My day today has been pretty relaxing! I slept in a little, and felt a lot better than I did yesterday (thank goodness) so got myself some breakfast and had a nice bath. I then spent the rest of the morning reading a bit of John Green's 'Paper Towns'. My Dad finished work early so I had lunch with him, then made my way to town to pick up a few bits from Boots and collect a parcel from the Sorting Office! It was my latest Goodreads Giveaway win, 'The Vanishing Witch' by Karen Maitland. The book looks like a really exciting read which I'm looking forward to getting into. Talking of Giveaway wins, I received another email telling me I'd won a copy of R.J. Ellory's 'Carnival Of Shadows' which looks like a really cool read! I can't believe my luck! I saw Mat this evening after he had finished work and we looked into some things to do while we were in Wales, which I'm really excited about! Not too long to go!
Tomorrow I have work so my reading day is going to be a bit broken up. I hope to finish and get a review up for 'Paper Towns' though! I'm also off out with Mat in the evening to a Darts night, so that should be good fun!
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Friday, 27 June 2014
Wednesday, 12 March 2014
Daily Shenanigans, 12/03/2014: 'Tithe' has finally arrived!
Yes you heard me correctly! After weeks of waiting, Holly Black's 'Tithe' is finally here! Man I am so happy and relieved that I don't have to go chasing it up, that I thought I'd tell you about it before talking about my day! It has been one of the books I've been looking forward to reading this month most! I ended up having a pretty good day overall actually, despite an early start that I did not want. Firstly, Uni Tech stuff went fine and finished really quickly. I keep switching between feeling fine about next week, and feeling like I'm going to have a panic attack about it. Thankfully today, I was so tired that my mind decided to be relaxed about it all.
After Uni I had work and that too went really well. I hadn't been looking forward to it at all because I've got so much on my plate at the moment that I really didn't need a work shift on top of it all. It turns out, it was exactly what I needed. I spent all afternoon smiling and laughing, had a good day at work target-wise and managed to actually forget about life's other stresses for a while. Bliss! Also, a strange thing to say, but I really enjoyed driving today! Normally I'm a bit nervous and cautious because even though I started driving ages ago, I still feel like I'm new to it. But today I managed to see why other people enjoy it. This evening mainly just consisted of me relaxing to be honest. When I got home, I realised just how exhausted I was and every part of me aches. Still, my book has arrived and I received my Giveaway E-Book win from the lovely Jackie at Bibliobrat, 'The Invention Of Wings' by Sue Monk Kidd! It really looks like such a good read and I must thank her again for hosting the giveaway in the first place, I can't wait to get round to reading it!
I did take part (though I was a bit late) in a Book Chat on Twitter this evening as well. The topic was 'Sidekicks/Side Characters' and it was really really fun. We discussed our favourites, what qualities we liked in a sidekick, whether we like them to have a back-story of their own, etc. and it was really interesting to interact with other bloggers/readers and hear their thoughts on each question. It was hosted by Saira at Growing Wings, and Zara at Page 394. I would thoroughly recommend going to the next one, they're a lot of fun and a great way to meet new people! Every Wednesday, 7pm GMT if you're interested!
On a final note: I have 22 followers on Bloglovin' and 16 now on Google +! I'm so eternally grateful to everyone who reads and enjoys my posts, I'm very proud with what I've achieved over the last couple of months and long may the books/new friends/blogging fun continue!
After Uni I had work and that too went really well. I hadn't been looking forward to it at all because I've got so much on my plate at the moment that I really didn't need a work shift on top of it all. It turns out, it was exactly what I needed. I spent all afternoon smiling and laughing, had a good day at work target-wise and managed to actually forget about life's other stresses for a while. Bliss! Also, a strange thing to say, but I really enjoyed driving today! Normally I'm a bit nervous and cautious because even though I started driving ages ago, I still feel like I'm new to it. But today I managed to see why other people enjoy it. This evening mainly just consisted of me relaxing to be honest. When I got home, I realised just how exhausted I was and every part of me aches. Still, my book has arrived and I received my Giveaway E-Book win from the lovely Jackie at Bibliobrat, 'The Invention Of Wings' by Sue Monk Kidd! It really looks like such a good read and I must thank her again for hosting the giveaway in the first place, I can't wait to get round to reading it!
I did take part (though I was a bit late) in a Book Chat on Twitter this evening as well. The topic was 'Sidekicks/Side Characters' and it was really really fun. We discussed our favourites, what qualities we liked in a sidekick, whether we like them to have a back-story of their own, etc. and it was really interesting to interact with other bloggers/readers and hear their thoughts on each question. It was hosted by Saira at Growing Wings, and Zara at Page 394. I would thoroughly recommend going to the next one, they're a lot of fun and a great way to meet new people! Every Wednesday, 7pm GMT if you're interested!
On a final note: I have 22 followers on Bloglovin' and 16 now on Google +! I'm so eternally grateful to everyone who reads and enjoys my posts, I'm very proud with what I've achieved over the last couple of months and long may the books/new friends/blogging fun continue!
Monday, 10 March 2014
Daily Shenanigans; 10/03/2014: Some time to myself?
It's quite late and I'm using my friend's laptop so I won't be making this too long! I've had a pretty eventful day, starting with getting to Uni and making some real headway with my Portfolio! Also, on the train there I actually managed to get some reading done so I'm about ten percent of the way through 'The Snow Child'. Thank goodness because I hate feeling like I'm getting behind on it. After spending a good six hours on that (I'm not even joking) I had a tutorial and he told me that he was pleased enough with my progress. Hooray for me!
I've spent quite a lot of today with a couple of my Uni friends, and it was such a relief to finally have some time to myself. They told me off for over-working and made me actually have fun! It was really nice, I feel like I haven't really spent much time with my friends other than when we're in lectures. The rest of my evening saw me on the Tech Deck at Uni watching the Tech previews for some of the shows on my night. I was in till gone 10 o clock this evening, so I'm shattered! I'm sat now on the laptop with a cup of tea and looking forward to a sort of day off tomorrow!
I've had a good evening for a completely different reason too, it turns out I've won a giveaway on a blog! An E-Book of 'The Invention Of Wings' by Sue Monk Kidd will be on it's way to me very soon and I'm very excited. So thank you very much Bibliobrat for hosting the giveaway! My 'Top Ten Tuesday' post is still only a maybe, I don't know if I'm going to be able to justify spending a huge amount of time on it while round my friends, it seems a bit rude! Also, I have found out that Tom Hiddleston has been nominated for an Oliver Award in the best actor category, and Mark Gatiss has been nominated for the best supporting actor award, both from their work in Coriolanus. I'm so happy and excited about this, it is so well deserved. I can't wait to see the winners!
I've spent quite a lot of today with a couple of my Uni friends, and it was such a relief to finally have some time to myself. They told me off for over-working and made me actually have fun! It was really nice, I feel like I haven't really spent much time with my friends other than when we're in lectures. The rest of my evening saw me on the Tech Deck at Uni watching the Tech previews for some of the shows on my night. I was in till gone 10 o clock this evening, so I'm shattered! I'm sat now on the laptop with a cup of tea and looking forward to a sort of day off tomorrow!
I've had a good evening for a completely different reason too, it turns out I've won a giveaway on a blog! An E-Book of 'The Invention Of Wings' by Sue Monk Kidd will be on it's way to me very soon and I'm very excited. So thank you very much Bibliobrat for hosting the giveaway! My 'Top Ten Tuesday' post is still only a maybe, I don't know if I'm going to be able to justify spending a huge amount of time on it while round my friends, it seems a bit rude! Also, I have found out that Tom Hiddleston has been nominated for an Oliver Award in the best actor category, and Mark Gatiss has been nominated for the best supporting actor award, both from their work in Coriolanus. I'm so happy and excited about this, it is so well deserved. I can't wait to see the winners!
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