Free Days

Today I had a completely free day. I had arranged to go out to the cinema with my friends but they got busy. So we're going to see Ironman 3 on Saturday instead. We are restricted to the 2d version because one of my friends can't watch 3d without hurting his eyes.

I thought I would make the most of the sun today and went to put on my summer clothes. I was hoping for a dress but all my dresses are too formal to wear so I went shopping. I think I spent over £100. I'm definitely going to start hiding my bank card from myself. After going shopping and spending an extortionate amount of money on clothes I went home and practised the piano.

Yes I actually practised! Unfortunately I discovered that:
1. My piano is severely out of tune and
2. My keys are really stiff so I can't play anything without the keys staying pressed.
Then I had to stop and look for some WD40 to fix it but I couldn't find any.

I also took my dog out to the park. It was really nice and warm for Scotland. Recently all I have heard from other Scottish people is that Scotland doesn't get good summers. Rubbish! Utter Rubbish. The problem is that the people have raised their expectations.

With all the holiday's people go on I can see how it can easily happen but for me a good summer is one where I can go at least a week straight without needing a raincoat or jumper.

I went to St Andrew's University a few years ago for a project called the Sutton Trust. It's basically a taster course for university life but while I was there I met some really interesting people.

One of those people was from England and when we got there it was sunny. The next day we all visited the beach. I had a kagul (a very thin raincoat) in my bag. It was very warm and sunny but this is Scotland so it's best to best prepared. Anyway one of the guys from England came out to the beach in shorts and a tshirt. No surprise that when it rained he got soaked! I asked him if he had a raincoat and he said that because it was St Andrews and it was on a beach he didn't think he'd need one.

Probably because I'm from Scotland I never go to stay anywhere without my kagul. Even if I think it's going to be sunny because living here I try to always be prepared for the prospect of rain.

In saying that I sometimes go overboard. I still wear a heavy raincoat to college right through till May just in case of heavy showers. Then I switch to my kagul.

I have been looking up new skills to learn since my college has been winding down. I'm now looking towards friendship bracelets. I think incorporating this skill into my textile sample's for college could be interesting. I think that it'll wait until next year as we are entering the stage in one of our classes that we're actually making the dress we have designed and in our other class we are printing so it isn't very 3d.

I have a big to do list for myself now. Things I'm promising myself I'm going to do soon. I bought a load of tshirts which I have a design to go on one using iron on paper. The others I'm planning to Tye Dye or to use as my 'print Tshirts'. I'm envisioning having a tshirt which I can wear to print class and not work about getting dye on it because the whole thing will have smears of paint and dye. A bit like when you used to wear an old shirt in primary school when you were doing something messy.

I have knitted bags that I have to put a lining in. I have pockets of jackets to repair and I have a pair of jeans that I have cut into sorts to customise.

Little projects that I haven't thought about over the college year. I have revisited my watching of anime though. I am thinking about trying to draw anime and working on drawing to upload to my deviant art account. The drawings I've currently got on there are not really that good. I posted them years ago. Time for fresh stuff to go up.

Bobbi Jean
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Sunny days, Busy Nights

So... I handed in my coursework for two of my classes this week. Phew! Glad thats over.
One was my Professional Design Practice Class where I and a team of four other people had to design a neckpiece.We started a blog about our project together which you can check out:
lelegancenoire.blogspot.co.uk

The other class was my Graded Unit which I had to do a presentation for. I still have to hand in an evaluation of that project which goes in on Monday. So needless to say I have been busy for the passed few weeks.

This week I'm going to see Iron Man with my friends 'spazzyhawk' and 'thisiscarole'. I'm looking forward to it alot.

This week I managed to find a little spare time and we went on a picnic.

Well... We didn't count on the weather. It started out a really nice sunny day. I turned up to the park at ten to eleven because I underestimated two things:

Firstly how much time I would be spending in the shop and also how long it would take to get there.

Our agreed time to meet was 12.30. I went into the wee cafe in the park but they said I couldn't wait in there without buying anything and I didn't have any cash on me (They didn't take card). Anyway I went outside and I started raining on and off till my friends got there so I was freezing and wet and we all decided to go back to 'thisiscarole's house due to the rain.

Funny thing. The weather. It didn't rain at all from the moment we went back to her house.

Most of our food went uneaten and it was a bit of a job carrying it all but I  really want to do that again It was really fun and I can't wait for next week's movie night.

I started putting together the pattern for my dress at college. I'm so excited to be bringing it to life. It's an a-line with embroidered panels. Although I found it was hard finding fashion source for a-line dresses. They all seem to be either too simple or they're brought in at the waist.

My weekly shot of Doctor Who and Glee is approaching.
dunabunk signing out for the week
Over and out!
Bobbi Jean
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Happenings This Week

Okay the most exciting news I have  this week is that mum got a new car. I'm so excited I wish I could drive just to get  a wee shot of it but even if I had had passed my driving  test its unlikely that I would be driving it.  I'm not on the insurance. If I was on the insurance  then I could but there's no point when I pass my  test I'll try to get my own car so getting put on the insurance is pointless for the moment but it is different. 

 Our old car was a Peugeot 106. No power steering. No central locking. No radio. This car has all those things and more. It's a yellow Peugeot 107 and it's great. I won't get to spend much time in it tho. Mum spends all her time working so she needs it. Shame!

I keep thinking about cars and flats and all those things that most independent adults have. Not that I'm anywhere near ready to have all those things myself but I find  myself looking up these things in my spare time. I don't have the  money to actually get any of these things but I can dream. Truth be told I don't reckon I'll move out until after I leave the  education system which might be years and years from now. 

The bad thing about having your mum as your boss is that you get very little time off during your holidays I have two weeks off of college and I swear I haven't had a full day off since I was at college. I find myself being booked in for shifts without even being consulted. Today I was told that I'm working tomorrow morning. Told, not asked.   Don't get me wrong when the paycheck comes in I like it but it interrupts  my plans for the day.

Recently I have started to get back into watching Anime. I used to watch it as a kid and I've just recently started watching Fruit's Basket. I'm really getting into it. I  love Yumi's character and Ayame is really funny. He's so vain.  I have also use my Holiday from college to level up my character  on Ragnarok Online. I love to play it in my spare time but with  college my free time has been few and far between.  My best friends 'thisiscarole' and 'spazzyhawk' both play it and we often have skype conversations while playing. I tried drawing my high archer character using my older laptop.

  

My older laptop is the one I use for college as my newer one doesnt have Microsoft Office. I refuse to throw away my old one despite that fact it has barely any memory and I have a much faster one and its mainly due to the screen. My screen on older laptop flips and can be used as a graphics tablet which for someone doing design is a godsend. I did try making do with my old graphics tablet but I think its broken as it constantly clicks whether I want it to or not. On photoshop this is very bad as I can't stop it from drawing

I did one of those grown up things  that normal people do the night before last. I went to the pub with my best friend for the first time. I know it seems pretty pathetic. Most people my age (18) are out clubbing  and stuff already but I've never been like that. In fact I went to my first club at Christmas and I have never felt more out of place in my life. I disliked it so much I couldn't stop crying and I just wanted to go home. The pub was  nice. There was karaoke and I got up and sang. My friend was too much of a wimp!! lol  

 

Usually there would be three of us but I didn't think that it was 'thisiscarole's scene she doesn't like pubs and things. I tried convincing her to go to the Rocky Horror Picture Show in February but she didn't like the idea. It's back in august by popular demand and I'm not taking no for an answer this time. In February I ended up going with my Gran so if my Gran can sit through it and  enjoy it so can she. I won't force her but I will try my  hardest to convince her. My friend 'spazzyhawk' has already agreed. He's going away for college at the end of august so we won't see him much during the term. Generally we don't do much during college times anyway.

I was out with 'thisiscarole'  and 'spazzyhawk'. We met up in town and then got something at Mc Donald's and then went to Braehead shopping centre. There is a sort of mini funfair out the back so we went on the  dodgems and Twister and that thing that take you in the air in a circle. On that last one I accidentally  smashed the screen of my phone. It flew out my  pocket. I didn't even notice till we went to get the bus home. Luckily I asked 'thisiscarole' to phone my  phone cos I could find it in my bag and the lady that ran the ride answered. The bus hadn't left yet so I was really lucky. It still works but the screen is cracked so I need to get my mum to ring the insurance.  When we usually go out we normally go bowling then back to 'thisiscarole's house so this was a refreshing change even if I am kicking myself about my phone. I got a case for my phone  so that once I've got a replacement I won't break it.

Bobbi Jean
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