HIGHLIGHTS OF 2014

Best Moments of 2014

• 21st Birthday - My birthday cake!!!!
• Media, Film and Journalism formal - doing an Oscar selfie
• I got a job!! A real job!!
• Two concerts in a week: Panic at the Discoo and Rend Collective with Emma
• End of Year Show
• Comic Con in Belfast
• Dublin
• Graduation :) - practically perfect in every way...and James Nesbit was there!
• NEW YORK and the glorious Caribbean cruise
• Noelle and David’s Wedding - first school friend's wedding, potentially the first of many!
• My home-made office shed, it’s great!
• Starting my Masters degree Queens
• Gregor and Sharon’s Wedding - the first family wedding like...ever.
• Making a gingerbread house on Christmas Eve :D

Biggest Achievements:

First Class Honours with Dean’s List!! Ahhhhh (I’m still geeking out about it)

Biggest Failures:

Thankfully nothing really, except I discovered I’m definitely allergic to pure orange juice :( Fail.

Happiest Moments:

Finding out my results (I cried) and of course...my graduation day

Taking photos in Times Square, New York

Jared singing in the school musical ‘Les Miserables’ as Javert

Saddest Moment:

My Mum’s best friend passed away at the start of the year :( It was really tough.

Biggest Shock:

Lots of different shocks throughout the year...

• Joan Rivers death! No more Fashion Police. 
• How I Met Your Mother finale! There are no words...
• They cancelled Perception T_T 
• Josh Groban and Kat Dennings - YAASSS

Best Purchase:

iPad Mini and a poncho!! 

Greatest Musical Discoveries:

Prince, Il Divo and The Avett Brothers

Best Film of the Year:

THE WINTER SOLDIER

Best MV of the Year:

THIS

Greatest Discoveries of the Year:

• My graphics tablet
• Pinterest
• I joined the Netflix bandwagon!
• MBTI types (I’m an ISFJ)

Biggest Addiction:

FAR too much television...
Gossip Girl, Gogglebox, Pointless and Keeping Up With The Kardashians were the worst offenders..

Favourite Person Award:
Sebastian Stan - I’m sorry but really could there be anyone else worthy of this spot in 2014?

TWENTY ONE

Evening all,

Already into my fourth week at uni, boy time is going fast! Currently working on my dissertation - focusing on Identity and Fan Culture, I hope you aren’t surprised about that. At first I thought it was super cliché to write about Fandom, but hey it interests me and current, so I’m having a blast to research it. However books are a problem, since most I’ve looked at are 2011 and onwards. Fan Culture is quite a new topic, so books relating to modern fandoms like Doctor Who or Supernatural are a clean fortune. I paid £55 for one book, broke the bank and broke my heart! 

Anyway, University has been fun this year - it’s been busy but I’m happy. I had my 21st on the 6th Feb. It was quite low-key but I didn’t want to do much when my friends were away, so I had a little family gathering instead. I had a tea-party and cake night for my granny, aunts etc. It actually was really nice. Plus Mum got me THE BEST CAKE EVER. See the pictures!! I also went out bowling and cinema with my classmates which was really lovely. Good fun indeed.

I received dollars mostly as gifts, which was appreciated for New York in July! I’m very excited. But before that I have my End of Year show (presenting my work) and of course, my Graduation! Also other fun things are booked, including Panic! At The Disco and Comic Con in Belfast. The next few months be a hoot! 

So yeah, I’m sorry this has been brief but life has been good! 

- Claudia x