The Big Reunion snubs girl groups in favour of boy band only tour

In contrast to the excitement of last year, this time around I will not be attending any shows on the Big Reunion Tour, because the powers that be have decided that the groups Eternal and Girl Thing are not what the public wants to see. Instead, fans will watch the four remaining acts from the 2014 line-up, 3T, Damage, A1 and 5th Story, as well as the three boy bands from last year, 5ive, 911 and Blue. While I would be happy to see the groups from this year's series, I begrudge paying more than £50 per ticket for a show I've seen almost half of already. It also seems incredibly unfair on Girl Thing and Eternal, who have worked just as hard as their male co-stars to make the reunion work. Various news articles state that the girl bands were dropped to boost ticket sales, but for me it's had the opposite effect.

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Why won't my drafts save on the blogger app? I almost finished a post on Thursday or Friday, but now it's nowhere to be found...
At this moment in time I am about to commence thorough, timetabled revision for my A2 exams. I will soon complete my chemistry coursework practical (finally), and I am also preparing my Exposé for the German oral exam. One week ago today Muse Watson retweeted my tweet, which was delightful! Midweek I ventured to Cardiff again to check out the university, and I was bowled over by the brilliance of the Students' Union complex. This uni decision is harder than I anticipated, and it's becoming a question of what I want most: freedom or family. (Incidentally, both of these options are also titles of  NCIS episodes.)

One down, eleven to go

A month has passed since we rang in the New Year, and for me 2014 is already shaping up to be a great year. During January I received a third university offer, and attended a visit day at another institution, which is likely to be my firm choice. Yesterday we purchased our first concert tickets of the year, which will allow us to see some of our favourite groups performing together including Backstreet Boys! We've also discussed going on a family beach holiday, something we haven't done since 2010. I'm undoubtably excited about these developments, but the notion that the events won't occur until after I've finished my A levels is mildly frightening.

Happy New Year and all that...

It's 2014! It's been 2014 for 16 days already, but until today I hadn't managed to write a blog post. I've had a pretty uneventful start to the year; revision for mock exams has taken up some of my time and so far it's gotten me an A*, A and B but other than that, nothing much has happened. Despite the unexciting start, 2014 will be an important year for me, as it marks the conclusion of my school life and my transition into life as a university student (results permitting). Whatever happens, I hope it will be enjoyable.

Berlin October 2013 - The Best Bits

It's hard to believe that two months have passed since we boarded the coach to go to Berlin, but it's true! Here's a countdown of my 20 favourite memories from the trip of a lifetime:

20. Arriving at the bowling alley
19. Playing on the climbing frames at Potsdamer Platz
18. Dancing in the cage in the club
17. Playing a mass game of UNO in the hostel corridor
16. Finding the tower U2 jump off of in the Stay (Faraway, So Close!) video
15. Playing card games in the evenings
14. Filming the tour of the room
13. Visiting the East Side Gallery again
12. Bowling while "Roar" was playing
11. Eating delicious desserts at the hostel
10. Waiting to go up the TV Tower
9. Drinking peach nectar in the club
8. Playing UNO in the Eurotunnel
7. Receiving and eating the Spreewald Pickles
6. Daisy's Wurst joke: Chris: "I hope it's not Bratwurst..." Daisy: "That would be the Wurst!"
5. Being in the Reichstag dome
4. Mrs R's announcement intro: *tap* *tap* "Toot! Toot! Hello, can you hear me?"
3. Waiting to board the U-Bahn train to Zoo Station
2. Miss A's Goodbye Lenin apology
1. Walking home from the club

Vorfreude

The past few weeks have been pretty busy, but now I'm just a couple of days away from reuniting with the city that captured my heart three years ago today: Berlin! I'm really looking forward to our reunion; the week I spent there in 2010 was one of the greatest of my life. Yesterday I bought boots and other essentials for the trip, which means that next time I go shopping I will be in Berlin. Next time I get into a vehicle I will be on the way to Berlin. Next time I eat toasties I will be in Berlin (as long as I remember to take them). I'm getting rather excited!

Results day 2013

Today I received my AS exam results, and they were better than I thought they would be! Yesterday evening I was feeling rather jittery and anxious, so in order to relax, I painted my nails, using the polish "Galactic" from the Revlon Moon Candy range.

By morning, the nerves had gotten to my appetite; I could only stomach a handful of black grapes for breakfast. To keep my spirits up, I chose to wear my shimmery lace navy dress to school, despite warnings of wet weather. A little after 10am I left the house and walked up to school with my sister, who'll be doing the same thing next week to find out her GCSE results. Em was the one who spotted my name within the piles of paper; she lifted the sheet out, and we found out that I got 4 As! I'm really pleased with my results, but I know I need to put in maximum effort in year 13 so that I can feel joy like this next year too!