The Soundtrack to my Sanity

During the extremely stress fuelled exam months there was one thing that got me through it all, the musical stylings  of one of my absolute favourite people, Nathaniel Swettenham otherwise known as the Skunk boy project.

Sat in the sun at college "revising" was  made so much better by Nate sat serenading us all with his ukulele. He is nick named Skunk boy due to his skunk-esque  hairstyle that he embraces so well. He is very good at creating lyrics on the spot or even for revision. For a psychology exam he made up a song about circadian rhythms.
He is a fabulas musician . He mainly does acoustic covers or his own songs. One of my favourite songs that he wrote is Loveable Evil Dictators, (a song that I used to make him sing often.). This is him on BBC's The Beat. Have a listen!

You seriously do not want to miss this one he is so talented I cannot stress this enough. Nate is currently based in Cardiff at the University of Cardiff and is working closely with Radio Cardiff's Big Scott. And he will be playing at the Regional Finale of 'Live and Unsigned' in Cardiff.  

Stalk him on facebook and all that jazz and subscribe to his youtube page.
 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-CKb3PHucdc&feature=related
Do it he's amazing!

Before I'm 30..

Battling my flat mates for the right for the kitchen handle (fallen off now stolen therefore cannot get into my kitchen although a good dieting technique as they pointed out ) made me think about how young I seem to think they are.At 18 we all think we are invisible and then you hit 19. 

In 4 months I will be saying goodbye to my teens and I will be hitting the daunting era of my 20's. The very prospect of this scares the hell out of me. So I decided to make a list of the things I would like to do before I'm thirty so that I can say in my 20's.. blah blah..  

• Go on a booze cruise - Although going on a stereotypical girls party trip to shagaluf doesn't really appeal to me, it is a guilty desire to do exactly that.
• Ride an elephant and party on the beach in Thailand - Thailand is a must on my list, I plan on spending a month there soaking up the culture and devouring some amazing Thai food that I will later throw up at a full moon party.
• Go to Disney Land - That child inside will never dissapear as Walt Disney says "Adults are just children that have grown up." I am not ashamed to admit there isn't a day that goes by that I don't watch a Disney film. I also have a Lion King quote on my arm " Remember who you are."
• Fall in Love 
• Travel around Europe specifically Barcelona - I have to see Gaudi's work before I die
• Make a Difference 
• Climb a mountain 
• Watch all the Harry Potter movies in one day
• Help my brothers rebel against my parents ( we have a 14 year age gap ) 
• Become a parent - Another guilt pleasure is one born every minute  I have no idea why I just love it. It hasn't put me off yet.

Weather or not I achieve 1 or all of these things my main aim is to say that I had a blast in my 20's and saw some of the world. Of course getting First Class honours in my degree is one of them put we can all dream. 

Sex and the Single Student.. What's the problem?

Sex! Now I have your attention. My friend and I where discussing over a bottle of wine and a few spicy cigarettes the complications that sex brings to our lives.

Snow white told us that someday our prince will come, kill the evil witch, 'True loves kiss will break the spell.' And as simple as that we will live "Happily ever after." Growing up with this imprinted into our naive little brains the expectation to live up to this ideal is permanently in our sub-conscious.

What Walt Disney didn't tell us is that everything is rosy until you add sex to the mix. From the age of about 13 sex is thrown right in your face and the pressure to loose your virginity begins to rear its ugly head.

At the young age of 15 I learnt that sex is just another thing, its not special, its a bit shit. Your nervous( unless hammered ) and only lasts for about a minute and then what? All of a sudden for a girl you feel a bit funny like you have just done something completely wrong. However a boys arrogence goes threw the roof and thinks he's the biggest sex god in the world.

You may spend years racking up the notches on your bedpost or the first experience could have scarred you for a few years. But when you hit freshers week it changes sex is just sex and you get over it . If your a boy and you sleep with more than 3 people in one week your a LAD if your a girl and have a one night stand your a SLUT.

That awkward moment when you wake up next to someone you barely know your planning your escape route . Get up as quietly as possible and let myself out without bumping into their flatmates.

 And then run into them on a night out in a few weeks time, worst thing run into multiple people that you have had an experience with in the same place just metres apart from each other in that moment duck and hope neither see you!

None of this is explained in Disney films they make out that relationships between men and women are all rosy and that a Prince will do anything,even risk his life to get his Princess. When in actual fact any man will do anything to make his women get him a beer out of the fridge and then get laid.

I find that sex is just sex and if your comfortable just having sex with someone be it a one-night stand or a friend with benefits.As long as no-one gets hurt then what is the issue? Romance may be dead but is it our age or our generation that is the problem? Or do we just have the expectation that our prince will come and rescue us? I believe that as a women we don't need men  to save us we are quite able to save ourselves.

Is romance dead? Or does it just exist in fairytales?

How to care for your new flatmate

Breed : The Fussy best friend who has turned nocturnal

• Never! Wake-up before midday- or suffer the consequences of their wrath ( if the matter is of great importance make sure you have a cup of tea/ hot beverage to lure them out.)
• Feed once a day making sure it doesn't contain any of the following - brocilli, cabbage, carrots , bean sprouts, or any other root vegetable that is not a pepper or mushroom. 
• Make sure that snacks are available at all times 
• Never leave anything to get mouldy or they will have a fit and throw it at you (not nice to clean)
• Always be there for them if they have an issue, because they will be there for you too
• Listen intently when they are talking and make mental notes in order to bring up in conversation at a later date.
• Offer advice on outfits for nights out ( the to wear heels or not to wear heels can be a tough one so watch out for that )
• Bar block, Cock block etc. When they are too drunk to function.
• Do not let them decide to cook/shower when drunk theses are extreme Hazards
• If they get emotional when drunk try and be patient, they will repeat everything you already know 
• Most importantly tell them that you love them every day pffft ... Frape at every opportunity or consider it a fail 
• All these things should ensure the happiness of your new flatmate.

This started as a little joke between my flat mate and I and I figured I would attempt to take it further. 

Much Love x 

Its a bit Tricky to not bop along to the oldies

I was listening to good old Radio1 last Friday to Greg James's wander years and it gave me a little inspiration. These are a few of my favourite dance around in your underwear singing into a hairbrush- hopefully with the curtains drawn, songs from the good old 90's. I dare you to not to get your hairbrush out.I defy an true 90's kid to not sign along to every word the Fresh Prince theme tune and dance around the room like Carlton.

This song always got the guys dancing at school discos ! 

Can't forget the legend that is Miss Avril.

This came on when I was out in Lincoln and I had to restrain myself from performing a dance routine that my friends and I came up with one lunch time.. Cringe

Girl Power! This is for the girls. Viva forever!

There you have it a few little tunes that take me back to the simpler days where boys where smelly and girls pretended to be in girl bands. They will live forever in our geeky little hearts.

Much Love fellow bloggers 

oxox

Valentines Day

Much loved tradition or Commercial exploitation? Walking into Celebrations looked like Cupid had threw up all over the shop.

The window alone was covered head to toe in shiny red balloons printed with 'I Love you,'and red and pink streamers that  you know the poor single girl behind the counter had to climb a ladder and pin to the ceiling, who will be given the job or tearing it all down in a few short weeks.

Personally those shops make me want to go Erugh,Bleugh and F** off. Yes you got it I hate Valentine's day. 

It's a day that adds pressure to new couples always having the pissed debate between friends as to whether or not to do the "Valentines day thing." Or for us singletons to sit in our p.j's with a bottle of vodka wandering why am I single, whilst quietly crying into our cornfakes ?

Even in a relationship it has its issues,who really wants a cheesy teadybear holding a heart that says too my Valentine? It will end up in my cupboard slowly making itself to a boot sale, which it will sell for 50p at the most. 

On the said  day this year I will be going to watch a movie with my girls and sitting eating pizza, bitching about our failed new years resolutions and exceeding way over the recommended alcohol units for a week. 

Much Love (everyday not just Valentines day.)

xxx