Here’s the deal…

So I haven’t been posting as I have FINALLY moved out of my parents house and I’m now living in a flat with my boyfriend, Chris (YAY) – at least he is there for the weekends at the moment 😀  anyway I don’t have internet basically and I did become addicted to it so I’ve made the decision that if I want internet then I’m just going to have to use WiFi at a pub/restaurant… this is means I need to buy a tablet though. By the way – Thanks to all those that read and liked my poem I last posted 🙂 Makes me feel more positive for the poetry competition I entered a while back, should find out the results for that in September 🙂

I’m really liking having my own place, more relaxing to be honest and definitely liking the independence. Although I always knew that if the family didn’t keep in touch with me, I’d rarely make plans to see them or even contact them. It sounds bad but when you’ve been with them day in day out, for years and it’s every time you contact them all the drama and history is brought back too. That’s the kind of thing I don’t want, I need to push it all behind me. But sorting through things and moving in has ‘cleansed’ me somewhat and I hate it when I’m back at my parents house.

I’ve been able to write and read a lot more than I could before… I’ve even enjoyed cooking! Who knew I’d try a salmon stir fry!? Also with living in a town now and a minute or less walk to the cinema and spoons, I’ve been able to go out more but I do enjoy spending time in the flat. Especially now I have all of Chris’s DVDs to watch and his XBOX too.

I’ve forgotten what I was even going to put in this post, apart from we have baby seagulls which we can see from our window, quite cute, they’re trying to fly but not getting far at the moment, just testing their wings.

Um, I should really write down everything I want to add to this each time, I might type it up in a word doc then just paste when I actually have internet to connect to. Whatever happens, I’ll be here.

I guess what I’m trying to say is; see you around 🙂 aka I’ll see (post) you, when I see (post) you. 😀

P.S. The internet has been my friend, well everyone on the internet has been, all the people apart from the jerks that are always there and I thank you internet. I thank the people of the internet.

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My February Days

I’m getting into this bullet pointing, more highlighting the main points that have happened since my last post. It’s been a while but I wanted to make sure I have enough interesting things to write about, there would be more but I can’t remember the funny things that, for example, happen at work or a bad joke I may have said at home (too many to remember in this case).

–Bowling/Amusements– For the first time in a long while I had a Saturday off work, as someone wanted to swap days with me, fine be me! The same day we had decided on the swap I had an invite to go bowling! Usually due to work I wouldn’t be able to go and if it were another day I still might have said no but due to this coincidence I had to make sure I made the effort to go. So at 3pm the chosen time I was stood outside Lakeside bowling and waited. After a while I saw Julian walk around the corner, I was grateful for this as 1. I didn’t know he was joining and it gave me someone else to know also 2. it gave me someone to wait with. Soon after Becci and her new partner Noel turned up and then Becci’s friend… I have a feeling her name may have been Stacey but that could be completely wrong. Anyway I only knew Julian and Becci but luckily everyone else was nice to get along with. We played on air hockey, dance mat and motorbike simulation thing at the amusements and then played 1 and 1/2 games of bowling (1hour). I started off well then became terrible, I managed to miss 6times in a row! Also Julian kept doing really well and he doesn’t even bowl right!?! Anyway it was fun and we worked out if you go into the gutter before the ball is a 1/3 down it gives you another go… at least ours did.

–Southampton Shopping– I don’t normally like shopping but if we travel a long way to a variety of shops I don’t mind as much but I still rarely try anything on and because it’s so far away to bring anything you buy back, I tend not to buy much. Such as this trip I saw many things I loved, but everything was over £30, a dress, a jumper, a top, a jacket. Everything. So in the end I just bought a pair of trousers and a Tangled puzzle (yay for Disney shop) for my niece but really I want it for myself.

–Valentines–  Me and my boyfriend planned our Valentines to be the weekend before the 14th as both of us were working that day. On the Saturday I had work but we met for lunch which was sweet and he met me after work. We both got ready at the Bed and Breakfast he was staying at as our meal was at 8pm. I finish work at 3.30… so yeah getting ready isn’t all we did. In fact I opened the door to find lots of presents laid out in a presentable manner, a rose, cuddly toys, a mix CD etc… I was in awe. We listened to the CD and also Lana Del Rey which we both adore at the moment. It was amazing and perfect. We went for our meal which was yummy and then met up with some friends in Spoons but to be honest I didn’t want to stay long because I couldn’t wait to get back and enjoy my time with Chris, my true love and for the first time wake up in his arms. At breakfast I laughed about how my mums work was opposite the B&B and that she could probably see us, later on that day when we had made my parents a roast dinner, mum mentioned that she had seen us and even tried to wave at us.

–Spoons then Karaoke– My boyfriend Chris was down for the weekend again 😀 we made our way to spoons at 9 met up with Becci, Emhob and then Emma and Jamie, we spoke with them a while catching up. But Lee and Loz we’re also in Spoons so we went over to them and talked for a while, forgetting the time… the rest came over to say they were going home already! I should mention I was drinking wine, by the time Pete, Ty, Rick and Ceej were in Spoons I was quite happy and the loudest they’ve ever seen me. Loudest meaning talkative. Me, Lee and Ty were talking and singing New Girl theme tune, Chris had already moved my drink but as I sang ‘it’s Jess!’ I flung my arms and my wine splashed over Rick… I’m not sure if it was more or less embarrassing that I didn’t even know him that well. I said sorry but he left the table and didn’t look very happy while everyone else laughed.

I saw Rick again when me and Loz had a night out in Spoons, I jokingly pushed the drinks away from me and put my hands under the table, I think he isn’t holding a grudge thank goodness! Also that night I gave Pete his long-awaited birthday present, he guessed it was Jenna Marbles, I got the next best thing a Jenna Marbles top, he put it on straight away so I was glad he liked it. Oh! This reminds me he told me about one of his nights out this month where he went back to someones house a group of guys and a girl who then suggested strip poker… he said he couldn’t play poker so they ended up playing strip snap where he lost anyway. There he is naked, but needs the toilet which is being occupied by another guy and girl, so he goes outside. On his return he can’t get back in, he knocks, even shouts through the letter box… then someone comes out and goes ‘You’re knocking on the wrong door! An old lady lives in that one!’ 😮 At this point in the story I was laughing but also said, ‘you could have been done by the police for being a pervert!’

The things guys get up to! tut tut… Although it is good to know I’m not the only one that has embarrassing stories to tell.

Also my gallery on here is full so I’m thinking about uploading any pictures somewhere else then giving a link, I know it’s not as good but if you have any suggestions that’d be great to know, thanks x

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Some of the best days since I have last posted…

I’ve done so much and I should of kept up to date with this blog to give enough enthusiasm for each day.

-Fleet Air Arm Museum, Corfe Castle and Swanage

Mum’s birthday weekend. My suggestion of Fleet Air Arm museum paid off, very good, interactive experiences; incredible imagination whoever thought up how to do each section. Saw three battle helicopters (okay, maybe I wasn’t paying a lot of attention to everything, names and date, for example) and saw soldiers disembarking. We were there about 4hours and still didn’t see and read through everything we would have liked to, must go back another day. I was please they had an art exhibition for the month, some brilliant paintings, very moving.

Corfe Castle and Swanage was such a lovely day. Sunny and just the right amount of wind, Corfe Castle at first I thought was a ruin with little there and little to tell but I was soon proved wrong as I read the illustrated timeline at the entrance. As most things old it has a dark history of murder. The castle ruins were interesting and very photograph-able. In fact so much so I took over 70 photos and a few videos. Swanage is a sweet seaside town, many pastry shops, that I was grateful for and bold shops. One shop had lots of crazy and bright clothing, also many funny hats. Another shop had lots of small but lovely things to buy (including a range of mini pegs!)

-Present at Work

I helped this lady, who told me from the start she is hard to deal with in a joking way, I dealt with her request for several bus and train and tubes times that worked out best for her, she kept talking to my other work friends and kept saying I’m not sure she’ll be able to do it. When I had all the information printed out and placed in front of her before she had finished her long-winded talking. She seemed quite surprised and grateful. I was happy that I could help her, after all it’s what I do, it’s my job. Next time I came into work I found in my locker a present. In a paper bag that had my name wrote on the front I found ‘Forest Fruit Liquorice’ and a note from the lady saying thank you and don’t eat them all at once otherwise I’d get (whatever the german is for ‘the shits’). It was so nice, and they tasted yummy, I don’t normally like liquorice.

 

-Dog at Bus Stop

I think who ever in this world is watching us had a laugh this day.

I was walking to the usual bus stop on my way to work, when I saw a dog coming towards me. Luckily this has happened before, the last one came running at me and this one looked familiar, so I wasn’t scared. It was a cocker-spaniel, just like my dog, only smaller and with a darker coat. It’s fur was all matted like it had been out all night and it kept close by to me, but didn’t let me near to touch it. I couldn’t leave it and I knew I belonged to one of the houses near the bus stop. One of the houses was lit, so I went to that one first. I knocked, noise but no answer. Saw a person looking through the window, but still no answer. I knocked again. Finally she opened the door to tell me it was her neighbour’s dog. I walked around to knock on the other door, no answer.

I knew my bus would be coming soon so I phoned mum to explain that she needed to walk the few minutes to the bus stop and look after the dog, until the owner answered the door. However, as I did this I dropped one of my gloves, which the dog picked up and ran off with… Me; not amused. After I finished speaking on the phone I ran after the dog, then made noises to coax it near me, but it wouldn’t let me close enough to my glove. Then it ran into a small local graveyard, wasn’t going to ran around that… so I waited while the dog ran around and through hedges. In the end I had to walk back to his owners house, the dog had now stopped on the pavement waiting to see my next move. I knocked on the door louder this time. Finally someone answered. ‘Is this your dog?’ She looked to where I was pointing, ‘yes, oh I’m sorry.’ I shrugged and embarrassingly said, ‘and it has my glove’. She looked at me strangely, then made the dog come over and sit in front of her and after much persuasion dropped the glove. I took the wet glove, said my thanks quietly and left quickly. I was annoyed, she didn’t even seem to care about the dog. Also I wasn’t sure with all the commotion if I had indeed missed my bus. I called mum to say the dog was back home and my sister was just about to leave, so I managed to run back to my house and have a lift into town with her. I haven’t had to run in ages! What a morning that was!

 

-Hula-hooping in Town

Exactly how it sounds, I met up with my friend Loz after work. We looked around some of the shops and she bought a hula-hoop for her mum, for Christmas; apparently she had asked for one. My friend told me to hula-hoop in the middle of the main pedestrianized street, so I did, hehe was fun. Also I’m becoming much better a hula-hooping, probably because I have one and try to use it quite regularly, last time I managed to make it go around 14 times before it fell to the ground, I know it’s not much but I’m proud.

-Date with Guy

Never thought I’d be putting that as a title. But somehow and amazingly, I did meet up with someone. Truth be told, I ‘met’ him on the internet first and for months we were just friends, I gave him my mobile number and we discovered that actually we had tons in common and we have the same sense of humour. I was reluctant when he would say silly stuff like ‘you are pretty’ but then I soon realised, that’s just him. When we met, it was clear he is just a nice guy and so sweet. Unfortunately I’m not used to dating, actually I’m not used to guys showing me attention, so when we first saw each other, he tried to hug me and well I didn’t really know what to do, so I just kind of froze. He didn’t seem to mind, technically this was the first time I met him. We went to Waterstones for something to talk about, then to our local pub Spoons. We sat side by side but I noticed he kept his distance as he knew I didn’t feel comfortable around him. We tried to keep conversation flowing and it was really lovely just getting to know him more and actually being face to face with him. It was strange, no wait that’s not the right word, intriguing how he looked at me, I’ve never had anyone hold so much intense attention to my every movement. Like I was going to brake any second into a thousand pieces, so he wanted to make sure he saved every memory, of every inch of me if that happened.  He confirmed his smile and loving eyes by saying; ‘I don’t mind, I could happily just look at you all day’ when I said I didn’t really know what else to talk about. Every now and then through out him talking, he’d reach to touch my knee and I knew he wanted to put his arm around me. I’ll admit it, I was being silly and freaking out, I was panicking; I didn’t know what to do, how to act, how to feel. I rushed to the bathroom to compose myself.

When I sat back down, I made myself sit right up beside him. Made myself sounds like I didn’t want to, like I didn’t like it; quite the opposite, I had to make myself from the fear of someone actually liking me in this way. I relaxed once he kissed me on the head. We were talking about the nightlife of each of our towns, and I had said, ‘yeah, my friend says I attract the freaks.’ Not until after I said this, I thought he might think I was calling him a freak, I turned to look at him as I realised my mistake, luckily he found it as funny as I had. He joked ‘I came all this way to be called a freak.’ He ordered another drink for us both and a cheesecake for me. The waiter, who I know quite well from being at Spoons so much and one of my friend’s had a massive crush on, came over and started to explain animatedly that I had to order something other than Pepsi because the Pepsi nozzle wouldn’t stop ‘there’s just Pepsi everywhere!’ I just nodded and asked for tea, when all the while I was wondering what he was thinking, he’d never seen me in Spoons without my friends, it would of been interesting to be in his head at that moment. We finished our drinks and as he hadn’t been to my town before we went on a walk, I was being my usual awkward self but it was nice. Near the end of our walk we held hands and I had finally felt comfortable with myself and even more with him. And I’m getting carried away with the detail… anyway he drove me back home and of course we kissed goodbye, knowing he had to drive the 3hours back to his home. I never before understood when people said they could still taste someones kiss until that day. I loved it and to be honest, I really do think I love him. I just don’t want to be hurt in the process and a long-distance relationship is tough, but I know we are both determined to make this work.

-One of the Best Days Ever! Shopping, Gorgie Porgies-All You Can Eat and Bowling!

I had planned a while back getting the train and going shopping with a friend, basically just to look at the onesies in Primark. And that was all I had planned. However, I met Loz and she had told me Jamie wanted to come along and he would give us a lift there and back. Score! We waited for Jamie while we had breakfast (bacon toasty yum!). Jamie said he didn’t mind driving as he loved it so much, so I didn’t feel bad that we didn’t go on the train. We shopped and laughed, he bought his gf a talking vibrator for xmas; hilarious! It didn’t seem like we had been long but after 2hours we got back to the car and Jamie suggested we go to the all you can eat for 7.99. Again Score! Was such a good choice, my many meals and desserts were gooood. They had the machine where you can whip-up your own ice cream and squirt all the different sauces over it, so delicious. After we had some time left before Jamie had to be back, we went bowling!

Got to say, I actually love bowling shoes. The colour and design, not the amount of times they have been worn. I warned Loz and Jamie I’m not very good at bowling. The first 3bowls I didn’t hit down anything. We didn’t have the sides up you see. I changed to a different weight in ball and managed a spare, so pleased. Then much to my surprise, I won the whole thing! I beat a guy, awesome. Then we played some air hockey in the amusements next to bowling, I went on a grabber thing-y, first and only go I grabbed an ‘Angry Bird’ toy! I’ve got to say sometimes I’m just too good for those grabbers, although in my 19years, I have had a lot of practice.

 

-Christening and Alisha’s Funny

One of my cousin’s babies christening. We were a tad late, Dad always says it’s Mum that makes us late when this time it was definitely him, as I was ready early and Mum was on holiday. Anyway, it was a lovely christening but it was Alisha my niece of 15years which made my day. We were in the car talking about her school etc. Then she says; ‘in history we are learning about the Irish Potato Famine, the one where all the potatoes went missing.’ I repeated the last bit back to her ‘WENT MISSING???’ I haven’t learned about the potato famine but I was sure they didn’t ‘go missing’. I couldn’t stop laughing and saying things like, ‘where do you think they went?!’ Alisha looked at me like I was the one being silly and said, ‘I thought that’s what famine meant? I wrote that in my essay.’ Then she looked worried, ‘do you think I could get my essay back and change it!?’ So funny! Then she went onto tell me she watched something that looked like a unicorn in the sea, I worked out she meant a narwhal but still made a joke saying, ‘are you sure you weren’t watching a unicorn snorkeling?’

 

-Work-events and works funnys coffee and mobile down loo!

Work has been quite funny, well the people, not work itself. The assistant manager threw coffee everywhere, some over an american lady who said, ‘is this the way you all great people over here?’ Hehe. Then she dropped the tray with water and coffee on, one mug smashed, I found it funny; actually we all did because she was clumsy all day. Then near the end of the week another person dropped her phone down the loo! It hasn’t worked since, hehe. An update on how work is with me; I’m practically running the events when I’m in that is, I get to put events on websites and event lists and posters on boards. I’m really enjoying it and I get to process ticket sales, sounds boring but I love it. Although we now have all our Christmas things out and for me, that’s just too soon and drags out the whole celebrating the event. Some people spend over £50+ just on Christmas cards!? Some times I want to say; seriously? I swear you don’t know that many people!

 

-Drinking + Spoons

Since I’ve posted last, I’ve been to spoons quite a bit with my friends. Each time I try not to drink, but I was never good when it came to peer pressure, so I have at least one drink. But since I’ve been ill with pleurisy, twice, they thought it might have been a blood clot, I haven’t been able to hold my drink as well and every time I get home, I’m sick. Every time. I know I say it a lot but I’m definitely NOT going to drink again. There’s just no point, especially if I’m just going to sick it all back up. Just gross.

Yesterday I went to the cinema to see Immortals in 3D, great film, very violent though. After me, Jade and Lee went to spoons. They insisted I drank and to be honest I wanted to, because I was upset that I couldn’t see my man, Chris again until this Sunday. It couldn’t be helped, but I still felt upset.  I had a burger, many chips and drank. We didn’t really know what to talk about, after years of knowing them, somehow we had ran out of things to say. With me and Lee, that happened a while ago and we are content in the silence, but Jade was not so she and Lee did their play fighting and bored flirting, as I just sat drinking and texting Chris. We went to the park and I felt much better being on a swing in the cool night air, seeing how high I could go; I felt so care-free. I was tired though and at 10.10pm I was picked up and taken home. I got home and was sick several times, read a few chapters of the book Lee had given me, then went to sleep.

Today I’ve been on here. More recently I’ve become addicted to the Apps on Google Chrome; I have finished Angry Birds. Tried out a lot of other games including Original Sonic and Little Alchemy (I have 35/210 help me please, I’m stuck). However, Green Farm is the one I keep going back to, not good.

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So much to say!

So much has happened since I have last posted, I’m sure I won’t remember everything but here’s the gist of it;

Carnival Volunteering- I’m not spontaneous or extrovert or confident and I wasn’t expecting to even qualify for a volunteering place at a local carnival. 30 volunteers or rather we had a more posh sounding name ‘ambassadors’ were there for the day as crowd control etc. I did the morning 10-4. We had a 3hour introduction/training the day before and started the next day with the team. We were placed in different sections on a map of the area that was grid referenced, this helped when we needed to contact anyone in case of an emergency they would know where exactly we were. Luckily I had no emergencies, in the first half of my shift I patrolled one section, most of the time people asked questions about event timing. One person asked where he could find the photographer he was meant to be meeting, luckily we figured it would probably be near the stage. After that and after lunch (they provided a really good lunch by the way!) four of us had to help at the Condor ferries car park. So I had to stop each car, ask if they were going on the condor or not and direct them where they needed to go; embarrassingly at one point I almost stopped cops! It wasn’t my fault they didn’t have a proper police car! Some people were rude and just drove past, luckily I didn’t almost get ran over. Then we had to direct the carnival floats, so got to see them before the actual procession. After my shift I watched the carnival then went home. All in all I loved the experience and somehow felt happy all through that day.

A Saturday- Mog’s Party! Got there late (sorry Mog :P) and was threatened to be pizza sliced, because of this. I made sure I caught up with everyone with drinks, so drunk quickly two strong (on purpose) vodka and lemonades. Played on Just Dance…so much fun! Watched people playing Just Dance…probably funner. At some point I jogged to get more drink and slammed my arm into the handle of the door, Emma and Becci hugged me, and now thinking about it probably from the pain; I fell to the ground. (The bruise the next day and next week was huge!) We had shots, jelly vodka shots to be precise-uh huh I know right awesome! I loved them, after figuring out how you actually shot them. We played ‘I have never…’ to get through them. Some shocking things we learnt from our friends, although I was blissfully unaware at this time; I have never could be a lot worse! To be honest this seems like a very long time ago and can’t remember everything, let alone in order…all I know it was awesome! And silly me fell asleep at the start of watching El Dorado.

A Monday- My first quiz night at Spoons. Was introduced to the new guys that have joined our group, I was quite surprised when I saw one and thought ‘how did my friend’s attract this good-looking guy?’ ha. Anyway, sat on the table with everyone else crowding round in our seating area we now always seem to claim (can’t blame us, there’s a comfy sofa!) Tried to help out with quiz, meaning saying what the question is and having no idea what the answer is but I enjoyed it greatly just to be around friends.

A Wednesday-Photo for volunteering and bridesmaid dresses. Had to get in my volunteering uniform, go to the council offices, all climb the stairs to the roof for a photo for the local newspaper. I was placed on the edge of the group, then the photographer after he had put everyone in place decided to move me into the front middle of the group, as I’m shorter than he had originally thought! It was really pretty though, blazing sun, overlooking the harbor. After the photo they gave us a very nice certificate for participating in the carnival, a thank you letter and a London 2012 badge. After me, mum, my eldest sister and niece Alice (2yrs old) went to look for bridemaids dresses for my eldest sisters wedding, next September. We found a nice dark blue and a lovely floaty fuchsia one, but both weren’t quite right. I have to find one soon as my sister is going to wait until we have the dresses to decide on a colour theme…no pressure then!

Friday-Masala and Photo in Newspaper. Half a page photo of me on page 3, for the volunteering, yes like I’ve mentioned, yes I did have clothes on! Anyway nice write-up. But the thing I was looking forward to today was Masala! Masala if you don’t know already is the restaurant me and my friends always go to, for a celebration or anything. We have many good times and inside jokes from the Masala. So lots of excitement. I arrived and there were more people than I had realised were joining, including Julian who has somehow charmed his way into joining us with everything we do, which is nice to have some other people. Anyway, food very good. However as I sat down the waiter took the napkin off the table and onto my lap, normal-ish, I try to avoid this by doing it myself but this time he was already in waiting (well he is a waiter after all, ha ha). Then the waiter says something in his accent that I catch only slight bits of, I think he says he remembers seeing me before…whether at the restaurant (which I remember him from last time) or before in life, I have no clue. I smiled widely, nodding at him, to try to not be rude and show him I didn’t really understand anything he had said. As the evening progressed the same waiter had asked my name, when time to order poppadoms he turned to me and said, ‘Jeni, how many poppadoms would you like for the table?’ Well I had no clue and looked to others on the table. Once that was out the way he then kept asking all the way through my meal, if I liked the meal, if it was ‘lovely jubly’ and ‘very yummy’. I’d politely said yes, as it was very good. I felt uncomfortable with this kind of attention. At first I was thinking I was looking too much into it, until he was talking with the table opposite then suddenly and randomly he stopped, looked straight at me, held my gaze until I looked away and then went back to talking with them. Luckily my friend Beckie had seen this and had agreed it was quite strange. By dessert I couldn’t enjoy my time quite as I had wanted because I didn’t know when he’d be there to talk to me etc. Then disaster struck-our favourite sweet, the once we have various jokes about, ‘Romance’ was not on the dessert menu! Outrage, everyone was quite upset. I was actually going to try one this time but no, I had missed out. Once we had the check and chocolate mints ‘my waiter’ asked me if I did want any more chocolate mints he’d give me some more. I wasn’t going to say ‘yes, I’m greedy, give me more’ but then my friend persuaded me to say this. I felt bad for this, only time I’ve ever used my smile to get me something. I’ve seen my other friends do this easily and quite a lot on a night out using their boobs. Anyway, we were on our way out and my friends went past The waiter, shook his hand but none were allowed the extra chocolate mints in his other hand… except me, I received all of them. I was in shock, what had just happened in the restaurant!? Never in my life had anyone been quite so, so…affectionate towards me, so publicly. I decided I don’t like it, although it was quite funny. Plus I do like those chocolate mints.

Saturday-Spoons (our new everyday/every night hang out)-Lozs Birthday, ah this seems such a long time ago…which I guess it was really, we’ve had a ton of times at Spoons now. Monday night quiz night and well any other night, or day for that matter is drinking night/day. Loz’s birthday was good, although conflicting groups made it at times a bit awkward and she wanted to go to the clubs but other people were telling her no. She didn’t want to join us to see a band play. Then people went back to her flat that she didn’t want, and then they got the guinea pig that she hates out of its cage and well yeah, she wasn’t happy. Luckily I was tired and was forced to go sleep in a free bed, while everyone was sorted out.

Southampton-Bridemaid Dress search! Tried one shop, there wedding season apparently had ended (how can you have a wedding season!?) Anyway the next department had quite a few different dresses, I found one, tried it on and I knew it was the one! Thank goodness for that, we finally had a colour. Only thing is I can’t describe the colour. It’s like a burnt orange-y red, almost brown, but in a very nice way. The material is silky, strapless dress that’s gathered in some geometric way at the top and floats all the way to the ground. I love it, I’ve never felt so pretty in a dress and probably never will, haha. We went in one more shop just for the fun of it, it was all bridesmaid and prom dresses but gypsy style; huge, sparkly, jewels and sequin dresses, all different colours. Never seen such a thing, although some were good, I had already found the one I wanted. Like many clothes shopping trips, I found two DVDs I wanted, Fast Five and EasyA, both rated at age15. I was asked for ID!!! I’m 19! I look 14 or younger do I!? Well, that’s just great, I know I’m short but I thought I looked my age-ish, not pre-pubescent! Ugh, at least I had ID with me and no get to enjoy the aged 15 films greatly.

Loads of other stuff has happened too, I’m sorry I haven’t been keeping up with this, film nights, drinking night, quiz nights and meet up days with old friends (bought a bucketful of popcorn and a Monster energy drink; yes, I’m mad!) It’s been really good, the best. Made some new friends-ish. Well they join our group in Spoons so more of acquaintances and my talk on fb with them doesn’t really count as ‘friends’. Although after a very gross and too revealing drinking game of ‘I have never…’ has scarred me for life and concluded guys are the most grossest ever! After that night I realised I knew each of the guys before, two from seeing them two years ago preform as a band, the other as he used to live a few doors down from me. And may or may not have talked to me once, then danced down the street with his umbrella.

However, now all the Uni people have gone back to Uni and everyone else will go into hiding/unsociable mode.

So, my life may just go back to being crap again, who knows.

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Fruit-Infused Vodka Night

Last night I went to the MASALA with my friends, 6 of us including me. I knew how yummy the food was from going to the Masala a lot, but I forgot just how yummmmmmy it really is! Great start to the night, especially while catching up and chatting. Some very funny parts, I knew Mog wanted to laugh at something someone had said because I had told her the background of what is really going on, so I really couldn’t help laughing; kind of blew our cover but I’m sure Emhob doesn’t mind if I’m telling the truth. (Which she later told me and Tom at the park anyway).

After Masala we went to Spoons, had a vodka and Pepsi, then double vodka and lemonade; I thought the idea of the night was to get drunk…I guess not, as everyone left at about 10pm. I joined Tom and Emhob on their way to home, while stopping off at the park, which I had persuaded them we should go on the small newly built zip wire they have there. It was so fun! Weeee-swing in the air back-weeeeeee!

Once leaving Tom and Emhob to continue on home. I walked all the way back up the hill to find a street I had never heard of, to go to a street party that my sister’s fiance, Lee Lee, was already at. I followed the music and soon found the street but I had to walk past everyone in the street to the end where he was waiting for me. They had music from a dj that played old and new songs, overall good. Lee showed me into a house where I said hi to the couple that lived there, then tried all their made-that-day fruit-infused vodka. I liked the ones that no one else did and didn’t like the one’s most people did like. Such as, I really liked the chocolate and I think it was raspberry and I didn’t like the strawberry. They tried an orange one with the chocolate one; which was very sweet tasting. They guy there said, ‘whoa look at her just down them! You’ve taught her well Lee.’ As I downed about 4 or 5 different fruit-infused vodka shots one after the other.

We all took a cider and went outside to the back garden, where we could hear the music from the street (surprisingly still playing past midnight). We all sat round a fire talking about life and movies. It was perfect, exactly how I want to spend my adult evenings, round a fire, drinking and talking about movies. I don’t care if anyone thinks that is sad, I know I’d love it!

My sister called us to get back, so we did after one more drink and back at sister’s house watched Glastonbury, then went to sleep. In the morning we had bacon sarnies, took the dog for a walk-boiling weather though! Thought I was going to melt, but gorgeous day. Watched Super Troopers. Parents picked me up, went to an animal park (said hi to all the animals I’ve known for years, like these goats-love them so much!)

Now back at home, bought camcorder online 😀 !!! All for my project ‘100 Things Before You’ all explained here www.100thingsbeforeyou.tumblr.com shortly.

At the moment, I’m listening to the YouTube Mix for Incubus-in heaven, listen to it…

thought I’d add in this as I’m listening to it right now. Such a beautiful song!

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