So I'm having a lazy day and decided to watch one of my all time favourite films, Labyrinth. As I'm watching it I decided that I'd do a blog on some of my other favourite films. I love old films, not black and white but still old. This list includes old and new films :)
Labyrinth was made in 1986 so just before I was born. I love it because it looks old there's little fancy computer work done on it and what has been used looks fake but it's still a great film. I love all the different characters and the use of puppets as well. It stars David Bowie as the Goblin King and he's amazing in it even though he has a very packed crotch. :P The first copy I had of this film was on tape which was taped off the TV. I have it on DVD now so I can watch it whenever. :) I won't talk about why I love each one would take me a while so here's a few more films :)
These are just a few films I like. I'm a Marvel film lover, I love most of them. I'm also a Disney film lover but Hercules is my favourite Disney film. I think I like mythology which would include Hercules, 300, Clash Of The Titans and Prince of Persia. I find that the characters and the monsters included are fascinating, so when I watch one mythology film I have to watch the others as well.
Any other films I should have included that you think are better?
As I said in an earlier post I need experience working with children. Well I got in contact with a woman in Sheffield that sorts things out volunteer work with Guides etc. She told me that there are a couple of units I could help with but one was more interested as they are low on staff. Tonight is the night where I go meet the staff and have a chat about what's going to happen. :s I'm nervous but at the same time excited. The location is a 50min walk away which is a bit annoying especially at night when it's dark, so I'll have to figure out bus routes and/or taxi costs. I'm quite impressed with myself for getting organised by myself normally I leave stuff like this for other people to sort out. Not any more. I need to grow up and start getting involved with my own life :D I will post an update on how it goes :D
As I'm sat here drinking a glass of cider and black I was wondering what I could next blog about and it hit me. My nails :p
For my 21st my mum said that she would pay for me to have my nails done for my birthday night out. Not just a French manicure but Shellac on my finger nails and Minx on my toes. I was very excited about it. :D
The pictures are off my phone so aren't great. You can see the designs on them though so it's okay. You can even see a small flower on my ring finger nail. That's because the nail technician was nice enough to put it on for a 21st present. :)
The way they put the shellac on is a special UV nail polish that when put under UV light, sets and hardens. It's weird not having to be so fragile with them afterwards as they are hard. The process is quite messy though as the UV light sets the polish on skin as well. There's no damage done but it can be quite tricky to get it off the skin. They are quite hardy as well, my mum's lasted about 2 weeks and she only had to take it off because it started to grow out. Getting a French manicure style is probably the best for wear as it's harder to see when the nail grows so can be kept on until it starts to chip. Full colour may not look as good after a week or so.
Mine have lasted just over a week and are starting to peel and chip now. A couple of chips were seen after a day but I think that's me being too rough with them. Overall I'd get it done again. However, I'm a poor student and can't afford it :/
On my toes I had minx done. As I can't afford to get them done often I had a bright design instead of simple metallic or block colour. The minx sheets are like stickers that they measure to fit the nail and cut out and shape to the right size. Once on they are heated, most likely with a hair dryer, for them to set to the nail. The technician told me that minx on the smallest toe nail has a preference to move as it's closest to the sides of shoes etc so she glued it on with super glue. I enjoyed these as well as there were so many different patterns and styles you could have. These also last until they grow out. The minx on my big toes kind of ruffled up but I think that's because I went out in heels on the day I got them done. As they are bright and busy it's not noticeable though. I would recommend getting this done as well. They are great for holidays and for general life as well.
Both products are meant to get taken off by technicians however, the shellac can be taken off with acetone which is found in certain nail varnish removers. The minx would probably come off with heat, like a hair dryer as well :D
Overall very happy with my nails and if I wasn't so poor I'd get them done more often :D
So tomorrow I'm returning to Sheffield for my third and final year of study. It's quite daunting as I have to write a dissertation and at the moment I can't even remember what topic I chose which is highly inconvenient. I think it's on Youth Crime, along those lines anyway :p.
Sat at my computer looking round my room which, to me, looks bare. However, it's not. At all. Anyone else that walks in here would think I'm still living in it. As everything I love has been packed it's not lacking the true sense of me now. Sounds corny I know but it's true. If you've been to uni and seen all your things packed up you'll understand.
I'm very excited to move back to Sheffield and start having a life again but this year will be much busier than last year. Not in the sense of lectures as they are few and far between but finally I've found a sense of direction which I need to kick myself into gear to achieve. I've decided that I want to become an A level lecturer teaching Psychology. I think I'd be perfect because for some reason all my psychology teachers have been mental, especially at A level. I think I could keep that image going :p For this I probably should have chosen a teaching degree. Hindsight is a bitch however and I didn't so now I'm going to try and get on a PGCE not this year as I've missed it. To get onto this course though I need experience working with children so I'm trying to get some volunteering work at the local Guide group. If I get to do that then I'll be spending as much time there as possible. Also I need to try and find a job to earn some cash :/ At the current time this is quite difficult however, I'm going to try. This year, hopefully, will be filled with a job, volunteer work and studying. I was also thinking about joining a sports team as well.
After all those goals I still want to make the most of my last year at uni so I'll still have to fit in going out as well. Phew! Just thinking about all the stuff I want to do is getting me out of breath ha! Loser I know.
A bit of a funny story as well to add to the seriousness. My mum has very nicely bought me some items to take back with me food, toiletries etc and she put a bottle of Archers in as well. I noticed that the bottle was only half full and that we had a full one in the house so I swapped them however, I felt really bad about it. I've never read it but I know the story by Edgar Alan Poe about the ticking heart under the floor boards and the guilt swelling up until he couldn't take it any more. It was like that and I had to swap them back. My mum saw and just laughed at me because she thought I was stupid. She also added that I could take the full bottle if I wanted to. Moral to the story: Maybe just ask, it's easier. Ha!
Feeling a bit sentimental about leaving home again. :( xxx
On television at the moment adverts seem to be almost 3 times longer than they used to be. This does bug the hell out of me but on the other hand I do have favourite adverts which amuse me a lot.
Compare the Market- This is my all time favourite advert at the moment. It's amazing. I don't have anything that I need to insure and even if there wasn't a cute toy being given away I'd still probably go to the website to purchase insurance. :) Genius.
Underdog- This is another brilliant advert just because of Joe Pasquale's voice as the dog. The opening line gets me "I've had a accident" It's probably only me that thinks it sounds like a small child has just wet themselves. :)
M&Ms- The bit that makes me laugh is just after the guy says "Get in the bowl" and that single slice of bread hits him in the face. No idea why but I was in hysterics when I first saw it :)
A pointless blog but I think it's amazing how adverts are constructed to aim to get you to buy things. They have target audiences which play on the weaknesses of that target. I would never buy car insurance from go compare because I hate those adverts. I'd buy the products being sold in these adverts because the adverts are genius and clever. I love to laugh so these are perfect for me :D My friends and family think I'm an idiot for laughing so much at these adverts but so what. Laughter does you good :D
OK it's been a while since I last posted anything so I thought I would post a blog about my coming of age year. Woop! Traditionally at the age of 21 you get the key to the door. This tradition isn't really used any more, but the keys to signify coming of age are still used. Now they are used for a lot of ages like 16 and 18 as well. To be perfectly honest once 12am came about on the clock I almost cried. I never wanted to be 18 never mind 21. As it goes however, I can't stop the ageing process. There's something about being 21 that makes you think that you need to grow up now. In current times however, this isn't the case. My mum told me that she was married at this age which to think about now is strange. I'm still a student and even after that I don't know if I'll be thinking about settling down. Back to the actual reason for this blog. On the 22nd August I turned 21 :) I had an amazing day where I went to York with my boyfriend and walked around a bit in the sun and had coffee and bought a £4 block of fudge. It was niceeee :D Then on the evening I went out for a meal with my family. I love them all and they make me laugh. It was quiet in the restaurant when we first turned up. Didn't stay quiet once we were there. The steaks they do are amazing and so nice I ate so much. My weight loss process has reverted back to what it was. Oh well. Start again tomorrow. My mum had bought me balloons and a cake which were both lovely. I almost cried when the cake came out. I'm very emotional at these types of things. :) When Mike turned up on the Saturday he had brought me a home made cake and some roses. Isn't he just lovely :). So my birthday was amazing :D I have also planned a BBQ and a trip out round York with my friends to let them have some celebration time as well :p However, as English weather and pure bad luck go, it's raining :(. However, I won't let that get me down. If we can't go to York then so be it. I'm sure we'll have fun either way and we'll just have to go another time.
Here's a few pictures of my 21st :D
The cake that Mike made for me and the roses he bought :D That cake was lovely :D
The family except my mum :D can't see my grandad either. :/
Balloooooons :D
The cake that I didn't know my mum had gotten for me. Little annoyed that they didn't bother to cover the straws with something but other than that it's amazing :D
A video of me trying to blow out the candles on the cake. They keep relighting. It got very frustrating after a while :p. Fun to watch though :D
After this week I seriously need to stop eating. I'm avoiding the scales at the minute as I'm scared at what I'll see. :p I'll update once I'm back on track. I did get to a 3 pound loss, I doubt it's that any more :P
1. Winter when it snows and my brother goes outside to make snow angels. :D Taken from my window.
2. My dogs. Alfie is not a normal dog. He likes to turn over his bed and get under it :D The top picture is him putting his head through his bed and fighting with Archie :p
3. Faces made out of different things. Me and my old flat mate Clare had fun making faces :D
4. Giving funny names to doddles and blu tac faces :D
5. Pumpkin carving :D My boyfriend bought me one to carve. He even scooped out the middle for me. :D Mine is the happy one on the right :D
6. Utilising holey jeans. Those holes aren't a trend they are for drawing funny pictures in. It will only be seen when sat down. Otherwise it's hidden :D
Just a few pictures that I found on my phone. They remind me of funny moments and make me smile when I see them :D
