The End of Half Term

As I sit here typing this I can start to feel the back to school misery starting to settle in. It's the end of half term i.e. the end of procrastination.

I am so grateful that we get a week off halfway through the term. I don't think I could cope with 14 weeks straight of sixth form without a break. I had a glorious 6 days straight without any obligations, for the first time since the summer between year 10 and 11 (I'm in year 12 now). Not that it didn't stop my teachers from piling homework on us ("and you should be doing a very large amount of study on top of that" they cry). I had already completed Biology and Chemistry in my frees before we broke up (thank god for teachers who don't give you homework last minute).

Now, over those 6 days, I have completed (most . . . well, the stuff that mattered anyway) of the Maths, and none of the Government and Politics! You'd have thought I'd be doing something constructive that I enjoyed instead. Nope, not at all. I've been telling myself all these lovely things I could do. e.g drawing, learn to play that damned guitar, Wreck this Journal, read all those fanfics, or maybe make a video or get back in touch with photoshop. Go out for a walk. Cook something. Actually study.

Well, I met up with a friend, watched Star Trek IV and V for the first time, and err  . . . went to the dentist? The point is, I always tell myself I'm going to get my life sorted and do something, but I always end up procrastinating on tumblr. Even when I plan to do something I enjoy, such as reading fanfic, ('Oh look, a fic rec, this fic looks really good, I'll like the post and read it later!') I end up never doing. I could make some notes for a subject in preparation for the exams which decide my future, but no, I have to be on tumblr as much as possible, to look at gifs I have only seen at least 20 times before.

But I won't leave. I'd only procrastinate in a more pointless way. In short, I have had a relaxing time doing nothing and there is no point leaving me with free time and expecting me to actually do anything with that time.

Keep Running xx

I cut my Fringe

So, ahem, I, er, cut my fringe last night. Myself. With scissors.
I'm not sure why. I just wanted a change, went "What the hell" and started snipping away.

I now know why people pay money to go to the hairdresser's rather than cutting their own hair.

Well, erm, at least it'll grow again. I don't think it's too horrific. I'm not sure if it looks weird because I'm not used to seeing myself with a fringe, or it it looks weird because it is, well, weird.
It can't have been too bad, as my mum barely yelled at me. Still, not one of my better life choices.

So there are now several chunks of hair in my bin and I apparently look younger *sigh*. The morale of the story is; unless you're really confident you can do it, just go to the hairdressers when you decide it's time for a new do'.

Keep Running xx

So Long and Goodnight

"Fake your Death". The last song to be released by one of my favourite bands, My Chemical Romance. A fitting last song. Though the title seems to inspire false hope for a Sherlock-esque return.

I generally like my songs to have more guitar and bass in them, but for this song, the keyboard worked perfectly. It may have made me want to cry rather than sing-along whilst epically failing at air guitar but I liked it. I love the lyrics (please don't ask me to analyse them English teacher style) and the rhythm is easy to get into.

I really don't know what else to say about this song, but we should accept that it is MCR's last song, as much as I want to deny it.

Here's the video if you haven't see it yet:

Also, next month is the release of "May Death Never Stop You". I will say now that I will not be buying this, as I already have all the songs downloaded, if not on CD, can watch the music videos on Youtube and to be fair the T-shirt looks pitiful. I cannot justify spending £25 on something I've practically already got.

I have to say, I really really really love the title of this CD! I think it's an epic phrase, and fitting, as it's being released almost exactly one year since the band announced their split. It also gives a sense that the band lives on after they've broke up "beyond death" even, and the 'death' of the band doesn't mean we can't carry on listening to the brilliant songs they've produced.

I only started listening to MCR almost 2 years ago, and I cannot explain my love for this band in words. I'm so grateful for the sense of belonging their music has brought to me, it really reached out to me unlike any other melody has.

I take my hat off to you, My Chemical Romance, wish all the band members good luck with the rest of their lives and may death never stop you.

Keep Running xx

Take 1

So I'm 'blogging' again. Stuff like this never lasts with me. Ah well. Might as well give it another go. I'm still not sure what I'm going to blog about. Whatever takes my fancy I suppose, but probably just my general day to day life.

I think a good way to start is to just describe my day so far:

"Rise and Shine!" my alarm blares from my phone, right next to my ear hole. Ah, 6am already? I must get up for college - oh wait, it's half term! I just once again have forgotten to turn my alarm off properly. But far from being grumpy at myself, I simply turn it off and snuggle back into the land of duvet and proceed to sleep for a further 2.5 hours.

After laying in bed on Tumblr for another hour after I woke up, I finally heard my mother leave the kitchen and raced downstairs to have a delicious breakfast of scotch pancake covered in Nutella with a banana.

MATHS. A five letter word that spells doom for my career prospects. From getting an A in GCSE in November 2012, to getting an E in the core 1 mock in December 2013. As much as I try, A level maths just refuses to cooperate with me. Nevertheless, I turn to the correct pages of the textbook and proceed to trawl through 10 pages of maths questions, with more than a little help from My Chemical Romance. (Seriously, Danger Days is excellent to listen to whilst doing homework)

Now the master of trigonometry, I proceed to shovel down cottage pie and then navigate to my corner of the living room and delve into the Internet.
And that brings me to the present,  creating a new blog and  now munching on some leftover Christmas chocolate and typing this post.

All I can hope is that this becomes a hobby for me. I don't know where it'll take me, but I hope it's somewhere good.

Keep Running xx