tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-58216001117848543132024-02-18T20:57:35.632-08:00To Laugh Or To CryDear Diary...Heather Jayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00673381394272202296noreply@blogger.comBlogger35125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5821600111784854313.post-10798011894172499532019-03-17T09:26:00.000-07:002019-03-17T09:26:46.143-07:00<div style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;">
It’s been a looooooooong time since I wrote one of these, in fact I just checked and my last post was from just before I started my PGCE. I suppose it’s a testament to how all-encompassing the role of a teacher is to their life that I’ve been extremely, exclusively silent on the writing front for half a decade. </div>
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As anyone may expect, a lot can change in six years, so here are some of my biggest, most important few:</div>
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<li> I have been a fully qualified, real, proper teacher (and therefore adult) for the last five years of my life. <note 23="" fine="" heather="" it="" need="" no="" old="" to="" was="" worry="" year=""></note></li>
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<span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;">2. I bought a house! If I’d have been writing at that point, it would have been very angsty, angry and full of frustration. I never expected something that seemed so simple to take so long; involve so many agencies and have so many setbacks, alas, not everything in life is simple. Sitting here, writing this from the comfort of my own home makes it all worthwhile.</span></div>
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<span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;">3. We bought our own little baby Cavapoo, Woody. He’s a little dream and it feels like he’s always been part of my life. </span></div>
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<li>I got <span style="font-style: italic;">married</span>! I’m still not fully used to my new surname and occasionally call my husband my boyfriend, but I love it. </li>
<li>In August this year, we’re going to be welcoming our very own baby girl <span style="font-style: italic;">human</span>! This is the main reason I’ve decided to start writing again, to document everything that I’m going through so that I can look back on it in years to come. So far, so exciting!</li>
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Heather Jayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00673381394272202296noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5821600111784854313.post-41262185441287097092013-09-14T04:17:00.000-07:002013-09-14T04:48:29.000-07:00PGCE POST #1: My story so far<br />
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*From this point, and including this one, all of my posts about PGCE year <i>specifically</i>, will be published on my new blog, found <a href="http://meetmissjay.blogspot.co.uk/" target="_blank">here.</a><br />
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This week, was the first week of my English PGCE. Before I started, I felt all sorts of different things. Firstly, I was excited that I was finally here. I first applied for a PGCE during my final year of my degree in December 2010. It had been my intention since school, that I would do an undergrad, and then afterwards, a PGCE, but I hadn't really researched into it, and ended up submitting a rushed application minutes before the deadline. Obviously, I didn't get on, and I was devastated, but it gave me a year to work, and a year to get some more in school experience, and redo my application to a better standard when the system reopened in September.<br />
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I applied the second time in again, December, in 2012. I did, I admit, put it off again and again, but I didn't leave it till quite the last minute this time, <i>almost</i>, but not quite. It took me so long to pluck up the nerve to email by Uni personal tutor for a reference, <i>again</i>, but she provided me with one, and I applied, this time to Primary and Secondary courses. My experience in schools had been in Primary, but I'd volunteered at a Youth camp for 12-16 year olds for the last two years, and I really enjoyed working with that age group. Again, I wasn't successful, something I mostly put down to my application being sent late in the cycle, and the fact that I didn't decide on one age group, instead applying to both, an approach so ad-hoc, that my personal statement probably didn't make much sense. I got a response from University stating that I wasn't offered an interview because I didn't have an 'A' in English Literature at A Level, which I did think was unfair, seeing as since then, I'd achieved a BA in the same subject, but I suppose when hundreds of people apply to the same course, it's a way of making placing them easier. <br />
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I <i>did </i>get offered an interview at Liverpool Hope, for a Primary PGCE with French, but my French was actually so rusty since A Level, that I didn't even go to that interview.<br />
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Last year, in August, one of my Supervisors in work left, and I applied for his position. I had no intention of applying for a PGCE again, having tried without any sort of success for the past two years. I decided I'd try to get that role at work, and then maybe try and work my way up that career path instead. I was never a hundred percent certain about it, and I remember once I'd applied, thinking secretly I'd hate it if I had to work 40 hours a week in a shop for the rest of my life. During my degree, I remember feeling disheartened one day when we were studying a poem, really dissecting it, verse by verse, stanza by stanza. I remember thinking 'who does this help? And what affect does doing this have on anyone's life?' When I applied for that job, I remember thinking the same, but I told myself that if I got the job, I'd do it for a year, get myself enough money to live off, maybe move out, and then assess my prospects.<br />
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I didn't get the job.<br />
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I feel I was very qualified to do that job. I'd been there for five years, in various roles. I still do. I don't know why they decided not to appoint me, but as soon as I found out, I went home, and I went online to find out when the PGCE cycle started again. I waited, and I weighed up my options. I decided I was going to apply to Leeds as my first choice, because I knew people there, and they'd never rejected me before. Plus, I was 22 and had never lived on my own before As soon as the cycle opened, I applied, switching my top two choices at the last minute, I don't know why. Gut instinct?<br />
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By Christmas, I had an interview at my current Uni. I studied so hard for that interview. My Mum's friend has a daughter who was on her PGCE that year, so I asked her for possible interview questions I could prepare myself for, I found out what to look at, I joined the TES website, I read and re-read the National Curriculum, I got myself a volunteer placement in my old secondary school. <br />
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At my interview, there were only six of us, I thought it was pretty funny because bar one, we were all twentysomething blonde girls. I remember feeling so nervous listening to the other girls' stories of their experiences, but I was confident that I'd done just as much, if not more than them. The part that scared me most, was that the girls' degrees were all at least 2:1, or they were predicted a 2:1, and my 2:2 hung around my neck. I was prepared to explain myself to the interviewer, but when I asked if there were anything from my personal statement he had an issue with, and wanted to discuss, he said no, he liked my personal statement and that's why I'd been invited to interview. We were told as a benchmark, we'd find out around the 8th February.<br />
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I found out I had a place in January.<br />
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So now, I'm here, and so far, so good. I know it's going to be the most difficult year I've had, and I know I'll not be able to go out much, and that I'll have no money, and I'll probably have a nervous breakdown in December.<br />
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I know my grammar needs to be better, and I need to make sure I don't swear in the classroom, or use too many colloquiallism. I know I need to be firm, and that I can't let the students walk all over me, and I need to get myself a 'teacher stare' and not laugh when the students say inappropriate things, no matter how funny I find them.<br />
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I know it'll be hard, but I can't wait to face this year. Let me have it.<br />
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x Heather Jayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00673381394272202296noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5821600111784854313.post-10476741627519405802013-08-30T00:54:00.001-07:002013-08-30T00:54:17.515-07:00So long, Summer!Hello eight! (I don't even know if you still are eight, but it has a nice ring to it).<div><br></div><div><br></div><div>So, in a week's time, I'm going to be back at my old Uni, enrolling on a PGCE. I've been trying to get to this point for so many years, it's quite surreal that it's finally happening, but, it is, and I keep flipping from being so excited, to be being a massive puddle of nerves, especially in work a few weeks ago, when some of the boys were feeding me horror stories of how horrible they were to <i>their</i> teachers. One of them bricked a particularly unpopular teacher's car (remind me to park Tracey far, far away), and another said I'd probably be lucky because I'm pretty (let's hear it for feminism). </div><div><br></div><div>So basically, I'm terrified. </div><div>I'd like to think I'm going to be a nice teacher, but not so nice I'm a pushover/the one they make cry, and I've always felt it's what I should be doing, so I'm sure I'll be fine, but there's a horrible part of my mind screaming 'WHAT IF I'M NOT! WHAT IF I TURN OUT TO BE TERRIBLE AT THE ONLY THING I'VE EVER THOUGHT ABOUT DOING?'</div><div><br></div><div>Time will tell, I suppose.</div><div><br></div><div>Anyway, in preparation for the next year, I've made a lot of changes this year. I left my band (sob), because I <i>know </i>I just won't have the time, and I've cut my hours back in work to just one day a week, for now. I've read a lot of articles/blogs/opinions, saying they wouldn't recommend working through a PGCE, but I don't get any sort of bursary, just the basic loan, and I don't think it'll be enough for me to live off, especially, after being on basically full time hours for the last two years, but, if worst comes to worst, I'll just have to leave and try my best.</div><div><br></div><div>As well as cutting stuff back, I decided to make the most of every minute spare I had this summer, so I went camping, I went to Zante, and I finally went to a festival. I've relished every moment with my friends, and my boyfriend, made some new friends, and as cheesy as it sounds, made memories that I hope will get me through the hard times I know I'm going to face this year.</div><div><br></div><div>So, I'm hopefully going to be writing about my experiences here, but you can see from my posting history what I'm like. For now, I'll leave with a few of my favourite memories from the summer.</div><div><br></div><div>H x</div><div><br></div><div><br></div><br><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPuK4iuuzHGa60jfnGcitjuTFNxeWBZkxOSMhc2_a0dC0rgb9igUqQcgOpwKxsZzTaQ13FGet6toJZkJ4AlfGBUJV2d5-OWYvVzujkCJzsntpRPCwEtswhe6LH7K4kgCShQpjMC6QVD4E/s640/blogger-image-1812780407.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPuK4iuuzHGa60jfnGcitjuTFNxeWBZkxOSMhc2_a0dC0rgb9igUqQcgOpwKxsZzTaQ13FGet6toJZkJ4AlfGBUJV2d5-OWYvVzujkCJzsntpRPCwEtswhe6LH7K4kgCShQpjMC6QVD4E/s640/blogger-image-1812780407.jpg"></a></div><br><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxsQwg7Xaytb4URkwCjgCy9mhsJar8aWlMeitqRGjwtw5NjrNMr5hNm2ajfCb7N5SO9xWAiMzYiPmNMOfirPQ7AtO8zCKXIuFOQ7iZUZxeI-PGVEUNtif0BhaQ6Km76QDsEr6mTYcl36Y/s640/blogger-image--1175461466.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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As we all (probably) know, it's Valentine's Day tomorrow. I'll throw it out there, I'm not a fan. It's weird, because I'm SUCH a romantic, and a bit of a cheeseball, I love happy endings, and I cry at most films/soaps/montages/adverts (and what?). I've seen the episode of Friends a million times where Chandler proposes to Monica, and I still tear up. I love engagements, and I love Weddings. I already know pretty much how I want mine one day to be, I know what I want for my first dance and I occasionally worry that I'm gonna have too many bridesmaids even though I'm not engaged, nor am I expecting to be any time soon, and I did this before I was even in a relationship. <br />
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Anyway, put simply, I'm a sap. I don't know who to blame, because none of my friends are like this, nor is my Mum. And it's definitely NOT from my Dad. Maybe Disney? But, I am a sap who doesn't like Valentines day much. And I'm not just saying that, I don't like it. When I was younger, and single, it was fun, the anticipation of getting a card, or the should I/shouldn't I of sending one yourself, and one year, the mission impossible of helping my friend send one to a boy in my form without him knowing. Then, as I got a bit older, it just didn't really affect me, I was usually working, or my friends' boyfriends would be away, so it didn't matter. The only time I remember wishing I was part of a couple, was in work when one of the girls' boyfriends sent some flowers to the shop, and even then it was just 'Aww, that's nice, hopefully that'll happen to me one day', rather than 'I'm so LONELY!'<br />
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Although it never affected me so much, Valentine's day seems to suggest that everyone is supposed to be in love, and if you're not, then you don't get to celebrate, and I think that's wrong. The best Valentines I've ever had was when I was seventeen and went for a meal with three of my girlfriends', then went to some clubs afterwards, the first time my baby face had ever managed to get in anywhere. Around this time, clubs tend to put on Valentines' parties, or traffic lights parties, were everyone is encouraged to pull. Just a bit of fun, but also potential for a LOT of regrets the next morning, when you remember necking that sweaty, sleazy drunk on the dancefloor.<br />
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Valentines Day is JUST A DAY. The 14th February literally means nothing. I don't want to spend my (little) hard earned cash on cheap tat that doesn't mean anything, and I'd love to get flowers from my boyfriend, but I'd love to get flowers on the other 364 days of the year too. I'm in a couple, but I'm not going all out to get dolled up and have a meal at some resturaunt that's gonna be mad busy and full of PDA's. I am, spending tomorrow night with my boyfriend, but it'll be in my PJ's with a pizza and some chicken wings, in front of BBC3. <br /><br />I'm a sap. But I like being sappy off my own back. I don't even mind cheap tat, but I like giving cheesy gifts when I feel like, rather than because that's when we're supposed to. <br />Heather Jayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00673381394272202296noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5821600111784854313.post-80574352968583854702013-02-12T16:15:00.002-08:002013-02-12T16:15:16.291-08:00London BABY!Hello Eight!<br />
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A bit of adventure going on in my world recently! For the past five years, I've been the biggest fan of the musical 'Wicked', I know all the songs, the plot, I watched Glee excitedly when I found out Idina Menzel and Kristin Chenoweth would be starring, I LOVE Kristin Chenoweth. I wish I was Kristin Chenoweth. I sang 'The Wizard And I' in my final exam in Performing Arts when I was in Sixth Form, (and nailed it), and I've performed 'Defying Gravity' to my bedroom wall a million times. The only thing I <i>hadn't</i> done, was actually watch it. (Badly filmed snippets on Youtube don't count). <br />
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Enter boyfriend, and Christmas.<br />
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So, as my belated present, I jumped on the train to London, in 2hours8mins! (Sorry, but that is a tiny amount of time! It takes 2 hours to get to Leeds via coach, and that's not nearly as far).<br />
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So from Euston, we just walked, and walked, and walked, and ended up in some Bootle-esque area of London, that was not at all like what I'd imagined. Before we'd gone down, we decided that we'd avoid the tube, Andy worked in London a while back and hated it, and when I'd been down as a kid, I remember just feeling dead claustrophobic, nevertheless, we bit the bullet, it was cold, our bags were heavy and if we wanted to go to Bootle, we could've walked there. Cue us standing by the big map in the train station looking like we definitely weren't from round there, and trying to work out what all the little coloured lines were for about half an hour. But eight, we DID it, and by the end of the trip, we were Tube naturals. And it turns out, I'm a bit of a tube nerd. I find it fascinating how there's so much going on underneath the streets, and how many different tunnels there are. I found myself amazoning a book on the history of the tube today. I think a monster may have been created.<br />
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Anyway, we ended up round Oxford Street, which was a lot less like Bootle and a lot more pleasing. Andy showed me where he worked, in some big hotshot building, and we had a little look around the shops before heading to our hotel, which turned out to be the most confusing hotel in the history of the world. We were on the 'second' floor, and by that, I mean we took the lift to the second floor, before climbing a little set of stairs, crossing a hallway, going down another little set of stairs, around a corner, through a door, and up another set. The room was lovely, but the bed had a plastic sheet underneath the bottom sheet (incase of wee?) and was pretty annoying to sleep on as it was so noisy. We had a little nap and then headed to the cutest little Nando's (because who doesn't love a Nando's?), and were going to do the chicken wing challange but chicken winged out. If anyone's ever in the Earl's Court Area though, I'd reccomend it, I know it's just a Nando's, but it was so quick, and delicious, and the staff were lovely.<br />
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After Nando's, we headed to the Apollo Victoria for the main event. The bar was a bit pricey, but I expected that, however if I ever go again, I reckon I'd ask my good friend Danielle if I could borrow her bag with the secret vodka pocket in the lining. Our tickets said we were on row 'ZC', so I thought we were going to be at the very, very back, but we weren't, we had really good seats, right in the centre.<br />
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I loved it. It was definitely worth the wait, and the cast played their parts so well. Elphaba's always been my favourite, but I absolutely LOVED Galinda/Glinda, and Gina Beck played her perfectly, so, so funny. Now I've seen it, I couldn't imagine her played by anybody else. Louise Dearman who played Elphaba, played Glinda in a previous run (living the dream), but she sounded exactly how Elphaba should sound when singing her parts. Her voice completely reminded me of Idina Menzel's.<br />
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Andy said he liked it, though he wished he knew the songs, and it wasn't really his thing. (He didn't realise it was a musical until about two weeks ago), and he made me laugh right at the end, when Glinda said the line, 'I will be known as Glinda the Good', he thought she said 'Glinda the goat.' And that pretty much had me in hysterics through the whole of the finale. Then I picked up my coat upside down and dropped all the change from my pocket, (which seemed to be all of the change in the world). We got a taxi back to Earls Court and had a drink in a little pub before heading back to the hotel.<br />
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We'd decided to set our alarms for 8:30am so that we could spend the full day around London before catching our train home, but we're both snooze button fiends, and ended up rushing around packing everything half an hour before check out time at 11. We then put our bags in storage (£8 for a day, not too bad) in the station and headed straight for some lunch at the Hard Rock Cafe. I got a (small) burger, and it was the nicest burger I've ever had (I didn't think it was so small though) and it wasn't as pricey as I expected, I'd definitely go again. We had a little look around their merch shop next door too.<br />
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We had a look in one of the souvenir shops along the front, and I had a pretty embarrassing moment when suggesting a gift, due to my general giddiness/excitement/stupidity I just started picking everything up, and going 'what about this?' Which probably wasn't too funny until I picked up a condom with 'London' written on it and loudly asked if it would be a good present, and holding it up for a good few seconds before realising what it was, and probably going the same colour as a Beefeater's coat. <br />
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Hopefully I can go back soon, this year at least. <br /><br />I'll write soon!<br />See you later, eight :)<br />
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<br />Heather Jayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00673381394272202296noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5821600111784854313.post-13001481164971317852012-12-28T16:31:00.000-08:002012-12-28T16:31:14.071-08:00Heather's Annual Round UpSoo, I pretty much let my blog die this year haha.<br />Maybe I should make blogging a new years resolution for 2013...<br /><br />Anyway, Annual New Year post is here!<br />
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Song Of The Year: Fun.: We Are Young<br />
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I've stopped making as many car cd's this year, as I got a wire for my Ipod (which then broke, typical), but this featured on a couple before I stopped. My friend Hope has a talent for singing this really horribly and loudly in the car, so I don't play it so much when she's there, especially cos she makes up her own words, but this song definitely reminds me of my friends, and a lot of the tinmes we spent together this year, such as going to Formby beach with a couple of my girls with, buying loads of strawberry beers, but no bottle opener, and going glamping. I LOVE this song.<br />
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<br />Donna and Danielle on Formby Beach:<br />
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Me on the beach with the dragonfly friend who wouldn't leave us alone:<br />
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Did you fall in love? I was already in love, but I definitely fell more and more in love this year. I think this year has solidified my relationship a lot. The year's not been the best, and there have been a lot of down moments for me, and he's been behind me every step of the way. I know he's had a much worse year than I have, and I hope he knows how much he means to me, and that I'm with him through everything life throws at him.<br />
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Did you become an aunt or an uncle? No, but I did realised (belatedly) that I'll never be a blood auntie being an only child and all, and that when my friends have babies I'm never gonna leave them alone!<br />
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Did you have a baby? No<br /><br />Did you get engaged? No<br /><br />Did you get married? No<br /><br />Did someone close to you die? not too close to me, but it's been a big feature of the year. As much as I doubt many people will read this, I'm not going to talk about it because it's not really my place.<br /><br />How many funerals did you go to? One.<br /><br />How many weddings? None, but my cousin's getting married on January the Twelfth and I can't wait! <br />
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Did you turn 21? No, I turned 22, but a few of my friends did. I loved dancing to Paloma Faith in Vicki's garden with her Mum and Pat from down the road, and seeing all the 'little kids' who we used to look after playing out when we were younger all grown up! And Caroline turned 21 in style throwing up in Igloo at 12:05 to the DJ announcing her Birthday.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Rach, Me, Caroline, Kyra and Derry in Woody's on Caroline's 21st.</td></tr>
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<br />Did you turn 30? Nope, only 22!<br /><br />Did you have a car accident? No, nothing major, nothing minor!<br />
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Taylor Swift released another album this year called 'Red' and I reckon out of all of them, it's only my 3rd favourite, but I really, really loved Fearless and Speak Now, so that's not necessarily a bad thing. This song though, is off her newest album, and I love it. I reckon I'd put it on a list of my all time favourite songs. I love it so much, that when I first got the album, I didn't listen to half of it for a week because I just kept repeating this song over and over. It plays like a movie in my head, and I've took some inspiration from it for a book I'm writing (procrastinating) at the minute.<br />
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How many jobs did you have throughout the year? Just spent Christmas number six in the shop, but I have an interview (yay!) for a PGCE this year, so fingers are crossed and prayers are being said!<br /><br />Did you get a new pet? Yeah. Sadly this year my brother for another mother Ozzy died, and I was devastated. Still am really. He was so ill, and we had to have him put to sleep just before I went away in July. We got another little border in October called Connie, who's a nice little dog, if not a bit fiesty, but hopefully she'll settle soon. I still miss Ozzy.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Ozzy trying to drive my car.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Connie.</td></tr>
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<br />Did you get cheated on? No<br /><br />Did you cheat on someone? No<br /><br />Did you start at a new school? No<br /><br />Did you make any new friends? Yeah :)<br /><br />Did you get a new car? No, still got trusty Tracey!<br />
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Did you drastically change your hairstyle? No, still exactly the same as last year.<br /><br />
Did you go out of the country? Yeah, this year, I went to Kalamaki in Zante with Andy and some of his family. I'd never met half of them before we went and was a bit nervous, especially when I nearly had to sit away from Andy on the plane (Not the best flyer), but I had such a ball. It was so different from my 2011 holiday with the girls but I loved it so much. The resort was so relaxing, and I could have stayed there forever. We went for two weeks, and I haven't been away for that long in about 12 years, but it still didn't feel like long enough. The highlight was me and Andy spending our 1 year anniversary there, and having a go of a horse drawn carraige, and the low point was being sick over the side of a boat with Spanish tourists trying to shove me out of the way so they could take a photo of a shipwreck. That boat trip seemed to last forever, and everything made me feel sick, so I ended up plonking myself in between the engine and the boat wall and going asleep. Andy told me I looked like a corpse.<br />Another low point was when Andy threw me off my lilo and my bikini bottoms descended to the bottom of the pool, but that was hillarious, and at least it wasn't in the sea. There were so many moments of that holiday that made me laugh, but I can't write an essay about them all, but hopefully me and Andy are going back in the Summer.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Us actually 'Fly Fishing.' Second worst ten minutes of my life, after the boat. Thought I was going to die.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The view from our room as soon as we got there.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Everyone in the bar.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">That boat.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Me and Andy before I vommed.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Everyone messing round with all the lilos. I was too sunburnt to play :(</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">My new hat.</td></tr>
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This song, is by a Greek woman called Nikki Ponte, and was playing every night in our hotel, and I got Andy to write down 'Something About Your Love' because the words kept repeating in the song, and I could use them to download it when we got home. I couldn't find the song anywhere. I finally found it, called 'Hey You', which it says once in the song. Seriously, listen to it and tell me it shouldn't be called 'Something About Your Love.'<br /><br /><iframe allowfullscreen="allowfullscreen" frameborder="0" height="315" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/cO4DnozCPMk" width="560"></iframe><br /><br />Another song that reminds me of Greece, is 'More Than Words' by Extreme, as I think it played in the bar every night. I love this song anyway, but now every time I hear it I'm right back there.<br />
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<br /><br />A few of us also went glamping in the Lake District, which was fab. The Bell Tents were brilliant to stay in, but all of the families around us were walking families who went to bed at about seven and got up at five and they kept complaining about our noise levels, and we nearly got kicked off the site. We weren't even that loud, but there were eight of us. <br />We also learned that boys cannot shop, or do dishes.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">In the tent on the first night, playing a game called 'Body Parts.' Make of that what you will...</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Me and Hope going for a walk in the lake.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Andy rescuing the barbeque three hours later.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Donna and me drinking wine waiting for the boys to come back from the showers. Not the best idea before a trip out. I was druuuuuunk!</td></tr>
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<br />Did you keep your last New Year's resolution? I did!<br /><br />What was the best movie you saw in theaters? The Hunger Games. Went to the pictures a lot this year.<br /><br />What was the best book you read? ILOVED The Hunger Games series. I bought all three Fifty Shades of Grey books, but haven't even finished the first, months later.<br /><br />What was your greatest accomplishment? Erm...getting an interview for my PGCE.<br /><br /><br />I know I already have a Taylor Swift song up here, but as you might have guessed, I love The Hunger Games, and this song was perfect for the soundtrack along with Eyes Open. I wish I'd written it.<br /><br /><iframe allowfullscreen="allowfullscreen" frameborder="0" height="315" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/RzhAS_GnJIc" width="560"></iframe><br /><br /><br />What was the best cd released this year? One of my New Years Resolutions this year was to read/watch/listen to something new every week, and I've done pretty well. I've taken to buying physical cd's this year, and I got some for Christmas. The ones I can remember off the top of my head are:<br /><br />Emeli Sande: Our Version Of Events<br />David Garrett: Encore<br />Jason Mraz: We Sing, We Dance, We Steal Things<br />The Killers: Battle Born<br />Taylor Swift: Red<br />P!nk: The Truth About Love<br />Fun.: Some Nights<br />Mcfly: Memory Lane<br />The Lumineers: The Lumineers<br />Of Monsters And Men: My Head Is An Animal<br />Oasis: Live Forever<br /><br />Out of these, the one I've listened to most is P!nk's 'The Truth About Love', so I'd say that was my favourite album of the year.<br /><br />Did you get a new tattoo? No<br /><br />A new piercing? Not as such, but on holiday Andy's auntie's sister Mel managed to reopen my ear piercings, so I've been rocking danglies ever since.<br /><br />Are you still dating the same person you dated at the start of the year? I am indeed :)<br /><br /><br />The Lasts of the Past<br /><br />How old were you on your last birthday? I was 22.<br /><br /><br />Who was your last kiss? Andy. <br /><br />Who was the last person to tell you "I love you"? Andy.<br /><br />Who was the last person you spoke to in person? My Mum.<br /><br />Who was your last missed call? My Dad!<br /><br />Who was your last phone call to? Andy.<br /><br />What was the last movie you watched? Shrek on Christmas Eve.<br /><br />The last song you heard? Transylvania by Mcfly.<br /><br /><iframe allowfullscreen="allowfullscreen" frameborder="0" height="315" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/Y2THmB1E2QU" width="420"></iframe><br /><br />The last book you read? I'm currently reading both 'The Hobbit' and 'Cheryl Cole, My Story.'<br /><br />The last place you went? Big Bowl, same as last year, ha.<br /><br />The last time you cut your hair? A couple of months back, it needs doing badly.<br /><br />The color of the last shirt your wore? I have a leopard print onesie on at the mo.<br /><br />The last person you hugged? Andy.<br /><br />The last thing you bought? A Five Year Diary<br /><br />The last time you went to the doctor? A few months ago.<br /><br />The last time you went swimming? When I was in Greece.<br /><br />The last game you played? Ring Of Fire, probably.<br /><br />The last person's house you went to? Andy's.<br /><br />The last un-related guy you hung out with? Andy.<br /><br />The last un-related girl you hung out with? Hope, Jess and Donna yesterday.<br /><br />The last family member you hung out with? My Mum and my Dad.<br /><br />The last movie you saw in theaters? Ted, I think.<br /><br />The last time you went to Walmart? Never, but I go to Asda all the time!<br /><br />The last time you went to Burger King? I don't think I've been all year!<br /><br />The last time you went on vacation? Zante, in July/August, spent the night in The Hard Days Night Hotel this month though if that counts.<br /><br /><br />The last restaurant you went to? Big Bowl!<br /><br />The last thing you ate? A chippy. I haven't had normal food in about a week.<br /><br />The last thing you drank? Coke.<br /><br />I'll round this up with my favourite song of the Christmas period, or the two of them. One of them is Labrinth and Emeli Sande: 'Beneath Your Beautiful' and is one of the only songs me and Andri agree is brilliant. I love it. <br /><br /><iframe allowfullscreen="allowfullscreen" frameborder="0" height="315" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/Y2THmB1E2QU" width="420"></iframe><br /><br />The second, is my all time favourite Christmas song, The Pogues and Kirsty McColl 'Fairytale of New York'. Everyone went out on the 20th for Christmas, and this played so many times and never got old. It never will. It even played in the cab on the way home.<br /><br /><iframe allowfullscreen="allowfullscreen" frameborder="0" height="315" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/j9jbdgZidu8" width="420"></iframe><br /><br />Actually, while I'm on that note, I'm going to include another. The Christmas number one this year, is a charity single with proceeds going towards the Hillsborough Disaster court case. As my Dad was there that day, and got out, thank God, I'm made up that the country's gotten behind this, and that finally, the real version of events has been accepted. And I hope justice is served. This song was played at the the end of our Christmas night out, and it really warmed my heart to see everybody in the club taking notice and singing along, as cheesey as that sounds.<br /><br /><iframe allowfullscreen="allowfullscreen" frameborder="0" height="315" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/9TC8SF4FrtM" width="560"></iframe><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Once again, I'm gonna fill this in, if I can, after New Year, because it's not quite time yet, so ALL of these answers are last years for now.<br /><br /><br /><br />The Firsts of the New Year...Fresh in my mind because this year, I'm doing this the DAY AFTER new years eve. Otherwise known as New Year's Day. Happy 2012!<br />Who was the first person you kissed? As in Happy New Year kisses? Andy<br />Who was the first person you told "I love you" to? Andy, I think.<br />Who was the first person you spoke to? Again, Andy haha.<br />Who was your first phone call to/from? My mother!<br />Where was the first place you went? Home!<br />What was the first thing you bought? A McDonalds.<br />Who was the first person to wish you "Happy New Year!"? Errrm, Andy.<br />What was the first thing you ate? Chicken Nugget<br />The first thing you drank? Archers and Coke<br />What color was the first shirt you wore? A dress, I brought a different one to sleep in because I'm a diva like that.<br />What were the first shoes you wore? Black heels.<br />What was the first electronic Car radio?<br />What was the first movie you watched? None, as of yet.<br />What was the first song you heard? I honestly have no idea. (Snap!)<br />Who was the first girl you hung out with? Whoever was at the party<br />Who was the first guy? Whoever was at the party<br />The first relative? My Mum<br />What was the first thing you did when it became the new year? Said 'Happy New Year'<br />What the Future Year Has In Store<br />What are you most looking forward to in the New Year? I'm not too sure but have high hopes!<br />Are you getting married this year? No<br />Are you expecting a child? No<br />Will you be getting a new job? Hopefully<br />Will you be starting a new school? Hopefully<br />Will you be moving to a new place? Doubt it<br />Will you get your driver's license this year? Nope<br />Will you turn 18? Nope<br />Will you turn 21? No<br />Will you turn 25? No<br />Will you turn 30? No<br />Will you turn 40? No<br />Are you going on a vacation this year? I hope I go at least somewhere.<br />What movie are you most looking forward to coming out this year? Errrm, I dunno!<br />What book? Er, dunno<br />What music albumn? No idea.<br />Do you expect to find love this year? I don't expect to, no. It'd be nice though. (Sorry, but :D)...this year, no haha.<br />Did you make a New Year's resolution? Lose a bit more weight, get somewhere career wise, and become more organised.<br />Have you kept it so far? No!<br />Will you be going to a wedding this year? Yeah!<br />Will you get a new car? No<br />Will you buy a house this year? No<br />Do you expect to be with the same person at the end of the year? Yes.<br />Are you starting the year off single? No<br />What do you most want to happen this year? Have loads of good times<br />What are you most excited about this year? Erm, Summer! <br /><br /></3>Heather Jayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00673381394272202296noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5821600111784854313.post-33074097858479251232012-01-11T10:17:00.000-08:002012-01-11T10:17:59.356-08:00New Year...New Me!Okay, I know, cliche'd title, and everyone uses it and then gives up about three days into January, but for me, last year was such a weird one, that this year really does feel like a fresh start, and to prove this, I've decided to live by my magic eight guidelines (or New Years Resolutions): <br />
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1. Be a size 8 by December 31st 2012 (Or have been a size 8 for at least a month long period at some point in the year). <br />
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2. Go to the gym AT LEAST twice a week, and if I miss a week, make up for it<br />
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3. Stop spending money on virtually nothing<br />
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4. Wear false eyelashes everytime I go anywhere (Give up on this one already, so just generally always be well groomed)<br />
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5. Be more organised. I'm really gonna try!<br />
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6. Read/Watch/Listen to something new every week of the year<br />
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7. GET OUT OF THAT HORROR OF A SHOP<br />
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8. Learn a new instrument, so far, I'm going with guitar, seeing as I have one gathering dust beside my wardrobe.<br />
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So far, I'm not doing the greatest, I'm pretty certain I've eaten more junk this year so far than I did in the whole of November/December, but my Golden Rule is that New Years week doesn't count, it's the official time to let go, like the week after a big holiday.<br />
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I've also learnt a couple things about myself since the beginning of January:<br />
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1. The thing I hate the most, is being told what to do<br />
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2. As much as I thought I didn't like The Big Bang Theory, I really really do, and plan to sit and watch the whole of season one at some point this week.<br />
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I find writing this keeps me motivated, so I'll probably be back soon<br />
Much love! xxxHeather Jayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00673381394272202296noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5821600111784854313.post-76404339728865908402012-01-01T15:32:00.000-08:002012-01-01T15:32:31.472-08:00Twenty11-Part 2<b>As promised...<br />
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I'm gonna take the same thing as I did last year, and update. I love doing stuff like this, so this will most likely become a bit of a tradition, unless I forget my password or something which is pretty likely to be honest!<br />
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So, here goes, 2011.</b><br />
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So my song of the year this year, is definitely this:<br />
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I got a car this year, and so started making a lot of mix cd's. I'd guess this song to be on at least five of them, and it's also my ringtone. I just love everything about it, it's one of my favourite songs of all time, definitely. I really hope I get to see Lady Gaga next time she tours. <br />
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What Happened In the Past Year???<br />
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How many relationships were you in? One, since August, still pretty early days, but it doesn't feel that way at all. And actually, New Year is pretty relevant to it, so I can't wait to see it in with him tomorrow. <br />
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Going by my early '11 blog posts, you can probably tell I didn't have the best luck in the boy department at the start of the year though, and some of the experiences I've had this year actually feel like something out of a comedy, but hey, frogs and princes and all that :).<br />
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What did you do for Valentine's day? Errrm, I can't actually remember! I think I was in work again!<br />
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Did you recieve your driver's license? Nope, got that last year, however, I did lose it, and then get a new one in the post! I also got a new car, Tracey Beeper! She's a proper trooper, and I've put her through a lot, including a stand off with a pissed off cow, and running over a brick. <br />
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Did you graduate high school? Noo.<br />
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Did you graduate college? Yeah! Heather Sutton BA. Was an amazing day, really good to see all my classmates again, and my parents were really proud, but it hasn't actually gotten me anywhere as of yet!<br />
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Did you move out on your own? Nope, once again, still at home!<br />
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Did you get arrested? No, but there was a bit of a drama with me and Caroline breaking into her house...<br />
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Did you get a speeding ticket? No :D<br />
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What was the best thing you got for Christmas? My new phone! Back in the iphone club! Hopefully I don't break this one!<br />
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So this song...let me start by saying, has no relevance whatsoever to my life, and it never really has. I've never ever loved someone and lost them, at least in the sense of the song, and hopefully, this song doesn't ever apply to me, but it still makes me cry. I heard this purely by chance in January on a youtube video, before Adele's album was even released and thought it was beautiful, and it's such a classic, even though it's hardly a year old. Hopefully I don't ever repost this with a sad explaination here.<br />
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Did you fall in love? I did indeed :D, and it was/is the best. Not gonna go into massive detail in case I end up sounding like a corny little thing, and obviously I have a reputation to uphold :P. All I'm gonna say is I love it, the way it happened and everything about it. <br />
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Did you become an aunt or an uncle? Nope!<br />
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Did you have a baby? No, but I did have a car.<br />
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Did you get engaged? Nope<br />
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Did you get married? Nope<br />
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Did someone close to you die? Yeah, my Granddad died this year. He was ill for a while, and we knew it was coming, but it was still so so horrible.<br />
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How many funerals did you go to? Two.<br />
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How many weddings? None, but I'm going to one next year!<br />
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Did you turn 18? Nope.<br />
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Did you turn 21? Yeah, I spent the majority of my 21st Birthday throwing up! But I had a party the Friday after and it was brilliant. One of the best nights out I've been on, and it was nice having all of my friends together. It wasn't without drama though!<br />
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Did you turn 30? No!<br />
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Did you have a car accident? Nothing major!<br />
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Next song, and a bit of a saddo moment for me. This guy's called Alex Lambert, and he was voted off just before the finales in American Idol this year, he has an amazing little voice, but a lot of stage fright. I was pretty peed off when he didn't get through, and kinda boycotted the series (not through bitterness, just because I wasn't amazed enough to sit through anyone else's performances) and this song is still on my Ipod now. I hope he gets to release it himself one day.<br />
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This next song is 'Long Live' by Taylor Swift, which I <i>think</i> is my favoruite song off of her 'Speak Now' album, though I go through a bit of a cycle with them all. I suppose this one has a bit of a special resonance with this year though, and is a really feel good song, that reminds me a bit of 'Change.' So far, I haven't achieved much career wise, but when I do, I'll be singing this song at the top of my lungs. Hopefully my friend Paul sees this, he's one of my eight! And we just to quote this song back and forth at each other when we still saw each other regularly in Uni!<br />
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However, let me just say that I was torn whether to post this, or 'Enchanted', which I've also had on repeat all year.<br />
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Were you old enough to vote this year? Yeah.<br />
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How many jobs did you have throughout the year? Last year, I wrote: 'One, still in that good old shop, just spent my fourth Christmas there!' I'll fix it. One, still in that good old shop, just spent my FIFTH Christmas there!<br />
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Did you get a new pet? No no, still just Ozzy.<br />
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Did you get cheated on? No<br />
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Did you cheat on someone? No<br />
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Did you start at a new school? No<br />
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Did you make any new friends? Yeahh, I did :). And regrouped with some oldies!<br />
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Did you get a new car? Hmmm I may have mentioned this already, but YES! I HAVE A CAR! Here she is next to a cow:<br />
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Yeah 3x reminds me of a couple of impromptu nights out from the year, one of which ended up with me staying out till closing, retreating with the girls back to our friend Owen's house, staying up watching Korean films, and rolling into uni the next day at ten o clock after half an hour's sleep, before going to work straight after until half six. This song taught me that I am a <i>machine.<i></i></i><br />
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Did you drastically change your hairstyle? Nope not really, got rid of me fringe pretty early on, though it did end up looking good last new year for about a week. haha.<br />
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Did you go out of the country? Yeahh, Bodrum General 2k11 wooooooo! Haha me and the girls went to Turkey, Inbetweeners style. Jess ended up in a Turkish hospital on the first night (Bodrum General), there were a few arguments, one of which ended up with mine and Abbie's friendship being compared to a dead rose, and Hope nearly died jumping off a boat. It sounds bad but, seeing as it was her boob that surfaced first (after long baited breath) in full view of two full boats, it was one of the funniest things I've ever witnessed in my whole entire life. <br />
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Did you keep your last New Year's resolution? I think it was to klose wait and graduate (rhyme!) So yes, I did both!<br />
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What was the best movie you saw in theaters? Harry Potter, the last one, without question, being the total Potter nerd that I am. We went to see the seventh one in FACT first, then saw the eigth right after at midnight. Boss.<br />
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What was the best book you read? Well I finished The Shack! That was amazing, and I have a new found love of Wuthering Heights.<br />
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What was your greatest accomplishment? Graduating.<br />
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Along with 'On The Floor' by Jennifer Lopez, 'Mr Saxobeat' and 'Beautiful People', this was an amazing holiday song, and whenever it comes on I feel instantly happy. As soon as I hear it, I'm back in Shakers bar in Gumbet, dancing with the girls, it's my instant feelgood song. <br />
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This song reminds me of sitting in the poolside cafe, eating what must have been the best bacon butty in the world listening to this over, and over, and over again.<br />
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Other mentionables are 'Run The World' by Beyonce, 'One Love' by Estelle and David Guetta, and 'Waka Waka' by Shakira.<br />
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What was the best cd released this year? Hmm...I've just bought a load of albums, but I'm gonna go with Ed Sheeran +, purely because it's so chilled, and differs between all the different songs. And Rupert Grint is in the video for 'Lego House.'<br />
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Did you get a new tattoo? No, but I want a dove on my foot, and maybe 'Nothing Is Impossible' along my spine.<br />
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A new piercing? No, I've learned my lesson. Haha.<br />
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Are you still dating the same person you dated at the start of the year? No, I was single at the start of '11, now I'm not.<br />
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The Lasts of the Past<br />
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How old were you on your last birthday? Twenty One in Twenty One One.<br />
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Who was your last kiss? My boyfriend, it wasn't drunken, and I don't regret it :').<br />
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Who was the last person to tell you "I love you"? Boyf.<br />
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Who was the last person you spoke to in person? My Mum.<br />
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Who was your last missed call? My Dad!<br />
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Who was your last phone call to? My Dad.<br />
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What was the last movie you watched? Errrrm, Harry Potter And The Deathly Hallows Part One!<br />
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The last song you heard? Mr Saxobeat!<br />
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The last book you read? I have no idea. Started several, finished none.<br />
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The last place you went? Baa Bar, last night, after Big Bowl, our new haunt!<br />
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The last time you cut your hair? A while back. I need to find a new hairdressers at the mo.<br />
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The color of the last shirt your wore? I have a blue and white nightshirt on now.<br />
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The last person you hugged? My Dad.<br />
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The last thing you bought? A watermelon bacardi breezer!<br />
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The last time you went to the doctor? Last year. Wayyyy!<br />
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The last time you went swimming? Erm, in Turkey, in June!<br />
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This song is by Ed Sheeran, and probably is one of the biggest songs this year. I first heard it in camp when loads of the campers had it on their phones, and me and Abbie were dying to know what it was called all week, then we found out, and I remember thinking it was a stupid name. I get it now.<br />
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The last game you played? Can't remember what it was called, but it involved picking red or black cards, and drinking if you got it wrong.<br />
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The last person's house you went to? Alex's, for his New Year party last night.<br />
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The last un-related guy you hung out with? Kev, before when I went for a drive with him, Hope and Hannah.<br />
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The last un-related girl you hung out with? Hope and Hannah.<br />
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The last family member you hung out with? Erm, my Mum.<br />
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The last movie you saw in theaters? Breaking Dawn part 1.<br />
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I've picked this song, because I just love it. It's featured on the majority of my car cds all year, and depending on my mood, it makes me either belt it out, or bawl haha.<br />
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I first heard this song when Lacey Brown covered it on American Idol this year, and thought it was nice, but forgot about it pretty quickly. I heard it again when I was flicking through spotify a couple of months back, and haven't had it off since, I love the passion Brandi Carlisle puts into it, and it's really beautiful. I hope I get the chance to cover it one day :)<br />
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...12 months and I still love this song so much.<br />
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The last time you went to Walmart? Still never!<br />
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The last time you went to Burger King? I really don't like Burger King.<br />
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The last time you went on vacation? To the Cottage, in August.<br />
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The last restaurant you went to? McDonalds!<br />
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The last thing you ate? McDonalds, chicken selects. Yum. Want some more now.<br />
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The last thing you drank? Coke.<br />
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I'm gonna fill this in, if I can, after New Year, based on two things:<br />
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Twist And Shout by the Beatles is a proper fun song, and one of the first covers we did when me and the guys first formed My Awakening. And everyone was singing and dancing along! <br />
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The Firsts of the New Year...Fresh in my mind because this year, I'm doing this the DAY AFTER new years eve. Otherwise known as New Year's Day. Happy 2012!<br />
Who was the first person you kissed? As in Happy New Year kisses? Andy<br />
Who was the first person you told "I love you" to? Andy, I think.<br />
Who was the first person you spoke to? Again, Andy haha.<br />
Who was your first phone call to/from? My mother!<br />
Where was the first place you went? Home!<br />
What was the first thing you bought? A McDonalds.<br />
Who was the first person to wish you "Happy New Year!"? Errrm, Andy.<br />
What was the first thing you ate? Chicken Nugget<br />
The first thing you drank? Archers and Coke<br />
What color was the first shirt you wore? A dress, I brought a different one to sleep in because I'm a diva like that.<br />
What were the first shoes you wore? Black heels.<br />
What was the first electronic Car radio?<br />
What was the first movie you watched? None, as of yet.<br />
What was the first song you heard? I honestly have no idea. (Snap!)<br />
Who was the first girl you hung out with? Whoever was at the party<br />
Who was the first guy? Whoever was at the party<br />
The first relative? My Mum<br />
What was the first thing you did when it became the new year? Said 'Happy New Year'<br />
What the Future Year Has In Store<br />
What are you most looking forward to in the New Year? I'm not too sure but have high hopes!<br />
Are you getting married this year? No<br />
Are you expecting a child? No<br />
Will you be getting a new job? Hopefully<br />
Will you be starting a new school? Hopefully<br />
Will you be moving to a new place? Doubt it<br />
Will you get your driver's license this year? Nope<br />
Will you turn 18? Nope<br />
Will you turn 21? No<br />
Will you turn 25? No<br />
Will you turn 30? No<br />
Will you turn 40? No<br />
Are you going on a vacation this year? I hope I go at least somewhere.<br />
What movie are you most looking forward to coming out this year? Errrm, I dunno!<br />
What book? Er, dunno<br />
What music albumn? No idea.<br />
Do you expect to find love this year? I don't expect to, no. It'd be nice though. (Sorry, but :D)...this year, no haha.<br />
Did you make a New Year's resolution? Lose a bit more weight, get somewhere career wise, and become more organised.<br />
Have you kept it so far? No!<br />
Will you be going to a wedding this year? Yeah!<br />
Will you get a new car? No<br />
Will you buy a house this year? No<br />
Do you expect to be with the same person at the end of the year? Yes.<br />
Are you starting the year off single? No<br />
What do you most want to happen this year? Have loads of good times<br />
What are you most excited about this year? Erm, Summer!Heather Jayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00673381394272202296noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5821600111784854313.post-12972773764158243932011-12-30T08:09:00.000-08:002011-12-30T08:14:18.674-08:00Twenty11-Part 1So, a month and a half ago, I promised to upload some lyrics from My Awakening's songbook, and as of yet, haven't. Well you know me. So I figured, with it being New Year's Eve tomorrow, I'd do one now, one of our newest song's, called 'Twenty11.' Can you guess what it's about? Haha.<br />
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We debuted this song last week, at The Picket, after I'd spent the last four months hating the chorus, and not being able to get it quite right. So this song, my friends, is Twenty11 Take 2.<br />
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<i>I start as I mean to go on<br />
One night to foreshadow a year to come. <br />
Tears in the bathroom, tears in the grass<br />
But finished with laughter of the highest class.<br />
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Would I relive 2011<br />
I laughed the most in 2011<br />
I cried the most in 2011<br />
Oh I loved 2011.<br />
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Forget Summer Of '69<br />
To be truthful<br />
This summer was mine.<br />
Painted faces, campfires,<br />
Underneath the stars<br />
Found out how much nicer<br />
Turkish hospitals are than ours.<br />
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Would I relive 2011<br />
I laughed the most in 2011<br />
I cried the most in 2011<br />
Oh I loved 2011.<br />
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From the very first blink I could see things start to change<br />
People and surroundings day by day<br />
From the very first breath I found it hard to <br />
Catch it<br />
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Would I relive 2011<br />
I laughed the most in 2011<br />
I cried the most in 2011<br />
I loved the most in 2011. </i><br />
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So, there you have it, think it sums up the year pretty well, or at least as well as such a short song could. Hopefully there'll be a follow up this time next year!<br />
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I am going to post a bit later on, like I did last year, with a quick roundup. <br />
XxxHeather Jayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00673381394272202296noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5821600111784854313.post-80315296576367909342011-11-17T17:47:00.000-08:002011-11-17T17:47:03.166-08:00Whoops!Alright world of blog! <br />
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Seven months since I wrote last, wow. And it wasn't the best expert to go out on really, was it? I'm still here, and I'm good, don't all eight of you worry about little old me.<br />
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To be honest, this kinda fell by the wayside, to what, I'm not too sure. But I've finished uni now, and well, that's pretty much it. I'm not a teacher (yet), and everytime someone asks 'So what are you up to now?' I squirm. I'm a till girl, same as usual, hopefully not forever though! I've decided however, to start blogging again, as part of my 'sort my life out week.' Firstly, last week, I was reminded of this, and decided to have a quick 'Oh dear what on earth had I written' nose, (still haven't got the courage to, apart from the last entry, which was pretty depressive) and then on Monday, I met up with my friend Hayley from uni, who made me decide to get writing at least <i>something</i> again, so my nine or whatever grand I spent there doesn't go completely to waste.<br />
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And so, my idea has been born. Given that I have a grand total of eight followers who, apart a couple probably don't even know this still exists, so I assume this is pretty private and given that I'm right now putting off writing new lyrics for My Awakening, AND given that I've just had a Taylor Swiftathon and analysed the whole of her <i>Speak Now</i> album, I've decided I'm gonna publish the lyrics we use in our songs, and put down a bit of background for each of them. I'm doing it here because I can't really be doing with hand writing them at 1:45am, and because you don't get a pretty little background on Word. And because nobody reads this anyway, or even knows I'm writing again. Muahahahaha. Of course, if people (strangers) come to our gigs and ask what they're about, I can direct them here, because, they won't know any of the people in question.<br />
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I am a genius mastermind. Ohhhyeah.Heather Jayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00673381394272202296noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5821600111784854313.post-2369164289780426232011-04-19T17:19:00.000-07:002011-04-19T17:19:15.868-07:00LifeIt's summer, it is. Even though it's only April, it is, we'll probably not get much weather like this in actual summer.<br />
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So I've not been around for a while, I kinda got the wind knocked out of me in a massive way. I'm not gonna go into it here, but loads of stuff has happened recently that I never thought would happen, and not in a good way. Today's pretty much the first day I've felt properly like myself in a while. <br />
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I don't even know why I'm writing this, maybe just to get everything out and to say, I'm okay. I'm not as strong as I thought I was, I just hadn't been through enough stuff that required strength, and I know I'm pretty much gonna have to soon. <br />
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I'm really grateful for my friends, all the people who make stuff fun, and who care. I know I'm pretty much a closed book most of the time, and I just hope they know I appreciate everything they do, but I don't want to burden them with my issues, though sometimes I wish I could open up more, because it sucks thinking about stuff by myself.<br />
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And I apologise in advance if I'm a dragon anytime soon. <br />
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I'll post again soon, when I have something worth posting about. I don't want to waste a moment of this life so it should be soon :)<br />
I'm considering going travelling next year, wish I had someone who'd come with though!<br />
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Meanwhile,<br />
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Hello!<br />
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Sooo, after last week's bleakness, the sun has (literally) come out in full force this week! Apart from this actual fail of an essay, the week's been pretty good so far, maybe, even my favourite of 11! I love it when the sun comes out :)<br />
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Besides, on Sunday My Awakening had our first gig. Can you tell how it went?<br />
It was gooooooooooooood :)<br />
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I was so nervous, because it was our first one, and people didn't really know what to expect, plus we were a pop/rock band in amongst a load of metal, so I was scared everyone would just walk off, and/or boo, but actually, it was immense. (Yeah, I used the word immense...) The crowd were really great, and we got to have a bit of a laugh with them, which was cool, and something that we weren't too strong on in Dear Chicago, onwards and upwards! <br />
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I definitely feel that as a group, we gel more that we did in Dear Chicago, which was pretty much two sides fighting within itself, though it was fun in the beginning. We definitely all listen to each other more in this one, but it's only the beginning, we'll see how it goes, but to be honest, I can't see it ending the same was as DC did, and I can't imagine us lot getting bitchy with each other, or snappy. <br />
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So all in all, I love my new band!<br />
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Thanks everyone who came to see us, and who made my night amazing, hopefully, we'll get ourselves a few more gigs soon, we already have one lined up in April!<br />
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Love,<br />
Heather xxxx<br />
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Sibbs rockin out!<br />
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It seems this week that everybody, or at last a massive majority of people I know have been feeling pretty downhearted, me included, maybe it's the 'supermoon?'<br />
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In all seriousness though, this has been a pretty crappy couple of weeks for the world in general, but what's struck me, with the situation in Japan, and Comic Relief mainly, is the way people almost innately band together to help people in trouble. We live in such a broken world, but people give me faith in humans. We're not all bad. <br />
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The Nuclear workers in Japan, the firefighters, the helecopter pilots, they all know they're risking their lives, yet are working around the clock to make sure more people don't. I had to have a little cry when I read some of the tweets made by their families, and the messages from the workers. Amazing amazing people.<br />
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Anyway, day #2 of my Photo-thingy is <br />
A picture of you and the person you have been closest with the longest.<br />
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I'm pretty sure, that that person is my friend Danielle, since I've known her since I was two and all. She caused my first memorable injury when she stood up under a trampoline at playgroup that I was on, then a few years later I repaid her by breaking her arm...(Ask to see her scar)<br />
She's a twin, and I used to be convinced that her twin was called Daniel, because of her name, but it's actually Tom. <br />
She used to fancy H from Steps, but can't seem to remember, we went to our first ever gig together (Party On The Pier 1999), in our teens we were totally different, with her going all goth, and me being pretty damn girly, but it didn't matter, she introduced me to loads of people who I'm still friends with now.<br />
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She's fabulous!<br />
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A) Boys can be really stupid<br />
B) There's a high chance I'm cursed<br />
C) My friends are fabulous<br />
D) I work every weekend, yet never seem to have any money at all<br />
E) I need to stop eating so many noodles<br />
F) I cannot wait for the gig on Sunday!<br />
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Anyway, that was purely to fill up some space, cos I really want to do the 30 day photo challenge, but to save my facebook being clogged, I'm gonna do it here. Soooound.<br />
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Day 01 - A picture of yourself with ten facts<br />
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I don't actually have a picture of myself on here since my laptop had to be rescued, so if you don't know, I'm the blonde one in the spotty dress. The other girl is one of my besties Jess, who I talk about quite a bit here. This was taken in Leeds in January when we went over to visit our friend Donna, who lives there for uni, and I think this was between the moment we decided that as 'partners in crime', we were going to make the most of the unfamiliar scenery and get totally hammered, downing quite a lot of shots secretly in the kitchen, coming back all giggly, and the moment that we both realised we felt really sick, and probably should stick to water for a while.<br />
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Lesson of the night: It's all about spacing them out people! Going from sober to ill with no fun in between is stupid! <br />
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Also, everytime we've broken out the 'partners in crime' line, at least one of us has at least felt ill. Maybe we should stop!<br />
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Ahh, it seems I forgot about the ten facts...<br />
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#1: I'm a natural blonde, and you can tell.<br />
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#2: I love music! It provokes so many things in me it's unreal.<br />
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#3: I'm only 5"1, and I'm a bit sensitive about it, the first time I spoke to my friend Andri, I hit her because she used the word 'short.'<br />
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#4: I could pretty much tell you the name of every single top 12 contestant in the X Factor ever, and in American Idol since about 2005.<br />
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#5: I'm in a band called 'My Awakening.'<br />
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#6: My favourite type of food is Indian.<br />
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#7: I'm instantly happier when the sun's out<br />
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#8: I study English Literature & Creative Writing in Edge Hill uni, but graduate in the Summer, eek!<br />
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#9: I aspire to either be a singer, or a teacher, and am currently failing at both aspirations, but I'll get there, don't you worry!<br />
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#10: My friends say that you can tell when I'm annoyed by my eyebrows disappearing somewhere into my hairline. <br />
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Au revoir for now!<br />
xxxxHeather Jayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00673381394272202296noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5821600111784854313.post-63617076184724625112011-03-14T16:43:00.000-07:002011-03-14T16:43:30.163-07:00A little moan...apologies!Bonjour blog,<br />
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So, today I deleted my religion from facebook. I have actually been contemplating doing it for a while, but I watched a video someone had linked to, and it was pretty much the last straw. I don't want to be associated with people who can look at something like the Japan Earthquake, and thank God for giving the atheists a 'wakeup call.' I know that's an extreme example, and there are more minor ones that I've come across too, like, surely one of the most important aspects of Christianity is 'thou shalt not judge?' Yet Christians are generally seen as one of the most judgemental groups of people there are.<br />
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Actually, most Christians I know are brilliant, the people in my church are some of the most welcoming people I've ever met, and never fail to put me in a good mood, and then there are the people I've met through MCYC, who work so hard and give so much time to give people a place they'll love, somewhere they belong, and somewhere they'll come back to. These are the people who should represent what it's all about, not the fear-mongering, the ones who take pleasure in telling people they're living wrong, or going to hell (which, they don't actually know, unless, they themselves are God, and I'm pretty sure the God I follow isn't as hateful as that). Since when has it been about that? And who are they to say something is 'wrong?' Ugh.<br />
Spread the love, not hate. <br />
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So, yeah, can you gather my mood?<br />
There's pretty much at least a minor thing wrong in every aspect of my life right now, so excuse me for being all emo! I leave uni in like a month, and for the first time in my life, have no idea what's next for me. I kinda feel like I'm just riding along, without actually actively getting anywhere. I had two paths, one, music and two teaching, and I've got walls up in both, and I'm nearly 21. <br />
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In the youth yesterday, we all had to go round and say one good and one bad thing about our week, and it kinda made me realise how 'meh' my life is right now. I couldn't think of anything worth mentioning good, and there was nothing I wanted to share that was really bad. Plus it'd be an awkward moment to say 'Yeah, I just feel like a bit of an epic faliure in every way to be honest', and it's not like anything's going badly wrong, it's just nothing. Then there's that saying, 'at least you've got your health', but if that's all, then what kind of life is that? I want to DO something!<br />
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Anyway, sorry for the moan, I promise this is a rarity!<br />
I'll write soon :)<br />
xxHeather Jayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00673381394272202296noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5821600111784854313.post-18072083649718709882011-03-11T14:21:00.000-08:002011-03-11T14:21:02.190-08:00Hello World!Okay, so it seems as though this is possibly the first proper post of 2011?<br />
Sorry! It's actually unreal how little time I've had recently, but don't worry, I'm back. <br />
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First of all, how horrible is the news about the Earthquake and Tsunami in Japan and spreading? The earthquake apparently measured 8.9 on the Richtor scale. This morning when I was reading about it, there were two deaths, now, there are over 1000 and climbing. It's so sad, and has reminded me that above all, we're only human. As much as we think our lives are so important and make a fuss about so many things, nothing's certain, and nature is a much bigger force than us. Maybe we should take some time to be grateful for what we have, and concentrate on having fun, and helping others do the same, because, we only get one, and it's fragile.<br />
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Anyway, on a slightly less preachy note, I have an X factor audition tomorrow!<br />
I'm really in two minds whether to go or not, but I've sorted it all with work now, so I'm off anyway, so may as well take the chance. I'm a firm believer in following heart over head, but this time, it just seems so ridiculous. I don't know when the callback is, even if, by some miracle I do get through, so the likelyhood is I won't be able to go anyway, with uni and work, and I don't want to make poor Danni sit there in the cold for hours for either a no, or a yes, but the callback's on such a date, and there's no way I can go. Ah well, what ever happens, happens. <br />
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Oh yeah, and I have a new band! We're called 'My Awakening' and consist of<br />
Lead vocals: Me<br />
Lead Guitar: Liam (AKA Dear Chicago's old drummer)<br />
Bass: Michael (AKA Sully, apparently only his mother calls him Michael)<br />
Drums: Anthony<br />
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Our first gig's on the 20th March! It's in The Masque and I'm really looking forward to it, I've missed gigging so much! So, wish me luck, on both counts!<br />
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Anyway, I love this song atm! So summery!<br />
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<iframe title="YouTube video player" width="640" height="390" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/qMxX-QOV9tI" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe>Heather Jayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00673381394272202296noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5821600111784854313.post-30236651782494843932010-12-30T18:33:00.000-08:002011-01-09T17:45:03.650-08:00Goodbye 2010, Hello 2011!Okay, so rather than post a load of blog posts nobody will read, I've decided to post a quick sum up of my year, survey style (that nobody will read), courtesy of Nadine07 on www.bzoink.com, complete with a few songs that have featured prominently in my year, you know, cos I love my music! <br />
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Don't Stop Believing, The Journey Version, to start with, I like the Glee version too, but it's not the same. This more or less reminds me all the good times out with my friends in late 09, early 10. Actually, ALL of 09, and most of 2010. Probably gonna look back on this with fond memories forever :)<br />
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<b>What Happened In the Past Year??? </b><br />
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How many relationships were you in? A few dates, and a few potentials, but nothing lasting any longer than a month! Maybe that's just the way I am... <br />
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What did you do for Valentine's day? I worked! How romantic... <br />
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Did you recieve your driver's license? This I did! Heather is now moblie! I never thought I'd get there, and I had a bit (a lot) of a breakdown waiting to go in for the test, (to the point my instructor offered to drive me home), but I passed! 3 minors! Now just to get my own car...<br />
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Did you graduate high school? Nope! Did that a while back.<br />
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Did you graduate college? Also, no :)<br />
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Did you move out on your own? No, there were vague plans to, but still with Mum and Dad!<br />
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Did you get arrested? No :)<br />
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Did you get a speeding ticket? No, and hopefully I don't next year either<br />
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What was the best thing you got for Christmas? My coat :) It's really thick and warm!<br />
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Next up, is Bad Romance! I've totally loved Lady Gaga this year, as have most people, she's absolutely insane, and I disagree with a lot of stuff she does, but she makes some fab music, and can be such an inspiration (like with the Don't Ask Don't Tell thing), I see her as a bit ironic, which I don't know is right or not, but I love how she uses her fame to get her opinions across. This song made me happy at the start of 2010 when I was a bit down, and I haven't looked back :)<br />
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Did you fall in love? Not really, 09 wasn't my year for love, although I did have someone on my mind for a long time, longer than I should have, and for what reason I really don't know. I guess some people just get you, nothing ever came of it, and I don't know if he even knew, but I wasted a lot of brainspace on that one!<br />
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Did you become an aunt or an uncle? No brothers or sisters!<br />
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Did you have a baby? No, but I know a lot of people who did!<br />
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Did you get engaged? Nope<br />
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Did you get married? Nope<br />
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Did someone close to you die? No, thank God. <br />
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How many funerals did you go to? None. Let's hope this continues.<br />
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How many weddings? None! But I know a few people who got married!<br />
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Did you turn 18? Try two years ago!<br />
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Did you turn 21? Try next year!<br />
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Did you turn 30? No, not for another ten!<br />
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Did you have a car accident? Nope :)<br />
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Next song, and a bit of a saddo moment for me. This guy's called Alex Lambert, and he was voted off just before the finales in American Idol this year, he has an amazing little voice, but a lot of stage fright. I was pretty peed off when he didn't get through, and kinda boycotted the series (not through bitterness, just because I wasn't amazed enough to sit through anyone else's performances) and this song is still on my Ipod now. I hope he gets to release it himself one day.<br />
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Were you old enough to vote this year? Yeah, and I did, but the Tories still won in the end. Don't. Blame. Me.<br />
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How many jobs did you have throughout the year? One, still in that good old shop, just spent my fourth Christmas there!<br />
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Did you get a new pet? No, Ozzy's insane enough for me!<br />
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Did you get cheated on? Nope<br />
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Did you cheat on someone? No<br />
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Did you start at a new school? No<br />
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Did you make any new friends? Yeah quite a few throughout the year, Danii, who managed Dear Chicago shared many hillarious times with me, and her friend Sammie's a sweetie too! In uni I became a lot closer to people I already knew, and count them among my hand now too, and I'm sure there's more, I love friends, keep em coming!<br />
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Did you get a new car? No, but I can drive my Mum and Dad's now :)<br />
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Good Times, by Roll Deep is a typical night out song, and I've had plenty of brilliant ones this year. I love the fun, lighthearted nature of the song, and it ALWAYS gets me in the mood for friends, dancing and fun!<br />
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Did you drastically change your hairstyle? I coloured it a few times, but nothing compares to when I tried to cut myself a rather fetching fringe, after I'd just woken up, and with ten minutes before I had to leave for Uni. <br />
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This was taken about an hour after I did it. Note the amount of hairspray and clips keeping it glued to my head. <br />
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Did you go out of the country? Yeah, to Cyprus, to visit my Auntie and Uncle with my Mum and Auntie Sue. In May. It rained. I sulked. It was really nice though, and brought me and Mum a lot closer :), also, it brought me to the realisation that I inherited my Dad's Irish skin.<br />
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Also, I went to camp twice, which is technically out of the country being in Wales and all, and I went to Angelsey by mistake (again).<br />
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Did you keep your last New Year's resolution? I think it was to lose weight (nope), and to be happier, and live for the moment (yep), so 50/50's not bad! <br />
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What was the best movie you saw in theaters? Totally Harry Potter, even though it was only last week, so much better than the first six! The worst movie I saw was called 'Everybody's Fine' but should have been called 'Everybody's Crap.' <br />
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What was the best book you read? The Shack, although I still haven't finished it. Once I get to Uni, there's no time for non-course books :(<br />
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What was your greatest accomplishment? Probably passing my Driving Test!<br />
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I loved 'Hey Soul Sister' before it was even on the radio here, it's just so happy and catchy, but it became one of the songs of the summer, when it got played and played everywhere when I was at seniors one. It came on in the Pub in Port Maddog and Andri said she'd never heard it, by the end of the week she was singing along. One of the groups even rejigged it for their panto, 'Hey Sleeping Beauty'. Fab song.<br />
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I my head I renamed the camp girls my soul sisters because we were singing this all week! Although I don't see them as much as my other friends (with the exception of Andri, who I probably see the most out of anyone), these girls actually are like sisters to me, and I couldn't imagine not knowing them now! I love how we can not see each other for six months or so, and then share a room so easily for a week, knowing every single thing about each other! These girls were like my family for that week in July <3
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I can't mention camp, without this song either, it's called 'You're Beautiful' by Phil Wickham, and featured pretty prominently in both weeks, but especially Inters 3 week. <br />
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I remember being up on stage leading Worship, and trying to be all professional and calm because everybody could see me, but the song just gets me everytime. Not trying to be preachy here, because I know a lot of people I know aren't too Spiritual, but everytime I hear the line about Jesus on the cross, it just engulfs me, and makes me think. I don't even know why it makes me so emotional, but it does, and I know it gets a lot of people in the same way, and I love the fact that I got to stand up on that stage and look out over a hundred people being inspired. <br />
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What was the best cd released this year? Erm, I dunno really, I've spotified a lot! I did buy most of Taylor Swift's new album, and it's got some pretty decent music on it, although the lyrics can get a bit samey and some of them I'm a bit, ughh, at. Like Speak Now. Of course she didn't invite you to her wedding Taylor, you want to steal her husband. Argh.<br />
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Did you get a new tattoo? No, I wanted one for ages though, but I'm over that now. Maybe if something really touches me, I'll want to represent it, but for now, I like my skin nice and naked! <br />
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A new piercing? Yes...I got my nose pierced, at Seniors One, in Wales, then I knocked it, and it went all horrible, and I took it out at Inters 3. I'm glad I did it, because I always wanted one, but now, I like my nose better like this.<br />
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Are you still dating the same person you dated at the start of the year? I wasn't dating anybody, same applies now. <br />
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How old were you on your last birthday? Twenteen, and I celebrated with the best :)<br />
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Who was your last kiss? It was drunken, and because we shared lecturers. According to Jess, I have weird standards. Maybe less of that next year...he was nice enough though :)<br />
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Who was the last person to tell you "I love you"? My Mum, before she went back to bed. I'm a sweetie like that!<br />
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Who was the last person you spoke to in person? My Mum, before she went to bed! Before her it was Caro, Abbie, Andri, Rach and Lora.<br />
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Who was your last missed call? Hmm, the honour goes to...Hope!<br />
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Who was your last phone call to? Lora :)<br />
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What was the last movie you watched? Cheaper By The Dozen 2, cos it was on the TV. Love that film though!<br />
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The last song you heard? You're Beautiful, because I played it when I stuck it up there!<br />
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The NEXT song I'm going to listen to though, is another Gaga one, Dance In The Dark, one of her album tracks. I really wish she'd used this as a single actually, there's something really cool about it, like a kind of sisterhoodly message. I played and played it on repeat when I was trying and failing to get a tan in Cyprus. At least I got to lie on a massive hammock!<br />
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The last book you read? The Ice People, by Maggie Gee, for Creative Writing.<br />
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The last place you went? The Buffet Star, then Woody's with the camp girls :) Had a fabulous time!<br />
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The last time you cut your hair? About two months ago when I tried myself!<br />
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The color of the last shirt your wore? Blue<br />
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The last person you hugged? Caroline<br />
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The last thing you bought? A drink, double vodka and coke, to be exact.<br />
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The last time you went to the doctor? About a month ago, for blood tests. I hate seeing blood...I'd make a terrible doctor.<br />
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The last time you went swimming? I actually think it was in the sea at camp, there are pictures, but they're terrible!<br />
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There are actually a lot of Paramore songs I could put here, but I chose this one because of the time we sat in band practice for about an hour trying and failing to cover this, mainly because of Sean putting a cymbal case on his head and being hillarious. One of the funniest moments of the year, probably only exceeded by the Bat moment, which invloved me, dying for the loo, four or five heads stacked in a doorway, screaming at me that there was a bat flying round the chalet, and to 'go and get a man', me running hysterically across the field, unable to breathe, or wee, laughing too much, being escorted to Jo's closer toilet while the girls stood there completely confused, getting the Pastor Nick to help, which he translated aas run over to the chalet with a toy cricket bat. I still to this day don't know if he just thought we wanted a bat, or if he knew there was an actual live flying bat, but it's the most hysterical moment of my life so far. Jess has a video of me re-enacting it too.<br />
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The last game you played? Charades, in my dining room, badly with Andri, Hope and Danni. <br />
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The last person's house you went to? Erm, my Nan's I think. I'm usually the hostess out of my friends!<br />
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The last un-related guy you hung out with? I actually have no idea, there's been so much family stuff going on this week! Probably one of the guys from the youth, apart from Lora's boyfriend.<br />
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The last un-related girl you hung out with? Caroline, Abbie, Andri, Rach and Lora :)<br />
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The last family member you hung out with? My Dad, I think.<br />
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The last movie you saw in theaters? Harry Potter and The Deathly Hallows Part 1 :)<br />
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This song's featured a lot in my Winter, whether it's been dancing angrily to it with Andri, or driving and singing along loudly on the way back from the youth. Love it.<br />
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I first heard this song when Lacey Brown covered it on American Idol this year, and thought it was nice, but forgot about it pretty quickly. I heard it again when I was flicking through spotify a couple of months back, and haven't had it off since, I love the passion Brandi Carlisle puts into it, and it's really beautiful. I hope I get the chance to cover it one day :)<br />
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The last time you went to Walmart? Never been to America, but went to Asda regularly for some reason when I just passed my driving test. I know how to drive there really well!<br />
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The last time you went to Burger King? When we were waiting for a taxi that wasn't coming after a night out. I hate Burger King ever since I ate one every day on holiday in Benidorm when I was about nine. Disasterous consequences.<br />
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The last time you went on vacation? To Camp, if it counts.<br />
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The last restaurant you went to? The Buffet Star<br />
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The last thing you ate? Chinese food!<br />
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The last thing you drank? Vodka and coke<br />
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I'm gonna fill this in, if I can, after New Year, based on two things:<br />
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1. If I can edit after so long<br />
2. If I actually remember, if you've sat through the whole of this, I'm sure you know what I'm like by now.<br />
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The last song for my 2010 blog is Dynamite, by Taio Cruz. It gets me u everytime, and it was on before, it's just such a feelgood song, and I love dancing with my friends to it, and singing along ridiculously badly.<br />
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Thank you 2010, for being so good to me, hope it continues into the new year!<br />
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Okay, here we go, about ten days late, as usual!<br />
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The Firsts of the New Year...(I'm gonna keep this bit simple, I don't know half the answers because of all the wine and sours and vodka).<br />
Who was the first person you kissed? As in Happy New Year kisses? I dunno actually. <br />
Who was the first person you told "I love you" to? Probably one of the girls <br />
Who was the first person you spoke to? Alex's Mum I think! <br />
Who was your first phone call to/from? Erm, Andri <br />
Where was the first place you went? Was at Alex's house, apart from that, The Youth <br />
What was the first thing you bought? Food, probably <br />
Who was the first person to wish you "Happy New Year!"? Not too sure! <br />
What was the first thing you ate? Cupcake <br />
The first thing you drank? Either WKD or Amaretto and coke<br />
What color was the first shirt you wore? My Pj top. It's the comfiest thing EVER. <br />
What were the first shoes you wore? Nude heels. They weren't very nude by the end of the party. <br />
What was the first electronic (not computer or cell) device you used? Erm, kettle? <br />
What was the first movie you watched? Burlesque. Wanna cookie? :') <br />
What was the first song you heard? I honestly have no idea. <br />
Who was the first girl you hung out with? Danni/Andri/Hope <br />
Who was the first guy? Damien and Day <br />
The first relative? My Mum <br />
What was the first thing you did when it became the new year? Said 'Happy New Year' <br />
What the Future Year Has In Store <br />
What are you most looking forward to in the New Year? Loads. It's looking to be an exciting one! <br />
Are you getting married this year? No <br />
Are you expecting a child? No <br />
Will you be getting a new job? Don't think so <br />
Will you be starting a new school? In a sense <br />
Will you be moving to a new place? Possibly!<br />
Will you get your driver's license this year? Nope <br />
Will you turn 18? Nope <br />
Will you turn 21? YES! Bring it on!<br />
Will you turn 25? No <br />
Will you turn 30? No<br />
Will you turn 40? No <br />
Are you going on a vacation this year? Yes! Even if I have to kidnap people in my suitcase, yes. <br />
What movie are you most looking forward to coming out this year? Harry Potter And The Deathly Hallows Part 2 <br />
What book? Er, dunno <br />
What music albumn? Lady Gaga-Born This Way <br />
Do you expect to find love this year? I don't expect to, no. It'd be nice though. <br />
Did you make a New Year's resolution? Get fit, and do a good deed every day <br />
Have you kept it so far? Ish, had a Maccies today, but it's fixable!<br />
Will you be going to a wedding this year? Possibly <br />
Will you get a new car? Hopefully! <br />
Will you buy a house this year? Not buy no, I'm a student! <br />
Do you expect to be with the same person at the end of the year? Single? Probably <br />
Are you starting the year off single? Yeah <br />
What do you most want to happen this year? Have loads of good times <br />
What are you most excited about this year? Holiday!Heather Jayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00673381394272202296noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5821600111784854313.post-76596368764515231442010-12-26T14:57:00.000-08:002010-12-26T14:57:54.276-08:00Happy Christmas!So, I've been away from here for a while, lots and lots of essays needed to be written, plus not a lot of interesting stuff's been happening really!<br />
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Still nothing on the band scene, except for a couple of work in progresses, but I've found that nothing ever usually goes to plan in winter anyway, Summer is totally where it's at! New year, new band :)<br />
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Hope everyone's had a good Christmas anyway, I have, apart from the water going off dead early on Christmas morning, and not reappearing till dinner time, and having to walk all the way to my Nan's because of the ice...it's not that far, only about fifteen minutes, but I haven't walked there since I was little, and I swear it took longer then! If they hadn't turned the field behind ours into houses, we could've cut across dead quick!<br />
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Christmas always brings surprises, and this year for me, it was my cousin's heavily pregnant girlfriend sitting on my Nan's couch! I swear, my Dad never tells me anything. Everyone else knew! And I didn't know how much I was supposed to know, so I couldn't ask any questions in case I gave the game away! I love finding out baby stuff, how far along, do you kow the sex, any names etc. The only thing I found out was 'it's the same baby in her belly from Grandad's party, Jamie thought it was a different one.' I love my cousins. Even the ones my Dad's probably forgotten to tell me I have. Slightly crapping myself now though, because there's only two more age wise before me who haven't had any yet!<br />
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Anyway, between now and New Year, I'm gonna post my year in pictures (possibly gonna get difficult around July, due to the breakage, secret buyage and apparent breakage of cameras). I seem to be one of the only ones who's really enjoyed 2010, but I hope 2011 brings a couple of things. I'm excited :)<br />
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Heather MWAH xxxxxx<br />
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(If you want, follow me on twitter, I'm trying to get into it...@Heatherhevs)Heather Jayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00673381394272202296noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5821600111784854313.post-60944321001759507472010-10-21T11:11:00.000-07:002010-10-21T11:11:54.300-07:00Let's get it started...Okay, so if you read my x factor blog, I apologise for no update at the weekend, I was pretty much laid up with a horrible bit of tonsillitis, ow, ow, ow. I'll be back on Sunday between shows!<br />
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So, it's nearly the end of October now, and half of my deadlines are in November, so expect blog overload! You know what I'm like, in fact, I should be writing a short story right now, for 'peer apprasial' (which translates as public humiliation) tomorrow. It's alright, I started it ages ago, when I was all fresh faced and enthusiastic after a five month summer, I'll just tweak it some in a minute!<br />
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I really miss gigging! Seriously, not having twice weekly practices and gigs aplenty is really a big chunk missing from my life at the moment, but, I'm in a band, and we'll be good when we get started properly, if they're not sick of me, I've had complete writers block in terms of the music I'm working with so far! BUT, I'm not the only girl this time, our new bassist is of the fairer sex also, which is brilliant!<br />
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I really want to start an acoustic thing up, and I have a couple of people I need to talk to about that, I've got loads of lyrics that I have set up properly in my mind, I just can't play much apart from the violin, and it's pretty difficult to sing with one of those bouncing off your chin!<br />
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I'll write again soon, this is just a quick one, so you know I'm still here! <br />
XOXOXOHeather Jayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00673381394272202296noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5821600111784854313.post-4663836438909071722010-10-09T16:49:00.000-07:002010-10-09T16:49:56.672-07:00X FACTOR: The Good, Bad, and What Exactly Is THAT?Hey, I'm Heather, and if you know me, you know I'm an X Factor addict. As in rehab worthy. If you don't know me, hey! I'm Heather, and I'm an X Factor addict!<br />
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And now, I'm also a blogger, so the two shall meet!<br />
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I felt a bit pathetic in work today, with the amount of excitement I seemed to be harbouring about the first live show, but it honestly is the most excited I've ever been over a TV show before, last year I didn't really have a solid favourite as such, and this year I do (woop!) Which makes all the difference to me, I love being able to get into the show that much more, and although I was rooting for Joe last year, there wasn't really any of that.<br />
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So, to business!<br />
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The opening of the shows was dedicated to the new 'Wild Card' contestants, Paije, TreyC, Diva Fever and Wagner, showing the judges going to their houses in a (not at all staged) surprise reveal! Alright, maybe I'm being a cynic, but they must have had an inkling. At least Simon didn't pick Princes and Rogues. It would have been difficult getting them all in one place at such a specific time without anyone clicking.<br />
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So, the first performance of the night was by FYD.<br />
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Up until this point in the competition, I've quite liked these guys. I wouldn't call myself a fan, but I do like them, I like their dancing. Tonight, their dancing was the best part of their performance. The harmonies, weren't brilliant, and one of the guys seemed to struggle keeping strength in his voice. I'm not sure what his name was, but he was the second one to sing, with the mohawk. Maybe it was nerves? I thought the high harmony sounded a bit dodgy as well. I liked the performance though, I liked the choreography, and if they stay in, I hope they do more of that. I agree with Cheryl (for once)! I'd like to hear more of the others' voices too.<br />
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My verdict: 6/10<br />
Safe/Danger: In danger. The combo of being first on and the shakiness doesn't get them off to the best start. <br />
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Next on was my favourite, Matt Cardle, I promise not to be biased!<br />
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I was worried at first, partly because I was expecting him to do a stripped down version of the song, not the full on Summer anthem, and also, because he sounded a bit shaky, and I was willing his voice not to crack (which I needn't have, it's never done it before, and he's got an amazing upper range), but as the song went on, it became obvious that he had a handle on it. The ending, after the 'Tonight, tonight, tonight' bit made me beam, and that's always a good sign, because I'm usually overly nervous for my favourites. I didn't even notice the hat, which may mean I now subconsciously view it as part of Matt himself? I think he should probably lose it though, or it might become his version of Diana's claw.<br />
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My verdict: 7.5/10<br />
Safe/Danger: Hopefully safe. Good performance, good amount of airtime, and fanbase indicates yes, and I hope nobody forgets about him because of his place in the running order. YOUTUBE is your friend people!<br />
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Next up, Louis with John Adeleye, who for some reason, wasn't shown much at all until the Judge's Houses stage.<br />
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I quite liked John at that stage, he seemed fun, and happy, and quirky, and Gnarls Barkley-ey, but hey, I present you with Louis Walsh. The man doesn't do funky contemporary cool, in fact, Louis Walsh does not do cool. Louis Walsh, as much as I love him, has two modes. Westlife and Jedward. That is all. So here we have John, suited and booted singing a 90's ballad. Brilliant. There's him out of the running then.<br />
The guy can sing! He's cool! He's funky! WHY give him THAT song? When JLS did it, they were already in the running, and it <i>was</i> Mariah week. It's 2010. What he was doing was great, current, and Boys II Men/Mariah, just aren't. Louis Walsh, you have crossed me. <br />
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My verict: 6/10, :(<br />
Safe/Danger: In danger. Bad song choice, cliche, and third on. Tomorrow it may be bye bye John. Majorly screwed over.<br />
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Now the girls, and my other favourite going into the live shows, my fellow Liverpudlian, Rebecca. <a href="http://http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YubJ6tYg8kk"></a><br />
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I love how raw and soulful her voice is, and you wouldn't expect that to come out of somebody from <i>Anfield</i>, at least I know I wouldn't. Rebecca's amazing. I love her whole image, the classiness, and I love how unassuming she is of her own talent. A voice like hers is so rare. Tonight she sang 'Teardrops', and I think it was the first upbeat song she's done, and way to prove she can! She completely nailed it, and showed everyone that she's not just a sob story, and that she can have fun with a song. Also, she kind of has the same demeanor Leona had. One of my favourites of the night.<br />
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My verdict: 8/10<br />
Safe/Danger: She HAS to be safe.<br />
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Next, it was back to the boys...oh wait, no it wasn't, does anybody know why they did that? Next, it was back to the overs, with Storm Lee.<br />
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I love this man. He has an amazing voice, that goes without saying, and the performance, he really got everyone going, but he could do that even more, really get the audience involved. I love how flamboyant he is, and the dancers, and his style, I do, however, realise he's an acquired taste. He's basically born to do this, and he did it brilliantly in my eyes, but I don't think he has wide appeal. Cheryl said he 'didn't need it', meaning the image and the performance, because he has the voice, but who wants to see him singing Bon Jovi ballads every week? Not me, for one.<br />
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My verdict: 7.5/10 <br />
Safe/Danger: Safe. Has to be. Made enough of an impact, and has an amazing voice.<br />
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The first of the groups was Simon's DIY girlband Belle Amie, who I really wanted to like. <br />
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Girlbands never do well on this show, and hey, I like girlbands! Every year I wish and wish they'll find a brilliant, different, good girlband, and year after year, they have potential but nobody votes. Belle Amie sang 'Airplanes' by Haley Williams and BOB, one of the biggest songs of the summer, and ehhhhh...the vocals weren't good. The chemistry wasn't too good. In general, not good. They hadn't really gelled as a group, which is understandable, they haven't known each other too long, and they were thrown together. Maybe some of them have never sung harmonies before, who knows? I bet Husstle were screaming at their TV's. <br />
Part of me wants to see them stay and get better, and show me what they can be, but for me, they were kind of the weakest link tonight. <br />
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My verdict: 5/10<br />
Safe/Danger: In danger. There's no girlband vote, and the vocals weren't the best. Would be surprised if they stayed.<br />
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Next is Cheryl's pet, Cher Lloyd. <br />
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i5PexcDW5R0z<a href="http://http://www.youtube.com/watch?
v=i5PexcDW5R0"></a>I'm confused with Cher. I actually don't know whether I like her or not. She killed Viva La Vida (in a bad way) at bootcamp, yet I found myself weirdly drawn to watching it online afterwards quite a bit! She seems determined, and as if she might be quite sweet, but the faces she pulls scare me, she reminds me of someone who used to annoy me (same scary faces when performing), and sometimes she gives off a cocky vibe, oh, and THOSE EYELASHES! Horrendous. Alright, on stage fine, but she's a gorgeous looking seventeen year old girl, and doesn't need it all, at all. HA. You wouldn't think I was only twenty from that comment right? I sound like my mother...<br />
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So Cher sang 'Just Be Good To Me' and at the sound of the first note, I thought, 'oh no.' But it got better as the song went on, she can dance, and she's not afraid to, which is pretty beneficial. She's confident on stage, and it seems as though she's already there, from her stage presence. I didn't really think much of the vocals. The song seemed to be low down in her range, and she has more power at the top, which she should use. I did, however, really like the rap, which surprised me. It was just effortless for her, and didn't sound stupid. I did, however, think the judges overpraised her, but with all the press she's been getting this week, maybe it was what she needed, nobody wants to see a seventeen year old girl break on TV.<br />
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My verdict: 6.5/10<br />
Safe/Danger: Safe. She has too much of a media following not to be, and she's not afraid to be different.<br />
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Diva Fever...<br />
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So they sang 'Sunny.' I liked it. I would. My Dad hated it. He would.<br />
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I love that Simon's put these guys back in, they give the show 'the fun factor' as Louis would say. In fact, I bet Louis' gutted he doesn't have them in his group. I love how they played up the campness, it wasn't the best vocal performance, in fact, I'm pretty sure only one of them sang, apart from a few harmonies, but the performance, and the costumes made up for it. I really hope they stay.<br />
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My verdict: 6/10<br />
Safe/danger: Safe. There're so many acts, and they were fun. <br />
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So at the halfway point, both of my favourites have performed already, which is a bummer, but, the show must go on, and I must remember that I'm not the only person in the country.<br />
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Next up is Paije. I loved his first audition, but he wasn't one of my picks for Dannii's category at Judge's Houses, purely because I loved Nicolo and Aiden a teeny bit more. It was a close one, he is brilliant. And this is why they should just pick the best twelve finalists, and <i>then</i> split them into mentor groups.<br />
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So Paije sang Killing Me Softly, a song I love, but which since the age of twelve has reminded me of the film 'About A Boy' and killing ducks with loaves of bread.<br />
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This was one of my favourites of the night, definitely. Paije just screams 'Old Skool' and I love it. He has a really soulful voice, and I was a little bit gutted when Mary sang 'A Man's World', because it was Paije's audition song. Apart from the blinding jacket, there was nothing really fault worthy here. His voice was brilliant, and I loved the way he walked off into the audience, and had them all up. He didn't come one with a 'fourth pick' attitude. He worked it.<br />
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My verdict: 8/10<br />
Safe/Danger: Safe, definitely. Voice, presence, and he's really likeable.<br />
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Now, Katie Waissel. <br />
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Firstly, I wasn't impressed that she sang a song from her auditions, everyone else managed to sing a new one, so so should she. This is basically how my mind processed Katie's audition. <br />
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Oh, I don't think she'll do too good<br />
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Quite a weak voice<br />
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Does she only know one song?<br />
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What is she wearing?<br />
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Makes her look desperate and attention seeking<br />
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Looks quite cool though<br />
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At least she's really trying<br />
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Ooh, she's playing the keyboard, cool :)<br />
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What are those men doing?<br />
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Hey, her vocals are quite good<br />
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Where are the drums :(<br />
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Ah, there they are<br />
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Pleasantly surprised<br />
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What exactly is that on her head?<br />
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If someone told me to guess which two contestants were friends, I'd immediately go for Katie and Storm<br />
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My verdict: 7/10<br />
Safe/Danger: In danger. I fear the press, and the weirdness of that performance may go against her<br />
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Next up is Mary 'Tesco' Byrne, I like her. She seems nice.<br />
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A good, solid performance from Mary, looks like a woman I work with. Maybe every shop has a Mary Byrne?<br />
She's got such a powerful voice, and she puts everything she has into every performance, although this one didn't move me, like her others have. When she started the song I was a little scandalised that she was singing Paije's song, but the performance was pretty brilliant, and I would have teared up at the end when she started crying, but my Dad would have disowned me. <br />
I really can't fault this one, apart from the fact that I don't see how she'd fit into the charts. She should go for the West End, and I really don't mean that as a negative, they have to have AMAZING voices, probably moreso than recording artists. I LOVE musicals.<br />
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My verdict: 8/10<br />
Safe/Danger: Safe, safe, safe.<br />
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Now, Nicolo!<br />
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Just Dance, by Gaga. Hmm...his vocals were rough in parts, and his hair! <br />
I like Nicolo though, and I kind of like the performance, he was trying to be the Diva that he's been cast at, it's just, I'm not too sure that that's who he really is. The performance wasn't bad, but it wasn't too good either. I like Nicolo, so I hope people vote for him.<br />
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My verdict: 6/10<br />
Safe/Danger: Danger :(<br />
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One Direction are next, the guys who make me feel old!<br />
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Viva La Vida eh? I was half expecting one or two of them to do a Cher-esque JERUSALEM! BELLS ARE RING-A-DINGING! While the rest sang the normal chorus, but there were just a few overly loud ahhhh, ahhh's. <br />
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They were brilliant though, they look really good together, and they sound good too. The blonde one's really happy, and I've developed a soft spot for Zain? He seems to be one of those people that nonchalantly go round messing everything up, bless him. He won't dance, he messed up in rehearsal, maybe one week he'll fall of the stage (not in a serious way), which will make for good viewing. <br />
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Seriously though, for a group that haven't been together all that long, they were brilliant, I definitely prefered this to Cher's rendition, and maybe, just maybe, they could win this thing.<br />
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My verdict: 7.5/10<br />
Safe/Danger: Safe, without question. They're good, AND have the teenie vote. (But they make me a bit sad that I'm no longer in that category).<br />
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So, there was Nicolo, then normality, and THEN.....<br />
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Watching this, I had that moment, of What the HELL am I watching? What IS this?<br />
Seriously, I still don't know. I think my jaw was on the floor for the entire performance, but I think...I THINK I liked it. Although Louis, you know you can't just recycle Jedward songs all series!<br />
It was so odd! The bongos! The change from She Bangs to Love Shack! What?<br />
I think Louis may be trying to play him as a Jedward/Chico combo.<br />
Will it work?<br />
Who knows, I don't. I don't know anything anymore, that blew my mind. It'll take days to recover from this.<br />
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My verdict: 7/10 (weirdly)<br />
Safe/Danger: No idea. No idea at all.<br />
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The final guy is Aiden, who I really like, and who kind of looks like Aaron from Emmerdale.<br />
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So, Aiden sang Mad World, like Adam Lambert, off American Idol, I don't know if he was aware of how difficult a position that put him in, after Simon Cowell's reaction to Lambert's version, but it didn't matter, because he loved it anyway.<br />
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I thought it was good, but intense. You could see him shaking, and he had a weird look on his face. No idea if he was told to do that, or if he was really nervous, but it really had a almost mad feel to it, and the white polo neck didn't help.<br />
I like his voice though, and I did really like the performance, I just wasn't expecting it to creep me out like that!<br />
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My verdict: 7.5/10<br />
Safe/Danger: Safe. He's an 18 year old guy, on at the end, and he's good!<br />
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Finally, was Cheryl's wildcard TreyC, who frankly, should have been put through instantly at Judge's Houses, along with (IMO) Rebecca and (Gasp!) Gamu.<br />
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She shouldn't have kept saying how grateful she was to Cheryl for putting her through AS A WILDCARD, she should have berated her for making her miss out in the first place. It shocked me in her video when she said Katie and Cher weren't very welcoming. I didn't think she would've been allowed to say that...<br />
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Her vocal was faultless, her voice is amazing. And I loved her songchoice. I really hope she goes far, she deserves it, it was one of the performances of the night for me. I loved her 'I'm here' attitude too.<br />
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Go TreyC!<br />
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My verdict: 8/10<br />
Safe/Danger: Safe. Last place, memorable vocal. TreyC Cohen. Silly Cheryl.<br />
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Best of the night: Rebecca, TreyC, Paije<br />
Worst of the night: Belle Amie, FYD, John AdeleyeHeather Jayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00673381394272202296noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5821600111784854313.post-10039275901053210862010-10-01T17:42:00.000-07:002010-10-01T17:42:47.905-07:00Happy October!Ooooh, I love the autumn, I think it's probably my favourite season. Jumpers and hats and scarves, and fires, I LOVE IT. And, yesterday, I finally had a bit of money, *enter shopping trip*, which was exactly what I needed! Nine whole hours of shopping, with Jess, Andri and Abbie. I was in my element. And now, I think I have just about enough stuff to see me through till December, when I can get more chunky knits and hats.<br />
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I love hats. Did you know?<br />
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I bought some fab boots as well, but they're a size five, AKA too big, which is something I've never done before, I've gone too small, but never too big, but I figured I'd just wear slipper socks with them, because neither New Look store had them in threes or fours. <br />
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These are them.<br />
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http://www.newlook.com/shop/womens/boots/fold-down-lace-boot_209046701?icSort=-bestSellerScore<br />
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So worth it. And, it was twenty percent off, with my student discount.<br />
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Which brings me nicely onto my next point.<br />
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I spent £42.50 on a poetry book today. £42.50. <br />
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I don't even like poetry! My soul shrinks a little everytime we get assigned one to read. I know, I chose literature, and duh, obviously there'd be poetry, but I didn't know there'd be so flippin much, or that I'd have no choice in writing fiction or poetry, and would have to do both! I can't write poetry, I don't like writing poetry, and I think it brings out the pretentiousness in a lot of people, and I don't want to be like that! In all fairness, I don't have to write any until January, I just have to carry a book that probably weighs more than Jessica around with me for twelve weeks, whilst trying really hard not to mess it up because I intend to sell it at the end of the year. Oh well.<br />
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Since it's been a while since I wrote last, I get to break the news right now that Dear Chicago are no more. :(<br />
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I think it had been coming for a while, it was pretty obvious by the end that certain people weren't happy with how things were being done. In fact, we were all pretty tired. I'm not one to bitch, so I'm not gonna say much. But I'm not too ecstatic with the way things happened, and don't actually think it was too fair on me at all, especially now that a little bit of the truth has come out. But Liam and I have started up a new band, with two new guys, Callum and Nick, which will take some time, but it'll be worth it, to not feel guilty for being a girl...<br />
Sean's started up a metal band as well, with some people from his college, and DC's bassist Chris, and I hope they do well, because Sean's so hard working, and he really deserves it.<br />
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So, it's Autumn, pretty much a time of change, and hopefully things are going to start taking shape. I'm applying for teaching courses, so hopefully I get on one of those, and maybe this time in two years, I'll be qualified. I'm pretty nervous about going into Winter though, I definitely don't want to repeat last year, when I was pretty much a nervous wreck for about three months. I REALLY don't want that, it was absolutely horrible, but I don't see why history should repeat itself after a positive nine months. Plus, I know how blessed I am, compared to a lot of people at the moment, and it'd be utterly selfish to work myself up into a state when there's people around me going through some really tough times. <br />
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So, on that upbeat note (:P)<br />
I'm going to bed. Work then party time tomorrow!<br />
Nanight! xxHeather Jayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00673381394272202296noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5821600111784854313.post-39202247278103326562010-09-13T16:41:00.000-07:002010-09-13T16:41:18.680-07:00Summer 2010-Best EVER...has been a busy one! <br />
Lack of continuity on the old blog probably summed this up!<br />
But seeing as I have all of 2 people following this, I'm sure they'll cope!<br />
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So September's here. And so much has changed since the last time I set food in the corridors of Edge Hill!<br />
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I actually think I've grown up (yes, me!) during the summer. Apparently I've shrunk height wise though, according to my youth group. 4"9. Nah, I don't think so. Five foot and A BIT. That's why I can go on the rides at Blackpool. <br />
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So, the summer's been eventful! Loads of gigs, some amazing, and some not so amazing...yes Badformat, I mean you. Two trips over to camp, both of which were eye opening to say the least! The first, I can't remember much of the first few days, I can't really distinguish them which is unusual, but it really really affected me, and gave me a clear view of what I should be doing, and what I shouldn't. <br />
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The second, well, was really moving. I was so scared before going to Aberech that week, I should have been going with my cousin Caroline, but she had to pull out last minute, and let me tell you, I was terrified I was going to be completely alone, especially because most of the other leaders already knew each other really well, but I wasn't at all. In fact, when I got home, it hit me how strange it was not to have at least ONE person there, chatting away to me. I feel really blessed to have spent a week working with them all, and of course, with the campers! I found the age range pretty daunting as well, 12-15, especially when some of the boys looked older than I do, but every single one of those people made my week a little bit, and me and Cath had the sweetest group of girls. Even if our group did only make it to fourth place. Out of four. Oh well, there's always next year, which I DEFINITELY want to be a part of!<br />
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I sang at the talent show as well, with an amazing guitarist called Naomi. She's only ever played in front of a few people at a time before, and was thrust in front of over a hundred on the girls field, but she played amazingly well, and you'd have never known. SO proud of her.<br />
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Just in case anyone from Inters 3 reads this, thanks for making that week one of the best of my life <3.<br />
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Got my nose pierced this summer too, at camp, in Barmouth, but me being stupid me, thought it was on the other side and scratched my nose, completely ragging it out, right before Inters 3, and spent the most part of the week with the most ugly little lump underneath the stud, that as much as I cleaned it, refused to go down. So, in a real cycle, starting and ending in camp, my roomies Suzy and Kate made me pop the bump, and it was goodbye Mr Stud. At least my nose looks normal again now. I quite like my nose.<br />
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Dear Chicago got the chance to perform at The Breakout Festival in The Cavern, which was last Friday. We didn't really have the chance to practice much due to holidays and stuff, and Sean's guitar basically died on stage, so we didn't get through, but apart from that it went well! And I went out with Andri and her friend Jenny afterwards (which was better than the last night out with those two, as nobody ended up in Casualty, with me and Jenny playing nurses) but we did manage to find Popworld's dodgiest DJ! Ah well.<br />
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So, back to Uni time is almost here, so no doubt lots of procrastination blog entries, but hopefully not, given it's final year and I kind of need it! <br />
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Ciao! xxxxxxHeather Jayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00673381394272202296noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5821600111784854313.post-77325768736633846332010-08-16T08:09:00.000-07:002010-08-16T08:09:40.783-07:00Okay, I think we've all learnt by now, that when I use the word 'tomorrow' it can actually mean any time up to two months later. In this instance it means a week. <br />
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So, to recap, day 1 at seniors 1, I went to a meeting with Dear Chicago (whose lineup has changed AGAIN, may I add...more on that in about three tomorrows), drove past camp, got lost in Angelsey, and finally got there. And now, I've forgotten where post #1 ended, so excuse me, I have to go back and check.<br />
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Ah yes, I'd just arrived.<br />
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So basically, I haven't even STARTED on day one yet.<br />
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So, Andri greets me as I get to camp, just missing a walk to the beach, due to my lateness/lostness, and shows me our room in the BRAND NEW CHALETS. Seriously, compared to previous years, this was, like the <i>Hilton</i>. Our own bathroom and everything! Wowzer. Also, this was the first time in four years I'd taken a bottom bunk, which was a bit of a bummer, but only for half a second. We all usually hang out on the bottom bunks anyway, except these brand spanking new bunkbeds had a lower top bunk than the old ones, so we actually couldn't and took to hanging out on the floor...<br />
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The first thing I noticed about our wardrobe (which was actually an alcove) was that hanging up, slap band in the middle, at least, that's how my memory recalls, was my blue stripey shirt dress, except it couldn't be, because it was currently in my case...MAJOR FASHION DISASTER. It turned out to be Carolines, and not only, had she bought, brought, and got dibs on the dress, she also only paid a TENNER in the sale, compared to however much I spent on mine at Christmas...and mine has a weird curry (I hope) stain on it. If she brings hers to inters, maybe I could cunningly switch them...if she doesn't read this...muahahahahaha. <br />
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Anyway...camp, oh yeah...<br />
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So me and Andri go and find the others, playing pool and table tennis (the source of many laughs through the week) and everything's grand. I don't actually think too much happened on the first night, maybe someone will refresh my memory. It's weird because I always usually remember everything. Maybe I'm getting old...oh well. <br />
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xxHeather Jayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00673381394272202296noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5821600111784854313.post-32023997768944209482010-08-09T10:58:00.000-07:002010-08-09T11:27:41.306-07:00In Retrospect-Seniors 1 2010Okay, so my last post was a bit higgeldy piggeldy. Let me explain. I was in a mood, and I just needed to write <span style="font-style:italic;">something.</span><br /><br />So, I figured I should probably post my write up of camp, seeing as it was awesome and what not. So, this post is my little week long diary (from retrospect).<br /><br />But first, I must mention my beloved Dear Chicago, I promise it's relevant!<br /><br />So, Day one, (not quite) in the MCYC house...<br /><br />Have you ever woke up at 5am? <br />I did. I had a gig the night before, in Badformat, and we went out afterwards, I must have got in about three, so that equals about two messed up hours of sleep. Once I woke up, my mind was racing, and I was lying there in the light having some not so nice thoughts, so I decided to just get up and pack (Yes, I still needed to pack, what you gonna do? I got there in the end...)<br /><br />And for once, everything fitted in okay! I mean, alright, looking back I'd forgotten a towel, which usually takes up a lot of room, and my favourite jeans, but I SWEAR I put them in there. I am pretty much 100% convinced that Mum took them out while I was out to make room for the waterproof jacket I used a total of one time. On the way back. For twenty minutes, forgetting to put it back in, but it doesn't matter. I managed alright without them. I finished packing about 8am, and had two hours to spare before Liam came a-knocking for our all important meeting, so I watched some TV, fell back asleep at nine, and woke up at ten to ten (COWBOY TIME) and realised I had ten minutes till I was leaving.<br /><br />So, when everyone else was heading out to the coach, I was heading out to the Crowne Plaza hotel with the band, for a meeting. For once, I was on time, along with Sean and Liam, and we waited by Moorfields for the others. <br /><br />To cut a long story short, the meeting was about The Breakout Festival, which we'll be playing at, so come on down! <br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">10th September 2010, Tickets £7 Adv, £9 on the night, In the Cavern, 14+<br />Contact me, bring everyone you can, and vote for Dear Chicago!<br />It's gonna be epic!</span><br /><br />So anyway, my Dad picked me up from the meeting, complete with KFC, pillow, and all my stuff, and we set of for camp! The others had arrived just before I left, according to Rachel, and I was texting Caroline everytime I passed somewehere significant, except, I fell aslepp, and then, I stopped passing significant places, and realised something was wrong. Plus the little dot on my Iphone map was getting further and further away, so my Dad stopped at a little shop, and asked where Pwllheli was. <br /><br />"You'll have to get off the island first."<br /><br />Apparently, we were in Angelsey. Obviously. This seems to happen everytime my Dad drives <span style="font-style:italic;">anywhere</span> in Wales. He's never been on purpose. No idea how. There's a massive bridge that you have to drive over to get to Angelsey. <br /><br />SO, the two hour journey became a four hour journey. We got to Pwllheli, and asked a woman for directions to the Haven, because I knew how to get to camp from there, and got the reply:<br /><br />"I've lived her all my life...but I've never been..." <br /><br />After she'd beckoned my Dad out of the car, because she couldn't hear properly. 'I don't know, sorry' would have been fine by me!<br /><br />So then we asked a man in a car, and he said to turn right at the roundabout. When we got to the roundabout:<br /><br />Dad: I think we should go left<br />Me: But the man said to go right!<br />Dad: But what if he hates English people?<br /><br />OH. MY. WORD.<br /><br />So, I convinced my Dad to go right, which turned out to be the right way, and then we drove around for another half an hour, because camp is very well hidden, and my map kept telling me to 'take next left 250 metres' which stopped existing after the first one. Seriosuly, google, just give up, stop lying!<br /><br />We got there in the end, and I think my Dad was glad to be rid of me for a week, after the eventful journey...and I decided to leave my umbrella and wellies in the car, because it was sunny, and I didn't want to jinx it...any guesses for how that plan turned out?<br /><br />Part 2 tomorrow...xx<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaDZSn4IvYRCpntdfjGkBYOy-Et9FQOWbFtbL0UOd3GObsr5KRj_RSTsbLMmGCnhEDjKoFe-bfsaUeZBHtosd7T8mNT_XlTJSgeOcTpq49Rw1LW1CEx5YEnCSe7WwqOyEF2kJE87a72NM/s1600/IMG_0203.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaDZSn4IvYRCpntdfjGkBYOy-Et9FQOWbFtbL0UOd3GObsr5KRj_RSTsbLMmGCnhEDjKoFe-bfsaUeZBHtosd7T8mNT_XlTJSgeOcTpq49Rw1LW1CEx5YEnCSe7WwqOyEF2kJE87a72NM/s320/IMG_0203.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5503478242009390146" /></a><br /><br />Driving BACK to Wales, over the bridge.Heather Jayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00673381394272202296noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5821600111784854313.post-84376399975152056202010-08-06T16:48:00.000-07:002010-08-06T17:12:41.500-07:00So much for that Heatwave!I can't believe for once we actually get a 100 degrees summer!<br />No really, I can't, because erm, I believe we were promised a heatwave? Where is it? Anyone know?<br /><br />No, me either.<br /><br />To be fair, June was quite hot, as I can clearly remember spending many a band practice in front of a fan that was just moving the hot air around, and having disgusting sweaty hair. TMI? Oh well.<br /><br />But July? No no no. More like October. Honestly, I wore a jumper the other day.<br /><br />So, as promised in my last post, the O2 gig.<br /><br />It was a while ago now, as in, almost a month ago, but it was brilliant. Definitely worth the wait. I was so nervous beforehand, and accidentally shouted at Chris before we went on, but we were brill. I got THE BUZZ! And the crowd were really good to us. I wish I'd written this sooner actually, so I could remember more, but the buzz lasted for days, and I wrote a song from it. Donna actually cried with pride on my Dad's shoulder!<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEju16ZabaU8OHmlPUWd_XcttA9bqLjQp1sBAkeJ7_O-yiXIjFE3_5R7iTEJp7isYRPh0yJS0E3r6uANOMW0n7ssMJhPqHnb5XColnD9yShqa8Z27Cy8KICLCjQ0vv4pYDg9VJ3dwE2oHDg/s1600/Donna+and+me.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEju16ZabaU8OHmlPUWd_XcttA9bqLjQp1sBAkeJ7_O-yiXIjFE3_5R7iTEJp7isYRPh0yJS0E3r6uANOMW0n7ssMJhPqHnb5XColnD9yShqa8Z27Cy8KICLCjQ0vv4pYDg9VJ3dwE2oHDg/s320/Donna+and+me.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5502449741683018226" /></a> (Me and Donna)<br /><br />I just now wanna say thanks to everyone who came! It was one of the best nights of my life so far. And the night out afterwards was hillarious!<br /><br /><br />So there's the good bit!<br /><br />Since the gig we've had a few more, and on the day we got some great news in the form of an AMAZING opportunity, in the form of The Breakout Festival.<br /><br />Everyone who reads this needs to get themselves down to The Cavern on the 10th September, and vote for us, so we can progress to the next round and become a step closer to playing an actual music festival in the Maldives and potentially get signed by an actual record company, and stay on an ACTUAL YAUGHT (Think I have my priorities the right way round there...:P)<br /><br /><br />So since then, I've spent a week at camp as well!<br />I love that place so much, seriously, I'd live there if I could. I was contemplating hiding under one of the chalets when the coach was boarding, but we had a gig the next day and I couldn't let the guys down!<br /><br />Seriously though, it was a bit odd feeling this year, like the first few days didn't feel like camp at all, and we were all feeling a bit mehhh, but in the end, the week really made me think things through and evaluate everything, and I'm on a slightly different track now. <br /><br />I loved sharing a room for the week with the girls too! Abbie, Andri, Caroline, Rach and Lora are the best roomies ever! I love it cos we're all so different, and lead completely different lives, and outside of camp, we don't all see each other too much, but as soon as we get there, we're like sisters. I've renamed them my soul sisters now, because the song Hey Soul Sister by Train was pretty much the song of the week!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjh50tipGGsaJVj4iqMwNXGg4fB0HyYmMZo2LwChyphenhyphenVePpSRa4ZwFcttgBf8P8p-0hpGOkFe63nHNHpM_xu4kT_tvD_a_z9Bi8H865M7q0Qm12Ab9WSNHwMU5XNGryF3r2-7aquXcD7iI2o/s1600/IMG_0241.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjh50tipGGsaJVj4iqMwNXGg4fB0HyYmMZo2LwChyphenhyphenVePpSRa4ZwFcttgBf8P8p-0hpGOkFe63nHNHpM_xu4kT_tvD_a_z9Bi8H865M7q0Qm12Ab9WSNHwMU5XNGryF3r2-7aquXcD7iI2o/s320/IMG_0241.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5502452998258940082" /></a><br /><br /><br />Anyway, it's late, and I have work in the morn! I shall post part 2 sometime soon!Heather Jayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00673381394272202296noreply@blogger.com0