Most girls like to think they are their boyfriends one and only love, however, this maybe the case at the beginning of the relationship, but after a certain point another love will raise its head, and you will find yourself sitting there on some afternoons or nights right next to him with his attention elsewhere, thinking of someone else. Or in my case 11 men, running around a field kicking a ball or as most people know it football.
Don't get me wrong I know my boyfriend loves me very much and would do anything for me, I also know that I have strong competition from Manchester United, who has been in a relationship with him since birth.
I do enjoy football and I know a lot about it. My dad used to work at Portsmouth Football club, where I used to go to games. I love watching live football the adrenalin, the atmosphere, it is immense. I enjoy watching my boyfriend play football, although I do get a little tense especially if there are any dodgy tackles, I have to stop myself running on the pitch and hitting the offending player.
But alas I am a football widow. If United are playing I have to sit on the side-lines, watching my boyfriend getting more and more agitated and annoyed if Nani or Anderson are mucking up passes (by being too slow or not passing at all). I see his body tense up when the opposition gets too close to the goal or Fletcher seems to think if he kicks it really hard he might break a habit of a lifetime and score a Rooney-esque wonder goal. And then I see him jump around with his dad like an idiot when they score, when two seconds before, for example, they were demanding Giggs should be subbed as he is crap and does nothing for the team, for him to score and be the best player in the world.
I do understand that he has to watch every United game. However, I do tend to lose it when he also has to watch every Liverpool or Chelsea game, just to see how they get on, you don't have to watch the whole 90 minutes though do you?? THAT IS WHAT MATCH OF THE DAY IS FOR!!
I love the theatre of football and find it very funny. All those men paid hundreds of thousands of pounds a week and yet one person breathes a little too heavy near them and they drop like they have been shot. Grabbing their leg, no their chest, sorry groin... because the pain must be so severe that it shoots all over their body, but then a free kick is awarded and it's a miracle they are not only up but can now can take said free kick.
It's not just football that leaves girls boyfriend-less but practically any sport, I have friends who are rugby, hockey or even running widows.
I can't complain too much as he isn't too bad and could be a lot worse. Also some of the footballers aren't bad to look at which helps a lot. However, when we have to re-arrange a lot of things because of the football that will probably be when I throw my toys out my pram Tevez style.
Tuesday, 14 December 2010
Thursday, 9 December 2010
Reality Bites
Our television screens are cluttered with reality shows. Be it the obvious such as the X-Factor, Strictly Come Dancing or The Apprentice, to the more obscure, Channel 4's Seven Days or The Family.
The face of television is ever changing and even soaps are getting in on the act. You could argue that screening a live episode, ala Coronation Street's 50th Anniversary episode tonight, is tapping into the reality style format of everything happening as you watch and unfolding on screen, with endless possibilities of what could happen.
Reality shows, love them or hate them, are everywhere and every other show seems to be one.
There was a time when these shows were innovative and interesting, when Big Brother started in 2000 it signaled a change in television formats and was seen as more of a social experiment rather than a form of entertainment. However, as it had its 11th and final series this year, it makes me wonder if this marks the end of reality shows as we know them? The idea of watching people's lives on a weekly basis and then voting for who we like or don't like to go home, could this be taken over by more docu-soap shows such as Seven Days?
I know shows like the X-Factor are still proving popular and hitting the million plus mark for viewers, however, the backlash to contestants this year is probably the harshest it's ever been. When before have we seen so many column inches of poison aimed at contestants like there has been over Wagner, Katie Wassiel and Cher Lloyd. Even Jedward didn't get as much hatred as these people and to be fair they were far more annoying.
I think in the current climate of people losing their jobs left, right and centre, most people probably think they can do a better job than him with no business experience. Last night when he was touting outside the ticket office and trying to get customers from Joanna and Chris, his behavior was shameful!
In addition, with the X-Factor the audience does not decide who gets to the live finals, but we have a say in who stays each week, and sometimes it’s the best of a bad bunch, would we have chosen Wagner as our wild card over one of the other contestants in Louis' group?
I must admit I do watch reality shows, but feel the format is tired and boring. We need something else to entertain us, more dramas about either real people or fictional worlds, comedies or documentaries about interesting things. Please for the sanity (and phone bills) of the people of Britain can someone come up with something new and innovative that we can all enjoy.
Saturday, 4 December 2010
The wheels on the bus....
Now I know that moaning about buses is not a new thing, but as someone who very rarely gets a bus I was really annoyed with the service.
Due to the frost and snow I decided to get the bus to college. Getting there was fine. It was a big, new bus that could fit a lot of people in, my only gripe was the fact that people wouldn't make room for others getting on and those who got off just barged through, almost as if the people in front of them were not there. Inconsiderate and rude people are just so frustrating!
Now getting home, the bus going from the town centre to near where I live comes just three times an hour, THREE TIMES!! When I was younger and getting the bus to town it came every ten minutes, so this got my back up immediately as it meant I had to wait twenty minutes with a large queue forming. When the bus eventually came it was like something from the fifties and had hardly any seats, and the British queuing system went to pot with annoyed people pushing old ladies out of the way to get a seat. Common courtesy seems to have gone out of the window, to be honest I know that public transport is better for the environment but it was awful!
Given the choice I would chose my car over annoyed, frustrated people with no manners any day!
Due to the frost and snow I decided to get the bus to college. Getting there was fine. It was a big, new bus that could fit a lot of people in, my only gripe was the fact that people wouldn't make room for others getting on and those who got off just barged through, almost as if the people in front of them were not there. Inconsiderate and rude people are just so frustrating!
Now getting home, the bus going from the town centre to near where I live comes just three times an hour, THREE TIMES!! When I was younger and getting the bus to town it came every ten minutes, so this got my back up immediately as it meant I had to wait twenty minutes with a large queue forming. When the bus eventually came it was like something from the fifties and had hardly any seats, and the British queuing system went to pot with annoyed people pushing old ladies out of the way to get a seat. Common courtesy seems to have gone out of the window, to be honest I know that public transport is better for the environment but it was awful!
Given the choice I would chose my car over annoyed, frustrated people with no manners any day!
Thursday, 2 December 2010
Let it Snow, Let it Snow, Let it Snow!
As with my first ever post I'm having another snow day.
The snow is one of those things that you really want to happen but when it does you regret wanting it so much. It may look pretty but it causes loads of headaches.
Again, as with the beginning of the year the people and country can't cope. Public transport comes to a halt and everyone is surprised, it does annoy me a little though people moaning about the country going to pot. But then, ok, this is the second time this has happened but the country is not used to this weather. Unlike American and Russia, where this happens every winter, and I know the weather people were on the money with their forecasts, however, on the MET office website yesterday, we were be prepared not take action so I'm sorry if I don't always believe the weather.
I've just seen on the news that the army are helping the police in Portsmouth today, helping them get about. That is the nice thing about the snow; it brings out the community feel in people. Everyone is more willing to talk to neighbours to make sure they are ok, or if people are stuck on motorways in their cars everyone is more socialable.
As I look out the window the snow is still falling I must admit I am still in the happy mood, it is the 2nd December and it just makes me feel Christmassy!! Ask me again in a couple of days though when the cupboards are bare and I'm fed up of not being able to go anywhere.
The big question now is when do I go out, I'll probably take the dog out for a walk, well drag her as she refuses to walk.
Stay safe people and enjoy the snow!
The snow is one of those things that you really want to happen but when it does you regret wanting it so much. It may look pretty but it causes loads of headaches.
Again, as with the beginning of the year the people and country can't cope. Public transport comes to a halt and everyone is surprised, it does annoy me a little though people moaning about the country going to pot. But then, ok, this is the second time this has happened but the country is not used to this weather. Unlike American and Russia, where this happens every winter, and I know the weather people were on the money with their forecasts, however, on the MET office website yesterday, we were be prepared not take action so I'm sorry if I don't always believe the weather.
I've just seen on the news that the army are helping the police in Portsmouth today, helping them get about. That is the nice thing about the snow; it brings out the community feel in people. Everyone is more willing to talk to neighbours to make sure they are ok, or if people are stuck on motorways in their cars everyone is more socialable.
As I look out the window the snow is still falling I must admit I am still in the happy mood, it is the 2nd December and it just makes me feel Christmassy!! Ask me again in a couple of days though when the cupboards are bare and I'm fed up of not being able to go anywhere.
The big question now is when do I go out, I'll probably take the dog out for a walk, well drag her as she refuses to walk.
Stay safe people and enjoy the snow!
Tuesday, 30 November 2010
Tripping the Christmas light fantastic!
I wrote this for a magazine but they couldn't fit it in so I thought I would post it here, I'll probably do another Christmas post as I love it! Here is my Christmas lights piece.....
There are many things that get people in the festive spirit: the change in menu and cups in coffee shops, the Christmas coke coca advert and, of course, people putting up decorations and Christmas lights.
From mid November shopping centres and high streets start to put up their Christmas decorations and lights, the more over the top the better. Christmas is the only time of the year when you can be over the top and tacky, everyone appreciates the effort, people will pull over their cars and stop and stare at the wonder.
Many houses in the region go all out, and in most cases in the name of charity. Christmas is a great excuse for men to get up the ladder and devise a plan on how to do it. It is usually the males of the house who take it as their duty to have the most amazing lights. Some people may even say they are ‘doing it for the kids’ even if themselves don’t have children, it pulls at the heartstrings but you can be sure it is just an excuse for them to go over the top and show the neighbourhood what they can do with loads of electricity.
For those on the hunt for fantastic lights one place to visit is Clanfield, off the motorway on the way to Petersfield, along East Meon Road where two of the houses go over the top in the name of charity. From Santa climbing a ladder to the roof to elves playing on a seesaw, it is a feast for the eyes, and also has loads of people outside looking at all the different lights. If you are lucky you may even stumble across a little cul-de-sac or road, where all the residents have got together, joined all the extension cords they have to create a winter wonderland of lights. Christmas lights cannot help but spread the Christmas cheer.
There is something comforting in the glow of people’s Christmas lights when you are walking home on a rainy, cold and dark winter night. Everyone knows it doesn’t help climate change but they do make a lot of people very happy and we only do it for four or five weeks out of the year, it’s not like they are on 24/7.
If you want to get on the Christmas lights bandwagon but are a novice then a visit to Keydell Nurseries, Havant Road, Horndean, Waterlooville is the place to go. The Christmas store is open now and offers a range of Christmas decorations including an array of lights. The lights they stock include loads of different fairy lights, reindeers, presents and Santas, ranging in prices for every pocket. This year at Keydells is the opportunity for kids to have tea with Santa on the 15th, 16th, 17, 20th and 21st December, children get to enjoy a sit down meal with Santa and choose a present from his special Christmas basket, it is £9.00 per child, for more information visit www.keydellnurseries.co.uk.
Stores such as B&Q and Homebase also stock a range of lights from silhouettes such as ‘Christmas’ and ‘Ho Ho Ho’ to reindeers and Christmas trees. These lights are not cheap though so be warned, prices range from £12.99 to £49.99. When it comes to the price just think of the look of people’s faces when they see all the lights surely it makes it all worth it, also Christmas is every year so you will get the use out of them.
Christmas is the time of year when most people feel a little bit happier. Be it the thought of giving or receiving presents, being able to eat a lot of food and chocolate guilt free or just having paid time off work, it is the perfect opportunity to over indulge in every way including lights and decorations so get in the mood and ignore the electricity bill when it drops on your doormat in January.
One of my boyfriend's lights, he is one of those men who feel they "have" to put lights up...
There are many things that get people in the festive spirit: the change in menu and cups in coffee shops, the Christmas coke coca advert and, of course, people putting up decorations and Christmas lights.
From mid November shopping centres and high streets start to put up their Christmas decorations and lights, the more over the top the better. Christmas is the only time of the year when you can be over the top and tacky, everyone appreciates the effort, people will pull over their cars and stop and stare at the wonder.
Many houses in the region go all out, and in most cases in the name of charity. Christmas is a great excuse for men to get up the ladder and devise a plan on how to do it. It is usually the males of the house who take it as their duty to have the most amazing lights. Some people may even say they are ‘doing it for the kids’ even if themselves don’t have children, it pulls at the heartstrings but you can be sure it is just an excuse for them to go over the top and show the neighbourhood what they can do with loads of electricity.
For those on the hunt for fantastic lights one place to visit is Clanfield, off the motorway on the way to Petersfield, along East Meon Road where two of the houses go over the top in the name of charity. From Santa climbing a ladder to the roof to elves playing on a seesaw, it is a feast for the eyes, and also has loads of people outside looking at all the different lights. If you are lucky you may even stumble across a little cul-de-sac or road, where all the residents have got together, joined all the extension cords they have to create a winter wonderland of lights. Christmas lights cannot help but spread the Christmas cheer.
There is something comforting in the glow of people’s Christmas lights when you are walking home on a rainy, cold and dark winter night. Everyone knows it doesn’t help climate change but they do make a lot of people very happy and we only do it for four or five weeks out of the year, it’s not like they are on 24/7.
If you want to get on the Christmas lights bandwagon but are a novice then a visit to Keydell Nurseries, Havant Road, Horndean, Waterlooville is the place to go. The Christmas store is open now and offers a range of Christmas decorations including an array of lights. The lights they stock include loads of different fairy lights, reindeers, presents and Santas, ranging in prices for every pocket. This year at Keydells is the opportunity for kids to have tea with Santa on the 15th, 16th, 17, 20th and 21st December, children get to enjoy a sit down meal with Santa and choose a present from his special Christmas basket, it is £9.00 per child, for more information visit www.keydellnurseries.co.uk.
Stores such as B&Q and Homebase also stock a range of lights from silhouettes such as ‘Christmas’ and ‘Ho Ho Ho’ to reindeers and Christmas trees. These lights are not cheap though so be warned, prices range from £12.99 to £49.99. When it comes to the price just think of the look of people’s faces when they see all the lights surely it makes it all worth it, also Christmas is every year so you will get the use out of them.
Christmas is the time of year when most people feel a little bit happier. Be it the thought of giving or receiving presents, being able to eat a lot of food and chocolate guilt free or just having paid time off work, it is the perfect opportunity to over indulge in every way including lights and decorations so get in the mood and ignore the electricity bill when it drops on your doormat in January.
Sunday, 28 November 2010
My recent so called life...
So, since the last September post, other than starting my course, not a lot has been happening really. I have been to a couple of gigs; I saw We Are Scientists, McFly (I went with my sister who is a big fan...), and I will be seeing Paul Weller tonight. Gigs next year so far are Beady Eye, Glee, Kylie, Katy Perry and Take That. Very excited for all of them, next year should be good for gigs.
I’ve seen some good films, The Runaways, which was fantastic. I really admire what Joan Jett and Cherie Currie achieved. I was a little freaked out that they were only 15 or 16 but what they did in the music world, being the first girl punk band, it was a man's world and they burst through it was really interesting. Saw Toy Story 3 as well, which was pretty immense, not as good as the other but still good.
I am still trying to get through my Jackie Kennedy biography; I’m not finding it difficult to read, it is just trying to find time to read that is the problem. It is a really interesting book though, te way her dad was a serial womanizer and put her mum through hell, and yet Jackie knew about J.F. Kennedy’s indiscretions and just let him get away with it. I am only up until to when John is voted in as President and he has already cheated on her loads. It’s funny what some women will put up with for love.
I have a lot of fiction books to read, most of which I have borrowed from friends. Then I need to read the biography on Queen Victoria, which I have had for ages, ever since I saw the Young Victoria and thought she was really influential and interesting.
As Christmas approaches I have noticed an array of Marilyn Monroe books hitting the shelves and they have all gone on my list. People have said that I already have too many, but can I help if new books come out with new things in them!
New article: http://edition.pagesuite-professional.co.uk/launch.aspx?referral=other&refresh=Cg419Q0ai6N0&PBID=898dcbba-75b6-419a-989f-aa69bed7582e&skip=
I also will have my Weller gig review in the paper tomorrow.
That's all I think, I am going to try and post more often.
So in the words of one of my favourite films "thanks for stopping by."*
*Anchorman in case you were wondering.
I’ve seen some good films, The Runaways, which was fantastic. I really admire what Joan Jett and Cherie Currie achieved. I was a little freaked out that they were only 15 or 16 but what they did in the music world, being the first girl punk band, it was a man's world and they burst through it was really interesting. Saw Toy Story 3 as well, which was pretty immense, not as good as the other but still good.
I am still trying to get through my Jackie Kennedy biography; I’m not finding it difficult to read, it is just trying to find time to read that is the problem. It is a really interesting book though, te way her dad was a serial womanizer and put her mum through hell, and yet Jackie knew about J.F. Kennedy’s indiscretions and just let him get away with it. I am only up until to when John is voted in as President and he has already cheated on her loads. It’s funny what some women will put up with for love.
I have a lot of fiction books to read, most of which I have borrowed from friends. Then I need to read the biography on Queen Victoria, which I have had for ages, ever since I saw the Young Victoria and thought she was really influential and interesting.
As Christmas approaches I have noticed an array of Marilyn Monroe books hitting the shelves and they have all gone on my list. People have said that I already have too many, but can I help if new books come out with new things in them!
New article: http://edition.pagesuite-professional.co.uk/launch.aspx?referral=other&refresh=Cg419Q0ai6N0&PBID=898dcbba-75b6-419a-989f-aa69bed7582e&skip=
I also will have my Weller gig review in the paper tomorrow.
That's all I think, I am going to try and post more often.
So in the words of one of my favourite films "thanks for stopping by."*
*Anchorman in case you were wondering.
Thursday, 25 November 2010
The life and times of a trainee journalist
I started the course about a month and a half ago and it seems the longest month and a half of my life.
After being out of education for three years, going back to college was always going to be hard, but going into an intensive journalism course was surely me with my hand over the self destruct button. However, with my aspirations of becoming a journalist in the forefront of my mind there was no other alternative.
The course itself is amazing, I am learning so much so quickly. Before I was snowed under with page budgets, corrections and author emails, now my life is filled with shorthand, articles, news stories, patch work and PA assignments.
I’m not moaning, even though it must come across that way, I really do love the course, especially when I think that in less than six months I will be a qualified journalist. It will be a good feeling to be able to introduce myself as a journalist, and then to quickly have to defend the profession I am going in to, saying I don’t want to write about sleaze or trip people up just to get a good story.
The title of the post is the life and times of a trainee journalist. To be honest the life aspect would be that my life on the whole has come to a standstill. They do warn you in the interview, but you think that they just do it to give you the worst case scenario, they aren’t it is the truth! Every waking moment (and some of my dreams) is filled with the various elements of the course, I’m starting to have dreams filled with shorthand, and this is no way good for my sanity.
I am in week eight and so far I have transformed in two ways. Firstly, I used to be a very together, organised person. However, with the course practically taking over my life and head, I am starting to slip, so much so that the other week I actually got on the wrong train to London, much to the confusion of my friend. I have bought a little whiteboard though to keep track of all my homework and help arrange my life.
Secondly, the course has given me a new found confidence. I have always been pretty confident. I have never minded talking to people, working in Superdrug from when I was 16 to 21 I had to talk to people and I loved that aspect of the job. The only hurdle I had was caring what people thought of me. I read a piece by Lorraine Candy (editor in chief of Elle) and one of the main points she said to being a journalist is to be fearless, as if you care what people think of you, you can’t walk into a room and interview Brad Pitt or Dolce and Gabbana. This course so far has helped me step tentatively over this. Ok, sometimes I do have the panic but on the whole I feel very confident asking people about stuff and not thinking that I look like an idiot.
Overall, the course is amazing and helping me achieve my dream of becoming a successful journalist. Here’s to the future... if I get through the course with my sanity that is.
After being out of education for three years, going back to college was always going to be hard, but going into an intensive journalism course was surely me with my hand over the self destruct button. However, with my aspirations of becoming a journalist in the forefront of my mind there was no other alternative.
The course itself is amazing, I am learning so much so quickly. Before I was snowed under with page budgets, corrections and author emails, now my life is filled with shorthand, articles, news stories, patch work and PA assignments.
I’m not moaning, even though it must come across that way, I really do love the course, especially when I think that in less than six months I will be a qualified journalist. It will be a good feeling to be able to introduce myself as a journalist, and then to quickly have to defend the profession I am going in to, saying I don’t want to write about sleaze or trip people up just to get a good story.
The title of the post is the life and times of a trainee journalist. To be honest the life aspect would be that my life on the whole has come to a standstill. They do warn you in the interview, but you think that they just do it to give you the worst case scenario, they aren’t it is the truth! Every waking moment (and some of my dreams) is filled with the various elements of the course, I’m starting to have dreams filled with shorthand, and this is no way good for my sanity.
I am in week eight and so far I have transformed in two ways. Firstly, I used to be a very together, organised person. However, with the course practically taking over my life and head, I am starting to slip, so much so that the other week I actually got on the wrong train to London, much to the confusion of my friend. I have bought a little whiteboard though to keep track of all my homework and help arrange my life.
Secondly, the course has given me a new found confidence. I have always been pretty confident. I have never minded talking to people, working in Superdrug from when I was 16 to 21 I had to talk to people and I loved that aspect of the job. The only hurdle I had was caring what people thought of me. I read a piece by Lorraine Candy (editor in chief of Elle) and one of the main points she said to being a journalist is to be fearless, as if you care what people think of you, you can’t walk into a room and interview Brad Pitt or Dolce and Gabbana. This course so far has helped me step tentatively over this. Ok, sometimes I do have the panic but on the whole I feel very confident asking people about stuff and not thinking that I look like an idiot.
Overall, the course is amazing and helping me achieve my dream of becoming a successful journalist. Here’s to the future... if I get through the course with my sanity that is.
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