6 Nov 11

1/ Found a dress for the grad ball.
2/ Free toffee nut latte.
3/ Misfits.

5 Nov 11

1/ Compiled list of potential contacts for work placements.
2/ Watched fireworks from Brandon hill.
3/ Dessert at Start The Bus.

4 Nov 11

1/ Read some of 'The Hippopotamus'.
2/ Bought tiny mouthwash for holiday.
3/ New battery for phone (so that it lasts a little longer than a day...).

3 Nov 11

1/ Bought 'The Hippopotamus' by Stephen Fry.
2/ Nachos.
3/ Catch-up with friends at Start The Bus (for a supposed Jonquil gig).

2 Nov 11

1/ Got through list of dull chores.
2/ First visit to Bath's Cosy Club.
3/ Jeanette Winterson reading/book signing in Bath.

1 Nov 11

1/ Bought a dress to wear to graduation.
2/ Stollen.
3/ Printed off maps to take on holiday.

31 Oct 11

1/ Dinner at Tampopo.
2/ Patisserie Valerie cakes.
3/ Day well spent wandering in the sun.

30 Oct 11

1/ Fried egg sandwich.
2/ 'Brazened honey' facemask from Lush.
3/ Began thinking about potential Christmas presents to buy.

29 Oct 11

1/ Lie-in.
2/ Made welshcakes.
3/ New Family Guy.

28 Oct 11

1/ Feedback on copy editing test piece.
2/ Last day of internship - tea, cake and a card.
3/ Dinner and drinks at Mr Wolfs.

27 Oct 11

1/ Delicious refrigerator cake.
2/ Talk about proofreading and copy editing.
3/ New phone (formerly known as boyfriend's phone).

26 Oct 11

1/ Got internet to work long enough to finish marketing project.
2/ Munchies.
3/ Catch up with friends.

25 Oct 11

1/ Proofread a book about Greek cinema.
2/ Mango tea.
3/ Port lounge with the interns.

24 Oct 11

1/ Learnt how to use a new program at the internship.
2/ New shiny hair stuff.
3/ 3rd Rock from the Sun.

23 Oct 11

1/ Delicious breakfast.
2/ Treat: Jelly Bellys and matching mug.
3/ Haircut.

22 Oct 11

1/ Lovely lie-in.
2/ American pancakes with maple syrup.
3/ Night out with the interns.

21 Oct 11

1/ Found out that I'm going to get credited in a book I helped with at the beginning of the internship.
2/ Lovely couple in Morrisons told me to skip in front of them in the queue.
3/ Got to sit in on the annual business plan meeting.

20 Oct 11

1/ Learnt about marketing in publishing.
2/ Central heating.
3/ Cousin's birthday - cake.

19 Oct 11

1/ Proofread a book about New Zealand film and television.
2/ Drinks with friends.
3/ Found out about free Jonquil and cheap Twin Sister gigs at Start the Bus.

18 Oct 11

1/ Went to the launch of the Bristol Short Story competition, listened to some readings.
2/ Free wine.
3/ Tapas Tuesday at Porto Lounge.

17 Oct 11

1/ Lunch from Nicely Sliced.
2/ Learnt how to use the printer properly (small victories).
3/ Worked on a marketing project for visual arts.

16 Oct 11

1/ Dyed my hair.
2/ Present from parents: fudge and chocolates.
3/ Macaroni cheese.

15 Oct 11

1/ Day spent strolling around town with friend.
2/ Watched 'Junebug'.
3/ Dinner with auntie/uncle/cousins.

14 Oct 11

1/ Sandwiches with homemade bread.
2/ New projects to work on at Intellect.
3/ Went to the Watershed with the interns.

13 Oct 11

1/ Found out about Unputdownable.
2/ Covent Garden tomato soup.
3/ Made Welsh cakes.

12 Oct 11

1/ Remembered (and managed) to get up early enough to feed the cats.
2/ Busy day, with proofreading/ copy-editing/ web updating project.
3/ Dinner and Bombay Bicycle Club gig with friends.

11 Oct 11

1/ Pear.
2/ Got through a lot of web-updating project.
3/ Quiet night in with horlicks.

10 Oct 11

1/ Visit from family.
2/ Birthday cake.
3/ Lasagne.

9 Oct 11

1/ Fruit toast.
2/ Nap.
3/ Watched 'Sweeney Todd'.

8 Oct 11

1/ Lie-in.
2/ Enjoyed a lazy day off of slouching and lounging.
3/ Jelly Belly treat from the boy.

7 Oct 11

1/ Finished first week of internship, starting new project writing biographies of German directors.
2/ Philadelphia pasta.
3/ Drinks with the other interns at The Apple.

6 Oct 11

1/ Finished quiz project for German Directory of Cinema.
2/ Read more Winterson during lunch break.
3/ Lemon drizzle cake.

5 Oct 11

1/ Finished proofreading.
2/ Learnt how to edit the company website and database.
3/ Porto catch up with friends.

4 Oct 11

1/ Get to contribute towards the end pages of a 'Directory of World Cinema'.
2/ More proofreading.
3/ Went for a drink after work with the other interns.

3 Oct 11

1/ Began internship with Intellect Books.
2/ Started proofreading a new book about Chinese censorship.
3/ Film night with the boyfriend.

2 Oct 11

1/ Lie-in.
2/ Lunch at CJs.
3/ Read more of 'Art & Lies' on the train home.

1 Oct 11

1/ Falafel flatbread.
2/ Explored Canterbury cathedral.
3/ Launch of No-Wave magazine.

30 Sep 11

1/ Train to visit friend in Canterbury.
2/ Strung Out.
3/ Hat party.

29 Sep 11

1/ Lie-in.
2/ Wandered around in the sunshine.
3/ Booked tickets to Canterbury for the weekend to celebrate the launch of No-Wave.

28 Sep 11

1/ Lemon tart.
2/ Porto Lounge catch-up.
3/ Metronomy gig at the Trinity Centre.

27 Sep 11

1/ Final lesson before driving test.
2/ Got Photoshop.
3/ Horlicks.

26 Sep 11

1/ Lots of driving.
2/ Sorted out more details for holiday.
3/ Entered Wrigley's £5 draw.

25 Sep 11

1/ Received a handmade card in the post.
2/ Watched some of 'The Killing'.
3/ Tidied.

24 Sep 11

1/ Began looking up things to see/ places to eat in Venice and Verona.
2/ Watched an episode of 'The Big C'.
3/ First cup of tea in what feels like an age (a couple of days).

23 Sep 11

1/ Read some more of 'Art & Lies'.
2/ Spent most of the day sleeping.
3/ Drank a lot of water.

22 Sep 11

1/ Caught up with a friend.
2/ Lots of time spent sleeping.
3/ Had a pear.

21 Sep 11

1/ Bought chai tea.
2/ Horlicks.
3/ Booked holiday to Venice/Verona with boyfriend.

20 Sep 11

1/ Cinnamon and raisin bagel.
2/ Long bath.
3/ Read some of 'Art & Lies' by Jeanette Winterson.

19 Sep 11

1/ Haribo funny mix.
2/ Holiday research.
3/ Half price photo paper.

18 Sep 11

1/ Lazy Sunday.
2/ Started watching 'The Killing'.
3/ Blueberry muffin.

17 Sep 11

1/ Day out with friends.
2/ Went up Cabot Tower for the first time in years.
3/ Spent the afternoon wandering around Clifton.

16 Sep 11

1/ Learnt to parallel park.
2/ Played around on photoshop.
3/ Doughnut.

15 Sep 11

1/ Job interview.
2/ Free fruit salads and blackjacks.
3/ Watched last 'True Blood'.

14 Sep 11

1/ Driving: learnt to reverse around a corner.
2/ Rearranged room.
3/ Reduced amount of junk residing in my life.

13 Sep 11

1/ Asked to an interview on Thursday.
2/ Cheese on toast.
3/ Porto Lounge.

12 Sep 11

1/ Learnt to do an emergency stop in driving lesson.
2/ Read some of 'Post Office' by Bukowski.
3/ Lazy evening with the boy.

11 Sep 11

1/ Booked tickets and hotel for graduation ball.
2/ Tidied.
3/ Lasagne.

10 Sep 11

1/ Day out with friends, lunching and cake eating.
2/ Bought three new books from the £2 shop: 'Survivor' by Chuck Palahniuk, 'Junky' by William S. Burroughs, and 'Post Office' by Charles Bukowski.
3/ Porto catch up with friends.

9 Sep 11

1/ Lie in.
2/ Driving.
3/ Began sorting through possessions for potentially millionth time since living back in Bristol.

8 Sep 11

1/ Trip to Ikea.
2/ First 3-point turn.
3/ Received graduation tickets.

7 Sep 11

1/ Lunch and catch-up with friend.
2/ First big drive around Bristol.
3/ Stroopwafel.

6 Sep 11

1/ Breakfast and scrabble.
2/ Learnt how to drive around roundabouts.
3/ Found out dates for this year's holiday.

5 Sep 11

1/ Lunch and wander in the park with friend.
2/ Driving lesson. Remembered to steer for the most part.
3/ Porto Lounge evening.

4 Sep 11

1/ Charity walk.
2/ Made a carrot cake.
3/ Lazy tv night.

3 Sep 11

1/ Job applications.
2/ New pj bottoms.
3/ Watched 'The Social Network'.

2 Sep 11

1/ Productive morning.
2/ Second ever driving lesson.
3/ Watched 'Super'.

1 Sep 11

1/ First ever driving lesson.
2/ 'The Big C'.
3/ Porto Lounge.

31 Aug 11

1/ Lunch from Philpotts.
2/ Macaroni cheese.
3/ Watched 'The Inbetweeners Movie'.

30 Aug 11

1/ Unpacked.
2/ Trip to Ikea.
3/ Cornetto.

29 Aug 11

1/ Pasty by the sea.
2/ Cheesecake.
3/ Traffic-less journey back to Bristol.

28 Aug 11

1/ Beach.
2/ Chips and cider.
3/ Saw Nelson the seal.

27 Aug 11

1/ Wandered around Falmouth town and found underwater disposable cameras for £4.
2/ Found a beautiful pumpkin print.
3/ BBQ and drinking games

26 Aug 11

1/ Lunch out with the boy.
2/ Travelled to Falmouth for the weekend.
3/ Evening in friend's big, beautiful garden with a pack of cards and a few drinks.

25 Aug 11

1/ Day trip to London.
2/ Visited odd little art galleries and a sci-fi exhibition at the library.
3/ Pasta at Fastouche.

24 Aug 11

1/ Watched 'True Blood'.
2/ Edited old writing.
3/ Evening at Porto Lounge.

23 Aug 11

1/ Spent the day editing together film of the theatre performance.
2/ Visit and belated birthday present from Aunt.
3/ Lasagne.

22 Aug 11


1/ Began sorting through mass of items to be ebayed.
2/ Started reading 'Fear and Loathing'.
3/ Helped put together/film a friend's mini theatre production.

21 Aug 11


1/ Watched first episode of latest and weirdest 'True Blood' series.
2/ Bought new books; 'Art & Lies' by Jeanette Winterson, 'Bristol Short Story Prize Anthology Volume 4', and 'Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas' by Hunter S. Thompson.
3/ Made a lemon drizzle cake.

20 Aug 11

1/ Wrote.
2/ Revamped ipod.
3/ Quiet evening watching films.

19 Aug 11

1/ Watched 'The Beaver'.
2/ Made raisin cake.
3/ Exercised.

18 Aug 11

1/ Lazy morning.
2/ Pancake.
3/ Tacky souvenir shopping.

17 Aug 11

1/ Coffee in a little art cafe.
2/ Had a browse around a thrift store.
3/ Wandered around Mile End, Brick Lane, etc.

16 Aug 11

1/ Trip to London to visit friends.
2/ Watched 'The Wave'.
3/ Homemade hummus.

15 Aug 11

1/ Went for a walk.
2/ Half price Haribo.
3/ Trifle.

14 Aug 11

1/ Watched 'Project Nim' at the Watershed.
2/ Became the owner of a moustache on a stick.
3/ Rocotillos milkshake.

13 Aug 11

1/ Friend's birthday bbq.
2/ Pimm's.
3/ Surprisingly comfy night on the sofa.

12 Aug 11

1/ Free lunch.
2/ 'Big C'.
3/ Porto Lounge catch up.

11 Aug 11

1/ Spent the morning writing.
2/ Looked through old travel photos.
3/ Saw 'Washed Out' at the Thekla.

10 Aug 11

1/ Day out in Bath.
2/ Bagel.
3/ Cream tea.

9 Aug 11

1/ New clothes.
2/ Viewed a potential flat for a friend.
3/ Dinner party.

8 Aug 11

1/ Day of Hitchcock films.
2/ Umbrella ice lollies.
3/ Pain au raisin.

7 Aug 11

1/ Began plotting a short story.
2/ Tidied and cleaned.
3/ Maple pecan plait.

6 Aug 11

1/ Made a plum and blackberry crumble.
2/ Evening with friends.
3/ Belated birthday presents.

5 Aug 11

1/ Did some DIY.
2/ Arranged a day trip to Bath.
3/ Started gathering ideas for a holiday.

4 Aug 11

1/ 'Flight of the Conchords'.
2/ Made lemon pudding.
3/ Lazy evening.

3 Aug 11

1/ Orange Wednesdays lunch.
2/ Bought tickets to Metronomy and Turin Brakes.
3/ Present.

2 Aug 11

1/ Tidied.
2/ Applied for a Tesco clubcard.
3/ Browsed delicious recipes.

1 Aug 11

1/ Coffee overlooking the sea.
2/ Lunch in a lovely cafe.
3/ Read a lot of 'Master and Margarita'.

31 Jul 11

1/ Wandered around Falmouth town for souvenirs.
2/ Chips by the seafront.
3/ Played a lot of card games.

30 Jul 11

1/ Trip to beautiful St. Ives.
2/ Martin Creed's balloon exhibition at the Tate.
3/ Saw a seal.