Ten things rocking my world

Thats right, just a  quick update to tell you about ten things rocking my world right now! I'm trying to be more positive as a person and open myself up to new experiences so!!!
1) I spent far too much money yet now own burgundy Converse, an oversized orange jumper and a little blue skirt.. I COULD LOOK LIKE AMELIA POND IN 5 MINS. (Also, wait for my next haul post.... it's mega!)
2) I Have wonderful friends right now. After a good life clear out it's always nice to revaluate friendships, and realise just how many you have!
3) The Boyf/Bae/SillyMan/Cuddlemonster... and i'm sure he will appreciate reading that. You rock baby!
4) SWEET POTATO... PUMPKIN.....AUTUMNAL FOODS! I love autumn, especially the foods that become available.
5) Possibility of working for Wild Packs next summer... (again... wait for the blog post!)
6) Biting of Nails has decreased! Although weak as hell, my nails are slowly getting there, my biting has almost stop... unless I get a cheeky grabby bit...
7) Christmas! It's getting closer... I'm excited... let me get my tinsel out and sparkle up all of your lives!
8) Uni Work! Despite a slight panic attack the middle of last week, I have a renewed love fr my subject and I am going to smash it this year! I can just feel it!
9) Cooking! I swear I should write down some of my recipes because they are so freaking good I love cooking, I love tasting and quite frankly its such a massive stress reliever for me!
10) The Office US. Because I still love it.... And yet I have watched series 1-7 a billion times (love you netflix....)
MORE UPDATES SOON!
G 

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Tremadog; the naked climbing facility!

For anyone who is into rock climbing indoors or outdoors then they'll probably be aware of some of the great climbing adventures which are available in the uk. 

I've mentioned before that I am part of Bums (Brunels Mountaineering society) and I'm going to be the Vice President next university year! 

Speaking of which, I have just spent my bank holiday climbing in the drizzly(and occasionally sunshiny) depths of North Wales in the little town of Tremadog. (Pronounced tramadok; cheers to the welsh language!) 

I'm still relatively a baby in terms of climbing, however this weekend I did my first ever Trad climb and loved every bloody minute of it! Admittedly it wasn't very hard, only a rating of a DIF, but it was absolutely amazing. 

I may have also of got relatively undressed on top of one of the climbs and embraced nature as it should be embraced.... In my birthday suit. 

In other news, I have got the job as a student mentor next year at Uni, something I am super excited about!!! It pays amazing and fits around MY hours at Uni so overall is a massive bonus. 

In my last post I mentioned my slight unhappiness at my current childhood workplace at the moment, however there has been progress! I have had an interview for Weymouth Sealife Centre something which I am super excited about overall!!! 

Although this is a short post, I am currently on my break as part of my treacherous twelve close and thankfully the half term weather is shocking and therefore I get a looooong break!! 

I'll be doing a proper post soon, Bout something relatively exciting (maybe) so keep your eyes open & happy (almost) June people!!! 

G x

Traipsing a National Park

It's not very often that I come across a vision which literally leaves me breathless. Usually I'll make a joke or not notice it at all, however over the weekend I got treated to not only a lovellllly dinner, but also to one of the most beautiful evenings I've ever had. 

I had a lovely special visit from a very dear person to me over the weekend and unfortunately overslept and didn't go climbing which was the original plan! Instead I was taken to Epsom. 
Obvs there is a big horse racing thing that goes down there every year, so I was expecting pretty great things... which I received! Epson Downs (If you ever get the chance) Gives you a delightful view of the London in its entirety from afar... and it is also a dogging site. (Not from personal experience) 

Afterwards we left for the real amazement which is Box Hill National Park. I got to watch the Sun set over the most beautiful view on the planet and I felt completely at peace! Which is rare for a woman whose head goes at a bazillion miles and hour! Sharing a moment like that is something I doubt I will ever forget, so just as a remembrance... here are some lovely views I had. 

IN OTHER NEWS. 

I've had such a busy start to the week, I caught up on 16 pages of notes today, and I'm going to spend tomorrow afternoon planning one of my many assignments I have due in in the next few months, so i may be a bit slow. Hopefully I'm going to try and squeeze in a youtube video at some point (not that many people watch them BUT STILL) and also start working on my own private project! I want to create a short film of some kind but so far my thought process is close to nil! 

If i haven't mentioned it before, I have an official ball coming up, which means I had to buy a dress which was not too expensive, but also glamorous! Thank god for the internet and specifically Goddiva an online store which honestly has some of the most beautiful dresses I have ever seen which are perfect for event which are important but not so important you want to break the bank over them! Plus with a 15% student discount I can't go wrong!! 

I'm back on the health kick now after a few weeks of on/off eating, so today consisted of an spring onion and red pepper omelette, Porridge and then home made low fat taco's for dinner :) 

G x

The Youtube Files ; Would You Rather

When I'm not busy doing bugger all around my flat, I quite like to make youtube video's, it is a slow process as I never know what to talk about! HOWEVER. Tonight I have got to the point of being so bored and perusing youtube that I decided to bite the bullet and make my second video; I have literally no subscribers SO. 

Here it is: A Tag Video of Would You Rather! 

Would You Rather: TAG EDITION


G x

A study in Salt.

Want to know what this is? 

I'll be blogging about that and reviewing The Lion King later :) 

NekNominateFlappyWhat?

I'm fairly safe to say that the world is now built around the internet. Nothing is left unturned and every single day a new craze begins. My childhood consisted of scoobydoo's, pokemon cars and god forbid an hour on my gameboy a night! 

A prime example of times ch-ch-ch-changinnnng (thanks bowie!) includes the madness that I encountered during one of my visits to a restaurant the other day. Can I clarify now that I am not a weird technophobe! I own just about every gameboy and apple product known to man and I just love my time alone locked away from the sun! HOWEVER, i witnessed a family of four sat around a table, all of which practically connected to their mobile devices/tablets. The mother and father looked like drones, tapping idly away, she'd most likely looking at other men on tindr, whilst the man is watching the sky sport updates like a hawk obsessed! 

What struck me was the children, they must have only been around 5/6, and at what should be a magical happy brilliant time of their life, making memories with their family, instead they were glued to the screen of a tablet watching spongebob. 

It makes me sad that our lives are slowly divulging into media madness! Which leads me on to two topics which have RAISED HAVOC amongst the internet community. 

Facebook is currently covered in video's, since Vine encouraged more people to video themselves, suddenly everyone is no longer camera shy! However, this has turned out to be a blessing and curse. Our maytes (sorry i am really shocking at accents;)) down under have started a craze of getting a pint glass, filling it with unimaginably stupid things and following the traditional teenage demand of 'downing it'. 

I have watched and also partaken in this activity... and I have seen some horrors! The saddest of it all is that actually several people have died. However, this then opened a minefield of parental madness! They have swarmed our deeply hidden Facebook walls and are now going hellbent on stopping NEKNOMINATIONS from happening. Although justified, I have some issues. 

After reading the articles... I have a few issues. 

1) These people drank stupid amount of alcohol, intact some mixed poisonous substances in with their drinks. 

2) They all went out afterwards, undoubtedly drinking much much more. 

3) There are no rules to NekNominate, In fact, nothing states that you have to drink any alcohol at all! 

I know, with all this being said, I am sorry to hear about the death of these individuals but it all comes down the case of that they had a choice. I've had friends drink AWFUL amounts of alcohol, I have also had friends that have drank merely a pint of water! The decision of what to drink is the individuals fault and therefore their responsibility! Which is why it has angered me that various people have taken to the web and began brandishing all teenagers idiots when I am fairly sure that most adults have drank a lot more and a lot worse on a night out as kids themselves. 

I'm probably going to make a youtube video about this for the record! 

That leads me on to the final part of internet madness this week! 

Anyone know of this little guy? 

If you don't then you have probably been living under a rock! 

This game has released bedlam within app markets and could actually be known as one of the most addictive games of all time... 

sorry i got distracted...

Despite its rubbish graphics and frankly most mundane game plot ever, Flappy Bird caused a storm when it went viral and nearly everyone was playing this game! However, it has been removed by its maker due to the trouble it also caused! 

My favourite part about this game is that since being removed, an iPhone still containing it makes a gold mine, on Ebay, an iPhone with the game still installed sold for £50,000 today! oh you humans! you make me so proud! 

Until Next time, Stay safe, avoid rubbish games and for god sakes put your phone down once in a while ;)

G 

Things you think of from a Tree's perspective!

Hi! 

I've been blogging fairly regularly the last few days and despite the fact that I'm up far too late despite the fact I have a deadline for an essay (which i've got to write tomorrow) on Thursday; I wanted to share this with the internet. 

As i've mentioned; I'm a film student. I've never felt that positive towards practical work; however,  this is my first piece of work I'm proud of. Our brief for our coursework included either environmental, political or cultural narrative, so we went for environmental; and this is the final piece.  Please check it out, leave me some messages of what you think! 

Mr Tree

It was incredibly handwork to make on such a short deadline, however everyone pulled together and this is the end product which makes me beyond happy! Anyway.. watch, enjoy & share this. I'd love for more people to see it and help other people think about global issues and how even the smallest of steps can help prevent our beautiful world falling into destruction.

G

The Quest for an Internship.

Since a young age I have always looked waaaay into the future! I hate not knowing what comes next, so I had a moment of clarity today in my lecture; I need to find work experience. 

It's a common concept that the film industry is incredibly huge, however to be anyone in that industry you need contacts! And how do you make contacts? Internships, work shadowing and other various methods! I want a fast pass, and when i do finish my degree and become a graduate; i would desperately like to have my life just a little bit easier and have a few contacts knocking around I can ask to lend me a hand! 

In summer next year; an internship would be amazon, and i want a decent one too, i know they're highly competitive, but whats the harm in trying? You have to reach out fully to grasp what you want in life between two hands and that is exactly what i am going to do! 

In other news...
 I did it! I've made a debut youtube video, it's only brief and a basic explanation about me as a person, however it's helping me practice editing techniques and thinking much more about both pre and post production ( a valuable skill within my course!). Fingers crossed it'll get some interest; it's currently uploading itself at the speed of one snail per hour but when it has uploaded, I'll link it in and you guys are more than welcome to have a gander and meet the girl behind this blog. 

Hope everyone is keeping well!

G