Ups and Downs
March 26, 2014
A man goes to his Doctor to get the results from some tests. Doctor: I’ve got some good news and some bad news Patient: give me the good news first… Doctor: well you’ll be proud to know we’re naming a new fatal disease after you! That joke is courtesy of my Aunty- who texts me jokes …
5 Reasons I Love My Job
March 24, 2014
I’m sure you’ve seen them running around on campus the past few Wednesdays and ocasionally Saturdays in fluorescent green t-shirts and smiling faces. I am one of these people and I love my job. I am a student ambassador for the university. What that means is that I get to help out the university’s marketing & …
The Food Diaries (Part II)
February 17, 2014
I think I had a little too much fun last week with all the celebrations going on.. It was my friend’s birthday on Monday, then my flatmate’s birthday on Tuesday and then Valentine’s Day on Friday. There was some drinking involved, but the worst BEST part of it was all the food. Mostly dessert. There were …
Santa isn’t Dead
December 13, 2013
Twas a plain simple Sunday. And a girl lay awake, looking up out of the window of her tower-bedroom. The window was frosty and outside the world was chilly and damp. It was Christmas day. Well, for anyone else – any other students slumbering sluggishly that simple Sunday morning – it was just another Sunday …
Gemma the Explorer
June 21, 2013
It’s so strange to think that today is my last ever day in Nottingham (bar coming back for a day next week for a wedding.) Still have packing to do, but nearly there. A bit late after having 3 years to accomplish this, but my housemate and I finally hopped on the bus to make …
Ladding in London
June 19, 2013
Do you like Shakespeare? Do you like Merlin? Then you’ll love seeing Colin Morgan as Ariel in the Tempest! Points to anyone who got this reference: So I had a lovely weekend visiting my friend Carrie-Anne in Maidenhead I slept in one of the most comfy beds I’ve ever slept in: Ate some of …
Bristol Times
June 12, 2013
Hello everyone! I hope you are all enjoying being exam-free (anyone with exams left…stay strong), I am and I have been trying to make the most of being home. This week I went to a friends house and had takeaway and played games. We also watched League of Gentleman which is so wrong but so …
G.A.M.E
May 1, 2013
“at the end of the day it’s all a game isn’t it…ok it might be an important game that will be significant for the rest of your life…but exams are a game and you need to know how to play to win.” The above was some wisdom from one of my lecturers in the last …