HARRY POTTER, the only true love of my life.

Harry Potter is one of the most brilliant things of the 21st Century. Abeautiful invention, courtesy of the outstanding imagination of J.K.Rowling. What a superstar. I have spent the last few days watching every single Harry Potter DVD I own and intend to read books 1-7 before the final film comes out on 15th July. that gives me 1 day to finish the book I am on, and then 15 days to read all seven... Man that's a mission, but I am determined. and free most days. Therefore, I am now on a mission to read seven books in 15 days. Given the nature of the proportionate size I reckon if I at least finish The Philosophers Stone by the end of the first day and manage to start The Chamber of Secrets, then I am onto a winner.

I will report on how I cope. This is going to take sheer determination, faith, hope and sheer skill. Luckily for me, I have all of those things.

Sun: Cream, Glasses, Hat, BATHE

Directions for a beautiful day:

1) Throw on a bikini
2) Add some short shorts
3) Slap on some sun cream (for safety)
4) Wear a sunhat
5) Stick on some sunnies
6) Grab a book
7) Play some tunes
8) Go out and relax in the sun!

Excellent, now you know how it is done; I can tell you about my day.

I did exactly this, minus the suncream bit to full extent, particularly as I live in the North and require a suntan. And I spent the day in the sun reading Angels and Demons courtesy of Dan Brown. It was beautiful, and I read to myself and aloud to the garden. I also added a shallow pool of water in which to put my feet. It was glorious and I managed to get a significant way into the book. It was beautiful. All I have to do now is remain inside while it is cloudy and the gardener is here, and watch some of Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban. And I am also preparing to go out into Manchester, Font and Fifth Avenue. I have got a little sunburnt, but I have red hair it can't be helped. And I seem to have a developped an immunity and a way of turning it into a tan relatively quickly!

It's a glorious life I lead.

End of the Year, Start Afresh

The end of another year, another placement, another life. However, it is the start of something new. This year I have made new friends, and they are the friends who I know will stick by me. I have become closer to an amazing person who is my best friend. She is the best. Unfortunately some other things have gone wrong, but everything is a learning curve right? I have learnt to reflect on my mistakes, and learn from them, because there is no other way but to move forward, and in the words of the wise old Pumbaa, put your behind in the past. Or something like that. I can safely say that 2011 so far has been the best year of my life. And it started fantastically. The academic year was half way through, but I plan to fully forget my first term of second year, because of the anger I felt. It is truly unhealthy to feel such anger. I have started to work through that, and laugh at life a little bit more. OK, a lot more, but laughter is the best medecine.