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Vlog 1: Samsung Genio Touch

2009-11-10T23:32:00.001Z

Well it looks like Youtube has decided to work for me today and I have been able to upload my short video review of my new phone. It is more a video of my initial thoughts rather than a full in-depth review. I recorded it using my webcam so I apologize for the sound quality, hopefully you can hear me. Also there is a slight bit of interference from the phone connecting to the service provider but that shouldn't be too much of a problem.

I recorded this review a couple of days ago so I feel more adjusted to the phone now. As I have stated in the video, I think it is a really good phone and it is simple to use. I have yet to encounter any problems with it.
I would recommend the phone to anyone who is looking for an inexpensive touch screen phone and who doesn't want one that is overloaded with unnecessary features. Lets not forget its main function here. :)

Yes this is one of my first video logs in a while. I may record another one but I'm not sure. I might just do them for reviews of things I buy. I prefer to blog about my life rather than talk about it!

At the moment I am currently writing an essay for one of my module assignments. It is pretty intense and I have quite a bit of reading to do. So please bear with me!

Bye for now.

xxx

Youtube is not working

2009-11-09T23:30:00.001Z

Hi everyone, sorry for a late post tonight. I have recorded a video review of my new phone and I was trying to upload it to Youtube for the past few hours. For whatever reason it is not working. I'm going to try again tomorrow but if it still doesn't work I shall just type up the review and post it instead. :)

So I shall bring you a review and a quick update on me tomorrow!

Goodnight. xxx

Cute pink phone update

2009-11-08T11:09:00.000Z

I have bought it today. (^.^)
I will give more information about it tomorrow but right now I'm going to bed. So bye for now.

xxx

Cute pink phone

2009-11-07T23:00:00.001Z

I've been studying my grammar book, Rediscover Grammar by David Crystal, today and have been trying to understand noun phrases, prepositional phrases and so on. It is a lot more complicated than you think it is because I didn't really do a lot of grammar in school. I can only say that I learned the basics in primary school and that is about as far as it went really. I'm glad that the book is broken down into small sections instead of huge walls of text (that would really give me a headache!). Apart from that, today has been pretty relaxing. I feel like I have finally caught up on my sleep so I should feel refreshed to do some more work tomorrow. (^.^)

I've also been looking at phones on the Internet and I think I have decided on one I like...

It is called the Samsung Genio Touch and it is a pretty cute touch screen phone. I love Samsung as a brand and this phone is a brilliant price too. What I like about it is that it has a normal T9 keypad on it for texting instead of a Qwerty keypad. Don't get me wrong, I do like Qwerty keypads it is just that I prefer T9 keypads for texting. I guess I'm weird like that. (^.^);;

It has a modest 2mp camera which is fine for me as I don't take loads of photos anyway and it takes pretty decent pictures. It also has a radio on it which I'm super happy about because my old phone doesn't have one (I love listening to the radio! haha).

If you want to view its full specs then go to this website.

Also here is a video review I found:

It is not too detailed but you can see the phone in action. I think it is going to be a good phone for me as I don't really want to be paying a lot for a new phone. My student budget owns my soul. (T.T)

Let me know what you think!

Bye for now.

xxx

Ninjas can't catch you if...

2009-11-06T23:47:00.001Z

Chris showed me this funny meme and I just thought I would share it with you. (^.^)b
Its called ninjas can't catch you if (blank).
This is one of my favourite ones:

You can view more of them here or have a go at making your own. If you make your own could you post me a link to your image. Thanks. :)

Enjoy!

xxx.

Bonfire Night

2009-11-05T22:35:00.002Z

Just a quick blog tonight. I think that things are picking up. Today wasn't so bad, I had a laugh in my seminars today and the person who I was talking about is being nice to me. I will keep you all updated of course. Thank you to everyone who has been wishing me well (especially, Shola, Christine and Rose).

Happy Bonfire Night everyone, hope you all had a good time. I just stayed at home, it's too cold to go outside in my opinion! I think the autumn weather is getting to me. I really need to go and buy a winter coat before it gets even colder. British winters are brutal you know! (^.^);;

Take care!

xxx

Rainy Day

2009-11-04T23:12:00.001Z

I apologize in advance for my boring entry today. It's been all rainy and murky today, not nice at all and it hasn't really left me in good spirits.

I've been sort of wandering around and not really paying attention to my surroundings. I suppose having an argument yesterday has left me in a numb condition. I didn't even bother getting lunch today, which is really weird for me. Usually I can't resist the smell of freshly made sandwiches.

I was feeling pretty down in the dumps when I was in the library trying to study. I'd waited around hoping I could see someone but they were busy. I was practically holding back tears which made my eyes burn in protest.

I am just hoping that something good will come out of all this, but oh well I just have to get on with it. I can't let things get me down and upset. I'm sure I will be back to my normal cheery self soon enough. *positive vibes*

Until next time.

PS. I'm still blogging everyday! Don't worry I haven't lost my motivation (yet!). (^.^)b

xxx

Awkward Much?

2009-11-03T22:19:00.004Z

Hello everyone, I'm back blogging today even though I don't feel too brilliant. Isn't is rubbish how when you have an arguement with someone it seems to dwell on your mind for the rest of the day. That is what happened to me today. I felt about as sad as Tsukasa does up there when she broke the cookie in half.

Even my driving instructor said I looked a little tense and I admitted to her that it was because I had had an argument and I couldn't concentrate.

However once I had relaxed a little bit, and pushed all thoughts of the person to the back of my head, I felt better. I managed to do all the maneuvers swiftly and accurately. I was actually praised a lot for my driving today, so I'm feeling pleased with myself. :)

All that remains is the possibility of seeing said person tomorrow. It is not an experience I'm looking forward too as I just know the atmosphere will be awkward.

Wish me luck. (^.^);;

xxx

Tearful films. :’(

2009-11-02T23:43:00.000Z

I watched the film ‘Save the Last Dance’ today. It is a sad film about a girl whose mother has died in an accident and how, through finding love, she pursued her dream of being a prima ballerina.

I always say to myself during these types of films that I will not cry but when sad music comes on (and I think about what would happen if it was me in that situation) the tears begin to well up. I guess it is just because I have come to care for the characters so it hurts to see them upset. Its like they have become real people rather than just characters. I suppose those are the makings of a good film though, right?

Some people feel embarrassed when they cry during a sad film. Personally I don’t think it is embarrassing to show a bit of emotion. After all I don’t have a swinging brick for a heart. I’m actually a pretty sensitive person when it comes to sad films.

I remember when me and Chris first saw the film ‘Marley & Me’. Anything to do with animals being hurt or someone losing a pet always makes me cry!

Maybe I’m weak-willed like that… (^.^);;

Have you watched any tearful films lately?

And what do you think to people crying during sad films? Do you cry?

Feel free to share your stories below.

xxx

November Blogging Month

2009-11-01T11:00:00.000Z

Hello, how are you all this fine evening? (^.^)

I am very pleased to be telling you that its that time of year where the ‘November Blogging month’ is upon us. I’m viewing it as a real challenge so I stay motivated to do it, as you know my blogging habits could be described as pretty sporadic. Last year I successfully completed the challenge and this year I’m hoping to do just as well.

If you would like to take part then pop on over to Oh-Vintage to check out the details. You need to do this fairly quickly as the challenge has already started today. It would be great if you could put this banner at the top of your first post; basically just to help with promoting the challenge and to let people know you’re taking part.

Now that’s all clear I shall get on with my blog!

♥

Yesterday I went to the theatre to see Disney’s Beauty and the Beast with Chris. It was a belated present for our 3 years of being together. All I can say is, what a show! It was brilliant. The actors, the singing/dancing, stage effects, orchestra and atmosphere was amazing. I was really glad that we had got tickets early as we had perfect seats where we could see everything.

It also helped that I was with Chris as it was so romantic (he bought us ice-cream during the intermission and he looked gorgeous with his new glasses on). So thanks Chris for making that a wonderful evening and night (I stayed over at his house!). We even slept in this morning, it just goes to show that we are both not morning people.

♥

In my last post I said that I had a bad cold and you’ll be happy to know that it has long since cleared up. Finally I can breathe easily again and I don’t have to act like a geeky mouth breather (actually I’m still geeky… but in a sexy way, yes?).

University has been keeping me busy and I have a huge reading list to get through. I’m doing a bit of research for an essay I’m going to write. I’m not entirely sure which topic I should do, its between a child language acquisition question or the “is language innate” question. I’m so indecisive. Is anyone else indecisive or is it just me? (^.^);;

♥

While I’ve not been reading books I’ve been browsing around on the Internet and behold I have found something I want.

The latest thing I want:

Yes, it is a pink DS Lite (don’t act like you didn’t know it was going to be pink!). Don’t get me wrong, I love my big DS but its just that the screens are so much brighter on Lites. Plus they weigh less so that means it won’t break my hands after I spend hours playing on it. This isn’t really a want but more of a need. A gamer like me should never be without the required equipment. Maybe my parents will buy it me for my birthday (hint, hint).

I also need a new phone but I can’t decide which one to get. I guess I’m just fussy like that. (#^.^#)

Well I’m going now, but I shall return tomorrow!

Take care. xx

Good Morning (?)

2009-10-22T11:00:00.000+01:00

Do you ever find that the longer you sleep in the more tired you are when you wake up? For instance this morning when I woke up at 10:30 I found myself feeling just as tired as I would do if I woke up at 7:30. I don’t understand. Surely more hours of sleep equals more awake…ness? Maybe its my internal clock telling me that I’ve have too much sleep and therefore I must be punished.

So this morning I woke up with my hair stuck up at a weird angle and my eyes welded together by sleep. I slowly opened my eyes and shifted my gaze to my pink clock; 10:30 was staring back at me. Stupid clock. It must have been wrong, I still felt sleepy. I turned over in my bed and snuggled in the folds of my duvet. It was so warm and cosy. It practically felt like a sin when I had to stick my foot out of my bed and put it on the cold wood floor.

I sat up and bravely put my other foot on the floor and shivered a little. The worst part was yet to come. I slowly peeled the duvet off and felt a sudden rush of cold. I quickly moved myself away from my bed (so I wouldn’t chicken out) and turned back to look at it with a tear in my eye. Don’t worry I wasn't crying, I had just yawned and my eyes were watering.

I tip-toed around my bedroom and began opening the curtains. Sunlight darted across the floor and slowly began to wake the rest of my room up. I felt awake at last. I gave in to one final stretch and caught sight of myself in the mirror.

“What is going on with my hair? Are those eye crustys? What should I have for breakfast… ”.

Don’t you just love mornings.

University today was a blur, to say the least. Maybe it is the fact that I have been struck down by a sore throat, thick headache and stuffy nose. Having a cold can seriously effect my ability to concentrate. I found myself staring quite misty eyed at my lecturer and allowing all sorts of random thoughts to pop into my head.

“Oh look at that bus outside, it says Free Bee on it. Haha I get it, its a play on the expression freebie. I love how they’ve drawn a cute little bee on it too. It looks happy”.

My lecturer coughed and I shuffled in my seat. I was sort of doing little shuffles every now and then to generate heat. It was pretty cold in the room and I thought that it is only going to get colder when winter decides to come into full swing. I sniffled and decided to distract myself from that depressing thought. I glanced at the girl on the opposite side of the room. She had a bottle of some sort of energy drink in front of her, well I’m guessing that it was an energy because it was electric blue (either that or our water has become so polluted it has turned neon).

I turned back to the lecturer and he was continuing to talk about word classes and other grammatical things. I used all my willpower trying to listen to him and trying to make him interesting, but to no avail. Unfortunately no matter how much I tried I couldn’t make nouns, verbs and adjectives seem like a trip to Disneyland.

I arrived home after the intense mind-numbing session… I mean I arrived home after university at 6:00. I stumbled my way through the front door and clumsily took off my boots. I could hear the faint babble on the TV from the kitchen and made my way in.

My mum was busying herself cleaning and as always the kitchen look immaculate.

“Now you wouldn’t get this in student accommodation”, I thought and I plonked myself down at the table.

I promptly told my mum about my extremely long day and by the end of our conversation I felt lighter. My mum hugged me and I soon felt like it was only the start of my day. I was refreshed.

“Now if only I could bottle that and market it as some sort of aid to waking up in a morning”.

Of course I’m joking.

I am a morning person.

It’s just that my mornings start later…

It begins

2009-09-23T22:22:00.000+01:00

Well I finally enrolled at university yesterday. Today I went in for a few social activities and I have decided that it is time to fill you all in on how it is going!

Yesterday I arrived at Sheffield Hallam University (SHU) with mixed emotions. I was nervous because the building was huge, however I was excited because it was the start of my student life. I was also impressed that the whole thing seemed to be organised (I didn’t get swept into the crowd!). There were lots of people around to help so I soon began to feel more confident in my surroundings.

SHU is not just one building but more like a block of buildings which are close together which makes it seem like one huge building. I loved the bookshop (Blackwell) that was right next to the university, all the crisp new books just waiting to be read! I actually treated myself to a book while I was there entitled Language:The Basics by R.L.Trask. There were other books that I wanted too, including a grammar book by David Crystal. I was surprised to find that they even had a manga section (that is such a bad distraction for me!).

The first activity of the day was the welcome assembly in which a few course leaders introduced themselves then it was time to enrol (after a 3 hour break in which I explored the shops!). The enrolment process went pretty smoothly, the only annoying thing was the queue I had to stand in for 20 minutes (I really hate queuing). An administrator signed my enrolment form and checked that all my grade certificates were okay before letting me proceed to get my student card.

My student card is really cool because it allows me to get discounted travel, get into certain clubs as well as other perks I have yet to discover. Everyone was complaining how they looked bad in their photos on the cards because the pictures were taken by a webcam on the same day (let’s just say it was a particular windy day). Mine doesn’t look so bad but then again I have had worse experiences with ID cards.

After collecting my student card I was free to go home for the day, it was great because it was only early in the afternoon. I walked some of the way with Chris and we got a lift home the rest of the way. I took a few pictures of us out and about. I also grabbed a classic hot chocolate from Starbucks (with cream!).

Today was mainly activities in which we were meant to socialise with out peers and course leaders. I also have found out what my timetable is like and it is nice. I have every alternate Monday off which is brilliant because I hate waking up on Mondays with a passion.

Tomorrow I have a couple of class activities to do and then I finish at 12 noon leaving me free to enjoy the activities/societies fair. Hopefully there will be some I can join as I really want to get involved with lots of fun things. I would need to join something which I can plan around my studying and driving lessons.

Don’t worry as I will keep you updated on Kihugs and on my Twitter page.

So I shall take my leave now as I don’t want to stay up too late tonight. I will leave you with a final picture of me looking shy for whatever reason (credit goes to Chris for taking the picture!).

Bye bye! :)

PS: Contestants are still needed for the Site Glamour Contest. It is hosted by Dayna at Amour Chaleur and there are lots of prizes to be won!

Site Glamour Contest

2009-09-09T15:15:00.000+01:00

I decided to join the Site Glamour Contest which is being hosted by the lovely Dayna at AmourChaleur.com. The Site Glamour Contest is a semi-annual contest to find the most glamorous website.

What makes this contest so great is that the judging is not just based on your design skills, but also your writing ability (I am so going to enjoy the writing!) as well as a vote (just like a SOTM contest). Seen as it has been a while since I have entered Kihugs in any kind of contest I figured that the timing couldn’t be any better. I am not busy with work at the moment so I have loads of free time to take part.

I have placed a link to the contest page in my navigation and it will stay there until the voting starts (at that time I will swap it for a vote button which you can click to vote for Kihugs!). Voting starts on the 1st of October. If you would like to know more about the contest click the cute blue robot button. :)

Have fun!

Hallam, here I come!

2009-09-08T22:10:00.009+01:00

Clicking the "New Post" button just gave me tingles. Seriously, it has been that long since I last blogged cobwebs are forming on my Blogger Dashboard. I think it is time I brushed them off, gave my blog a dust down and got back in the blogging spirit.

The one thing which has probably effected how much I have blogged is the summer. The summer months are a brilliant time for students, a time in which we relax and energize ourselves for the up coming academic year. Unfortunately in my case this just simply means lazing around all day.

Fear not for while I have not been blogging I have been busying myself with other activities. For example my driving lessons, which have been going pretty well. Hopefully you will have seen me driving around (I know I have an awesome I-am-concentrating face).

I have also been hanging out a lot with Chris. During such times we have either eaten out, been shopping, watched films, played on my Wii or his Xbox or just generally mooched around.

My exam results came back from college on the 20th of August. It was a great day simply because I got the results I needed and also because I was interviewed for our local radio. My reaction to opening my exam results was played on the radio to I don't know how many homes. It doesn't get much more exciting than that!

My exam results were:

English Language - B
Media Studies - B
ICT - B
Archaeology - C

You will agree that those are great results yes? I worked so hard in my final year at college so I feel I thoroughly got what I deserved. :)
I am now preparing myself for university which starts on the 22nd of September with my induction day/enrolment. I plan to take pictures and of course I will write a blog documenting the day!

I got into my first choice of university which is the Sheffield Hallam University. I am going to study (BA Hons) English Language as a full time degree. I can't wait! The student union looks brilliant too, I actually want to get my own little hoodie (which they have available in pink!).

So wish me luck for uni. The plan is to study hard and party hard (maybe not so much of the latter! haha).

xxx

The Ugly Truth

2009-08-08T11:00:00.000+01:00

Hey everyone, ready for your Saturday dose of craziness? … I thought you were!

I went and saw the film “The Ugly Truth” a couple of days ago and it was anything but ‘ugly’ (see what I did there?). The film was a typical romantic comedy. It had highs, lows and non-stop laughs in between. It also manage to satisfy my romantic side and even left me a little bit tearful at times (courtesy of Gerard Butler’s brilliant performance).

The story centers around the control freak of a woman, Abby Richter (Katherine Heigl). She has a cat, OCD and enjoys researching into a mans background before she decides if he matches her checklist of the ideal man. This makes her (unsurprisingly) quite unsuccessful regarding love and relationships. She goes home after another disaster of a date where she sees on TV a programme called “The Ugly Truth” in which the presenter, Mike Chadway (Gerard Butler), gives out relationship advice in the most cynical way possible. Abby phones into the show and has a huge on-air argument with Mike about how not all men are as chauvinistic as he is.

Eventually it ends up with the two having to work at the same TV Station. The two spark a love-hate relationship when Mike agrees to help Abby bag her dream man, the very cute doctor Colin (Eric Winter). Soon Mike finds himself falling for Abby (and this is where I tell you no more!).

The film is full of laughs and silly moments which you won’t forget (for instance Abby’s ‘spazzy dance’). If you enjoy chick flicks and romantic comedies then this is the film for you. It subverts away from the clichés of most romantic comedies and provided the audience with a few surprises along the way.

I would personally give the film a rating of 5 hearts out of 5. It was brilliant and no that’s not just because I love Katherine Heigl’s acting. The film wasn’t too long either (which is always a plus!). My attention span is brilliant at the best of times so knowing that I don’t have to sit down for three hours to watch a film makes me very happy indeed!

- Rated as: A must see.

The screen that we (Me, Shola and Aisha) saw the film in was brilliant. It was one of the larger screens and I thought I was going to get vertigo from climbing all the way up to our seats. But once I’d settled down with my bottle of Cherry Coke and the film had started I was lost. Lost in a sea of happiness, as if all of my troubles had disappeared.

After the film we were practically starving and decided to brisk walk over to the nearest Subway. This wasn’t without its randomness. The guy serving us was flirting (really badly, might I add. I mean come on, is there such thing as subtlety?), the banter we had was hilarious, Shola bought me a cookie (which I didn’t realise was there until half an hour later!) and a giant moth dive-bombed my head.

So I suppose I would just like to take this moment to thank my friends Shola and Aisha for being scared of moths (as I have never walked out of Subway so fast in my life and actually been relieved). Thank you, you two rock.

Well I think I have sufficiently talked your ear off.

My questions for today are:

Are you scared of insects? And what are your tactics for dealing with said flying/crawling monstrosities?

Until next time, I bid you a good night. :)

Okami is made of awesome

2009-08-02T10:51:00.002+01:00

I’m getting my hair cut tomorrow and it’s about time too. My hair is so long now and needs, how should I say it, neatening. I’m also getting it dyed again. I’m having my pink streaks removed and having different tones of brown. I’m going for a sexy brunette kind of look and I think it would go well with my glasses (cue my boyfriend’s glasses fetish). It would also enhance my natural colour, which is always a good thing. Perhaps I’ll put pictures up tomorrow, I don’t know, depends if I can be bothered to take them. I’m not much of a camera lover.

Today I’ve been busy playing on my Nintendo Wii. I’ve been playing this game called Okami (I bought it pre owned for only £20!). It is a really addictive game and I love making little drawings on the screen with my celestial paintbrush. Here’s a quick synopsis of the game:

“Based on rich and varied Japanese mythology, Okami combines the all action gameplay of the Wii with the most unique and visually stunning game world and characters. Play as the wolf incarnation of the Japanese sun god, Amaterasu, and channel your divine power through the mighty celestial paintbrush to restore beauty and order to a bleak world overrun by evil. Fight against powerful enemies, use the Wii Remote to slash through wood, rock and demon foe. You'll also need to be smart enough to solve puzzles and create images in the game world that will come to life to assist you in your quests”.

It is a stunning game, I love the Japanese drawing style graphics and the music is brilliant. I found myself humming along to the music as I was beating enemies with Amaterasu (or as I call her, Ammy-Chan). If you own a Nintendo Wii, I highly recommend this game as it is really fun. If you enjoy RPG’s, such as The Legend of Zelda series, than this is for you.

Hopefully I’ll manage to pull myself away from gaming long enough to keep you all updated!

My question for today is: Do you own a console (E.g. Xbox, Playstation, Wii) and if so, what are your favourite games for it?

So, I shall say sayonara for now. :)

xxx

Making the most of things

2009-07-30T15:21:00.001+01:00

I have officially succeeded in disappearing for a month, hopefully never again. I can’t say this is one of the best months I have had and this summer hasn’t really been shaping up so good. But I have tired to make the best of my situation and get on with my life. What I really need is to de-stress, a holiday would be nice.

I’ve been learning how to drive. I mentioned in my last blog post that I was studying up. It’s been going pretty well and by that I mean I haven’t managed to drive the car into a hedge! It has made me feel a lot more independent as it is something I am doing solely for myself. I’m looking forward to when I can jump in my car and drive wherever I want to go.

I saw a couple of films this month, including Bruno and Harry Potter & the Half-Blood Prince. Bruno was shockingly funny and I had to watch most of the film between my fingers as I often put my hands over my eyes. Harry Potter was pretty good as well although it was a bit of a let down when some of the plot lines of the book were missed out. However, Daniel Radcliffe and Rupert Grint is enough to spur me on to go watch the films as I really enjoy their acting!

Sorry for only the short post here, but I will try not to disappear again (at least not without a little message first!). Hope your summers have been going well.

xxx

Summer is the season of love

2009-06-25T12:29:00.000+01:00

Its the Summer! Woo! I’m free from college now, all my exams were finished on the 18th of June. I’ve been too busy having fun to notice that I haven’t blogged, but I’m back now ready to rant like I’ve never ranted before (just kidding!).

Summer has finally begun, the most long awaited season of them all. The season that you dream about as you idly stare out the window in class (well maybe its only me that does that). Summer means relaxation. Long lazy days in which you have nothing to do but it makes you feel happy because you know that if you were still in school/college/university you would be working at that moment in time.

Summer is the time for partying and taking it easy with friends. I have been to a few parties already and they really do help you to loosen up and have fun with friends. Summer is also the time to pamper yourself and take time to do things you’ve been wanting to do but have never had the time to do.

Often after a couple of weeks summer can seem like a drag. Friends are hard to get in contact with because they are out doing their own thing but I say it doesn’t have to be! Here are a few of my Summer Blues Busters:

1) Get a hobby.

I know this phrase is a little cliché but trust me it really does kill the summer blues. I enjoy cross stitching (when I have the time), reading/writing, gaming and loads of other things. So I take all my free time in the summer to catch up on the hobbies I missed out on during the academic year.

2) Have day trips.

Being a student it can be costly for me to afford to go away on holiday but that doesn’t stop me! Small trips to the seaside or countryside are a lot less costly than going on holiday and can be just as fun. I love looking in souvenir shops for cute things I can bring back for friends and family.

3) Learn something new.

Now that you have more time you could pick up a language book and have a go at learning phrases in another language. I can’t drive yet so the type of language I’m interested in is the Highway Code! Teach yourself how to make a new meal perhaps or have a go at baking yummy cakes and treats. The best part is you get to eat them afterwards!

4) Get active.

Its easy in summer to turn into a little bit of a couch potato and be tempted by all the wrong kinds of food. Well who can blame us when there are ice-creams in the freezer! You don’t have to join a gym but I recommend playing a sport you like. I will be going to play badminton with Chris and swimming with him this summer. Its even better if you have a friend to go with you as you can both get active together and have fun! I always like exercising with someone else as it gives me a chance for a good chat.

5) Its the season of love so be positive!

A lot of people get down in the summer because they have yet to find that summer romance. Don’t let these feelings hold you back. There is one person who deserves your love more than anyone else and that is you! Remember to look after yourself. Take a day to pamper yourself. You don’t have to go to a fancy spa. You could buy some face packs or give yourself a pedicure. Then sit down and watch one of your favourite DVD’s.

These are just a few suggestions, whatever you do I’m sure you’ll make the most of your summer! Remember the summer is your time to get refreshed and ready for the new academic year so don’t stress out too much. If you have any more suggestions on beating the Summer Blues then I would love to hear them in the comment section.

Take care!

xxx

Meme: 10 truths

2009-06-25T12:27:00.000+01:00

Rules:
Firstly, you have to tell your readers ten things about you they may not know, but that are true. Secondly, you have to tag 10 people with the meme.

I was tagged by Dane.

1. I love watching anime, my favourite one at the moment is Shugo Chara Doki but I have loads of other favourites.

2. I have a strange love for Japanese songs and I actually sing along to them.

3. I have dyed my hair since I was 15. My natural colour is brown and I have pink streaks.

4. I love musicals and Disney films.

5. I can do a very good impression of the character Stitch which Shola loves. :)

6. I have Pokémon Platinum and have been playing Pokémon games since Pokémon Yellow.

7. Pikachu is my favourite Pokémon.

8. I wear glasses because I’m short-sighted, I need them for reading the whiteboard and using a computer.

9. I thought of my website name when I was going to bed one night.

10. I love analysing people's speech and the language of articles. I do it without thinking. I guess that's what you get when you’re an English Language student.

I’m going to tag anyone who wants to do this. Have fun! :)

xxx

Transferring hosts

2009-06-09T19:51:00.005+01:00

Just so you know I am transferring hosts, so if there is any downtime that is why.

Be right back.

xxx

24/06/09 - Edit: Kihugs was transferred safely to its new host. Expect a new post coming your way at high speed! :)

Come back to the Blogosphere

2009-05-28T00:59:00.001+01:00

“Larissa has disappeared off the face of the Blogosphere”.

Hello readers! Remember me? (insert tumbleweed here)

Well as I mentioned in a previous post (and on several other occasions) I have been busy with revising for exams, which are approaching fast. I have three weeks left until everything is finished and by that I mean all of my exams and university preparations will be done.

I am looking forward to being free from work and stress. I can then concentrate on other things I want to do, such as learning how to drive, getting a part time job, spending time with Chris and blogging. I feel like because of exams everything I want to do has to be put on hold, even though I know it will all pay off in the end when (if!) I get good results. Don’t worry I will be sure to inform you all of my results when I get them, so wish me luck. :)

I will also apologise for my neglect to return comments/visit blogs as often as I should. I only manage comment when I am on a break or have 5 minutes to spare.

Moving on, the title of my post is “Come back to the Blogosphere” simply because I hate it when bloggers disappear for months and don’t post to explain if they’re coming back or the reason why they’re away. I check their blogs because I’m subscribed and I like reading them. I find it disappointing when I visit a website which is literally dead.

Can you relate to this? Share any experiences you have had in the comment box below.

Bye for now. xx

[edit] For those of you who are wondering, my final exam is on the 18th of June and finishes at 15:30 (GMT). I will be officially free after that time. :) [/edit]

An epic meme

2009-05-08T19:06:00.000+01:00

Tagged off: Cyanne.org
Tagging: Everyone
Rules:

You can only answer yes or no.
You are not allowed to explain anything unless someone messages you and asks.
80 questions, and you must answer them all.

Kissed any one of your social network friends? (Facebook, MySpace, affiliates...etc...): Yes
Been arrested: No
Been in a fight: Yes
Fallen fast for someone: No
Regretted a relationship: No
Been in a tornado: No
Stayed in bed all day: Yes
Kissed someone you didn't like: Yes
Slept in until 5 PM: No
Fallen asleep at work/school: No
Held a snake: No
Ran a red light: No
Been suspended from school: No
Have you ever taken drugs: No
Experienced love at first sight: Yes
Totalled your car/motorbike in an accident: No
Been fired from a job: No
Fired somebody: No
Sang karaoke: Yes
Pointed a gun at someone: No
Done something you told yourself you wouldn't: Yes
Laughed until something you were drinking came out your nose: Yes
Caught a snowflake on your tongue: Yes
Kissed in the rain: Yes
Swam in the ocean: Yes
Been to a concert: Yes
Laughed till you cried: Yes
Kissed on the first date: Yes
Had a close brush with death (your own): Yes
Seen someone die: No
Played spin-the-bottle: Yes
Sang in the shower: Yes
Smoked a cigar: No
Sat on a rooftop: No
Taken pictures of yourself naked: Yes
Smuggled something into another country: No
Been pushed into a pool with all your clothes on: No
Broken a bone: No
Skipped school: Yes
Got a speeding ticket: No
Eaten a bug: No
Sleepwalked: No
Walked a moonlit beach: No
Rode a motorcycle: No
Dumped someone: Yes
Seen a baby born: No
Forgotten your anniversary: Yes
Lied to avoid a ticket: No
Have you ever decorated while been really smashed(drunk / high): No
Rode inside a helicopter: No
Shaved your head: No
Blacked out from drinking: No
Played a prank on someone: Yes
Hit a home run: Yes
Felt like killing someone: Yes
Cross-dressed: Yes
Have fallen down from being drunk: No
Made your girlfriend/boyfriend: No (?)
Eaten snake: No
Marched/Protested: No
Had Mexican jumping beans for pets: No
Puked on an amusement ride: Yes
Seriously & intentionally boycotted something: No
Been in a band: No
Knitted or crocheted: No
Been on TV: No
Done something with a best friends partner: No
Shot a gun: No
Skinny-dipped: No
Gave someone stitches: No
Eaten whole habenero pepper: No
Ridden a surfboard: No
Drank straight from a liquor bottle: No
Had surgery: No
Streaked? No
Taken by ambulance to hospital: Yes
Tripped on mushrooms: No
Passed out when not drinking: Yes
Peed on a bush: Yes
Donated Blood: No
Grabbed electric fence: No
Eaten alligator meat: No
Eaten cheesecake: Yes
Eaten your kids' Halloween candy: No
Killed an animal when not hunting: No
Peed your pants in public: Yes
Do you regret anything that you have done: No
Snuck into a movie without paying: No
Written graffiti: No
Still love someone you shouldn't: No
Think about the future: Yes
Been in handcuffs: No
Believe in love: Yes
Sleep on a certain side of the bed: Yes

Cool and Spicy

2009-05-07T22:00:00.000+01:00

“Why hello there blog, how are you?”

“Me? I’m not too bad thanks. Sorry I haven’t wrote in a while, been kind of busy”.

That is how a conversation with Kihugs would go seen as I haven’t blogged in nearly a month. As I said in my previous blog, I have been busy with college work. I’ve been writing essays and working on my coursework which unfortunately takes up most of my time. It is all preparation for exams and gaining good grades for university, so I’m not all that sorry that I haven’t had time for much else. College work, in my opinion, takes priority over everything apart from family matters (and Chris!).

In between working non-stop and sleeping I haven’t been up to that much. I’ve been watching anime. I’m really enjoying this particular one called ‘Shugo Chara Doki!’. It’s a continuation of the series ‘Shugo Chara!’ which I finished watching before this new series. I mentioned the anime before in a previous blog but I stopped watching it after a few episodes because I couldn’t find the English subtitled version anywhere.

I managed to find this really good anime website (ask me for the URL!) which has a lot of different Japanese anime uploaded (all of them are subtitled in English). So I managed to watch the whole of Shugo Chara! and all of the latest episodes of Shugo Chara Doki!. I’m really happy because it is such a good series and I prefer original Japanese anime as opposed to the American dubbed versions (this doesn’t mean I rule out all dubbed anime though!).

The anime is more of a magical-girl kind of anime so I would say that if you like love stories, cute voices and lots of pink then this anime would be for you. :)

I would also like to say that I am absolutely addicted to the songs in this anime. In both of the series there are brilliant songs. My favourites are My Boy and Shugo! Shugo!, but there are loads more that I like too.

I might be going to the cinema tomorrow with Chris, I think we are going to see that Wolverine film. So I will blog and tell you if it is any good when I come back. If we decide to go, it’s going to be in this cinema that has sofas you can sit on. I plan to give a review on the whole experience and whether it is really worth going as I have never been in a cinema that has sofas instead of the more traditional style seats. It should be fun! :)

I ordered a necklace a few days ago. It is a personalised one in the shape of a heart which as a scroll across the front of it. I decided to buy the necklace with my name on in the scroll because, as you can imagine, I have difficulty seeing anything that has my name on in the shops. It is being made in a shop in London and then will be sent to me, I can’t wait! I will put a picture up when I get it.

Well I think I’ve pretty much talked your ears off, so I shall be going now. Bye! :)

My question for today is:

What are your plans for this weekend? Going anywhere nice?

xxx

Google says I have many needs

2009-04-18T17:38:00.004+01:00

I haven’t blogged in a while and I plan to post a more personal one as soon as I get my work done for college (stupid coursework). I recently came across a funny meme while I was browsing around. It’s about googling yourself (something we have all done at least once, right?).

The rules are simple. Just google your first name and the word “needs” in quotes, have a look at the first result page and add a short comment to each result. Do not click on any of the results shown, you just need to look at what comes up on the search page. It doesn’t matter if the results don’t start with word “needs”.

So here are the results for “Larissa needs”. Brace yourselves.

“Larissa needs connections! ... Okay, Larissa's a bit of a loner at the moment. She needs friends and maybe a love interest? So if any one is interested then ...”

Okay apparently I am a loner. Thanks Google for pointing that out, maybe I should just sit in a corner and cry. I have friends (some really good ones in fact) and as for the love interest I have one of those too. So before you start inviting people to a party in my pants, notify me first? Kthnx. :)

“Larissa's friends and family agree that Larissa needs a push. She is a talkative, fun, lively and attractive young woman who seems to have lost her spark. ...”

That actually makes sense. I did recently had an argument with Chris (my boyfriend) about something silly. I got upset about my college work but I feel like I have cheered up and now I can get on with my life. So in many ways I did loose my spark but I feel it is coming back now. Even if it is a little one. Also, me and Chris resolved our argument.

“Everyone Larissa Needs More Friends On Her Paqe. So Go Ahead And Add Her Now!!”

I assume that you mean I need more friends on my ‘page’ (what the hell is a “paqe”?). Tsk tsk, consult your dictionary Google. Again Google stop telling random people to add me. I am still miffed over that whole loner comment. Tread carefully.

“Larissa needs English lessons”

Considering that my first and only language is English this one made me laugh. Seriously? I need English lessons. An A-level student studying English Language needs English lessons. An A-level student who is planning on studying for an English Language degree needs English Lessons. I think Google is just determined to insult me today. Pfft.

“Mo says that Larissa isn’t so special as to be singled out”

Well singling me out would be pretty bad (seen as you told me earlier that I’m a loner and I need friends). I think I am special… Well at least Chris thinks I am. :)

“Larissa thinks she is bad but she hasn't met up with someone who eats her type for breakfast. Larissa needs to meet up with someone like me”

Slow down there Google, let’s not get too fired up okay?

I think I am bad. In what way exactly? Like in a “Hey I’m a badass” kind of way or in a “I just ate the last cookie” kind of way. I’m guessing its the first one.

Well I would say that Chris would beg to differ with what you’re saying. Not that he eats me for breakfast. I’m high in sugar so I wouldn’t be good for an athletic person like him.

I understand you have feelings for me Google as I have used you to search everyday but that's it. That’s all our relationship is based on. I use you for a search tool, just accept it.

“I think Larissa is trying to be the new New York but there can only be one B*tch on VH1”

I guess I can get pretty competitive huh? I was sure no one could see through my plan to be the new New York. I mean it’s always been my goal to be a city. Maybe I should have aimed for something smaller like a town. Hey Google if you want to be a bitch then that’s fine by me, I won’t stand in your way. I’ll just be the cute one. :)

“Larissa Needs our Support”

You can support me by posting one cookie a day to… just kidding. :)

“You're very lucky to have such wonderful friends Larissa!”

I know I am. I cherish the friends I have because they support me, make me laugh and are there for me when I am down. In fact if it wasn’t for my friends I don’t know what I would do. As you may know, Shola is my best friend. :)

Well that’s all of my results from the first page. Fun isn’t it? I hope you will have a go at doing this yourselves. I’m not going to tag anyone, but I would love it if you did this and left me a comment so I could read your answers.

I know some of mine didn’t have the word “needs” in them but I felt they were too funny to be left out.

Bye for now. :)

Am I being too modest?

2009-03-31T23:22:00.000+01:00

I love trying out the image effects on this blogging software, just been amusing myself with it for the past half hour. Hence the picture on the left. It has a “Polaroid effect” on it.

Today in English Language we were analysing children’s books and how they are written. For example, looking at the sentence structure, layout on the page and semantic fields.

It brought back memories of my dad reading to me when I was younger. He used to read me a story every night until I could read better than him!

I’m really proud that I got interested in reading from a young age, I think it helped fuel my passion for writing.

Yesterday I was asked to read one of my pieces of writing out to the class. I was super nervous and I insisted that my piece was lame and not worth reading out. I was graded an A+ on that piece. It was a review of a made-up novel entitled ‘Jack and Jill’ (like the nursery rhyme).

I have no idea why I put myself down like that, I think its just because of the pressure of reading it out made me feel nervous and embarrassed. My hands were shaking and my voice was wobbling.

Part of my review contained an ‘extract’ from the made-up book which was sort of a mushy scene detailing how Jill first fell in love with Jack. In all honesty I was just describing me and my boyfriend Chris. I wrote about how Jill loved Jack’s cheeky smile (which is what I love about Chris!). Maybe because I was thinking about Chris that is what made me blush.

It’s strange how I managed to relate something back to my boyfriend in that piece even though I wasn’t particularly thinking about him at the time.

When I get my work back I will put the review on here so you can see it for yourselves. :)

My question for today is:

Have you ever been in a similar situation where you have felt embarrassed or nervous and how did you deal with it?

xxxx