Merry Christmas

Well it's Christmas eve and I would be in a very happy mood if it weren't for my aching legs and headache but never mind. I don't have a lot to say today so I'll just post this -

Thanks for reading my blog and I hope everyone who reads this has a brilliant Christmas and an even better new year!

Jenny :-)

Space suits, fire alarms and bears - it could only be an Alistair griffin gig!

Well I've had lots of things to keep myself occupied these last few months but one of the best things has got to be going to York to see Alistair Griffin last weekend. It was on a Sunday so I traveled up on the Sunday morning and went back on the Monday. It was about a 3 1/2 hour journey on train but well worth it. As always it was an eventful gig, what with the out of this world entrance ;-) and an evacuation, not forgetting a fond farewell to the much loved bear (although in my opinion the time was right for this particular goodbye so I do hope it really is farewell). The gig was great, it made me laugh and want to get up and dance about (although I couldn't) and I love what he has done to some of the old songs and the new songs are brilliant - even my dad was very impressed with 'something's going on' (I think it was that one he meant, he didn't actually know what it was called) and the way Alistair had performed it, my dad had heard it previously at The bedford but thought it sounded much better with the band backing. On the sunbject of the band they were good although Riccardi - Alistair's previous backing band where mich better looking ;-).
I had decided beforehand that I was not going to let my dad drag me away as soon as it finished and so I waited around talking to people from Alistair's website and getting my dad to ask people if they were who I thought they were (I was too shy) until Alistair came out and started signing things, I have things signed so felt no need to get anything else signed however I was yet to have my photo taken with him, at first I told my dad to wait and let people go first but it soon became clear that they were in a hurry to get him and everyone else out so I let my dad go and ask him if I could have my photo taken with him - I don't think I said anything, not even a thank you,(Thanks Alistair lol) I'm a bit annoyed with myself actually as I didn't really think about it much if that makes sense,I just went up had the photo taken and went off, I had been so intent in getting one but when I did it wasn't, I don't know how to explain it but it just wasn't something. That may make sense to some but then again it might not. I guess because I have followed Alistair for two years or so (not literally, I'm not a stalker lol) that I thought actually standing next to him would be more exciting, I don't know if I'm making sense but I can't really explain it, looking back and seeing the photos, I'm think OMG I was standing next to Alistair Griffin but at the time I just didn't have time to think that and I didn't have much time to think of anything actually. Anyway that may not be making any sense I'll change the subejct slightly. I was quite surpised at how much I said to some people as before I have just nodded and smiled in response to people as I've not been confident enough to actually speak to them, I think I prob did still do this but not as much and I did have conversations with some people. I'm very glad you came over and said hello to me btw Corinne if you read this, I had thought it was you but at the time was trying to get a photo with Alistair and then we were being hurried out so I was glad you asked me if I was who you thought I was before we got chucked right out of the building lol, hope to get to speak to you for longer another time.
After I had returned back to my hotel, I found there were lots of Alistair fans in the hotel bar area so I stayed down there for awhile, I now have an apology to make although I doubt they will read this, I don't know if there are many people from Alistair-griffin that read this (if there are leave a comment please as I'd be interested to see who does, I may have to be careful what I say - only joking they're nearly all lovely lol). Anyway I wanted to aplogise for prob being quite rude, I did listen in to some people's conversation, although in my defense they were right next to me and not talking quietly so I'm not sure if they did not want me to hear or not but sorry anyway. I was just trying to try and join in with conversations as although I speak to many people on site, I feel that you don't really get close friends unless you speak a lot at gigs and on msn and thigns like that. I don't have many people that I talk to on msn from site and in the past I've only briefly spoked to people at gigs so this time I was trying to join in more although I think the thing I achieved was looking nosy. However I did talk more and meet some lovely people thatI hope to speak to again in the future.
I have to add and this is where I'm not sure if I should as I don't know who reads this (although probably nobody, in which case I'm talking to myself and I feel like an idiot - nothing new there then) but I will say it anyway. I have heard rumours about certain people who have a lot to do with the site and I guess they have influenced my views towards the site and people in question but I shouldn't have done as I now do not believe the rumours were true and have a different and much better opinion of certain people so I am sorry to them for my previous assumptions. I came awayfrom this gig with different views, and I like these views much better :-D

ps. I'm sure there is something else I was going to mention but can't remember what it was, I'll have to come back and edit it in if I do remember.
Also if anyone actually manages to get to the end of this without getting bored and going off to do something more interesting and actually understands any of the stuff I'd be interested to hear people's views if anyone has one on some of what I've said. :-)

Feeling down

I'm not sure why but after feeling quite happy most of the time I've started to feel down today :-( I felt a bit unwell and low. I did go shopping with my mum after school though and bought some pretty tops, a wrap around black stripy top thing and I saw a coat that I really liked in Topshop, it was £50 so I didn't get it today but I think I might ask my mum to get it for me the next time she goes into town, I have my birthday money to spend :-D I'm looking forward to seeing Alistair griffin at the weekend but I've still got lots of coursework, a Science mock and other things to do get arranged before then so not getting really excited yet :-( Hopefully I'll feel much happier tomorrow :-)

Tis the season to be jolly

Well it's getting closer to christmas, I only have one more week at school, I've done my French speaking exam, and handed in my Biology Coursework, however I do still have Physics and Maths coursework to finish, English homework and a Science mock but never mind, will hopefully have a half day Friday and I hear there is going to be an ice rink so I might have a go on that one day and finish my Christmas shopping as well , I've done nearly all my cards, I just want to get my mum and dad something, do a few more cards and hand them all out to my friends at school. Next Sunday I'm off to see Alistair griffin so that should be good, I have a little get together to go to on another day,I'll be getting my tree and putting all the decorations up next weekend/ week, I'm creating a filkcast (where you change the words of an original song -I'm doing Jingle bells- to something in this case Harry Potter) to send to a Harry Potter podcast and i'm going to make myslef some christmas banners/avatars for the many forums I go onto so it's all getting very christmassy :-) lol :-D

Scrictly Come Dancing :-(

I have become quite interested in SCD this series but mianly because of Patsy and Anton so I was very sad to see them go last night... it does mean I won't have to spend lots of money voting for them now though lol.
I seem to be quite busy at the moment, I have a french speaking exam and a sceince mock exam to do in the next few weeks aswell as other CW to finish, really feels as if we are being rushed to finsih lots of work before the christmas holidays. Only 2 more weeks though and I'll have started my christmas holidays and prob be sitting in a hall in York listening to Alistair Griffin and in 3 weeks time I'll have eaten my christmas dinner and prob be sitting infornt of the T.V lol.

Confused and P**ed off

I posted the other day that I was going to come back and post about something else but I can't remember now what it was so I'm a bit confused. Not sure if I ever mentioned that I went to see Harry potter for a 2nd time as a friend had no one else to go with ;-) I enjoyed it much more the 2nd time as I knew what they'd cut out so wasn't left waiting for things to happen as I already knew they didn't lol.

On the subject of the Pissed off bit in the title it is all down to school and more precisely science, it's my least favourite subject anyway so when we are handed back some coursework and not so subtly told they're mostly rubbish and have to improve them and hand it on Friday when I also have an English essay to write out in neat for Thursday, and I don't really understand the science so not sure how to improve it and have to type it all up as it was handwritten in the first place so it takes longer to edit and I also have a trip to York to plan ;-) so I'm a little annoyed but never mind, I think it's more the fact that half the things they are telling us we should have in it they didn't even mention when we did it and surely if they had explained and helped us properly the first time we wouldn't have to be re-doing them now *rollseyes* Anyway I don't like to moan to much but had to complain to someone and no one else in my house will listen without moaning back to me to get on and do it instead of moaning about it lol, infact perhaps that's what I should be doing now*rollseyes* lol.

Music Heaven

The Bedford (www.thebedford.co.uk) has given me the opportunity to discover and listen to many singers and bands but it was because I saw Alistair there that I originally found out about The Bedford. Since then I have been several times but I've been waiting for Alistair to go back there and yesterday he did. I love all his new songs and the other original songs that he sung and the cover at the end. I met many lovely people and had a great time :-). I hope I don't have to wait aslong as I did this time for him to be at the Bedford again though. :-)
ps. I will come back and write more about yesterday and a few other things but I'm tired tonight lol.

Excitement V Nervousness

I have a Gcse science Chemistry exam tomorrow, I've been getting 33/34 out of 36 in most of the practice tests I've done but I'm still worried I won't do well in the real one *rollseyes* However at the same time as being nervous about that I'm very excited. I'm going to see Alistair Griffin at the Bedford (will be the first time since April) and I will also hopefully be able to meet up with many people from his website forum- some I have met before and hopefully some that I haven't :-)
I still haven't decided what to wear though *rollseyes* lol :-)

Pleased and disappointed

This is my review of Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire and will contain film spoilers so don't read until you've watched the film if you don't want to know anything about it beforehand. I posted my review on a Harry Potter forum (www.leakylounge.com) and have partly copied it over here with a few changes. May well change my view once I see it with for a 2nd time, I'm only going because she hasn't got anyone else to go with, honest ;-).

O.k I'm not going to lie and say it was fantastic. It was very good and I want to go and see it again infact I am either during the week or next Sunday but I was also disappointed. I think the main reason is because I have read the books and also I had really high hopes for this, everyone had said it was brilliant in different reviews from advanced screenings and then it's disappointing when you see as it, it's never going to be perfect and amazing unless it's a 5 or 6 hour film. I understand they have to cut a lot from the book but having read the books I notice everything and they've moved onto another scene and I'm left thinking but what about ... I think this is always going to happen though and the film as just a film and not a book adaption is great especially the special effects. I thought the dragon scene was the best. Voldermort wasn't as I imagined but still good, I've always imagined him being much more creepy and after hearing that it did get quite scary at the end I didn't think so, but I guess that's becaue I knew what was going to happen and I am 16 and it's only a PG12 (although usually I'm a complete scardy cat when it come to scary films lol). I think I've realised I'm mainly into the books and will just treat the films as added extra's which I guess is all they are anyway. I don't think, for me they could ever compare unless they did a 6 hour film which isn't practical even if I would watch it personally lol although maybe not all at once lol. I missed the first bit though - I came into the cinema when they had just arrived at the quidditch world cup and about to go into the tents. I'm presuming they showed more of the dream than we saw later on in the short clips and them all getting the portkey to the World cup but hopefully I'll get to see that when I go again ;-) lol.

I enjoyed the Yule ball stuff and the humour was good, the challenges were also good. I think really the way it's put together let it down for me. I think I need to give it a second watch as it all happened so quick.I did wear a t-shirt I made and although it was obvious most people had read the books and where 'fans' I only saw one person with anything HP related on and that was a girl with a hat and scarf. I'm glad I wore mine though and can't wait for another opportunity to wear it lol.
I thought all the acting was great, especially the trio well all of them really and I think because I'd seen pictures of Moody and got over the fact he wasn't how I first imagined that when I saw him in the film, I'd forgotten that at first I didn't like how he looked and thought he was a great Moddy if that makes sense lol.

In my opinion this film concentrated mainly on humour rather than some of the serious stuff (although that may just be the things I remember most) like Barty crouch junior and I didn't see Ludo bagman in it. Crouch senior's character wasn't really shown in the way I imagined it and I think that the bit in the maze where Harry and Cedric fight to get to the cup wasn't like there characters.

I'm looking forward to buying the DVD when it comes out, I hope it has added/ deleted scenes ect. though.

If anyone else has seen it I would love to hear your thoughts on it, especially anyone who hasn't read the books as I thought it may be a bit hard to follow if you hadn't but I may be wrong.

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Just watching the Strictly Come Dancing results ( have got bored of X-Factor now *rollseyes*) Hope Patsy and Anton get through :-)

Edit: Can't believe Will went out, it should not have been those two couples in the last two, Bill or James were the worst. I was really worried Patsy and Anton were going to go home, was pleased they got through but still sad that it was Will that went.

Goblet of Fire

My birthday was cool, didn't do anything much but got some great presents including the Harry Potter Scene it game which I love as I'm into quizzes and things like that and as I'm the only one who is really into Harry Potter although my mum has read some most of the books once I think I may win quite a lot, although that may get boring after awhile lol. On the subject of Harry Potter I am going to see the 4th film (Goblet of fire, hence the title of this post) tomorrow, after seeing the trailer and various clips and reviews I'm quite excited. I've even made a HP related t-shirt (may post a photo of it tomorrow if I get time lol) and my mum kindly knitted me a scarf in the Ravenclaw colours, so I shall hopefully be wearing those and have my great HP badges my dad helped me make somewhere either on my clothes or a bag or maybe even on the scarf. I think it may be quite obvious to anyone where I am going lol. And if all that wasn't exciting enough this time next week I will hopefully be at the Bedford awaiting , be listening or have listened to Alistair griffin hopefully singing a new song :-)

November fun

I'm loving this November, I went out for a nice meal with some family and various other people and it's my birthday tomorrow. I'm looking forward to it, especially opening my cards and presents , I think I have one of them is the Harry Potter Scene it game :-D lol
Also it's only 4 days until I'm off to the cinema to see Goblet of fire and I've decided to make my own Harry Potter related badges and T-shirt design which is fun lol. I seem to have found yet another forum that I spend a lot of time on, my dad reckons I'm sad but I love being a part of forums, it's a great way of getting to know people from lots of different places in this country and even all over the world. I also pick up a lot of information,both useful and not lol, and both sites that I visit regularly (www.leakylounge.com and www.alistair-griffin.co.uk) have provided me with a lot of laughs which is what I think life should be all about. Fun and happiness :-) :-D !!!

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I was out for a lot of yesterday evening so I taped Strictly Come Dancing and have so far only watched the main show not the results however I think that it was Dennis who went - I think that prob is fair as he was one of the weaker dancers, I'm not really sure who I want to go next week aslong as it's not Will, Zoe or Patsy, Patsy and Anton to win ;-) !!!

Strictly come dancing vs X-factor

I was into X-factor but I didn't think the right person has been going each week and I can't believe Chico is still in it, I think I now prefer to watch the dancing much better entertainment and not so much unfairness or heart-breaking in it *rollseyes* I want Patsy and Anton to win, as, well I like Anton lol ;-) In x-factor I want either Shayne or Journey South to win but I'm not voting or watching it asmuch as I did last year.

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I'm currently watching live streaming of the Harry Potter and the goblet of fire Premiere in London, they have lots of interviews with many of the cast and I'm very jealous of all the people getting autographs and the fact that'll they'll be watching the film soo, I have to wait until Novmeber 18th lol. I would so love to be an extra or something in the film. lol

A*'s, Harry Potter and fireworks= fun, fun and more fun

I had one of those days where lots of good things happen. The first would be doing my last mock exam and I think it went O.k, I found it easier than my other maths paper which I found out I got a B (4 marks of an A!) in so hopefully this one will be about the same. Also I finished my french coursework (mine was 211 words when we only needed 160 but I did use the impressive sentences in it lol) finding out I got an A* in my I.C.T mock (I like them marking them quickly as I'm so impatient and hate waiting to know lol) and I dumped my boyfriend - I felt bad but atleast I've done it know and don't have to think of excuses to not go out when he comes to call for me *rolleyes* and there are a few T.V programmes I'm looking forward to watching and some stuff my mum had ordered has come and my dad has rung up and ordered tickets to see Harry Potter and the goblet of fire after school on the day it comes out (18th Nov) which is in 14 days. Quite a good day I think lol
Also it's bonfire night tomorrow and I'll probably be going to my local fireworks display and it's the Harry Potter premiere Sunday and although I am tempted to go to it and stand outside screaming madly at all the celebrities but I think I may just stay at home and watch streaming of it on the internet lol. Only one problem I do have a science gcse modular exam to revise for now *rollseyes* lol.

Mocks

It's the end of half term, and after having a great start to it (went to Cornwall for a wedding which was fun, especially the disco in the evening lol) it ended up with me being ill and now it's over already and I have a week of mock gcse exams to do. I have been revising so hopefully will not do too badly. The school is so kind as well, the way they've arranged the exams means I have none Thursday - how nice of them to give me a little break in the middle :-) lol They have given us all a maths paper first thing tomorrow morning though *rollseyes* Might post once I've done them all and say how well I think I may have done, hopefully I'll be pleased and hopeful that I've done well but I'll have to wait and see lol. :-)

No more school for a week

I'm going away tomorrow which means no school tomorrow and hopefully I'll have a good time. I'm not going for long but it still should be fun. Then I have half term however I will probably be revising for my mocks beginning on the 31st rather than relaxing *rollseyes*. Never mind will soon be my birthday (14th November) and the release of Harry Potter and the Goblet of fire (18th November) and the Bedford where I'm going to see Alistair Griffin (24th November) :-)

Busy, Busy, Busy

Nope I can't think of a better title than that I'm afraid lol.

Sorry I haven't posted in ages. I don't really know why, I'm on the computer enough but maybe the fact that the number of sites I know belong to has increased has something to do with it. I seem to have a lot of things coming up the rest of this month and November so I don't think the time between each post will decrease, more likely it'll increase *rollseyes*. We were given college talks at school and told when all the pen days were so I've been going to them, guildford last Thursday and Saturday in which I got to hold a cute hedgehog (merrist wood) and got totally confused - I can't choose the two courses I did want to do and I'm also not sure if I want to do either of them. I'm off to two more different ones this week then some more in November, hopefully it'll help me not confuse me further. Aswell as trying to decide which courses/what college to go to and of couse I need to start revising for my mocks soon as they start on the 31st October, I also have lots of things to look forward too. I have a party to go to next weekend, I then have a wedding to go to which involves a 4+ car journey and staying away a couple of nights. I then might have a Halloween party to go to during half term, I've not been properly invited yet but I'm hoping I'll get to one as, well I just like dressing up really lol. A little while after my mocks it is my birthday and I have a meal to go to a couple of days before that, I do have a science modular gcse exam that week but it's also the release of the Harry potter film - Goblet of fire. I've seen pictures and trailers and am looking forward to seeing it :-) I also get my grades/mock results the week after and the day after that Alistair griffin is going to the at the Bedford in London again which I've been waiting for ages to read and finally when visiting his site sneakily during business studies class I saw the words Al and Bedford in the gigs section and I think I may have let out an audible gasp and waiting for the pages to load seemed to take longer than usua loll. It's 10 days after my birthday (I had a gig on my birthday last year so think I'm quite lucky to have one near it again this year :-D ) it's also on a Thursday before an inset day which is convenient - only problem is it's parent's evening that night, but I'm sure my mum won't mind going to that on her own, well I hope not anyway.
Overall a busy couple of months, well compared to other months anyway... and then it'll be December and Christmas lol

I was going to mention x-factor but am not sure what to say - can't really remember many of their names - I didn't agree with some of the judges choices though especially sharon's with one of the guy's she didn't let through :-( He could have been another Tabby, I'm still waiting for any releases from him, not sure how long I'm going to have to wait.

Bargains, decisions and awkward feet sizes

I had the day off school today as it was an inset day :-) I didn't do a lot - mainly coursework but I did go to tesco's and bought a stereophonics CD with 14 songs on it for under £4. Bargain. My mum later bought me a badge maker which was not quite so much of a bargain but after losing two of the five badges that I bought from the stereophonics gig last Saturday I wanted to make some new ones to personalize my otherwise plain and boring school bag. Although I am still looking for another bag to use for school but I'm not sure whether I'll find one anytime soon. Still haven't found any school shoes either so am using my ones from last year (that have nearly have a hole in the bottom). The trouble is my feet are between a 5 and 6andd aswell as that I don't want to wear leather ones which limits my choices dramatically. I'm sure I'll find some in the end, maybe not before I leave school though lol. I'm currently also looking for an outfit to wear to a wedding in October. Although the shoes that I'll want for that will probably be sandal type shoes so won't be as difficult to find any that fit :-)

Going back to the subject of badges I might get a chance to buy the stereophonics ones that I've lost, again as I'm looking into going to see them again in Decemberr as they are at lots of places near me. I will have to think about it though as it's notbeenn long since I went to see them kast but my reasons for wanting to go again, aswell as the fact they rocked last time, are that they may not do another tour for awhile. I don't now how often they do them if I could look a couple of years into the future and see what gigs will be when this decision would be alot easier. Although I'm not sure my dad will be too pleased to take me again although this time, as it would be closer, I would go with a friend so he wouldn't actually have to o go into it. Decisions, decisions...

Stereophonics Rocked

I went to Birmingham NIA yesterday, I traveled up by car (about 2/3 hours journey) and stayed in a hotel and came back today arriving home about 3ish. After realising that the doors opened at 6 not 7.30, two minutes before 6pm we started walking to the nia. When we got there we realised there was no need to have rushed and would have had time to get something decent to eat outside of the nia as the only food they had was burgers and chips so I ended up having very little to eat all day *rollseyes* Not that I was hungry, I never feel able to eat much just before gigs - depending on who it is I'm going to see. I guess it's the excitement. It started 15 or so minutes late but it was still only half full if that when the support act - the dead 60s came on. They were quite good although all their songs seemed to merge into one long one, although I have to admit I was more interested in seeing how long it was until Stereophonics came on at the time. After a 1/2 hour set ish from the Dead 60s and a break it was finally time for the Stereophonics. I was seated quite high up and although I could see the stage fine they did look quite small and my photo's aren't great. They did have big screens though which was handy not that my photo's of them are any better in fact they're worse! They sung a mix of old and new songs - some I knew the words, some I'm sure I've heard some when before and a few I hadn't heard. I've only got one of their albums (their most recent one) but I've liked all the singles they've released (well the ones I've heard anyway) and the songs that I hadn't heard before were upto the same standard as all the rest. Brilliant. Afterwards me and my dad walked back to the hotel, sat in the bar area for awhile (and my dad complained the music at the gig had been too loud *rollseyes* although in parts it I agree that it was but that's what you have to expect at things like that) before heading off to bed via the lifts. I don't know if it's just me but being in lifts or even near them makes me feel funny so I wasn't too pleased when I found out that was the main way of getting to and from the rooms but it was fine in the end and we weren't too high up.
I am very pleased I didn't have any money on me as every time I walked past the merchandise stall at the NIA I spotted something else I wanted - mugs, clothes,posters, badges, keyrings, underwear ect. In the end I decided just to get my dad to buy me a poster (which is huge and lovely and is going on my wall lol), a t-shirt - it took me awhile to decide which to get as there was a couple I liked but even though I got size small and skinny fit ( the smallest you can get) it's still a bit baggy on me !!! Although I guess that's my fault for being so skinny lol. I also got some badges which I'm using to decorate my school bag and show all my friends at school tomorrow where I've been at the weekend lol. Talking of school, I think I'm going to be quite tired unless I go to bed soon -I feel ill at the moment and have done since I got home earlier...Perhaps I could try and get the day off tomorrow...Nope I don't think It'll work *rollseyes* lol. Overall a great weekend. Can't wait for another gig to go to, who ever's it is lol :-)

It's a mini adventure

No, I'm not going to talk about the mini adverts although I do find the one where it tells you to check if you have a real mini quite funny especially with the horse when the bloke says check for wheels lol. Anyway... what I am talking about is my own mini adventure, okay actually I'm just going to see the stereophonics but I am staying away the night lol, I've done my homework and washed my hair so all I have to do is pack a few things for the night and I'm ready to leave tomorrow :-D
This means I'll have something interesting to write about Sunday lol :-)
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ps. The bag I was talking about yesterday, well I decided I didn't want to keep it in the end and it's going back. I will have another look and hopefully find a different bag that I really like not one that's just kind of o.k lol :-)

My new bag

I decided I didn't want to use the bag I originally bought for school anymore as it's not really big enough - and it drives me mad. It was only £5 so I decided I'd buy another one :-D lol - It's not perfect but it's ok. All the really nice ones are either too small or really big which is a bit annoying but this one will do I think. It was £15 though which I think is a bit expensive for a bag but as long as I use it a lot it's o.k, and it's not me who payed for it lol *rollseyes* :-)
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Only a few more days until I go and see the Stereophonics :-) Although that does mean I'll prob be quite tired Monday as I'll be traveling back Sunday, also won't get much time for H.W ect. but it is only one weekend and next Friday is an inset day :-D