Happy New Year!

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December 22

I haven't been blogging...but I don't care right now...who has the time during Christmas week? Fun. Anyway, just sayin' Hay.

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December 12

I'm never tired anymore. *Knocks on wood* The last ten days or so I've been going to bed between 3 and 5am and waking up at a reasonable time, bursting with energy. There was a time a few weeks ago where simple things like eating a sandwich made me lethargic, so nay complaints.

Didn't do much today, slothful Saturday. I attempted to pack a little bit for going home, just to see what would fit. So far so bad...at the moment it's two parts clothing, one part bag. A plate has mysteriously gone missing from my cupboard and seemingly the flat. I checked everywhere (ghost!), which relates to the suitcase situation; two part bowl, one part plate. Gahhh.

Later on, Louise, Edelina and me went over to Helen's flat for dinner, all very lovely and festive. It all tasted so good, lots of salad, veg, potato, a full chicken(!), gravy, a spicy sausage thing for starters and dessert. It was all M&S stuff. M&S, I love you.

Post feast, we watched Almost Famous, all snuggled up around the screen. Billy Crudup, you are a total babe. Zooey Deschanel, you are too cute. Stillwater, you are the best fictional band.

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December 12

I would like...

Marc by Marc Jacobs dress with skull detailing

Panda chopstick rest
Tealight candle holder


Cat house teapot and mug
Ro-meow and Juliet purse


Topshop fuzzy cozy cardigan


Topshop tunic

ASOS Daisychain ring

Magpie pocket watch necklace

Topshop velvet satchel

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December 11

Yesterday was busy, I started InDesign for my article submission and afterward came home to write rough drafts for my Tabloid assignment.

It has to be done in the style of The Daily Mail, but I may have made it a little TOO dramatic and trashy, even for a Tabloid. I think it suits The Sun more...I'll tone it down after my tutorial.

When I came home after nearly three hours of trying to get the knack of InDesign with Faye, my flatmates surprised me with dinner, dessert and Christmas songs. It was very thoughtful and tasted good, so good that I forgot to take a picture of the dessert - pancakes with ice-cream and strawberries.

This morning I saw Helen, she came over to use my printer. She did a really interesting trend report on when a musicians popularity evolves, stylists are employed, in turn focusing more on promoting an image than the music itself. Loved it. She brought tasty gifts as a thank you....

I went to Media Analysis at 2-4, my last lecture for the semester. We went through anaylsing a magazine by report layout, including a flat plan from cover to cover. The report word count is 600 words, not an awful lot, I hate axeing relevant info. I was suprised when some people were complaining it was too much. I chose Vanidad, a Spanish publication similar to Nylon's collage-esque layout. I need to brush up on my Spanish before I start, everyone else chose one in English but I thought this would make it more interesting.

Tonight I'm going to see 'Where the Wild Things Are' with Helen and Louise. Hopefully the cinema isn't too packed, the release date was today...

Only a week and I'm home for Christmas. I can't wait. Until then I have another InDesign workshop on Monday, project submission on Tuesday and an hour Tabloid tutorial on Wednesday. My flatmates and me are going shopping in Kingston on Wednesday and plan on making Christmas dinner as we're all heading home soon after.

Thursday I plan on washing, cleaning the flat (my room needs hoovering, my cupboard is untidy and may be full of perishables) and packing, then its home to Dublin on Friday afternoon.

Our Christmas light couch...

FACT: Coffee tastes better in a cat mug.

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December 9


"I'm like cat here, a no-name slob. We belong to nobody, and nobody belongs to us. We don't even belong to each other."

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December 8
Things I have learned so far today.

1.) Some people are weird about saying hello on the street. Sometimes they do, sometimes they don't. They are either blind, have developed chronic amnesia, or have come down with acute 'You're not cool when I'm with company!' syndrome.

2.) My skin is dry. Must drink more water and consume less discounted yellow-pack biscuits. So cheap. So tasty. Or change skincare routine.

3.) My last wisdom tooth is happening. Dear Devil Tooth, your emergence should be a slow and graceful process, like all other elements of nature. You are my enemy now, but I'll keep you close. You'll come in handy when crusty bread and peanut slabs are on the cards.

4.) The hob is still stained with egg white from my culinary escapade that took place some weeks ago. I fear it may be permanent.

5.) It is almost impossible to contact Play.com during the Christmas season. 'You are currently in a queue and we have given you query ticket number 5812357.' I really hope they're not on customer 10 right now. Or 11.

On a lighter note,

6.) Someone from maintenance came (after four abrupt emails) and fixed the smashed lock on our postbox. I was just looking out for my neighbours. My Our special Christmas packages were at risk. Crisis averted.

Only ten days left and I'll be home for Christmas!

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December 7

Hi, Monday. Since moving to Epsom, time flies by. I had no scheduled lectures today, just an hour-long tutorial with a small group of other students hashing out one anothers feature article with a contributor for The Guardian. To celebrate the fact that it's done and dusted and ready for Photoshop and InDesign, I went and picked up a few things...

I haven't used nail varnish in about six months and all the fancy ones today cost £6. SIX POUNDS. I don't have the income, nor the overdraft facilities of an average person (yet), so I chose this colour, 'White Ice', for a favorable £2.

These lipglosses came free with lady products. I love free.

I got this from Epsom library. It's due back in two weeks, so hopefully i'll get through it before I go home for Christmas.

Then, I made DINNER....

...chicken stirfry. It tasted better than it looks.

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December 7

Hello. Entry one. It was suggested by various tutors that we should create a blog, as 'budding fashion journalists.' Four months later, I'm starting mine. One mustn't rush these things.

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