The Last 10 Photos In My Camera Album

I was out of action for most of last week with a bout of Freshers' flu, which I'm yet to see the back of,  and my first week of lectures for third year, so I didn't manage to get a post up *sad face*

Now, I'm not sure where I saw the idea for this post but I remember thinking it was a really good one. The idea is to post the last 10 photos taken, in this case on my phone, without deleting and with as much or as little explanation as I want to include. 

So here it goes...

1. I sent this photo to my aunty to show her that Heinz had brought out a new soup - how dull does that sound?! We'd both tried a couple of their others and I got a little bit excited when I saw they'd brought out a chorizo flavoured one. As it turns out I didn't really like it much, but there you go. 


 2. This could be the best picture I've ever taken, ha. There was a no delete rule after all!
I took this before I headed to the library on Thursday to get out one of the books on the reading list for my Victorian module. I didn't actually end up taking it out, instead I stayed in the library and made my notes there because there was only one copy and I thought I'd be nice. The next day the chapter was put up online, so I needn't have bothered, but it probably would have taken me longer to finish making notes with the millions of distractions at home. 

3. This was a Snapchat I sent to Sam on Friday that I accidentally saved to my phone. The caption was 'Who needs Costa?' 
Galaxy Ripple hot chocolate with marshmallows though 

4. Another picture I sent to Sam, He bought me that book not so long ago because it's about a Suffragette and I'm doing the Women's Suffrage Movement for my dissertation. And it was signed by the authors! I finished it a couple of days ago and I really enjoyed it. Plus the sources listed at the back really helped me in looking for some secondary literature for my dissertation. Entertaining and academically beneficial - I'm such a nerd. 

4. Aww, I took this photo after posting the next photo on Facebook and receiving a comment from my aunty about how there were no pictures of her in sight. So I sent her this to show her that there was a picture of her, just up on the pinboard on my other wall. 

5. This was a present from two of my friends for my 18th birthday. I meant to bring it down to York last year to put up but I forgot, so I made sure it was packed in the car when I came back a couple of weeks ago. I love having it up in my room, and it does cheer me up when I look at it. 
Plus I love how pretty my Ikea fairy lights look!

6. Me and my housemate Hannah on the Battle of the Halls bar crawl last Sunday. This was taken in the toilets of Society - and yes, we are wearing practically the same outfit. It was a complete coincidence, but a bit weird when she came downstairs and was wearing essentially the same thing!


7. Me and Ellen in The Stone Roses Bar. This was the first time I'd been to Stone Roses and it was amazing. Firstly, I discovered that a treble vodka and Fanta Fruit Twist is amazing, and for students is only £2.50, woo! Secondly, the place is pretty damn cool. Anywhere that has pictures of Tom from The Enemy, The Courteeners, The Beatles and The Who (and of course The Stone Roses, but I don't really know anything by them) is my kind of place. And obviously the music was amazing. I've never heard The Enemy on a night out, let alone Little Man Tate. That place actually made my night and I'll definitely be going back at some point!

8. Me and Hannah, Stone Roses, same night. 

9. Hannah and Ellen, Stone Roses, same night. 

10. This is from my first night back in York this term. We got tickets for the UV Paint Party at Salvation and it was the first time I'd ever been to one. I really like this photo, but the Kopparberg in my hand was £4.50 which I didn't like so much. I'll take £2.50 trebles over that any day! 












Third Year Uni Goals


At the minute I'm in the middle of a huge internal panic. Something along the lines of: 
"Oh my god, I'm in my third year of uni. I've got so much to do. I need to do research. I need to be organised. Soon enough it'll be Christmas and I'll need to start revising. Then it'll be February and I'll be 21. OH MY GOD I'm nearly 21."
And term hasn't even officially started yet.

So, instead of letting myself panic, I decided to make some goals that will (hopefully) keep me a bit more organised and, well, a little bit more sane. 

1. Don't over-stress about your dissertation. 
I decided this should be number 1 because I've already started worrying about it. Well, more about the fact that I've got to travel home to do my research, as well as going to uni, doing work for my other modules and looking for a job. (I'm looking at you Student Finance.) I'm sure after Christmas I'll start panicking about the small matter of writing 12,000 words, but for now that's not worrying me too much. 
So, I'm going to try not to stress about it as much as I can. Everyone is in pretty much the same boat, and worrying about it all the time won't make it get done any faster. 

2. Do the reading before lectures!
I've started every term so far with the best intentions to do the recommended reading before I go to lectures. And I usually do well for the first few weeks. But somewhere between assignments, making cake and watching TV with my housemates I eventually forget about it. Which has led me to spend more lectures than I'd like to admit staring blankly at the powerpoint, making notes about people and things I've never heard of.  That, and finding answers to discussion points from Wikipedia during seminars. Not ideal. 
This year I'm definitely going to try and keep up with the reading. I'm hoping using Timeful to plan out my day when I'm not at uni might help me find time to do so. 

3. Start assignments/revision early.
I usually start the research for my assignments pretty early, but I sometimes leave the bulk of the writing until the last minute. I've never done badly in an essay, but starting to write my essays earlier would be a whole lot less stressful. 
My real problem is with revision. For some reason since I left college I've started to think that the Christmas holidays is enough time to revise for the January exams. It's not. 
After a couple of disappointing marks when we got our results for last year's exams, I promised myself that I'd start things earlier this year. And I fully intend to.

4. Make the most of being at uni. 
Pretty self explanatory really. This is my last year of being in full time education for the time being. I don't want to regret not doing more once I've left uni. So I'm going to try and make the most of the time I've got left in York before I leave uni and have to be a grown up. (Not that I'm ever planning on really growing up of course!). 



Glasgow Summer Sessions 2014

As you might know, The Killers are one of my favourite bands in the world. I've seen them live quite a few times and think they're amazing, but my Dad wasn't totally convinced. That was until we saw them headline Sunday night at T in the Park last year. So, when he found out that they were headlining the second Glasgow Summer Sessions gig, supported by Miles Kane and The Courteeners, he bought tickets straight away. I was so excited, with my holiday and afternoon tea already planned in August, a trip to see The Killers was the icing on the cake. 


OOTD - New Courteeners tee





I love Miles Kane, we also saw him at T in the Park last year and that was the only time I'd ever seen him live. I was over the moon when he was in the line up. His set was so good, and I think the highlights were definitely Don't Forget Who You Are and Come Closer

Love this photo!




The Courteeners are another of my favourite bands. I must have seen them five or six times and they're brilliant. Seeing them in Glasgow was mental though. Before their set the crowd seemed to double, and it was packed. I don't usually mind it when people go a bit nuts at gigs, but during their first couple of songs I couldn't actually stay on my feet because I was being pushed around so much, I'm only little you know! My sister ended up falling over and I almost had someone stand on my leg. Which scared me a bit because I remember being at a gig and hearing about a girl who'd had her leg broken because she'd fallen over and someone had stood on it. Once we moved out of the way a bit it wasn't bad, but their set kind of passed me by and I didn't like the atmosphere much.


Now, once The Courteeners' set had finished I was ridiculously hungry - we hadn't eaten since two - so we headed out of the crowd to get something to eat. All that was on offer was chips and burgers etc,  and I was so hungry that I'd started to feel a bit ill. I ate my chips but they only made me feel worse.

 I hate being ill at gigs - I powered through The Panic! At The Disco Fiasco of 2012 but had to leave when I was bad at You Me At Six. Sadly, this ended up being more like the latter. I tried to stay as long as I could, but ended up sitting in the First Aid tent while my Dad and Hannah watched The Killers outside, until my Dad decided we needed to go.

I was gutted that I missed The Killers - especially when I found out the next day that they'd covered Don't You Forget About Me by Simple Minds - and I felt really bad that my Dad and sister had had to leave too. I did get to hear A Dustland Fairytale and From Here On Out (accompanied once again by Brandon asking the crowd if they'd brought their dancing shoes), both of which I love live, but sadly I didn't get any photos from their set.

But Brandon Flowers has a new solo album coming out next year, and has recently suggested that the band are only taking a break. So hopefully I'll get to see them soon, and make up for The Missed Killers' Set of 2014.


Afternoon Tea At The Vintage Powder Room And Tea Shop

I wasn't back from my holiday long before I was off on my second bloggers' outing. This time, me and Kayleigh met Chloe and Lisa and headed to The Vintage Powder Room in Whitley Bay for afternoon tea with Shivani and Emma, who were meeting us there. The Vintage Powder Room is amazing. Not only is there a gorgeous tea room, they also have a 1950s Hollywood Glamour inspired powder room with a whole load of beauty treatments on offer. It might be the cutest place I've ever seen.  

The powder room was our first stop, as Chloe had booked to get her hair done and Kayleigh was getting her nails done. Inside they had the coolest Marilyn Monroe wallpaper, white dressing tables and a rail of vintage dresses. With the makeovers, hairdos and manicures on offer, it would be the perfect place for a hen parties, or even a birthday party. While we waited we drank pink lemonade, dashed around taking photos and chatted to Laura, the beautician who was doing Chloe's hair and Kayleigh's nails. (I say 'we', but I'm still a little on the shy side so the others did most of the talking - I'm great at listening though!) 














Once Laura was finished, Chloe's hair and Kayleigh's nails looked lovely, and we then headed into the tea room for our afternoon tea. As a North East blogger it feels like some sort of crime to say this but I'd never been for afternoon tea before, so I was totally in awe of the table full of food that awaited us. There were smoked salmon & cream cheese and cucumber finger sandwiches, scones with butter, jam and cream (plain scones, thank god - I absolutely hate fruit scones!), meringues filled with jam and cream and the most amazing individual sized Victoria Sandwiches. Seriously, every time I look at the photos of them my mouth starts watering! We also had leaf tea served in cute vintage style teapots, cups and saucers as well as coffee and pink lemonade. For my first time having afternoon tea, I was really impressed with everything, and at £12 per person I wasn't complaining!











I'm so glad I went, it was a really nice day and I was so happy that I had my first afternoon tea in such a lovely place! It was nice meeting Emma and Shivani, and getting to know Chloe and Lisa a little better. (But next time I will talk more!) I think there are plans for some more similar outings, but as I'm heading back to York next week I'm gutted that I'll probably miss them! I might just have to plan some dissertation research trips to coincide with future cake dates... 





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