A December Update

So it's been a busy couple of months, and I've been naughty about documenting it, so here is an overview of what creativey things I've been up to...

I directed a play with LUDS called Fanny and Faggot. It sold out 2/3 nights, and we got some lovely reviews. I was very happy.

I've also done some acting in a medieval piece called The Second Shepherd's Play, a collaboration between the University of Liverpool and LUDS. We performed at The Walker Art Gallery, and did a mini tour of the North West, it was great fun.

It's been a good couple of months for dance too, I've had several performances throughout Liverpool.

The Humanities Yule Ball, MODO

Black History Month Closing Ceremony, LGOS

Winter Jamboree, LGOS

I've got a dance gig at the Echo Arena on Friday too which is pretty exciting.

I acted in the annual LUDS Ghost Tour, which was a great success. I also performed in my first Sketch Show in November.

I presented a Strictly Come Dancing charity gig at the uni with DanceSport and Banardos...

I was the Production Unit Manager for a show at The Epstein Theatre, How Nice to be in England! With Neil Innes. It was great to get experience with a professional show, and the team were so lovely.

Other stuff? Well I have lots of exciting stuff planned for the New Year. I'm directing a new adaptation of Oedipus Rex, continuing acting in a friend's short film, performing in a music video, producing a dance show, and we're booking accommodation for our Fringe 2013 production today. I've read a couple of great scripts recently which might yield some interesting opportunities too. Also, my degree.

50 Ways to Avoid Revision

We're all doing it. Exam/deadline season rolls around and we all suddenly realise there's lodes of stuff we simply HAVE to do! Right now! Allow me to offer you a little help in failing your exams...

1 - Tidy your room. Never fails.
2 - Advanced - tidy the whole house. Bonus point if you end up cleaning the oven.
3 - Ring your mum. I mean, she's your mum - she loves it when you call! You owe her that at least.
4 - Walk to the library with the intention of revising. 'Forget' your pass. Forget that the staff will let you in if you explain. Walk home.
5 - Get twitter. If you already have twitter, this is self explanatory.
6 - Go grocery shopping. It is unreasonable to expect yourself to revise without appropriate nutrition.
7 - Nap, as frequently and for as long as possible.
8 - Take a sudden but passionate interest in a sport. No way are you missing the match.
9 - Do countless Sudoku to 'warm up' your brain.
10 - Go to the library, then stroll around casually looking for people you know. Now, you are not only avoiding revision, but spoiling theirs.
11 - Go the the other library to the one you usually use. Spend at least half an hour walking round and admiring the architecture.
12 - Facebook facebook facebook.
13 - Sort through all your clothes, and give the ones you no longer want to charity. Good karma = the question you were hoping for.
14 - You must meet up with everyone you haven't seen over Christmas. This must involve a lot of talk about how very busy you are with revison.
15 - Watch cartoons from your childhood, and reminisce about times when there were no deadlines.
16 - Offer to proof read the dissertations of others to avoid writing your own.
17 - Download free photo manipulation software (GIMP is good. No, really). Saturate all the photos of you and your friends.
18 - Go for a run.
19 - Exfoliate - your body is covered in dead skin cells, exfoliate goddamit!
20 - Paint your nails. This is good, because then you cant possibly work for the next half hour incase you smudge them
21 - If you are male, paint your toe nails, and see how long it takes someone to notice.
22 - Make a revision timetable. This must be colour coded. You'll need a portable copy, and one for your room.
23 - Watch films vaguely related to your degree (Angela's Ashes anyone?) and claim it IS revison.
24 - Plan fun things to do after exams and all this awful revision.
25 - Iron your underwear. Its not neccesary, but its so comforting to put on a warm pair of knickers.

26 - Make poor quality graphs about revision.
27 - Watch videos on Youtube of Disney Songs sung in foreign languages.
28 - If you have a pet, dress it up. They love it, honestly.
29 - Diagnose yourself with various illnesses online.
30 - The internet is your friend - peruse it. Use it. Loose yourself in it.
31 - Make a montage of all the stuff you did last semester. Find a seriously over the top song for the sountrack.
32 - Photoshop pictures of your feet onto the faces of your friends.
33 - Alphabetise all your DVDs. Also, tidy up your iTunes.
34 - Dismantle a pen, reassemble, and be impressed at your engineering skills.
35 - Check all the food in the fridge/freezer./cupboards. Divide into three sets - what is within date, what it out of date but not mouldy, and what is out of date and mouldy. Dispose of the latter, put the former back, and eat everything else.
36 - Window shop online.
37 - Learn to meditate. A clearer mind will mean you'll retain more knowledge.
38 - Shower at least three times a day. Accompany this with hair washing and teeth brushing.
39 - Realise you havent flossed in weeks, be horrified, and walk to Asda to buy floss. Then, floss.
40 - Stretch. Each muscle needs at least three minutes to feel the full benefit. So with 640 skeletal muscles, thats...
41 - Enter gameshows online. Deal or No Deal, Who wants to be a Millionaire, Weakest Link etc.
42 - Give hearfelt advise to others on Yahoo! Answers.
43 - iPlayer. Nuff said.
44 - Go to an internet cafe to revise, but end up just eating cake and eyeing up the sexy guy with the beard/hot waitress.
45 - Apply to take part in Medical Trials. These usually pay well.
46 - Look into post graduate jobs to apply for when you have passed your exams.
47 - Dub Disney videos hilariously but inappropriately.
48 - Write lists about how to avoid revision.
49 - Read lists about how to avoid revision.
50 - Comment with further ideas of how I can avoid revision?

What she wore 7/12/10

Living the DREAM and off to the EngSoc-PolSoc-Philsoc Yule Ball. Thats right, its not just Hogwarts.

I LOVE being able to dress up at Christmas!!! Long and black cannot fail.

I love this effect too, but it makes me look rather ghostly...

Ps - on a total other note, I found out the other day that my Dad went to the same school as John Lennon, at the same time as John Lennon. Cool.

Things I should know by now #214 - The world is mad.

In protest against cuts to education funds, students from the University of Liverpool stormed... oh wait, the Liverpool student guild. Isn't that... er... isn't the guild's job to support students? Oh. The guild is on the student's side right? So erm, they were attacking the one building in the city thats there purely there for their use and support? But... that makes no sense. No Rio. No it does not.

Sarah Palin - "We've got to stand with our North Korean allies!"

...but Sarah? Is North Korea not the problem? Has North Korea not ALWAYS been the problem?... oh. Slip of the tongue. No no, sure, its ok, we all do it. Its not like its a point of political tension. It's not like you're trying to make yourself out to be credible in time for the 2012 elections or anything...

Its ok, theres alway the Sydney Jones to fall back on. The good old SJ, library to the arts and humanities of one of Britains oldest universities. Plethora of knowledge and reasoning, beckoning to the minds of Generation Y with open arms and fair trade coffee.

No.

Today, I was kept out of the library by the police. The law physically stood in the way of my learning! Now, I think the police did a brilliant job today, and I'm sure it was for everyone's safety blah blah blah, but it was just so bizzarre!!

"But Officer!! I want to learn!! I have a 2000 word essay to hand in tomorrow! And it actually COUNTS!"

"DO YOU WANT TO SPEND TONIGHT IN THE CLANGER?!?!?!?"

"..... I guess spark notes will do..."



Campus Style - November 2010

In which I accosted members of the student body, took photos of them and made them talk to me! Hopefully this will be a monthly feature, but we'll see how willing people are to participate!!

Name? Sam Bulter

Course/year? Second Year History

 What hobbies/interests do you have? Any societies? Drama and football, also working at Topman, although that’s not so much a hobby as a necessity!

 How would you describe your style? Not really sure how to describe my style, I suppose Its kinda modern dare I say the word 'popstar', hopefully more ordinary boys than wham! but I don't really follow a specific style, I tend to buy what I like the look of and throw it in with what else I’ve got!

What/who inspires your style? Inspiration is Preston from the ordinary boys, he can generally do no wrong, and as much as I would like to think David Beckham chooses his own clothes I guess it's his stylist who should be on the list!

Where do you like to shop in Liverpool? If only for staff discount purchases I'm pretty exclusively Topman, but when I fancy pushing the boat out I like Urban Outfitters, and Hollister.

Name? Ruth Laura Dalton

 Course/year? I’m doing my Masters in Philosophy, but this is my third year at the University of Liverpool. I hope this doesn't confuse you. I spent my first year at the University of Leeds being miserable but still stylish. I once wore my pyjamas to lectures.


 What hobbies/interests do you have? Any societies? I love drama and being the president of the philosophy society and chair of student council and I love to bake while watching videos of sneezing pandas. Seriously though, I love LUDS and Philosophy as well as occassionally blogging  and... ugh, why isn't drinking cider and black a hobby?!

 How would you describe your style? I would describe my style as lazy for the majority of the time but with hopefully, a feminine twist.

 What/who inspires your style? I am mostly inspired by the students and people I see around me. Liverpool has such a hideous reputation for clothing, with velour tracksuits and hair in rollers but I think Liverpool has much more to aspire to than that. I also love the style of Emily at www.cupcakesandcashmere.com. I would steal her entire wardrobe in a single second if I could.

Where do you like to shop in Liverpool? I like to shop anywhere and everywhere in Liverpool. I work in Cult, so it's always my first point of call and being a poor student, Primark, pathetically, for everything else!

* you can follow Ruth's blog at http://www.babyruth-babyruth.blogspot.com/ !!

Name? Nathan Thorpe (@nathorpe, for a shameless Twitter plug)

 Course/year? Orthoptics, third year

 What hobbies/interests do you have? Any societies? Does gin count as a hobby, because I'm very interested in it. Not a member of any societies officially, but am a frequent LUDS-botherer.

 How would you describe your style? A friend recently told me it was "high street fashion meets office geek, with indie undertones" and I'd say that about sums it up.

 What/who inspires your style? Wouldn't really say I have one inspiration, just try to recreate anything I see on tv that I think looks good, but on a student budget.

Where do you like to shop in Liverpool? Zara Man is brilliant, and not too expensive. I love all the clothes in Desigual too, but unfortunately it's way out of my price range!

Aren't they all fabulous? If you know someone more stylish than Anna Wintour and David Bowie's lovechild, who you think ought to feature next month - or if you put a lot of thought into your own style and want some appreciation! - drop a comment, or a message to riomatchett@hotmail.com

love love love

Dinner is done

Booo! The play Dinner that I've been working on over the last few intense weeks is over, and I am both exhausted and so so sad! Its such a cliche to go on about how much you love everyone and how good they've been to work with, but honestly, I have so much love for these people, and they really have been a pleasure to work with!

This post then, I suppose, is both a massive thankyou to all of them, and to everyone who came to see it. We sold out every night, with people standing, and the feedback has been absolutely beyond lovely. The wonderful Millie wrote about us on her blog, One Photo A Day, which you should be reading anyway!

If you are not a member of a team/society then I URGE you to get involved! Some of my closest friends are those I met outside of my course and halls, and it honestly has made my university experience. I'm so deflated now its over! But there are still many LUDS productions going on before Christmas, so get yourselves there!

Playhouse Creatures is running next week, The Resistible Rise of Arturo Ui the week after, and Medea the week after the week after that. I can vouch for the talent in all of these plays, so go!!

Demolition 2010, The Millbank Riots and a montage.

Yesterday was a real eye opener for me as to both the power and the ugliness of the human race. I've been yelled abuse at, dived out of the way of riot vans and had my hand shaken by an MP over the course of a crazy day.

When we left Liverpool at half five yesterday morning, there was a palpable excitement amongst us. Perhaps a student protest labelled 'Demolition', routed past Tory HQ was doomed from the beginning, but we were passionate about our cause and prepared for peaceful protest. After jumping off the coach (in the middle of a road in packed central London), we took up our placards and joined the throng. It was exactly how I'd imagined it to be - a vast gathering of young and old, united in protest about keeping education available to all. The placards ranged from the somewhat pointless and petty "Nick Clegg has a small penis" to the rather witty "How will I be able to afford to go to Hogwarts now?!".

We were marching against the proposed cuts to education funds, which would lead to University tuition fees being raised to £9000 a year. Obviously, this would mean many people were unable to go on to Higher Education - and I believe that education is a right, not a financial privilege or commodity. Admission should be based upon ability and potential, not how rich a family you come from. In his election campaign, Nick Clegg promised to fight against this saying "Tuition fees are wrong" - it doesn't get much clearer than that!

Obviously there was some reasonable frustration when he went back on his promises - many students voted Lib Dem purely on the strength of this promise.

Overall, my experience of the protest was a hugely positive one. There was a real sense of camaraderie (not to mention all the socialists), it was a lovely sunny day and we all felt strong and passionate about why we were there. Throughout however, there was a real anti-Tory undercurrent, which was tangible from the start, but not really a problem. Obviously, the alliances of the crowd were heavily biased, but this was not an anti Tory march any more than it was an anti Lib Dem or even Labour march - and to be fair, Clegg did take most of the bashing chant and placard wise.

As we came to the end of the march (unfortunately having missed the NUS president's speech), the march was dissipating and we were a little unsure where to go. Seeing a crowd around Millbank, Tory HQ, we began to head down there to see what was going on. Thank god, an NUS delegate stopped us and warned us that things were kicking off a little, and that we were better to keep out of it! I had heard someone shouting before that Millbank had been set on fire, and frankly, hadn't believed them, thought they were just trying to rile up the crowd. Its scary how easily people can get sucked into the mob mentality in that kind of situation. As we crossed the Thames, we were at the head of a crowd of people, still chanting and brandishing their placards peacefully, when we suddenly had to dive out of the way of Police riot vans, which were certainly not going to wait for us to dawdle out of the way!

Finding ourselves in a nice little pub, we watched events unfold on Sky News. People had broken into Millbank, initially just to shout and voice their opinions. This had quickly gotten violent, with people throwing bricks, smashing glass and setting fire to the building. Some were on the roof, throwing fire extinguishers down into the crowd (of their own protesters!!). THIS IS SHAMEFUL AND RIDICULOUS! It makes me so angry that people were choosing to be violent and vandalistic, that was not why we were there. Unfortunately, the Met had kept the riot police stationed outside Lib Dem headquarters, assuming (fairly), that this would be the target for any wayward action! The people who were involved in the Millbank riots were, in my opinion, looking for a chance to behave worse than animals, they had had their faces covered all day (and certainly when they later appeared on the news) - and that to me says that they knww they were in the wrong, and were intending to cause trouble. If they were genuinely fighting for their cause, they would be proud to take any punishment that resulted from their actions.

As we walked back along the Thames to our coach, we were met with a variety of responses. Many Londoners congratulated us on our peaceful actions, saying they believed in our cause. We were stopped and interviewed by the Washington Post. Particularly touching to me was the Lib Dem MP who stopped us in the street, shook our hands and apologised for her party going back on its promise. This meant so much, for her to say she supported us, I wish I knew who she was! It just goes to show that you cannot lump all MP's together, on any matter.

Sadly, those were not the only comments we received. Even as we were walking back at six o'clock, students were heading toward Millbank to join the mob - one guy even began to hurl abuse at us in the street for not doing so. He said we were betraying the cause, that we needed to fight together to gain back every inch we could. Well... excuse me? Its not exactly civil war. And what exactly were they hoping to achieve? Where do they think the money to clean up after them is going to come from? It'll be straight out of taxpayers money, not reeally helping to close the deficit eh? To be honest, it terrifies me how mindlessly violent human beings can be toward one another - and I think the Police handled the situation brilliantly. They get a lot of bashing for how they behave in riots, but speaking from what I saw yesterday, they did a brilliant job of staying calm, ignoring taunts and keeping people safe.

I only hope that the few hundred who behaved so shamefully don't detract from the message of the 51 and a half thousand peaceful protesters. I hope their mums saw them on the news, and that they get into a lot of trouble quite frankly.

I even made a montage.

Halloween! Disgusting faces and self indulgent photoshop.

Happy belated halloween everyone! I hope you all had a good time, regardless of how into halloween you are. I for one have had an awesome few days, starting with a party at Brompton Manor, home to the ghost of John Brompton, not to mention Becky Fry. The house looked amaaazing, they'd gone to so much effort, there were bloody handprints on the wall, cobwebs in the loo and skull goblets (eek!!!) to drink out of...

I was a werewolf, not, as Aarun thought, "A vampire wearing fur?!"... I thought it was obvious.

I reckon wolves are pretty much my favourite animal right now. I miss having animals in my life so much, we've always had them at home and now theres no-one to cuddle up and watch Eastenders with and get hair all over my clothes! (except Ricki, obviously). Thus, I allowed myself some extremely self indulgent and not very high quality photoshopping...

Bahahahahaha! It was a fun costume though, not too much effort (I was saving that for Monday night), and actually halloweeny as opposed to random fancy dress. I am a believer that if you're going to dress up for halloween, it should be something actually relevant.

Then Monday was LUDS Zombie Pub Golf. And, well, I made a lot of effort. It was a mega stressfull day, I'd had to go for a hospital check up at home, then I was on the train home and it was an hour late, and I was running tight anyway, so I basically ended up doing my make-up ON the train between Leeds and Liverpool.



EEEEEEEEEEW! I didn't realise how actually sickening and putrefying I looked until I saw the photos, mainly because I could barely move my eyes/mouth after having, basically, papier mached my face. On a train. In pubic.

Its safe to say I did not pull. To top it off, we had rehearsal immediately before going out, which needless to say was mainly folk alternating between exploding in laughter and rocking in the corner, crying.

Exciting Projects Are Exciting

At the moment, I feel like I have approximately 12 billion projects racing round in my mind, tumbling over each other and frolicking. I imagine them to have little grins and leapfrog over each other, in the way that ideas do, and then to start squealing with excitement every time they play a part in my conscious life.

The one that seems to be taking precedent, because of the time limit, is Dinner, a play by Moira Buffini which I'm in with the lovely LUDS lot. Three weeks today is opening night (argfgggrabrlebablab!), so rehearsals are getting more frequent, and more intense. I have to say, LUDS (The Liverpool University Drama Society) has been one of the best parts of University for me, its such a lovely, un-cliquey bunch, and some of my best friends are the ones I've made there. Whatever your interest is, I cannot strongly enough urge you to get involved in a society or group! Its just wonderful to meet people with shared interests who will build you up and work on things with you. I'm playing the character of Sian, which is the biggest part I've played within the society so far, so I feel both highly honoured and highly nervous!

Also, I've been writing for Ellipsis Magazine, which is such an awesome opportunity. I've done some general life-style articles, and I'm also on the fashion team, headed by the wonderful Niamh Hogan, who is precisely everything a fashion editor should be. The first time I met her, at the launch party (which by the way, was utterly wonderful, I felt so classy, there were canopes and a string quartet and everything!) she looked like she'd just stepped out of a pin up poster or something, she is very glamorous and well groomed.

What else is there? Ooh, I'm on a general 'getting fit' life kick, which I blame entirely on the male members of Club Heartbreak. In the Club, theres me and Jenna, and four guys, who are all pretty into fitness and healthy eating and all that stuff. I get frowned upon for eating pizza, in my own home I tell you!!! So anyway, I joined the Liverpool Foxes (life-long dream, for real), and its actually so much fun, and not at all the cheerleading stereotype. There aren't any pom poms, and theres no chanting - its basically a mixture of dance and gymnastics, both of which I love, so its good times all round.

Still on the fitness tack, I took myself back to ballet class last week for the first time in a year, and I couldn't walk for a week, almost literally. The tale of me and ballet is a bit of a love-hate one - I am, undoubtedly, in love with ballet dance, it makes me so happy and peaceful and all those cliches, but as a rule I try and avoid blabbering to people about it, because generally, to be blunt they don't care. Then, a little under a year ago, I had to have a lode of physiotherapy on my knee - because I'd been dancing on it too much. I have hypermobile hyperextended joints anyway (kindof like being double jointed, but nowhere near as cool), and I'd stretched my the connecting bits to the point where my knee cap was basically floating around inside my leg. The thing about ballet is, you're telling your body to do pretty much the exact opposite of what it wants to do - thats what makes it so difficut, and its part of the beauty of it, but it does somewhat knacker the self. Anyway, the joints seem to be in perfect working order now, and today I got back into my pointe shoes properly for the first time in a very very long time. Felt good! I mean, obviously it felt blisteringly-bone-crushingly-painful (ahh! hello blisters and bleeding toes! How I missed you...), but it felt damn good all the same.

Then of course, there is work to be done. You know, actual education. I love my course, and I do actually enjoy doing most of the work, but finding the time to do it is becoming increasingly difficult! Must priorities... On top of this I have the guitar I'm learning to play, the occasional (read, verry rare) Philosophy meeting I can get to, trying to maintain a social life and contact with my housemates, and bobbing back and forth between Liverpool and Yorkshire to have check ups on my silly brain! Its all very busying and mind filling, but thats how I love it.

Ooh, the other thing I wanted to mention to you is a project I'm anticipating, a film called Snuff, which was written by my friend Sam and is being directed my my friend Josh. They're both very good at what they do, and I'm rather excited to work with them on this! I will update you as I myself am updated.

Love!!

Choosing a University - What UCAS doesnt tell you.

Its that time of year again, when people are choosing whether or not to go on to higher education, where to go and what to do. Its more than a little mind blowing! Having gone through the UCAS application process three (yes, three) times, I feel like perhaps I have a little wisdom to pass on! This is, at least, stuff I wish someone had said to me.

• Do you want a city university? For some people (myself included), living in a big, happening city is very important. Some people prefer somewhere that feels homely and safe. Its fairly obvious where the line is to be drawn - and I guess its different for different people. London will be mad crazy, Manchester or Nottingham will still feel big, Lincoln or Coventry will be less packed and greener.
• How big a university do you want? Some people love to be part of a big university, thousands of students where they can always meet new people. Some people prefer to go somewhere will more of a college sytem, Bishop Grotteseseste for example, where you get to know everyone and its like a big family.
• Do you want a campus university? City universities can be really fun, theres always stuff to see, and are highly convenient for other stuff. On the other hand, campus universities feel wonderfully cosy.
• How important is reputation to you? This sort of depends on where you want to go afterwards. A degree in medicine is a degree in medicine, and whilst there is a lot of variation in the standard of teaching, you will get a job as a Doctor afterwards. With something like journalism on the other hand, its very competitive, and the reputation of the university you went to could have a big impact on your employbility. As a rule of thumb, I would say go to the best university your grades will let you - but its not the be all and end all.
• Suddenly, the North/South divide will become massively important to you. You will take great pride in the half of the country you are from, and whether you want to stay in the half that pronounces bath the same as you do or not is actually worth considering. People are lovely wherever you go, but it will give a different feel to your university experience. There's also a cost implication - basically, the nearer London you go, the more expensive beer gets.
• How near to home do you want to be? I know some people who moved to the other end of the country. I know some people who are living at home - personally, I really think you should live away, because you miss out on so much at home, and so much of your learning is outside of lectures. I am aware however, that for some people its the best choice, financially and practically. I live about two hours on a train away from my family, which is pretty much perfect for me; not too near, not too far.
• What kind of accomodation do you want? Some universities only offer self-catered. Some offer on campus. Some dont have any university affiliated accomodation. Where you live is a huuge part of life, and you need to take it into account when making your choices.
• How is the course taught? You need to think about this both in terms of contact time, how practical the course is, and how independant your learning is expected to be. The same course can be delivered completely differently at two different unis, and you need to think about how you'll work best.
• How expensive will living there be? Again, the nearer to London you go, the more expensive. Cities are usually more expensive than rural areas, but not always. Do a little investigation into the cost of rent. It might not affect you this year, but next year it most definately will. Its worth noting that you do get a considerably bigger loan if you go to London - but you will have significantly more to pay back. Also, some unis offer grants or bursaries for certain courses that others dont - definately worth looking into.

Its obvious, but dont go somewhere just cos you know someone else is doing. I know people who did this, and never saw each other after freshers week. The important ones you will keep in contact with, even if your in Portsmouth and they're in Edinburgh. And - I hate to say it - listen to your family and your teachers. Ouch. Seriously though, they probably do have your best interests at heart - why wouldnt they? I reeeally wish I'd listened to my family the first (oh wait, and the second...) time round! Of course, the most important thing is that its your decision. The fact is, wherever you go, you will fall in love with. I dont know anyone who doesnt think their uni is the best in the country. Visit as many places as you can - a lot of people choose somewhere for no reason beyond 'it felt right', and that seems to work. Go with your gut instinct, I'm a big believer in that. Let your heart and your head fight it out - they both have a say on this one.

Whats for dinner?

Hello my lovelies! Just thought I'd share a few photos from the Dinner photo shoot the other day. Dinner, by Moira Buffet is a play I'm involved in at the moment, and (without being biased) I love it, the characters are all really interesting. Its only about four weeks till showtime now, so we're all working very hard! We had a lovely and very professional photographer, Mr Andrew Ab, who should be contacted for all your photography needs in the north west.

EVERYONE should come and see it, its gna be glorious and fabulous and amazing and I'm more than a little excited!!

Club Heartbreak is open for business

Back in the Pool of Liver, life has been one crazy drunken internet-less mess. So lacking was my supply of internet, I even made a special trip to the library to watch The Inbetweeners online (obviously, we also don't have tv). The house is.... well, its a house. Last year when we were planning our outing into the world of tennantship, it didnt occur to me that you can't actually afford a nice house and to be able to eat when you're a student. Club Heartbreak is not as glamourous as it sounds. When I arrived, the drains were blocked, the curtain rails falling off, the wallpaper peeling and the hob covered in some anonymous brown goo.

At first, I was all like OH MY GOD THIS IS DISGUSTING HAND ME THE BLEACH.

Horrified face ^

 I bleached a lot, and that sated my crazy a little. But then a wonderful thought occured. It is actually not possible for us to fuck up that house anymore than it already is. There is silly string stuck to the wall for gods sake. Thus, I have descended into a life of grime and debauchery, the living room looks like its been decorated with a Strongbow-and-old-newspaper scheme. The rooms that are still empty, waiting for members of The Club to arrive are actually quite beautifully bleak, and you stop noticing the stains on the carpet after a few days.

But it is WONDERFUL to be back! We went out on Sunday night and had a great time, involving wildcats, falling over lots and a large portion of George's anatomy. Then Monday we Razzed. For those of you who have not been to The Raz, there are no adjectives sufficient. Its verrrry sticky and dank, and crazy cheap, and it is just impossible to fail to have a good time. What made the night even better was bumping into some of my beautiful LUDS friends, who I have missed a lot, and made me very excited about this semester's productions. Watch this space.

Exhausted from partying but happy face ^

LIVERPOOL I LOVE YOU!

Yaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaay! For some unknown reason, Liverpool are taking me back happy-goofy-face! I'm going back to study English, and I'm SUPER excited. This time, I'm going to study hard and not sleep all day and read all the set texts. Also, I will eat healthily, and excercise regularly, and dress like someone out of Gossip Girl all the time and be generally fabulous. I do feel sooo lucky to have gotten a place despite Clearing being so tight this year, obviously all that knitting paid off! I also intend to keep knitting.

I bought an AMAZING jumper the other day from a charity shop in Whitby, thats what I'm working up to. Its just amazing, its like a Peruvian yak ate its little mountain dwelling owner and then vomited it all up again in the form of a woolly jumper.