Daily Shenanigans, 29/05/2014: Canterbury again?!

So even though I've actually really finished Uni now, I'm still finding myself in Canterbury more often than not! I woke up and spent a lot of the morning at Mat's which was fun. I got quite a lot of reading done too! After that, Mat and I went back to mine to get my sister and we drove her to Canterbury for her Driving Theory test! It meant a lot of waiting around but she did pass I'm pleased to say. I also popped into Uni to grab some recordings of my Uni project performance and I'm very pleased with how they've come out! After Bev's test, we headed back to Ashford to get ourselves something nice to eat, and then Mat and I headed out to watch his brother's performance as the March Hare in Alice In Wonderland. Incidentally, it was really good! In terms of blogging, I just about managed to find time to do my 'Life Of A Blogger' post, which was on the topic of Siblings. Because of this, we decided we would write joint posts which were a lot of fun to devise. Check both of those out if you're interested!

Tomorrow I'm in Canterbury again, I have work and then I'll be seeing Mat. Fingers crossed, if we have time, we'll be watching Maleficent!

Daily Shenanigans, 28/05/2014: My Multimedia Project grade!

Today felt extremely busy even though it really wasn't. I started the morning off with a bath, a little reading, copious amounts of packing for Mat's and generally getting ready for work. I ended up starting a little earlier but I didn't mind, it was so busy that my shift flew by! I also took some time this morning to properly plan everything I will read for the remainder of May, and the whole of June. I'm very excited to share some of those picks with you! After work I drove straight to Mat's and I have been spoilt rotten. He cooked me dinner, gave me chocolate and tea and we snuggled up to watch Britain's Got Talent.

The most exciting part of today however I have to say was finding out that I got a 1st for my Multimedia Project I've been harping on about for months. I feel so happy with that result, a lot of time, effort and stress went into making it to the standard I wanted it to be and it seems it paid off! I did get a bit more reading done this evening too which was good, I'm making acceptable progress with my current read I think. Tomorrow I'm going back to Canterbury with Mat and Bev to do a variety of bits and bobs but I should have time during the day to work on some blog related tasks I've set myself. It's also Life Of A Blogger day and as the topic is siblings, Bev and I have something a little special lined up. 

Daily Shenanigans, 21/05/2014: A few steps closer!

I'm extremely pleased with the progress I made today! Basically all of the programming is done and I've even sorted out most of the sound for my performance on Friday! I am starting to get a bit nervous now, there are still things to do and I have this unshakable anxiety that something might go wrong (I've been assured it won't). My morning mainly consisted of sorting out sound files, while the afternoon was entirely made up of doing things in Uni with my friend who kindly agreed to help me out! I've had a pretty decent day, though I've had an absolutely awful headache that only went away a few hours ago. On the plus side, I did get to watch 'Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part I' so that improved the evening immensely!

Tomorrow I plan to get a bit arty! I need to make some props for my show and go to town to pay in a cheque. On a blog note, I also need to post my 'Life Of A Blogger' post. As you can see, I will not get a review up today for 'The Three'. I just need to be focusing on my Uni work right now, but I am making progress with it!

Daily Shenanigans, 16/05/2014: Road trip!

So today looked like it would be a little boring but turned out to be quite fun! I had a nice lay-in, though I continually woke up thinking it was much later than it was. When I finally got up, I had a bath and did a few bits and bobs before the afternoon. The original plan was to head to Canterbury alone and do some recording for my project. In the end, I took my sister with me who had just come out from an exam and it was a lot of fun! I managed to get all the recordings that needed doing done, then we took a little trip to the shops! It was really nice to spend time with Bev, we've both been really busy lately and it feels like we don't do all that much together anymore. I am still being good and sticking to my book buying ban, but I was tempted! This evening I've been playing a game with my friend that I am thoroughly addicted to (it's called Town Of Salem and it's online if anyone is interested).

Tomorrow, some Uni work and lots of reading! Mat is working all weekend so I'm pretty free!

Daily Shenanigans, 09/05/2014: Essays complete!

It's over, my two awful essays are finally done! What a long few days it has been! I know I have been doing little updates but I have really missed this blog and I hope to do some more reading over the next few days to catch up a bit on my May TBR list! Speaking of books, I came home to find a book waiting for me! I must have missed the email but I won another Goodreads Giveaway, 'The Bees' by Laline Paull. I am really excited that I won this one, after reading the synopsis it sounded so compelling! I can't wait to get into it, and the bright yellow cover gives me another Bookish Bingo entry! Yay! This post will be quickly followed by my bed, I stayed up very late doing work last night and didn't get much sleep. Followed by a ten hour day in Uni and I'm knackered! Tomorrow I'm off to London with Mat for a few days so I'm really excited to finally be able to relax again before my Birthday. So excited!

Daily Shenanigans, 08/05/2014: Misinformation.

Okay so it turns out I didn't communicate my intentions to you guys very well! When I said I was going on a brief hiatus, I did not mean from the blog completely! I meant that I was going on a bit of a reading/reviewing/challenge hiatus until all the work I need to do for Uni has died down. That being said, I won't be abandoning that completely, I'll just be slowing down. I hope that has made it clearer! I'll give a quick update, I'm mid essay. Today has been pretty work-filled, and a bit stressful. I have completed one essay but still have another to finish (I'm working on it now) as well as a folder to complete and a few bits and bobs here and there. I have to help tech a show tomorrow so I'm a bit short on time, it's looking like I'll be pulling a bit of an all-nighter tonight to get this stuff done so I can be back on track and ready to update for you guys! I really hope you all understand, I wish I had a T.A.R.D.I.S so that I had more time on my hands to get everything done but I have to prioritise!

Daily Shenanigans, 07/05/2014: A light at the end of the tunnel?

Okay, so I mentioned yesterday that I have a lot of work to do! That still sort of stands, but after today I am proud to announce I have a lot less to do! Thank goodness! I went into Uni this morning and just really concentrated on things that desperately needed doing, (as well as going to a tutorial to help me with my essay). I'm particularly proud of myself because thanks to a little help from a friend of mine, I got a lot of work done on my Multimedia programming! Hooray! I have an essay filled day on my hands tomorrow but then after that the only thing left to worry about is my Multimedia performance! The date has had to be changed again so that is now being performed on the 21st May (not too far away). I'm so excited but also really aware that I still have plenty to do so I'm still not far through reading 'Cuckoo Song'. No ARC review for that one I'm afraid!

Daily Shenanigans, 06/05/2014: Time to prioritise.

This is going to be a short post because I'm still doing work on this essay. An essay that I have been working pretty much all day on. Of course before I started facing the beast, I made sure my 'Top Ten Tuesday' went up all right and was really happy about this week's topic. So much fun to do! Since then it's just been a mix of eating, listening to music and typing. Oh and plenty of staring at a screen blankly too. Hopefully I can have more luck over the next few days, I really want to feel like I've done a lot of work by this weekend. I have kept away from reading today, Uni really needs to be the priority right now (as much as it pains me to say it because I enjoy this a whole lot more). I can't get much more done feeling this tired so I'm going to crack on with a bit more tomorrow morning before my tutorial and see what my tutor has to say on my efforts. I'm in Uni all day tomorrow too so there won't be much time for me to do anything other than work! Forgive me for this slight hiatus over the next couple of weeks!

Daily Shenanigans, 02/05/2014: Winter Is Coming...

Well today has been interesting to say the least, and very busy! There were three of my friend's pieces on today and one of them I was helping out with. I had quite a stressful morning today as the piece I was helping out with encountered a lot of problems throughout. It meant that I stayed later than I originally thought I would and got nothing done in terms of blogging, reading or uni work! 

I did have a much better afternoon. Mat is home and I'm staying at his! Hooray! It has certainly been nice spending time with him, he talked me into (finally) watching the first couple of episodes of Game Of Thrones. I would just like to say that show knows no boundaries! I mean none! It has made me even more eager to read the books as well, it was really good (if a little disturbing in places)! I am too scared to get favourite characters though, I sense they won't last long. Tomorrow I'm with Mat in the morning, then have the rest of the day to be  productive! 

Daily Shenanigans, 29/04/2014: I should be sleeping.

I am going to write a brief post tonight, I can hardly keep my eyes open. Work felt so exhausting today and I ache all over. Despite this, I had a good day! I spent this morning devising my Top Ten Tuesday post, I found this week's topic pretty hard though I somehow managed! I went into Uni this morning and saw another of my friend's performances. It was a really scary one, so it has put me on edge for the entire day and I keep thinking something is going to jump out on me! I did enjoy it though (does that sound strange?) I had to leave for work straight after and as I've mentioned, had an exhausting shift. so many customers! Still, it was nice to have a break from life and focus on some other jobs to do.

I'm quite excited this evening. I have been approved for 'Doll Bones' by Holly Black on Netgalley. I have loved reading Holly Black's books so much recently that when I saw it was a title, I had to at least try and get approved but I really didn't expect to! Eep! It looks like such a great read too, very creepy (I love scary stories) and I'm certainly looking forward to sharing my thoughts on this one! Talking of books, still making slow progress with Days Of Blood & Starlight (what can I say, I have very little time on my hands right now to read) but I'm really enjoying it. I have not read all the books that I said I would this month. I suppose I shouldn't have set such a high target, knowing I would be busy. May's reads are going to be Netgalley focused, I really don't want to attract negative feedback at all by being slow!

I have to be up so early tomorrow for Uni, so it's time to sleep. Hopefully I can stay awake long enough to be productive when I get there. 

Daily Shenanigans, 28/04/2014: Definitely feeling better!

I can confirm that the headache is gone. I repeat, the headache is gone. I can't believe how late we are in April, May is fast approaching! Time goes so quickly sometimes! I found it difficult to sleep last night, for some reason, so I was ultra tired this morning when I woke. I did feel a lot better though despite this. I spent most of the morning at home catching up on various pieces of Uni work that need doing. When I did go into Uni about midday, I found myself enjoying the train journey immensely because I got to read some more 'Days Of Blood & Starlight'! This book guys, this book! I enjoyed the first one so much, but I'm enjoying this one even more! I just really want to get through it and review it! I did receive my first Netgalley rejection today, but I was also approved for another title: 'Cuckoo Song' by Frances Hardinge.

I spent a lot of the afternoon/evening at Uni helping out with and watching my friend's Multimedia Performance, which was really good I might add! It was a really nice, relaxing afternoon actually. I talked to a few friends who I felt like I hadn't spoken to for ages and it made me feel a lot better about a lot of things. Yes I'm looking forward to when Uni finishes but I will certainly miss some parts of it. Tomorrow involves another trip to Uni (and work, which I am not looking forward to) but fingers crossed I can be extra productive! Oh and it's 'Top Ten Tuesday' day tomorrow so I need to think of a post for that too, I have a feeling I will find this week's topic exceptionally hard for some strange reason.

Daily Shenanigans, 23/04/2014: London again!

That's right guys, I'm back in London with Mat for a couple of days! We are going to see McBusted tomorrow which I said yesterday and I am extremely excited! My day was pretty average, I spent most of it in Canterbury doing some work and being productive. When I got round to coming home, Mat came round and we chilled out for a bit before setting off on the train. In fact, a lot of my day has been me on the train, but I don't mind. It means more reading time! 

Other than that, nothing to report. I am about halfway through my book now and feel like I have more time over the next couple of days to get a lot of reading done! Look out for reviews soon and obviously my Life Of A Blogger post tomorrow! 

Daily Shenanigans, 22/04/2014: Things are looking up?

It is amazing how much one conversation can change your mood. I have not been happy as of late, in fact I've been beyond stressed. After talking to my Module Tutor today, we both decided it would be best if the date of my Multimedia Project changed in order to give me a bit more time to get things sorted. I'm so relieved! Having got that changed, I spent the rest of the day being ultra productive! Of course, I got my Top Ten Tuesday post up, which was a lot of fun to devise this week, and I also did a lot of Uni work. So I'm a very happy girl indeed!

I've received a couple of exciting emails, talking about a couple of the NetGalley reads I've been approved for (one of which is new, Stant Litore's 'No Lasting Burial'). I'm really excited, it looks like pretty good things are coming this way for my blog and I'm very happy! I can't wait to share some of these things with you! I'm struggling to think of things that have happened today, other than a lot of Uni related things. I got a little further through 'The Hunger Games', I'm really enjoying this book so far. I was worried that having seen the movie would make the book not so enjoyable to me, but I have loved some of the deeper insight we get into the characters with the book, while spotting some of my favourite quotes from the film! I can't wait to finish and review it!

Tomorrow involves more Uni, I'm back there now from Easter so there'll be a lot of days like this as I attempt to get things done in time for various deadlines. Then in the evening, I'm off to London ready to watch McBusted on Thursday night and return on Friday! I'm so unbelievably excited I don't think I can express it properly, and I can't wait to tell you guys all about it!

Daily Shenanigans, 21/04/2014: A new Blog look!

You may well have noticed but I've changed the design of my blog! Hooray! It was something I've wanted to do for a while but I've put off for a long time because for one, I was terrified that it would take me a long time, and secondly, I'm pretty rubbish at these kinds of things. As it turns out, my sister and I did it together (she's a lot better than me at things like Photoshop) and I found that actually it only took half an hour at most. Most of my day was spent doing work and catching up on things that needed doing, but it was a fun little distraction to give myself a break! I really like this new design, it's certainly a lot more along the lines of what I originally wanted this blog to look like, so we'll see how long it takes me to come up with a new idea/get bored!

While doing work today, I did also find time to watch 'Thor: The Dark World' with my family (and catch the end of 'Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban' on TV). Two very good films that helped to cheer me up a bit I suppose. They were just what the Doctor ordered when all you  have to look forward to is a day of being busy doing work. I'm off to Uni tomorrow for my first official day back after Easter, something which I have very mixed feelings about. On the one hand, I've got a lot to do and have not been able to get as much done as I'd hoped over Easter so I'm happy that I can be a bit productive. But a day sat at a Mac computer doing non-stop work does not sound ideal to me. Hopefully I won't get too bored, as I'll be there for a while.

Daily Shenanigans, 18/04/2014: My first approved reads!

Well I've had a bit of a roller-coaster of a day, but a fair few good things have happened so I'll start with those. I got my NetGalley Bio typed out and saved at last, so I took the time to request a few reads and see where I got. One of the reads that I requested, 'Keane's Challenge' by Iain Gale has been one I've seen and wanted to read for a little while. I was surprised to see it was in the 'Read Now' section of NetGalley, which I assume means I don't have to be approved? I could download the title straight onto my Kindle so I was quite pleased about that. Another title that I did actually have to put in a request for was approved within a few hours! It is called 'A Red Tale' by Nicola Mar, and I shall be getting onto that as soon as I've got through a few more of my important April reads!

I also did download a couple of free books to my Kindle that have been on my TBR list for quite some time:

• 'Dying For A Living' (The 'Jesse Sullivan' Series, Book 1) by Kory M. Shrum
• 'Peach Blossom Pavilion' by Mingmei Yip

'Peach Blossom Pavilion' in particular is exciting because I saw it in Tesco the other day and almost bought it but refrained. Now I'm really glad I did. Good things come to those who wait I guess! While we're on the topic of books (and let's face it, this book mostly is), not only did I post my 'The Fault In Our Stars' review at last, I also managed to finish 'A Certain Slant Of Light', the review for which will be coming your way tomorrow! My next couple of reads are 'The Hunger Games' and 'The Poison Eaters', which I'm very much looking forward to getting into!

I did journey into Canterbury with a friend of mine today, in order to get some work done. Unfortunately there had been a mix-up, and actually, the Uni was closed so it was a bit of a wasted journey unfortunately! Still, it was a nice day for a trip out (always look on the bright side and all that) and I did manage to pop into Clarks to sort out my rota for the week after next! I've received a bit of bad news regarding my Multimedia Project this evening, but I'm determined to try and relax, and not let it worry me too much! It won't be too long until Uni is over and I can completely relax once and for all. No more stressing out over silly things for me, and more reading! Hooray!

Daily Shenanigans, 16/04/2014: Recording!

The clue is in the title, I spent most of my day recording voices for my Multimedia Project, and so Blogging and reading has definitely taken a back seat today (though I did manage some on the train). The recording itself went fine, which I'm glad about! It's definitely a weight off my mind, but I still have a ton of stuff to do for this piece, and not a lot of time. Eek! Other than that, I've not done an awful lot else. I saw Mat this evening for a few hours after he had finished work, and I'll be doing the same tomorrow. Maybe even going to the Cinema, now that 'The Amazing Spider-Man 2' is out! We'll see how tomorrow goes, as Phoebe is having her MOT check tomorrow afternoon and so we need the results of that first!

Well guys, I've joined NetGalley. I'm still working on my profile before requesting books, I want it to be perfect and professional! I'll be doing that tomorrow, along with my 'Life Of A Blogger' post! Also tomorrow, I've got to do a spot of shopping and I want to update my reviews and work on their layout a bit more. I'm forever changing my mind, and I feel a big blog make-over coming on so prepare yourselves! The last Goodreads Giveaway win that I'm expecting arrived today, 'Second Best' by Charmaine Pauls. She included a lovely note in the book and I can't wait to get round to it, (quite when I don't know but I will get there).

Daily Shenanigans, 14/04/2014: Banner Making!

Had a pretty work-filled day, so this won't be a long post. I've had a busy day, I drove to Uni to get a few things done, then had work! The weather was gorgeous though still a bit cold. I would really like the sun to actually be warm now, but it's a step in the right direction! The day went really quickly and nothing overly exciting happened, other than the fact that I've booked a Recording Studio out to record some dialogue for my Multimedia project on Wednesday! Exciting stuff! I saw Mat this evening for a couple of hours to drop the car round, and that was nice. He made me tea and let me rest because I've been feeling really tired as of late.

Currently, I'm in the process of trying to make my blog a bit more interesting. This includes making a banner for my blog! I thought it was done, put it on the blog, and didn't really like it, so it's a work in progress but I want to be really happy with it before I use it! I would also love to make some mini banners for my common posts, so things like my Daily Shenanigans, or Weekly Wishlists, just to spice them up a bit. Whether I'll have the time (or the patience) remains to be seen though!

Tomorrow will be another day at Uni. I'll be going by train which means more reading time (I'm making my way through 'A Certain Slant Of Light') and obviously I'll be posting my Top Ten Tuesday and hopefully a review for 'The Fault In Our Stars'. I have yet to find out what Myra wants to do about that!

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!

Daily Shenanigans, 11/04/2014: Feeling impatient.

Well, from the review that I posted earlier, you've probably all realised this. I finished 'Demolition Queen - Champagne, Murder & Chaos'. I had pretty mixed views, but did enjoy it in the end. That means that next on the list is...'The Fault In Our Stars' by John Green! I'm very excited and very nervous because I just know that this is going to make me cry buckets and the prospect of that doesn't fill me with joy. But I simply need to read this highly reviewed and amazing book that everyone else seems to have read except me, so it's time to bite the bullet and face the tears! Fingers crossed I love it as much as my sister and everyone else does! After 'The Fault In Our Stars', I shall be resuming my previous schedule with Laura Whitcomb's 'A Certain Slant Of Light'. This time, no interruptions!

Apart from reading, I've not done a huge amount today. I did some housework and blog planning, but other than that, generally chilled out. I didn't see Mat today because he had some things to do this morning, and then work this afternoon. I will however be seeing him tomorrow, and we will more than likely go to the cinema to watch something (no idea what yet). I'm leaving the day a bit disappointed actually. My grade for the Tech support I provided during Show Week was meant to be posted this evening and it hasn't been! Apparently, there's a chance it won't be up till next week and I think I might explode before then! Hopefully that's not the case.

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.