Apologies for the extreeeeeeemly late return. I have been in a very very shitty job which has sucked the life and soul out of me and made me feel extreemly uninspired to do any kind of art work or designs. Lets just say that I never want to see four rings joined together ever ever ever again. I am having to get the poker brand mark removed off my skin very slowly so it does not scar.
On a better note, I start my new job tomorrow in Garforth. Today is a day off to relax, pamper myself and recharge batteries. So, houswork, followed by cello practice followed by getting a pedicure! lol.

If you wanna do this quiz, just total your score from each section and add up, the total is your percentage (apparently).

[x] my fingernails/toenails are almost always painted
[] during the summer the only shoes i wear are flip flops
[] my favorite toys as a child were barbies (I had action man, but I used to play Barbie and action man with my brother and sister)
[] my favorite color is pink or purple (some pinks are cool, but I’m all about the purple )
[] I did Gymnastics
[] I love (MINI) skirts (On other people…)
[ ] hollister is one of my favorite places to shop (what the hell is that?)
[ ] tight jeans are the only jeans i'll wear now (I’d rather not crush my crotch)
[x] I love chocolate (*drooooool*)
[] I've never had a real job

TOTAL:2

[x ] my hair is almost always straightened (its kinda straight and spiky but messed up too…)
[ x] I have at least 8 myspace pictures
[x] I usually go shopping once a week
[x] I love to hang out at the mall with friends
[x ] I have a real diamond ring or diamond necklace or earings
[ ] I've gone to a tanning salon
[x ] I've gone to the beach to tan - not to swim
[ x] I have at least 10 pairs of shoes
[ x] I watch either the OC or Laguna Beach
[ ] I change my icon weekly
[ ] I wear a shower cap

TOTAL: 7

[x] I don’t shop at Hot Topic (is there this shop in the uk?)
[x ] my cell phone might as well become a part of me (it lives in my pocket, but I’m not obsessed with it)
[ ] I wear mascara everyday (only had it put on me a couple of times, I think my lashes are lushes enough thank you)
[ ] I've been or am on a diet
[ ] bathing suits are adorable
[ ] I dont know the difference between a sheep and a goat.
[ x] big sunglasses are hot
[ ] I have gotten my nails done
[ ] I own over 10 purses (do you mean handbags?)
[] MTV is one of my favourite channels

TOTAL: 2

[x ] all I want to do at sleepovers is talk about boys
[x ] I love to have other girls do my hair
[ x] I give and receive hugs from all my friends
[x ] I hate bugs almost all of them
[x] carnivals are so fun!
[x ] Summer is THE best season
[ x] my swimsuit has 2 pieces
[x ] Im waitin for my knight in shining armor
[x ] musicians are so hot
[x ] you write me a poem/song and tell me im beautiful and im all yours

TOTAL: 10


[x] I am self-conscious
[ ] I cry often
[ ] my car smells like vanilla or cherry
[x] my dishes get washed more then once a week
[ ] I dont do sports
[ ] I HATE to run
[x ] I squeal when i am surprised or angry
[ ] I eat dried fruit as a snack
[x ] I love romance novels
[x] Drew Barrymore is so cute

TOTAL: 5

[x ] I dance a lot
[ x] I only have like 5 billion hair products
[x] I love to get dressed up
[ ] every part of my outfit needs to match
[x] I talk on the phone at least once a day to my friends/girlfriend
[x ] I would love to have a photo shoot of myself
[ ] I apply lip stuff 50 times a day
[ x] I wish I were a model

TOTAL: 6

[ ] I wish I could meet Paris Hilton
[ ] I have been something that was semi ............ on Halloween
[ ] I own Uggs
[ ] Hip Hop is the best music –
[ ] I pop my collar
[ x] I like to be the center of attention
[ ] guys with Mohawks are crazy
[x] horses are beautiful
[ ] I'd rather not pay attention in school
[x] Cats are adorable

TOTAL: 3

[] I write my own music
[x] I would love to visit Hawaii
[x ] Valentine's day is so cute!
[ x] white is better then black
[ x] I wouldn't be caught dead in all black
[x] my closet is STOCK FULL of clothes
[x ] I hate the grunge look

TOTAL: 6

[ x] I love to gossip
[ ] I had Lisa Frank folders/posters/notebooks as a kid
[ ] I love Celine Dion
[ ] my bubble baths are 1-2hrs long
[x ] My wedding only needs a groom because it's already planned
[ x] My friends and I are in a strict group. We mostly only hang out with each other.
[x] I like little kids
[ ] Diet drinks are the best
[ ] I'm all about being vegetarian
[x] I refuse to eat at McDonalds

TOTAL: 5


[ ] I check my myspace everyday
[ ] I love life
[ x] I have a lot of jewellery!
[ ] my screen name(s) have x's in them
[ ] either one of my myspace names has/had <3's in them
[ ] I would never want to be the opposite sex
[x] It's not what he/she said it's the way he/she said it
[x] I have more than 3 pillows on my bed (two for each side, it’s a double)

TOTAL: 3

I AM 49% GIRLY?

Its lent! The season of repentance, sacrifice and prayer in preparation for Easter. Most people who follow this, give up something for those 40 dyas and 40 nights. What are you giving up and why? Im giving up alcohol, praying the rosary when I get the chance, going to confession on a saturday, and going to mass on Sunday. Trying my hardest to be a good catholic girl for the next few weeks at least. Sr Rosaire would be soooooo proud! Why am I doing this I hear you ask? I used to just give up drink, but recently that has become too easy as I dont drink much when I am over here. I needed a bigger challenge. Whats a bigger challenge that trying to follow your religion again?

A new project - a new pile of work loaded on top of me soooo high I can barely breath. Its fun being an Interior Design student..........honest!
So my new project is based on thed eaf community of Belfast who speak a range of British, Irish and Northern Irish Sign Language. I am designing a bar that encourages people to think of different ways of communicating, two lecture spaces, an office and a board room. Its great to design something that I have a personal interest in. Im just exhausted as it is such a full on year this year for me. We havnet had a chance yet to rest really. Poor John is feeling neglected and I cant blame him.
Its only 50 something days until its all over!
My first presentation on my work is next wednesday when I have to stand up and do a 15 minute talk on my scheme. Should be ok as I am talking about a subject that the tutors really have no clue about, but then again, they search for things to critisize you on!
Cant wait for easter when I get a whole 10 days to relax and eat lots of chocolate.

Hey all, just to let you know I have a myspace, should anyone want to say hi to me on it.
[link]

Mood: Relaxed

Notable events that have happened recently in no particular order


15 years ago
I was 8, I was part way through my 4th year of primary school. Belfast, still being a pretty rough place to live in promted my parents to throw me into any outside school acitivity going! So I started playing the cello, learnt Irish dancing, started lessons in Ballyclare on the Piano, recorder with the Ulster College of Music and was a member of the brownies! Wasnt a popular girl in school but had a few friends.


10 years ago
I was 13, and my classroom at school was a mobile with a dangerous radiator which eventually caught fire. I had made an impression with the art and music teachers but still had very few friends. I was considered a snob because I didnt speak with a broad belfast accent and kids thought I was posh because of my dads profession. I had a major crush on a guy called Conor which never went anywhere. I stopped playing the piano and gave up my Irish dancing. I started going to a drama school at the weekends which boosted my confidence and made a whole bunch of new friends.


5 years ago
I was 18, I was just finishing my A level's. Our class had fallen out with our music teacher, so our grades were our own hard work. Our religion teacher taught us about her love life, but my Art teacher became a mad legend in my eyes. I spent my 18th birthday playing a concert at the Ulster Hall with the Belfast Youth Orchestra before going to Dukes to get totally pissed. I was going out with a guy called Conor who was way too nice for me. I was acting in a stage performance of The Fisher King and had managed to become friends with a group of girls. We did lunch together it was frightfully civilised!

2 years ago
I was 21, had moved to Huddersfield to study Interior Design and was in my second of four years. Pretty depressed as fuck after my boyfriend of 2 and a half years broke up with me. I lost a few important friends in Belfast due to alot of stupid misunderstandings but I had a strong group of friends in Huddersfield who helped me through it. Casually dated one or two guys, including my present fiance. My grades suffered that year, but I was determined to plough on.


1 year ago
I was 22, had moved back to Belfast for a year to do a placement with the Lyric theatre and then Fired Earth. Had a good salary for the first time ever, which I blew on clothes, drink and a fairly funky laptop. Moved in with a really crazy manic depressive alcoholic friend of my cousins who I ended up wanting to kill. Found a brilliant friend in a guy called Peter who was my other flatmate. Eventually moved out of the house once Peter left and moved up the road into a very loyalist area which was a bit scary. Lived with two great guys, did a bit of ice skating. Did a brilliant concert with my dad which allowed me to play my cello again. I missed playing my cello. During the summer, my boyfriend John proposed at the Giants causeway and I have been pretty happy since.


Present
Presently I'm 23, back in Huddersfield doing my final year major project. Currently have a headache from all the stress I am under to get my development done by the 14th of March, but other than that Im good. Old friends keep popping back into my life which is cool.

Hey all, just to let you know I have a myspace, should anyone want to say hi to me on it.
[link]

Mood: Relaxed

So the light has been and gone and now I am surrounded by deep darkness all over again (been spending too much time with poets)
I have three weeks to get development done of my Sign Lanugage Bar based in Belfast. Should be fun. This is the part I find hardest, and I havent drawn anything in so long. Not having my dissertation to do anymore has left me feeling a bit lost. I have uploaded a few pages for you to oooo and aaaaa at. If anyone is reading this on myspace, go to [link] for more info.

So John was very swave on tuesday. Impressed me to a T! Made me dinner, bought me roses (yellow ones to be original) lavished me with gifts. Any girl would be wondering when she was going to wake up from that dream! But he is mine I tell you! Woah ha ha hah a!