June 2011
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“You’re someone who is different, but who wants to be the same as everyone...”
– Paulo Coelho, Veronika Decides To Die
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Yesterday I told my parents that I’d like them to buy me a one-way ticket to New York for graduation. They asked what I’d do there and I said I’d ‘figure it out’. Suffice to say they were not impressed, but I think it’s a great idea.
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This picture made me think of something my friend said a few weeks ago about the final Harry Potter film. She said it was the clear sign that our childhood was over; something that had been with us for the best part of the past 13 years was ending.
I remember reading the first Harry Potter books in the final years of primary school. As Harry embarked on his new life at Hogwarts, I navigated my...
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Ahead of their upcoming nuptials Kim Kardashian and fiancé Kris Humphries have registered for gifts at Gearys Beverly Hills. The happy couple have asked for all the essentials they will need when beginning their new lives together, including a sterling silver vegetable spoon and Hermes dinner sets.
If you would like to bestow a gift upon the lovebirds, the list can be viewed in full here. But,...
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“Whether you fear it or not, disappointment will come. The beauty is that through...”
– Conan O’Brien in his Commencement Address to Dartmouth Class of 2011
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The Hunger Games
Having seen all the hype on the internet about the casting for the upcoming movie version of ‘The Hunger Games’ by Suzanne Collins, I’ve been meaning to read the book for a while. On Sunday I finally sat down and devoured the book within a few hours. Seriously it was great! I’m not usually into dystopian novels, but there was something about this one that meant I...
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Friday, I'm in Love
I’ve been in the real world for a week now, having finished university last Thursday and I’ve got to admit, I’m kinda enjoying it. Here’s what I’ve been loving in my first week of freedom:
Freedom: For the first time in ages, I’ve been able to do whatever I wanted without feeling guilty about not writing essays/revising. I’ve read books, watched movies,...
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“Great novels are above all great fairy tales… literature does not tell the...”
– Vladimir Nabokov
wanderfulways-deactivated201106 asked: Hey, saw you posted a photo of Alcala de Henares, just wondering what your connection with there is? xx
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