I wish it could be Christmas everyday

Apart from the fact that Ianto has just done a Christmas wee on my hand. Stupid rat.

Anyway, so just sitting here chilling, singing along to Mr Elton John's Step Into Christmas waiting for my Aunt and Uncle to come round for the standard Christmas Eve exchange of presents and eating of mini cheddars. Tomorrow morning me and my brother will get up early, open our presents from Santa
(who still comes to 21 year olds! I'm so happy!), then the grandparents will come round for presents and lunch and then our day will end at 4pm when my two Great Uncles come round and bore our faces off.

I don't remember Christmas any other way. Christmas and NY 2010 only seem like yesterday. Maybe because nothing changes it seems like the same day on repeat and actually I kinda love it this way. I don't know how I'm going to cope when I get married or move to Australia; things will have to change then!

OMG HAIRSPRAY'S ON IN 15MINUTES! WIN!

Minor distraction. Never realised how properly close I am to my family. When I was young I always wondered why on Earth my parents didn't mind not getting so many presents or that Father Christmas didn't visit them anymore but now I'm quite happy just coming home and enjoying being with my family and of course Mr Jake Dog. Before uni I guess I took home life for granted but now I look forward to it way more than presents .. although they do help :P

This year I'm stepping out and for the first time in 21 years I won't be spending New Years Eve with my parents ... though I'm sure I will phone them and shout some drunken New Year wishes from the JSV :D

But with a new year comes changes so ...
My New Years Resolution for 2012:

Go back to FatBusters (Slimming World) and lose some weight! Then once I'm a size 10 and under 10 stone I will treat myself to a new tattoo on my hip :) Yes I am bribing myself.

I've just realised that 2012 is essentially the year that will shape my life ... depending on what I get in my degree, what job I get, whether I stay in Plymouth or come home ... it's frightening really but I am comforted by the fact that it is 2012 ... 12 being my lucky number so I'm relying on that getting me through! 

2011, you're been one hell of a year. It's been a brilliant one actually .. a few pot holes but I wouldn't expect anything else. I have completely turned myself around since this time last year and believe me I never thought I would feel this good :D  Incredible what can change in 365 days.

So finally lots of love to everyone that's been there for me this passed year whether it be a shoulder to cry on; some helpful arms pulling me up when I passed out on my 21st or just willing to laugh at things again and again because lets face it ... some things just never get old :)

MERRY CHRISTMAS EVERYONE! I hope all your wishes come true :) Love Cock 

xxx

Driving home for Christmas ...

Obviously not right now. Seeing as texting and driving is illegal I'm pretty sure blogging whilst driving is also frowned upon ... but I will be driving home for Christmas tomorrow and I couldn't be happier about it :)

I love Christmas but I didn't really get much of a Christmas last year what with nearly every part of my life falling apart. But this year it couldn't be more different :D I'm happy, I'm healthy (ish) and enjoying a bowl of noodles because that's basically the only food we have left in the house. And I am eating them like no-ones watching i.e. messily

.. and I have just noticed that Jude Law and Robert Downey Jr are on the Graham Norton Show so I'm going to go drool watch that .. brb.

Ooo beardy Jude Law. Nom. 

ANYWAY ... so I haven't really packed. I've got as far as putting clothes that I want to take home on the radiator which is pretty good progress. fortunately though I am only going home for 10days before returnez-vousing to Plymouth for New Year with Mr Jason Mitchell - SO EXCITED :D

I am now off to meet Mr Tom to give him his very exciting Christmas present and to beat the shit out of Dominos who, 3 months down the line, still haven't paid me. WANKERS! 

Ahem.

So yeh, off I go. Then tomorrow I'm DRIVING HOME FOR CHRISTMAS with the family and J-dog and the Grandparents and it's going to be amazeballs :)

MERRY CHRISTMAS EVERYONE!

Cock

xxx

Thoughts on stuff

Wow it's been a while Mr Blog Page. So long in fact that I am now a whole year older since I last blogged. Clearly I'm not bored enough at university to find time to blog .. either that or when I'm bored I have a pub to go to and spend my time drinking Rattler or Jaegarbombs or Skittlebombs or my new drink of choice - vodka lemonade and lime. Yum.

Anyway, distracted by alcohol ... isn't that always the way?!

I would firstly like to re.. whatsit.. shit, what's the word? Like reiterate but not ... well whatever, I am re-declaring my love for Maroon 5. What a band. Can't believe they've had a new album out for a whole 6months and I've not noticed, absolutely shocking. Little gem from their new album just to prove my point:

So life.

I've come home for a few days for the family version of my 21st i.e. more Sunday roasts with grandparents and less drunken monkey walk of shames. The only similarity being the eating of a chinese buffet that, come tomorrow evening, will have taken place on both occasions. 

Quote my mother:

"You do realise it's quite expensive at the Water Margin?"

"Well you should have thought of that before telling me I could choose anywhere." :P

I was so excited to come home although I hate to say it but all I need is a days catch up and hugs and slobbers (from the dog only), just to see them all and make sure home is still as I left it, aside from a new bathroom and the massive tree in our driveway now being just a stump, then I'm ready to return to Plymouth - I've had my family fix, s'time to get shitfaced again :)

In case you can't tell, I'm enjoying life at the moment. I'm pretty chilled, taking every day as it comes ...

Awesome quote courtesy of Peter La Fleur (Vince Vaughn) in Dodgeball:

"I found that if you have a goal, that you might not reach it. But if you don't have one, then you are never disappointed. And I gotta tell ya... it feels phenomenal."

This isn't strictly true. I do have goals, mainly to pass my degree with a 2:1 and get a decent, permanent job but I'm still working towards that and don't have to worry about being disappointed if I don't achieve them 'til July next year so I have time to feel 'phenomenal' for the time being. 

A nice little metaphor that I have just thought of is this:

I am currently stood on the table cloth that covers the table of awesome and in less than 7months time (end of university) that table cloth will be whipped out from under me, and not in a skillful way that leaves me still standing on the table of awesome but in a shit, clumsy way that will send me flying off onto the floor of life and I'm gonna have to get used to "real life" ... not this weird holiday of life we call "university". And believe me, it's gonna take some adapting to.

See illustration.

Pretty much what is going to happen but HEY don't have to worry about this yet, like I've said - take everyday as it comes. Carpe diem and all that jazz.

...

I'm not sure how I started off all Maroon 5 and birthdays and turned into Mrs. Philosophical. 

Blogging juices exhausted. Night.

Cock

xxx

I hope this image haunts your dreams.

Since I've been back in Plymouth ...

It has been 18 days now and they have potentially been some of the best of my life.

Also am potentially becoming an alcoholic after going out 3 times in 5 days, and for the 4th time tonight. JSV will be the death of me I swear.

I have ...

... got a job 

... quit my job after 3 shifts

... got myself locked out of my room

... left the rat cage open

... got so drunk I was sick

... worn my onesie too much for a normal person

... lost weight

... gone kneak at the wees

... invented a fantastic dance which will soon be seen all over Plymouth

... heard Sarah Garry say some fantastic things:

• Oh my God, she's putting it in her mouth, I can't watch!
• I can't suck, it swallows my lip
• Vagina
• Am I the noodle drainer?

And it's not even Fresher's week yet :D

Off to get pissed. Now where's my Carling?

Cock

xxx

I got the moves like Jagger

This is my official theme song of third year!

Currently (well I was before sitting down to blog) prancing around the room to this song, holding my trousers up because I've actually lost weight so now they fall down. 

YAY

Life is sweet, isn't it? :D:D:D:D:D:D:D

I've gone all kneak at the wees!

So much to say ... so little that I can actually type and so much that I really should keep to myself ... and whoever caught us on CCTV.

JOKING!

Or am I?

Who knows?!

I'm potentially still drunk!

HAHAHAHA!

"I don't know what's happening!" as I insisted on drunkenly slurring to most people last night.

And also, to quote the amazing Katy Perry - "Pictures of last night ended up online - I'm screwed ... Oh well! It's a blacked out blur but I'm pretty sure it ruled! DAMN"

In case you hadn't guessed I had a bloody spectacular night out last. I think. Like I say, bit of a blur if I'm honest.

And we shall say no more about it.

*giggle*

So I hate my job.

With a passion. Piece of advice for anyone - never work at Dominoes, certainly not as a driver. It's bullshit. Not sure how long I'm gonna last. Got 3 shifts in a row starting from tomorrow at 5pm - they don't give a finishing time though so Hell knows when I'll be free but I do know I will be drinking afterwards. Not sure how I can say that now after last night and having only just recovered from a fairly hideous hangover but never mind!

Seriously though, considering quitting already - I'm on minimum wage and they only pay me £1 towards petrol per delivery I make, regardless of distance which means I will make a loss which means the petrol money coming out of my wages meaning I will be being paid about £3/hour which is bollocks because the job is shit enough anyway. I will try and stick it out for a little bit longer but not convinced I'll be there for much more than a week right now.

And I reckon that's about it for now - back to the gym tomorrow once I've regained some sleepy time, then to work ... then to JSV. Might be interesting .... 

NIGHT!

Cock

xxx

The Red Queen hypothesis

"It takes all the running you can do, to keep in the same place."

Wise words by the Red Queen there, I love this - it can be applied to so much in life. I realise it's supposed to apply to evolution: that all species need to continue adapting in order to maintain themselves in the World and the 'Circle of Life', but today I found an alternative meaning.

If you keep running at the same speed you maintain your fitness at that level - if you wanna improve you gotta run even faster than you believe possible. 

Basically, going beyond your expectations of yourself and your abilities is the only way you can improve. 

How depressing. Or inspiring. One of the two.

This is all good and well but when put into practice, for example on a treadmill at the gym, you may try and run faster and longer than you believe possible but when you get painful chest pains after only a few minutes, it's probably advisable to give up and just stick to what you're good at i.e. slobbing around playing Sims Social and eating crisps.

Obviously that was an entirely hypothetical scenario and not based on my own experiences at the gym. 

*ahem*

So I haven't blogged for a while, not sure where to start. I suppose not a huge amount has happened, not blogworthy anyway ... and yet I continue typing. Anyway, since last blog I've returned to the wonderful city of Plymouth, new flat, new room, new flatmates ... I say new, I've known them for 2 years but only ever as coursemates. Although no idea why we didn't do this sooner, move in together that is, as we are a pretty epic trio :D 

Some of our adventures in a nutshell since we've been back include:

• road trip to Brixham for fish and chips
• road trip back from Brixham along the 'Road of Death'
• couple of awesome nights out with Odd Sex and cranes and cheap alcopops
• rats tipping over every drink on 'Cuff's floor
• daily film sessions
• development of bizarre crushes
• realising that you need to boil a shit load of potatoes if you're cooking mash for 3 people.
• debating various cooking methods - "Do we have to defrost the sausages?"
• eating way too much food from Jakes
• panicking because we all have about 50p left to last until our loans come in

All in all a standard week back at university. Now just 8 more days to kill before Freshers Week starts. I saw some Freshers moving into halls this morning ... bizarre to think that I'm kinda "the oldest", you know like a Year 11 is to a Year 7. I mean it was only two years ago that that was me, I don't feel experienced enough to be a third year. 

This is THE year though, my chance to make something of my life. I have a very good feeling about it and have therefore compiled a list of things to do, things I'd like to achieve - some are fairly crucial, some optional and some just ridiculously unlikely but here goes:

My Ambitions 2011/2012

1. Graduate from University
2. Graduate with a 2:1 *fingers crossed*
3. Get two fish called Alan (Rickman) and Colin (Firth)
4. Get a job DONE :D
5. Get fit and actually lose weight - target under <10stone
6. Run a race - Plymouth half-marathon a bit ambitious?
7. Have a bloody awesome 21st birthday party
8. Save some of my wages and not spend them all on pizza
9. Go to Africa and hug lions for a month next June
10. Be an awesome Chair for MTG
 

OMG, so whilst writing this blog I got a phone call from Dominos offering me a job as a pizza delivery girl :P Not the most glamourous job ever but it's a job and that'll do for me :D So I've already completed one of my ambitions for the year and I've only been back 10 days!

According to the Red Queen I'd better get running fast if I stand any chance of keeping up with myself this year!

Anyway, hungry now. Dinner and film sesh #6 with Boobies :) 

Laters

Cock

xxx