TWO YEARS ON

This day, two years ago, has changed me in ways that I could have never imagined as a teenager. It was that fateful day that I realised how precious life is and “to live every day like it’s your last.”  You hear people say that all the time, but when someone is taken from you so suddenly, you see how meaningful that quote really applies to life. There’s some reason why I’m still here, and although I’m still not quite sure what that could be, I am so glad to be alive.

Although I seem surprisingly positive on such a tragic circumstance, it has had a negative impact too. The accident has made me expect the absolute worst of any situation, i’m terribly paranoid and anxious. I’m also more emotional and compassionate. I’m afraid of goodbyes, fearing I won’t see someone again. I’m reluctant to answer the phone, dreading more bad news. I can’t look at road accidents. I flee from conflict because I feel life is too precious to be fighting with others - Jordan and I fought over silly things and looking back on it now, I see how pointless it is. I hear people complain about something insignificant and I think, ‘Are you serious?’ if that’s the worst of a situation, be joyful, because times could be much worse. 

It amazes me how close our friendship group has come through these tough times - at that time, it was either make or break. We had just left school, apprehensive of the year ahead - starting university or tech. That was tough enough on it’s own. Looking back on it now, it’s amazing how we managed to get through it.

Our friendship flourished, we saw how much we needed each other and were able to comfort each other together. 

You guys are actually the best. You’ve no idea how much I appreciate you all.

I’m thankful for everything that I have been blessed with - a wonderful family, amazing friends and three tremendous years at University, studying what I love most. I couldn’t be happier.

Sometimes, I wish Jordan was still here with us, it’s still so hard to understand that she’s not, and how I wish she could see us now. She had such an impact on so many people through her life and death.

Jordan Minnis, you were extraordinary, and you are missed.

CONTROVERSIAL #2

A book you’ve read that changed your views on something:

To be honest I don’t read that much, but the last book which really made me think was called “I Kissed Dating Goodbye” by Joshua Harris. Amy lent me it after a few interesting conversations about Christian dating last summer. Although I felt some of the things in the book was a bit... extreme, Harris presented some excellent points which challenged me. I felt that this book changed my outlook on dating and the way I looked at guys - and trust me, that’s a thing I’ve struggled with for a long time. It also reassured me that it was okay to be single (a typical concern of many young female adults!) Ladies, maybe if you’re having similar concerns as me, have a look at this.

Your views on gay marriage:
I’ve been staring at this question since I started this meme and was wondering was it a mistake that I didn’t delete it when I had the chance to. Honestly I still don’t know how to answer this. The whole topic of homosexuality and homophobia is a heated debate right now in the world and I can honestly say I don’t really have an opinion, not a valid one anyway. I’m a Christian, which evidently throws me to one side of the debate, but i’ll just try and clear up what I want to say and be done with the subject forever.

Christians: I understand why many Christians are upset and disagree with homosexuality, never-mind gay marriage. Personally, I find it extremely disturbing how quickly the world is adjusting and accepting to this. It’s one of many signs of the end of the world. People don’t fear God anymore, which is frightening and tragic too. I also think it’s okay that some Christians feel strongly want to speak out and express their beliefs. It’s what they believe - free speech, eh? However I also feel some so called ‘Christians’ are expressing views, which are NOT Christ-like - setting a bad reputation for other Christians and making us all look crazy. We aren't all irritating bigots, I hope.

Gay Support: What pisses me off is how Christians (regular ones... not extreme, mad ones) are more commonly being mocked and ridiculed for standing up for what they believe in. (Another sign of the end times, by the way.) You support gay rights? Fine! There’s no need to criticise those who don’t. You don’t? Fair enough. Less of the population have a religious or spiritual basis so they are not bound by religious rules. Therefore it’s their personal choice to support gay rights or not. So I understand why many people are enthusiastic to support it - they see no wrong in it. One thing I do not like is how during debates on this topic, usually online, secularists twist random Bible verses such as this. Completely taking it out of context, probably with little understanding or research on the verses at all - making a JOKE out of the word of God! This offends me and tires my weary brain. How difficult it is to LOVE people like this! Actually makes me want to cry: in sadness and frustration. This is why I hate this debate so much.

Homosexuality: I think being gay is a sin. That is why so many people, religious folk in particular, are against it. I disagree with it because God hates sin. But! Gay people/supporters, don’t feel that homosexuality is the worst sin. (which it is made out to be most of the time) All sin is equal in God’s eyes. If I dated a non-Christian - that would be just as equal of a sin as if I dated a woman. If a man committed a murder, it would be no worse if a man kissed another man. Then again, why would these secular people care what God thinks anyway? I'm fully aware of the reasons and don't want to be ignorant of what I'm trying to talk about. And another thing, God DOES NOT hate gay people - I can't stand it when people mouth off that he does - he loves us all, no matter what. I don't hate gay people either. I know a few gays from school/uni and they some of the most lovely, friendly and hilarious people I've ever met! There's one in particular I would be lost without - I don't love him any less for what he is, I actually have more respect for him for keeping me in his life.

Gay Marriage: I disagree with homosexuality so therefore I disagree with gay marriage too. God makes it clear it’s man and woman were meant to be together. Typical response expected -  I don’t intend to start an argument, because as much as the whole thing distresses me, I don’t see the point in fighting with everyone about it. Again - if there's no belief in God in their lives, I don't understand why people wouldn't be campaigning for the legalisation of gay marriage. Same with mixed-race marriage, I guess - it's now widely accepted after many years of individuals being discriminated against.
The definition of love has been warped and altered so much, I can imagine there are many, many people in the world who don’t understand what Love truly is. For me, this song by Jaeson Ma hits the nail on the head - even Bruno Mars sings in it too!

Conclusion of mini-rant: I believe the acceptance of homosexuality and gay marriage is just another win for secularism and Satan - this makes me sad. I do not share the same views as many others but that doesn't mean I despise them for it. I don’t think being gay is worse than anything else, but it scares me what the future generations will soon find acceptance in, and what God thinks of it all.

What if you were pregnant or got someone pregnant, what would you do?
I know I shouldn’t be laughing at this but LOL. I seriously hope I won’t up pregnant, until the time is right anyway. I really wouldn’t like to think of the consequences if I ended up pregnant today...I’d be pretty embarrassed to be honest.

Have you ever thought about giving up on life? If so, when and why?
To be quite honest, yes I have. Y’know in your teenage years where it’s cool to be all emo and melancholy. Like it was more like, "eugh I wanna kill myself life sucks what's the point in all this crap" Not that I would have done anything, definitely not! Personally I think it’s a very selfish choice for anyone to commit suicide - don’t they think of those who have been left behind? Coping with death is a horrible, horrible experience - thankfully the three funerals I have been to were not intentional deaths - a car accident, cancer sufferer and old age. I couldn’t possibly get my head around someone PURPOSIVELY ending their life. But I guess there are some reasons that are harder to understand? Anybody reading this - I pray you’ll not attempt such a thing - yes life can be difficult, we make mistakes and sometimes it just feels like things keep getting worse - but there’s always a light at the end of the tunnel.

What is the hardest thing you have ever experienced?
Jordan’s death - nothing is quite like the pain of accepting that someone who is the same age as you is now buried in the ground, someone who you’ll never see again on this earth, someone who you’ve spent 7 years together in school with you won’t speak to again, someone who was one of your best friends. Everything became different after the accident - our whole friendship group changed dramatically. I found that very difficult to come to terms with too.

What popular notion do you think the world has most wrong?
Many, many fashion trends - the one I will point out today is leggings being worn as trousers - weird, saggy bum! And often a pants line too, not good ladies, doesn't matter how comfortable it is - sort your wardrobe out.

CONTROVERSIAL #1

Gonna answer all the dangerous/controversial/awkward questions in a single post.

If you bumped into the person you dislike or if you were stuck with them in an elevator, what would you do or say?
Well I’d probably try to be civil and either say hello, exchange a nod or just say nothing at all if they don’t make eye contact.

Someone who made your life hell, or treated you like shit.
There are certain people who spring to mind here. I find it difficult to forgive people who bullied and made fun of me when I was younger, around 10-14 years old. And no, I can’t say I have forgiven for them yet - I know it sounds ridiculous but words hurt. I still hear those harsh words ring in my ears when I’m feeling crappy. I remember not being able to sleep at night, sick with worry thinking of the next day of school. And if I see them, I feel such a burning anger for making my life so horrible, I can hardly look them in the eye! I hope I will be able to forgive them in the near future.

Someone you didn’t want to let go, but just drifted.
I notice as you get older this happens more regularly. It becomes ten times harder to keep in touch with people, and there’s also some you just have to let go because there is no room for them in your life. This is quite sad really. The ones who have drifted I can’t say I miss much - then there are others who I don’t see but if we would meet up, it would be just like the way it used to be - then there’s some I meet and feel so awkward I can hardly make conversation with. I was afraid I would lose contact with James since we left for university, but thankfully we haven’t drifted apart, which I'm very thankful for!

Someone you need to let go, or wish you didn’t know.
There are a few people who I’ve met in my lifetime who I really didn’t like or wish I never knew. But I think there’s a reason for everything - even if I didn’t impact their life, it maybe was showing me who were good friends for me to have and who were not.

What do you think of religion? Or what do you think of politics?
What’s this now? Religion and politics are in the same question?!
Religion - As most of you know, I am a ‘religious’ person. I have been blessed in a loving Christian family who involved me in church and which also influenced my morals and lifestyle choices. I gave my life to Christ when I was a child, probably round 7 or 8 years old. I never fell away from this faith - and still live by these moral principles today. I don’t drink, smoke, sleep around...etc. It amazes me how stuck by these values for so long - it’s by faith obviously. God has provided me with such a strong faith and I’m not easily swayed, plus this kind of lifestyle never appealed to me anyway. I wouldn’t label my faith a religion, although it probably looks like it is, it’s more a personal relationship. The closer you are to God, other things such as relationships with others, struggles and worries are easier to deal with. I think I would be a paranoid, stressed and horrible human being if I didn‘t have God in my life to conquer my obstacles. I think it takes an open mind to have a faith in something, any religion actually. I can understand that it doesn’t appeal to everyone. It’s not an easy choice though either. I see why people want to live their own life, which saddens me, because I see how powerful and wonderful God works in my life. But flip, I could talk about how God has transformed my life for hours, but it’s something you gotta feel for yourself.
Politics - I am afraid I have a lack of knowledge and understanding in all things political. I wish I even understood what it’s all about - so I would have an opinion. But since I don’t, I shall say nothing at all.

Your views on drugs and alcohol.
Personally I don’t understand why people drink or smoke, never-mind do drugs. Purposively damaging your body never quite appealed to me! Well I actually think it’s very sad when I see friends, flatmates and fellow students away out to nightclubs or parties. I don’t understand this lifestyle at all. Again, I feel I shouldn’t criticise because I’ve never even been to a nightclub, bar or party. Or drunk an alcoholic beverage for that matter. I choose not to drink because I think if I started, I would not stop. There’s a few reasons actually but I’d rather not bore you all to tears. And for drugs, well drugs are stupid, just no thank you.

What has been the most difficult thing you have had to forgive?
A few people do spring to mind unfortunately. In my childhood I was a child who was rarely shouted at (not by my parents though) so when someone actually told me off about something insignificant or said something mean, I tended to held a grudge against them forever. I think I reacted like this because I’m kinda sensitive, believe it or not. Although I try to hide that side of me. I’d rather not list these individuals here because it seems petty. I need to forgive these people for what they said, but more importantly be forgiven for holding these pointless grudges against them.

Your best friend is in a car accident and you two got into a fight an hour before. What do you do?
Eugh! What a horrible question! It’s worse when you’ve already been through a similar scenario before. Thankfully Jordan and I were not fighting before she had her car accident. (I thank God that we weren’t, because we definitely had our tense moments in school.) To be honest I don’t even want to answer this one, I pray none of us will have to go through a similar situation again.

Have you ever did something bad or lied to your parents but got away with it?

No I can’t say I have, haha! My mum can read me like a book. And by a book, I probably would be a children’s book. Very, very easy to read.

The reason you believe you’re still alive today.
I believe I am still alive today because God feels my work on earth is not yet complete. And what this reason is...only he knows. I would LOVE to know what he wants me to do, but for now I will live by his word everyday and believe everything will fall into place when the time is right. God’s plan is good!

TEXTS

This morning I started scrolling through my texts from Jordan. I decided immediately that they needed to be written down because they are hilarious and I would be very annoyed if they got lost or deleted. They bring back many fun memories so obviously the best place to put them would be on my blog. So please don’t be freaked out because I find them very comforting to read and would like to read them again in the future.

Note, Jordan’s spelling is atrocious. So I typed it out the way she did in the text.

These texts start from late 2009.

New Moon

“New moon next week?....Yea, ill brave ur crazy taylor obsession....akakaka. The general boy obsession going on, but No one will be obsesed with robert patinson.”

The day we wrapped up the boys’ football (because they kept playing with it in the Lecture theatre)

“Ahh kerri told john what we did, and he says that balls worth £25. And theyre gna be angry”

On Glee

“Hahaha. I noticed the asian boy and his dancing and thought of u”

“Im gonna regret this so much, but mike chang is kinda cute”

“Kurt talked about the American Dream! Ewww”

“In lisburn and I just saw a boy who looked like mike chang!”

“Im only just watching glee, and lol at asian camp?!”

Noting my Asian-loving days:

“Why oh why am I watching the asian music awards???”

“We were just in newry and saw like 3 asian guys. Are super junior on tour here?!”

“Im watching south korea play football. They all look identical claudia!”

“I’m in Lisburn and there’s an adorable asian child in the que. I thought of you. lol.”

Joel

Jordan: Lol I walk into my halls at uni and looked in the kitchen and the first thing i saw was an asian boy! Thought of u immediately.

Me: LOL LUCKY YOU. is he in your halls?

Jordan: Yes! He’s from Singapore and really nice.

Me: Awesome what’s his name?

Jordan: Joel but not pronounced like that. He’s doing medicine and he’s also kind of cute.

On Twitter and The Great Gatsby

Jordan: “Is dr tj eckleburg following u on twitter 2?!”

Me: “turns out it’s Matthew Quinn!!”

On Moths

“Ahh there was just a massive moth at my window! Not big enough 2 be wearing a suit but still pretty big”

“Hey mothmath (mothmath??) just visited me, he says hes heading out to your house now.”

On Driving

“Claudia I had a dream last night that you passed your driving test! Yay. But u told me that you’d done it on the internet, that sounds a bit illegal. Ha.”

Rocket Power

Me: Rocket Power!! With Otto, Reymundo, Tito and silly other names!

Jordan: Lol. Good job on finding that claudbag!

On Clothes

Let me explain, in late August Jordan and I went shopping. Extreme shopping. I picked out lots of new clothes for her to wear to uni. It certainly was a successful day because we bought 2 blouses, 2 jumpers, DKNY jeans, 2 t-shirts and later a new jacket and trainers.

Jordan: I can’t decide what to wear claudia!!”

Me: Hahaha you sound like me - cos you have new clothes to choose from?

Jordan: Yes. lol. And I’m not sure what matches what...”

Me: What are you choosing from?

Jordan: Think I’m going to wear the blue stripy top from river island. But what goes with that? I need another layer

Me: Isn’t that the one I ranted that you needed an orange cardigan...lol

Texts which few will understand:

“Lol. U gotta be adventurous claudia. Dishy steven!”

“AHHH I was just uploading pictures on facebook and I accidently put the happy 10th birthday Jimmy one up!! I think I got it removed b4 it was seen tho.”

“Aww i miss the days when weekends ment futurecup lol.”

“Im at fusin AND CASPER IS HERE!”

“Lol! It’s because of their poorly designed menus.”

“Open your gates Claudbag.”

Me: Jared went into the container and first thing he saw was TAMPON MAN!! :O

Jordan: LOL!!

Facebook Hack and other randoms

One day at Emma’s house we all hacked Jordan’s Facebook after she accidentally told us her password was the same for everything. 

Jordan: I’m a muslim, inbred, superjunior loving, hemaphrodite, in a complicated relationship and it’s my birthday. Also why is there a swearword in there, thats just unnecessary!

Me: My only input in this hack was suju! What swearword??

Jordan: It says ‘religious views - muslim shite.’ Or is that like a type of muslim?

Jordan: Do yous want me to bring some ice cream?

Me: Yes sexy bbz. When you get here I can’t wait to tickle your bum. 

“Hey Sexy”  (Nice one James)

“Coming now my girlfriend”

Other amazing texts:

“U know what I say? OFF WITH THE HEAD”

“Im looking ur memories on bebo”

“I just caught myself singing along 2 hollys camprock cd. SINGING TO JOE JONAS. What have i become”

“Is Emma in the country?”

“Kk. Party animals!”

“Thanks for inviting me. I had great fun. Ive had sex bomb in my head all day.”

“Yearbook is fabulous claudia!”

“Big sexy laurence is on tv. I started to laugh thinking of your mother. There’s also an asian man who looks like a woman on the show. It’s like your family made it.”

“Book beans. Was just wondering.”

“Make sure yous miss my presense.”

Don’t worry Jordan, we do! We all miss you like crazy! ♥

- Claudia x

OTHER MEME BLAH

Emma

Three things I want to say to three different people:

Person 1

Hi, we have similar glasses and I think you’re cute but possibly gay. Don’t care, you look like Joe Jonas and I like that and we should at least have a photo together so I can set it as my Facebook profile pic and I will feel extremely awesome about it. Oh, also, you’re foreign. Call me: I AM INTERESTED. (OJ)

Person 2

Gurl. How can I write you a letter as good as the one you sent me? You are a rascal. Alas! You are also GONE! I am so very sad! We better keep in contact or I’ll get Assassin Vick on your tail. (But perhaps that’s a good thing?!) 

Person 3

Jordan, I miss you and there’s some things I want to tell you. 

• There’s also a cute Asian at our CU! We have one each.
• I have a photo of the two of us, it’s a bit ripped because it was with you at the time but now it’s in a frame down at uni with me. It’s really nice, I love it.
• Your family read your blog!! I know you would have freaked out about that. It’s very comforting though for us.
• Guess who I met last week, and it’s the same person who was there on Wednesday too...We all went CRAZY!
• Our friendship group has been rekindled!!
• One Direction tickets went on sale last week, we totally could have went to that. I remember you said you liked them that day we went to Belfast together. 
• You’re name was all over Facebook, yes we were all very sad :( But some people said things and I knew you would have laughed. Or maybe would get angry, haha.
• One of my recommended people to follow on Twitter was Zoosk, hahaha. 'sexbag'
• You’re mum found a wee note in your room, yes.. that note! Amy and I lol’d.
• 3 words: Hot steamy men.
• Did you ever hear the story of Mrs Matthews and Naomi in the school library? CLOL.
• I miss talking to you on Twitter.
• I've had 7 haircuts this year so far. I was keeping document of it so I could tell you at the end of the year. (Because of our conversation from like last January in the container.)
• Were you always pretty? Why didn’t I ever tell you that?
• NANCY!!! MOTHMAN!!
• I think of you every time I make toast.

I know you’re having a fantastic time, and in due time, we shall meet again,

Claudia x

5 Things I like about myself and 5 things I dislike:

• Fairly sociable.
• A random selection of laughs.
• That my hair curls naturally when I wash it and looks pretty decent.
• I can laugh at my silliness.
• My ability to adapt easily.

• Discoloured teeth.
• A non-existent metabolism.
• A sharp tongue and bad temper.
• Occasional bad language.
• My vacant expression which people often interpret as anger or sadness. 

Three things I want right now:

1. Big Bang to win their EMA. Ho ho ho.

2. A haircut.

...Weird. I don’t actually want anything else.

Mary-Jane

One of my insecurities:

Being extremely awkward with some people: when I don’t know what to say, then when I try to speak my words get all tongue-twisted. I get very paranoid about that.

What turns me on:

Long legs.

Guys in suits.

Strong jawlines.

Guys who smell good.

Nice teeth.

Deep voice.

Dark eyes.

Long, dark hair.

Glasses.

I can imagine May-Jay’s response to this: “So... basically.... most men.”

Who I wish I could be:

Funny, I don’t wish to be anyone different. I assume I will mature as I get older but I quite like myself the way I am. My only request is that my faith will grow, which can be difficult in university life.

- Claudia

MEME BLAH

i think: Mainly my thoughts consist of things to do, k-pop and blogging ideas. And if not that it would be repetitive song lyrics in my head.

i know: I need to work extremely hard for my course this year. So much to do but I’M VERY EXCITED! :D

i want: clothes, shoes and perhaps a new handbag. Oh, and a pair of Dr Dre Solo HDs - top of my Christmas list right now. And money. And everything.

i have: 16 autographs now! When I receive more I hope to make a fabulous blog post about it. Mum also told me there are three at home that I still need to open. I’m excited.

i wish: I had whiter teeth and a better figure.

i hate: rude people and poor manners.

i miss: Jordan, but that’s understandable. I’d rather not blog about this for a while to be honest.

i fear: landing in some serious debt in the future.

i feel: awesome most of the time. Unless I’m being quiet, that’s when you should not attempt to speak to me.

i hear: music blaring from my iTunes. Did you know only 31% of my iTunes library is k-pop? Yes, it surprised me too.

i smell: of “Sex and the City: KISS” which I claimed for free on my O2 surprises.

i crave: biscuits and cereal. I swear I’ve never ate so much junk in my life since I’ve arrived here. :( Cry.

i search: korean guys on google images.

i wonder: why I wasn’t able to tell Key and Onew from SHINee apart when I was learning their names??

i regret: not speaking to that cute guy I saw in uni when he smiled at me. Alas, I ran away because I am shy.

i love: random things, like high resolution photographs and videos, getting post and unusual jewelry. 

i care: for Jared. Hurt him and I’ll knock your brain out. 

i always: colour-coordinate my jewelry to match my outfits.

i am not: as intimidating as people seem to think? I am a dead on person, really. Maybe just a bit mad. Don’t judge on first impressions!

i believe: in God. Although I don’t appear to talk about my faith in my posts, I firmly believe in God.

i dance: no I don’t.

i sing: along to k-pop songs. When you listen to it often enough you can sing along. They have lots of English lines too which makes it easier.

i cry: at films. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Pt. 2 I cried the whole way through - my childhood ended then. 

i don’t always: listen to people. I would listen for a while then my mind wanders. 

i fight: with Jared. But Jared punches like Bruce Lee and leaves me rolling on the floor in pain. (I am surprisingly weak though.)

i write: blog posts once a week.

i win: at racing games. Irony because I hate driving in real life.

i lose: nothing. But when I do I get veryyyy annoyed. When packing for uni, I lost my bullet earrings... the one’s I ordered online which T.O.P also has. I was wearing them the day before and they were dropped into somewhere safe the day before. I just don’t remember where. :(

i never: tell lies. I’m very bad at it and someone always catches me out or I burst out laughing.

i confuse: myself easily over simple situations or information. I tend to hear something and look at it at a completely different perspective. Emma, James and my mother understand what I mean. “...Beauticians?”

i listen: TO MISTER SIMPUL. Oh it’s just ended. 

i can usually be found: in my room online or eating and watching T.V. Or boiling the kettle. Or on the trampoline.

i am scared: of daddy long legs - the giant, dancing, flying spider.

i need: a nice cup of tea and another episode of Doctor Who.

i am happy about: that Big Bang is first in voting for the MTV EMA Worldwide Act Asia Pacific award! Hooray!!

Woooo...Yes I shall return to the other meme post...eventually.

P is for...

Presents.

Today I am Santa Claudz. It is not Christmas. I am not rich or have excess to unlimited wealth. But I shall grant gifts to all who have been fortunate to be in my presence this past few years. I’m feeling generous so I will give presents to my friends who I may not see as often now that we have left school so they can enjoy for their rest of their existence.

Emma:

Today, Emma Thelma Louise Hanna, you have been given the gift of a massive castle where you can live happily with all your medieval stuff you are interested in. Knights, horses, wizards..merlin.. etc. Yes, since you’ve been my friend longest you get the biggest present!

I do not understand all this medieval nonsense so I will give you the opportunity for you to refurbish this grand castle in any way you wish. You do not have to work, because you have worked enough for 4 A-Levels which accounts for enough work for the rest of your life. You don’t have to do anything at all, and that suits you. There is a horse and carriage which Caspian drives about the large pollen-free land around your castle to prevent hay fever. You have a large library stored with your published fanfiction and every book you have ever read.

You also have slaves: one from each country of the world: which you can speak to in their own language. In the dungeon there are many Korean boys that are trapped there because that’s what you keep them after capturing them during hunting. Occasionally you throw some leftover rice down there to ‘keep them going’ but there isn’t really any need for feeding them or holding them under capture either! But you do because they are so pretty. And sometimes they teach you dance.

Lastly, you get one more present: a big grade C. You’ve never had a C before so now this has tainted the perfect A’s you have received. (C is for CLAUDIA. So that makes it good.)

(Sorry that was much longer than I thought it would be... got carried away when I got into the dungeon bit.)

Amy

Amy Grace, I will give you the gift of nothing other than, a car! It doesn’t seem fair that you work so hard and you are not rewarded! In this car is a big Scottish man with a beard and an accent. You’ve always said you wanted one of them. (Sorry I’ve got the K-Pop Cd jammed in the player...with glue.) I’ve also went to the trouble of moving Dundee to the coast of Annalong. Now you don’t have to travel too far but you will still be in Dundee, except just not in Scotland!

May-Jay

Lady MaryJazzleyJane, today you receive the gift of usefulness. Throughout all my years knowing you, I’ve never seen you do anything worthwhile. Well, apart for your skills in the use of graphic design. I shall give you a beautiful solid gold graphics tablet which you must use everyday, or it will disappear in a puff of smoke and you won’t get it back again.

You also do not have a car of your own, so I will buy you this straight from Japan. I can imagine you driving round this already. You would look so cool. Inside this car is nobody else but Adam Young!! Cos you like that guy.

I saw during the art exam your Skull Candy earphones didn’t really fit you right, so I’ll get you these to match your car!

Elizabeth

Elizabeth, today you receive the gift of a beautiful white cloak! This cloak has a hood and little holes for ey...wait..you already have one of these? Why...?

Naomi

Naomi dearest, I understand you are a bit uptight about next year and what you are going to be doing. Today I give you the present of not being worrisome. I can see you will do better than all our friend group put together: better than Kerri in Law, better than James in mirotics or whatever it is... Yes you will! I give you a ticket for a trip around the world which would be so much more fun than university. You can meet Kellen Lutz and lots more hunky men. I will also give you a recycling center that only recycle Ribena, Barney and Plein Sud drink cartons and you can rip away at the cardboard too. You’ll have a blast!

Kerri

Kurry, today I grant that the act of polygamy is now legal in Northern Ireland. You are scheduled to play Adrianna’s half sister in next month’s 90210. I also have got in contact with Derren Brown who has predicted this week’s lotto numbers so you should be safe with that one too. When your winnings are confirmed, I will call Camelot to send your winnings in cash in several Louis Vuitton suitcases. Lastly, I will fly big smoker face Gaspard over and you can play to him with your big ass golden cello.

James

Sir James, yes, that’s right, I just called up the Queen to knight you. Congratulations Sir James Mooney! You wonder why you are knighted? Why it’s because of your globally famous retail store, Half Moon! Your invention of ‘Moon’ sizes has revolutionised the fashion world completely and the whole world is going hay-wire for this new style (including Glee characters Kurt, Mike Chang and Blain mmmm Blaine) All thanks to me! I told you the Dump would be the perfect place to set up a business, and you didn’t believe me! Plus, hiring out Gaga to model was a gold idea!

Jordan

Jordon, today you receive the gift Mothman visiting for tea! Hey, don’t be insulted, that’s like the best gift ever. Lol clearly I started this post with great ideas for some people and by the end I had ran out of ideas. Sowee....Oh: better idea. Jordan, comment exactly what you want me to do for my next post in the comment box and I’ll write all about it. Need to keep blogging interesting. Anything at all! I accept the challenge. Even if it’s something gay that I don’t like, maths or whatever.

(Same goes to Elizabeth, she didn’t even get a gift. Ya’big racist.)

Can't wait for tomorrow night!!!!

- Love Claudia x