Single best thing about my last day of school education ( Read more... )

Loads of good stuff has happened to people I love recently -- people getting into drama school and art Foundation courses and such, and I just had a lovely day today at the Oxton Secret Gardens festival with my poet-people, but HOLD THE FRONT PAGE BECAUSE I HAVE AWESOME NEWS:

I HAVE A NEW NEPHEW!HIS NAME IS FRASER WHICH IS ONE OF MY FAVOURITE ( Read more... )

The Wirral Young Poet Laureates had a meeting yesterday afternoon and decided we would produce a wee booklet of poetry-postcards, to promote ourselves with at events. Because my stick-figure drawing skills have become legendary, I was tasked with producing the front cover ( Read more... )

OK, 2 memes.

Comment here and I will give you a colour. Then, in your journal, list ten things you love that are that colour.

speak_me_fair gave me orange:

01. My goldfish! Her name is Dorothy. I can never remember how old she is, but I went back through this journal and I got her (and her now sadly deceased partner in crime, Gregory) way back in August '07 ( Read more... )

Today my bb optional_joy, my bestie!Steph and I went to see Clash of the Titans. I knew it had Sam Worthington AKA That Fella Off Avatar, Nicholas "I refuse to acknowledge Skins over About a Boy when mentioning him" Hoult, Liam Neeson (amazing, Irish) and Gemma Arterton of the D'Urbervilles in it. I also knew it was a remake of something '80s, and was about ( Read more... )

Yesterday was good. Little Big Brother Alastair and bestie!Steph and I went to London to see Strictly Come Dancing live -- which was good, but it wasn't just that that made it a good day. The whole train journey, chatting about Rammstein and arguing with Alastair and poet!Ieuan texting me about the Council of Elrond and dissecting a TV soap ( Read more... )

This is the last day I can use my RPattz Christmas icon! Sad times, f'list, sad times.

Having said that, it is twelfth night and it is snowing and this is amazing.


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Reason no. 574132 why I love the RNLI:
They sent me a birthday card! It said "To Liz, Congratulations on your 18th (belatedly)" and was delivered by hand and it's really pretty. For the win!

Reason no. 574133 why I love the RNLI:They sent me a Christmas card! With a mini RNLI calendar inside it! By Scout Post ( Read more... )

Today, after I'd opened my presents, I went to see Where the Wild Things Are, which was OMGSOSAD but beautifully made. It made me cry a lot, but in a good way. And Max Records is the most adorable thing I have ever seen, especially in his wolf pyjamas ( Read more... )

So, I went to the University of Manchester open day. And it was just as lovely as I expected. I think I'd rather go there than Liverpool for Classical Studies -- Liverpool almost feels too near, now, and I think going further from home might be more beneficial for me. Both are lovely places, but Manchester is new and exciting and oh the culture. ( ( Read more... )