Pack Up

This week has been all about deja vu, as yet again I am packing up my life and belongings to move back to Epsom. The last move was a disaster for reasons I really can't be arssed to go into! However my new flatmates seem absolutley lovely. We're holding a tea party soon so everyone can meet and greet. (Think fresh cupcakes, bunting, teapots)!

With one more week left of living on the Isle Of Wight, I'm all about the mixed emotions. I adore the way my life is here. I wouldn't change a thing! And the M.E is even starting to back off slightly. Though it's been kicking me in the arse over the past few days - anxiety/apprehesion/worry/stress correlate directly with the severity of my M.E!

What I'm trying to say is that I'm trying to embrace the change, and realise that I'll be enjoying the best of borth worlds! Work experience, living independantly and being near London are all plus points. I'm of course really excited to be seeing my Epsom friends again and making new ones (:

Mitchell and Webb have named a two-headed nutter after me. 

It has to be blog worthy!

Question Time

Okay.


So it's cool to be trendy. And trendy to be cool. (Obviously). 


To be a GEEK is now cool. 


Definition provided by Dictionary.com: 
Geek - a peculiar or otherwise dislikable person, esp. one who is perceived to be overly intellectual.


Judging on everyday occurrences and teen dramas, most people avoid anyone who fits into this category as if they were carrying herpes. 

So is it only cool to pretend to be a geek? 




I'm not being high and mighty - I purchased 3 pairs of fake glasses and a brown satchel this week. I'm well into this trend.




Just a shame people generally don't go for a true geek. When's it a real nerd's time to get a look in? After all, while we're pretending to be geeks (and trying to be cool?), geeks pretend to be cool and get shunned.




Does anybody else find that quite peculiar? 

It ads up.

Adverts have become a great medium for discovering music. Previously snubbed by some musicians, it's now become a great way to get your tunes across and stuck in our heads, without looking too needy. Check these tunes out, which have really caught my eye/ear/nose(?)



Faithless ft. Dido.
Feelin Good






Chromeo
Fancy Footwork





It needs no introduction...

SOME OPINIONS 

Post-Vintage

Hey bloggy!

My God, thank you for returning - I'm glad you haven't slit your writsts after reading my last two dismal inputs!

I spent the last weekend at the first ever Vintage at Goodwood festival with Daisy, some FPI students and UCA teachers, blogging on behalf on the Uni. We've been told that we'll be the teacher's first choice for returning for free again next year, get in! Check out our daily blog here.

We did ponder about going as Goths to compensate for the fact we didn't have many vintage clothes. However by Sunday, after a good old shop in the markets and a stint in the 'beauty box' getting our hair styled, we were vintage-worthy!

I got to meet the almighty Vic Reeves on the Friday (with his face like an angry tampon, with his face...) as he was judging an art show. Got a very nice cheesy pic of us together - was shocked at how massive he is! I did chicken out however at the opportunity of telling him what his face resembles.

The recovery process is certainly going better than expected, after an almost unhealthy dose of TV box sets and duvet interaction.

Now it's a matter of going back to reality. I'm finalising my plans to move in with Cassie and Nick in Epsom which I'm very excited about! They sound pretty cool and mature which is just the kind of housemates I'm looking for, and the flat looks lovely, clean and modern! £265 rent a month is a sweet bonus too!

Will write soon with any tit bits that seem worthy!

Tata for now!

x

Mid Summer blues?

Alright, bloggy!

A lots been going on since my last installment. So much so that I'll probably miss out the primary nuggets of info worth writing!

It's been moods-wings galore. Not PMS style - I mean frustration, depression, anxious, thankful, appreciative that I'm not worse but devastated that I'm not who I used to be. Once I know what I'm doing in September (Uni or year out to recover), I will feel more relaxed. I'll feel more like I know what I'm going to be dealing with for the next 18 months. Until then, I feel like I'm juggling teapots.

I've been taking 10mg of citalopram to take the edge off of my compulsive worrying (a factor that uses up energy I don't have!). It's been giving me amazing dreams. One night I 'smashed' my leg open, exposing four snooker balls in my knee - one yellow with a smiley face!

However it's making me 'zombie-like'. Mike noticed a change in me and I knew that I was being extremely blasé. My Mum's even commented that I look dead behind the eyes. One alcoholic drink during a meal last night made me feel very sick and tried. I feel much more relaxed, but the side effects are not worth it. Think I'll go back to practicing meditation and experimenting with various herbal teas!

The side effects however have helped me to realise that the advice Mike has given me is true - I need to come to terms with what I'm dealing with. When first diagnosed with ME, I thought it would only be affecting me for the next few months. Now that it's been a year and a half, I'm having to understand that this is a long time adjustment. It's about finding a natural coping mechanism - not taking a little white pill.

On a brighter note, a teacher at Uni texted me out of the blue, and offered me a free weekend ticket to Vintage at Goodwood (worth £135!), tent vouchers and food vouchers, in exchange for me writing a daily blog for Uni! Friends of mine know that I can't cope with Festi loos, but the website explained that they have 'many, clean, flushing loos - only the best!' Whoopla! I'm just hoping I can conserve enough energy each day to crawl out of my tent to see all the caberet and comedy! Check it out at their site!

I feel like I'm starting to ramble....