Pumpkins, Knives and Geoffrey Chaucer.

HAPPY HALLOWEEN! Hope you've all had a spook-tacular day ;)

I thought I should tell you about my pumpkin, which I carved last night. Despite its simplicity, it took me ages. I'm pretty proud of it. I think it looks great. However, I wasn't happy about using a sharp knife. I'm not the most coordinated of people, and so I almost ended up with a missing left thumb and a few severed fingers by the time I was finished. I don't like knives. They're just too pointy for their own good.

Also, today, myself and Mia decided that when we have kids, we will both name our first-born children Theophrastus. (if you've ever studied Geoffrey Chaucer's Wife of Bath, then you'll know the anti-feminist I'm talking about. If you haven't... well, it's probably for the best)

Chocolate and Benedict Cumberbatch.

I forgot to post about this yesterday. (apologies to Mia and Giorgina)

Yesterday, Monday, it was an inset day. I went over to Mia's house (I seem to be spending more and more time there nowadays... I should just move in) and spent the afternoon. Only just though; I NEARLY MISSED THE BUS. I haven't panicked that much in a while. But I did catch it *phew*, so it was all good. But then, I had such a socially awkward moment; I could have just crawled into a hole right there and then. The bus was pretty full, and a sweet little old lady got on the bus and sat next to me. She smiled at me and I smiled back, and then she went to me "Oh, I love your hair!" to which I responded with "Thanks... I grew it myself."

I swear, I am literally Chandler from Friends. I make awkward jokes in awkward situations. Oops.

So anyway. The old lady then gave me a funny look and didn't speak to me again. I really am hopeless sometimes.

Then when I got off the bus, I thought "Ooh, I'll just nip to the shop to buy some chocolate for us"... Big mistake. I was stuck in a queue behind one old woman, who decided to empty out all of the change in her purse onto the counter and pay with that. It was like £7.43 or something. Needless to say, she took a while.

So after my mishaps, I eventually got to Mia's. I was greeted by her lovely mother who told me that Mia was baking in the kitchen. So I went into the kitchen and she was baking gingerbread. Which she later tried and realised that she had forgotten to put any sugar into. For someone so smart, she can be a bit of a spoon sometimes.

Not long after, Giorge came, and we all watched a film together. That film was Starter for 10. Which was bloody brilliant. I've wanted to watch it for aaaaaages. It was absolutely fantastic. 5 stars, 10 out of 10 and all that. Benedict Cumberbatch was HILARIOUS. Plus it had James McAvoy (who I also love), Alice Eve and Rebecca Hall (very pretty), Dominic Cooper (gorgeous), James Corden (lovely and funny) and Mark Gatiss (love that man). And Catherine Tate. She made me laugh simply because of the moment when her son was going away to uni and so she asked him if he'd remembered his chip pan. I highly recommend that film. It was terrific.

Then we made lots of cakes for the Halloween Quiz. Which was fun, because I normally suck at baking, but I was very proud of my chocolate buns. They didn't burn or blow up, so that must be a good sign.

So, that was my Monday. It was great.

How crazy was your Tuesday?

Hello all! Today is Tuesday, Crazy Tuesday. Every Tuesday is Crazy Tuesday. I'm not quite sure how Crazy Tuesdays came to be. But anyway. Today was a particularly crazy Tuesday.

Today, we, as the Sixth Form Student Union, hosted our second (yes, SECOND) Crazy Tuesday Quiz! It was brilliant! The theme was "Halloween" (which reminds me; I should really go and carve my pumpkin...) and it was so good! Sophie had made loads of yummy biscuits, Kayleigh made lovely cookies, and me, Mia and Giorge had made spooky cakes! Jess manned the teas and coffees (the cup of tea was most spiffing, thank you Jess), Kayleigh, Mia and Sophie sold our delightful sweet treats, and Rachelle manned the music for the film/tv programme theme tune round (which was pretty hard... Thanks for that guys) and Weave was Quiz Master again (and added a bunch of extra "bonus questions" which were equally as hard to guess as they were last time... We really didn't have a clue). It was a blast! Me, Danielle and Dana came third... THIRD! Oh yes! Apparently we're mildly good at quizzes! (no, we didn't know either) And we won a Toblerone! Yay! Which we will eat tomorrow in Psychology! Yummy. Then after the quiz was finished, me, Jess and Sophie attempted to sell the remainder of our cakes and biscuits to the lower school. Apparently shouting "10p cakes! Cakes for 10p! There's biscuits too!" means that they're free. Some people confuse me.

Also, I just sat and watched two episodes of Friends and ate Bonfire Toffee. Pretty crazy, even for a Tuesday. And now I'm going to do Psychology work and drink hot chocolate. I am so crazy; I'm literally off the rails. (I tend to use sarcasm a lot, as you can probably tell. So get used to it)

Okay, so that's my day in a nutshell; I hope your Tuesday was just as crazy as mine! ;)

PS: I did this post on the blogger app for Android. So I don't know how it's going to turn out. Hopefully it's okay. If not I'll... Um... I don't know. But I'll do something. Probably sigh excessively at my phone for a while. Hmm. I should probably stop babbling now.

So.

The reason I got this blog is so that I can have somewhere to write down my feelings, and to just generally get stuff off my chest. So I should probably talk about Skyfall before my brain implodes.

On Friday night (yes, the day of its release; we're die-hard Bond fans, people. We don't mess around) I went to see what I can only describe as one of the best films I have ever seen. I don't know if it's the very best; I don't know what the best film I've ever seen is. It's hard to judge films on how good they are. You just tend to like them more than others. Although saying that, War Horse was pretty spectacular. But anyway, I've gone off on a tangent. So, Skyfall.

It was utterly phenomenal. Definitely my favourite Bond film yet. The whole thing just blew my mind. I was so transfixed on the screen the whole time (apart from when the woman in front of me left to go to the toilet at about an hour into it. We hadn't even reached halfway and she was like "oops gotta go pee"... But anyway). There are so many things that I want to say about it, but I really don't want to ruin it for anyone that hasn't seen it yet who intends on seeing it. So I'll try to keep my points spoiler-free.

1) The opening scene was absolutely brilliant.
2) How they led into the opening credits part worked incredibly well.
3) The opening credits part and Adele's Skyfall song complemented each other beautifully.
4) Whoever designed the opening credits deserves some sort of award.
5) Daniel Craig's suits were superb. I love a man in a good suit.
6) Javier Bardem makes an excellent Bond villain.
7) The Bond women (Naomie Harris and Bérénice Marlohe) were gorgeous.
8) BEN WHISHAW AS Q WAS BLOODY BRILLIANT. I've loved Ben since he was in The Hollow Crown. He was so perfect for the role of Q. Kudos to you Ben! (also, his hair and his glasses and his cardigan. HE'S SO CUTE. Enough said.)
9) There were many unexpected moments. I shan't elaborate because I do not wish to spoil it for anyone. But I guarantee you, you will be shocked on several occasions.
10) There were funny bits. Which I like, because even though James Bond is a macho, chauvinistic secret agent, at least he's still down-to-earth.
11) Dame Judi Dench was simply magnificent reprising her role as M. She's always been one of my favourite Bond characters and her performance in this film did not disappoint.
12) Daniel Craig's performance made it very hard for me to not pick him as my favourite Bond. Before seeing Skyfall, it was a very close call between him and Sean Connery, but now I think that after seeing this film it's definitely Daniel. Sorry Sir Sean. (have some light-hearted alliteration to make up for it)
13) I was thoroughly delighted by the whole experience. It was AMAZING. The queue was massive which heightened the anticipation even more! Such an excellent film. There really aren't enough adjectives to describe it.

So if you haven't been convinced to go and see Skyfall already, GO SEE IT! SERIOUSLY! I guarantee that you will not be disappointed.

So, this is my first post on here. *pause for celebratory dance* I've wanted to do this for a while now, so here I am! I thought I'd start off with a "Ten Questions Answered" post. Oh yes.

1) Name and age?
Hayley, 17

2) Favourite band(s) and/or singer(s)
Frank Turner, The Hoosiers and The Killers

3) Favourite movie?
Avengers Assemble (HECK YEAH)

4) Last movie you saw and the next one you're going to see?
Last saw The Bourne Legacy, next going to see Skyfall

5) Favourite actor(s)?
Tom Hiddleston, Ben Barnes, Robert Downey Jr., Benedict Cumberbatch, Jude Law, Matt Smith, Emma Stone, Karen Gillan

6) Favourite song(s)?
Photosynthesis, If Ever I Stray, I Still Believe, Glory Hallelujah, Reasons Not To Be An Idiot, Peggy Sang The Blues (Frank Turner). Bumpy Ride, Goodbye Mr A, Choices, Made to Measure, Killer, Cops And Robbers (The Hoosiers). Mr. Brightside, Runaways, Spaceman, All These Things That I've Done, Smile Like You Mean It, When You Were Young (The Killers). Also, I Am the Doctor (Doctor Who soundtracks)

7) Place you most want to visit?
Paris

8) Aspirations?
Study English Literature at university, become a primary school teacher

9) Any fears?
Needles, blood, hospitals, lifts (God help me if I ever get trapped in a hospital lift with a needle squirting blood)

10) Last thing you bought?
A bus ticket to see my lovely friend, Mia



Hope this was vaguely interesting/informing/something to pass the time reading. Bye for now!