Week Two.

As you might have guessed the weekly blog hasn't gone according to plan. Perhaps I'll just blog when I have the time from now on...

Anyway, a catch up on what's been happening since the 15th August. Got exam results: 3 A's and 1 A*. Very happy indeed. Went to Reading Festival. Good times. Started Sixth Form. Not as different as you would think. Started Art at Chatham Boys (not that bad). Saw Scott Pilgrim. An excellent film. Lost job (saved the awkward moment when I quit). Got a new job. HOORAH! Got hair cut again (short). Am about to dye hair again (coppery brown). Saw Vampires Suck today. Thought it would be crap. Was actually quite funny. Went to see Muse. By far best band I've seen. Looking forward to Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part One. Got a spot as 'Head of Music' on local magazine. Very lucky. Excited to see what happens now...

Week One: 9th/15th August.

A bit of a vague week happening here. Monday: trip to Bluewater with Laura. Got bus sick (bad times). Conned into buying a £42 skirt from Urban Outfitters. Took it home only to discover that it was ripped. Typical. Tuesday: cinema trip to see Step Up 3. Bloody good film. Hate 3D, very bad for the eyes. First McDonalds chocolate milkshake of the week after a bit of a fiasco. Wednesday: walk along the river. Tested new camera (it's pretty decent). Did cowboy impressions with mum. Made chocolate Crispies. Ate Chocolate Crispies. Thursday: Hair cut, fringe a bit too short. Friday: Cinema with Ashleigh. Caught in a downpour on the way. No films for about two hours which led to second McDonalds chocolate (chicken fat) milkshake of the week (never again). Did the lottery for first time. Saw Inception, vaguely understood it but not really. Saturday: Work, stuck half price stickers to shoes for three hours. Led to foot cramp. Failed attempt at dying hair two different colours at the same time. Three different shades of pink now. Looks a bit crap but I quite like. Thanks mum. Went to cinema (again) to see The Sorcerer's Apprentice. Bit anticlimatic, alright though. Today: Checked lottery numbers. Lost the lottery for the first time. On YouTube watching trailer for Scott Pilgrim vs The World (MUST SEE!). Roast dinner later, can smell chicken now (should probably go and check that). Might watch (500) Days of Summer... might not. You never know.

Weekly Blog.

There are a lot of good times occurring right now and a lot of things going on that I would like to remember. In order to keep all these things lodged firmly in my memory I'm going to be avidly blogging away every week about all the little things happening in my life. You can read this if you want to, it won't necessarily be interesting. More a blog for myself.

Holly :)

Battle 2.

Here's a photo of everyone at the battle. Good times.

Summer Playlist 2010, Part Two.

And here's Part Two:

1. Keep The Car Running - Arcade Fire
2. Fluorescent Adolescent - Arctic Monkeys
3. Wouldn't It Be Nice - The Beach Boys
4. Piazza, New York Catcher - Belle And Sebastian
5. A Whole Child Ago - Biffy Clyro
6. Dominos - The Big Pink
7. Middle Management - Bishop Allen
8. I Still Remember - Bloc Party
9. Halcyon - Delphic
10. Dawn Of The Dead - Does It Offend You, Yeah?
11. Feeling A Moment - Feeder
12. Mushaboom - Feist
13. Dog Days Are Over - Florence And The Machine
14. You Make My Dreams - Hall & Oates
15. Are You Gonna Be My Girl - JET
16. Shelter Your Needs - Juliette and the Licks
17. Mouthwash - Kate Nash
18. One Of The Boys - Katy Perry
19. Brooklyn Boy - Kevin Devine
20. Headbutt - The King Blues
21. All Day And All Of The Night - The Kinks
22. You! Me! Dancing! - Los Campesinos!
23. Do Ya - McFly
24. Kids - MGMT
25. She's Got You High - Mumm-Ra
26. Five Years Time - Noah And The Whale
27. New Shoes - Paolo Nutini
28. Tonight Tonight - The Smashing Pumpkins
29. Sweet Disposition - The Temper Trap
30. A-Punk - Vampire Weekend
31. After Hours - We Are Scientists
32. Vagabond - Wolfmother
33. Gold Lion - Yeah Yeah Yeahs

And I finish with...

34. Highway To Hell - AC/DC

:)

Summer Playlist 2010, Part One.

I have a feeling it's going to be a memorable summer this year so I've gone a bit overboard and picked too many songs. So many songs that I've had to split my Summer Playlist into two parts. Here's Part One:

1. Summer Hair = Forever Young - The Academy Is...
2. Let It Roll - All Time Low
3. Runaway - Artist Vs Poet
4. Los Angeles - The Audition
5. I Don't Care (This Is Why We Can't Have Nice Things) - The Blackout
6. Firstdate - Blink 182
7. No Hablo Ingles - Bowling For Soup
8. I'll Run - The Cab
9. In One Ear - Cage The Elephant
10. Wet Hot American Summer - Cobra Starship
11. Stolen - Dashboard Confessional
12. She Likes (Bittersweet Love) - Forever The Sickest Kids
13. Girls And Boys - Good Charlotte
14. Poprocks And Coke - Green Day
15. The Queen And I - Gym Class Heroes
16. Love You Much Better - The Hush Sound
17. Lilli Rose - Kids In Glass Houses
18. Last Summer - Lostprophets
19. iGeneration - MC Lars
20. Shiver Me Timbers - Mercy Mercedes
21. Broken Heart - Motion City Soundtrack
22. Your Biggest Fan - NeverShoutNever
23. New Perspective - Panic! At The Disco
24. Where The Lines Overlap - Paramore
25. Do The Panic - Phantom Planet
26. Nobody Baby - The Pink Spiders
27. Right On, Right Now - Powerspace
28. Show Me Everything You've Got - The Rocket Summer
29. Alive With The Glory Of Love - Say Anything
30. To Be Continued... - Set Your Goals
31. Summer, Man - Taking Back Sunday
32. My Beautiful Rescue - This Providence
33. Summer Love - We The Kings
34. Nasty Habits - You Me At Six
35. Kings And Queens - 30 Seconds To Mars
36. Starstrukk - 3Oh!3

And to top it all off:

37. Party Hard - Andrew W.K.

Happy Summer Folks!

Another Update.

As you might have guessed, I really don't have much to talk about at the moment. However, Laura has told me to blog and so I shall.

Firstly, exams are nearly over. One more to go. Bloody Media. Wish me luck. I think the other exams all went fairly well. ICT was my biggest success because this time I did not poke myself in the eye with a biro and I read the whole textbook cover to cover so I think I can safely say that I know my s***. I made my entire English exam up on the spot but what else was I supposed to do? Twelve whole pages of notes on stupid A2 paper and the question was on something that I had a grand total of two quotes for. That's life I guess.

Last week was the Alton Towers trip which was good. I got pooed on by a bird (fourth time in three years) and it wasn't even on my head so I don't get any good luck either. THANKS BIRD, YOU BIG NINNY! Laura moaned at me because the dates were rearranged because I had work and refused to skive off (I am a mature and responsible person... sort of) but it turned out to be a good thing because we went a day earlier and it was hot and sunny so IN YOUR FACE LAURA! (Ps, I know you're reading this and I'm only messing with you).

All this World Cup nonsense is starting to piss me off. It's football, not the end of the world. Besides, I am a tennis fan and I will be watching Wimbledon instead. Yesterday's game particularly annoyed me due to the fact that the commentators were completely biased and wanted Federer to win. Seriously, give someone else a chance already! Anyway, I wanted to write in and complain about how rude they were but Karma beat me to it because their microphones broke and nobody could hear them. AVV IT!

That's about all for now I suppose.

PS. THE SECOND BATTLE IS APPROACHING! ARE YOU READY?!?

A Little Update.

Nothing much happening here but I thought I'd explain the lack of blogging.

Firstly, the exam period has reached us. My first exam is tomorrow and as you can see, I am not revising. But I have been so it's all good. Let's just hope that I don't stab myself in the eye with my pen like I did with my last ICT exam... Anyway, I'm feeling a little nervous but at the same time I am probably the only person who will ever tell you that I actually ENJOY exams. And I am telling you the truth. Good luck to everyone doing their exams at the moment.

Secondly... well, their isn't a secondly. Exams are pretty much the only thing occurring right now.

I can promise a lot more blogging over the summer. Hopefully I'll have something to talk about then. In the meantime, head over to Havoc Reviews to check out all the latest gig reviews and spread the word if you would be so kind. :)

Favourite Films?

Seeing as the first of hopefully many film nights is due to start next Friday, I thought I'd name a few of my favourite films as a recommendation for you all...

Of course, I spent a whole (if rather short) blog discussing Shaun of the Dead so you already know that that's right up there on my favourites list. It has a bit of everything; a lot of wit, a lot of zombies (possibly not preferable in real life) and a little bit of Queen. What's not to love?

So next is The Boat That Rocked. If I'd have been born in the 60's, I'm sure it would have taken me back to the good old days. Regrettably, I was born in the 90's. Anyway, although this film apparently got crap reviews and bought in an awful amount of money, for those of us who have a good taste in films it is actually REALLY good. I liked it so much I bought the Soundtrack as well.

Next up is (500) Days of Summer. Unlike many terrible predictable films these days, it actually has a realistic plot although maybe not an entirely realistic ending. Who gets married that quickly? Aside from the unexpected marriage, it's a really sweet film.

Love Actually happens to be a film that my family watch at least once a year, at Christmas. It's interesting how all the characters are linked together and once again has a fairly realistic plot.

Finally, you've always got to have a little bit of Grease stashed in your favourite films list. I have watched this film so many times it's ridiculous. I grew up watching this film so of course it's a classic in my eyes.

And those are pretty much my top five. :)

Don't Try This At Home.

So, how did 4 gigs in 1 week turn out?

Well, to sum it up:
I'm covered in bruises.
I have a lump on the side of my head where someone punched/elbowed me.
My jaw/neck kills due to the fact that someone punched me in the face/neck.
Being repeatedly hit in the head has left me with a thumping headache.
I'm so tired I've slept the past two Saturdays the whole day through.
For some bizzare reason I've lost my appetite and feel sick.
My legs can't cope with the simplest of tasks, like walking.

And...

I had a bloody brilliant week. All the injuries and tiredness were worth it and I would do it all again without hesitation. So thanks very much to My Passion, The Blackout, All Time Low, Kids In Glass Houses, Lostprophets, Cobra Starship, The King Blues and Enter Shikari.

Roll on March. :)

Urban Dictionary?

Apparently everyone keeps looking up their names on Urban Dictionary lately. I was confused so I typed in 'Holly' (because that's my name obviously) and here's what popped up:

"A word used to describe a beautiful and bright being. usally linked to a girl of average height with blonde hair and brown eyes."

Well the first part's correct of course (jokes, that was sarcasm) but the second part isn't, partly due to the misspelling of 'usually' and partly because it's just a wrong description anyway. It then continued:

"A very cool person"

"Verb - to holly - to appear as though you're doing work, but actually doodling 'knowledge trees' and running a secret network of criminal organizations."

"Shes the girl whos really cool and always flippin jolly, it must be said shes off her head the one and only Holly."

I particularly like the last one because years and years and years ago I got a mug that had the exact same poem on it and I STILL have that mug.

:)

A Disney Discussion.

I often seem to find myself in discussion about Disney films. Perhaps it's because I have a younger sister, perhaps it's because I'm childish or perhaps it's because Disney films these days really are that bad.

Yes, I said it. Disney films these days are absolutely awful. They tell horrid, predictable stories and focus far too much on the special effects which are overused and therefore not so special at all.

But back in the good old 90's? Those really were the days. Being a kid was so much fun then because Disney films were so good. Snow White, Cinderella, Peter Pan, Lady and the Tramp, Sleeping Beauty, One Hundred and One Dalmatians, Mary Poppins, The Jungle Book, Winnie the Pooh, Beauty and the Beast, Aladdin, The Lion King, Pocahontus, Toy Story, The Hunchback of Notre Dame, Hercules, George of the Jungle, Mulan, A Bug's Life, Tarzan, The Emperor's New Groove... and then it all went wrong.

These days there have only really been a few good Disney films; The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe, Bridge to Terabithia, Meet the Robinsons and Enchanted.

Come on Disney, make some good films already.

Nice Save, Holly.

It's a universal rule that foul language is forbidden at schools. It's a universal fact that I just can't keep from using foul language. To put it into perspective I believe I was once voted as "The person who swears the most." Now, this isn't exactly the greatest honour in the world but bad language really doesn't bother me as much as it does other people. To me, as long as you're not saying it to diliberately hurt someone and you're not being completely serious, it's not a big deal.

Today I was in my form room and, as usual, I wasn't really paying much attention to anything academic. My form tutor 'Miss S' was discussing something or other and it wasn't until I heard her say, "So remember to fill out that form before the deadline..." that I began to pay attention. Here's what followed:

Me: What? What are you talking about?
Gemma: We have to fill out our Sixth Form applications online before March.
Me: F***!
Miss S: What was that?
Me: Nothing.
Everyone else: [Snigger snigger]
Miss S: Did you just say 'I've failed'?
Me: No... I mean YES.
Everyone else: [Snigger snigger]
Miss S: That doesn't make sense. How have you failed?
Gemma: Nice Save!
Me: HIGH FIVE! HIGH FIVE!
Miss S: Oh, I don't understand...

She then walked off looking confused.

So here's a piece of advice for all of you: The next time you use bad language in front of a member of staff somewhere [or perhaps your parents] just pretend that you said something else. It really IS that simple, sometimes.

I'm All Grown Up.

I'm not really. Had you fooled.

Anyway, here's a really pointless topic of discussion for today (even more pointless than that Chicken Nugget conversation that nobody would understand)...

Have you ever noticed how much you've changed?

I remember when I first started school. I cried and then ended up on the top of a yellow slide. As I left school, I said goodbye to someone and she got confused as to why I knew her name. I pointed out that we'd spent the whole day playing together. Her response was something like "Oh yeah."
So when I was a little kid I was super shy, hated wearing frilly socks, watched the Lion King on repeat and liked green grapes. I tried to con my mum into buying me Cake Mix every time we went shopping and I collected Pokemon cards. It was your average childhood and a nice one at that.

When I was a bit older (about 6 or 7) I remember winning an English Award. I had my photo taken and an article was written in the local paper. I also won a silver trophy which I was allowed to keep for a year but I had to give it back early because we moved house.
One of the things that has never changed: I always have and always will love writing.

Once upon a time I was at the park with a group of friends and we sat around enjoying the summer, sharing 2 litre bottles of Cherryade and playing various versions of 'Chicken'. Every time a train went past someone would shout 'GET OFF BLACK' and everyone would run for it.
During that time I was a bit of a rebel... well, as much as a rebel as I will ever be. Ok, so I wasn't a rebel but it was a fun time.

Starting secondary school was a complete change. I found it super awkward and I hated the shiny tables in maths. I often got lost as well but I was too nervous to stop and ask anyone.
Around about this time I went back to 'Shy Holly' and found my love for books again. I was extremely unorganised and my room was so messy that you couldn't see the floor. My excuse: I was getting prepared for becoming a teenager.

Today, I made Laura choke on her drink. We spent the whole of lunch laughing. I found out that I got full marks on my English coursework and was complimented on my writing.
I have great friends, a great family and I enjoy school. I still love the Lion King and writing but I prefer pears to green grapes. I hate frilly socks but my room is super tidy. People accuse me of having OCD and even though I walk through the same park every day, I never sit at the swings drinking cherryade. I still think that Knock Down Ginger is the best game ever invented but I don't play it anymore and I still hate the shiny tables in the maths department. I finally know my way around school, sort of. I try and con my mum into buying me cake mix and I still have my Pokemon cards in a shoebox somewhere.

I'd say I've grown up quite a bit... maybe. :)

For Once, I Did A Good Deed.

The other day, yesterday to be precise, I was walking along when a lady dropped her bag and the contents spilled out across the path in front of me. Stupidly I said, "Oh sorry" as though it was my fault. It most definitely wasn't, it was simply because she was carrying far too many bags that there was a 90% chance that she was going to drop at least one. Which she did. So I asked her if she wanted help, to which she chuckled and said "No thank you." However, she was still carrying all these bags and there was now a 50% chance that she was going to drop one, again. So, stupidly I dithered about ready to catch any of her bags if she dropped them but she didn't and so I looked like a complete idiot. End of story.

Basically, the point I'm trying to make is that these days people don't really do anything nice for each other and when they do, everyone always seems extremely surprised as though it's some great novelty that people are actually being friendly. The lady I just mentioned didn't act like this but I was shocked at myself for pausing to help her out.

I was just thinking how completely frustrating it is that people can't be bothered to help each other out anymore. Rather than ignoring people or thinking about it first, being a nice person should be a natural thing. It's a shame that it isn't.

A Strange Conversation.

"Ok, I forgive you Jade for leaving me the other day. You know, to get the train... Now give me chicken nuggets!"

"Do you like chicken nuggets?"

"I just- yes, I do..."

I'm not sure why I posted this, it was just one of those conversations that began with a strange theory about forgiving people and ended without a context.

What's That Coming Over The Hill?

Every so often a completely unexpected song will suddenly become huge and in turn over played to the point when people start ripping their hair out in frustration. If you think about it, the song is usually actually pretty good (even if it is just for the comical amusement it provides) but people always end up hating it. Then when they hear it again in a few years time, they're like "Oh yeah, I remember this song... it's quite good, isn't it?" Here are some of those songs that drove people mad but I actually quite liked... or hated.

Monster by The Automatic. I remember driving to the beach one day when this song was playing and thinking to myself "This is crap, why does everyone like it?" Then, about a week later, I liked it. This particular song was played to the extreme on Kerrang and I remember that every time I went to Laura's, Kerrang would play it at least six times in half an hour. It really got to Laura but ever since then, I've had a soft spot for this song. I think it was the video for it.

That absolutely awfully atrocious James Blunt song. To be 'blunt' it was crap. Enough said.

Rockstar by Nickelback. Also, an utterly butterly s*** song. Overplayed to the point of torture. I despise it with a passion.

Valerie (originally by The Zutons, killed by Amy Winehouse). What a bad cover of a good song. What was most annoying is that I often heard people saying "It's so much better than the original." No, it's not.

Chasing Cars by Snow Patrol. I like this song very much so I'm extremely glad I no longer listen to the radio. It's played so much that I'm sure I'd end up hating it if I did.

Foundations by Kate Nash. This song went through a phase where it was played everywhere. My mum hates this song and claims that Kate Nash can't sing. I have her album. As usual, my mum and I disagree.

That's Not My Name by The Ting Tings. At first I hated this song. After weeks of trying to figure out what her name actually was, I grew to like it.

I think that's pretty much it. I'm sure there are more but these are the ones that have stuck with me.

The 'Batman' soundtrack?

"As Mr. Sloan always says, there is no "I" in team, but there is an "I" in pie. And there's an "I" in meat pie. Anagram of meat is team... I don't know what he's talking about."

For those of you who like to watch classic British comedies you'll know that this is a quote from Shaun of the Dead. For those of you who know me, you'll know that this is quite possibly my favourite film ever.

It's basically a zombie apocalypse set in Britain which obviously pretty much takes the p*** out of Dawn of the Dead. If you don't have a very British sense of humour you either wouldn't get it or you wouldn't find it funny but that's exactly what I love about it. It's just so British-ly true.

I'll bet that if there ever is a zombie apocalypse, there will be some crazies who decide to cram up in a pub, listening to Queen and eating crisps. Ok, so maybe I'm not certain of that but I can possibly see it happening.

Anyway, the whole point of this blog is to give my recommendation and say that I wish there were more British films like this. Go watch it if you haven't already.

I finish with another little quote:
You've got red on you.

@Blogspot The best quotes in life come from Twitter.

There are a few of us lurking around who actually use Twitter to type our every single thought, without considering whether it makes sense or not. Sometimes they can be a little bit boring. For example, after I'd typed my blog the other day I went straight onto Twitter and said, "I just blogged." Other times they actually mention something of vital importance that really make you question your ideas such as when PhilsLion said, "I never understood the whole 'putting socks in pairs' thing. Do you like the fruity scent or something?" And other times they make absolutely no sense whatsoever. Those are always the best ones. So here are a few of my favourite Tweets that I either don't understand at all or were so irrelevant to everything that they were actually extremely funny to read.

December 26th 2009: JenMuffin_X "Kiss my ar...tichoke!"

October 1st 2009: ENTERSHIKARI "I just blew up a vacuum cleaner"

September 7th 2009: travisrclark "For those of you who are genuinely worried about me biting my legs to see if they taste like jello, know that I was kidding but you rule hah"

August 28th 2009: CamillaOBrien "I'm building Hogwarts out of lego."

August 14th 2009: AmazingPhil "i dreamed i went to the dentist and my teeth were fine. and i went home. what a waste of a dream. I want my money back D;"

July 9th 2009: iamjonwalker "Good morning, I almost just stepped on a rattlesnake."

July 5th 2009: riandawson "Pretty soon I will be living an episode of '24.' Sort of. Okay not really, but I will make @jackalltimelow call me Keifer"

June 23rd 2009: AlexAllTimeLow "@riandawson has pee-pee hands!"

May 20th 2009: AllenMurphyEIP "Horoscope: Your worst fears will be confirmed when bigfoot becomes your stepfather"

May 13th 2009: PerculiarPenny "Yuck!! I just squirted soap up my nose!!"

April 22nd 2009: theboywholived "Quiddich training in half an hour, buggered."

April 10th 2009: wethedan "travis is in a weird mood. He's outside right now trying to challenge everyone to a cage fight yelling "never back down!". weirdo"

April 8th 2009: brendonuriesays "@TheSpencerSmith mine too. the lost city has been found in my bathroom"

January 19th 2010: MrsStephenFry "Sounds like Stephen's having all sorts of fun with his rubber duck up there. I do hope he has a bath afterwards."

Oh, who knew you could read such witty things in only 140 characters.

Don't Be So Humiliating, Holly.

Have you ever done that thing when you see someone waving in your direction and you wave back only to realise they're waving at the person behind you? Yeah, don't fret it. I've done that too. What's even worse is that I said a cheery little 'Hello' with it. Naturally, I won't be speaking to that person ever again.

So we all do some embarrassing things sometimes which often result in social awkwardness for at least the rest of the day and if something exceptionally cringe worthy has happened to you recently, I'd like to dedicate this blog to making you feel better because I really am a bit of an idiot...

I once climbed up a tree knowing for a fact that I'm an awful tree climber. Needless to say I got stuck only to realise that I wasn't alone and that I was in fact surrounded by hundreds of ants. Now this wouldn't have been so bad except that I was in the middle of a public area and to be completely precise I was about 3ft off the ground...

One time (Circle Time to be exact) I followed someone all around the classroom thinking she was avoiding me only to be 'told off' by my teacher as she explained that this poor girl was in fact just looking for her glasses. The whole class stared at me as I took my seat. Ouch.

And then there was the time when walking down that slippery slippery monster that is Fort Pitt Hill, I slipped and landed on my bum. Right in front of two much older students than myself. They both laughed at me, the rude cows.

There was also my first day at school when I was mentally abused by being forced to eat a school dinner. And it was a salad too. Obviously I wasn't going to be taken alive (or forced to eat that foul meal) so I kicked up the hugest fuss possibly ever known to that school. In the end, after they could no longer cope with my persistent screaming and crying, they had to call my older sister from her class to come and deal with me. At the time, I didn't think I had any need to be embarrassed. Looking back on it now, I very much am.

I once got caught in the ticket barriers at the London Underground. It was rush hour. That was a smooth move.

Then there was the one time when I actually owned a skirt, I wore it down the shops and as I was walking back a big gust of wind came up behind me and blew my skirt up, in the middle of a busy road. With lots of people around.

How about a bit of bird poop? Yep, I've had that too. Once at the train station just minutes before my train turned up. I had to frantically scrape it out of my hair with my fingers. Repulsive. That'll teach me for standing right underneath the edge of the roof. The other time was walking through the park. In typical fashion the bird had the whole park to take a dump but it decided to get me just as I was walking under the lamppost. Luckily it only landed on my hand, have that you tosser bird.

Possibly the most cringe worthy, due to my complete stupidity, I once attatched a key ring to my tongue. Extremely painful, not only could I not close my mouth but I couldn't speak. Thinking my tongue would inevitably have to be ripped out I had a panic attack. My family took this opportunity to laugh hysterically at me.

There are also all the other typically normal humiliating experiences. Giving ridiculous answers in class (it took me years to learn by 0 times table), falling off chairs and falling up stairs, belly flopping into a swimming pool and nearly drowning in a swimming pool (bloody wave machines), stepping in dog poop, running for the train and missing it then casually strolling away. All the usual really.

Facebook! Whatever happened to Myspace?

It seems that if you're a Social Networking Site you have to have either a ridiculously stupid name or a glaringly obvious one. Sorry Social Networking Sites, those are the rules.

Anyway, it's that time to have a pointless rant again but for once maybe people will understand where I'm coming from. Don't you just hate it when you log into Facebook and every bloody update is "Bla Bla Bla joined the group..." or "Bla Bla Bla became a fan of..." Do I look like I care? The answer is no, I don't. How about they make a group called, "I really cannot stand bloody stupid Facebook groups." And you know what, to be completely honest I wouldn't even join that group because I'd never look at it again.

Anyway, that was pretty much it. Rant over.

2009.

Last night I realised that Winter is unique because it's the only season that pops around twice a year. It's here to greet us and here to say goodbye. Thanks Winter.

So 2009? I am absolutely positive that someone cut about 100 days off the year, it went so fast. But I'm not going to complain (too much) because I actually had a pretty good year.

I had my best gig so far, so thanks very much Gallows and particularly Frank Carter for spitting lyrics in my face.

I also made two successful cakes, set up Russian Headquarters, pretended the floor was lava, accepted chocolate off strangers, got shot in the foot (thanks Laura), got a cowboy hat, had another game of 'The Floor is Lava' on a train, got hit in the head with a snowball and covered my ceiling in Glow in the Dark Stars.

I also started up Havoc Reviews with Gemma which we have loads lined up for. Watch out 2010.

I survived my GCSE's. Years of preparation.

The only down side to the year was saying goodbye to Penny, but it's not all bad because we still poke each other on Facebook and chat on Twitter. Penny, if you're reading this, your Christmas present WILL turn up one day.

Thank you 2009. :)