tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7486759071957574152023-11-16T17:28:17.543+00:00Inside My HeadThis is my blog. Inside My Head living in Manchester, England. A girl who loves writing what is locked inside her head. From Life, Love, politics, Sport and everything in between. I have a lot of different interests to share. Hope you enjoy.Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15919228454733177470noreply@blogger.comBlogger114125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-748675907195757415.post-40030892824624762562012-01-04T15:26:00.000+00:002012-01-04T15:26:05.949+00:00A New Year!Happy New Year!<br />
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Every year we make a bunch of resolutions that we
are never going to follow up with. Its always the same thing, 'I'm
going to loose x amount of weight', 'stop smoking' etc. Each year we
are lucky if we reach the second week in January. So this year I'm
setting myself some more resolutions, but with a bit of a difference.</div>
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So here are my resolutions for 2012:</div>
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- Stop letting other people influence my
decisions.</div>
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- Do more charity work. (More on this next week.)</div>
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- Spend more time with my friends/actually have a
social life.</div>
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- Start driving lessons. (I've had my provisional
licence for 6 months now!)</div>
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Hope everyone has had a good Christmas and new
year.</div>
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Lisa Marie</div>
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No 1.) Rockerfeller<br />
I loved Top of the Rock soooo much. I loved the whole atmospthere there. I personally think the views from Top of the Rock were better than Empire State Building. But thats just me. Here's a picture of me at Rockerfeller.<br />
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No 2.) Statue of Liberty<br />
We did Statue of Liberty, 9/11 memorial, Battery Park and Wall St all on our first full day in New York. Statue of Liberty was well worth the 2 hour walk from our hotel opposite Madison Sq Garden down. It was also celebrating it's 125 birthday that week.<br />
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No 3.) Central Park<br />
First of all central park in massive. Second of all it is soo beautiful.<br />
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No 4.) Time Sq/Broadway<br />
At night Time Sq was super busy but if you go during the day the foot traffic feels like its almost half the size. Time Sq was litterally 5 minutes from our hotel.<br />
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No 5.) Elmo<br />
Call me sad but having my picture took with Elmo was one of my highlights of the day. (It was also the day we went to Natural History Museum.)<br />
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Hope everyone is having a good Friday.Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15919228454733177470noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-748675907195757415.post-65264821166750108332011-10-21T10:54:00.001+01:002011-11-25T13:28:54.350+00:00B U S YBusy is a word I have used wayyy too many times over the last few weeks. Tomorrow marks the official start to my holiday. Having had one day off since September when all the kids went back to school I have been working 7 day weeks. But it's all worth it. Monday morning I will be flying out of Manchester, UK and spending the next six days in NYC :) <br />
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I've had one free evening last Tuesday when I saw <a href="http://insidelisamarieblog.blogspot.com/2011/05/top-5-wakeywakey-songs.html">Wakey!Wakey!</a> who have just finished touring the UK. They were ammmaaazing and they introduced me to <a href="http://caseysheamusic.com/">Casey Shea</a> who was openning for them so I now have some new music on my i-pod. You should definatly check these guys out!!<br />
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Anyway bye for now and I'll put pics up from my holiday when I return :) :)<br />
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Seven weeks today I'll
be flying to New York. A girls week with my mum. A holiday we've only
been planning for about 8 YEARS and that has changed destination
around a dozen times. I still can't quite believe it. And I don't
think I will till I'm stood there.</div>
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of my pictures of my holiday at the start of the summer when I went
to Wales with mum, dad and gran.<br />
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15919228454733177470noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-748675907195757415.post-45330674075237257872011-08-31T18:15:00.000+01:002011-08-31T18:15:19.135+01:00Old So Soon?
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I'm sorry I've not
updated my blog just over a month. But the school summer holidays
have been super busy. Working, spending time with my brother while
he's home and working some more.</div>
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I've come to a
conclusion. I'm working too hard and not playing hard at all. I came
across this conclusion this past weekend. When you haven't seen a
friend, a really good friend I might add, for months and not weeks.
You know that you have to do something about.<br />
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I love both of my jobs.
I really do. I just have to put as much effort into making time for
my friends as I do my work. After all your only young once. And I
really don't want to be that person who keeps letting her friends
down. That's just not me at all.</div>
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I also need a non work
related hobby. So I've started knitting again. I know, I know I'm
starting to sound like an old lady. I'll tell you what though its
actually very therapeutic and relaxing.<br />
Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15919228454733177470noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-748675907195757415.post-57578805922564015452011-07-30T21:29:00.000+01:002011-07-30T21:29:46.844+01:00A Hindsight Letter!Having spent the last week in South Wales where they apparently have no internet connection, I was unable to spred the following news.<br />
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A couple of months ago I decided to take part in 'The Hindsight Letters'. Where people write a letter to themselfs by there teenage self. Here was my letter that went online last Monday!<br />
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Hope everyone has had a good weekend. I'll blog all about my holiday next week including a story involving some hot lifeguards!Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15919228454733177470noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-748675907195757415.post-72716292282287576342011-07-11T11:34:00.000+01:002011-07-11T11:34:19.002+01:00The Holiday Shop!In just under 2 weeks I'll be spending a week in South Wales with the family. Over the last 2 years it has become a new thing we do at the start of the summer holidays. Last year we had such a great time so we decided to do it again. This time we are letting my Gran tag along.<br />
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One of the best things about going on holiday though is the holiday shop. This weekend I bought two lovely new dresses.<br />
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I'm also doing a bigger holiday shop tomorrow :)Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15919228454733177470noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-748675907195757415.post-6521083724114681582011-06-11T18:43:00.006+01:002011-06-11T18:48:37.341+01:00Channel Flicking & Teen Pregnancy!!
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Every so often I like
to channel flick. Mainly on a rainy day. Today though I was just
board :). Sure I had over a dozen things saved on my sky+ box that I
could have (should have) watched. But oh no I decided to annoy the
hell out of myself and channel flick. The result on this (rather
boring) Saturday afternoon was a series of really terrible 'reality
television'.</div>
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Now then I have never
been a huge 'Big Brother' fan. And I personally cannot stand 'Jersey
Shore'. But what is really bad is the fact that these are not the
worse ones out there. As anyone who has endured the c**p that is '16
and Pregnant' or 'Teen Mom' then you will understand what I have just
put myself through. But this really got me thinking that who are
these people who think that being on these type of programmes is
acceptable and responsible behaviour. I remember a time when a teen
pregnancy was seen as taboo and now it just seems more 'normal' and I
think that is the wrong message being sent out to people. But who is
really at fault here. Is it the people who appear and produce these
programmes or is it 'us' the viewing audience. I mean if we didn't
tune in to watch this c**p then they'd stop making them.
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Anyway rant over!</div>
Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15919228454733177470noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-748675907195757415.post-37709867869700798112011-05-20T09:56:00.000+01:002011-05-20T09:56:31.924+01:00Top 5: Wakey!Wakey! Songs<div class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">First off, I love music. Secondly I go through music obsessions. Thirdly at the moment I am obsessed with Wakey!Wakey! I was first introduced to them on 'One Tree Hill'. Michael Grubbs singer/songwriter and amazing piano playing just has a way of drawing you in. So here are my top 5 songs at the moment.</div><br />
No 5.) 1876 The Brooklyn Theatre Fire.<br />
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Happy Friday :)Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15919228454733177470noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-748675907195757415.post-64043269800667635302011-05-17T09:47:00.000+01:002011-05-17T09:47:26.738+01:00Inspections Oh my!I've spent the best part of the weekend head down going through paperwork with a fine tooth-comb. Why? You ask because yesterday I had my dreaded Ofsted inspection. I passed with flying colours (not that I expected not too) but I was still nervous. Anyway now that, that is behind me I can blog back to normal. <br />
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So look out for my next post on Friday. I have a Top 5... post all ready :)</div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15919228454733177470noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-748675907195757415.post-14192937715433002802011-05-03T20:59:00.000+01:002011-05-03T20:59:49.964+01:00Out & About<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Was out for a walk with mum and the kids today and saw these three funny looking tree stumps. Thought I'd share them with you :)</span><br />
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Our long weekend is almost over (even though I was back in work yesterday) but I'm back to looking after those kids on Tuesday. What would a blog post be without a mention of the Royal Wedding.</span><br />
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I've never been a big fan of the Royal family. But I've never hated them either. But I must say that over the last week I was getting a little excited about how the wedding was going to be. I wasn't even a twinkle in my mum and dads eye the last time we had a major royal wedding ('cos lets be honest nobody really cares about the others). Like every girl across the world I was wondering what the dress was going to look like. I was not surprised at how great she looked.</span><br />
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After all the excitement of the Royal Wedding it was time to head down to the pub with a few girls from work. It was a lot more fun than I thought it would be. Now then before I carry on with this let me just say, I was not drunk! I was not drunk! While we may have been merry I was still able to walk in a straight line. But from walking from the pub to my house (which is about 15 minutes) I managed to brake my glasses. My glasses that I've had for two years, that have been sat on, and leaned on. Its when I drop them on the floor that I manage to brake to damn things. How the hell does that happen. Oh yeah and may I add they were in my glasses case. The thing that's supposed to protect the damn things.</span><br />
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Now to the best part about the last two weeks. I've finally booked my holiday. A holiday that has been about six years in the making. Has seen the destination change (twice). But me and my mum are going to New York for five nights. I cannot tell you how excited I am about this so come the 24<sup>th</sup> October me and my lovely mum will be boarding a plane to NYC. I'm sure you are going to hear a lot about this until then.</span><br />
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Hope everyone has had a great weekend.</span>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15919228454733177470noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-748675907195757415.post-88279316980961183992011-04-10T19:53:00.000+01:002011-04-10T19:53:01.371+01:00I'm Back<div class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">I've been an absent blogger recently. I'd love to say it was because I've been too busy. Which would be partly true, but it's not. The truth is I've been suffering from major blog block. Everything I've attempted to write has sound more than a little rubbish. So rather than update my blog for a couple of weeks with rubbish I decided to just take a brake. And save you guys from taking a few moments out of your time on blog posts that would have sent you to sleep.</div><br />
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So what makes me think this blog post is so great. I don't. I spent this afternoon watching <a href="http://youtu.be/PsD0NpFSADM">'(500) Days of Summer'</a>. If you have not watched this film. You are missing out. Taking a new look at the rom-com genre. As the film warns you from the beginning this is not going to be your typical love story. Yet it is still a story about love. It's my favourite type of storytelling. A story about the characters. Characters you care about. Characters that you are rooting for the whole way through the film. It also has a killer soundtrack.<br />
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Zooey Deschanel is great in this film. She turns a character you don't think your going to like and makes her likeable. This is one star definitely to keep an eye out for.<br />
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<div class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">This not a lovey dovey film by any means. But if you have ever truly loved someone you will definitely be able to understand the film. So what are you waiting for. Go out and rent/buy this dvd right now! </div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15919228454733177470noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-748675907195757415.post-58335876397295097542011-03-23T18:29:00.000+00:002011-03-23T18:29:35.810+00:00What I've been writing lately<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Things have been a little crazy over the last couple of weeks. Things are really coming together, quickly, at work. More importantly though I'm just happier. (Probably because I'm financially more secure than I was this time last year.) But one of the things I'm happy about is that I've managed to get some different types of writing done.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Over the last fortnight I've managed to get my first guest post done. I'll tell you more about that later. (Its not being posted till July.) What I can say for now though is once I knew what I was going to do it became easy to write.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I've also been writing a private diary. Something I've not done for many years. Took me right back to feeling like a teenager again. (Without the moods :) and homework though.)</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I've also been able to find my love again for blogging. At the end of last year and start of this year I was really starting to fall out of love with my baby, my blog. But I've been enjoying it a lot lately and I think I think it shows.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Hope everyone is having a happy Wednesday. I'd love to know what you guys have been writing lately.</span>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15919228454733177470noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-748675907195757415.post-45635316867173784072011-03-18T16:46:00.000+00:002011-03-18T16:46:16.836+00:00Top 5: Things I value in a friendship<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">All of my friends know I love them a lot. They know that I will be there for them any time, anywhere. This Friday's Top 5... blog post is what I value in a friendship.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">No 1.) Trust</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I'm not the most trusting of people. But the people I do have, I trust a lot. What type of relationship can you have with anyone if you don't have trust.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">No 2.) Someone who is there for you.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Every friend you have in your life should be someone you share your joy with, or can go to when you NEED that shoulder to cry on. Friends, true friends, will be there for you through the good, the bad and everything in between.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">No 3.) Someone who will listen.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">No 4.) Honesty.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">A real friend will tell you the truth and be honest with you. They will call you out on your shit. They will tell you the truth about things, especially when they know you don't want to hear it.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">No 5.) Someone who accept you for who you are.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Your friends should accept you for you are. They don't try and change you. They push you to be better but still let you be true to yourself. Even though you might not have everything in common with your friends, you still love them for who they are.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Hope everybody has a good Friday and a great weekend!</span>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15919228454733177470noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-748675907195757415.post-88025054950372092062011-03-16T17:58:00.000+00:002011-03-16T17:58:19.893+00:00Do you prefer blogging or writing stories?<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">It's Wednesday. 'Writing Wednesday'. I'm having a pretty good week so far. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">This weeks question would probably have had a different answer 12 months ago. But here we go. This week's 'Writing Wednesday' is blogging or writing, which do I prefer.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">My true answer to this weeks question is they are both very different. I get something very different from both 'experiences'. I have come to really like blogging. Much more so over the last 12 months. At first I found blogging a little awkward. I wasn't sure what to do. I had really found 'my voice'. But as I have gotten into it more I have really come to enjoy it. Dare I say love it. I also like the sense of community you can find through blogging (like joining </span><a href="http://www.20sb.net/"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">20 Something Blogger</span></a><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">). I think I also like blogging because in college I always fancied going into journalism. One of the best two weeks of my life was getting the opportunity to spend two weeks with the lovely people at the Manchester Evening News.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">When writing my stories, however, I love thinking of a story and characters and bringing it all to life on the paper/screen in front of me. Unfortunately my 'writing' has taken a bit of back burner of late. With working (and blogging), I've not really been able to invest my free time in my stories.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I definitely prefer blogging at the moment though. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Happy Wednesday! </span>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15919228454733177470noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-748675907195757415.post-52388972528656290062011-03-14T12:24:00.000+00:002011-03-14T12:24:02.531+00:00X-Factor Tour Pics :)Yesterday I spent a lovly afternoon with my mum at the M.E.N Arena in Manchester, watching the X-Factor tour. Here are some of my pics :)<br />
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So all my friends know that I find guys so much more attractive if they are older me. (Not too old though :) it's not like I find guys on there death bed attractive ha ha.) Some women do prefer guys younger than them. I have never been one of those people. Guys my own age and younger are so much more annoying. It's like they haven't grown up yet.<br />
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No 4.) Sensitivity<br />
I don't think being too sensitive is a turn on either. But a guy who has a heart and can be a real shoulder to lean on when you need/want it.<br />
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No 3.) A Job!<br />
Okay so I know the job market is bad at the moment. There is nothing attractive about a guy who is jobless. This is a must. It puts a strain on a relationship when only one of you is in employment. Trust me.<br />
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No 2.) Confidence<br />
There is nothing less attractive than a man who is not comfortable in his own skin. I'm talking about people are over confident 'cos that is not attractive at all. There is difference. But if a guy is happy in his own skin, then he's going to be more confident.(The same really applies to women as well.)<br />
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This is an absolute must. I'm prone to doing some rather daft things in my time. Anyone who knows me well knows that in a week I will have done any number of 'silly' things. But anyone who can make me laugh (or find the funny in me) is a huge turn on.<br />
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Hope everyone is having a good Friday. What do you find attractive in the oposite sex?Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15919228454733177470noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-748675907195757415.post-22698332638006638122011-03-09T18:30:00.000+00:002011-03-09T18:30:18.740+00:00What is the hardest thing you have wrote?<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Every Wednesday is 'Writing Wednesday'. This week's blog post, just like its title, was one of the hardest blog post's I've wrote. It's personal. I almost chickened out on writing it. So much so that I have shown this to one person before posting it. As I've mentioned in the last few weeks. Writing is personal. Sometimes it can help you. Sometimes it might help someone else.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Anyone who has ever had to get through a bad situation be it a bad break-up, death whatever it is, write it out. Get your feelings out. If there is nobody for you to talk to write it.</span>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15919228454733177470noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-748675907195757415.post-8621976649766585782011-03-04T14:00:00.000+00:002011-03-04T14:00:33.102+00:00Top 5: Oscar Winning Movies (not all Best Picture winners)So last Sunday was Oscar Sunday. So here are five of my faveroute films. Some won for the film itself and some for the level of acting.<br />
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Hope your all having a happy Friday. What are some of your faveroute films that have won an Oscar.Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15919228454733177470noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-748675907195757415.post-68416379522977284302011-03-02T18:28:00.000+00:002011-03-02T18:28:11.743+00:00When did you know you loved writing?<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Every Wednesday here on my blog is Writing Wednesday. Over the years my family and friends have asked me questions about my writing. Every Wednesday I answer one of these questions.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">So. When did I first realise that I loved writing? That is a hard question. Mainly because I'm not too sure. Looking back at old Primary school work (that mum and dad still have in the garage) I can see early on I was interested in the art of storytelling. As a child I could play for hours alone and make up stories with my dolls and teddy's. As I got older and it was no longer 'cool' to play with these toys I was introduced to writing. It was here I found my love of writing and the written word. This love is present now (if not more so). I would say my art of writing though definitely became something I needed to do after the age of 15. And not something I had to do because I needed to do it. It was something I wanted to do. And still love doing now.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">So when did you know you know you loved writing and the art of storytelling? Is it something you've always loved or is it something that came to you later, as you got older?</span>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15919228454733177470noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-748675907195757415.post-368998126346374642011-02-25T10:34:00.001+00:002011-02-27T15:16:12.187+00:00Top 5: Books By 5 Family/Friends<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">When I came up with the idea for this Fridays blog post a week and a half ago I had a feeling there was going to be a wide range of different books. I'm glad to see my friends and family did not disappoint. Some of these books may be unheard of to you. Some of you may have the same favourite book as one of my family/friends.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">No 5.) Under the Dome – Stephen King</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">“My favourite book is the fairly recent " Under the Dome " by Stephen King. Gripping from the first page ~ a classic " I'll read just one more chapter " book. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Taking 25 yrs to create, at 870+ pages, this is King's best epic novel.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">It explores many modern topics, including ~ ecological, political & fascism. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">King's use of characters leaves you feeling their experiences first hand.”</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">“Its all about Caroline Haryley but everything people know and think she is but she's not. She is found brutally murdered lying on the couch and its down to CI Alan Banks to search for the truth and there is more secrets in her life which keeps you waiting to find out if his has found out the end to all the secrecy and who would of killed her.”</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Dickens allows us to speculate the rise and fall of a protagonist in his pursuit of love, wealth, power and freedom to escape from his poor background, only to return to his normal way of living at the end of the novel. The way that the novel has a complex plot highlights how great this book is; that weaves together various interconnected stories with each character having a pivotal role in Pip's life; young and old.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I love how ambiguous the conclusion of the story is when Pip meets Estella at Satis House; does he remain to be an honest friend of Estella? or does finally win her heart and marry her?</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">But most interestingly enough, the novel is a social critique of High Society of London, exposing the devious elements of greed, power and the feeling of superiority. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Dickens suggested that a person cannot escape from his/ her past or from themselves, which is the lesson that Pip learns at the end of the story. The author also exposes the common belief that a gentleman can be made by money alone, however poor and unprivileged characters like Joe Gargery and Magwitch appear to have moral qualities and appear to be more moral than the characters who are privileged and well educated, showing a high level of irony.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I strongly recommend anyone to read this book - 'Great romance, great thrills, great suspense, great adventure... Great Expectations!!”</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I'd love to hear what some of your favourite books are and if you have read any on this list. I hope everyone is having a good Friday so far and hope everyone has a good weekend. </span>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15919228454733177470noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-748675907195757415.post-80588130955946171422011-02-23T15:50:00.000+00:002011-02-23T15:50:44.107+00:00As a writer how do you prefer to do it?<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7m11YZvoFnzHnm6iwO55URYxmF9fx84f_mwniz1ET1lr2kB__nhLiULGrOmSfR-AuZvXPGRGIuBNKVD6jYmupIocprPVYM9usVj8qdpz90G_did_AnBdHu4x6nnPc-Vy2JoGSpl4HNwcH/s1600/images%255B1%255D.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" j6="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7m11YZvoFnzHnm6iwO55URYxmF9fx84f_mwniz1ET1lr2kB__nhLiULGrOmSfR-AuZvXPGRGIuBNKVD6jYmupIocprPVYM9usVj8qdpz90G_did_AnBdHu4x6nnPc-Vy2JoGSpl4HNwcH/s1600/images%255B1%255D.jpg" /></a></div><br />
Over the years my family and friends have often wondered why I need music on while I'm writing. The simple answer to this simple question is because it just helps. Music can really help you mentally get your head into a certain mood. That's why when I'm writing a certain part of my stories the mood that is called for, I will listen to the type of music that will help me write it.<br />
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I can't think of anything worse than writing in complete and utter silence. Even my blog I have to write with music or the tv on. 'Cos really there is nothing worse than struggling with what to write and being in silence. That just makes matters so much worse.<br />
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I need noise around me even if its simply people talking around me, music playing or some random advert on the tv.<br />
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So how do you guys like to write? Does music help? Hope everyone is having a happy Wednesday :)Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15919228454733177470noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-748675907195757415.post-54289879556277190042011-02-18T14:40:00.000+00:002011-02-18T14:40:03.108+00:00Top 5: Books I still have to read on my bookshelf!Its Friday so that means one thing. Its Top 5... Friday. So here are 5 books on my bookshelf I still have to read.<br />
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5.) Breakfast At Tiffanys<br />
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4.) Yes Man – Danny Wallace<br />
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3.) A Married Man – Catherine Alliott<br />
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2.) The Beach House – James Patterson<br />
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1.)Club Dead – Chalaine Harris<br />
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Do any of you guys have a pile of books you have still not got to reading?<br />
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Hope everyone is having a good Friday. Sorry for the short post but been super busy :) I do have a special Top 5... blog post with a little help from my friends :)Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15919228454733177470noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-748675907195757415.post-32188104338619541922011-02-16T17:21:00.000+00:002011-02-16T17:21:08.361+00:00Do you tell people you have wrote/blogged about them?<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmSpp3TnNCm9ChwhwI3GPPczzuTk0tZ-yPmIzoEVVmWwTGbITHBEpNcszF-RRtc8aicOnMQtYAHAIETsIcpFLmi-oR8HE4ksqExUKhyrC4oOAXW6itNA342M-lg2cUKRYm-lPe9jfx5MTH/s1600/is%255B1%255D+%25282%2529.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" j6="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmSpp3TnNCm9ChwhwI3GPPczzuTk0tZ-yPmIzoEVVmWwTGbITHBEpNcszF-RRtc8aicOnMQtYAHAIETsIcpFLmi-oR8HE4ksqExUKhyrC4oOAXW6itNA342M-lg2cUKRYm-lPe9jfx5MTH/s1600/is%255B1%255D+%25282%2529.jpg" /></a></div><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Carrying on from last week. 'Writing Wednesday' is here again and how quickly a week comes round. I was thinking this week (I know a dangerous thought) about how to answer this weeks question. It came down to how much did I want to reveal. About my friends and family. But more importantly myself. I came to the conclusion that the whole point of this blog is for me to be truthful. Like 100% so otherwise what's the point.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I have been writing stories (mainly for myself) for the best part of 17 years (and that fact has just shocked the hell out of me). I still have every story I have ever wrote since I was at school (though not for school). Needless to say that in my earlier writing the characters I was writing were on the whole from my imagination. It was as I got older that people I met and events around me started to have an influence both good and bad. There are certain people who have had a huge influence on my life and will always have a special place there. I feel that by putting a characteristic of there's in one of my characters is my own little shout-out to them. (Even if they don't know it.) With some friends and family it can be a tiny and probably unrecognisable characteristic. With some it's a hell of a lot more obvious. As a rule I don't like telling friends and family that I have based someone on them. I've had some friends who have asked and I have lied. Mainly because I don't want them to get person x and themselves mixed up. They are not the same entire person. Sometime it might just be a name I use.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">As far as my blog goes friends and family can usually tell if it's about them or not. My friends know I have a blog, but I would never ask them if they had read it. If they have liked or not liked something they are more than happy to tell me. But its not something I expect. One ex wasn't happy that I had blogged a rather negative post about him (his name wasn't even mentioned FYI) and the truth is I didn't really care what he said 'cos at the end of the day he was a terrible boyfriend in hindsight. There are one or two men I feel very fond of and protective of and it's rare that you will ever hear me mention them by name. Namely because I respect there right some degree of privacy.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">So my question to you guys is would you ever tell a friend or family member you have wrote/blogged about them or would you like to keep it to yourself?</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Happy Wednesday everyone :)</span>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15919228454733177470noreply@blogger.com2