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Summer is the season of love

2009-06-25T12:29:00.000+01:00

Its the Summer! Woo! I’m free from college now, all my exams were finished on the 18th of June. I’ve been too busy having fun to notice that I haven’t blogged, but I’m back now ready to rant like I’ve never ranted before (just kidding!).

Summer has finally begun, the most long awaited season of them all. The season that you dream about as you idly stare out the window in class (well maybe its only me that does that). Summer means relaxation. Long lazy days in which you have nothing to do but it makes you feel happy because you know that if you were still in school/college/university you would be working at that moment in time.

Summer is the time for partying and taking it easy with friends. I have been to a few parties already and they really do help you to loosen up and have fun with friends. Summer is also the time to pamper yourself and take time to do things you’ve been wanting to do but have never had the time to do.

Often after a couple of weeks summer can seem like a drag. Friends are hard to get in contact with because they are out doing their own thing but I say it doesn’t have to be! Here are a few of my Summer Blues Busters:

1) Get a hobby.

I know this phrase is a little cliché but trust me it really does kill the summer blues. I enjoy cross stitching (when I have the time), reading/writing, gaming and loads of other things. So I take all my free time in the summer to catch up on the hobbies I missed out on during the academic year.

2) Have day trips.

Being a student it can be costly for me to afford to go away on holiday but that doesn’t stop me! Small trips to the seaside or countryside are a lot less costly than going on holiday and can be just as fun. I love looking in souvenir shops for cute things I can bring back for friends and family.

3) Learn something new.

Now that you have more time you could pick up a language book and have a go at learning phrases in another language. I can’t drive yet so the type of language I’m interested in is the Highway Code! Teach yourself how to make a new meal perhaps or have a go at baking yummy cakes and treats. The best part is you get to eat them afterwards!

4) Get active.

Its easy in summer to turn into a little bit of a couch potato and be tempted by all the wrong kinds of food. Well who can blame us when there are ice-creams in the freezer! You don’t have to join a gym but I recommend playing a sport you like. I will be going to play badminton with Chris and swimming with him this summer. Its even better if you have a friend to go with you as you can both get active together and have fun! I always like exercising with someone else as it gives me a chance for a good chat.

5) Its the season of love so be positive!

A lot of people get down in the summer because they have yet to find that summer romance. Don’t let these feelings hold you back. There is one person who deserves your love more than anyone else and that is you! Remember to look after yourself. Take a day to pamper yourself. You don’t have to go to a fancy spa. You could buy some face packs or give yourself a pedicure. Then sit down and watch one of your favourite DVD’s.

These are just a few suggestions, whatever you do I’m sure you’ll make the most of your summer! Remember the summer is your time to get refreshed and ready for the new academic year so don’t stress out too much. If you have any more suggestions on beating the Summer Blues then I would love to hear them in the comment section.

Take care!

xxx

Meme: 10 truths

2009-06-25T12:27:00.000+01:00

Rules:
Firstly, you have to tell your readers ten things about you they may not know, but that are true. Secondly, you have to tag 10 people with the meme.

I was tagged by Dane.

1. I love watching anime, my favourite one at the moment is Shugo Chara Doki but I have loads of other favourites.

2. I have a strange love for Japanese songs and I actually sing along to them.

3. I have dyed my hair since I was 15. My natural colour is brown and I have pink streaks.

4. I love musicals and Disney films.

5. I can do a very good impression of the character Stitch which Shola loves. :)

6. I have Pokémon Platinum and have been playing Pokémon games since Pokémon Yellow.

7. Pikachu is my favourite Pokémon.

8. I wear glasses because I’m short-sighted, I need them for reading the whiteboard and using a computer.

9. I thought of my website name when I was going to bed one night.

10. I love analysing people's speech and the language of articles. I do it without thinking. I guess that's what you get when you’re an English Language student.

I’m going to tag anyone who wants to do this. Have fun! :)

xxx

Transferring hosts

2009-06-09T19:51:00.005+01:00

Just so you know I am transferring hosts, so if there is any downtime that is why.

Be right back.

xxx

24/06/09 - Edit: Kihugs was transferred safely to its new host. Expect a new post coming your way at high speed! :)

Come back to the Blogosphere

2009-05-28T00:59:00.001+01:00

“Larissa has disappeared off the face of the Blogosphere”.

Hello readers! Remember me? (insert tumbleweed here)

Well as I mentioned in a previous post (and on several other occasions) I have been busy with revising for exams, which are approaching fast. I have three weeks left until everything is finished and by that I mean all of my exams and university preparations will be done.

I am looking forward to being free from work and stress. I can then concentrate on other things I want to do, such as learning how to drive, getting a part time job, spending time with Chris and blogging. I feel like because of exams everything I want to do has to be put on hold, even though I know it will all pay off in the end when (if!) I get good results. Don’t worry I will be sure to inform you all of my results when I get them, so wish me luck. :)

I will also apologise for my neglect to return comments/visit blogs as often as I should. I only manage comment when I am on a break or have 5 minutes to spare.

Moving on, the title of my post is “Come back to the Blogosphere” simply because I hate it when bloggers disappear for months and don’t post to explain if they’re coming back or the reason why they’re away. I check their blogs because I’m subscribed and I like reading them. I find it disappointing when I visit a website which is literally dead.

Can you relate to this? Share any experiences you have had in the comment box below.

Bye for now. xx

[edit] For those of you who are wondering, my final exam is on the 18th of June and finishes at 15:30 (GMT). I will be officially free after that time. :) [/edit]

An epic meme

2009-05-08T19:06:00.000+01:00

Tagged off: Cyanne.org
Tagging: Everyone
Rules:

You can only answer yes or no.
You are not allowed to explain anything unless someone messages you and asks.
80 questions, and you must answer them all.

Kissed any one of your social network friends? (Facebook, MySpace, affiliates...etc...): Yes
Been arrested: No
Been in a fight: Yes
Fallen fast for someone: No
Regretted a relationship: No
Been in a tornado: No
Stayed in bed all day: Yes
Kissed someone you didn't like: Yes
Slept in until 5 PM: No
Fallen asleep at work/school: No
Held a snake: No
Ran a red light: No
Been suspended from school: No
Have you ever taken drugs: No
Experienced love at first sight: Yes
Totalled your car/motorbike in an accident: No
Been fired from a job: No
Fired somebody: No
Sang karaoke: Yes
Pointed a gun at someone: No
Done something you told yourself you wouldn't: Yes
Laughed until something you were drinking came out your nose: Yes
Caught a snowflake on your tongue: Yes
Kissed in the rain: Yes
Swam in the ocean: Yes
Been to a concert: Yes
Laughed till you cried: Yes
Kissed on the first date: Yes
Had a close brush with death (your own): Yes
Seen someone die: No
Played spin-the-bottle: Yes
Sang in the shower: Yes
Smoked a cigar: No
Sat on a rooftop: No
Taken pictures of yourself naked: Yes
Smuggled something into another country: No
Been pushed into a pool with all your clothes on: No
Broken a bone: No
Skipped school: Yes
Got a speeding ticket: No
Eaten a bug: No
Sleepwalked: No
Walked a moonlit beach: No
Rode a motorcycle: No
Dumped someone: Yes
Seen a baby born: No
Forgotten your anniversary: Yes
Lied to avoid a ticket: No
Have you ever decorated while been really smashed(drunk / high): No
Rode inside a helicopter: No
Shaved your head: No
Blacked out from drinking: No
Played a prank on someone: Yes
Hit a home run: Yes
Felt like killing someone: Yes
Cross-dressed: Yes
Have fallen down from being drunk: No
Made your girlfriend/boyfriend: No (?)
Eaten snake: No
Marched/Protested: No
Had Mexican jumping beans for pets: No
Puked on an amusement ride: Yes
Seriously & intentionally boycotted something: No
Been in a band: No
Knitted or crocheted: No
Been on TV: No
Done something with a best friends partner: No
Shot a gun: No
Skinny-dipped: No
Gave someone stitches: No
Eaten whole habenero pepper: No
Ridden a surfboard: No
Drank straight from a liquor bottle: No
Had surgery: No
Streaked? No
Taken by ambulance to hospital: Yes
Tripped on mushrooms: No
Passed out when not drinking: Yes
Peed on a bush: Yes
Donated Blood: No
Grabbed electric fence: No
Eaten alligator meat: No
Eaten cheesecake: Yes
Eaten your kids' Halloween candy: No
Killed an animal when not hunting: No
Peed your pants in public: Yes
Do you regret anything that you have done: No
Snuck into a movie without paying: No
Written graffiti: No
Still love someone you shouldn't: No
Think about the future: Yes
Been in handcuffs: No
Believe in love: Yes
Sleep on a certain side of the bed: Yes

Cool and Spicy

2009-05-07T22:00:00.000+01:00

“Why hello there blog, how are you?”

“Me? I’m not too bad thanks. Sorry I haven’t wrote in a while, been kind of busy”.

That is how a conversation with Kihugs would go seen as I haven’t blogged in nearly a month. As I said in my previous blog, I have been busy with college work. I’ve been writing essays and working on my coursework which unfortunately takes up most of my time. It is all preparation for exams and gaining good grades for university, so I’m not all that sorry that I haven’t had time for much else. College work, in my opinion, takes priority over everything apart from family matters (and Chris!).

In between working non-stop and sleeping I haven’t been up to that much. I’ve been watching anime. I’m really enjoying this particular one called ‘Shugo Chara Doki!’. It’s a continuation of the series ‘Shugo Chara!’ which I finished watching before this new series. I mentioned the anime before in a previous blog but I stopped watching it after a few episodes because I couldn’t find the English subtitled version anywhere.

I managed to find this really good anime website (ask me for the URL!) which has a lot of different Japanese anime uploaded (all of them are subtitled in English). So I managed to watch the whole of Shugo Chara! and all of the latest episodes of Shugo Chara Doki!. I’m really happy because it is such a good series and I prefer original Japanese anime as opposed to the American dubbed versions (this doesn’t mean I rule out all dubbed anime though!).

The anime is more of a magical-girl kind of anime so I would say that if you like love stories, cute voices and lots of pink then this anime would be for you. :)

I would also like to say that I am absolutely addicted to the songs in this anime. In both of the series there are brilliant songs. My favourites are My Boy and Shugo! Shugo!, but there are loads more that I like too.

I might be going to the cinema tomorrow with Chris, I think we are going to see that Wolverine film. So I will blog and tell you if it is any good when I come back. If we decide to go, it’s going to be in this cinema that has sofas you can sit on. I plan to give a review on the whole experience and whether it is really worth going as I have never been in a cinema that has sofas instead of the more traditional style seats. It should be fun! :)

I ordered a necklace a few days ago. It is a personalised one in the shape of a heart which as a scroll across the front of it. I decided to buy the necklace with my name on in the scroll because, as you can imagine, I have difficulty seeing anything that has my name on in the shops. It is being made in a shop in London and then will be sent to me, I can’t wait! I will put a picture up when I get it.

Well I think I’ve pretty much talked your ears off, so I shall be going now. Bye! :)

My question for today is:

What are your plans for this weekend? Going anywhere nice?

xxx

Google says I have many needs

2009-04-18T17:38:00.004+01:00

I haven’t blogged in a while and I plan to post a more personal one as soon as I get my work done for college (stupid coursework). I recently came across a funny meme while I was browsing around. It’s about googling yourself (something we have all done at least once, right?).

The rules are simple. Just google your first name and the word “needs” in quotes, have a look at the first result page and add a short comment to each result. Do not click on any of the results shown, you just need to look at what comes up on the search page. It doesn’t matter if the results don’t start with word “needs”.

So here are the results for “Larissa needs”. Brace yourselves.

“Larissa needs connections! ... Okay, Larissa's a bit of a loner at the moment. She needs friends and maybe a love interest? So if any one is interested then ...”

Okay apparently I am a loner. Thanks Google for pointing that out, maybe I should just sit in a corner and cry. I have friends (some really good ones in fact) and as for the love interest I have one of those too. So before you start inviting people to a party in my pants, notify me first? Kthnx. :)

“Larissa's friends and family agree that Larissa needs a push. She is a talkative, fun, lively and attractive young woman who seems to have lost her spark. ...”

That actually makes sense. I did recently had an argument with Chris (my boyfriend) about something silly. I got upset about my college work but I feel like I have cheered up and now I can get on with my life. So in many ways I did loose my spark but I feel it is coming back now. Even if it is a little one. Also, me and Chris resolved our argument.

“Everyone Larissa Needs More Friends On Her Paqe. So Go Ahead And Add Her Now!!”

I assume that you mean I need more friends on my ‘page’ (what the hell is a “paqe”?). Tsk tsk, consult your dictionary Google. Again Google stop telling random people to add me. I am still miffed over that whole loner comment. Tread carefully.

“Larissa needs English lessons”

Considering that my first and only language is English this one made me laugh. Seriously? I need English lessons. An A-level student studying English Language needs English lessons. An A-level student who is planning on studying for an English Language degree needs English Lessons. I think Google is just determined to insult me today. Pfft.

“Mo says that Larissa isn’t so special as to be singled out”

Well singling me out would be pretty bad (seen as you told me earlier that I’m a loner and I need friends). I think I am special… Well at least Chris thinks I am. :)

“Larissa thinks she is bad but she hasn't met up with someone who eats her type for breakfast. Larissa needs to meet up with someone like me”

Slow down there Google, let’s not get too fired up okay?

I think I am bad. In what way exactly? Like in a “Hey I’m a badass” kind of way or in a “I just ate the last cookie” kind of way. I’m guessing its the first one.

Well I would say that Chris would beg to differ with what you’re saying. Not that he eats me for breakfast. I’m high in sugar so I wouldn’t be good for an athletic person like him.

I understand you have feelings for me Google as I have used you to search everyday but that's it. That’s all our relationship is based on. I use you for a search tool, just accept it.

“I think Larissa is trying to be the new New York but there can only be one B*tch on VH1”

I guess I can get pretty competitive huh? I was sure no one could see through my plan to be the new New York. I mean it’s always been my goal to be a city. Maybe I should have aimed for something smaller like a town. Hey Google if you want to be a bitch then that’s fine by me, I won’t stand in your way. I’ll just be the cute one. :)

“Larissa Needs our Support”

You can support me by posting one cookie a day to… just kidding. :)

“You're very lucky to have such wonderful friends Larissa!”

I know I am. I cherish the friends I have because they support me, make me laugh and are there for me when I am down. In fact if it wasn’t for my friends I don’t know what I would do. As you may know, Shola is my best friend. :)

Well that’s all of my results from the first page. Fun isn’t it? I hope you will have a go at doing this yourselves. I’m not going to tag anyone, but I would love it if you did this and left me a comment so I could read your answers.

I know some of mine didn’t have the word “needs” in them but I felt they were too funny to be left out.

Bye for now. :)

Am I being too modest?

2009-03-31T23:22:00.000+01:00

I love trying out the image effects on this blogging software, just been amusing myself with it for the past half hour. Hence the picture on the left. It has a “Polaroid effect” on it.

Today in English Language we were analysing children’s books and how they are written. For example, looking at the sentence structure, layout on the page and semantic fields.

It brought back memories of my dad reading to me when I was younger. He used to read me a story every night until I could read better than him!

I’m really proud that I got interested in reading from a young age, I think it helped fuel my passion for writing.

Yesterday I was asked to read one of my pieces of writing out to the class. I was super nervous and I insisted that my piece was lame and not worth reading out. I was graded an A+ on that piece. It was a review of a made-up novel entitled ‘Jack and Jill’ (like the nursery rhyme).

I have no idea why I put myself down like that, I think its just because of the pressure of reading it out made me feel nervous and embarrassed. My hands were shaking and my voice was wobbling.

Part of my review contained an ‘extract’ from the made-up book which was sort of a mushy scene detailing how Jill first fell in love with Jack. In all honesty I was just describing me and my boyfriend Chris. I wrote about how Jill loved Jack’s cheeky smile (which is what I love about Chris!). Maybe because I was thinking about Chris that is what made me blush.

It’s strange how I managed to relate something back to my boyfriend in that piece even though I wasn’t particularly thinking about him at the time.

When I get my work back I will put the review on here so you can see it for yourselves. :)

My question for today is:

Have you ever been in a similar situation where you have felt embarrassed or nervous and how did you deal with it?

xxxx

Windows Live Writer

2009-03-30T19:55:00.002+01:00

I just updated my Windows Live Messenger to the new version and it is pretty cool if I do say so myself. I also downloaded this program they had called Windows Live Writer. It allows you to post to your blog from a program that runs on your computer. So far it has been easy to use.

You can uploaded images and add effects to them too. On the left I have put up a screenshot of the software with the reflection effect on it.

The colour scheme has been set by me to pink but you can change it to any colour scheme you want to suit your tastes.

I don’t know if I will be using this program over Blogger as I am still trying it out. But so far it has really impressed me. To say it is a free program it isn’t that bad.

Another good thing about this program is that any pictures you upload to it automatically get hosted in your Picasa web albums.

You also can install cool add-ons for it, I’ve added a Flickr add-on. Which allows me to upload images from my Flickr account or other accounts right to my blog post.

When you are post your blog you can actually preview you blog in your blogs layout made by you. Basically you can preview the post exactly as it will be displayed on the web.

There are many other features of this program but I think for now I will leave it to you to decide what you think of it.

You can download Windows Live Writer here: download.live.com/writer

Hope you have fun with this program!

Sunny weather at last

2009-03-23T22:25:00.002Z

It's been nice and sunny today which makes a change from the usual cold British weather. While I was in college I kept glancing out of the window in class, wishing that I was outside enjoying the sun rather than inside with it shining through and burning my back.

I thought to myself that even if I was outside instead of working I probably wouldn't get a tan. I have fair skin and I burn very easily. Whenever I go somewhere hot abroad I have to wear SPF50 suncream. Suncream may be sticky and a bit of a chore to put on but I'd rather have that on then be wearing a itchy burn on my face (not a good look!).

Lately I've been playing on my new Nintendo Wii on Animal Crossing: Let's go to the City. I bought a Wii after I came back from New York. I'd been wanting to buy one for a while and I finally had enough money to be able to afford one. Trust me things are not cheap with the current state of Britain's economy!

Below are a couple of pictures I took while I was playing the game. Animal Crossing has this camera feature on it that allows you to take screen shots of the game while your playing it. If you own a SD memory card you can save the pictures to it and then upload them to your computer. Pretty cool huh?

At least I can enjoy the sunny weather on the Wii and catch some butterflies while I'm there. I recommend this game to anyone who enjoys RPGs and basically just taking it easy. The game is set at a relaxed pace and has peaceful music that is quite soothing. :)

Another thing I like about the Nintendo Wii is the the cute Mii characters that you can create. A Mii is a little character that is supposed to represent yourself. Here is mine:

I think I got the eyeshadow right! I always wear brightly coloured eyeshadow. I kind of wish I could have customised the hair a bit more, so I could have put my pink streaks in. Oh well. :)

I plan to try and blog everyday. I noticed that at one point I blogged all the time and I really miss doing that. I just seem to get nervous before I post a blog because I think no one will read it!

My questions for you today are:

1) What factor suncream do you wear? Do you burn easily?
2) Do you prefer hot or cold weather? Why?
3) Do you own a Nintendo Wii? Can you recommend me any good games that you like?

xxxx

My Significant Other

2009-03-16T10:30:00.000Z

I've taken this meme from Lucy over at Verelux. :)

What are your middle names?
My middle name is Jade and Chris' middle name is Paul.

How long have you been together?
2 years and 5 months

How long did you know each other before you started dating?
We've known each other since primary school so that is about.. let me count this up.. about 10 or 9 years. My mental maths is not brilliant.

Who asked whom out?
Chris asked me out over msn. He walked me home that day and was going to ask me in person but got nervous. He later asked me out over the internet. haha

How old are each of you?
We are both 18. Chris is 20 days older than me.

Whose siblings do you see the most?
Chris mostly sees my younger brother Greg.

Which situation is the hardest on you as a couple?
The fact that college takes up most of our time so we don't get to see each other as often as we would like. It's just nice when we can chill out together and not have to worry about work!

Did you go to the same school?
Yep. We went to the same nursery, infant, primary and secondary school. We are also in the same college.

Are you from the same home town?
I'm sure you've worked that out by now but just to clarify yes we are from the same city.

Who is smarter?
I'd say we're both smart in different subjects and we can hold a decent conversation when we want too. But when Chris talks about football I get confused occasionally. :)

Who is the most sensitive?
Me. Definitely. I cry at films way too often.

Where do you eat out most as a couple?
Pizza Hut because we both love pizzas too much. Nom nom nom...

Where is the furthest you two have traveled together as a couple?
Castleton, still in Britain but in the countryside. I hope one day we can go abroad together.

Who has the craziest exes?
None of us do. Both of us are in our first real relationship. Sweet huh?

Who has the worst temper?
That would probably be me. I have a tendency to fly off the handle when Chris has pushed me to breaking point.

Who does the cooking?
We're not brilliant cooks, but I would say I am a better cook that Chris. :)

Who is the neat-freak?
Me for sure. I go crazy if their are crumbs on my bed. I can't take it!

Who is more stubborn?
Me ..again. :/

Who hogs the bed?
Chris does. But in Castleton I was made jump by a noise I heard coming from outside so I found myself burying into his chest for safety. Lol.

Who wakes up earlier?
Chris. I normally lay in on a weekend while half 10 and he goes to play football early.

Where was your first date?
We went to a shopping center together and just talked. We later went to the cinema. :)

Who is more jealous?
Chris. If any guy starts talking to me I can feel Chris' anger building a mile off. He's like "Rissa is mine". haha

How long did it take to get serious?
A few months, maybe about 6.

Who eats more?
Haha, Chris. He is famous for his non stop hunger.

Who does the laundry?
Neither of us. How lazy is that!

Who’s better with the computer?
Me definitely. :)

Who drives when you are together?
None of us drive, but he is having lessons now. So I guess he will be the one driving until I finally have my driving lessons!

I'm tagging Georgie over at Heartdrops and anyone else who wants to do this meme. xxx

I heart New York

2009-03-15T22:28:00.004Z

New York. In one word: AMAZING. I had the best time ever there it is impossible for me to describe everything. If you kept up to date with the Media blog (the link is in my previous post) then you will know about all the fun things we did there.

Would I want to go back? Definitely. But maybe in the summer time when it is not so cold, it was brutally cold there and many of us had rashes!

I had a great experience there and it was so much fun with all my friends. The only thing I'm going to miss is having a laugh everyday with them. Most of us are in different classes so there are not a lot of times where we are together as a big group.

Thanks everyone for the brilliant experience. :)

^ Group Picture

Just on a side note, I am returning to Kihugs. Catch up work and projects have been eating up my time but I will try to make time to blog and tell you about my antics.

Much love

xxx

New York tomorrow

2009-02-27T19:53:00.002Z

Well, if you haven't already read from my friend Flow's blog at The Syrup, I am going to "New York New York" tomorrow. I'm sorry for not blogging in a while, I've been busy packing and all that jazz.

I got my toiletries and undies all packed, plus the Chelsea shirt that Chris has lent me. I've just got to put my clothes in and I'm all sorted. I will be leaving for New York tomorrow morning at 6:00 AM (GMT) and I am not looking forward to that early start!

I will be going with my friend Flow as well as other Media and Film A-level students who we know. It will be a good experience and I can't wait to get off that plane and take my first steps in that amazing place.

To me New York is a city I have only seen in films, like a set. It has this glamorous feel about it and makes me feel like I will be walking on one of the most famous sets of all time.

I will take lots of pictures and video the trip so you will be able to see how much I enjoyed myself.

I am going to miss Chris a lot, it's one of the longest times I have been without any contact at all from him. Phone calls cost a lot overseas so I won't be able to phone him or my parents. He will be able to keep up to date with my antics on the New York Blog:

http://lpsfcnyc2009.blogspot.com/

That's the address above if you want to check it out. :)

Well I will say goodbye for now!

I will miss you all and look forward to blogging about it when I come back (haha!).

Lot's of love,

Hugs and Kisses.

xxxxxxxxxxxx

Free Hugs Meme

2009-02-22T11:00:00.003Z

I felt like doing a random meme. It is a questions and answers meme in which you hug people instead of tagging them (kind of the same thing really!). So here goes..

1) You’ve been a web designer for ______ years?

I would say about 6 years, I first became interested in web pages and their design when I was 12. I opened up a graphics site on Freewebs and the layout was a poorly constructed I-frames one. I stuck with I-frames for a while until I learned how bad they were and I finally converted to Div layouts.

2) When was the last time you cried?

A while ago. I was quite stressed and I suppose I just reached breaking point. Luckily I have Chris to cheer me up. :)

3) What are three things you absolutely hate?

- Rainy days because they are always dull and cold.
- Catching buses. They stink and never turn up when they're suppose too!
- Arrogant people. There is being confident and then there is being stuck up your own- you get the idea. :)

4) What was the weirdest thing that happened to you today

Me and Chris invented a new game while we were chatting on the phone. Our whole conversation was kind of weird really but we have a good sense of humor.

5) Do you like your name?

Yeah I do. I used to not like it because people would always say it wrong or spell it wrong which was annoying. I think my name makes me unique as I don't know anyone with the same name as me.

I was hugged by the lovely Georgie, visit her website (heartdrops) for tons of awesome resources and helpful reviews.

The instructions for this meme are simple:

Copy the directions & questions.
Answer the Questions. Add to your blog/site with directions.
Hug other people! Link name with site. Mentions who hugged you.

The questions are the ones I answered above. I hug everyone who wants to do this meme because I'm lazy like that.

xxx

Valentines Day Fun!

2009-02-15T22:58:00.009Z

Happy Belated Valentines Day! I hope you all had a brilliant day and got loads of chocolates.

I went out with Chris to the cinema and we watched "The curious case of Benjamin Button". It's a good film and it was quite romantic being all snuggled up together watching it. Imagine this typical kind of scene: girl leaning on boy's shoulder, looking into each others eyes, a lot of "I'm so happy right now" faces. Yeah, it was bliss.

I suppose the only thing that ruined it was my bladder. The film was 3 hours long and I'd drank Coke. A lot of Coke. It got to this one scene where water was gushing in all over the floor. Cool, running water. Chris glanced and me and looked quite concerned. I was squirming around like a five year old. I whispered under my breath, "I need to pee" and he tried not to laugh. It was my fault for drinking a lot and Chris just found it highly amusing.

I managed to hold it and we both staggered out of the cinema after the film complaining about how our legs felt numb. Seriously, three hours sat down is no joke. The film was great . It made me tear up in some parts so be warned; if you don't like sad films then don't go and see it.

Chris got me a card for Valentines Day too, it was really sweet of him. This is how our conversation went when he gave it to me:

Chris: This is for you.. (he hands me the card)

Me: Aw thank you! You shouldn't have.. (opens card, laughs at the verse written inside)

Chris: Haha! I knew you'd like it.

Me: I wish I'd got you something now.. but I thought you were like me and didn't buy into all this gimmicky kind of stuff...

Chris: Well.. Valentines Day is for guys anyway.... to express how they feel to their girlfriends.. (blushing)

Me: (Kisses on cheek) Hehehe, thank you.

I honestly thought we were not going to get each other anything but he went out of his way and bought me a card and wrote a nice message inside.

It made me forget for a moment about how Valentines Day is so commercialized and made me think of all the good things about my relationship with Chris. It made me think about how happy he makes me feel and that he always makes me laugh.

I agree with people that you cannot put a price on love but when your partner makes you something or treats you to something silly (like a chocolate bar) it makes you think about how they can make you happy with even the smallest gesture. :)

I promise to not bore you with any more mushyness now! But yeah, I'm young and in love.

Today has been quite uneventful for me. I've been playing on my GameBoy on this game called "Hamtaro: Ham Ham Heartbreak". It's about little Hamsters that are falling out of love and you have to rescue their love for each other. All together now! Awwww. :)

I've decided to video cover the game as a sort of little walk through to test out this recording software I have.

Cute isn't it? Well Aside from Hamtaro's weird squeak. :/

Well look out for more cute gaming videos because I made a YouTube channel specifically for my gaming addiction.

Some questions for you before I go:

1) Did you have a good Valentines Day? What did you do that was fun?

2) Do you have a favourite game? What is it?

3) My blog post wasn't too mushy? Was it?! -_-

Bye for now

xxx

My 18th Birthday

2009-02-02T11:28:00.006Z

I'm 18 years old now and I feel old. Well actually I feel the same as what I did when I was 17.

I'm happy because, legally, I am an adult. I can get into 18 rated films and when I get asked for my ID I can just show my provisional driving license and stick my tongue out (that last part probably is not that mature!). Yay, go me! \(^.^)/

My birthday was on the 21st of January (last month!), I had a great day and got a few little surprises. My main presents were the trip to Castleton and New York (which I'm going to on the 28th of February).

I got a yummy pink cake, how very fitting for me.

Castleton on the following Friday (23rd January) was brilliant. Me and Chris stayed in a little apartment like room across from The Castle pub. The weather was quite good as well, it was dry but cold. I'm just glad it didn't rain!

We looked around shops and Chris bought me this gorgeous necklace (I wear it everyday!). We also had lots of nice meals including a big pub meal the night we got there. The next day we had chips and gravy which was so nice because it was cold outside.

I would love to go again. Maybe we'll go somewhere together again someday.

My questions for you are:

1) Have you ever been away with your partner/friends?
2)Where did you go and what was the most memorable event that happened there?
3)What is your favourite holiday destination?

xxx

Kihugs Update

2009-02-02T11:26:00.000Z

Hi everyone, I've been wanting to post a blog for ages but I have experienced difficulty with my host.

I was procrastinating a blog to tell you what my birthday was like and also how the trip to Castleton went. A couple of days ago I got the urge to do the blog, so I logged into Blogger and tried to write an update blog. It told me my server was unavailable, immediately I checked to see if my FTP program was working and as I had already guessed it came up with the same error message.

I contacted my host but I didn't get a reply probably because they were too busy trying to sort out the problem. I checked their status page and it showed that they had had a couple of instances where their were problems with the hosting.

I thought to myself that I would give it a week maximum for it to sort its self out. Kihugs.com may only be a personal blog site but it is my site and I do expect my hosts to be reliable.

It seems that today it has been fixed (whatever the problem was) and I did a couple of test posts just to check.

So I'm going to go ahead and post my birthday blog now, even though it is late! (o^.^o)"

Ultra Kawaii

2009-02-01T11:08:00.000Z

Just thought I'd share with you one of my favourite episodes off UltraKawaii.com. :)

Draw a cute bunny

2009-01-19T19:23:00.006Z

While surfing around on the internet I noticed a cute little meme on splitbrain.org. It was a silly meme called Draw a bunny.

The idea of the meme is to spread smiles by drawing bunnies and then tagging your online friends to do the same.

I've decided to spread a little bit of happiness today with my very own bunny, "Fluffy". Here she is in all her Microsoft Paint glory:

Isn't she sweet? (o^.^o)"

Her favourite food is strawberries and she enjoys playing on her Nintendo Wii.

The rules for taking part are simple enough:

1. Draw a Bunny (or more)
2. Post it to your blog with the rules
3. Name three other bloggers that should draw a bunny

You can draw your bunny however you like. Use pencil and paper, a drawing tablet or just your mouse. It doesn't matter. It also doesn't matter if it looks crappy or not. The important thing is the bunny!

The three people I'm going to tag are: Georgina, Afef and Shaina. But if you want to join in then by all means pick up your pen and get sketching. :)

xxx

Excited for Castleton

2009-01-18T19:51:00.005Z

I'm excited because its my 18th birthday next week on Wednesday. I will be able to legally drink (not that I've been drinking anyway *shifty eyes*).

I'm going out for a meal with my family on my actual birthday and on Friday I'm going away with Chris to Castleton for a one night stay in The Castle hotel.

The above picture is one I got off Wikipedia just so I can show you roughly what The Castle hotel looks like. We have a great view from there, you can see the Peveril Castle from where we're staying.

I'm really looking forward to going with him because it will be our first time staying out together as a couple and also because I love the countryside (its so romantic). It will be nice to get away from the city smell for a while.

Castleton is a lovely place and really peaceful. My favourite place has to be The Three Roofs Cafe; you can get a proper cup of tea there and the carrot cake is gorgeous.

We've both agreed that we will turn our phones off so that no one interrupts our time together. Seriously whenever we're alone Chris gets loads of calls and texts so this time his friends are in for a shock. :)

As I've already said, we will be going on Friday in the evening. We will have a meal there and stay over that night. Then we'll do some exploring on Saturday morning. Hopefully Chris won't make me walk too far (well if he does he can just carry me :P).

I'm taking my camera so I'll post lots of pictures up on my Flickr account and my Facebook for those who have added me on there.

If you want to find out more about Castleton you can click on these links:

1) Derbyshire Guide
2) Wikipedia article

My question for you today is:

What do you prefer? The city or the countryside? and why?

Bye for now

xxx

New York Trip

2009-01-12T20:52:00.003Z

I feel bad because I haven't blogged in a while, so I'm here to wish everyone a belated Happy New Year from Kihugs.com.

I hope you all didn't get too drunk and are trying to stick to your New Year's resolutions. I have decided not to make any because I can never manage to keep to them. I mean let's face it, cutting down on chocolate? That's impossible.

I've been busy with my college work yet again and if you've been checking my Twitter account you will see that I have also been revising for my upcoming exams.

I've been to a meeting about the trip to New York that I am going on with my college media/film classes. I can't wait because it's my first time there. I am going on the 28th of February and I will be back on 5th of March.

Obviously while I am away in New York I will not be able to post here unless I find some time, but not to worry the college has set up a New York blog in which we can all contact our parents from.

I will post more information about the New York trip as I find it out.

Well, wish me luck for my exams!

Oh and if you are by any chance a member of the Quilting Bee feel free to visit my quilt. I'll be more than happy to trade with you!

xxx

My December blog

2008-12-29T00:07:00.015Z

Hiya! I'm finally blogging; it feels like ages since I was last here. With the holidays well in swing I haven't had much time to spare to come on my blog, but I'm here now. I want to make up for my absence so I'm going to do a massive blog to compensate.

December has been a good month for me, I've felt like I've finally been able to relax a little bit. My university applications have been sent off which has gotten rid of some pressure.

On the 19th of December I went to another friends 18th birthday party, it was a fancy dress. I didn't have a brilliant costume due to money being an issue (Christmas really straps you for cash huh?) but I decided that I would be a 'Vampire'. This decision was made as soon as I had seen the film Twilight earlier that day. It was brilliant and I think the film definitely did the book justice.

This is a picture from my friends 18th. His name is Kurt and he is on the far left, my boyfriend Chris is in the middle (wearing a tie), I am on the far right and Kurt's girlfriend (also one of my best friends) Lottie is on the bottom wearing a cool hat. :)

It was a great night, the buffet was yummy, we all had drinks and got into the Christmas spirit. The dance that got everyone up, was (surprise surprise) the Macarena! There must be something about that song that people cannot resist. Literally everyone and their mum knows the dance moves.

The 19th of December was also my best friend Shola's 18th birthday. So we wished her a happy birthday while we were all at Kurt's party. She has to be one of the best dancers when she's had a bit to drink, love you Shoals!

Shola and me at Kurt's party, don't mind the cider in front of us. I prefer alco-pops. :)

After the party Chris came back to my house, we were both a bit tipsy so we decided it would be best if he stopped over. We both shared my small single bed. At first it didn't work as we were fighting over who got the most room/quilt/pillow but I fell asleep on his chest. So Chris ended up being my pillow.

My dad asked me if Chris sharing my bed was a practice run for when we go away together on my birthday and I replied, "Put it this way dad, if he'd snored last night we wouldn't be going away together". Snoring is my one true foe.

In the run up to Christmas I was busy buying last minute Christmas presents and giving presents to people.

I couldn't sleep on Christmas Eve, I'm like a little kid.

Christmas Day was great, as it always is. I had loads of presents, much more than what I expected! Do you like our tree? It is one of three trees.

Among the many presents I received I got a new digital camcorder and pink She hair straighteners. My mum and dad got me lots of surprises so I was really happy.

Chris bought me a huge teddy (his name is Charlie), a Lost Prophets CD and a book by Stephenie Meyer called The Host. He knows me well!

I stayed in pajamas for most of the day and didn't even bother getting changed when Chris came up. Don't worry, I did shower and change after ten minutes of him being at my house.

We decided to watch The Dark Knight together, which is an awesome film by the way. I could see Chris from the corner of my eye paying more attention to me than the film. It was very distracting the way he picked my hand up and did that kissing up the arm thing.

I was like, look Chris you're cute and all but I'm trying to focus on Batman here (who sounded like he had a sore throat through all of the film; someone give that guy a lozenge!).

I had to balance giving Chris snuggles and watching the Joker being crazy. I thought to myself, maybe all the Joker needed was a snuggle...and makeup tips.

Boxing day was my sleepy day in which we had beef for dinner. It was so nice. :)

I also watched The Little Mermaid on DVD, which is one of my all time favourite Disney films.

I would like to wish everyone who reads my blog, Happy Holidays! I hope you had a good Christmas like me. Also thank you to my affiliates for the cute Christmas gifts!

My questions before I sign off are:

1) How was your Christmas?

2) What was the best thing about your Christmas?

3) What was your favourite present?

4) Do you have any plans for New years eve and New Years day?

My answers:

1) In one word: Brilliant.

2) Being with the ones I love. :)

3) My camcorder. Thanks mum and dad!

4) Might chill with some friends on New Years eve. New Years day is Chris' birthday. ^_^

Bye for now.

xxx <3

Comments test

2008-12-21T23:27:00.003Z

For some reason the comment box is not appearing, so I'm just posting this as a test. Let me know if it works for you.

Party animal?

2008-12-14T17:40:00.004Z

Have you ever noticed that in the run up to Christmas you feel busy?

And not just the "I'm sorry I couldn't go out today because I was doing homework" busy. I mean the monumental "I couldn't go out today because I signed my soul away to the shopping center" busy.

All I've been doing is going to the local shopping center. Non-stop. I am so sick of that place, as you can probably tell.

I apologize for the absence of blogging, it's funny that I said I would blog everyday and then I disappeared off the face of the Earth for over a week.

A lot of things have been happening in my life that have prevented me from mustering the will power to entertain you with my random-ness. For example, I went to a party last night for a friends 18th. It was a great laugh, it's brilliant seeing people from college get absolutely plastered.

Don't worry, I stayed relatively sober. I arrived home, wobbling around saying, "I'm just merry hahaha... wooahh... *burp*". Not a good look. :)

The music was good (the best part was seeing Elliot singing along to Spice Girls - our harmonies were awesome). I also survived doing the marathon dance that is the Macarena.

All in all it was a great night out with my friends and I can't wait for the pictures on Facebook. I bet I look a total pancake in most of them though!

Look forward to more blogs!

Oh and if your reading this post on Facebook then importing my Kihugs feed was successful. ;)

xxx

Edit:

Here's me and Chris at the party, do we look drunk? haha :)

Learning is fun

2008-12-01T23:28:00.007Z

We played with "Play Dough" in English Language class today.

Jealous?

I knew you would be.

Before you ask, it did serve an educational purpose. We were seeing which group could make the longest grammatically correct sentence. Each little Play Dough ball represented a word and we labeled them with sticky notes as to what word it was and what word class it fitted into.

The Play Dough *cough* ...balls varied in colour because they had to represent different word classes (the pink ones were auxiliary verbs!).

It was a fun lesson and you should have seen it (A-level students rolling little Play Dough balls). It was a lesson you would only see in our college that's for sure! :)

I'm a visual learner so I feel the lesson did help. I will always remember the pink auxiliary verbs (aw, bless).

My question for today is:

What kind of learner are you? Visual, Auditory or Kinesthetic? (This chart should help you decide)

My answer:

I would say visual. I always doodle on my notes and colour them with highlighters. I make them all prettyful. :)

xxx

PS. I got a chocolate cracker in my advent calender. ^_^;