Friday, 20 April 2012

Our Truth

The Rules of the Game
1. You must post these rules.
2. Each person must post 11 things about themselves on their blog.
3. Answer the questions the tagger set for you in their post and create 11 new questions for the people you tag to answer.
4. You have to choose 11 people to tag and link them on the post.
5. No tag backs and you legitimately have to tag 11 people. (I dont know 11 bloggers so that's a no to this point]]


11 Random Facts About Me
1. I've studied three martial arts: Jujitsu, Karate and boxing.

2. I have bipolar disorder (type II). I not normally that bad but I do go through the occasional very yo-yo emotional day. 


3.  I spent seven years studying ballet, during which time I preformed on stage twice. I quit when I took up karate.

4.I'm very easily bored.

5.I can play guitar and violin. The violin is my instrument of choice though.

6. I am a slob and the more distracted and busy I am the bigger slob I become. I only really clean when I'm bored.

7. I was able to read before I started primary school and when I started secondary school I was told to slow down because I was reading their A-level material when I was first year.

.I used to work in a morgue.

9. I'm a silver medal archer. It is the only sport I am actually good at.

10.I usually have my nails painted at all times.

11.I have an addiction to cheesestrings.


11 Questions From Immie!
 
1. What's your theme song?
At the moment I would say Part of Me by Katy Perry.
2. What's your favourite thing about yourself and why?
My eyes. They are big and bright green.
3. Who do you look up to in the blogging world?
No one really. I dont follow that many blogs
4. If aliens landed on earth and asked you to show them the wonders of the Earth, where would you take them first?
I would be wondering why they would be asking me of all people.
5. What's your favourite memory from the past year?
To be honest I dont have a favourite memory this year. The parts of my year that were good were all equally good, but now that I think about it I would say last Valentines Day.

6. What resolution have you completed so far, if any?
I made a resolution a few months ago to rebuild myself and I have done it, for the most part. I still have a few little things to fix but no one is perfect.
7. What's your worst bad habit?

I have been told that I have quite a few so it would be either be: Forgetting to sleep, occasionally smoking, forgetting to talk because I get too lost in my head, not eating and a few others that I'm not writing down.
8. If you could be fluent in any language, what would it be?
Japanese or German. I know a bit of both but being fluent would be brilliant.
9. How would you describe yourself?
Eccentric and creative would be the two words I would probably pick. I'm also a tad anti-social and quiet, but once I'm comfortable around a person shutting me up can be a difficult.
10. If you could time travel, when would you go first?
Victorian England to go clothes shopping and wander around London.
11. What do you want from life?
I'm not sure what I want exactly, but my aim would probably be to get a flat in London, write a few books and maybe get a dog, just because I dont feel safe without a dog in the house.

Wednesday, 11 April 2012

Memo: Reading List

I have a bad habit of buying books that I never get around to reading so I making a note of my reading list here so it will be saved somewhere. So here's the list of the books I am currently reading/re-reading/planning to read:

The Woman in Black (Susan Hill)

The Green Mile (Stephen King)

IT (Stephen King)

InkHeart (Cornelia Funke)

InkSpell (Cornelia Funke)

InkDeath (Cornelia Funke)

Snow Flower and the Secret Fan (Lisa See)


One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (Ken Kesey)

Interview with the Vampire (Anne Rice)

The Vampire Lestat (Anne Rice)

The Queen of the Damned (Anne Rice)

The Tale of the Body Thief (Anne Rice)

Memnoch the Devil (Anne Rice)

The Vampire Armand (Anne Rice)

Merrick (Anne Rice)

Blood and Gold (Anne Rice)

Blackwood Farm (Anne Rice)

Blood Canticle (Anne Rice)

Pandora (Anne Rice)

Vittorio the Vampire(Anne Rice)

Red Dragon (Thomas Harris)

The Silence of the Lambs (Thomas Harris)

Hannibal (Thomas Harris)

Hannibal Rising (Thomas Harris)

And I'll re-read the Sherlock Holmes collection as well while I'm at it. 


 

Thursday, 5 April 2012

Project Eat Alone

This is a bit of a personal growth project of mine that I have been working on the last few weeks and I thought I would write a blog about it. I have trying to overcome my fear of eating by myself. I know it sounds like I am trying to be a loner but to be honest up until recently if I was by myself and hungry I just simply would not eat. I guess I have a bit of a fear of what people would think of me if I sat in a restaurant or cafe alone, so when I am out and occupied I would usually make a meal out of snacks on the go rather than stop and eat something properly.

Lately though I have been working on adapting to doing things on my own. I have ventured into a few cafes for lunch with only a notebook and my phone for company. I even managed to eat an entire lunch in Bishops chippie today completely alone. I was proud of myself.

I know it is a bit strange to be proud of being alone but it does take a conscious effort for me to savour my own solitude. I am used to depending on people and being supervised so being by myself is a bit of a personal achievement.

...And before anyone starts thinking that I am lonely or anything like that I'm not. I still have people to talk to. I just need to practice alone time properly.

I dont know if anyone else can relate to a fear of eating alone, but I just hope this blog makes some sense.

Thursday, 29 March 2012

Fashion Tag

Lately I have been feeling a little girly and a bit of a clothes horse so as an excuse to write about clothes and fashion I decided to answer the questions in the blog fashion tag.

What's your favourite fashion accessory?

At the moment it would probably be my fedora or read & black cravat. Also I rarely leave the house without my trusty navy scarf. It has been a bit too warm lately for scarfs though. I miss it.

Who's your fashion role model?

I dont have one. There has been no one that I really look to as a fashion role model.

What do you always carry with you?

  • A note book
  • Fountain pen
  • Purse
  • Mobile phone
  • I-pod
  • Mints/Chewing gum
  • Lip stick / Lip stain / Lip balm
  • Cigarette case & Lighter. (I've quit but if stressed/drunk they're back in use)  
     
How would you describe your style?

Quirky, unique or masculine, it really depends on my mood. One day I could be wearing a pink Alice in Wonderland t-shirt with matching rabbit hair accessories (yes I love that outfit) and the next day I could be wearing a man's shirt with matching waistcoat, braces and tie. The best way that I can describe my style is that I treat my wardrobe like a dress up box and I have costumes for all my moods. I really dont care what people think. I have a strange dress sense.



What's your favourite?  Jeans, sunglasses or heels?

Jeans! I live in them. I dont wear heels as I think they are impractical unless it is a formal occasion and I love sunglasses, when the weather allows me to wear them.


What is your favourite fashion store?

I dont have one. I shop everywhere and anywhere. I even shop in the men's department and second hand stores.


What is your favourite fabric in clothing?

Probably cotton as it can be used in everything and I live in t-shirts when I'm feeling lazy. 


Who are your favourite designers?

I dont pay attention to designers, as long as the clothes look good I dont care.


Who or what inspires your style?

Everything from books, television, manga and history. Like I said my wardrobe is a dress up box. At the moment my biggest influence would be 19th century men's fashion. I love Victorian clothes in general but because the women's fashion isn't really practical to wear every day I settle for dressing as a man. Another two main influences are Sherlock Holmes and Alice in Wonderland. I also cosplay and it isnt rare for cosplay items to find their way into my everyday wardrobe, such as my Grell coat and the red waistcoat I bought for my Cheshire Cat Grell cosplay (which I am wearing today). It all really depends what I am into at the time.


Would you choose to buy something high quality or make it yourself if you could?    

I am horrible at sewing, mainly because I have no patience, but I have worn a few accessories that I have made myself and items that I have customized. And I'm not usually one for expensive clothes but the long black coat that I wear almost everyday is the most expensive item in my wardrobe. I'm not giving out the price, but it was worth it for something high quality...and it goes with my navy scarf. 

Saturday, 17 March 2012

Life Update

It really has been a while since I last updated, mainly because I have been so busy trying to get my life sorted. (A.k.a rping) Things have changed quite dramatically since last time I posted. I now have an internship with InsideIreland and I am currently both working for them as a tourism journalist and as a website developer. So yes, I am actually getting somewhere in the writing business. I just have to tolerate not getting paid for two months until they decide if they want to keep me or not. Things are going well there though, everyone seems to like me and I earned myself this Monday off my repairing a HTML problem with their website that no one else could fix. Usually I am dreadful at coding inside university but outside of exams and classwork the stuff seems to work in my head.

I am also in love with my new office. The building I work in is an old victorian terrace and crows are nesting in the roof just above my desk. I get distracted by watching them. The view from the window itself is equally lovely, well to me anyway, it is of abandoned buildings and mainly roofs

and chimeys of buildings just as old as the one I work in. I have a bit of a thing for old buildings, so I am happy. I even be able to blog more as I am free to both write and blog at work.
On another happy note, I am no longer single and I havent been for a number of months. I could write a rather longwinded paragraph about her but the best way to discribe her is that, she's the Watson to my Holmes. I'm not very good at discussing things like this so I might leave it at that. ...But we are going to see the new Avengers movie while cosplaying Ironman and Captain America. If any of you are following me on tumblr you have probably been enduring all my StevexTony slash. Sorry about that.

And on a final note I got my hair cut, again. It is going to take me a while to get used to the shorter length but I like it.

Tuesday, 29 November 2011

29/11/2011

I would write a whole blog explaining what has happened since I last posted but it is best if I didn't.

So at the moment I have quite a bit of free time on my hands in between placement hunting or potential full time job hunting, sadly the employment market is lacking lately, leaving me a little bored. I don't do well with boredom and it rots my mind, robbing me of my ability to properly think logically or concentrate. On the plus side I have been using my free time to learn to drive and after Christmas I shall be learning the violin. My driving is coming along quite well and according to my instructor I am a fast learner. I just hope I am as quick at picking up the violin.

As I'm now single Jack dragged me to a local bar last weekend and bought me enough drink to intoxicate the entire pub, twice. It was a good evening, even if I have no idea how I ended up in another bar and I woke up the next morning with a stamp on my wrist for a place I don't remember being in. Well at least I got home safe and sound.

To be honest I don't see the point in taking someone out because they are single, especially when that person has no interest in a relationship. At the moment I classify myself as being married to my work (when I get some) and my writing. ...OK that is a bit of a lie, there was someone, and I quite miss fluffing their hair. I'm not annoyed that it was short lived. The reasoning behind the decision to remain platonic was perfectly logical and I accept that. It is just when I think about it that relationship could have had a lot of potential, even if I have the social skills of a teaspoon when it comes to that sort of thing.

I am looking forward to Christmas though. I might even bake a few things for people.

Sunday, 31 July 2011

Summer Blog (5)

I thought I would update this while watching CSI reruns.

Well there has been a few new things since I last wrote one of these. I had a job interview for a web design company in town. I think it went well. The interviewer was pleasant and kept ranting about how good my grades are. I always find interviews a little bit of an ego boost, either that or I just love talking about myself. Also the best part is that they have two offices, one here and one in London. Whenever she told me that I could transfer to their London branch I almost jumped across the desk and hugged her. The sooner I get a job the sooner I can move out of my house, as my family situation hasn't been the best at the moment, not to mention I just want to leave and get my own grown up place.

Will is currently organising a trip to the US for himself next year. Sadly I am being left here by myself. I don't really mind but I get bored easily and I will have to try and find a way to occupy myself for a week.

By the way did you know that you can buy human skulls on ebay? If you don't believe me look it up yourself.