Daily Shenanigans, 15/06/2014: Father's Day!

Here in Britain, today is Father's Day! I bought my Dad a new phone case, as his old one wasn't as practical as he would have liked. We also had a curry as a treat to celebrate! We don't really tend to make too much of a fuss on days like this but it was still nice to spend time together as a family. This afternoon, Mat came to pick me up and I've been there since, as I'm staying over. I have done a lot of reading today and I'm almost done with 'A Game Of Thrones' which is good. I'll definitely be done and reviewing tomorrow!

Other than that, I've been mostly relaxing. I've posted another Weekly Wishlist, a weekly post that I really enjoy! Tomorrow I plan to continue with lots of reading and generally relaxing before going to watch 'The Fault In Our Stars' at the cinema (hooray for Unlimited Cards!) in the evening. I just know I'm going to be a wreck in tomorrow's post!

Daily Shenanigans, 12/05/2014: The 'X-Men: Days Of Future Past' premiere!

It's the day before my birthday and it has been such a good one! We got up this morning and quickly got ready for the Premiere which was due to start in the evening, but we knew it would be better to get there earlier. When we arrived (about half 12ish) there were already so many people there, most of them dressed up in some rather impressive looking costumes! They were being judged for a competition and seeing as there were no barriers in place at this point, we decided to go and get something to eat, then do a spot of shopping. I had some lovely pasta and we went to a cute shop in the London Trocadero, 'TokyoToys', where Mat bought me an Eevee and a Totoro as early birthday presents! Speaking of early birthday presents, he also presented me with a Thorntons Chocolate Egg this morning which made me very happy.

One thing we didn't know about the premiere however was that in order to get a good spot, you had to be there when they were handing out wristbands at whatever time that was. Without wristbands, we were given a space where the stage and screens could be seen well, but no chance of any stars being able to come over and sign or talk. Nevertheless, we still had a lot of fun! The stars in attendance, for those interested, were Sir Ian McKellen, Sir Patrick Stewart, Michael Fassbender and James McAvoy. It was really interesting listening to them talk to Johnathan Ross about upcoming projects and the film itself, and there was even a special appearance from Dynamo! I'm really glad I got to go and if I decide to go to another premiere in the future, I'll be sure to get a wristband next time!

I watched another couple of episodes of 'Game Of Thrones' this evening. It's getting pretty intense now and I'm just getting this awful feeling that my favourite characters will die while the ones I don't like will live on to cause more trouble. I shall have to wait and see! It's been such a good day and I look forward to seeing what my birthday has in store for me tomorrow!

Daily Shenanigans, 10/05/2014: Continuing 'Game Of Thrones'.

My day started off well because I finally got the lay-in I've been waiting for all week! Hooray! In all honesty, today in general was the first time in ages I've got to properly relax without worrying about Uni things. I still manage to keep a bit busy though. I had to do a lot of packing and a bit of tidying this morning because my room is such a state (I am terribly untidy)! After that, I went to town to go and get a few bits and bobs before Mat arrived to whisk me off to London for my four day birthday trip! I'm very excited to be here and looking forward to doing lots of relaxing and having fun for once. This evening has been filled with tea, biscuits and Game Of Thrones (I've only watched two more episodes, this show is ridiculously addictive though). Tomorrow we don't plan to do an awful lot but be slobs (and maybe a bit of shopping) so I will be able to get a lot of reading done hopefully (and post my Weekly Wishlist). Fingers crossed that this is the start of me being a bit more active again! 

Daily Shenanigans, 03/05/2014: Signing up to Edelweiss!

I have had a good day today guys, though it was somewhat uneventful. I spent most of the morning at Mat's house and didn't get up too early! After coming home, I divided my time between some Uni work, reading 'Hereafter' (which I'm just over 50% of the way through, slow progress!) and just general browsing of the blogosphere. One thing I did do today, in preparation for my upcoming blog-focused Summer, was to join Edelweiss! I found a couple of books on there to request but I haven't gone mad (I won't until Uni is over). I also managed to write my 'Six Degrees Of Separation' post which was a lot of fun to do!

This evening I, of course, watched Britain's Got Talent and had a nice curry! I don't know if anyone else has tried this but I stole an idea from my local Indian Restaurant that Mat takes me too and put some Honey on my Naan bread. It is completely delicious, especially with Korma! Oh, also I downloaded 'Children Of Eli' by Mike Cranny, seeing as it was free! I haven't got to get up terribly early tomorrow but I do still have things to do so I'll probably be quite busy again! My Weekly Wishlist will be posted, and hopefully a review for 'Hereafter' too. I can't believe I'm having Game Of Thrones withdrawal symptoms too, I only got two episodes in!

Daily Shenanigans, 12/04/2014: Time for something new!

Well today was very lazy but very exciting! It started off like a normal day, and I made a start on John Green's 'The Fault In Our Stars'. But this time, I'll be doing things a bit differently! I'm currently reading it alongside the lovely Myra from I'm Loving Books and we have decided that after reading we will do some kind of joint review together for a bit of fun! I'm really excited about this, it's nice to do something different every once in a while. As for the book itself, so far I love it and I can't wait to get it finished so I can let you guys know my thoughts on it.

Such good things have happened today, my sister convinced my Dad to buy a pack of BN Biscuits, which were the most delicious biscuits of my childhood. On top of that, my Mum sat down with me and bought tickets for Mat and I to go and see 'Let The Right One In' in June, as part of my Birthday present. I am jumping up and down because I really thought I wouldn't get to see it, and it turns out I will! I saw Mat today after he finished work and I had such a lovely evening with him. We decided not to go to the Cinema this evening because the traffic was predicted to be pretty bad (some kind of motorway closure) and a night in watching the first episode from the new Britain's Got Talent series with tea and biscuits sounded much more appealing. Oh! I got a First for my Stage Management grade too, so I'm really glad I did well at that!

Tomorrow promises to be a really good day. I will be posting another 'Weekly Wishlist', hopefully finishing 'The Fault In Our Stars', and watching the Oliviers highlights later in the evening when they're on. Lots to look forward to!