Grumble

Sometimes I worry that doing a degree based entirely on reading – okay I have to pause now to inform you that one of my housemates just yelled up the stairs at me that she’s making chocolate orange cake, happy days – anyway, where was I?! Oh yeah, my degree. I’m worried it’s ruining my love for reading. I’m worried that I’ve chosen the wrong degree and that I should have done a more objective degree. I’m worried that I look around me in lectures and see a lot of people much more suited to this degree than me, especially some of my best friends, and I’m worried that I have a creative project to submit in 4 weeks when I’m not a remotely creative person. It’s got to a point when I’m delaying starting work, ‘cos I’m convinced it’s not going to be great. Right now, I should be analysing Keats for goodness sake!

My birthday’s a week today, I would normally be buzzing. I’m not. I can’t even quite pinpoint why, it can’t all be due to my educational breakdown surely? I’m happy I’m going home this weekend. Some home comforts should sort me out, as well as a big old catch up with my oldest and bestest.

I didn’t really plan this blog, it just happened because I felt despondent. I’ll stop feeling sorry for myself now and get my arse into gear, then reward myself with the well-timed chocolate cake.

P.S. I definitely just fulfilled one of my New Year’s Resolutions whilst simultaneously breaking a different one. 

I feel like this guy:

Birthday hype.

It’s my birthday in 28 days! 4 weeks baby!

Some of you may think this is too early to get excited, especially as I’m only turning twenty, which is not a milestone, but it does signify that I’ve spent two decades on this planet of ours which I personally think is pretty cool. Plus, you only get one birthday a year! Unless the Queen is reading this, in which case, your majesty, you are the exception with two.

So in my twentieth year of living my aims are to:

• Get a tattoo.
• Get another piercing, in my ear, nowhere else.
• GET A JOB. This one is the most important and prevents me from sounding like a total waster. I really want a relevant job, related to books, if possible. So if you’re a big time publishing/editing type, hit me up!
• And finally to stop worrying so much, I’m too young, and need to stop dwelling on stuff that doesn’t matter. For instance, I’m a student, I’m allowed to be in my overdraft occasionally!

I do have other things to look forward to prior to mon anniversaire, such as returning to Lancaster (I have a long Christmas break okay!) and a netball umpiring course, and 4 essay marks returned. See no, I don’t really have that much to look forward to, so Birthday hype it is.

Before my birthday I do have my boyfriend’s birthday to get excited about but he’s a grumpy sod and won’t let me be too giddy, I hope that doesn’t happen to me when I turn 24...I’m going to exert all my efforts into giving him the birthday excitement bug this week, but I don’t think it’s going to work, even though his presents are AWESOME.

Speaking of presents, would it be terribly pretentious of me to write my list here? It would, wouldn’t it. Damn. Here’s a subtle hint instead:

Think I might get bombarded with teapots now.

Christmas 2011

As we know, I do love Christmas. Only thing that would have made it better this year was snow. But alas this Christmas has been the wettest I can recall. Still wonderful though.

Over the past couple of weeks I have eaten lots and drunk copious amounts of alcohol whilst listening to excessive amounts of Frank Sinatra. His Christmas tunes make me happy. So now it’s the 1^st of January and I am suffering from a serious festive hangover. As usual on New Years Day I've woken up vowing to never drink again, but we all know that won't happen. I wonder what 2012 will bring, I’m hoping for good grades, world peace and MORE BLOGGING. Yes, that is my resolution folks.

I've just finished the second Game of Thrones book, I just love a good fantasy novel. I need to read the new Terry Pratchett book too, but can't afford to buy the hardback, sad times. Another reason to love the Christmas season, I have time to read books other than the ones on my University reading list!

I’m gonna leave you with my favourite photos from my little brother’s fancy ass camera. Check out my dog Max in his Christmas pudding outfit. He lost all his dignity on Christmas Day.

Happy New Year! I hope every one of you has a delightful and prosperous year.