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?

2012: THE END

Helllooo - Happy New Year to all! What a strange year 2012 has been - definitely not my favourite to be honest. However the important thing is, did I keep to my resolutions? Here's the original post.

Diet

Aha, I did diet - (although I’m always dieting) - I managed to lose half a stone over the summer but alas, I still haven’t met my ideal goal. The challenge continues...

Photo Diary

I can proudly announce I completed my photo challenge! To those who are not sure what I’m talking about, last year I decided to take an Instagram photo and post it to Tumblr every day for 2012 to illustrate my day. Although it was sometimes an inconvenience and something I was very close to give up on, I’m pleased to have stuck it out to the end! Behold, here it is.

Don’t Complain

This one started out really well, surprisingly. I became really aware of others around me complaining and instead of joining in with them, it made me really thankful of how easy my life was!

However, after everything that happened during the summer, I began to feel down and kinda miserable - and after returning to university everyone’s negativity around me made me feel even worse. Even then, I didn’t complain - although everyone was driving me absolutely insane and everything in my life appeared to be going wrong. It certainly was testing times for me, and I didn’t handle it very well. 

Work Hard

Second semester of first year was great - I created a really cool Motion Graphics piece and got a brilliant grade in it, so I’m really proud of that. Overall, I was really proud of my first year marks so I guess that’s proof that I did work hard!

However I was shocked to see how much of a step up my course was from first year to second year. In first semester I was working so hard and for so long that I wasn’t enjoying what I was doing, it made me sad. I’m hoping this upcoming semester will be better!

Save Money

WOO I actually kept a book of my finances so that’s really impressive for me. I also opened another bank account to save money because to quote Claudia’s Blog 9/1/12 “If SM or YG decide to put a show on in London, I will use it then!” which THEY DID, as you all know, BIGBANG stopped there during their tour in December - success!

No Stressing

Believe it or not, since making this resolution I don’t stress as much as I used to. My whole attitude towards everything has changed. Although I wouldn’t call myself laid back, I definitely have chilled out much more more since 2011.

Get a Boyfriend

LOL - neither Rachel or myself successfully completed this resolution, maybe next year! (I did see T.O.P though...from a distance anyway!)

Much love,

- 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.

SAD;

I am so screwed for this R.E exam.

I quote, Heechul, Full House Ep 9: "I am so very sad!"

HALF TERM

Ello.

Hooray! It's half term. That means I have 5 days off including the weekend! (thumbs up)

But I also have 3 essays, one coursework updating, 6 art sketches and Great Gatsby annotating due for when I get back. (thumbs down)

Paul's Missionary Journey 3 Essay

Pliny and Trajan Essay part B

Compare and Contrast English Essay

Great Gatsby Annotating

I.C.T Coursework Updating

6 Art Sketches

Hmm I need to work more this evening. But today is FUNFRIDAY ONCE AGAIN.

Emma invited Kerri and I down for my minor late Birthday Party. Emma's made me a present and Kerri has brought something so I'm excited. ^_^

Yesterday was the Careers Day at school. We got out a period to walk round some stalls with people telling us more about universities and crap. It was very good actually. I think I know what I want to do in uni. I want to go to University of Ulster in Belfast to do an Art and Design course. I know it's silly to do art but I might as well do something I like. The woman suggested that I should do a foundation year to experiment with different art, then the year after I can choose what route to go down- like that could be fine art, textiles etc.

I have been to that University before at a gallery of student's work last June. Wow it was amazing. It looked like so much fun, and the student life looked class. But I still have another year of school- so I'll put it to the back of my mind for a while.

Creepy.

I'm currently drinking tea and eating a yoghurt. One of my favourite things to do, even though Kerri once said it was gross that I was mixing a hot drink with something cold.

Yay, I know what I want to do for my art exam. I don't think I said my theme was PROGRESS. Which really sucks. But I know what I'm going to do: The Progress of TECHNOLOGY! Then I can draw iPods, Computers and YOUTUBE STARS. = Charlieissocoollike :D

Haha I know how to get my own interests squeezed into my art. ;) Hmm.. I wonder how I could get Super Junior in there too...

By the way, I have been converted to a GLEEK. I can't wait til next Monday.

CH-CH-CHANGES

I want to write a blog about new year's resolutions. Here goes.

Become closer to God- I've been so distant recently it's embarrassing. Due to going to bed so late, I haven't had time for quiet time, and my prayers are a mumbley mess. I need to get back into routine of putting God first in my life. This just hasn't been happening.

Be crazy and adventurous- I'm just so lazy! I sit in every weekend. I need to get out more, experience new stuff; like try new food, wear different clothes, go different places, listen to a range of music, learn a new language, watch movies, plan events and carry them out.

Meet new people- I seem to hang out with the same old crowd all the time, I would love to meet new people and have a wider range of friends. I'm really quiet though, and most of the time I don't have a clue what to say to people. I shall conker this! *determined face*

Learn to drive- Something I dread, but it must be done! Actually, dad was looking for a car for me last night, and I did get excited about it. I'm hopeless at theory (to put it this way, I scraped my cycling proficiency when I was 11) But there is a lot of thickos who have their test, so maybe it's not as hard as it looks?

Save Money- HAH well this is mission impossible- due to the fact I need money to run a future car, and that I just love spending cash. I will be more careful on what I spend money on. I don't have a job- that could go on the list too.

Become nicer to people- I have the worst temper, I need to learn to control it. I also need to become more polite because I'm sometimes rude and don't even realise. Whoops. I also have started this habit of swearing under my breath, or replacing swear words with these made up words (example: ssssss..sugarbooger. or. "si-ah-hash-sheesh" which is basically Parseltongue in Harry Potter. lawl.)

Lose weight- Okay, even half a stone I would be happy with. I have NO willpower whatsoever, probably the same willpower as a smoker trying to quit. It's like battling the Blob in Scribblenauts; You can't win.

Exercise- This ties in with point above. Try and get to the gym once a week, twice if I'm lucky.

Become more creative- Blog often, keep a planner (I have for the last two years running, it's definitely one of my better ideas) draw often;- put this art onto deviantart, perhaps make a YouTube video? Photoshop loads (that reminds me I need to get my Corel Photoshop off Sarah.)

Volunteer- Once again, I am lazy and not willing to help others. I need to write a CV in the near future, if I don't do something about it, it will be an empty CV. Not cool man.

Pass exams- Flip I haven't started revision! My whole school stuff is going downhill. I'm just so lazy. Work work work work work work work in 2010 Claudia.

Til my next blogging session,

Claudia. :)