Apologies. Essays have taken hold.

Inspiration: My absence/ lateness of posts recently.   Hello again! This post is just a quick catch up because my posts probably won’t be as frequent as I’d like them to be, but between now and 8th May I have 21,000 words to write, so that’s why. For the next few weeks, unfortunately the final …

My SOBER Night Out

Inspiration: The tragic collision of giving up alcohol for lent and having a society night out to the SU.   Preface: I don’t know why I’ve done it, but I’ve given up alcohol for lent. It’s now horrible and boring and pointless, but I’m too stubborn to give in now so I guess I’m stuck …

Snow in Literature: Bleak or Beautiful?

Inspiration: The Beast from the East (A couple of cm of snow and a week of sub-zero temperatures)   This post is bringing my blog back to its initial literary purpose with a short(ish) piece on how and why snow is represented in mainstream literature. As I stepped out into the snow this morning I …

5 albums that changed my life.

Inspiration: These 5 albums and every bit of incredible contained within them.   Ok so maybe ‘changed my life’ is a little strong, but these are what I’ve finally decided are my 5 most influential albums throughout my life. What better way of getting to know someone than the music that they listen to and …

My thoughts on the University strike action.

Inspiration: The University and College Union Strike taking place over the next 4 weeks (22nd Feb- 16th March). When my lecturers first informed us of their decision to strike, the obvious first knee-jerk reaction from paying students is one of outrage that our lectures are being disrupted. All of my lecturers share this reaction, however …

What happens when you hate a module?

Inspiration: My Literature and Philosophy course. Ok readers, here’s a more real post this week about a module that really doesn’t get me excited to learn and turn up to the lectures each week. I purposefully didn’t title it ‘What to do if you hate a module’, because I don’t intend to give any advice …

How to Have an Epic Long Weekend in Budapest

Inspiration: 4 days in Budapest for my housemate’s 21st. This whole holiday was masterminded by my housemate Natalie claiming that she wanted to do something to remember for her 21st, so we looked around a number of European cities to visit in the middle of January and eventually decided on Budapest for its culture, similar …

So how’s third year so far…

Inspiration: Very little, if I’m honest, other than the work that consumes my life. So here I am, in the final four months of my University education, I can see the end in sight and my God it has flown by. So I thought now would be a good moment to reflect back on the …

A New Career? | Blowing My Own Trumpet

Inspiration: A Conversation with a Musical Director at a concert I was singing at a few weeks ago. Sometimes I think it’s so important to be confident in your abilities and passions and occasionally blow your own trumpet. It’s so empowering seeing my friends confident and happy, so now I have a bit of an …

18 Goals for 2018

Hello again! And welcome to part two of my New Year’s blog update! I thought I’d split the two up, as it makes sense to separate the past and the future, and I didn’t want to bore you with one long reflective post. That said, here are 18 goals I’ve set myself for 2018. I …