The next bit of my late late update

Hey reader!

So, I meant to write this soon after my last post, but I didn't get round to it... Sorry!

There is only really one thing I wanted to write about and that was the very last trip for me of the summer. I had already been on two trips with my mum, so it only seemed right for me to go somewhere with my dad, and that somewhere was to be the EdFringe!

If you don't know, this particular event just so happens to be the biggest arts festival in the world and the best place to go and see comedy! In just 5 days (not long enough in my opinion) we saw a grand total of 27 shows, which most people we spoke to said was quite an impressive amount!

There were numerous highlights to our trip, so thought I'd mention just a couple:

1) Tom Deacon timed me not only solving my Rubiks cube, but beating my record at it too! Yup, I managed to do it in 1 min 49 seconds, which is pretty fast!
2) We took a trip to Elephant House, the cafe where JK Rowling wrote Harry Potter. I liked it a lot in there, returning twice more for breakfast before leaving the city. Oh, and of course I had to leave my mark on the wall (people graffiti HP quotes in the bathrooms and its pretty darn cool!)

3) I got a JCSE in maths! (It was a part of a comedian named James Bennison's show. Very funny and gained extra cool points from the badge-giving-away)

4) I saw the O2 from the plane back to London

5) Last, but not least, I went to see Take a Comedian out. Yup, take me out but with 35 comedians and 3 women (one of which was a much-disliked reviewer!). Without a doubt one of the maddest, funniest and best 2 hours of my life! Hope that this show idea is used again because, seriously, I LOVED IT!!!

Well, there ya have it! 'Til next time I guess :D

Late late update

Hi reader!

So, it's been a month. I've been busy. Seeing as I'm not incredibly well (just a cold, nothing too bad!) I thought I'd take the opportunity to update you on my life in the last month or so through a couple of blog posts. You lucky ducks. So, here's the first one I guess!

Poland ended up being incredibly fun, with lots of day trips and general goodness mixed in to days spent with my see-them-once-a-year family. This year, as well as the traditional tacky stalls (sorry not sorry) and street performers that just get in your way, the organisers of the Jarmark festival (happens every year, really old tradition) in Gdansk decided to arrange a London Eye-esque wheel to be put by the river so both residents and guests could see the city from above. I, of course, went on this and yup, the city did look great from up there!

Oh, and I thought I'd just add the picture of the pirate ship. Goes to from the centre of town to Hel and back (no joke).

While in Gdansk we also visited my favourite ice cream shop, Lody Mis. It's mega old and still has the same ladies running it. They only do 10 flavours, but it's cheap and tastes THE BEST! Yes, I do have 6 scoops every time I go. And, yes I did go 3 times in 24 hours. Its totally worth it.

I could tell you a whole lot more about my trip (like the fact I went to see Chef in the cinema and bought a ring for my tragus) but I'll just leave you by telling you about my trip to the lakes. We have a lot of em over there and they're mega pretty. Turns out it also makes a great and incredibly cheap day trip! I finally went on my first pedalo (yay!) and generally just had fun admiring how pretty it looked. Very is the answer. Next year I plan on hiring one of the cabins and going for 2 days!

So, thats it about that. Will soon update on the rest of the month! (Don't get too excited :P)

Some more randomness

Hello reader!

Been a while since my last post. Truth is there wasn't a lot I coulda told you about! Been doing even more extra shifts. There's a lot of em going due to numerous dramas in both my work and the centre that the shop is in, but I'm glad to do the extra shifts, especially as I keep finding shows and gigs I want to go to!

I have been back to Thorpe Park a couple of times since my last post. Not that that's unexpected. I used my queueing time to learn and perfect the art of 'solving a Rubik's cube' (I didn't just do this in queues, I literally spent hours learning the technique). I am now able to comfortably solve the cube in 3 minutes, but can manage in 2 if I rush and have no distractions! Time well spent, me thinks!

I'm now in Poland (arrived on Friday, back on Saturday) and, if I'm honest, the trip has been better than expected so far! One day spent in the sun in the garden (wasn't able to do this for years as I don't have a garden back in the UK and my grandparents used to have a dog which scared the life out of me!), a trip to the brand new Hard Rock Cafe (I LOVE them!) and lots of cake pretty much sums it up! Plus, I'm using the trip to read the 3rd Bridget Jones book-I'm loving it so far, but for some reason the very fact I'm reading it is serving as a great source of amusement for many people around me...

Lastly, I've been exposing my cousin to the delights of Hollywood Ending, EofE and 5sos pretty much non-stop since we got here. I'm using the fact that I won't be seeing HWE live for a while because of their return to the US to play their songs in particular on-repeat today. My cousin is not happy but he has no choice, especially as he's 12 and I could easily beat him if we were to wrestle.

Anyway, over and out! 'Til next time!

Work Hard, Play Hard

Hi reader!

So, as the title suggests, I have been working a fair amount since my last blog post. Yup, I did a grand total of 24 extra hours of work! And, guess what... back to work tomorrow for 8 more! To be honest, I'm just making up for money I've already spent! Band t-shirts, other merch and, of course, tickets! Talking of which...

It may not come as a shock that Hollywood Ending have pretty much become my favourite band (McBusted not included. They're in a league of their own). As a result, I had a desperate search (mainly on twickets) for cheap tickets to Hyde Park Festival on Sunday. And, luckily for me, the search was successful! Yup, £15 each, totally worth it! Not only did I see 'em perform, not only did I meet em again, I also caught a pick! But, best of all I met some awesome people! Yup, we chat on twitter, Facebook etc and ALL LOVE HOLLYWOOD ENDING!!!! Its great, this whole making friends malarkey.

Oh yeah, it's a Son Of Dork pick. I fangirled a lot.

I also managed to get myself to Old Rope again, which was great fun as always. And, finally, my dad went away to Poland, which meant lots of eating out and general good timez (with a z, yes it was that good)!

Eugh. Feel like this has been a tad dull. Sorry!
Well, 'til next time!

Some stuff I got up to

Hi reader!

So its fair to say that I have been having a lot of fun since my last post. So much so that if I was to write about everything in detail, you'd stop reading because it would be way too long. So I guess I'll just list some stuff and write in detail about the MOST AMAZING DAY EVER!!!

I managed to bag myself and my friend a ticket each to the TV recording of 'Virtually Famous', which will be aired on E4 at some point soon. It's hosted by Kevin McHale from Glee and has Chris Stark and Seann Walsh (LEGEND!) as team captains. It was great fun and made even better by the fact that Seann's team was comprised of half The Vamps and Tom Rosenthal. Plus, we walked round London a lot that day (my favourite thing to do!) and sat on Nelson's Column for a bit post-filming. YAY!

My feet are the small ones. I fit in children's shoes.

Within the week, I also met up with my friend who I used to play tennis with. She left and went to uni, but she's back in town at the moment (*fanfare*)! Finally, I decided on Friday to go to Chessington World of Adventures. It was very hot, and this made a great way to cool down. Also, no one tends to look at the zoo during summer so I got a good glimpse at zebras, lions, tigers etc!

Last, and the best thing of the week was Sunday 6th July, or as it shall now be known 'HYDE PARK DAY!'. Yes, I went to a festival. Not a camping in the mud, wear wellies-esque one but a fest nonetheless! We turned up around 3 hours before doors and it was totally worth it! I met someone with EXACTLY the same first name as me (this has never ever happened to me!) and was incredibly close for Hollywood Ending's set!

Oh yeah, I also met them. THAT DEFINITELY HAPPENED!!! Other people I saw included Scouting For Girls (my 15 year old self would be screaming SO MUCH!), Wheatus (joined by Hollywood Ending at one point!), the Backstreet Boys (joined by James Bourne! It rained so much during their set...) and MCBUSTED!!!! As if you have to ask... it was epic. My friend had never been with me to a concert like that and I think I may have scared her a tad... And the people around me... Oops!

Righty-o! I think that's where I'll leave it. Bye!

Bands and Bruises

Hello reader!

It's been quite a while since I last blogged, so thought I'd update you on what been happening since my return from Disneyland. The title pretty much sums it up-I'll be honest, there's been a lack of comedy in my life. That will, however, all be fixed by Monday!

I guess I should start with bands. It will come as no surprise to most people who know anything about me that, when McBusted support act Hollywood Ending (who just so happen to have James Bourne's brother (who played Peter in the Year 3000 video) as a member) played at Thorpe Park, I of course told my boss I really needed a half day and rushed to the park as quick as possible (while still driving sensibly). I may have only been on one ride that day, but it is most definitely one of the best trips I have ever had to the park! I wish I could sum up just how good they were, but I'm not great at doing that (it normally just ends up with the overuse of the word amazing...). All I'll say is that not a day has gone by where I haven't listened to all their songs and  I have pretty much forced my friend to become a fan. Also, 3 out of 4 had their faces painted the 2nd time they performed, and if there's anything I do like, it's a band that can rock face paint.

Before and after... Yes, I know you can't see the face paint. It's the Joker, a lightning bolt and a lion!

This picture is pretty awesome.

I'll be honest, the 2nd band I've got in to over the last few weeks came as a bit of a surprise to me, especially as they supported 1D on tour. Yup, 5SOS. All you gotta know is that they are awesome. Don't question, just listen (I could ramble, but it's late now!)

Lastly, bruises. I've been collecting them. Current total is 7. I shall list:

1) Ankle-not sure how I got it if I'm honest!

2) Just under right knee-walked in to the same bench twice at the V&A wedding dress exhibition. I shouted 'owww' and an old lady stared. The bruise is pretty cool if I'm honest and has lasted 2 weeks!

3-7) Knees-bumper cars at leavers day. I like to get up speed then bump in to someone (best way to do it!). But you do end up hitting your knee a lot...

I hope my bruises last. They're cool.

Well, thats about it I think. I have got up to more, but think I've already taken up a fair amount of your day! 'Til next time!

I'M FREE!!!!

Hello reader!
So, I have finally finished my education! After around 15 years, I no longer have to attend any classes, meetings or exams, and as you may be able to tell, I'm rather happy.

Of course, I've been making the most of this time, and in true Suzanna style, I went straight on holiday as soon as was possible (Sunday after my last exam to be exact) and made my way to Disneyland Paris for a 4-day fun-filled holiday! To say it was good would be a ridiculous understatement. It was BRILLIANT!

(This picture is made even better by the fact that there are no people in it, just one lone pigeon.)

I met a lot of characters while I was there, including Mickey and Minnie Mouse, Pluto, Goofy, Donald Duck, Rapunzel (queued 2 hours for that, totally worth it), Aladdin, Woody and Jessie. However, the stand-out character was Buzz Lightyear, who danced with me and was generally awesome especially bearing in mind I was about 10 years older than most people in the long queue behind me!

My favourite rides were, no doubt, the Hollywood Tower of Terror and the Rock 'n' Roller Coaster. Both were totally EPIC! I also enjoyed the Buzz Lightyear Laser Blast, and it turns out I'm pretty good at that. First go, I managed to get over 10x as many points as my mum AND I was one-handed thanks to a Mickey Mouse balloon!

As you can probably gather, I could go on and on and on and on.... but I'll stop there. Oh! I forgot to talk about the souvenirs I bought! Kidding, that would take me ages.

Well, seeing as, à bientôt!

A performance at a theme park

Hello reader!

I'm afraid that these past couple o' weeks have been pretty dull. It says something when one of the highlights of your week is that you finally tried 'Robinsons Squash'd'. Saying that, I was pleasantly surprised.

Since last time I blogged I've had my final lesson of proper education. Not going to uni means that, once exams are over, I am education free! Can't say I'm not happy about that, but I will miss the student discounts.

In this rather dull time, there was, however, one great event. EofE, a band who supported McBusted on their tour, performed on Bank Holiday Monday at Thorpe Park. It was a no-brainer, I was going! Especially as it would only cost me petrol (thank goodness for annual passes) and the drive is not far at all. I ended up spending the day freezing cold and on my own but, seriously, it was worth it 100%!

It is fair to say that I may be a bit of a fan now. They really are awesome-trust me on that one! Hopefully they'll return to the London-Surrey area someday soon, as I'd quite like to see them live again. Until then, I guess I'll just have to play the four songs I have downloaded on repeat, as I have been for the last four days (Lust, Lust acoustic version, Kiss Me Like You Mean It, and Dirty Diana, if you're interested).

Right. So that's this blog done. Bit dull, and please don't get your hopes up for the next one as, for the next two weeks, this girl's gonna be sitting exams. Woop-de-doo.

Well, 'til then!

The Post-McBusted Blues...

Hey reader,

The last three weeks have been spent not doing too much, I'll be honest. A lot of the time, I've been wishing I was seeing McBusted, watching videos from the concerts and checking out pictures from each gig. The word 'obsessed' has been used. I wish I could see them again, but won't be long as I get to see them in July in Hyde Park!

As much as I wish could go on about it more, I shall leave McBusted there and write about the other stuff that has been happening. Such as exams, which start in around 3 weeks. Eugh. Studying. I hate it, as does everyone else. So enough about that.

Of course exams etc do NOT UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCES mean I can stop having fun! May bank holiday was spent at Alton Towers, which was great fun. As it's far from my place I have to go for a couple of days in order to make the most of it! As well as that, I also went to the recording of 'Sweat the small stuff' with Rita Ora among the guests. I quite enjoy going to TV recordings as it's a free night out with loads of games, plus you get to see the show before anyone else!

Last but (of course) not least, I went to Old Rope again. We hadn't been for 2 weeks, so were rather surprised when a) the bar staff remembered our drink order and b) the man on the door said 'don't worry, your usual seats are still free'. I like that fact. But it now means I shall have to choose wisely when taking any friends there (eventually)... Small price to pay!

Well, I think this has been suitably boring. Here is a picture of Danny Jones to make up for it.

'Til next time!

I took a trip to the year 3000...

In November 2003, aged 8 years and 2 months, I saved up my pocket money (£2 a week) for a total of four weeks to be able to buy a brand new CD that had just been released. This CD was 'A Present For Everyone' by Busted. Over 10 years later, it is still one of my most played CDs, along with their other album and all McFly's albums. I was very upset when Busted broke up-I never even got to see them live. Luckily for me, they joined forces with the band that filled the Busted-shaped-music void in my 8-year-old life, McFly, and toured. And I only went and saw that concert 3 WHOLE TIMES!!!

I had booked to see it twice, and was surprised when my parents told me on Wednesday night that I was going to see them Thursday in a corporate box on top of the Friday and Saturday performances! The good thing is, having seen McFly numerous times beforehand, I knew I would NEVER get bored of the concert! Honestly, it was INCREDIBLE! I guess I'll just write about some highlights...

My first night's view. I saw they unleashed a HUGE basketball, cricket ball, football and tennis ball in to the floor crowd, where I would be the following night. One went over my head!

2nd night I was right next to the UFO stage.
Tom Fletcher, Dougie Poynter, James Bourne.

However, it was the last night that was the best!!! I was stood in the OMFG zone, a 'VIP' bit right in front of the stage! Awesome things from then: Danny Jones spat water at me (believe it or not, one of the best moments of my life!) and laughed at us all freaking out, I didn't have to zoom on my camera, Tom Fletcher sat on the stage right in front of me, plus numerous other things. Here are some pics.      

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So, in a nutshell, über close and happy Tom, Matt in a wedding dress and James awesomeness. I did get pics of the others too, of course! Anyway, there is only one pic that can sum up how this all makes me feel...

And, with that, I leave you. 'Til next time!

The 'uneventful' holiday

Hi reader!

Well, the last two weeks have been the Easter holidays and, I'll be honest, I felt like they've been pretty uneventful and, well, boring. It feels like not a lot has happened. However, when I thought more about what I did it looks like my holiday wasn't as uneventful as I thought!

For the fourth week in a row, I went to the theatre, this time to see Spamalot. If I'm honest, I was not really expecting to enjoy it, but I really did! Of course, most people would say that it was bound to be good, especially with its ridiculously strong connection to the comedy legends from Monty Python! Strangely, however, this is not what popped in to my mind, and the reasons for booking, well, were a £10 ticket deal! And thank goodness I went for it! Again, as with From Here To Eternity, I can't really recommend due to the fact they've gone and closed the play, two days after I saw it. Typical.

As well as this, I met up with a few friends, which was great fun! The lovely weather meant I was able to wear sunglasses (yay!) and shorts, which I have been looking forward to. A lot. And not to mention several ice creams (from a van with a flake and bubblegum sauce, no less!). On top of that, I also went to Old Rope comedy no less than twice. I had to miss one lot, which had one of my very favourite comedians performing due to work. Safe to say I was GUTTED!

And, last but not least, was Easter! I was very lucky to receive around a kilo and a half worth of chocolate and sweets! YAY!

Anyway, so thats about it really. I didn't get to go to Thorpe Park, but ah well! So, 'til next time!

More stuff I would have put in 'Being Busy'

Hey! So, as promised, here is my 2nd blog post about that fortnight.

As I mentioned, I went to 2 comedy nights both at the same place. This comedy club, Old Rope, is hosted in the basement of a pub just round the corner from Oxford Circus. In a nutshell, it's easy to get to and the setting is good! Plus, its £5.50 for the ticket (the 50p is booking fee), and the line-ups I've seen have consisted of 8-10 comedians, so great value. The comedy itself is mainly all-new material (wouldn't expect something else from a 'new-material night...), but there is some old stuff too. Plus, there's a noose hanging above the stage!

Anyway, back to the point, the point is that, during those 2 times I went, I saw Rob Beckett and Nick Helm, and got photos with both of them. And, if that's not something to be happy about, then I don't know what is.

Over this fortnight, it was also mother's day. My mum had just got back from Poland so we were keen to do something together on the day. So, out of everything she could have chosen to do, what did she choose? Legoland.

 This picture is awesome. Not just because it is a lego space shuttle, but, it you look, Yoda is the one standing below it.

Anyway, we had a brilliant day, as always. Legoland is known for being a kids place, but they have some brilliant water rides and I always leave wanting things from the shops! This seems the perfect time to say that I will be purchasing a lego delorean ASAP.

So, that seems a good place to end it. 'Til next time!

Being busy!

Hi there! So, I may have run out of time to do a blog post last week, so will do 2 this week, you lucky ducks!

Since my last post, I have been to the theatre twice and twice to the same comedy club, which is most certainly the best one in town!

So, first, the theatre...
I was quite sad to discover that now of my favourite west end shows, From Here To Eternity, was shutting. I had been to see it when it was in its preview season, and was incredibly happy to manage to get tickets to the Thursday-before-it-closed performance. I guess in a way I was quite lucky that it did not get the audience response it most certainly deserved. First time, we got upgraded from restricted view to stalls, and this time we managed to find a deal that got us tickets worth £67.50 for £24.50! I seem to have a bit of a knack for getting these mad, brilliant deals... Don't know how!

Yes, it was amazing. Yes, I was singing the songs constantly after seeing the show. And yes, I DEFINITELY need the soundtrack ASAP. I really don't know why people didn't go-set in Hawaii around Pearl Harbour, this show had a load of brilliant aspects to it. Plus, it had Ryan Sampson, who played Grumio in Plebs as Maggio, who is awesome and a role fulfilled by THE Frank Sinatra in the film.

The next load of theatre was a little unexpected and most certainly one of the best evenings out I've had this year (along with a load of other stuff...). It all started as my mum text me 'RING ME ASAP' (because that's not dramatic...). Turns out, it was not the family emergency that I had feared, but was instead the news that someone at her work had two spare tickets going to the press night performance of 'Dirty Rotten Scoundrels' starring a load of awesome people including Rufus Hound and Robert Lindsay, and asking if I wanted to go. Really, that was a stupid question. The chance to see a musical, not do any homework and not desperately channel surf in the hope there will be something half descent somewhere but inevitably end up watching Cartoon Network? YES PLEASE! And, just like with From Here To Eternity, the songs are still stuck in my head and I loved it!

I most certainly will go again. I have to, and not just because I couldn't go to the stage door this time (although that is a contributing factor). It's hilarious and great, and I hope it lasts. I don't think I could take it if for the third time in two years a musical I loved so much and couldn't stop going on about shut early (slight exaggeration...I'm pretty sure I'd live, I'd just be a tad disappointed.)

I guess I'll write about the other stuff tomorrow. A lot has happened in the last fortnight (not really a change...).

'Til then!

Mid-March laughter 'n' things

Hello awesome human! (thought I'd change the greeting...)

As per usual, the last week has been pretty mad. Hopefully things'll calm down, as exams are coming up!

As you may have gathered, I am a bit of a comedy fan. I know all sorts of names that other people don't, which can, if I'm honest, sometimes be a pain (just picture this... Me: 'I met a comedian!' Friend: 'Cool! Who?' Me: '<insert random comedy name>' Friend: 'Who?'). However, the two comedy-related events of this week were such that this was not what happened!

Firstly, on monday, I went to see the awesome Jack Whitehall on his 'Jack Whitehall gets around' tour. Totally awesome. Plus, because of how well-known he is, I didn't have to explain who he was every 5 minutes! Highlights included a story about an interesting use of the word 'bravo', a series of events that all keep to the motto 'get it wrong gotta be strong', theories on dates at Wagamamas (especially hilarious as my mum and I had just eaten there) and, my personal favourite, the plans and theory behind a stampede early warning system and re-inaction that would have saved Mufasa from his sudden death in 'The Lion King'. i won't write anymore, but if you're interested, the DVD should be out soon. If you're not interested, well, you should be and I also advise you that the DVD should be out soon.

My second comedy-related encounter was on saturday. After the unfortunate arrival of a man and his two horribly smelling, hyperactive dogs (a topic I will probably talk more about in a future blog post...) at the pub, my dad and I decided to move to one of the other ones in our local area. This particular place has been frequented several times in the past by my close family and myself, and is the pace my mum worked and lived before she met my dad (not surprisingly, in that very pub!). Less than half an hour after our arrival, not one but TWO comedians waled in! One was Matt Forde, who not many know, but the other was comedy legend Jon Richardson! Safe to say, I was starstruck! I managed to meet, talk with and get a photo with them, as they left just after us-we didn't want to disturb them when they were just chillin' LESS THAN 2 METRES AWAY FROM US! Anyway, that was a good moment. Plus, my picture on Facebook got 11 likes!

Final event of the week was Friday, as I went with my friend to the Royal Opera House to watch Sleeping Beauty. I may not be posh or rich or have any sort of snazzy title, but I do love a good ol' ballet (especially at £10 for the seat and a half-price-because-you're-a-student programme!). It always surprises me that they don't fall over, especially when they're balancing on one leg on their tip-toe in some snazzy pose-sometimes, I can't even manage to stand still on two feet flat on the ground!

Anyway, that's it! I did have a story about embarrassing myself at Thorpe Park on thursday, but I'll save that for a week when I'm not doing so much!

That's all folks-'til next time!

Fun fun fortnight

Hi reader!

It is true to say that there was a lack of postage last week, but hopefully this post, about the last fortnight, will be uber-uber-awesome to make up for it! No promises though...

Firstly, I will have to go all the way back to Monday 2 weeks ago, when I went to THE MOST AMAZING COMEDY NIGHT EVER! Imanaged to finally get myself over to the Old Rope comedy club, in the phoenix pub just off of Oxford Street. And I can't recommend it enough. 10 comedians for the bargain price of £5, and I managed to go on the night of the most amazing line up EVER, including comedians Joe Lycett, Iain Stirling, Eric Lampaert, Milton Jones and Mark Watson! So, if you're bored on a monday and near London, this is definitely something worth checking out!

The next event didn't arrive until that Friday, where I went, along with my friend to see 'I Can't Sing: The X Factor Musical'. Seats were amazing-1st row of the Royal Circle, seats 3 and 4-especially bearing in mind they were 100% FREE!!! This was thanks to the fact that the people behind the musical needed 100 people to pose for photos, so they could be used to make an awesome backdrop, and in return we would all receive 2 tickets for the play. 50 of these photos would be used and, as luck would have it, MINE WAS USED! If you go, I'm 4th row back, 1 from the middle to the right. As for the musical itself, it was bizarre, brilliant, and unexpectedly enjoyable! Seriously, if I'm honest, I did doubt how much I'd like it, but I really did in the end.

Next came my first TV filming of 2014-a pilot of a TV show called 'Junk', hosted by Joe Lycett (2nd mention of the blog post. Typical, as I'd never seen him live before). I'll be honest, I had a little bit of an excited-fangirl moment, something that doesn't happen too often for me, when the guests were announced. Lloyd Griffith warmed us up, and Nish Kumar, Katherine Ryan and James Acaster were all guests. These names probably mean very little to most, but, to me, they are absolutely awesome! As for the show itself, I enjoyed it. Yes, it may have been a little bizarre, and a lot of my fellow audience members may have left talking about how they didn't really enjoy it, but for me it was a brilliant (not to mention free) opportunity to see some of my favourite comedians!

I also got the opportunity to see one of my very best friends who I've known since I was around 3 years old, which was great, and purchased a personalised, signed, copy of Dick and Dom's new joke book! And last, but not least, I went to the Thorpe Park preview weekend on Sunday (I'll be honest, from now until approx. September theme parks will most certainly be a reoccurring theme in this blog).

Well, enough rambling for now. 'Til next time!

The Late Post

Hello reader!

So this post is a little late. I'm sorry for that. But here's why...

As usual, last week didn't have the most extraordinary start. Mondays to Thursdays are always a little dull, if I'm honest. Of course the rest of the week didn't meet the low standard and example set by it's predecessors from the earlier 4 days. Friday was nothing short of epic! I had booked for my mum and  I to go for a 'chocoholics afternoon tea' at the Hilton for Christmas, and boy, was it good! And plus, it gave us the perfect excuse to spend the day up in LDN.

You have no idea how good this all tasted.

Having to dress up as the girl I am, I did feel a little uncomfortable. Skirts/skirt-like shorts just aren't my thing, but I was soon at ease surrounded but numerous dinosaur species at the Natural History Museum. I don't really know if it is cool and quirky or really weird that I have a slight fascination/borderline obsession with dinosaurs, specifically t-rex's (it's because of the unnaturally and down-right cruel short arms-they can't even reach their own mouths!), but I'm gonna run with it! I also got the chance to see Vincent Van Gough's sunflowers while in town. There was a short queue to access them, and totally worth it. So, if two museums and a posh tea and cake session weren't enough, I'm pleased to tell you I've only just begun...

Saturday was most certainly the busiest day of the weekend. Finishing my shift at 12, a whole 3 hours before I should have, I knew I had a busy day ahead of me. I went to the BBC Centre (not one to want to jinx it, I won't write what for on here) and got to see the newsroom, which is literally amazing!

 From the event that took place, I met up with my dad, with whom I then trekked to the Hard Rock Cafe. Unfortunately there were no tables available for ages, so we meandered over to Planet Hollywood, which was so much better than I remember from the 1st time I went-food, atmosphere, memorabilia and coke floats were all absolutely brilliant! We then made our way to a brilliant night of comedy (3rd Sat in a row with one of these things!), which although had a slightly questionable audience in parts (one woman was just being downright rude!), had an awesome line-up.

Of course I had to make up my hours, so Sunday was just a blur of work (5 hours, bringing my total for the weekend to 8 hours) and yawning. Oh, and the reason I didn't write this on Monday? Well, I'll write about that on Sunday/Monday. All you need to know is that it was probably the best night out I've had ever!

Well, 'til next time!

A pretty dull half term

Hello reader!

Half term's over and it's back to college for me. Luckily the first day back wasn't too painful thanks to one out of two lessons being cancelled! Anyway, I should probably write about my week off!

I had planned quite a lot for my week off, including doing my pass plus. Unfortunately, people's plans changed and my driving instructor got the flu so most plans fell through. However, there was one plan that didn't... and if I'm honest, it was the one plan I would have put money on it not happening.

It is a well-known fact that I am a huge wimp, especially when it comes to pain. So the plans I had made to get my tragus pierced (the flappy bit in front of the hole bit of your ear) were met by laughs and a chorus of 'sure you are' from quite a lot of people. Even my own mum thought it was incredibly unlikely I would actually go through with it. If I'm honest, I did way too much googling, and hyped myself up an incredible amount. I got my friend to come with me, bought some numbing cream (didn't have much of an effect if I'm honest) and spent the morning at work to take my mind off it. It would be a lie if I said I didn't try to at least delay the procedure of putting a thick needle through my ear, but by three o'clock, there was a bar of metal firmly placed in my ear!

I would by lying if I said it didn't hurt-it definitely did and I could feel it constantly for around two days afterwards. Even now, the back of the bar tickles the back of my ear and it often gets in the way-I've had to train myself to sleep on my right side, I can't wear earphones and I have to use my right ear for my phone. Was it worth it? 100%!

Normally, I'd have at least one other thing to talk about, but unfortunately I don't. So, 'til next time!

It's not half term yet, but...

Hello reader!

So it's pretty safe to say this week has been nothing short of manic. Last week of school before one week off, it was bound to be. However, I'm not just referring to the ever-growing mountain of work I have to do! Although Monday through to Wednesday were pretty dull, the rest of the week was absolutely brilliant.

Thursday evening doesn't really strike anyone as the perfect day for a theatre trip, but that is exactly what I got up to this week. Acting as a responsible adult, I acted as a helper on a scouts trip to see Charlie and the Chocolate Factory. If I'm honest, I'm a little surprised that they trusted me, a person who literally acts their shoe size 87% of the time. Anyway, the play was nothing short of awe-inspiring. So maybe the songs and script ext were not as good as other musicals I have seen, but it's based on something by ROALD DAHL and had a flying glass elevator. So yes, I REALLY enjoyed it! Plus, the children that were on the trip were not bad at all and we didn't lose any of them!

Friday was Valentines Day, and as a valentine-less girl, I made the decision to spend the evening with other valentine-less girls and eat pizza in a place where no one would dare take their valentine-Pizza Hut. 8 of us trekked to the restaurant and feasted on the £6 meal deal (we didn't have any dessert). If I'm honest, I really enjoyed the evening, and when I got home I managed to catch 'Bridget Jones' Diary'! So, in the end I had four valentines dates-Daniel Cleaver, Mark Darcy, Ben and Jerry. So, guess what... I WIN!

Saturday was work day, but luckily managed to find out that one of my very favourite comedians was over from America and catch him compering at Charing Cross in a lil pub on a side street. I'll be honest, I thought the place was cool until I noticed 'Splash!' on the TV, but oh well! Anyway, after he finished I told him about an essay I had written about whether British comedy can succeed in America, and guess what... not only has he followed me on twitter, he's READING MY ESSAY AND GIVING ME FEEDBACK!!! Bearing in mind my teacher dislikes my topic choice and the fact its not based on anything academic, this is seriously awesome. Finally, this stupid EPQ seems like it has a point!

Finally, is Sunday. Not one to rest, I went to the zoo! Believe it or not, thats not really anything special for me-I have an annual pass to the attractions that the company owns. Here is a picture of some penguins.

And here is a tiger. My friend, in response to this pic said 'LOOOL the tiger is like bitch please I'm fabulous', which I found quite funny.

So, that was my week. No more or less exciting than anyone else's, really! 'Til next week I guess!