1/ Found a dress for the grad ball.
2/ Free toffee nut latte.
3/ Misfits.
The Plus Side
Pin-pointing three positives. Even if they're just well-made cups of tea.
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/ Nachos.
3/ Catch-up with friends at Start The Bus (for a supposed Jonquil gig).
1 Nov 11
1/ Bought a dress to wear to graduation.
2/ Stollen.
3/ Printed off maps to take on holiday.
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.
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.
2/ 'Brazened honey' facemask from Lush.
3/ Began thinking about potential Christmas presents to buy.
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.
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).
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.
2/ Munchies.
3/ Catch up with friends.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
2/ Learnt how to use the printer properly (small victories).
3/ Worked on a marketing project for visual arts.
15 Oct 11
1/ Day spent strolling around town with friend.
2/ Watched 'Junebug'.
3/ Dinner with auntie/uncle/cousins.
2/ Watched 'Junebug'.
3/ Dinner with auntie/uncle/cousins.
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.
2/ Busy day, with proofreading/ copy-editing/ web updating project.
3/ Dinner and Bombay Bicycle Club gig with friends.
6 Oct 11
1/ Finished quiz project for German Directory of Cinema.
2/ Read more Winterson during lunch break.
3/ Lemon drizzle cake.
2/ Read more Winterson during lunch break.
3/ Lemon drizzle cake.
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/ Started proofreading a new book about Chinese censorship.
3/ Film night with the boyfriend.
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).
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.
2/ Spent most of the day sleeping.
3/ Drank a lot of water.
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.
2/ Went up Cabot Tower for the first time in years.
3/ Spent the afternoon wandering around Clifton.
14 Sep 11
1/ Driving: learnt to reverse around a corner.
2/ Rearranged room.
3/ Reduced amount of junk residing in my life.
2/ Rearranged room.
3/ Reduced amount of junk residing in my life.
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.
2/ Read some of 'Post Office' by Bukowski.
3/ Lazy evening with the boy.
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.
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.
2/ Driving.
3/ Began sorting through possessions for potentially millionth time since living back in Bristol.
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.
2/ Driving lesson. Remembered to steer for the most part.
3/ Porto Lounge evening.
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
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.
2/ Travelled to Falmouth for the weekend.
3/ Evening in friend's big, beautiful garden with a pack of cards and a few drinks.
23 Aug 11
1/ Spent the day editing together film of the theatre performance.
2/ Visit and belated birthday present from Aunt.
3/ Lasagne.
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.
14 Aug 11
1/ Watched 'Project Nim' at the Watershed.
2/ Became the owner of a moustache on a stick.
3/ Rocotillos milkshake.
2/ Became the owner of a moustache on a stick.
3/ Rocotillos milkshake.
11 Aug 11
1/ Spent the morning writing.
2/ Looked through old travel photos.
3/ Saw 'Washed Out' at the Thekla.
2/ Looked through old travel photos.
3/ Saw 'Washed Out' at the Thekla.