English Society Haworth Trip

Last week I had the pleasure of taking a group of students to the Bronte Parsonage in Haworth with the English Society. Along with the president, Charlotte, and assistant secretary Rob, we successfully herded 13 students around the village and museum (without loss or injury!) A pretty impressive achievement if you ask me! We had a wonderful day and pretty much missed the bad weather. Charlotte gave a tour of the village, which hasn’t changed very much since the Bronte sisters lived there. We then had dinner at the Apothecary Tea Room, where we were treated to traditional English Sunday Lunch in a Yorkshire pudding, followed by Bakewell tart, apple pie or Christmas pudding. There was a little bit of time for shopping before a talk from a volunteer at the museum (a Hull University alumni!), who told us about the lives of the Brontes. There was then time to walk around the museum or to return to the shops before the coach trip home. We had a great day and I thought I would share my souvenirs with you! I didn’t have chance to take many photos while I was there as I was the first aider, and it was tricky to take pictures while toting around the first aid box!

The majority of my shopping took place in the beautiful Rose Apothecary, which really hasn’t changed in appearance for hundreds of years! My first round of shopping was from the Paul & Joe Make-up range. I got a beautiful carousel eyeshadow in an adorable cat box, a pretty mint nail varnish and some blotting papers.

All the of Paul & Joe make-up is packaged so beautifully! It is almost too pretty to use! I already have some more items on my wishlist for my next visit that I am hoping to make in January!

I also got some Rose Apothecary items while I was there:

I’ve Graduated!

On Tuesday the sun was shining and I was up bright an early ready to graduate from Hull University!

Here I am all dressed up with my Mum and Dad!

And here I am with James 🙂

I had an amazing day and all of the photos look fantastic because of the sun, although it was slightly on the warm side in my gown!

All of my family have been really generous and I have loads of lovely cards and gifts! As well as the other cards that I showed you in my previous post, these ones have also come through my door:

A Good Day for Post

It isn’t the first time I have shared my love of post on my blog…last August I wrote about how much I loved receiving exciting parcels and letters in the post and on Friday I was unexpectedly inundated with it!

The first letter that I opened, while probably the least exciting for you to read about, was the most exciting one for me!

I have been offered a place on the MA course that I applied for! I am so excited! I was starting to worry because I hadn’t heard anything for a while but since this has come through the door I have felt much better! All I have to do now is to get a good reference and a 2.1…no pressure then!

The next thing that dropped through my door will probably seem much more exciting:

Looking Back on 2012

Well, 2012 has been an amazing year and I thought there was no better way to end it by looking back at some of the highlights!

My first highlight of 2012 was setting up my blog! My boyfriend kept suggesting that I set one up for a while but I didn’t really understand what a blog was. Thanks to his help though, my blog has really lifted off and I am closing 2012 with over 20,000 views and exactly 250 followers! I have thoroughly enjoyed setting up my blog this year an, even though I am still ironing out some of the creases, I can’t wait to see what 2013 has in store for it.

My Week in Pictures #11

 

Not a lot planned for this week as it is back to uni!

1. First lecture back…Gothic!

2. First Hullfire meeting of term…and the first social!

3. Last bit of tidying to do before a clean start to 3rd year.

And I am desperate to catch up on my CAL and crochet cat bed if I can squeeze them in!

And We’re Live!

As some of you may know, I am the music editor for Hullfire. Hullfire is the Hull University student newspaper, and out first issue was released this week. You can also view the entire paper online, or read the individual articles on the website: http://thehullfire.com/

Stop by and have a look!

My Week in Pictures #10

 

1. Back to uni! This week sees another Fresher’s week! Busy, busy, busy.

2. STILL yet to finish The Mysteries of Udolpho…why is it soooo long???

3. Catching up with the CAL…slowly slipping behind…

Hull University End of Year Ball – Amelia Lily, Katy B and more!

On 2nd June it was the Hull University End of  Year Ball, so me and my boyfriend bought tickets. I had been the previous year but this was the first time my boyfriend had been and he loved it! We spent most of the night watching the live acts, which included:

Amelia Lily: after being leaving X-Factor she was voted back in by the public and went on to come third in the competition. Her performance was incredibly lively and she did some wonderful covers of current pop songs as well as some older classic songs. Her voice is really powerful and was definitely not conveyed well when she was on TV!

Next up was a tribute band from Hull. The Kings of Lyon, though from Yorkshire, sound exactly like their idols, the Kings of Leon. Even when they speak it’s hard to imagine they are from anywhere other than Tennessee! They sounded exactly like the real band and you soon forgot that you were listening to a tribute band.

Next was a *surprise special guest* that no one had been told about. After an agonising set change, we were presented with Zipparah Tafari, better known as Mr Zip, the singer from Britain’s Got Talent, who performed his own annoyingly catchy song, ‘where’s me keys, where’s me phone?’ His performance drew in the crowds to see who the mystery guest was, and his lively song soon had the crowd dancing!

After another set change Katy B stormed the stage, offering an hugely exciting performance. Pulling out all of the stops with remixes and strobe lighting; even free T-shirts! Katy B was definitely my favourite performance of the night. Before the performance I didn’t think I knew many Katy B song but suddenly I realised that I knew more than I thought and the atmosphere in the crowd was amazing.

The final performance of the night came from Wretch 32. After a ridiculously drawn out set change, the audience was incredibly hyped up for a fantastic performance, and while Wretch sounded amazing, the performance fell short in my opinion. After the amazing atmosphere created by Katy B, I was disappointed that Wretch 32 didn’t match it. In my opinion Katy B would have been a much better close to the evening. However, the night was still fantastic and I got to experience some amazing acts at my own university which was brilliant. I hope next year’s ball is just as good!

HUUTV Short Film Competition 23/04/12

Last night I attended the HUUTV Short Film Competition for students of Hull University and the local colleges. HUUTV is a television station run by students of Hull University. The event took place in Fruit, located in the old Fruit market of Hull, which is now becoming the hub of unique arts and crafts events in the city. Fruit was an apt location for the Short Film Competition, as it is renowned for hosting its Cult Cinema Evenings and Horror Fests. This fantastic opportunity let the students films share the screen that has presented some of the most famous Hollywood classics.

You cannot help but be amazed by the quality of the films, which students are responsible for writing, filming, directing, acting and editing. The films fully represent a student’s outlook on life, which makes them incredibly unique. A full spectrum of genres is covered, from comedy to drama and tragedy, even science fiction. This event covers such a range of themes, issues and ideas, which makes every one of the films contrast from the others.

The winner of best film was ‘Lost Inside,’ which was directed by Shay McGrear. It was the worthy winner after producing an emotional silent film about a girl who struggles with agoraphobia, a fear of going outside. It is a wonderfully captivating film that is truly touching and was of professional standard. It was chosen by the four judges, including Hull’s Lord Mayor and Lady Mayoress. However, the audience vote went to ‘An Expedition,’ a comedy about Shakleton’s failed expedition to Narnia, which was incredibly entertaining, and also took the ‘Best Script’ award.

You can watch ‘Lost Inside’ at http://vimeo.com/40618871

To find out more about HUUTV or to view some short films produced by the Hull University students, take a look at the website:

www.huutv.co.uk

If you enjoyed this please read my article on the London Olympics: http://bit.ly/IaTK1X