University life and stuff yo.

Hello and welcome! Although I should probably say "welcome back" seeing as though I haven't posted anything in over two months... Oops.

Lincoln Cathedral looking all majestic and beautiful at night.

But I have a very good reason for having neglected you all for so long. I'M AT UNIVERSITY! In case you didn't already know. Anyway.

I'm studying English at the University of Lincoln and I'm loving every second of it. It's amazing, it really is. You have no idea. I'd waited so long to be able to do something which I'm passionate about and actually enjoy. I obviously did English (well, English Literature) at A-level, but there just wasn't the focus and depth that I'm able to be experiencing now. And I wasn't only doing English at A-level; I did Psychology and Drama and also did the Extended Project (which I haven't mentioned on here before, so for anyone interested who doesn't already know, my essay question was "Why is the Sherlock Holmes canon popular today?", which meant that I could read the books and watch films for research; SUCH FUN).

So. "How is university different from A-levels?", I hear you ask. Well, in the case of my degree, I only have eight teaching hours a week (three lectures, three seminars, and a workshop). BUT. That doesn't mean that I can just sit around doing nothing for the rest of the week. For those eight hours, I am expected to do at least twice that outside of university. Therefore, that's another sixteen hours, making twenty-four in total. But believe me, I have been doing far more work than that these past few weeks. I handed in my first assignment last Friday (October 25th), which was four days early, I might add. I'm currently working on my second assignment, and there are another three due before Christmas on top of that, a performance/presentation to be rehearsed for and performed/presented before Christmas, and then another assignment due in early January. Aside from my assignments, I have also been reading novels, plays, essays, analyses, annotating poetry, doing research... The list goes on!

Fortunately, though it is rather a lot of work that I have to get done, it's all so enjoyable. I chose this course at this university for a reason. The modules are amazing. They're all so interesting and exciting, and as well as building on the knowledge which I have already gained, I'm also acquiring new information and learning new techniques and strategies and it's just all so brilliant.

Also... I'VE MADE FRIENDS. I don't care how lame you think that that sounds. That was my main worry about coming to university, I'm not even kidding. But I did it. I talked to strangers and they are no longer strangers. Everyone here is so lovely, it's insane. Not only the students, but the lecturers too. They're all absolutely wonderful and funny and they genuinely care about their jobs and our education. I still can't decide who's my favourite; they're all so fabulous.

So, I do believe that that's all to tell you for just now. The only bad thing about university is the fact that I miss my family and my friends and my teachers from sixth form. I can't wait to see absolutely everyone when I'm home at Christmas. Eek.

Doo-bee-doo.

I do apologise for neglecting you all lately. My bad.

Okay. I don't even know what to say. Well. I know what to say. But I just don't quite know how to say it. So I'll do my best.


As you may or may not know, it was A-level results day last Thursday. The day which I had been dreading since I sat my last exam in June. I was so nervous. You have no idea how much I panicked and cried and stressed and flapped and oh. It was absolutely awful.

BUT. All of that worrying was for nothing.

I DID IT. I BLOODY FLIPPING DID IT.

I am officially an English student at the University of Lincoln. (Well. I will be when I formally register in September...)

I'm still so shocked. You have no idea. It's been over a week and sometimes I just sit here not quite being able to comprehend what's happened.

BUT ANYWAY. I move into my accommodation four weeks today, which is exciting. Then it's freshers week. And then I actually start my course. It's all so brilliant. I've made friends with some people on Facebook and have spoken to a lovely girl on Twitter. Some of whom are doing my course, some of whom aren't. Because that's what I'm most worried about. New people. I'm rubbish at social interaction and strangers and agh. But I'm a lot more confident about it now than I have been previously. I'm trying to embrace the fear, I guess.


So I think that that's about it for now. But before I finish, I shall just leave you with this.

My boyfriend, Anthony, started an amazing project last week. He's doing a University Diary, in video form, whereby he's documenting what happens each week, and uploading the outcome on a Sunday. It's for everyone and anyone to watch. He hopes to inform his friends, family and anyone else interested about his experiences, and hopes to help those who are contemplating whether or not to go to university. You can watch his videos here. As we've not actually started at university yet, the past two videos have been about the build-up and preparation. There'll be a new video every Sunday, so keep your eyes peeled! Any comments and views and subscribers would be greatly appreciated. Thanks guys!





P.S. It's four months until Christmas. You're welcome.

Photo Challenge: Day 10.

Day 10: A photo that makes you laugh.

This is a photo of my cat, Sooty, from a few years ago. He does the cutest thing where he sticks out his tongue. It's so brilliant. Aww.

Photo Challenge: Day 9.

Day 9: A photo you have taken.

I took this in February 2013. In case you didn't know, it's of the London Eye. I absolutely love London. It's such an incredible city. I think that I've been four times. And I would very much like to go again. There are still so many things that I want to see and do.

Photo Challenge: Day 8.

Day 8. Your most recent photo.

This is the most recent photo that I'm tagged in on Facebook. It makes me laugh. It was at our sixth form leavers party, and it was right at the start of the night. I don't like having my photo taken, hence why I'm hiding behind my boyfriend. (Side note; look how happy he looks! Aww.) But once I'd gotten more alcohol in me, fortunately I ended up being quite photogenic...

Photo Challenge: Day 7.

Photo Challenge. Day 7: A photo of you and your best friend.

Okay. So this is probably going to be a bit weird. I have so many amazing friends, so I couldn't pick just one. So here's a collage of me with all of them. Enjoy.

Photo Challenge: Day 6.

Day 6: A photo of your former crush.

Well, seeing as though I'm in a relationship, and I haven't really had a "crush" on anyone to be honest, I think that a photo of Tom Hiddleston is the best I can do. Because my heart no longer belongs to Hiddles. But he's still absolutely amazing.