I went to Wales for the weekend :).
I am half Welsh, my Dad came from Newport and moved to England when he was 20 something. I have alot of family over there and we often travel an hour and a half on a Saturday to visit them all. My family will often meet at my Grandma's house because it's the biggest house to fit us all in. There are 10 adults and 9 children that meet on a weekend and we are all really close. Two of my cousins are half Norweigen from my Aunties side of the family. My Aunty and my two cousins are moving out there for 4 months so the kids can learn better Norweigen while my Uncle stays at home and continues to work. He's going out there twice to see them but I still think it is unfair. We had a bit of a leaving party at my Grandma's which was fine, we had a overload on the chicken but what do you expect? On the way down, my Dad's car broke. We managed to get their but we had to stay in 1st gear, which wasn't fun. So we had a recovery truck take us home. As you can tell, I'm thrilled about this - not. I listend to my iPod because I seriously could not be bothered.
I had hurt mny back from walking! I thought excercise was meant to be GOOD for you! I'm certainly not walking like that again for a while, I pulled two muscles in the bottom of my back and by george did it hurt. They're better today, I don't have to walk and bend like a pregnant woman (I'm pretty sure this worried my Dad how much of a natural I was at this).
Being a girl I'm not really into sport. Because I'm Welsh and proud of my herritage I am always keen to watch a bit of rugby but that's just part of being a Davies I believe. I am glad the Olympics have started though because I find watching sport one of the most tedious things ever but something about the Olympics and having all the countries come together just does something for me. I dread the embarrassment of us holding the next Olymnpics in 2012. The country doesn't have any money as it is.
I'm not going to lie to you. I loved reading fashion magazines and did so for a good few months and had to stop because my self esteem was driven into the ground. I'm still recovering actually but I tend not to think about it. The after effect of this has caused me to be weight conscious. But I was 11 stone when I went on holiday, I came back I was 10. I put on a bit more weight once the continual swimming had stopped but I lost it and now I'm just under 10 stone, which is good - need to keep it up. I was one of those kids who couldn't imagine why the size 0 thing was such a big deal to girls and vowed never to fall into that, I didn't understand how looking at pictures could make you fall into that situation. If your like that and don't understand, I can explain. When you look at some one and think 'hmm, they have a nice figure' you tend to want to think of yourself with that figure or think of a way to gain that figure. This is natural and for most people remains just a thought because at the end of the day, it was a normall passerby and you were never going to see that person again. When you have fashion magazines you see a figure you like and then the thought is left to develop because on every page that figure re appears and it isn't just for one issue it's for every single issue. Also, because they're pictures they don't just pass by and leave your life forever, they're a permanent record of what you don't have. This is when you envy and hate the girls in the magazine and think how lucky they are to have what they have because they look so good. The tourment is unexplainable, it wasn't until I stopped reading them, I realised what I was putting myself through. I love fashion though and miss reading the magazines, but they weren't doing me any good.
Do I have any plans for this week? Not really, my two best mates are still on holiday and I'm not too happy about it! Today, I have sorted out my room a bit after watching 2 hours of the Olympics (those two british swimmers who got the medals did alright didn't they? and go Nicole Cook!), tomorrow I'm going to Ikea to look for bedroom furniture, I should be moving rooms soon in with my little sister because my brother needs his own room - whatever! Wednesday I'm going to my friend Harriet. She is like the ultimate best mate, I have been so close with her since the day we met in Reception and I doubt that faze will end soon. Thursday shall involve me coming back over to my Dad's from my Nan's and probably going out for a meal, as it often does. Friday nothing planned yet, might chill. Then the weekend is a whole different subject!
Anyone who is a fan of rock or metal or anything like that would of heard of DragonForce, the crazy Asians! They're playing in Birmingham Academy, hopefully my cousin Ryan and I shall have a venture down there and rock out!
I'm not into just Rock. I love everything. I'm an everything person. I love music that makes me want to dance, mosh, rave, sing, cry, laugh, sleep. I love music that makes me feel. That's all I need. Good lyrics are a bonus, but not ALWAYS necessary, I mean have you heard some of the orchestra's going round these days? They can create these walls of sound that are breath taking! Being an everything person has it's advantages. I can guarantee I like what everyone else likes while still being myself, because I have so much in common with them plus more. Even if I am not a huge fan of something I still enjoy talking about it, an example is football, I'm not a fan but I will chat with the boys about it, if that's the conversation topic. Though, I'd rather talk about something more intellectual and deep it's not always possible with the standards of Wolverhampton. No offence or anything.
I'm reading a book at the minute called 'Accacia' by David Anthony Durham, the story has just started kicking off but I'm thoroughly enjoying it. It is about a father, the king, who is assasinated and sends his children off to a secret place to be protected. It is a fantasy but it's not full of tacky magic and really long names which is often a down point to fantasies. It has this medieval feel to it but it is one of those stories that for once you believe is set in a different world. I will give a better review once I have finished but it is a 500 page book with little font and I'm only on page 145. Hopefully I will finish it before the end of the holiday's and at this rate I might with the lack of entertainment.
If you are looking for a great read, nothing to indepth but something that steers you away from the likes of 'Angel' by Katie Price then start reading 'The Belegariad' by David Eddings. He is definitley my most favourite author of all time but unfortunatley this series does invovle long names. It is all about the adventures of Garion, a simple farm boy and how his actions, controlled by the Prophecy, takes him to the point where if he wins or looses dictates the outcome of the Earth. There is a second series called 'The Malloreon' totalling to about 10 books. They're full of beautifully created characters, the odd love story is thrown in there, tension, excitment, happiness, sadness, bewilderment and a story so well woven you feel part of it. I honestly recommend it!
If your not the fantasy type and prefer a bit of historical fiction then I recommend Elizabeth Chadwick. I have read three of her books, 'Shadows and Strongholds' 'The Marsh Kings Daughter' 'The Conquest' all of these include some famous figures such as King John, Henry V. The battle of Hastings is in there and even piracy has squeezed it's way in there. They are all love stories and they are beautiful. Elizabeth Chadwick has a way with words that is undescribable and she makes not of every detail, emotion, and thought. I just wanted to run off to a Medieval convention aftwerwads but I curbed my inner-geekness. I also have heard good reviews of Phillipa Greggory, famously known for 'The Other Boleyn Girl'. Both a friend and a teacher have recommend 'The Queen's Fool' and have mentioned she also has great skill in writing. So check them out!
Quote anyone?...
"Give me a museum and I'll fill it." - Pablo Picasso. I love that quote! I think it's brilliant. When work is getting on top of me and I'm struggling I turn to that quote and it gives me the incentive to carry on. It's a simple statment of determination, I think we should all live by that quote, maybe the world would get some much needed things done!
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