Hello!
Today I come to you with a relatively short story about my favourite part of visiting Rome last summer (other than the food because Italian food is good, let me tell you).
Since I was a kid, I've wanted to see the Trevi Fountain in real life. This little fantasy stemmed from films of my childhood like Sabrina Goes To Rome (which I have probably watched about 50 times in my life without exaggeration) and The Lizzy McGuire Movie. Every single time after watching either of those films, I felt a major pang of desperation to just jump on a flight to Rome and find my way to the Trevi fountain so I could admire it and throw a coin or two in.
As I grew older, I got comfortable with the fact that I'd probably never get the chance to go to Rome, at least not until I was old enough to be able to afford to pay for flights and hotels by myself, but the longing was still there.
And then a miracle happened. I don't know what I did right in my life to deserve it, but around March last year, my mum started talking about the possibility of taking me to Rome and paying for me. I know she's my mum, but I don't have any idea how anyone can be so generous and kind. Even just the thought was enough to make my year, but eventually it was settled, the flight and the hotel were booked. I would definitely be going to Rome that August.
I'm going to save the rest of the Rome Trip story for another blog post, so we'll skip over everything up until and following the Trevi Fountain from this point onwards.
It was our first whole day in Rome and we got the Hotel's minibus service which stopped by the Spanish Steps and did a bit of picture taking and some souvenir shopping - typical tourist-y stuff. (Some of these details may be slightly off because I was too excited about living my fantasy of seeing the fountain to take much else in from that morning.)
We consulted the map and walked down a few cobbled roads and the next thing I knew, I could hear running water and everything inside me just froze. Even I froze. I'd woken up that morning knowing that I'd be seeing the Trevi Fountain in just a few short hours, but I hadn't prepared myself for it mentally. What if it wasn't everything I dreamed it would be? What if I'd come all this way just to be disappointed?
Over the next three or four milliseconds, I strongly wanted to turn around and leave because I'd been building up that moment since I was young enough to count my age on one hand and I wasn't sure that it would live up to my very high expectations. I was also stuck in the realisation that (even if I revisit Rome one day) I'd never be able to see it for the first time ever again and I didn't want to screw my one and only chance up, either. But after those few milliseconds of doubt had passed, I carried on walking down the road before looking to my right and seeing the beautiful Trevi Fountain in all its glory.
I'm terrible at describing things in clever ways, so I'll put it simply: It very much lived up to my expectations. I loved every second I was in its presence and if I could have sat there and stared at it all day, I very much would have. It was beautiful, and it's a moment that I hope I'll never forget.
Ash
Thursday 13 February 2014
Sunday 2 February 2014
Addictive Games
Hello!
Long time no blog.
My weekend has been good - not only have I tidied my bedroom and cleaned it within an inch of its life, I've managed to get a score of 43 in Flappy Bird. I would have probably been able to go further, but I had an itchy nose and had no choice but to flap into a pipe so that I could relieve myself from the annoyance that is an itchy nose.
Going back to the bedroom tidying/cleaning, I've come to the realisation that I absolutely love the smell of furniture polish. Not enough to sit there and sniff it, but after cleaning when the room smells nice and clean and fresh.
I also have a hardwood floor so where some of the excess polish has landed on it, it's slightly slippery. This means that I can slide around my bedroom in fluffy socks like my bedroom is an ice skating rink. Though it's probably dangerous, I find it to be great fun - especially while singing along to extremely loud music. (I have a feeling that I'll have all hardwoord floors when I own my own home and I'll just polish all the time so that I can slide everywhere.)
Anyway, that's about it for my boring weekend (other than writing a load of FanFiction) so I'll leave you now!
Ash
Long time no blog.
My weekend has been good - not only have I tidied my bedroom and cleaned it within an inch of its life, I've managed to get a score of 43 in Flappy Bird. I would have probably been able to go further, but I had an itchy nose and had no choice but to flap into a pipe so that I could relieve myself from the annoyance that is an itchy nose.
I also have a hardwood floor so where some of the excess polish has landed on it, it's slightly slippery. This means that I can slide around my bedroom in fluffy socks like my bedroom is an ice skating rink. Though it's probably dangerous, I find it to be great fun - especially while singing along to extremely loud music. (I have a feeling that I'll have all hardwoord floors when I own my own home and I'll just polish all the time so that I can slide everywhere.)
Anyway, that's about it for my boring weekend (other than writing a load of FanFiction) so I'll leave you now!
Ash
Saturday 18 January 2014
Saturday Festivities
Hello!
I don't do much on Saturdays. I managed to sleep for almost 11 hours after having a rather disturbing dream involving myself in the land of BBC Sherlock in which I shot Moriarty in the face. I don't go for the whole "all dreams have a hidden meaning" thing - it's cool if you do, but I personally don't believe in it. I'd say that that dream says something about me as a person, but just before I fell asleep I was thinking about how Jim was literally chained up in a padded cell in Sherlock's mind palace and the implications behind that, so the dream obviously had something to do with that.
I also ate healthily all day which was great because I need to get rid of that Christmas weight that I gained! Usually the entire month of December invloves me chain-eating junk food and complaining about gaining weight because of it. Food at Christmas is just so much better than other-time-of-the-year food.
As I (think) I mentioned in a previous post, I'll be attending University in September (if all goes to plan) so I took it upon myself this afternoon to research what societies are available to join at my first choice university and I was thrilled to see that there's a LGBT+ society and a Women's society. As a feminist and supporter of LGBT+ rights, this made me very happy. There's also a Hogwarts and a Laser Tag society which I'm definitely considering joining because how fun do they sound?! I was planning on just going to Uni and doing non-social things and keeping my nose in a book, but I really don't want to do that any more! I'm now thinking of putting myself out there a bit more - probably by joining a few societies and actually trying to make friends (insert internal screaming due to fear here...)
Apart from watching Despicable Me earlier on ITV with my dad, I've really not done much else all day. So currently, I'm watching Come Dine With Me on 4oD and thinking about my lack of a social life. I don't care too much; I like having free time!
Ash
I don't do much on Saturdays. I managed to sleep for almost 11 hours after having a rather disturbing dream involving myself in the land of BBC Sherlock in which I shot Moriarty in the face. I don't go for the whole "all dreams have a hidden meaning" thing - it's cool if you do, but I personally don't believe in it. I'd say that that dream says something about me as a person, but just before I fell asleep I was thinking about how Jim was literally chained up in a padded cell in Sherlock's mind palace and the implications behind that, so the dream obviously had something to do with that.
I also ate healthily all day which was great because I need to get rid of that Christmas weight that I gained! Usually the entire month of December invloves me chain-eating junk food and complaining about gaining weight because of it. Food at Christmas is just so much better than other-time-of-the-year food.
As I (think) I mentioned in a previous post, I'll be attending University in September (if all goes to plan) so I took it upon myself this afternoon to research what societies are available to join at my first choice university and I was thrilled to see that there's a LGBT+ society and a Women's society. As a feminist and supporter of LGBT+ rights, this made me very happy. There's also a Hogwarts and a Laser Tag society which I'm definitely considering joining because how fun do they sound?! I was planning on just going to Uni and doing non-social things and keeping my nose in a book, but I really don't want to do that any more! I'm now thinking of putting myself out there a bit more - probably by joining a few societies and actually trying to make friends (insert internal screaming due to fear here...)
Apart from watching Despicable Me earlier on ITV with my dad, I've really not done much else all day. So currently, I'm watching Come Dine With Me on 4oD and thinking about my lack of a social life. I don't care too much; I like having free time!
Ash
Tuesday 14 January 2014
Minor Embarrassment, The Extent Of My Unsociableness & Needing To Pee
Hello!
Today was a college day, so I woke up bright and early to get ready. As usual, I ended up arriving forty minutes early, and so I sat there just flicking through my phone, stalking people's Instagram posts when I accidentally clicked on a video.
Now, in the mornings I'm usually one of three people who get there majorly early and the other two know each other and talk like normal people, and then there's me - the unsociable girl on the other side of the room. I'm quite happy with our unwritten rule where I ignore them and they ignore me. Anyway, today only one of them was in early, so it was just me and the boy at the very back and the only sound was pure silence. Until the video I accidentally clicked on started blaring out very loud music and I couldn't shut it up for at least five seconds.
Now, five seconds doesn't seem like a lot until you are literally in that situation. I despise attention and I'm ninety per cent sure he looked up to see what the ruckus was about. Eventually I turned it off and I went straight onto WhatsApp to tell my friend Maya about the whole ordeal. Most people wouldn't be embarrassed by that, but as I said, I despise attention. I wouldn't call myself shy, I just generally don't like spending prolonged periods of time in social situations because they emotionally drain me - communication with people I don't know, acquaintances and even people I class as friends is very difficult for me. I'm over-conscious of the way I talk and how I sound and what facial expressions to make and "do I look stupid pulling this face", "have I made enough eye-contact", etc. It is very, very draining and is the main reason for my staying in all the time. Communication online is so much easier for me. I'm fine with family members and friends who I'm comfortable around, but it takes so long for me to be comfortable around people that it becomes this whole horrid ordeal and it really, really sucks! I honestly do envy people who are natural conversationalists and the sorts.
Anyway, my problems aside and back to today, we watched One Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest and then answered some questions on it. Luckily I've seen the film before because for the last hour of it, I was desperate for the toilet and could barely concentrate on what was happening because even though we're allowed to just get up and go to the toilet when we please and without permission, I sit right at the front and I'd have had to walk in front of the screen and I'm far too awkward for that. Luckily, we had a break as soon as the movie was over, so no accidents happened!
Today was a college day, so I woke up bright and early to get ready. As usual, I ended up arriving forty minutes early, and so I sat there just flicking through my phone, stalking people's Instagram posts when I accidentally clicked on a video.
Now, in the mornings I'm usually one of three people who get there majorly early and the other two know each other and talk like normal people, and then there's me - the unsociable girl on the other side of the room. I'm quite happy with our unwritten rule where I ignore them and they ignore me. Anyway, today only one of them was in early, so it was just me and the boy at the very back and the only sound was pure silence. Until the video I accidentally clicked on started blaring out very loud music and I couldn't shut it up for at least five seconds.
Now, five seconds doesn't seem like a lot until you are literally in that situation. I despise attention and I'm ninety per cent sure he looked up to see what the ruckus was about. Eventually I turned it off and I went straight onto WhatsApp to tell my friend Maya about the whole ordeal. Most people wouldn't be embarrassed by that, but as I said, I despise attention. I wouldn't call myself shy, I just generally don't like spending prolonged periods of time in social situations because they emotionally drain me - communication with people I don't know, acquaintances and even people I class as friends is very difficult for me. I'm over-conscious of the way I talk and how I sound and what facial expressions to make and "do I look stupid pulling this face", "have I made enough eye-contact", etc. It is very, very draining and is the main reason for my staying in all the time. Communication online is so much easier for me. I'm fine with family members and friends who I'm comfortable around, but it takes so long for me to be comfortable around people that it becomes this whole horrid ordeal and it really, really sucks! I honestly do envy people who are natural conversationalists and the sorts.
Anyway, my problems aside and back to today, we watched One Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest and then answered some questions on it. Luckily I've seen the film before because for the last hour of it, I was desperate for the toilet and could barely concentrate on what was happening because even though we're allowed to just get up and go to the toilet when we please and without permission, I sit right at the front and I'd have had to walk in front of the screen and I'm far too awkward for that. Luckily, we had a break as soon as the movie was over, so no accidents happened!
Since getting home, I've watched Megamind (because I love that film and hadn't seen it for at least a year) and chilled on Tumblr. I also had a pretty tasty jacket potato for dinner but there was so much I literally couldn't eat it all.
That's all for today. Apologies for the lack of pictures - this is probably the wordiest post yet!
Have an enjoyable night!
Ash
Friday 10 January 2014
Skype & Pizza
Hello!
I actually left the house again today! That's twice in one week, wow!
I woke up quite late, and I'd only been awake for about 15 minutes when the postman came with my parcel from DFTBA.com which I'd been waiting for since the end of November (Disclaimer to them: A) The hoodie I ordered was like some kind of pre-order or something and I knew when ordering that it wouldn't be shipped until the end of December so that's all good. B) I live a very long way away from America and it only took 2/3 weeks to get here from the time the dispatch email was sent which is BRILLIANT.) So basically I am in love with my three new tees and hoodie.
Of course I said yes, so we Skyped for about an hour, annotating some sheets. I actually like doing work outside of college, so it was pretty fun.
I used the next few hours to chill online for a bit and to decide what I wanted to wear (which ended up being jeans and my DFTBA Hoodie) and with that, my sister and I left to pick up our (but mainly her) friend Billy so we could attend our friend Lauren's 21st birthday gathering in which we all ate pizza and gossiped a lot. I only took one picture all night, and it's of the eerily empty shopping center which you can see through the window. I kind of felt like I was in an abandoned post-apocalyptic land.
Ash
I actually left the house again today! That's twice in one week, wow!
I woke up quite late, and I'd only been awake for about 15 minutes when the postman came with my parcel from DFTBA.com which I'd been waiting for since the end of November (Disclaimer to them: A) The hoodie I ordered was like some kind of pre-order or something and I knew when ordering that it wouldn't be shipped until the end of December so that's all good. B) I live a very long way away from America and it only took 2/3 weeks to get here from the time the dispatch email was sent which is BRILLIANT.) So basically I am in love with my three new tees and hoodie.
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| 1st tee, just so my fellow humans can understand that I am a Potterhead |
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| 2nd tee - I couldn't not buy this. After Hank said "DUDE, NO EDGE" I haven't stopped quoting it. |
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| 3rd tee - Pizza John. I couldn't NOT buy this, I mean, come on. |
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| My beloved hoodie. I solemnly swear that I will never take it off (unless it needs to be washed in which case yes). |
I decided to jump straight in the shower straight after ripping the package open and marveling at the nerd merch and I'd literally just left the bathroom when I got a text from my college friend, Rachel, asking me if I wanted to Skype about some work we had to do.
Of course I said yes, so we Skyped for about an hour, annotating some sheets. I actually like doing work outside of college, so it was pretty fun.
I used the next few hours to chill online for a bit and to decide what I wanted to wear (which ended up being jeans and my DFTBA Hoodie) and with that, my sister and I left to pick up our (but mainly her) friend Billy so we could attend our friend Lauren's 21st birthday gathering in which we all ate pizza and gossiped a lot. I only took one picture all night, and it's of the eerily empty shopping center which you can see through the window. I kind of felt like I was in an abandoned post-apocalyptic land.
Also there was no free WiFi and everyone was wearing smart-casual which made me feel severely under dressed, but I had pizza so I didn't really care.
After dropping Billy back at his house, Tania and I went back home where I, you guessed it, went straight on my laptop.
Ash
Wednesday 8 January 2014
Bowling & Food!
Hello!
Today I went ten-pin bowling with my friend Nicole; I hadn't been for ages and she won both games quite unsurprisingly! The first game was 82-84 to her and the second was 84-88.
We're not very competitive people (well, my weaknesses are Monopoly and Uno - those games bring out the competitive monster within me) so it was a nice game in which we were literally cheering and highfiving when the other knocked down a decent amount of pins.
Nicole actually goes to my college too, but I'm a very unsociable person and rarely leave my house, so I hadn't seen her since the last day of term. I need to start leaving my house more often!
Ash
Today I went ten-pin bowling with my friend Nicole; I hadn't been for ages and she won both games quite unsurprisingly! The first game was 82-84 to her and the second was 84-88.
We're not very competitive people (well, my weaknesses are Monopoly and Uno - those games bring out the competitive monster within me) so it was a nice game in which we were literally cheering and highfiving when the other knocked down a decent amount of pins.
2nd game scores, if you can even see them (my photography skills are immense)
After bowling, we had a nice meal and it was really nice to catch up with her after not seeing her in so long - we were both getting pumped up about university in September. If all goes to plan, we'll be attending the same one so we won't be completely alone before making new friends!
Nicole actually goes to my college too, but I'm a very unsociable person and rarely leave my house, so I hadn't seen her since the last day of term. I need to start leaving my house more often!
Ash
Monday 6 January 2014
De-Christmasing The House
Hello!
Today I spent three hours taking down the Christmas decorations and arranging the box they go in neatly while listening to my current favourite album on repeat.
After showering, I thought it'd be fun to put on my cute kilt (which I did) and try out my new mascara. I'm not a beauty blog so I won't name the brand, but it is awful. I'll definitely be getting a new tube of mascara as soon as I can.
After that, I ventured to the land of the internet to do my set English work for college and submit my A2 coursework. I even had tome to chunk up my essay a bit before uploading it, but I probably rambled too much and will have to get rid of at least half of it.
After that, I watched Bob's Burgers whilst Tumblr-ing, went food shopping with my dad and sister, and then had a mini-feast of new food in my bedroom after putting Bob's Burgers back on. For anyone that watches it, Tina is pretty much an accurate representation of me.
I also got a really nice review on the FanFiction I'm currently working on and got another conditional offer for university (which is exciting seeing as I thought all five that I applied to would reject me!)
Anyway, must dash.
Ash
Today I spent three hours taking down the Christmas decorations and arranging the box they go in neatly while listening to my current favourite album on repeat.
The mess of Christmas
After showering, I thought it'd be fun to put on my cute kilt (which I did) and try out my new mascara. I'm not a beauty blog so I won't name the brand, but it is awful. I'll definitely be getting a new tube of mascara as soon as I can.
After that, I ventured to the land of the internet to do my set English work for college and submit my A2 coursework. I even had tome to chunk up my essay a bit before uploading it, but I probably rambled too much and will have to get rid of at least half of it.
Current favourite show
After that, I watched Bob's Burgers whilst Tumblr-ing, went food shopping with my dad and sister, and then had a mini-feast of new food in my bedroom after putting Bob's Burgers back on. For anyone that watches it, Tina is pretty much an accurate representation of me.
I also got a really nice review on the FanFiction I'm currently working on and got another conditional offer for university (which is exciting seeing as I thought all five that I applied to would reject me!)
Anyway, must dash.
Ash
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