Hi, I'm Still Alive!

Hi there...

I'm embarrassed - this blog has been abandoned for too long, and without even a single explanation from me!

I've missed this, to be honest, and really hope I'll have time to update more in the future. With the start of university life having me constantly cramming information into what little space I have in my little brain, I'll find it harder to squeeze in the time for this. But I won't let this die, I love it too much.

Since my last post in August (where has the time gone?!), I've been to the exotic country of China as well as the slightly less exotic city of Oxford, started university as a dental student, and had my first night out, among other things. I've been itching to tell you about my travels, with accompanying photos of course, but the timing has just been awful.

Coming back after three weeks in China, where there's no access to Google, I had just one day of frantic shopping and preparation before packing up for central London where I'll be staying for the next year in university accommodation.

And, as with all new places, there come new friends. I've been busy getting to know all thirteen of my flatmates - yes, thirteen, it's quite something - as well as doing all the usual things that come along with living out for the first time of my life. I never realised how expensive fruit and veggies are, nor how absolutely tedious washing up the dishes can be...

Besides that, there's the constant struggle of trying to keep on top of work (or in my case, trying to catch up, but falling ever behind). I've actually got an exam coming up in a few days, which I'm so unprepared for - looking forward to late nights revising, yay!

After saying all this, I'm excited about future posts on here! I've got my China blog planned, which will be a task and a half considering the 3000+ photos I took that I'll need to sort through. I'd like to talk about skincare at some point since it's something I've become really interested in, as well as a favourites post of some sort - haven't done one of those in ages!

I'm sure there will be other ideas that come up later on, and the plans that I've got now may change, but nevertheless, I can't wait to have a bit of time to sit down and start on them. But, right now, I should probably focus on my studies. I'll figure out how to get a bit of time in, I promise!

Ta for now!

♥

I love you

xxx

Plans for the Future (and Me, Earl and the Dying Girl)

Hiya!

Just a quick update here, to tell tales of my past week...

The most boring tales ever, that's for sure.

School has started, la-de-da.

I'm not saying schools been boring, it's just that apart from school nothing else has happened. And you don't want to read about school here, am I right?

Anyway, I'll probably get back to monthly favourites after a very very long Summer hiatus, and possibly attempt (and most likely fail at) writing a few posts about the wonderful things that I enjoy. Just for something different, rather than lacklustre update posts broken up by more lacklustre favourite posts.

So, moving on to the film.

I watched Me, Earl and the Dying Girl a few days ago (as you can tell from the title...). And now I feel obliged to write something about it, it's become a sort of tradition on here.

It was alright, I guess. Maybe I had high expectations, or maybe I've become numb to films (though I did cry in this one) but I found it just alright. It was very much like The Fault in Our Stars, in that there was the same theme of a dying person and their new friend, and the way the people's lives change due to the other. It may be bad timing or not, but it was a bit too similar.

And of course with TFIOS becoming such a big thing, this may have been a good thing- the first was a great success, the second should also be.

Personally though,

-well, you know what I'm going to say-

I thought it was alright.

♥

I love you

ttyl

xxx