Zero To Report

So today has been one of those non days, you know the sort, when you begin to wonder why you decided to get out of bed at all. It's not that you've had a particularly bad day, just a highly uneventful one. Still, I'm currently watching Jonathan Creek - which obviously perks up the situation. I am literally in awe of the people who write that show, how do they come up with such intricate yet brilliant story lines? I don't think I've ever been able to guess correctly what the answer to each mystery has been.

And you have to love those curls..

"You Are Wonderful!"

Recently I graduated from uni, whilst the day itself was one of happiness it actually marked quite a sad moment in my life; the realisation that I was no longer a student. No more Topshop student discount, no more late night Kens, no more hangover days with my housemate and worst of all, no more Portsmouth. My three years at uni were most definitely the best three years of my life so far. I hope, of course, that I haven't peaked and that everything else isn't down hill from here on in!

During my graduation ceremony Sheila Hancock (yes you read that right!) made a closing speech. She applauded our achievement and told us that we were all wonderful, how lovely of her! She also went on to tell us that we were better than these celebrities who have zero achievements (apart from posing naked) who swan around the red carpet as if they own it. Why do so many girls out there aspire to be like that? Ok yes it may seem like an easy option..get a boob job (since when was surgery easy?), plaster on the make-up like a drag queen, hit a London club and hunt down a footballer. Easy peasy, you're set for life, sure, you may have lost all respect, but who needs that when you've got diamonds? When I compare myself to these girls it makes me even more proud of my degree, I might not have diamonds and an Aston Martin but I definitely have respect (provided you don't bump into me out on the tiles at the weekend).

P.S That doesn't mean to say that I don't want diamonds and an Aston Martin..a DB9 if you were wondering..

Tea and Donkeys

This week I went to Devon. Residing in a converted barn on a farm in the middle of nowhere I drank tea, went to the beach, took walks and generally did all the things that are deemed to be Devonish. I must admit, I'm not sure if I could live that kind of lifestyle full time but it was nice to get away for a while. On one of the days we went to a donkey sanctuary, they have something like 400 donkeys on this expansive farm, the work they do with the donkeys is really impressive.

The glorious summer seems to have taken a turn for the worse, I knew it wouldn't last the whole season..

Oh the horror!

So my brother has rented Paranormal Activity to watch tonight, I'm a bit dubious. You see I'm normally scared ridiculously easy and so you can forgive me for buying into the whole 'scariest film of ALL time' hype. I did buy into it annnd to be honest I wasn't scared at all..weird. That was several months ago and to be fair, I did watch it on my laptop. Maybe tonight on an actual TV it'll have more of an effect on me, hmmm.

This is coming from the girl who was scared witless by such classics as The Mothman Prophecy and The Haunting.

Horror films seem to have a bit of a bad rep in Hollywood, I mean, when was the last time we saw one win an Oscar? Or anything for that matter, other than a Razzie, of course.

I think it's time the horror genre had a revival, bring back the Halloweens and Texas Chainsaws. Surely there is something wrong with a genre when people call films like Paranormal 'a classic'.

Is it time E4 shed its Skins?

Its funny, every week me and my housemates watch Skins, we never miss it. Yet we always end up slagging it off, claiming 'its not what it used to be', ' the new characters are rubbish' etc. This always makes me wonder, why do we insist on sticking with it?

I guess there is an odd sense of nostalgia with a programme like this, when it first hit our TV screens we were the same age as the characters, we too were struggling with our A-levels, we wanted an escape and Skins was able to provide us with this, even if it was only for 1 hour a week. We all craved the rock and roll lifestyle that these kids were living and the programme let us feel like we were a part of it.

Maybe the reason we can't connect with it anymore is because we've simply grown up and moved on, just as the original cast have. Are we no longer the target viewing audience?

Perhaps Skins has had its time. When it first burst onto the scene it was fresh and unlike anything else around at the time, maybe we've all cottoned on to it and its become too predictable...

Either way, Skins series 1 FTW!

Modern Technology

Is modern technology to blame for the increasing break down in marriage?

Back in the day, before the phenomenom of mobiles, facebook, emails etc. were people more likely to stay faithful? Surely there was less temptation.

Personally, I can't imagine a world without this kind of technology, its been there for most of my life. But does this mean it's good?

Maybe this is why romance appears to be dead. We live in a world where pretty much any demand can be fulfilled in minutes, 24 hour restaurants, shops..the list goes on. What a change from the days when contact with ones lover meant sending a letter and waiting a week or more to hear back.

On the other hand...Facebook gives us all an opportunity to perve and suss out potential love interests..maybe not such a bad thing then :-p