Daily Shenanigans, 02/07/2014: A day with friends.

I have been  looking forward to today for a while now because I finally got to see a couple of my friends again. I've seen them both fairly recently, but it was really nice to spend time as a group together and do the things we used to enjoy doing when we went to school together. I've been in a pretty nostalgic mood today so this was definitely called for. Mostly we played games and chatted so nothing too strenuous (which was good because I've had quite the headache). I've also finally made decent headway reading 'Divergent' and I am enjoying it so much! I can't wait to get through this book and share my thoughts! A book arrived this morning, another Goodreads win. I honestly don't know how long it's going to take for me to get round to reading R.J. Ellory's 'Carnival Of Shadows' but it looks really good! I can't wait!

Tomorrow I am seeing Mat and we'll be popping to town, as well as chilling at mine for a while. I'll also be posting my 'Life Of A Blogger' post and making more progress through 'Divergent'!

Daily Shenanigans, 18/06/2014: Borrowing books!

So I have returned from spending time with my lovely friend, Rosie. Seriously guys, I've had such a nice time and it was so great to get the chance to just spend time with someone I haven't seen for a while. We played a few more Horror games (we are both huge fans of the genre) and she gave me the birthday present that she never got to give me before. I actually almost had a cry when I saw it. It was a picture of Tom Hiddleston as Loki, signed. She had bought it for me because she knew he was my favourite actor and it looks really great. I think it might have to take pride of place somewhere in my room! As well as revealing that, I also had a really big nose around her book stack (she's an avid reader like me) and she let me borrow a few despite my insistence that I had so many to read already. The books look so good however and in the end I couldn't bring myself to say no! Firstly, she's given me 'Burial Rites' by Hannah Kent. Oh my goodness how I've wanted to get my hands on that one! Secondly she let me borrow two Holly Black books, 'Red Glove' and 'White Cat'. I don't know when I'll get round to them, but I definitely will at some point.

Tomorrow, I'm off to look at a house in London with Mat! I'm really excited and a little nervous, but hopefully it's a nice one. The advert certainly makes it look lovely so I'm rather excited! Right now though I'm going to continue with a bit of 'One Hundred Years Of Solitude' before sleep.

Daily Shenanigans, 17/06/2014: A long awaited reunion.

Well I won't make this too long! My morning was spent writing my 'Top Ten Tuesday' post. I found today's topic really hard actually, I'm looking forward to reading a lot of books this Summer! I persevered and managed it however,  then immediately got dressed and ready to see my friend Rosie. I haven't seen her for a really long time, we have both been so busy at Uni until now! It was really nice to finally find time to meet up again! We mostly played Horror games (which we both love) and watched films! In fact we just finished watching 'Mama' which has me scared witless, so I probably won't sleep tonight. Not my wisest move...

Tomorrow I'm back home and busy being productive because I really need to be. 

Daily Shenanigans, 13/06/2014: Doing things differently!

Today ended up being quite different to my usual day since finishing Uni. I made a decision to give myself a break from being sat at my computer today, purely because I had a pretty terrible headache and I really wanted to get on with other things. This of course meant that I didn't do much in terms of my blog. I did however get much further into 'A Game Of Thrones', which I'm really enjoying. I definitely feel like watching the TV series has made me appreciate this book even more! Anyhow, I did a lot of tidying this morning as a sort of surprise for my Dad because I'm generally a pretty unproductive person when it comes to household chores. I really recognise this as a flaw within myself which I'm determined to address.

This afternoon, I continued to have an interesting day when my friend, Imogen, came to visit! We drank tea, caught up with each other's antics and she bought me a cute Totoro pillow which served as part of a very late birthday present (she'd accidentally had it delivered to her Uni address while living at home). I've included a picture because it's so soft and awesome and really wanted to show you guys! This was the same friend who bought me chocolates and a set of Lewis Carroll books a few weeks ago and it made me feel really grateful to have friends in my life who know me this well. Thank you Imogen! After dinner, Bev (my sister) had her photography exhibition which we went to have a look at. Going back to my old school was very surreal but it was nice to revisit everything and see how it has changed! The exhibition was great, there are a lot of talented photographers and artists about.

And so ends my day of doing things a bit differently. Tomorrow I'm seeing Mat and we may go to the cinema in the evening depending on timings and what is on. He'll be round in the afternoon so I'll be using the morning to hopefully really get into 'A Game Of Thrones' and finish some tasks that really need finishing!

Daily Shenanigans, 20/05/2014: Off to a friend's!

I'll make this one quick because today has really tired me out. I was actually pretty productive in terms of getting some things for my project that needed doing done! I still have plenty to do but there's a bit of weight off of my mind. My 'Cabinet of Curiosities' book that I ordered a couple of days ago arrived this morning which made me really happy! I can't wait to get into reading it! I also ordered a few Kindle reads:

• One Hundred Years Of Solitude; Gabriel Garcia Marquez.
• Beyond The Veil ('The Veil' Series, Book 1); Pippa DaCosta.
• Alone; Sean-Paul Thomas.

Some really exciting reads, particularly 'One Hundred Years Of Solitude'! I spent most of the morning working on my Top Ten Tuesday post and making a prop for my Multimedia show, followed by this afternoon at a friend's working on even more stuff for the same show! We did also play a couple of games to relax which was fun! Tomorrow I'm afraid it's off to Canterbury to really get on with the main programming for this show, so that I have very little more to worry about before the performance on Friday. Gulp!

Daily Shenanigans, 15/05/2014: 'Godzilla'.

I've had quite a busy day today but I'll try to keep this fairly brief as I'm knackered! I started off the day writing my 'Life Of A Blogger' post and drafting the answers to my 'Book Blogger Test' questions (I had to wait to get the picture, which is why the post ended up going up so late). Imogen, the friend that was coming over today, arrived not long after and I spent a lovely few hours with her talking about my Multimedia Project as well as catching up and playing games. It was a lot of fun and really good to see her again after such a long time! After Imogen had gone, Mat came over with the car and we made our way to the cinema to watch 'Godzilla' this evening!

I'll write a little something about the film. I wasn't expecting it to be all that good, but as far as remakes go, I was pretty taken aback by how much I actually enjoyed it. They made Godzilla look pretty cool, the use of Modern CGI effects for this one were well placed and I really like his new look. I also really liked the story-line as well. I watched the original film a very long time ago and don't remember much about it but I would be interested to see how the two compared. This felt very modern and pretty realistic, though I wasn't totally blown away and something about the end reaction felt a little off to me. I did enjoy the focus on other things, namely family, in this one. It turned the film into something more than just a disaster film. Also, Alexandre Desplat's score was gorgeous. Some really nice moments in there!

All in all, I've had a nice, relaxing day! Tomorrow I'm back to Uni to work on my Project a bit more (it's my final Uni assignment) and I'll get some more reading done. Whew!

Daily shenanigans, 08/04/2014: I have the 'Divergent' series!

I had another good day today. Firstly, I didn't need to get up so early this morning, and when I did, I wrote my 'Top Ten Tuesday' post and replied to some others. Then I got ready for the day, needing to be in Canterbury to help my friend with some stuff for Uni at 01.00pm. The weather was a lot better today, a bit chilly, but better than the torrential rain we had yesterday. I read a bit more of my book while on the train, then made my way to Uni. It only involved doing some recordings, so nothing too drastic! Still, I got to see a few friends that I hadn't in a while and it was a lot of fun!

Also, on the way back through town to head home after, I went to 'The Works' to buy a prop for my Multimedia piece. While there,of course I had a little browse at the books. I found the entire Divergent series for £9.99! What an absolute bargain! Of course I snapped it up, I've been desperate to read those books for goodness knows how long! I'm so glad I bought them, and on the train home, I read a bit more of my book! I'll be getting a lot of it read tomorrow morning before work! I don't really have an awful lot more to say about today, it may have been nice but it was pretty uneventful. 

Daily Shenanigans, 07/02/2014: Demotivation, Disneyland and...dueling?

I've had a rather long and stressful day today readers. The rain gave us a bit of break but there was flooding around where my Uni is so I ended up taking the train (which was surprisingly on time). Upon arriving at Uni I attended my morning lecture and just found myself in the strangest of moods. I know I have already mentioned that I am desperate to become a writer, but honestly I just felt so demotivated and like I didn't want to be at Uni at all, and it's a feeling that I haven't really shaken all day. I did however have a happier time as the day went on. I met up with a couple of my friends from Uni and we had lunch at a nearby pub and a nice catch up. Turns out I'm not the only stressed student about! We talked a lot about Disneyland, Paris too (I have never actually been it may surprise you to know, it certainly surprised them)! It is on the Bucket List. 

As well as that, I picked my boyfriend up from the station about mid-afternoon and spent the evening at his (I only got home about half an hour ago). Did we watch a movie? No. Did we go out for the evening? No. We did something so much better. This evening readers, I learnt how to play Yu-Gi-Oh! It's a card game that always intrigued me when I was younger (it was a huge fad at my primary school) but I never really understood it and didn't have any cards of my own to play with. It turns out that Mat (my boyfriend) is a huge fan of the game (how did I not know?) and has hidden away a whole stash of decks to play with. I can safely say I'm hooked. If I could spend the rest of my life playing this game, I would die happy. It is addictive beyond belief. 

I'm going to get some sleep right now and call it a night, as I ended up unable to sleep for quite a while last night and I'm exhausted. Hopefully I'll wake up feeling refreshed and much happier.