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New Hair Colour
Or well.. improved hair colour. :) Got highlights and a toner. Very very pleased!
And the lady was so nice to me.. haha mentioned I'm on a budget since it is the end of the school year. So I got a full head highlights for the price of halfhead + still keeping the student discount.
I needed to get my special shampoo that cost £10.. and since my hair is getting super frizzy at the moment I've been looking at morrocan oils.. but they cost £10 for a shampoo + £10 for conditioner... too expensive. But she had a special offer for non-students that she gave me :P half price so both for £10! + an extra little bottle of oil.
So yes. I spent a lot of money... But I got a lot of great offers and saved a lot of money as well. And I have enough haircare products to last me 'til january! haha So I reckon big expense now.. but save in the long-run.
and I love soup and porriage so I'll just live on that for my last 20 days ;)
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Today.... feels like it's gonna be a good day.
Hair colouring, eyelash colouring, get the book out for the summer and the pole. Now how could that be the recipie for anything else than a perfect day?
Love this photo of me and mama Hannah.
trend?
I actually think it looks kind of cool... This new trend "ankle cuffs".
Especially with a pair of black heels. A nice pair of shorts and a simple top.
(No worries I'm not turning pretend fashion blog on you)
Just need inspiration for the summer! Need some hope that summer is actually coming.
Considering a topic that keeps poping up
... especially lately - Video games. Most of my friends seem to like them, family members like them and my boyfriend likes them.. I just do not.
I don't loath them. And it would be a lie if I said I never plays.. because I do, and those 3/4 times a year I tend to like it.
But that's it. Very rarely Like it - and when I play it is never a sports game. I enjoy killing/shooting games or trivia games. But that's about it. Nope I don't even play computer games. Or correction I haven't played computer games since I had that sims addiction 10 years ago.
Why.. Don't know. I used to think it was because I wasn't part of that "era" but too many of my friends are fanatic. What can I say, I have never been interested and I have never liked it.
I'm an old fashioned girl! What happened to sitting around a table with a tasty dinner and a glas of wine just talking? Or even watching a good movie is better! At least then more people are involved. I know a lot of people are know thinking that video games do envolve people and make people interact--- yeah that's only if everyone likes it. And since I'm an old school fart I don't feel the slightest involved. If anything I'm probably considering bed.
Unfortunately with most friends enjoying it far too many nights end up with everyone wanting to play video games. And I just get bored watching.
Maybe I am doomed to be alone in this. But I just don't like it...
Second years done!
I've now done 50% of my university time is now done.
Feels a bit odd to be honest, but I'm very pleased with how my exams went. I feel like the sticking to the books and the library did pay off. I'm not great at writing essays during exams (I always digress and forget about the question half way through), but I feel like there was a few questions I could have had a good chance with. Hopefully now I did the right ones :P
Management yesterday; Got the right questions. Spot on what I'd studied and felt comfertable with. Now just a matter on how well I presented my ideas.
Art History today; one question that I really had studied -mr Duchamp and his readymades. So Very pleased about that and then... a quesiton about the relationship between activism and art during the 60's to the 90's. Spot. On. My subject.. haha and I'd read just this morning about performance art that is very much about activism. But yeah... hopefully I got my knowledge across.
It's really difficult sometimes. And I would like to remind people... english is not my first language. There has been times when I don't even understand the essay questions. And today I think I spend 5 minutes just thinking about "sayings". I know what swedish one I want to say and then remembering the english equivalence.. argh so frustrating.
Celebrations will/have taken place. ½ fish supper and a bottle of good rekorderlig swedish cider. And later on Football in the union. Good times. Couldn't be better.
Now gonna focus on anjoying myself until I return to sweden on the 20th. And I'm gonna clean my room and file all my papers from this year into folders. All the stuff to mark the end.. and to get some order on my desk which has a pile of paper that has grown during the year quite substantially.
Happy swed says puss å kram
T minus 19h
(I think?) until exam number 1 shall begin. Then I have another 24h until my last one.
I'm really happy about my exam schedule; 2 days, 2 exams and 4 essays. Then it will all be over.
Only problem is, I feel... ready. And usually this shouldn't be a problem but it means I have difficulty to focus on the last cramming of names and thesis and theories and models. I know it... but I don't..? if that makes any sense to anyone. I have now spent the past 2 weeks in the library (minus 2 days) and I'm just a bit fed up with it. Haha motivation is gone!
I have already been in the library for 5h today. wow. And I have another 2-3 to go. Until I have to go home and eat before pole tonight. (which I'm so happy I have! need a break from studying and thinking about studying!). Then I'm gonna go home. Have a lovely shower and lay in bed and read over the notes on last time before an early night.
It feels a bit unreal. But I can't wait to get my normal life back and see my friends.. and bf for that matter. haha we're both in the lib about 4 meters appart but we are both far too study-minded (not to be confused with actual focus haha).
Just can't wait. I think that's the feeling of the day. Excitement, not nerves... just really looking forward to it! I've tried! I could always have done more obviously and spent more hours more effectivly.
Got my black ink pens in the bag, my watch layed out on the sidetable and my water bottle filled.
Hit me with your best shot Exams
with a chilling glas of wine
Sitting here watching Made In Chelsea (and getting utterly frustrated since thay are all douchbags), sigh* and have a lovely art history book in my knee reading during the breaks ;)
Exams are getting nearer now. Butterflies are slowly comming about... friday and saturday then my 2nd year is completed. Feels so good. Still feel confident. Still a lot to do but 3 more -full- days. Should be enough for the final cramming :)
But yep. it's all good.
Also managed for the first time ever to actually file for a complaint when I've been treated shitty at a service place. And it paid off! complementary meal.. and I'm willing to give them a chance to imprve the service. To be fair, I've been there 2 times prior this occation and had really (reaaaally) slow service. Had to actually go up and grab a waiter that was "off duty" to pay for my meal! And this time... after 30 min waiting for someone to get our order - we all walked out. That's just redicolous. In a basically empty restaurant.
So pissed. But yeah. haha getting angry here again. They emailed me back quickly, said they were sorry.. and offered a free meal. Which I'd take. And hopefully I'll leave with a better impression then "I walked out starving lets hit the closest pub!"
day off
with 5 days left until my first exam and studying for it for the past 3 weeks I decided I'm taking a proper day off! Sitting here with wine and a crumble pie.
tomorrow I'll have an early morning and a full day in the lib.
peace out
too tired to think... and I'm getting food obsessed.
and that's why this blog entry shall be iiiiin... swedish! Palla tänka på engelska. Har vart lite 50/50 med pluggningen och fokuset de senaste 2 dagarna. Så jag ska prova en fin teknik imorgon - sovmorgon. Efter två 7:00 morgonar i biban känns det som en lugn morgon. Är det fint väder tänkte jag ta en morgon promenad runt stan (känner hur onyttigheterna smyger på och lika så kilora) -hem och göra en brunch som jag hittade på nätet majs suffle. Den är inte så söt (förutom majsen då). Hittade en kanon mat hemsida: http://happyxbelly.blogspot.co.uk/
Så himla mycket gott!!! och det mest är nyttigt :D omnomnomnom haha lovade ju pojken att jag skulle laga mat till honom och att han skulle få välja... men just nu är jag rädd att han kommer välja bara stek och potatis ;)
Nej men ja tillbaka till mat och plugget. måste bara få lite balans. Känner att det är mycket stress ätande och oregelbunda tider. biban 8-närsomhelst och vad som helst.. haha macka oftast- sen hem och äta vad jag orkat laga.. pasta.. sen hugnrig efter dålig mat = snack.. inte bra inte bra. Nej Men detta ska det bli ordning på :P
Men först och främst... klara dessa prov. Känns dock bra (för en gångs skull haha tror aldrig jag kännt mig så här redo någonsin. Synd bara att det är en vecka kvar).
NEJ! nu dusch sen sängen. Även om jag har sovmorgon imon behöver jag inte vara vaken till 2... <3 puss å kram alla. Livet är after all... not that bad. Pojke jag älskar, vänner jag älskar, familj jag älskar... och jag älskar mig själv (med det där extra stress kilot eller ej).
Rocksoc - First week done
So I have now more or less done my first week as a new treasurer, and so far so good. All paper work to transfer me to the account have been sent away. First cheque paid. Learnt HOW to pay by cheque done.. and I have slowely started to get the stuff in my order... not that the previous one was any messy. If anything it was the opposite, but you know what it's like... you just have to find your own methodology to do things and store things.
Unfortunately I have been really f-ing ill this week. Proper flu. Getting better now, but it did mean that at yesterdays first rocksoc as a committee member I wasn't in my ace. Spend most of my time working on my notes. The I had my door shift... by 1-1:15 I was done for the day with all duties done. Still perfectly sober. So I had one beer just to celebrate then I danced my ass off for half an hour before heading back to Dave's.
I think that's the best bit though... feeling.. well not sick but just tired to the point that thinking has gone out the window and just snuggle in next to someone warm. Best. Bit. Ever.
Now: Work, work, meet up for committee stuff, work, work, eat, work... sleep? alt. more work
Supergirl
I feel great, I feel empowered, I feel invincible!
Basically... a great f-ing day!! And it haven't even started yet.
Tiem to head to lectures and then comes the busy fun hours I've been waiting for! Lovely pole followed by Rocksoc to run for a committee position! And I feel great because I think that it's the right position for me!
Ok got to run. Gotta go and seize the day.
Peace
Giving my self a study break..
.. Mainly because reading an article with buiscits next to you turned out to be a shit idea. So if I take a break and forget about the buiscits -which has now been safely placed in my bag- and instead ramble on about something that spinns around in that little round head of mine.
So. How am I today. Quite alright I'd have to day. Thanks to certain biological features that came with the uterus it's not the best of days.. but besides that not to bad. Woke up snuggled up in bf armpit as usual. Went to 2 lectures.. a usual (hehe art students).. and managed to book a private little tutorial for tomorrow since -insert female related issue here- I could go this morning. Productive day is probably what I dare call it. + lets not forget I had lunch with Julia so that always brightens up one's day.
However, need to get a lot of work done. On thursday I'll be trying to get on the rocksoc committee (fingerscrossed for me!!!) and I really hope I make it. :)
Know I'd do a great job. + I have a steady heavy influence from the man I share a bed with so I would try to please that side of rocksoc as much as possible. If nothing else in the hopes that he might actually show up one time.
I reckon this is enough of a break... and to top of this little random blog entry - here's a random picture. Enjoy.
first world problem
I want shoes. I know I mention this a lot.. and that I probably come across as some weird crazy shoe lady. Well guess what. I am one.
I really want a pair of Jeffery Campbell. If only they didn't cost £110... and I really want a pair of colourful heels for the summer. These babies for example to a pair of lovely tanned legs? Amazing.
I just have this craving for sumemr and summer outfits right now. Which is odd considering I'm in cold and cloudy scotland (and as far as I've heard Sweden in snowy and thus.. well not much better)
But I want SUN! I want bare legs, I want to wear a bikini. I want to hang on the beach listening to feel gopd music and share a bottle of wine with friends. <3 Summer is carefree. That's why I want it, Even if this summer is gonna be hard at work and probabl spent missing my boy who's gonna be off in Asia for 2 months an awful lot.
I reckon that's why I want these shoes. there's something about a pair of killer heels, a tan and the glamour of summer.
saturdays random
it is such a touchy subject that I almost don't dare speak about it. But then again I think -living in the 21st century and all- we should all be able to get along and be able to speak our minds about this issue regarding religion.
Here is my side on it:
I'm not religious, and I am very comfertable with my role as an atheist. With this said, I still respect people who believe.
However, when people take their belief and live through it AND most importantly tries to force it onto me, that's when I get a problem with it.
Like with many things my philosophy is simple: As long as you are not hurting anyone or trying to change my mind, then you're ok.
(haha after all that I feel almost a bit off posting this photo... but it made me giggle and of course I mean to offend no one)
Easter
Is it just me or is it ironic that easter is finally upon us... and on monday I'm back in the lecturehalls? I'm preeeetty darn sure that easter break was between easter? as in the week before and week after... and considering all my social research networks are over flooding with news of people going on break and the streets of st andrews are overtaken by hord of families enjoying themselves.... meh-
Clearly St Andrews uni just goes their own way, and I for one revel in the idea that we had 30 degrees.... people going on break now got hail and rain.
I'm not a bad person really... I'm just happy I got the better of the two.
However! Easter is not gonna be celebrated the olden ways of dressing up as a witch and knocking doors to get candy. Nor will I get an easter egg from my mother, apparently I'm too grown up (I would like to agree to disagree on that one). I'm not even gonna have tha classical Easter lunch with herring, meatballs, tiny sausages or egg and kaviar!
Instead I'll be woring in the library - head home and eat steak and pasta (since that's what I have) with my lovely boyfriend, who I'd like to add as a side note is getting a biiiit to spoiled with me cooking for him daily I reckon, and (to return to the point again) watch The Voice UK.
Not quite the traditional celebration but I don't see why things always has to be so traditional. I'm young and starting my own traditions! If they involve over working, whatever the fridge offers and shit TV then so be it!!!
oh yea I almost forgot: Happy Easter everyone!
the late night ramble
I've realised something tonight, something great.. And please don't immediately label this random thoughts because I think it might be (well not revolutionary) an important insight. It's about the L word.. Meaning Love (knowing about the tv series)
Love is growing on me. I am now fully aware about what that word actually means. To Love someone is to care 110% about them (them being friends, family or bf/gf). Seeing them upset is the most heartbreaking thing, and at the same time seeing them excited and laughing is the best thing in the world.
Saying the actual words I Love you to someone has always to me seemed like a milestone.. But then again when it happened, it felt so naturally. As if it was a matter of fact more then a brave move in a relationship.
I am so grateful to have people in my life that I feel this way about.. And trust me, when you Love someone they are worth fighting for, or just making that extra effort.
I am in Love, and I want to stay in Love for a lot longer por favor.
back again
back in St Andrews again. Sitting i our empty house, kitchen is clean and the laundry is out in the backgarden drying. Basically all my chores for today has been completed.
So now I can just sit back and reflect in the quietness over the past week and a half. Had such a great time in Sweden, seeing old friends, spending some time with the family and showing The boy around my hometown.
As well as finally having a proper tour of Copenhagen. Just perfect... And then finishing it of with a short stay in Edinburgh. Meeting Dave's nanna and family again + having a wee night out on town.
just a really, really good break. Just a shame I now have to get back into the studying.
-----buuuuuut that can wait. off to town to get some stuff at tesco and see if I can get that damn bag from HM... ad maybe something else... (I really need a small bag for going out... and I found one at HM, just hope they got it in the St Andrews store + that it's cheaper)
Sunny, Relaxing Summer day
The sun has been warming my tired pole muscles all day long, best recovery medicin from a hard workout... and it gives you a nice tan. Better start building on the beach -12 tanning bod ;)
Smelling a wee bit better, bag is packed and filled up with warm tea... gonna have something to eat and since I'll be forced to eat whatever is in the fridge and needs to be eaten before I leave... well doesn't leave much to eat besides scrambled eggs on toast. So that it is.
Right now I simply Cannot wait no to leave this little bubble and breath some swedish air again. Cannot wait to visit Denmark. And I cannot wait to see all my friends and attempt to introduce a bit of Sweden to Dave. :)
Might be developing a new art obsession
Sitting in the library, being redicolously productive (or well... one or two breaks are allowed), listining to Kent, Snook and all my swedish favourites.
Got to say I am absolutely getting obsessed with Damien Hirst. I knew there was something about that statue that just forced me to write about it instead of some of the others. He is a rockstar of contemporary art. He is morbid and twisted. He is my type of artist. It's the themes that intigues me and therefore I just get completely captivated about his art.
I know I have issues. Haha but I have always been facinated about the dark motifs (not saying I like horror films... still hate them). The piece I'm writing on send chills down my back. But that is why I had to pick it for my essay!
I like music that is dark and I like art that is dark. There's a reason two of my favourite artists are Munch and Goya.
But yes! ones again: loving my degree. Spending an afternoon in the library reading news articles and watching documentaries whilst typing up notes so my essay will just be a matter of assembling before I go home on thursday (friday morning technically)
