Friday 25 March 2011
Thursday 24 March 2011
Exp-hair-iments
Good evening my kittens,
Apart from university work, pulling pints and feeling dizzy from the stirrings of young love, I have been having a whale of time experimenting with my hair.
A few weeks ago I had very, very long blonde hair. Unfortunately it was very, very damaged and as I had had it like that for a while, I was bored of it.
So I decided to make that brave jump of having it chopped off to sit above my shoulders. I also had it dyed dark, dark brown. Unfortunately, I hated it at first. Fortunately, I grew to like it soon enough. I loved the colour, it was just the shock of having all my hair cut off that got me.
The problem was that the hairdresser only used a semi-permanent brown hair dye on my hair and my hair colour always fades fast. So as it was slowly lightening I decided to dye it plum purple on a whim. Now I like it and all, but after a day of having it purple, I've realized I wish I could switch it on and off. Having it purple sometimes, brown others. It was fun though, and hey you're only young once.
Because I am attending the boyfriend's brother's wedding on April 8th, I have decided to try and get it back to brown for then. I only used a semi-permanent dye with the plum colour, and I'll be using baby shampoo, Head & Shoulders and any other colour-stripping techniques to strip away any colour in my hair up to then. And probably after.
So that's where I am right now. Join me next time for more hair-damaging whimsy and mundane blogs.
Love always,
-A
PS - Bought a fabulous dress from Topshop for the wedding - win!
Apart from university work, pulling pints and feeling dizzy from the stirrings of young love, I have been having a whale of time experimenting with my hair.
A few weeks ago I had very, very long blonde hair. Unfortunately it was very, very damaged and as I had had it like that for a while, I was bored of it.
So I decided to make that brave jump of having it chopped off to sit above my shoulders. I also had it dyed dark, dark brown. Unfortunately, I hated it at first. Fortunately, I grew to like it soon enough. I loved the colour, it was just the shock of having all my hair cut off that got me.
The problem was that the hairdresser only used a semi-permanent brown hair dye on my hair and my hair colour always fades fast. So as it was slowly lightening I decided to dye it plum purple on a whim. Now I like it and all, but after a day of having it purple, I've realized I wish I could switch it on and off. Having it purple sometimes, brown others. It was fun though, and hey you're only young once.
Because I am attending the boyfriend's brother's wedding on April 8th, I have decided to try and get it back to brown for then. I only used a semi-permanent dye with the plum colour, and I'll be using baby shampoo, Head & Shoulders and any other colour-stripping techniques to strip away any colour in my hair up to then. And probably after.
So that's where I am right now. Join me next time for more hair-damaging whimsy and mundane blogs.
Love always,
-A
PS - Bought a fabulous dress from Topshop for the wedding - win!
Wednesday 23 March 2011
My 10 rules to life
1. You are not the centre of the universe.
2. There are more important problems in the world than what to wear, or whether you should or shouldn't eat those chips.
3. Life is as simple as you make it.
4. Nobody can bring you down if you don't let them.
5. Laughter really is the best medicine.
6. Don't worry about things that you have already done - you do not have a time machine, you just have to accept things how they are.
7. Don't worry about things you cannot control.
8. Smile at strangers, talk to everyone, be approachable.
9. It is always better to try than not try.
10. All you can do in life is your best.
I create my own morality and religion for myself. People seem to think that because I don't believe in organized religion, that I do not believe in anything. I have a strong set of morals and beliefs, it's just things I have learnt for myself instead of being taught.
Ta ta for now kittens,
-A
2. There are more important problems in the world than what to wear, or whether you should or shouldn't eat those chips.
3. Life is as simple as you make it.
4. Nobody can bring you down if you don't let them.
5. Laughter really is the best medicine.
6. Don't worry about things that you have already done - you do not have a time machine, you just have to accept things how they are.
7. Don't worry about things you cannot control.
8. Smile at strangers, talk to everyone, be approachable.
9. It is always better to try than not try.
10. All you can do in life is your best.
I create my own morality and religion for myself. People seem to think that because I don't believe in organized religion, that I do not believe in anything. I have a strong set of morals and beliefs, it's just things I have learnt for myself instead of being taught.
Ta ta for now kittens,
-A
Monday 21 March 2011
Epiphany #4
There comes a time when you have to shut the laptop and accept that things are the way they are, and only you can change them.
Tuesday 15 March 2011
Groundhog life
Do you ever wish sometimes that you could fall asleep and wake up in the past so that you could do something over again, the right way? That is how I feel today.
Monday 14 March 2011
State of Fluox
To me, there is no truer philosophy than taking everything one day at a time.
I have had mixed results with my medication since I started taking it, but it did eventually settle down and seem to be making a real difference.
The problem began when I ran out. I took the last one-a-day tablet on Tuesday and didn't manage to get any kind of appointment until Friday. I swiftly resumed taking them one-a-day as directed once I picked up the prescription the same day, but I have felt a definite change these last few days.
My moods have been all over the place, I have been incredibly emotional and feelings of apathy have returned with gusto.
This is not good. In truth, it scares me. I have come so far in this short space of time, I have figured out so much and come to a healthier, happier place in life. And whilst I know I can get back there (thinking rationally), my irrational, mental self tells me that it is jeopardized. That I am back in some kind of limbo.
And truth be told kittens, I'm not sure who to talk to about it...
-A
I have had mixed results with my medication since I started taking it, but it did eventually settle down and seem to be making a real difference.
The problem began when I ran out. I took the last one-a-day tablet on Tuesday and didn't manage to get any kind of appointment until Friday. I swiftly resumed taking them one-a-day as directed once I picked up the prescription the same day, but I have felt a definite change these last few days.
My moods have been all over the place, I have been incredibly emotional and feelings of apathy have returned with gusto.
This is not good. In truth, it scares me. I have come so far in this short space of time, I have figured out so much and come to a healthier, happier place in life. And whilst I know I can get back there (thinking rationally), my irrational, mental self tells me that it is jeopardized. That I am back in some kind of limbo.
And truth be told kittens, I'm not sure who to talk to about it...
-A
Tuesday 8 March 2011
Puncakes?
Now anyone who knows me will know that I am not a religious person. I could sit for hours and rant about how destructive most organized religions are, but that is not the point of this blog post.
My friends here at university often partake in the Christian tradition of giving up something for the period of lent. This is not a tradition I have ever decided to join in with since, if I'm not religious, why would I deprive myself of something I like? I believe Jimmy Carr tweeted it best today when he said:
"The best thing about being an atheist is Shrove Tuesday becomes Pancake Day (and you can have Pancakes again tomorrow)"
However, this year I have felt strangely compelled to take part in the whole lent thing. I am still not sure why.
Many of my friends are giving up facebook which is admirable, but I like facebook and I'm not sure it will really help me with anything. I think having facebook on my phone has actually helped me go on it less, since I know I will get an email if I have any notifications and it only takes two seconds to check. Now I don't need to spend my time refreshing and logging in and checking everyone's profiles. Since it does it for me I actually use it much less, and I'm less compelled to keep checking back. Besides, I thoroughly enjoy my internet addiction and don't intend to stop it.
So what would be a good thing for me to give up? Really I should give up junk food. I have eaten way too much of it lately unnecessarily and not only is it unhealthy, it's draining my bank balance fast. Now I know myself pretty well, having had 20 years experience dealing with myself and all, and I know that I tend to not have a lot of willpower when it comes to food. My plan is to avoid having money on me, or to avoid situations where I might be likely to indulge. It won't be easy but hey ho, life goes on. And I could definitely do with shedding some pounds!
Since it is pancake day, I have to give a special mention to Ewan for coming over with all the trimmings (that I demanded, ha!) and cooking me some delicious pancakes. It was lovely to just spend the evening with him and we had a wonderful night.
In other news, it is hair appointment time tomorrow and I am very excited! Also, I need to get myself organized since I've got a lot of stuff to do now and coming up soon - eek!
Until next time kittens,
-A
My friends here at university often partake in the Christian tradition of giving up something for the period of lent. This is not a tradition I have ever decided to join in with since, if I'm not religious, why would I deprive myself of something I like? I believe Jimmy Carr tweeted it best today when he said:
"The best thing about being an atheist is Shrove Tuesday becomes Pancake Day (and you can have Pancakes again tomorrow)"
However, this year I have felt strangely compelled to take part in the whole lent thing. I am still not sure why.
Many of my friends are giving up facebook which is admirable, but I like facebook and I'm not sure it will really help me with anything. I think having facebook on my phone has actually helped me go on it less, since I know I will get an email if I have any notifications and it only takes two seconds to check. Now I don't need to spend my time refreshing and logging in and checking everyone's profiles. Since it does it for me I actually use it much less, and I'm less compelled to keep checking back. Besides, I thoroughly enjoy my internet addiction and don't intend to stop it.
So what would be a good thing for me to give up? Really I should give up junk food. I have eaten way too much of it lately unnecessarily and not only is it unhealthy, it's draining my bank balance fast. Now I know myself pretty well, having had 20 years experience dealing with myself and all, and I know that I tend to not have a lot of willpower when it comes to food. My plan is to avoid having money on me, or to avoid situations where I might be likely to indulge. It won't be easy but hey ho, life goes on. And I could definitely do with shedding some pounds!
Since it is pancake day, I have to give a special mention to Ewan for coming over with all the trimmings (that I demanded, ha!) and cooking me some delicious pancakes. It was lovely to just spend the evening with him and we had a wonderful night.
In other news, it is hair appointment time tomorrow and I am very excited! Also, I need to get myself organized since I've got a lot of stuff to do now and coming up soon - eek!
Until next time kittens,
-A
Monday 7 March 2011
Free books
Yesterday I got given a book as part of World Book Night 2011, which was actually on the 5th of March. Essentially World Book Night was about giving away much-loved books for free around the UK in an attempt to get people talk about the books they love and recommending others to read.
Mr. B's Emporium of Reading, a bookshop in Bath, had 50 copies of Mohsin Hamid's novel The Reluctant Fundamentalist to give away, and decided to share those books up with other local businesses. Now this happened to include my place of work, The Salamander, which is literally across the road for Mr. B's. I believe we had 10 copies to give away but somehow my manager Rachel still had one left over, so she gave it to me since I'm a literature student.
Whilst I know the gesture was more blasé than that, since they simply had it left over and I just happened to be working yesterday, but I loved it. Not only do I get something free, but I get something which comes recommended by a team of literary experts.
I started reading it tonight at knitting, and whilst I didn't get very far into it due to chatting and eating chocolate buttons, I have enjoyed what I've read so far. Definitely going to read it to the end, and hey, maybe even review it!
-A
Mr. B's Emporium of Reading, a bookshop in Bath, had 50 copies of Mohsin Hamid's novel The Reluctant Fundamentalist to give away, and decided to share those books up with other local businesses. Now this happened to include my place of work, The Salamander, which is literally across the road for Mr. B's. I believe we had 10 copies to give away but somehow my manager Rachel still had one left over, so she gave it to me since I'm a literature student.
Whilst I know the gesture was more blasé than that, since they simply had it left over and I just happened to be working yesterday, but I loved it. Not only do I get something free, but I get something which comes recommended by a team of literary experts.
I started reading it tonight at knitting, and whilst I didn't get very far into it due to chatting and eating chocolate buttons, I have enjoyed what I've read so far. Definitely going to read it to the end, and hey, maybe even review it!
-A
Saturday 5 March 2011
My not-much-reading week
In true me fashion, I have not done a lot of reading this week. But that doesn't mean I haven't done anything, so let me fill you in kittens.
I think I have reached a nice point in my job at the Salamander where I feel pretty comfortable with what I'm doing. I know longer feel like the new kid, instead I feel like I'm one of them. I've bonded with Keiran, impressed James and even helped the new guy out on his first shift. Having a job has definitely bought out a lot of confidence in me. When you have to talk to strangers all the time, learn things on the spot and figure out solutions when something goes wrong, you can't always be a wallflower. Plus it has been lovely meeting all kinds of people, and working with some absolute dudes. And let's not forget, I did find myself a love interest there. And having some kind of monetary income is unbelievably helpful right now.
Speaking of the boyfriend, I am very happy in that department. As he likes to say, we work well together. Whilst I wasn't convinced getting myself into a relationship was the best thing for me, I have yet to regret a second of it. I am just having best time and I am not going to apologize for it, or feel bad. And you can't beat a guy who's willing to take me to TGI's because of how I go on about their individually cheesed nachos, or set up a joint blockbuster account with me, or call me beautiful even when I've just woken up and I look like death warmed up. It feels lovely.
I was supposed to be heading home to Northampton (North-tramp-ton?) for a couple of days but that kind of fell through. I realized I would be paying £40 to head home for one night, to spend another £20 on a dinner, to not see my dad or mum, and then get the train back again. It didn't seem worth it to me. Not when I have uni work and lots of organizing to do here anyway. I could tell that my family were gutted from their text responses to my decision to stay here - "Ok" being the longest one. Oh, my crazy family. I love them really. Things seem to be turning round for my mum as well which is nice. She's gotten herself a fancy new job, her dogs are all healthy again and she sounds much less depressed. And she even offered to pay for my hair - win!
Now I'm planning to blog extensively about my hair next week, but I am planning an Alex Page overhaul. Basically I'm in need of change and it's time for an overhaul.
I've booked myself a hair appointment for Wednesday, and I'm going to see about getting a tattoo done in the next few weeks hopefully (depending on money). I've been deleting a lot of crap from my computer today, and it's very metaphorical for the crap I am cutting out of my life. I'm shutting a lot of doors in the hopes of opening some new ones. Sometimes, your life just needs a spring clean.
Aside from the boring stuff - I've written an essay, I have more university work to do, I should do more writing and considering trying to get published, etc. - there isn't a lot left to tell you. Except that I hope by this time, Steph has stopped throwing up as she was very drunk last night.
Meow for now,
-A
I think I have reached a nice point in my job at the Salamander where I feel pretty comfortable with what I'm doing. I know longer feel like the new kid, instead I feel like I'm one of them. I've bonded with Keiran, impressed James and even helped the new guy out on his first shift. Having a job has definitely bought out a lot of confidence in me. When you have to talk to strangers all the time, learn things on the spot and figure out solutions when something goes wrong, you can't always be a wallflower. Plus it has been lovely meeting all kinds of people, and working with some absolute dudes. And let's not forget, I did find myself a love interest there. And having some kind of monetary income is unbelievably helpful right now.
Speaking of the boyfriend, I am very happy in that department. As he likes to say, we work well together. Whilst I wasn't convinced getting myself into a relationship was the best thing for me, I have yet to regret a second of it. I am just having best time and I am not going to apologize for it, or feel bad. And you can't beat a guy who's willing to take me to TGI's because of how I go on about their individually cheesed nachos, or set up a joint blockbuster account with me, or call me beautiful even when I've just woken up and I look like death warmed up. It feels lovely.
I was supposed to be heading home to Northampton (North-tramp-ton?) for a couple of days but that kind of fell through. I realized I would be paying £40 to head home for one night, to spend another £20 on a dinner, to not see my dad or mum, and then get the train back again. It didn't seem worth it to me. Not when I have uni work and lots of organizing to do here anyway. I could tell that my family were gutted from their text responses to my decision to stay here - "Ok" being the longest one. Oh, my crazy family. I love them really. Things seem to be turning round for my mum as well which is nice. She's gotten herself a fancy new job, her dogs are all healthy again and she sounds much less depressed. And she even offered to pay for my hair - win!
Now I'm planning to blog extensively about my hair next week, but I am planning an Alex Page overhaul. Basically I'm in need of change and it's time for an overhaul.
I've booked myself a hair appointment for Wednesday, and I'm going to see about getting a tattoo done in the next few weeks hopefully (depending on money). I've been deleting a lot of crap from my computer today, and it's very metaphorical for the crap I am cutting out of my life. I'm shutting a lot of doors in the hopes of opening some new ones. Sometimes, your life just needs a spring clean.
Aside from the boring stuff - I've written an essay, I have more university work to do, I should do more writing and considering trying to get published, etc. - there isn't a lot left to tell you. Except that I hope by this time, Steph has stopped throwing up as she was very drunk last night.
Meow for now,
-A
Thursday 3 March 2011
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