R.I.P

A man who was misunderstood, berated and condemned yet still eclipsed everyones hearts with his music and his words. He will be missed, may his suffering be eased and his happiness be intensified and his love be strengthened.

1958 – 2009

beauty

Aberystwyth, a small coastal town in mid wales. Doesn’t seem like it has a lot of activity going on there, and yes, on the exterior it does appear to be like this. Just recently, I was watching a program where Aberystwyth was shown, and it reduced me to tears. Now, I imagine you all think that I’m a Grade A nut case but the reason as to why I felt so emotional is because I did my degree there, and had the best time. Some might even say the time of my life. I can’t really tell you why I chose Aberystwyth as my destination to spend four years of my life (it may have something to do with the fact they offered me low grades and my then boyfriend studied there)  but almost felt drawn to the place, even though I had never even seen or been there before. I’ll never forget the feeling of excitement when we rolled up in our full car, just the fact that I could see the sea was enough for me. My mum kept asking whether or not I would enjoy it there as it looked completely desolate and to a certain extent I understand where she was coming from. However, from the first night I ever spent there I knew that I was going to enjoy myself as my first night out was phenomenal. We went to a place called ‘The Glen’

Lovely views

 which at the time was a great pub with a fantastic night life. It has now become more a low key place, but if your looking for a gorgeous pint

They do actually appear

overlooking Cardigan bay during sunset, this is the place to be. Its beautiful. During my first year, I avidly avoided doing any study of any kind which meant I got to know very well the sights and sounds of sunny Aberystwyth such as the Varsity Bar for great cheap meals (on a student Budget), Rummers Pub  which is great fro meeting up with friends and enjoying a chat and listening to local bands (also great for shots) and of course how can I forget good old Cambrian, the best cocktail bar in the whole of MId Wales. Even though it doesn’t really do all the classics, it has a great mixture of cocktails that mean something to Aber students such as drinks named after societies and accommodation. I spent many a drunken hour there, often dressed as something bizarre, like a fairy or a nurse. Ha ha those were the days. Then again, I just loved and still do love Aber for its sheer uniqueness with the boutiques and individual sub climate of RAIN! ha ha! I guess the point that I’m trying to aim at is that even though it looks so small and boring, its full of life. I ask you to try to find a single student who went there and didn’t have a mind bowing time. I will never forget my time there, I had good and some very bad times, but it was an unforgettable experience and one that I would gladly repeat over and over again.

Why wouldn't you want to live here

After having waited for sooooo long, I finally got the chance to watch the new Sex and the City Movie. Now, I must admit, I was a little skeptical about the contents and whether or not the shows producer, Darren Starr, was really capable of pulling this off. So, in I went expecting to see gratuitous sex scenes and non stop talk  of willies and the such like. Although the version I saw wasn’t perfect quality, not at one single point did it hinder the film. It was just sheer bliss in two and half hours. The film picks up five year after the last season was shown on TV, and I was not expecting it to be that way. Although my beloved Sarah Jessica Parker has gotten a bit skinnier and looks more haggard, the outfits she wore were truly fantastic capturing the true essence of Sex and the City series. I would kill for those Manolo Blahniks she carried into her new apartment you know the ones, the royal blue satin stilettos with the diamond brooch (cue dribble session!).  They were stunning!!! Cynthia Nixon looked in realy good shape, and my heart bled for her character, Miranda, during her difficult times. I cried a LOT!! And now her son Brady is like 6 years old, he is so cute, but just a little bit too ginger! lol, only Joking, he is such a sweet little boy. Kim Catrall looked, in one word, FABULOUS, for a maturer lady she has a body to die for, and I would do anything just to look like her right now. However, I thought her acting was a little wooden, but she is still by far the comic genius for me! And last, but by no means least, sweet Charlotte (kristin Davies) was sweet and lovely throught, and her realtionship with her daughter Lily was just soooo cute. With Charlottes main theme, I cried and cried and cried. Im such a baby. I must admit, I watched this film with baited breath, and cried when the girls did and laughed when they did also. It was absouloutly fantastic, however, I do think Big is an IDIOT, but I shall not spoil it any further for you….ENJOY the trailer. Mwah xxx

Even though I feel like a great big cheat, I must admit, I love Spain and considering that I live here, they are my local team. I would like to congratulate Spain on a Fantastic win Yesterday….bloomin marvelous. lets just hope that they continue to the end and become the victors!! ¡¡¡VAMOS POR ELLOS CHICOS!!!

I am not going to pretend that I understand why, nor am I going to pretend to understand their point of view. I am referring to the sick and sad news the stood before me shortly after waking up this beautiful Sunday morning. As I do every morning, the first thing I do is go and read the news as I feel it is incredibly important to be aware of what is going on in the world, albeit bad or good. In the Akihabara district of Japan, a crazed 25 year old man is said to have driven a rented van into a group of people and then proceeded to go on a stabbing rampage killing 7 people and seriously injuring 10 others. Why? What was the point of this and what did these poor innocent people do to deserve this? It had been reported earlier that the knife man had been a gangster, but isn’t this low even for a gangster?? To run over a man and then stab the man, he had no reason to die, nor did the others, they couldn’t even fight back. This is the crime of a coward. And I hope he gets all the punishment he deserves. He needs help. 

The second piece of news that attracted my attention was the news the Basque Separatist Group ETA have once again set off a bomb. The bomb exploded at 3am Spanish time in the Dock region of Bilbao in the Press factory of El Correo, a Northern Newspaper. Fortunately, there were no victims, but you cannot help but think what the damage could have been if it had been busy. It doesn’t even bear thinking about. What I still fail to understand about this group is that if they want to be independent from the Spanish Government, why kill so many innocent people. Why can they not act like adults, and discuss with the right people about what they want to achieve. Im no politician nor do I claim to know anything more than what I have read and studied about the Basque situation but the way I see it is this, If you want to be taken seriously, act like human beings and not murderers. Have a bit of humanity. Maybe you will then be taken seriously. Rant over.x

Hello hello hello! I’m not a great big fan of the beautiful game and nor am I a great supporter of any specific team but I can’t help but find myself in a bit of a pickle about who to support during the Euro 2008. As our beloved England failed to qualify, I find myself in a bit of a quandary. Having perused the teams that are in the championship, I have already come to the conclusion that I definatley do not want Italy to win as I have been wisely informed that they can be dirty cheats with their excessive diving, as can be the Portuguese. Giving the fact that I speak French, I hold a little soft spot for them, but I’m not a huge fan of their team and nor do I know anything about their players. As I have never been to Eastern Europe, I do not feel any kind of inclination towards those teams and nor do I for Germany, Switzerland, Austria, Greece and Sweden. Turkey, after having holidayed there countless times, I feel like I really hold a little flag for them too. However, Given now that I live in Spain, they have become the team that I will be supporting during these championships and the majority of their team plays for the British League. I don’t think I will be putting a bet on them to win because realistically, France and Germany and maybe even Portugal are the stronger teams, but one can dream, and I look forward to watching the games with  perfect caña (half pint!) Ciao xx

Man, am I excited to see what his clothing line is going to look like. This man makes me laugh on a daily basis and I think it is fair to say that I am completely addicted to his unique style of showing us the news! His clothing designs are being released through Hot Top, a rather super groovy website which has some AMAZING clothes and stuff..(stuff is gooood). Anyway, I thought I would share that with you, I look forward to treating myself on the website laters on! xx 

http://www.hottopic.com/hottopic/index.jsp

Well, I really think that the biggest highlight of my week has certainly been the season 4 Finale of Lost! Wow!! How amazing was that…I was very upset at the Finale of season 3 as my favourite character was unduly killed off which I thought was competely unfair to say the least. Needless to say, this season Finale was incredible, explosions, deaths, tears and much folly, It’s just a great big shame that I have to wait until next year for season 5. Although, I must admit, I’m not too sure If I would like to see it as another of my favourite characters has been killed off and its getting too much to bear!Yikes! My only rant regarding the entire season is that we didn’t see nearly enough of Sayid and  Hugo…Sayid for his bravery and damn good-lookingness and the Hugo just for his comic value. What a duo. Without spoiling the ending for anyone who has yet to see it, all I will say that it is a little far fetched however gives plenty of scope for a few more seasons. There endeth my plot spoilers!

Well well well, for a company who specialize in Maths, and who deal with millions of pounds a day, the SLC UK have made a pretty serious boo-boo in my opinion. Albeit my abililty in Maths isn’t that great, even I was able to fathom out my Student Debt conundrum…..here goes:-

Amount left to pay +/-   £14,000

Monthly Payments            £15

Monthly Interest               £50

Ok, here’s the interesting part, the lovely lady at SLC UK told me that Student Debt gets cleared at 60, wiped clean so to speak, good good. So, I have 36 years left until I turn 60.

50 x 12 (12 months in a year) = £600  600 POUNDS A YEAR IN INTEREST ALONE!!!!!

15 X 12 (Months in a year of course) = £180   I’m starting to detect an error….

600 x 36 (years left until I reach 60) = £21,600

180 x 36 = £6480    Ok, now I’m laughing/concerned

And the best part….

    14,000  My Student Debt so far

+ 21,600  36 years of interest @ £50 per month

= 35,600

-    6,480  Amount that I will have paid back by the time I turn 60

= £29,120  This is the amount of Student Debt I will have when I turn 60, lets just hope they do as it says on the tin and wipe it off at 60, because if not, I’m going to be super poor! Maybe I should have thought about this more before I decided to do a degree….definitely something to think about…xxx