March.

Got a lot of pictures this month! 

Thirteen.

Skiing

Literally just got back home after an amazing week of skiing in Val Thorens with the Mother and Brother! Weather was perfect, clear blue skies everyday and it was really warm! No need for ski jackets! However, on the first day we stupidly forgot to wear sun cream and came of the slopes with rather red faces! Mine didn't seem too bad compared to Adam's, whose face was pretty similar to a lobster. However, the next morning I woke up with a very red, sore and swollen face (actually looked like I had some dodgy botox!) So went to the doctors and I had 2nd degree burns. Woops. So I spent the rest of the week applying 3 different types of creams throughout the day, wearing factor 50 if I went into the sun and I had to wear a balaclava on the slopes. Joy.  Apart from the stupidly painful burns, the rest of the holiday was really good! Totally ready for my ski season now!

Bizzle, x

Twelve.

Fruit Ninja

If I'm being totally honest, I think I'm addicted to Fruit Ninja. It is officially the best game ever. I highly recommend that you play it. However, you may become obsessed, like myself, and that's not a great position to be in at the age of 21. Honestly, you wouldn't believe how much fun you can have repeatedly slicing fruit over and over and over again. It's great.

Moving away from Fruit Ninja, this week is officially my last in Cardiff before the Easter hols :( I'm going skiing with Adam and Mum next week, SO FRICKING EXCITED, so I'm missing out on the last week of term! Actually gutted that I'm not going to be here, as after Easter it's going to be work work work till the end of the semester! But hey, ho! I do get a free skiing holiday out of it! We're going to the same place that I went to just before Christmas with uni. Such a great resort, but will be weird going with family, as I've already been there with friends. Think it could be a very different holiday. I also booked everything for this holiday myself; flights, accommodation, transfers, insurance etc! So fingers crossed that everything thing goes according to plan!

Re my last post: Wales won the Grand Slam! Was such an amazing atmosphere in Cardiff and being in town was wicked, the streets were literally packed with stupidly happy and drunk Welsh people! England managed to pull of a good performance against a pretty shoddy looking Ireland team and we won 30-9! So very happy with that result.

Not really got much planned for the rest of the week, got a uni assignment due in next Monday, but as I'm going away it means I need to finish it by Friday! So really need to get cracking with that! Also got my final essay questions for Cult Crit last week, so I'm currently doing some reading in prep for that!

Bizzle, x

Eleven.

Fantastic

This week is essay week. Well, I only actually have one essay due in tomorrow, but it is 3000 words, so a lot of time has been spent in the libes! Just about finished it, so back at home now, sat on my bed with the plan to read it through and do some changes! (Well that's the plan anyway).


Dad and Adam came down at the weekend and we went to the Millennium Stadium to watch the Wales v Italy game! Nothing beats being in Cardiff on match day! The atmosphere is always amazing and to make things better the weather on Saturday was beautiful, it actually felt like summer! The game wasn't the best, but Wales still won, so was great to be at the stadium for that! This Saturday is the final of the 6 Nations, and Wales are the only team in contention for the Grand Slam! Now, I'm torn between what I want to happen... Yes I want Wales to win the Grand Slam because being in Cardiff for it will be amazing! However, if Wales lose and England beat Ireland, we could also be in contention to win the title. I know there are a lot of ifs there, but it could happen! Or maybe I'm being too optimistic?! Only time will tell! 


Anyway, I better get cracking with this proof-reading as the United game kicks off at 6pm and it's going to be a tough one! So if we lose I may not be in a fit state to concentrate on the essay!


Till next week, x

Ten.

Reading week

Let's be honest: not much reading has been done. I still don't understand why we actually need a reading week, I'm only in uni 10 hours a week and I have Friday's off - so why is there any need to have a whole week off? Those thinking of paying £9000 a year for an Arts degree, just don't. Unless they triple your contact hours. I'm here to learn and be taught, that's what I'm paying for, is that too much to ask? Well, in a word, yes. Arts courses seem to be here merely to subsidise science ones. Science degrees have more contact hours and God knows how many resources - be it chemicals, labs, cadavers. What do we get, a few tatty books in the library that are always on loan and a few lectures a week. And all for the same tuition fees. Fair? I think not. 

Rant over.

This reading week has been quite productive! Started planning for my Horror essay and had a JOMEC away day yesterday! The away day was actually really good - some useful (and some not so useful) lectures on what to do after uni* plus an amazing free lunch, tea, coffee and a pint! We also got to spend our lunch break in the sun on the beach, perfecto! The away day was then followed by a course social, and boy am I feeling the effects now! Hello hangover central!

The brother and father are coming down on Saturday as we've got tickets to the Wales v Italy game in the 6 Nations! So looking forward to that! You really can't beat the atmosphere in the Millennium Stadium at a Wales game! Anyway, I should probably do something about this hangover and get cracking with this essay!

S'laters x

*What I'm going to do after uni is still beyond me, seems like the best and only option is to have kids and be a housewife. KIDDING (kind of).