Although I don't really have a lot to say at the moment, I've been feeling like this blog has been neglected for quite some time now. And I did promise myself I was going to make more of an effort to blog in 2010!
So where to begin? Well I've practically finished uni for the year now. (I know!) And it's only April. I do have a couple of things to crack on with, and when I say crack on with I mean assignments and revision which I'll probably leave until the day before the deadline. But no more lectures, no more 9am starts - nothing. And if I'm being honest, it has got me rather down. I used to relish summer, it was the magical time of year where we had no school, no teachers and we could watch TV during the day! Now, gone is the magic and I have to look forward to is September when uni starts again. Which thinking about it is quite funny actually because I hate (really I HATE) my course but enduring a few hours of nouns and phonology and grammar and syntax a week sounds a lot more pleasing than having to move back home to a tiny little tiny tiny town where NOTHING happens!
Four months of boredom, here I come!
At least Doctor Who is back on the telly...
Showing posts with label summer. Show all posts
Showing posts with label summer. Show all posts
Sunday, 4 April 2010
Sunday, 23 August 2009
It's been a while
It's been a long time since I posted in this blog, but it's been summer so I've been to busy to post, and at other times to bored to have anything decent to post about.
Anyway...
Earlier this month I did a week at a newspaper, my local The Whitehaven News. It was actually a lot of fun, and it was good experience which I was in total need of. I got a few things published (which I'll post links to at the bottom of the post) which my Dad is very excited about. Every time someone comes round, he gets the clippings out! But I've hidden them now, so he won't be able to find them next time :)
But it did make me realise that perhaps journalism is something I might want to go into. The original plan for uni was to actually do a journalism degree, but after freaking out in case I didn't want to be a journalist, I settled with the more useful and less scary English Language. But now I'm thinking I want a bit more experience in that field, so hopefully something will come up this year. I know I'm doing creative writing as one of my modules which may include some article type assignments, but truth be told, I'm just excited to get away from grammar for a bit! I still don't know what a transitive verb or an adverbial clause is. I mean, probably I could make a guess, but it will be no where technical enough for it to be right :D So that's why I'm excited for creative writing, there's a bit more freedom. And hopefully, there won't be too much, let's share with the rest of the group sessions.
So yeah, summer is coming to an end, less than a month until I'm back at uni (it's welcomed! I'm so bored with home now!). Oh, and as promised those articles: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6
Anyway...
Earlier this month I did a week at a newspaper, my local The Whitehaven News. It was actually a lot of fun, and it was good experience which I was in total need of. I got a few things published (which I'll post links to at the bottom of the post) which my Dad is very excited about. Every time someone comes round, he gets the clippings out! But I've hidden them now, so he won't be able to find them next time :)
But it did make me realise that perhaps journalism is something I might want to go into. The original plan for uni was to actually do a journalism degree, but after freaking out in case I didn't want to be a journalist, I settled with the more useful and less scary English Language. But now I'm thinking I want a bit more experience in that field, so hopefully something will come up this year. I know I'm doing creative writing as one of my modules which may include some article type assignments, but truth be told, I'm just excited to get away from grammar for a bit! I still don't know what a transitive verb or an adverbial clause is. I mean, probably I could make a guess, but it will be no where technical enough for it to be right :D So that's why I'm excited for creative writing, there's a bit more freedom. And hopefully, there won't be too much, let's share with the rest of the group sessions.
So yeah, summer is coming to an end, less than a month until I'm back at uni (it's welcomed! I'm so bored with home now!). Oh, and as promised those articles: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6
Saturday, 13 June 2009
Okay, so it's beginning to look like this summer isn't going to be a waste of time after all! I've finally got some work experience booked at a local newspaper which is very exciting. It's not until August but I can't wait, I've never really done anything like it before so it should be a great learning experience and hopefully a lot of fun as well.
I'm also hoping to get some volunteering done this summer as well, I've always wanted to do some just because it's nice to help people out and I think it could teach me a lot about helping others. So wish me luck that I find something.
On a completely unrelated note, Big Brother is back and as trashy as ever. I hate the show with a passion, I like the idea of it but the execution is all wrong. Take out the game show aspect as well as the public interaction and the tacky gimmicky tasks and what not and then you'd have a pretty interesting social experiment show. Bring in a diverse group of people and see how they live together, not put a hoard of wannabe C-Listers! But with all that said, I have, as ever been sucked into it. Not as much as in previous years, but my curiosity has got the best of me and I have been following it quite well. It's no Apprentice or American Idol but it should keep me entertained over the summer months when usually TV is pretty poor.
I'm also hoping to get some volunteering done this summer as well, I've always wanted to do some just because it's nice to help people out and I think it could teach me a lot about helping others. So wish me luck that I find something.
On a completely unrelated note, Big Brother is back and as trashy as ever. I hate the show with a passion, I like the idea of it but the execution is all wrong. Take out the game show aspect as well as the public interaction and the tacky gimmicky tasks and what not and then you'd have a pretty interesting social experiment show. Bring in a diverse group of people and see how they live together, not put a hoard of wannabe C-Listers! But with all that said, I have, as ever been sucked into it. Not as much as in previous years, but my curiosity has got the best of me and I have been following it quite well. It's no Apprentice or American Idol but it should keep me entertained over the summer months when usually TV is pretty poor.
Tuesday, 2 June 2009
Life. I need one. Seriously. Today the only time I left the house was when I took the dog out. I need something to do with myself for the next three months while I'm away from university. A job I would like, but I doubt I'll get one. Who is going to give me a job for three months knowing that I'll be going back to uni and when they can get some kid who is still at school to do it for less money? Grrr! I hope my life doesn't suck this much after I graduate. But that's two years away, which is two years to figure out something to do after those two years. Damn!
Saturday, 30 May 2009
I had my first exam yesterday, one down one to go and then that is it for my first year at university! Strange huh?
Anyway, heading home today, joy a three hour train journey awaits me! No actually, I'm hoping it'll be a quite train today, I want to get stuck into Eclipse (Twilight part 3). So far it's got of to a bit of a dull start with not much going on yet, but I'm only on chapter 5 at the moment - these damn exams are taking up all of my time! At least it's the summer holidays soon, then I can get lots and lots of reading (and hopefully writing) done. I've currently still got Stephen King's IT and Agatha Christie's Murder at the Vicarage to read as well as a couple of other's I want to check out.
Anyway, heading home today, joy a three hour train journey awaits me! No actually, I'm hoping it'll be a quite train today, I want to get stuck into Eclipse (Twilight part 3). So far it's got of to a bit of a dull start with not much going on yet, but I'm only on chapter 5 at the moment - these damn exams are taking up all of my time! At least it's the summer holidays soon, then I can get lots and lots of reading (and hopefully writing) done. I've currently still got Stephen King's IT and Agatha Christie's Murder at the Vicarage to read as well as a couple of other's I want to check out.
Thursday, 28 May 2009
When did I sign up to this thing? Hold on while I check...
2007! WOW! I didn't think it was that long ago. Well it's by time I put this place to good use. Not that I expect thousands of readers or anything, but it's a pretty nifty place to post my thoughts from time to time even if it does end up just being for me. Well, where to start?
I really haven't been up to much lately, I think the most excitement I've had in the past week was the American Idol final. Sad Adam lost, but whatever, he seems to be doing okay. I have been back at home since my uni term ended (my first year is almost over - scary huh?) and my first exam is tomorrow. Nervous? No not really, despite doing like ten minutes of revising. It doesn't matter though, I have three hours alone on a train in the morning I can do some then. But apart from that nothing. We are moving house soon, back to our old house. I actually can't wait, our garden up there is much bigger and we actually have grass and a patio, yes I said grass and a patio! Hopefully it'll be a nice summer so I can spend some days in the garden with a book, how heavenly does that sound? Pretty heavenly I'd say. Although I do burn easily, so I'm going to have to make sure I have sun cream, and my hayfever needs to be under control as well. God I sound like an old woman!
I guess that's it for now, I just wanted to put this place to good years after having it since December 2007, that's what just over a year? Or a year and a half? I know my maths sucks!
2007! WOW! I didn't think it was that long ago. Well it's by time I put this place to good use. Not that I expect thousands of readers or anything, but it's a pretty nifty place to post my thoughts from time to time even if it does end up just being for me. Well, where to start?
I really haven't been up to much lately, I think the most excitement I've had in the past week was the American Idol final. Sad Adam lost, but whatever, he seems to be doing okay. I have been back at home since my uni term ended (my first year is almost over - scary huh?) and my first exam is tomorrow. Nervous? No not really, despite doing like ten minutes of revising. It doesn't matter though, I have three hours alone on a train in the morning I can do some then. But apart from that nothing. We are moving house soon, back to our old house. I actually can't wait, our garden up there is much bigger and we actually have grass and a patio, yes I said grass and a patio! Hopefully it'll be a nice summer so I can spend some days in the garden with a book, how heavenly does that sound? Pretty heavenly I'd say. Although I do burn easily, so I'm going to have to make sure I have sun cream, and my hayfever needs to be under control as well. God I sound like an old woman!
I guess that's it for now, I just wanted to put this place to good years after having it since December 2007, that's what just over a year? Or a year and a half? I know my maths sucks!
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