PRESENTED IT! I shot him down in a rather embarrassing way last time, especially because of his poor ellipsis use. That man CANNOT use an ellipsis properly! He either uses two dots or more than four. How hard is it to just use THREE and leave it at that?! Argh! You know what really grinds my gears? THE LOBSTER! >:(
...Phew. I needed to get that out. It's been at the back of my mind all day. I really cannot stress my dislike for him enough!
Good night, chumps. :)
xx
Indestructible...
"And I never was smart with love,
I let the bad ones in and the good ones go,
But; I'm gonna love you like I've never been hurt before -
I'm gonna love you like I'm indestructible.
Your love is ultimate,
Not again, it's taking over!
This is hardcore,
And I'm indestructible."
That's about all I've got to say today. My mind is in La-la-land! :)
I let the bad ones in and the good ones go,
But; I'm gonna love you like I've never been hurt before -
I'm gonna love you like I'm indestructible.
Your love is ultimate,
Not again, it's taking over!
This is hardcore,
And I'm indestructible."
That's about all I've got to say today. My mind is in La-la-land! :)
Monday, 11 October 2010
Stockholm Syndrome and Misery...
Yep, the title may seem random today, yet it was the only thing that popped into my head... as it's a line from a gorgeous song by Robyn named "Love Kills". So abrupt, yet true! :)
My robotic voice seems ot have finally given up the ghost. Woop! :D My throat is still quite sore, but I feel fine now apart from that! After another day spent at uni, I'm now back home with very little to do. Although, I guess a night off to relax wouldn't go amiss! I had quite a busy weekend at work and had a great evening in on Friday with Suzi and Paul from work - which consisted of eating Indian food, playing Left for Dead 2 and Rock Band... Which is AMAZING! :D I used to absolutely suck at playing the guitar, but I'm starting to get better... As long as there are no more than 2 notes to play at one time, of course! ;)
I might drop by again later on. It all depends on how bored I become over the course of my evening! ;)
Until then, minions! :D
xx
My robotic voice seems ot have finally given up the ghost. Woop! :D My throat is still quite sore, but I feel fine now apart from that! After another day spent at uni, I'm now back home with very little to do. Although, I guess a night off to relax wouldn't go amiss! I had quite a busy weekend at work and had a great evening in on Friday with Suzi and Paul from work - which consisted of eating Indian food, playing Left for Dead 2 and Rock Band... Which is AMAZING! :D I used to absolutely suck at playing the guitar, but I'm starting to get better... As long as there are no more than 2 notes to play at one time, of course! ;)
I might drop by again later on. It all depends on how bored I become over the course of my evening! ;)
Until then, minions! :D
xx
Thursday, 7 October 2010
Epic Fail!
MY VOICE IS GONE! NOOOOOOOOOOOOO! :(
On a lighter note though, I am feeling much better now! I just don't sound an awful lot like it, however... :P Now, if I may continue with the negatives, or rather, funnier part of today, I completely and utterly embarrassed myself at work today. Unintentionally, I called one of the managers unattractive... :P Here's how it happened:
1. So, we have these new jumpers at work, and for some reason the managers have taken a liking to them over their suit jackets. Anyway...
2. One of the managers on duty, Aaron, came over to speak to my female colleague and I. She commented on how she liked the new jumpers, and I said that I wasn't overly keen... After all, I have a thing for men in suits! ;)
3. Aaron took that in the wrong way, and started to smile and laugh. In an attempt to cover my tracks, I foolishly dug myself into an even deeper hole by saying:
"Oh no, I didn't necessarily mean that I find any of the male managers here attractive!"
Ouch. That must have hurt. Seriously, you have NO idea how bad I felt after... Yet at the same time, it was hilarious! :P To make matters worse, he then decided to tell Adam, the other manager on duty. I honestly felt like going to hide behind a rock, and by the time my shift ended, I probably resembled nothing less than a beetroot. Ahem... :P
I don't think you need any further explanation, do you? No.
Good night grammar geeks! :D
xxx
On a lighter note though, I am feeling much better now! I just don't sound an awful lot like it, however... :P Now, if I may continue with the negatives, or rather, funnier part of today, I completely and utterly embarrassed myself at work today. Unintentionally, I called one of the managers unattractive... :P Here's how it happened:
1. So, we have these new jumpers at work, and for some reason the managers have taken a liking to them over their suit jackets. Anyway...
2. One of the managers on duty, Aaron, came over to speak to my female colleague and I. She commented on how she liked the new jumpers, and I said that I wasn't overly keen... After all, I have a thing for men in suits! ;)
3. Aaron took that in the wrong way, and started to smile and laugh. In an attempt to cover my tracks, I foolishly dug myself into an even deeper hole by saying:
"Oh no, I didn't necessarily mean that I find any of the male managers here attractive!"
Ouch. That must have hurt. Seriously, you have NO idea how bad I felt after... Yet at the same time, it was hilarious! :P To make matters worse, he then decided to tell Adam, the other manager on duty. I honestly felt like going to hide behind a rock, and by the time my shift ended, I probably resembled nothing less than a beetroot. Ahem... :P
I don't think you need any further explanation, do you? No.
Good night grammar geeks! :D
xxx
Monday, 4 October 2010
ARGH!
Sooo, it was my first day back at university today... AND I WOKE UP FEELING INCREDIBLY ILL! :( nevertheless, I struggled through and still enjoyed my day... Ha! Take that, you weird cold thing! I WILL have victory! :D
I've spent my evening creating a new background for this blog. I hope you all noticed? ;) I simply LOVE playing around with Photoshop! It puts me in a good mood once I've got the end product. For example, when the lovely Rosie stayed at my place last week, we spent half of our night editing photos of James. Now he has his face plastered onto a picture of Harry Potter and we warped his face so it looked like Mario! :P in a seperate picture, of course; a Harry-Mario-Potter-James thing would look very scary indeed! ;)
Anyway, we now have to keep a weekly blog for one of our seminars. I'll probably just use this account, so don't be surprised if you see lots of posts which don't make a lot of sense... Haha! :P
In other news, I'm really into Robyn at the moment. She has the voice of a beautiful flower in my opinion! She's a very talented lady indeed! :) I'm actually listening to her as I'm writing this!
Enjoy my updates, my darling freaks! ;)
I've spent my evening creating a new background for this blog. I hope you all noticed? ;) I simply LOVE playing around with Photoshop! It puts me in a good mood once I've got the end product. For example, when the lovely Rosie stayed at my place last week, we spent half of our night editing photos of James. Now he has his face plastered onto a picture of Harry Potter and we warped his face so it looked like Mario! :P in a seperate picture, of course; a Harry-Mario-Potter-James thing would look very scary indeed! ;)
Anyway, we now have to keep a weekly blog for one of our seminars. I'll probably just use this account, so don't be surprised if you see lots of posts which don't make a lot of sense... Haha! :P
In other news, I'm really into Robyn at the moment. She has the voice of a beautiful flower in my opinion! She's a very talented lady indeed! :) I'm actually listening to her as I'm writing this!
Enjoy my updates, my darling freaks! ;)
Wednesday, 29 September 2010
I'm in Luton, biatches!
Yeah, you heard me alright! This bird has flown the coop once again back to the land of university! I'm incredibly excited to see what the second year has in store for me... Hopefully it won't be too difficult ;)
It's been amazing to catch up with all of my Luton buddies, especially now the esteemed James (a.k.a. Hamez, Hazza P, Dr. Who... etc. :P) has joined me at the world of Cine! :D my new house is fabulous, although I have to admit, it was rather messy when I first arrived... Thanks, Ben & Kelly! xD But everything was soon fixed, and now I've settled in just fine! :D
I also have two brand new additions to my family - two absolutely gorgeous little Russian Dwarf hamsters! :D here they are, warming up to their new home:
Aren't they just the cutest things ever? The light grey one is called Otis, and the darker one is called Spud, courtesy of my lovely boyfriend! :P
Ugh, I've got work in about three hours. But I'm not complaining really - I'm actually looking forward to spending time with my work buddies! And then the awesomeness that is Rosie Khan is going to stay over at my new place tonight once I'm finished at work! It should be a good laugh! Although, I've failed to tell her that she's banned from drinking coffee while she's here. She's probably going to kill me now, the little caffeine addict that she is! :P mwahaha!
That's all from me for now. I'll keep you updated on my course over the next few weeks! :D yay!
Peace out, fellow freakazoids. <3
It's been amazing to catch up with all of my Luton buddies, especially now the esteemed James (a.k.a. Hamez, Hazza P, Dr. Who... etc. :P) has joined me at the world of Cine! :D my new house is fabulous, although I have to admit, it was rather messy when I first arrived... Thanks, Ben & Kelly! xD But everything was soon fixed, and now I've settled in just fine! :D
I also have two brand new additions to my family - two absolutely gorgeous little Russian Dwarf hamsters! :D here they are, warming up to their new home:
Aren't they just the cutest things ever? The light grey one is called Otis, and the darker one is called Spud, courtesy of my lovely boyfriend! :P
Ugh, I've got work in about three hours. But I'm not complaining really - I'm actually looking forward to spending time with my work buddies! And then the awesomeness that is Rosie Khan is going to stay over at my new place tonight once I'm finished at work! It should be a good laugh! Although, I've failed to tell her that she's banned from drinking coffee while she's here. She's probably going to kill me now, the little caffeine addict that she is! :P mwahaha!
That's all from me for now. I'll keep you updated on my course over the next few weeks! :D yay!
Peace out, fellow freakazoids. <3
Wednesday, 1 September 2010
Never take life for granted.
That's something I've realised more than ever during the last couple of days.
The world lost a beautiful soul in Catie Glennon this weekend. She was such a bubbly, outgoing and fun person to be around, with so much potential. She was just going into her third year at UoB... such a waste of a young life. Although I wasn't an incredibly close friend of hers, I knew her well - not only did we attend the same university and share friends in common, but we also worked together for a number of months at Cineworld. It's crazy to think that we were often mixed up if people saw us from the back, yet now she's no longer among us. I've got a distinct memory of her from one evening at work - I'd taught Natalie, another fellow colleague, how to make origami cranes. As we made them together whilst sitting behind the box office, Catie and manager Adam Rose came over. After a few strange looks and remarks, we all ended up singing "The Bird is the Word" whilst dancing in true Peter Griffin fashion. The Catie in that particular moment is the Catie I'll always remember. Rest in peace, and I hope you're in a much better place now. xxx
The world lost a beautiful soul in Catie Glennon this weekend. She was such a bubbly, outgoing and fun person to be around, with so much potential. She was just going into her third year at UoB... such a waste of a young life. Although I wasn't an incredibly close friend of hers, I knew her well - not only did we attend the same university and share friends in common, but we also worked together for a number of months at Cineworld. It's crazy to think that we were often mixed up if people saw us from the back, yet now she's no longer among us. I've got a distinct memory of her from one evening at work - I'd taught Natalie, another fellow colleague, how to make origami cranes. As we made them together whilst sitting behind the box office, Catie and manager Adam Rose came over. After a few strange looks and remarks, we all ended up singing "The Bird is the Word" whilst dancing in true Peter Griffin fashion. The Catie in that particular moment is the Catie I'll always remember. Rest in peace, and I hope you're in a much better place now. xxx
Friday, 4 June 2010
Howdy ho!
Why must I always leave it so long in-between blog posts? Ah wait... that's it. I'm just so forgetful haha! :P
I've just noticed I finally have my first follower... Thank you Becca Taylor! :P it's nice to know someone is reading these, haha. So what's new with me? Well, for a start... I'm no longer a fresher at the University of Bedfordshire! :D I can't believe a whole academic year has passed already! Ok, so it's not as long as a school's academic year, but hey... it still counts! :D I've really enjoyed my first year as a journalist and I hope I continue to enjoy it in the next two years. :) I'm looking forward to going back to Ashford for the summer, but I'm really going to miss my Lutonian buddies from both uni and work! :(
I'm really excited about this weekend, though - I'm going to the Capital FM Summertime Ball with Lewis on Sunday! :D so many artists are playing throughout the day so it's all very exciting! I can't wait :D Speaking of Lewis, I'm waiting for him to arrive in Luton at the minute. He should be here soon... I hope :P
I handed in my last assignment for the year on Tuesday morning, which was a massive burden off of my shoulders to be honest! My sister came up to Luton for a few days to stay over too, which was lovely - we enjoyed our time together! "Who invited you?" :P
Tomorrow is my second to last shift at Cineworld Luton for four whole months :( although I love my buddies back in Ashford's Cineworld, I'm really going to miss the friends I've made up here! They're all so great to work with and so much fun :)
Hmm, I think Lewis should be here within about fifteen minutes. I'd better leave this one here for now :P
Until next time, fellow grammar freaks! ;)
(Although, maybe you aren't grammar freaks. In which case, I've just made myself look like a complete numpty. I'm just going to shut up now. :P)
...love you all ;)
I've just noticed I finally have my first follower... Thank you Becca Taylor! :P it's nice to know someone is reading these, haha. So what's new with me? Well, for a start... I'm no longer a fresher at the University of Bedfordshire! :D I can't believe a whole academic year has passed already! Ok, so it's not as long as a school's academic year, but hey... it still counts! :D I've really enjoyed my first year as a journalist and I hope I continue to enjoy it in the next two years. :) I'm looking forward to going back to Ashford for the summer, but I'm really going to miss my Lutonian buddies from both uni and work! :(
I'm really excited about this weekend, though - I'm going to the Capital FM Summertime Ball with Lewis on Sunday! :D so many artists are playing throughout the day so it's all very exciting! I can't wait :D Speaking of Lewis, I'm waiting for him to arrive in Luton at the minute. He should be here soon... I hope :P
I handed in my last assignment for the year on Tuesday morning, which was a massive burden off of my shoulders to be honest! My sister came up to Luton for a few days to stay over too, which was lovely - we enjoyed our time together! "Who invited you?" :P
Tomorrow is my second to last shift at Cineworld Luton for four whole months :( although I love my buddies back in Ashford's Cineworld, I'm really going to miss the friends I've made up here! They're all so great to work with and so much fun :)
Hmm, I think Lewis should be here within about fifteen minutes. I'd better leave this one here for now :P
Until next time, fellow grammar freaks! ;)
(Although, maybe you aren't grammar freaks. In which case, I've just made myself look like a complete numpty. I'm just going to shut up now. :P)
...love you all ;)
Monday, 1 March 2010
Well well well...
Hasn't it been such a long time since I last blogged eh? Hmm... rather a lot has happened since November to be honest! So here I go. ;)
December came around and we had a little Christmas party here in Flat E. The emphasis being on "little", as not many people actually turned up. Ah well... there was more food for us, so I can't complain! :P Of course, I went back to Ashford for three weeks during the Christmas period, which was lovely - I got to catch up with all my family, friends and old work colleagues! Although I must say, the journey home and the journey back to Luton in January were not at all fun... the heavy snowfall in the UK just happened to occur over BOTH of my travelling dates. Argh! I survived though. Just. ;)
And then we move on to January... ugh, possibly one of the worst months of my life so far! I came down with glandular fever as soon as I got back to Luton and was ill throughout the whole month. I even had to go back home for two weeks while I recovered - consequently, I missed out on quite a bit of university work and ended up having to live on £85 for a whole month due to my absence at work. Boo! :(
Fortunately, I recovered just in time for my 19th birthday, and travelled back to Luton that evening... but not before celebrating a little with my family, of course! :P I received loads of lovely cards and prezzies from everyone, and Lewy got me tickets for a day out in London and to go on the London Eye - something I've always wanted to do but never have done! I can't wait until the summer when we can finally use them! :D thank you everyone! :D
February was really a hectic month by my standards. I had a lot of work to catch up on, and I was in a race to get back to work so I could actually earn some money. Living off £85 for a whole month proved to be extremely difficult, but I managed it! It also occured to me a few weeks ago that I actually really like living in Luton. Sure, the place has its rough edges, but what towns and cities don't? I've got so many great friends here, I love my university course (shorthand and all :P), my work colleagues make my working days fun... I could go on, but I'm not about to sit here and bore you all. :P
One more exciting thing happened this month... I managed to get a house for next year with Ben and Kelly! :D I can't wait to move in, it's really spacious for three people and we've all got double beds... which is something I really miss from home! It also means that I won't have to suffer the damned fire alarm going off at unsavoury hours of the night anymore... YAY :D
Right, I think that's everything covered. Hope to speak to you all again soon! :D
Lauren xx
December came around and we had a little Christmas party here in Flat E. The emphasis being on "little", as not many people actually turned up. Ah well... there was more food for us, so I can't complain! :P Of course, I went back to Ashford for three weeks during the Christmas period, which was lovely - I got to catch up with all my family, friends and old work colleagues! Although I must say, the journey home and the journey back to Luton in January were not at all fun... the heavy snowfall in the UK just happened to occur over BOTH of my travelling dates. Argh! I survived though. Just. ;)
And then we move on to January... ugh, possibly one of the worst months of my life so far! I came down with glandular fever as soon as I got back to Luton and was ill throughout the whole month. I even had to go back home for two weeks while I recovered - consequently, I missed out on quite a bit of university work and ended up having to live on £85 for a whole month due to my absence at work. Boo! :(
Fortunately, I recovered just in time for my 19th birthday, and travelled back to Luton that evening... but not before celebrating a little with my family, of course! :P I received loads of lovely cards and prezzies from everyone, and Lewy got me tickets for a day out in London and to go on the London Eye - something I've always wanted to do but never have done! I can't wait until the summer when we can finally use them! :D thank you everyone! :D
February was really a hectic month by my standards. I had a lot of work to catch up on, and I was in a race to get back to work so I could actually earn some money. Living off £85 for a whole month proved to be extremely difficult, but I managed it! It also occured to me a few weeks ago that I actually really like living in Luton. Sure, the place has its rough edges, but what towns and cities don't? I've got so many great friends here, I love my university course (shorthand and all :P), my work colleagues make my working days fun... I could go on, but I'm not about to sit here and bore you all. :P
One more exciting thing happened this month... I managed to get a house for next year with Ben and Kelly! :D I can't wait to move in, it's really spacious for three people and we've all got double beds... which is something I really miss from home! It also means that I won't have to suffer the damned fire alarm going off at unsavoury hours of the night anymore... YAY :D
Right, I think that's everything covered. Hope to speak to you all again soon! :D
Lauren xx
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